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• Rep. Johnson to Newsmax: Let Trump Negotiate Purchase of Panama Canal
  
  President Donald Trump should be given the opportunity to purchase the Panama Canal, Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-S.D., told Newsmax on Thursday.
• Trump Revokes Security Detail for Pompeo, Fmr Aide
  
  President Donald Trump has revoked security protection for former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and former aide Brian Hook, both of whom served in his first administration, it was reported Thursday. Representatives for the White House could not be immediately ...
• Trump to Davos Elite: Invest in US or Face Tariffs
  
  President Donald Trump used an address Thursday to the World Economic Forum to promise global elites lower taxes if they bring manufacturing to the U.S. and threatened to impose tariffs if they don't.
• Sen. Marshall to Newsmax: Hegseth Claim 'Very Timed' by Dems
  
  Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., accused Senate Democrats of "character assassination" against Pete Hegseth, telling Newsmax on Thursday that the latest accusation levied against the defense secretary nominee is "very staged" and "very timed."
• Rep. Mace to Newsmax: May Run for S.C. Governor to Advance Trump Agenda
  
  Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., told Newsmax on Thursday that she is considering a run for South Carolina governor in 2026 to help duplicate President Donald Trump's legislative agenda in the state.
• DOJ Not Dropping All J6 Charges Against 2 Defendants
  
  The U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia on Thursday said the Justice Department is not dropping charges "at this time" against two Jan. 6 defendants for failing to appear for trial.
• WSJ: Trump Expanding Force to Assist in Immigration Efforts
  
  The Trump administration reportedly is granting immigration-enforcement authority to law enforcement officials across the federal government.
• Sen. Britt Reintroducing $25B Border WALL Act
  
  Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., said she will reintroduce legislation known as the WALL Act on Thursday to appropriate $25 billion to finish construction of a barrier between the U.S. and Mexico.
• Huckabee to Newsmax: US Won't Be 'Schizophrenic' With Israel
  
  Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee told Newsmax on Thursday that the incoming administration of President Donald Trump will no longer have a "schizophrenic relationship" with Israel.
• Rep. McClintock to Newsmax: Wildfires Result of Environmental Laws
  
  President Donald Trump is "right" with his claims that California has a water problem, but it was environmental rules, not a lack of water, that were the major factor in the growth of the state's wildfires, Rep. Tom McClintock, R-Calif., said on Newsmax Thursday.
• Trump Said to Oppose Extending Deadline for IDF's Lebanon Pullout
  
  The deadline for the IDF’s withdrawal from southern Lebanon on Sunday, Jan. 26, is fast approaching, and according to several media reports in recent days, Israel seeks to extend the deadline to have more time to destroy terror infrastructure and find weapons caches.
• Bloomberg Philanthropy to Fund US Climate Dues
  
  Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's philanthropy arm said on Thursday it will provide funding to help cover the U.S. contribution to the U.N. climate body's budget, filling a gap left by President Donald Trump.
• FT: Trump to Tap Don Dempsey for WH Budget Job
  
  President Donald Trump is set to tap health industry lobbyist Don Dempsey for a top White House budget job, the Financial Times reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. 
• Putin Growing Concerned by Russia's Economy
  
  President Vladimir Putin has grown increasingly concerned about distortions in Russia's wartime economy, just as Donald Trump pushes for an end to the Ukraine conflict, five sources with knowledge of the situation told Reuters.
• Armed Services Chair Wicker: Republicans Backing Hegseth
  
  Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth "has the backing of Senate Republicans," and reports about questions concerning the FBI's background investigation into him "are starkly and factually inaccurate," Sen. Roger Wicker, the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee...
• Cracks Emerge in House GOP Over Wildfire Aid
  
  California Republicans are pushing back against suggestions by President Donald Trump, House Speaker Mike Johnson and other Republicans that federal disaster aid for victims of wildfires that ravaged Southern California should come with strings attached.
• Attorney Groups Fight Trump DEI Order
  
  Two major U.S. state bar associations have pushed back after President Donald Trump took aim at efforts to promote more diversity in the legal profession.
• Judge to Weigh Challenge to Trump Birthright Citizenship Order
  
  Four Democratic-led states will urge a federal judge in Seattle on Thursday to block President Donald Trump's administration from enforcing the Republican's executive order curtailing the right to automatic birthright citizenship in the United States. The executive order has...
• Trump Threatens to Withhold Federal Aid for LA
  
  President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened to withhold federal disaster aid for wildfire-ravaged Los Angeles unless California leaders change the state's approach on its management of water.
• Trump Deportation Plan Needs Detention Funding
  
  President Donald Trump's inauguration-day executive orders and promises of mass deportations of "millions and millions" of people will hinge on securing money for detention centers.
• RFK Jr. Financial Disclosure Shows Contingent Law Firm Fees
  
  Robert F. Kennedy Jr., tapped by President Donald Trump to lead the Health and Human Services Department, plans to continue collecting fees from a law firm suing a major pharmaceutical company, even if the Senate confirms him, The Hill reported.
• Proud Boys' Tarrio to Newsmax: Grateful Trump Kept Promise of Pardon
  
  Enrique Tarrio, the former national chair of the Proud Boys, told Newsmax on Wednesday how grateful he was that President Donald Trump kept his promise to pardon most of those charged by the Biden administration's Department of Justice after the events of Jan. 6, 2021.
• FCC's Carr to Newsmax: Complaints Against Networks 'Not Frivolous'
  
  Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr told Newsmax Wednesday that the multiple complaints filed against the three major broadcast networks "are not frivolous."
• Dem Rep. Lynch Tapped to Serve on DOGE Subcommittee
  
  Rep. Stephen Lynch, D-Mass., has been tapped to serve on the Oversight Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency, The Boston Herald reported.
• Sen. Mullin to Newsmax: Media Engaging in 'Character Assassination'
  
  Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., told Newsmax on Wednesday that the Democrats are engaging in "character assassination" by using a story about Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth that his ex-wife has denied.

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