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• Biden Administration Withdraws Two Student Loan Plans
  
  The Biden administration withdrew on Friday two major student loan forgiveness plans.
• Biden Vetoes Bill Adding New Judges to Courts Following Trump's Win
  
  President Joe Biden on Monday vetoed legislation to add 66 new judges to understaffed federal courts nationally, a once widely bipartisan measure that would have been the first major expansion of the federal judiciary since 1990.
• NYC Comptroller Asks Feds If Cuomo COVID Order Broke Rules
  
  With Andrew Cuomo mulling a run for mayor of NYC next year, a possible opponent in the Democratic primary has called on U.S. health officials to investigate whether the former governor's order requiring nursing homes to accept COVID-19 patients violated federal policy.
• US Airstrike in Syria Kills 2 ISIS Operatives
  
  The U.S. military said Monday it conducted an airstrike in Syria that killed two Islamic State operatives and wounded one.
• Biden Signs Defense Bill Despite Own Objections
  
  President Joe Biden on Monday signed into law a defense bill that authorizes significant pay raises for junior enlisted service members, aims to counter China's growing power and boosts overall military spending to $895 billion despite some of his objections.
• Gaetz's Legal Team Drops Bid to Block Ethics Report Release
  
  Former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., dropped his lawsuit that sought to block the release of his House Ethics Committee report since the committee made it public on Monday.
• Ted Cruz Demands Microsoft Answer on NewsGuard, Censorship
  
  Microsoft's use of a left-wing censorship tool created by NewsGuard has gotten the serious attention of Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas.
• Nippon Steel's US Steel Bid Stalled; Biden to Decide
  
  The U.S. government has reached a pivotal moment in Nippon Steel's $15 billion bid for U.S. Steel, as the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) failed to reach a consensus on the deal's potential national security risks.
• Napolitano to Newsmax: Biden Must Have Moral Issue With Death Penalty
  
  Judge Andrew Napolitano suggested Monday on Newsmax that President Joe Biden's recent clemency decisions indicate a deep moral opposition to the death penalty, citing the unprecedented number of commutations for federal death row inmates.
• State Department 'Censorship' Office to Be Shuttered
  
  A State Department agency conservatives say blacklisted Americans and news outlets is set to be shut down after funding for the agency was cut from the bipartisan federal spending bill, reports Cyber Scoop.
• Philippines to Buy US Typhoon Missile System, Riling China
  
  The Philippines military said Monday that it plans to acquire the U.S.-made Typhoon missile system, raising alarms in neighboring China.
• House Ethics Committee Accuses Gaetz of 'Regularly' Paying for Sex, Including With Girl, 17
  
  The House Ethics Committee on Monday accused Matt Gaetz of "regularly" paying for sex, including once with a 17-year-old girl, and purchasing and using illicit drugs as a member of Congress.
• Michael Savage to Newsmax: Liberalism Is a 'Mental Disorder'
  
  Conservative commentator and host of "The Savage Nation" podcast, Michael Savage, declared liberalism a "mental disorder," sharply criticizing sanctuary cities, immigration policies, and liberal governance.
• Fmr President Bill Clinton Hospitalized With Fever
  
  Former President Bill Clinton, 78, was admitted to Georgetown University Medical Center this afternoon for testing and observation after developing a fever.
• Rep. Malliotakis to Newsmax: Congressional Age Limit Needed After Scandal
  
  Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, R-N.Y., on Newsmax Monday called for an age limit for members of Congress in light of revelations about Rep. Kay Granger, R-Texas.
• Gorka to Newsmax: American People Demanded Disruption With Trump Vote
  
  The American people demand disruption, whether its President-elect Donald Trump or members of his administration, like Vivek Ramaswamy and Elon Musk, former Trump administration aide Sebastian Gorka told Newsmax.
• Trump Team: Biden Commuting Death Sentences 'Abhorrent'
  
  President-elect Donald Trump's transition team slammed President Joe Biden on Monday following his decision to commute the sentences for 37 out of 40 federal inmates on death row to life in prison without parole.
• Rep. Alford to Newsmax: Trump, Musk Critics 'Scared' of Success
  
  Rep. Mark Alford, R-Mo., told Newsmax on Monday that critics of President-elect Donald Trump and his adviser Elon Musk are "scared of people who are successful in America," and the cuts they plan to make to government spending.
• Homan: 80 Percent of Biden Deportations From Border, Not Interior
  
  Incoming border czar Tom Homan said that the Biden administration's most recent deportation numbers might appear to be high, but they don't tell the whole story of illegal immigrant removal efforts.
• Fla. Sheriff: Biden's 'Woke Ideology' Behind Commutations
  
  The sheriff in St. Lucie County, Florida, excoriated President Joe Biden for his commutation of two federal death row inmates who were convicted of murdering a family of four in his county in 2006, blaming it on the Democrat's "woke ideology."
• Slim GOP Majority Buoys Dems' Hopes on Tax Cut Deal
  
  Some Democrats are hopeful about the opportunity for bipartisanship on a tax bill due to the slim Republican majority in the House, along with major disagreements within the GOP conference, The Hill reported on Monday.
• Red States Could Gain House Seats After 2030 Census
  
  Four states that President-elect Donald Trump won in November are expected to gain House seats after the 2030 census, and five states he lost could lose seats, according to population estimates for 2024 from the U.S. Census Bureau.
• Ohio FOP, Family Slam Biden's Reprieve of Cop Killer
  
  A Fraternal Order of Police chapter expressed "outrage" at President Joe Biden' death row commutation of a cop killer on Monday, with the fallen officer's widow calling it "distressing."
• Rep. Granger: I've Had 'Unforeseen Health Challenges'
  
  Rep. Kay Granger, R-Texas, who has been absent from Capitol Hill for months, said she has been facing "unforeseen health challenges this year," but her son denied claims she is in a memory care facility for dementia.
• Lewandowski to Newsmax: Biden Commuting Death Sentences a 'Tragedy'
  
  President Joe Biden commuting the sentences of 37 prisoners on federal death row to life in prison is a "real tragedy" for the victims of those crimes, Corey Lewandowski told Newsmax on Monday.

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