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Donald Trump has offered an insight into his surprise meeting at Mar-a-Lago last week with Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski, the hosts of MSNBC’s Morning Joe, telling Fox News the sitdown was “extremely cordial” and “ended in a very positive manner… We agreed to speak in the future”.
Scarborough and Brzezinski were highly critical of the Republican during the election campaign and had not met with him in seven years.
As final votes are tallied from the November 5 election, Trump’s share of the popular vote has fallen below 50 percent and his mandate does not appear as sweeping as was first thought.
Nevertheless, the president-elect continues to form his administration and has announced that Sean Duffy is his nominee to be America’s next transport secretary, the second Fox News alumni to be picked after Pete Hegseth was chosen as defense secretary.
Coming up today, Judge Juan Merchan will hear from prosecutors on the future of Trump’s New York hush money case after he was convicted on all 34 counts earlier this year.
Judge Merchan is currently scheduled to sentence him next week but that could now change in light of his election win.
MTG calls for a ‘national divorce’ from Americans not on board with Trump’s agenda
Rhian Lubin reports.
How Trump’s family will influence politics outside the White House
There may be fewer Trumps milling around the Oval Office this time around but ethical questions and party influence will continue to swirl around the famous family, writes Josh Marcus.
Trump’s promises to overhaul health agencies with RFK met with some optimism and widespread dismay
Donald Trump’s plans to drastically shake up the nation’s public scientific and health apparatus have been met with enthusiasm from certain corners even as scientific and medical experts warn they could prove highly dangerous to the federal government’s public health work and scientific credibility.
Josh Marcus reports.
Sarah Palin miffed Trump isn’t nominating her for a cabinet post
As Trump continues to unveil his picks for his new administration, the 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee and ex-governor of Alaska has been busy posting screenshots from her fans expressing their frustration that she hasn’t been chosen for a cabinet role – seemingly suggesting she shares their annoyance.
Kelly Rissman has this on the forgotten woman of American populism.
USMNT captain Christian Pulisic joins ‘Trump Dance’ craze
The AC Milan midfielder scored in his country’s 4-2 victory over Jamaica yesterday and became the latest sportsman to celebrate by mimicking the president-elect’s ludicrous rally dance.
Here’s how the same move is taking over the NFL.
Education secretary hopeful demands Oklahoma school students watch video of him praying for Trump
Oklahoma’s chief school officer and Trump administration education secretary hopeful Ryan Walters is now demanding that students in the state watch a video of him praying for Donald Trump.
In an email circulated to Oklahoma public school superintendents last week, Walters ordered them to play the video to “all kids that are enrolled” in their districts as well as to the students’ parents.
Walters wrote that it was “a dangerous time for this country” and that students “rights and freedoms regarding religious liberties are continuously under assault,” The Oklahoman reported.
In the bizarre video, Walters also announced the formation of a new office in the state called “the Office of Religious Liberty and Patriotism.”
Rhian Lubin has more.
Republican introduces bill to stop trans women using female bathrooms on Capitol Hill
GOP Representative Nancy Mace of South Carolina has introduced legislation that would ban transgender women from using women’s restrooms on Capitol Hill, just as the first transgender woman is about to be sworn into Congress.
Mace, serving in her second term, unveiled the bill on Monday evening.
Her proposal would prohibit members of Congress, officers and employees of the House of Representatives from “using single-sex facilities other than those corresponding to their biological sex” and require the House sergeant at arms to enforce it.
Earlier this month, Delaware elected Sarah McBride to be its sole member of Congress, making her the first openly transgender woman to serve in either chamber of Congress.
Eric Garcia has more.
Rudy Giuliani demands court delays his trial to attend Trump’s inauguration
The former New York City mayor’s trial is scheduled for January 16 2025, four days before President-Elect Trump’s big day.
The cash-strapped Giuliani has now asked the court to adjourn the proceedings, related to the $150m bankruptcy court judgment against him, until on or after January 22 so that he can attend the ceremony.
Kelly Rissman reports.
Gaetz took two women to see Pretty Woman on Broadway after flying them to NYC and paying them for sex, lawyer says
Rhian Lubin has more here from Joel Leppard, the attorney for the two women who gave closed-door testimony to the House Ethics Committee about their experiences with Trump’s would-be attorney general.
Source: independent.co.uk
