Republican Sen. Bill Hagerty suggested Sunday that Americans don’t care about traditional FBI background checks for President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks as Democrats call for deeper vetting of executive branch nominees.Hagerty, R-Tenn., said Sunday that Americans “don’t care” who conducts background checks for presidential nominees when asked the FBI’s role in conducting a background check on former Fox News host Pete Hegseth.Asked about the common practice of conducting FBI background checks for presidential cabinet nominees, Hagerty told host Jon Karl that Trump getting to work on the “mandate” the American people voted on is more important to Americans than an…
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This is a special report on the political models forecasting Trump’s victory against all the polls, looking at the future, including the forecasts for the 2028 election, if there is even one. This report also dives into the fact that political parties often split and even vanish into the history books like the Federalists. Thomas Jefferson’s Democratic-Republican Party split into the Democrats vs. Republicans. Then, there was a takeover of parties like FDR during the 1930s, as Trump did in the Republican Party. There is always resistance, and today, Trump faces the RINOs in addition to the Democrats. This report…
As reports of mainstream media outlet viewership ratings are tanking, MSNBC’s situation continues to worsen everyday. Ratings have tanked since Donald Trump’s historic victory and since the Morning Joe duo traveled to Mar-A-Lago to meet with Trump and kiss the ring. Now, as reports circulate MSNBC might be sold off as it is cutting salaries to its show hosts. Donald Trump Jr. and Elon Musk have now publicly played around on X with the idea of buying the failing network in order to reform it. What may have started out as an online joke is now shaping up to be…
Grammy-winning artist Meghan Trainor is keeping it real and unapologetically candid about her plans for self-care and body confidence.The Grammy-winning singer recently revealed she’s planning to “get a boob job” after noticing changes from breastfeeding her son Riley and shedding a few pounds.Meghan Trainor also shared that her decision to pursue breast augmentation was influenced by her recent challenges with finding clothes that fit well.Article continues below advertisementMeghan Trainor Reveals Why She’s ‘Getting A Boob Job’MEGADuring the Wednesday, November 20, episode of her “Workin’ On It” podcast, Meghan Trainor, 30, candidly announced, “I’m getting a boob job.” Reflecting on the…
Like many embarking on the journey of mastering a new language, Megan Bednarczyk understands the challenges that come with it. The senior design manager at language-learning app Duolingo has been studying French using the popular platform for the last two years. The 30-year-old recalled how she was in Paris a year ago, determined to put what she learnt to use. “I was at a restaurant and I knew the vocabulary to use, but the second someone spoke to me in French, I froze. I had no confidence to speak the language and it was so frustrating,” she said. She fared…
Political violence marred Mexico’s elections this year. And in Venezuela’s presidential race, protests accompanied a contested result and widespread allegations of electoral fraud. But in Uruguay on Sunday, a much more muted presidential election unfolded. Located on the southern Atlantic coast, north of Argentina, Uruguay was one of several Latin American countries holding high-stakes presidential elections this year. And unlike some of its counterparts, critics say Uruguay serves as a model for democratic stability in the region. Sunday’s election was a run-off, pitting the top two presidential contenders from the October 27 general election against one another. The early favourite…
It didn’t take long for Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs to make an impact in Sunday’s game against the San Francisco 49ers. The Packers RB continued his first-half dominance with a TD run in the second quarter that put Green Bay up 17-0 at the time. Jacobs’ success on the ground was the story of the first half. With 19 carries for 91 yards and a TD, Jacobs could not be contained by the San Francisco defense.As a team, the Packers had 125 yards on the ground to just three for San Francisco. Had it not been for…
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Checking on patients at the Alcor Life Extension Foundation in Scottsdale, ArizonaJesse Rieser/New York The Future Loves YouAriel Zeleznikow-Johnston (Penguin, 28 November) Much of medicine today focuses on extending life by no more than several months. Drugs for cancer and Alzheimer’s disease that are touted for their effectiveness often do little more than give people a bit more time. What if we could send terminally ill people forward to be saved by the medicine of the future, asks Ariel Zeleznikow-Johnston. It is an interesting question, and one that Zeleznikow-Johnston, a neuroscientist, poses in his book, The Future Loves… Source link
BANGKOK — The Lao government is “profoundly saddened” by the deaths of foreign tourists from drinking alcohol contaminated with methanol and pledged to prosecute those responsible.Two Danes, two Australians, a Briton and an American have died after visiting Vang Vieng, an idyllic town that is popular with foreign backpackers, and drinking contaminated alcohol.The government has been “conducting investigations to find causes of the incident and to bring the perpetrators to justice in accordance with the law,” it said in its first official comments published on the foreign affairs ministry website on Saturday.The government “expresses its sincere sympathy and deepest condolences to the families…