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By Naomi Lim – Washington Examiner

President Donald Trump’s return to the White House came with upending Inauguration Day traditions, signing orders before a roaring crowd, and having freewheeling banter with the press.

And that was just Day One.

After four years of a subdued term under President Joe Biden, 82, Trump has brought energy and unpredictability back to the Oval Office. The former reality TV star and businessman known for his branding, Trump, 78, jump-started his agenda with an eye for dramatics.

After declaring America’s “decline” to be over during his inaugural address in the Capitol Rotunda and delivering a lengthy bonus speech in Emancipation Hall before lunch, Trump appeared at a packed Capital One Arena to sign executive actions, where he delighted in throwing his Sharpies into the crowd.

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By John Larabell – The New American

Israel and Hamas have agreed to a multi-phase ceasefire deal that includes the release of hostages.

According to an announcement from the White House,

The deal is structured in 3 phases. Phase one will last 6 weeks. It includes a full and complete ceasefire, withdrawal of Israeli forces from all the populated areas of Gaza. And, and the release of a number of hostages held by Hamas, including women and elderly and the wounded. And I’m proud to say Americans will be part of that hostage release in phase one as well….

Then when phase 2 begins, there will be an exchange for release of the remaining living hostages, including male soldiers, and all remaining Israeli forces will be withdrawn from Gaza, and the temporary ceasefire will become permanent. And finally, phase 3. Any final remains of hostages who have been killed will be returned to their families. And a major reconstruction plan for Gaza will begin.

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Derek Hunter – Townhall.com

The horror that has hit Los Angeles is something we haven’t seen since Mrs. O’Leary’s cow kicked over that lantern in 1871. Back then, Chicago burned to the ground and roughly 300 people died. That was more than 150 years ago, things were different then, and things are very different now. There is literally zero reason for a repeat, in any respect, of what happened in Chicago, and yet we are getting just that because of the mentality of the radical progressive leftists who’ve run that city for all but 8 of the last 64 years.

The Great Chicago Fire makes sense in a weird way. Wood and brick were the building materials of choice back then, and wood burns like mad. There were no zoning laws to speak of; buildings were clustered together because “traffic” was a bunch of horses stopping for water or a poop. Go to any old town’s “historic district,” and you’ll see what I mean – it is not rare to find “roads” or alleys where you or a friend can touch buildings on both sides of the street.

When fire hit one house, it risked wiping out the block or the section of town for those very reasons. Add in the infancy and luddite nature of the fire fighting profession and technology and it was a recipe for disaster. Almost every major city around back then has some (much smaller) version of the Great Chicago Fire.

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Joel B. Pollak – Breitbart News

Nicholas Roske, the would-be assassin who targeted Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh in 2022, told law enforcement that he had been inspired by the leak of a draft opinion in the case that overturned Roe v. Wade.

Police arrested Roske in June 2022, after the defendant allegedly traveled to Maryland from California to murder Kavanaugh. The Biden administration continued to allow protests at Kavanaugh’s house, against existing federal law.

Roske has been waiting three years for a trial. His lawyers filed Friday to suppress evidence of his confession to federal investigators, saying that he had not been apprised of his rights at the time.

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By Ward Clark – Redstate| 3:28 PM on December 29, 2024

If you took about a hundred dumpsters, all on fire, loaded them on a train full of burning porta-potties, and crashed the whole thing into a giant pile of the stuff one normally finds under the south end of a northbound horse, that would be the Biden presidency. Befuddled and confused, inarticulate, showing flashes of unfounded anger and creepy whispering, Joe Biden will go down in history as one of the worst presidents in the history of the republic.

We can take some comfort in knowing that Joe Biden will be vacating the White House on January 20th. But he’s not going quietly into that good night; instead, he’s touting five so-called “accomplishments” of his term that, against all available evidence, he (or whoever is pulling his strings) see as successes.

While Biden’s presidency has been somewhat overshadowed by the way he dropped out of the 2024 race and President-elect Trump’s subsequent Election Day victory, there were still a number of achievements that the president and his team have highlighted that they argue will endure even after Biden leaves office.

Here are five of the accomplishments Biden is touting as his presidency winds down.

Hoo boy. Let’s look at them one by one, shall we?

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President-elect Donald Trump‘s electoral victory over Vice President Kamala Harris moves one step forward on Wednesday, which is when states are expected to issue certificates of ascertainment.

This is the latest step between the Nov. 5 election and the Jan. 20 inauguration that allows President Joe Biden‘s administration to transition to a second Trump term.

In the meantime, Trump has announced the majority of his Cabinet picks and is working to ensure they survive Senate confirmation hearings.

Here are the top dates to remember before Trump begins his second presidential term.

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