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Ivanka Trump is expected to remain an "informal adviser" in President-elect Donald Trump's next administration but will do it "under the radar" this time, sources close to the former president's daughter said.

In a Sunday report, CNN revealed that Ivanka Trump intended to stay out of the divisive political limelight in the next administration.

Donald Trump on Saturday announced the appointment of reality TV producer Mark Burnett to a position in the upcoming administration, resulting in barbs from observers and critics.

"It is my great honor to appoint Mark Burnett as the Special Envoy to the United Kingdom. With a distinguished career in television production and business, Mark brings a unique blend of diplomatic acumen and international recognition to this important role," Trump wrote over the weekend. "Mark is known for creating and producing some of the biggest shows in Television History, including 'Survivor,' 'Shark Tank,' 'The Voice' and, most notably, 'The Apprentice.' He is the former Chairman of MGM, and has won 13 Emmy Awards!"

President-elect Donald Trump is already following through on his campaign promise to come after the media even a month out from his inauguration, and some experts believe there is an underlying motivation behind his latest lawsuits.

As the Guardian reported, Trump has been busy during the presidential transition period by launching litigation efforts against various media outlets, with one recent success likely paving the way for future lawsuits. Syracuse University media professor Roy Gutterman – who is the director of the university's Tully Center for Free Speech — told the Guardian that the president-elect's latest legal campaign is more than just a "continuation of Trump's litigiousness."

Rep. James Comer (R-KY) downplayed using a witness who pleaded guilty to lying about a fake bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden and his son Hunter.

While speaking to CNN on Wednesday, host Pamela Brown asked Comer about using Alexander Smirnov in his impeachment investigation. The former FBI informant recently admitted he falsely claimed the Bidens took millions in bribes from Ukraine energy company Burisma. Smirnov was expected to be sentenced in January.

Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) insisted that it was time to "start cutting" funds for food stamps because poor people should "go back to work."

During a Wednesday interview on Real America's Voice, Tuberville complained that the so-called farm bill in a House resolution to continue funding the government included $10 billion for farmers but did not cut $1.5 billion from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), commonly known as food stamps.

President-elect Donald Trump was desperately "seeking attention" when he filed a "frivolous" lawsuit against a pollster who showed him losing Iowa this year, an attorney told a conservative news network Tuesday.

In an interview on Newsmax, host Katrina Szish asked lawyer Chandelle Summer to comment after Trump sued pollster Ann Selzer and The Des Moines Register.

A woman told CNN that she voted for President-elect Donald Trump despite believing him to be a "horrible human being" and comparing him to feces.

During Tuesday's broadcast of CNN's Inside Politics, host Dana Bash highlighted three women who voted for Trump after supporting President Joe Biden in 2020.

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) disputed Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) on live TV after he said she would vote to confirm all of President-elect Donald Trump's nominees.

During a Tuesday interview on CBNC, Klobuchar and Cruz discussed the importance of the bipartisan Take It Down Act, a bill to outlaw non-consensual intimate imagery generated by artificial intelligence.

Rep. James Comer (R-KY), chairman of the House Oversight Committee, said his constituents would use their "Second Amendment capabilities" to shoot down drones flying in Kentucky.

During a Monday interview on Newsmax, host Chris Salcedo told Comer, with no evidence, that "incompetent boobs in charge of the United States" may have allowed a nuclear device into the country.

President-elect Donald Trump was expected to meet with TikTok CEO Shou Chew at Mar-a-Lago on Monday as the social media company faces a potential ban starting Jan. 19.

CNN host Kaitlan Collins reported that Chew's meeting would come hours after Trump said he would consider saving TikTok when he takes office on Jan. 20.

An expert on school shootings, former NYPD inspector Paul Mauro, argued on Fox News that school shootings were a "fact of life" and "all we can do is pray" following deaths in Madison, Wisconsin.

As news was breaking on Monday that at least three people, including the suspected shooter, were reportedly dead at Abundant Life Christian School, Fox News asked Mauro to comment on the shooting.

President-elect Donald Trump revealed plans to sue pollster J. Ann Selzer and the Des Moines Register for "election interference" after a November poll showed him losing in Iowa.

During a Monday press conference, Trump was asked if he would continue to sue media outlets after settling a lawsuit with ABC News over the incorrect assertion that he had been found liable for raping writer E. Jean Carroll. Instead, the jury found that he had sexually abused Carroll.

Failed North Carolina candidate for governor Mark Robinson (R) verified the use of a handle used to refer to himself as a "Black Nazi."

During a video conference with the Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies last week, Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson again identified himself with the name "minisoldr," The Assembly revealed on Monday.