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Social media giant TikTok plans to completely shut down its operations in the United States this Sunday if a ban ordered by legislators goes through as planned, a report said.

The platform, which counts over 170 million American users, will implement an immediate blackout rather than allowing existing users continued access as had been expected, according to sources who spoke to The Information.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Green (R-GA) walked back one of Donald Trump's many Day One promises with a condescending remark.

The president-elect made an attention-grabbing promise during a May 2023 town hall to "settle" the Russian-Ukraine war within "24 hours" of taking office, which was actually his campaign's most consistent promise, but the Georgia Republican told NOTUS the media had simply gotten that oft-stated position wrong.

Princeton historian Julian Zelizer believes that Democrats in Congress have the ability to make real trouble for Republicans so long as they stay unified and remain determined to gum up the works.

In an interview with The New Republic's Greg Sargent, Zelizer points out how invincible President George W. Bush appeared after he won reelection in 2004 and entered his second term with majorities in the House and Senate that were significantly larger than what Trump currently enjoys.

Chief Judge Jeb Boasberg submitted a filing refusing to unseal any grand jury information about the investigation into Egypt's alleged attempt to funnel $10 million to Donald Trump's campaign in 2016.

Political and legal affairs reporter Kyle Cheney cited the judge saying that the Washington, D.C. "Circuit's strict interpretation on grand jury secrecy ties his hands."

Sen. Joni Ernst's decision to throw her support behind embattled Fox News personality Pete Hegseth drew mockery on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" on Wednesday morning.

Reacting to the decision by the Iowa Republican to throw in her lot with Hegseth despite credible allegations of sexual assault and public drunkenness, co-host Joe Scarborough skewered her for first expressing doubts about Donald Trump's controversial nominee and then rolling over after a far-right pressure campaign was waged against her on X.

"You know Joni Ernst came out and she spoke her mind and was very concerned obviously about women in combat, something that she has fought for in her public life," he told his panel. "Also very concerned about sexual harassment and sexual abuse inside the military. And she made no secret of the fact that she was concerned about Pete Hegseth and that she had a couple of hours of people saying nasty things about her on x and asked somebody reportedly, 'How do I make this stop?'"

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"The people who get voting cards these days, it's crazy," he laughed. "It really is."

With the conversation turning to other possible GOP senators who could balk at voting for the nominee due to his lack of experience and sordid history, Scarborough noted that Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) was a possible no vote, and used her as an example to again take a jab at Ernst.

"I mean, we will see what happens with Lisa Murkowski, somebody who does not let an hour and a half of tough times on social media move her," he stated before adding, "We'll see what happens with Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) we'll see what happens with Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) We will see what happens to Sen. Dave McCormick (R-PA)."

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Protesters used a slur created by President-elect Donald Trump during the 2016 presidential campaign while interrupting a nomination hearing for his would-be secretary of state.

During Sen. Marco Rubio's (R-FL) Wednesday confirmation hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Rubio spoke about the end of the Second World War when the outburst occurred.

Attorney General nominee Pam Bondi declined to admit that President-elect Donald Trump lost the 2020 presidential election.

At her Wednesday confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, ranking member Dick Durbin (D-IL) asked Bondi if she was prepared to state that Trump had lost the 2020 election. But she refused to do so.

A well-connected Florida journalist rolled his eyes at a recent report that suggested Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) would not last long as Donald Trump's secretary of state, but he did single out one nominee who might not even get confirmed.

Axios reporter Marc Caputo appeared Wednesday morning on CNN, where he discussed a Politico report that quoted foreign policy experts predicting that Rubio would be undercut by MAGA loyalists as the nation's top diplomat.

Gov. Jim Pillen (R-NE) ordered flags at the Nebraska Capitol to be flown at full staff on Inauguration Day even though they were supposed to be at half staff until the end of January due to the death of former President Jimmy Carter.

Pillen issued the order after a complaint from President-elect Donald Trump.

With Inauguration Day less than a week away, a watchdog group on Tuesday published research shining light on the unprecedented level of financial support President-elect Donald Trump's inaugural fund has received from corporations and executives seeking to court favor with the incoming administration.

The new research from Public Citizen includes a tracker that lists known corporate donations or pledged contributions to Trump's inaugural committee, which is tax-exempt and not subject to contribution limits.