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-Special Counsel Jack Smith's national Trump cases outgo taxpayers much than $50 million, financials show

-3 House races inactive uncalled 3 weeks from Election Day

-Federal justice blocks Biden labor protections for overseas farmworkers

‘Don’t Test Us'

Incoming borderline czar Tom Homan joined Gov. Greg Abbott connected Tuesday astatine a cardinal borderline country successful Texas, and volition service meals to troops stationed determination implicit Thanksgiving – praising the governor's "unprecedented success" successful securing the border, up of what is expected to beryllium important practice betwixt the Trump medication and Abbott’s squad adjacent year.

Homan and Abbott served meals to Texas National Guard soldiers and Texas Department of Public Safety troopers successful Eagle Pass, Texas. Homan praised Abbott for his job.

"Governor Abbott has done an astonishing job. Illegal migration successful Texas is down 86%, 86% deliberation astir that. This is simply a exemplary we tin instrumentality crossed the country. We're going to assistance Governor Abbott decorativeness the occupation helium started," helium said.

Homan was appointed "border czar" by President-elect Trump this period aft Trump’s predetermination win. A erstwhile acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) director, Homan volition beryllium 1 of the astir high-profile figures successful presumption of the wide deportation cognition the incoming medication has planned….Read more

This divided shows Thomas Homan and Texas troopers dealing with migrants astatine the confederate border. (Photo by Christian Torres/Anadolu via Getty Images and Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images))

White House

'DEPORTER IN CHIEF': Deportations higher nether Obama than Trump…Read more

Trump Transition

'SUIT'ING UP: Dem attorneys wide hole for ineligible conflict with Trump, aft filing hundreds of challenges past term: He 'threatens civilian rights'…Read more

RED WHITE & BLUE CARPET: Glenn Youngkin 'personally invites' caller Trump admin to settee successful Virginia implicit Maryland and DC…Read more

Former President Donald Trump and Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin conscionable for the archetypal clip successful June 2024. (Trump Campaign)

'USELESS': Tom Cotton slams ‘partisans and obstructionists’ successful DOD reportedly plotting to artifact Trump plans…Read more

'A LOT OF WASTE': 'A batch of waste': Blackburn and Ramaswamy speech DOGE cuts…Read more

HOWARD KURTZ: Why Trump dropped Matt Gaetz…Read more

Trail Dust

'BETRAYAL OF PARTY VALUES': DNC national launches GoFundMe to assistance erstwhile staffers deed by monolithic layoffs aft predetermination losses…Read more

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris greet U.S. President Joe Biden arsenic First Lady Jill Biden and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff look connected astatine the extremity of the archetypal time of the Democratic National Convention astatine the United Center connected August 19, 2024 successful Chicago, Illinois.  Delegates, politicians, and Democratic enactment supporters are successful Chicago for the convention, concluding with existent Vice President Kamala Harris accepting her party's statesmanlike nomination. The DNC takes spot from August 19-22.  (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Capitol Hill

CHRISTMAS COUNTDOWN: Congress has conscionable weeks to debar a partial authorities shutdown aft Thanksgiving…Read more

FILIBUSTER: Kyrsten Sinema responds to Democrats admitting filibuster volition assistance them halt Trump agenda: 'Schadenfreude'…Read more

LAST MINUTE: Blinken acceptable to attest connected Afghanistan withdrawal successful House amid looming contempt vote…Read more

Across America 

'GENDER COMMUNISM INDOCTRINATION': NYC simple schoolhouse blasted for teaching 'gender identity' people to kindergarteners…Read more

READY FOR LIFTOFF: Federal justice sides with SpaceX aft biology radical tried to halt rocket launches…Read more

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Starlink 4-20 mission, launches from Space Launch Complex 40 astatine NASA's Kennedy Space Center successful Cape Canaveral, Florida, connected September 4, 2022. (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA / AFP) (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images) (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA / AFP) (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images))

WHAT'S NEXT: What's adjacent for this fashionable Republican politician aft helium leaves office?…Read more

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