Capitol Hill

• Trump Invites Xi to Visit White House. Here’s the Date He Has in Mind.
Newsom’s Latest Budget Proposal is Going to Be a Mess
• Hakeem Jeffries Has a Total Meltdown Over Losing — and He Can’t Even Grapple With Reality
• Here’s Why Marco Rubio’s Long Support of NATO May Change
• Standoff Ensues When Secret Service Agent Reportedly Blocked from Trump-XI Meeting With Weapon
• 83-Year-Old Dem Has Been Missing for Dozens Of Consecutive Votes
• Are They Serious?! New Poll Shows AOC Leads Dem Field of Potential 2028 Candidates
• Vance Gives Perfect Response to Reporter Trying to Stir Conflict With Marco Rubio
• Trump’s Border Patrol Chief Abruptly Resigns

ECONOMY

• U.S. Retail Sales Grow for 3rd Straight Month on Higher Gas Prices
• Cisco Reports Skyrocketing Revenue, Yet Lays Off 4,000 in AI-Focused Restructuring

• Trump Reports China Has Agreed to Purchase 200 Boeing Jets
• Home Prices Post Largest Annual Increase in Over a Year
• White House Scrambles to Contain Sky-High Gas Prices
• Mamdani Continues His Anti-business Blitz, Pressuring Regulators to Block $500M Western Union Acquisition
• Jobless Claims Remain at Historically Low Levels
• U.S. Clears 10 Chinese Firms to Purchase Nvidia’s H200 AI Chip
• Kevin Warsh Confirmed as New Federal Reserve Chairman

SWAMP WATCH

• SCOTUS Rules Logistics Companies Liable for Hiring Unsafe Trucking Firms
• Trump Admin Withholds $1.3 Billion In Medicaid Payments To California Over Fraud Concerns

• Shipping Brokers Hit By This SCOTUS Decision Like a Ton of Freight
• U.S. Senate Passes Republican Resolution to Suspend Senators’ Pay During Government Shutdowns
• Mayor of Baltimore Accused of Spending $167,000 in Taxpayer Funds on Important Things Like Crab Cakes, Baby Showers and Flowers
• TMZ’S Desperate Hit Piece on Spencer Pratt Backfires Big Time
• Former BLM Activist Labels Group a “Scam,” Insists Systemic Racism in America Isn’t Real
• DOJ Files Lawsuit Against DC Bar Alleging Politicized Attorney Discipline
• Explosive Claims: CIA Took JFK, MK-Ultra Files From Tulsi Gabbard’s Office

NATIONAL SECURITY & GLOBAL AFFAIRS

• The Number of Americans Who Believe Israel Is an Ally is Plummeting
• An IED Found During Routine Maintenance At an Alabama Dam
• America’s National Anthem Played During Trump’s Visit to China
• How Many More Chinese “Police Stations” Are There in NYC, Actually?
• This Stunning Left-Wing Coup in Britain Just Took Another Crazy Turn
• The American Crime Wave – Brought to You By Democrats
• The Truth About Islam Revealed by Congressional Witness
• Cuba Has Rejected $100M Humanitarian Aid Package from U.S.: Marco Rubio
• China “Tweaks” Rubio’s Name to Allow Him Entry Into the Communist Country

SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

• Watch: Pedro Pascal Kisses Stephen Colbert, Calls Himself “An Actress” While Promoting Disney’s “The Mandalorian and Grogu”
• “He Wants the Awards”: Elon Musk Rips Christopher Nolan for Casting Lupita Nyong’O as Helen of Troy in “The Odyssey”
• “Simpsons” Standout Goes Full Trump Derangement Syndrome
• Whoopi Goldberg Trashes Christians Who Save Seats for Others in Church
• Britney Spears Seen “Barking and Carrying Knife” at Restaurant After Leaving Rehab
• Charles Barkley Remembers Jason Collins, Says America Remains a “Homophobic Society”
• Jeff Gordon and Kyle Larson Ridicule Stephen A. Smith for Dismissing NASCAR Drivers as Non-Athletes
• You’ll Never Guess Who Fifa Booked for the First-Ever World Cup Final Halftime Show
• Netflix Expands Media Reach With NFL Games on Thanksgiving, Christmas, and in Australia

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

• Kash Patel Revamps FBI Tech Infrastructure for the AI Era
• Helix-02 Robots Now Operate Full 8-Hour Factory Shifts Without Human Intervention
• Fresno Police Use Drone to Assist in Shoplifting Arrests
• Study Identifies Key Ingredients for Effective Social Media Mental Health Interventions
• Cisco Reports Strong Revenue While Cutting 4,000 Jobs in AI Restructuring
• “Last Titan”: Scientists Discover 120-Million-Year-Old Long-Necked Dinosaur Fossils
• LinkedIn Lays off 5% of Staff as Reid Hoffman Warns Against Blaming AI for Job Cuts
• Hydrogen-Fueled Drone Sub Could Hunt Hidden Naval Mines in Strait of Hormuz
• Honda Reports First-Ever Annual Loss Following Costly EV Strategy Setbacks

HEALTH, FITNESS & MORE

• CDC: U.S. Cruise Ship Passengers Not Being Forced to Quarantine
• Kale Is Healthy—But Here’s How to Actually Make It Taste Good
• The Drop Set Trick That Builds Muscle and Strength Faster
• The Key Rest Pattern Linked to Healthier Aging Outcomes
• First Clade “Monkey Pox” Case Confirmed in Connecticut After Patient Traveled to Western Europe
• Study Identifies Gut-Brain-Heart Pathway Linked to Blood Pressure Control
• DNA Vaccine Shows Promise in Treating Glioblastoma
• Salmon vs. Supplements: The Best Source of Astaxanthin
• Popular Weight-Loss Drugs Show Unexpected Cancer Benefit

OPINION

• Hugh Hewitt: President Trump Needs to Finish the War Against Iran Once and for All
• Kurt Schlichter: Good Riddance to the Awful Thomas Massie
• Ben Shapiro: China: Our Enemy, Not Our Rival
• Athena Thorne: Why Are Democrats So Afraid of Black Voters Having a Choice?
• Michael Dorstewitz: No, the Supreme Court Did Not “Gut” the Voting Rights Act
• Veronique de Rugy: When Businessmen Enter the Beltway, It’s Business as Usual
• Steve Cortes: Mike Pence, Pretend Lifeguard of Conservatism—Voters Already Left His Pool
• Ashley Evdokimo: Steak ’n Shake Is Shaking Things Up
• Larry Elder: Gavin Newsom Has a Kamala Harris Problem