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U.S. Rep. Andy Harris, Maryland’s lone Republican in Congress and the leader of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, said he would likely be among the Republicans who travel to meet with President-elect Donald Trump at his Florida home in the coming days.An ardent Trump supporter, Harris said he would “probably” be going when asked about recent reports that Freedom Caucus members were meeting at Mar-a-Lago toward the end of this week.“The news reports are correct. The president will meet with members of the Republican conference who will be those blocks that will be key to expediting the president’s agenda in…

UK Gilt yields topped 4.80% for the first time since 2008 this morning (up 12bps on the day) having blasted higher since The Fed started on its rate-cutting cycle…This is not (yet) a Truss-style repudiation of the UK bond market… but it’s getting there.“While the speed and extent of the move higher in bond yields has not been anywhere near as violent as that witnessed following the Truss budget in 2022, the impact of higher rates on the economy, particularly via higher mortgage rates, is not to be underestimated,” said Matthew Ryan, head of market strategy at Ebury.A number of factors…

J6 political prisoner Phillip Crawford Jr. was arrested as a result of his actions to step in to stop police from beating Victoria White in the head.  Crawford himself was beaten in the head by police at least 32 times for trying to help a vulnerable woman.Phillip recently wrote to The Gateway Pundit readers to share his important story.My name is Phillip Crawford Jr. but I go by my nickname “Bunky.” On Jan 6, 2021, I traveled to Washington, DC, to attend the Trump Rally. I was there to show my support because I figured I owed it to Trump…

Topline McDonald’s is the latest in a string of companies to abandon diversity, equity and inclusion commitments as conservative backlash toward DEI policies—which critics frequently slam as “woke”—continues to grow, a contrast to the wave of diversity commitments made across corporate America amid anti-racism protests in 2020. McDonald’s said it would scale back some of its diversity, equity and inclusion policies. (Photo by … [+] Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images)NurPhoto via Getty Images Timeline Jan. 6McDonald’s announced it would abandon specific diversity targets, cease participation in external surveys that measure company demographics and would rename its diversity team to “Global…

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – The Ukrainian military said Wednesday that it struck a fuel storage depot deep inside Russia, causing a huge blaze at the facility that supplies an important Russian air base. Russian officials acknowledged a major drone attack in the area, and said that authorities had set up an emergency command center to fight the fire. Ukraine´s General Staff said that the assault hit the storage facility near Engels, in Russia´s Saratov region, about 600 kilometers (370 miles) east of the Ukrainian border. The depot supplied a nearby airfield used by aircraft that launch missiles across the border…

Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) in an exclusive statement to Breitbart News on Wednesday hailed former Senator and current nominee to head the Small Business Administration Kelly Loeffler as a “proven business leader.” “I had a great meeting with former Senator Kelly Loeffler. She is a proven business leader and friend to the American people. I have no doubt she will open opportunities for small businesses throughout the Cowboy State and advocate for the digital asset industry,” the Wyoming conservative said in a statement to Breitbart News after she and Loeffler met at Lummis’s Senate office. Loeffler and Lummis discussed pro-business policies…

CNN host John King said Tuesday on “Inside Politics” that it was “remarkable” President-elect Donald Trump was “so whiny and so full of grievances” at his press conference. Chief White House Correspondent Kaitlan Collins said, “I would treat everything he said there quite seriously. I mean, moments after he said he wanted to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, Marjorie Taylor Greene is saying that she’s going to advocate for that. But I do want to say one of the biggest things that stood out to me from that press conference, from moments when Trump got out…

Lebanese footballer Celine Haidar has woken from a coma nearly two months after the 19-year-old suffered a serious head injury during an Israeli airstrike on Beirut.On November 16, Haidar was fleeing her home in Al-Chiyyah in Beirut’s southern suburbs after an evacuation order from Israel. She was struck on the right side of her head, leaving her in critical condition.Speaking to at the end of December, Haidar’s father Abbas said: “Celine was beginning her life, building step by step with football. This injury cut off her journey.”Earlier this week, Haidar awoke from the coma. According to family, she is able…

Republicans appear close to settling on a strategy for passing President-elect Donald Trump’s sweeping border security, energy and tax agenda. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said in a brief interview Wednesday evening that House and Senate GOP leaders are likely to make a final decision by Thursday about how they’ll pursue the budget reconciliation process to enact their policy priorities and extend expiring tax cuts. “We’re coordinating both chambers to align them and we’ll make those final decisions, I think, probably by tomorrow,” said Johnson. Privately, House GOP leaders are optimistic key senators are getting behind Johnson’s push for one…

As multiple wildfires rage across Southern California, forcing tens of thousands in the surrounding area to evacuate and threatening thousands of homes, the USA TODAY Network is dedicated to keeping you informed.Our team will be running a text messaging service to bring you the latest updates on the fires, including the Eaton, Palisades and Hurst blazes. To sign up, submit your number below.Signing up for the service will give you a direct line to our reporters and editors, who can help you find information about the latest weather forecasts, evacuations, road closures, local services and more.We will do our best…