House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R-KY) has tapped Greene to head up the new committee, which was conceptualized by tech entrepreneur Elon Musk and former businessman Vivek Ramaswamy. The two businessman were tasked with heading up the “Department Of Government Efficiency,” or “DOGE,” by President-elect Trump a little over a week after his re-election bid.

Greene’s committee will work with the two on carrying out the department’s tasks, which, according to Ramaswamy, will consist of massive cuts to several departments and the outright elimination of several federal agencies.

During an appearance on Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures,” Greene provided an early look at some of the committee’s first priorities, which includes the reduction or outright cancellation of funding for National Public Radio (NPR).

“We’ll be looking at everything from government-funded media programs like NPR that spread nothing but Democrat propaganda, we’ll be going into grant programs that fund things like sex apps in Malaysia, toilets in Africa,” she told host Maria Bartiromo. […]

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The RNC and Georgia Republicans swiftly challenged Cobb County’s decision, arguing that ballots received after Election Day shouldn’t be considered legitimate votes in a fair electoral process. The case made its way to the Georgia Supreme Court, where the judges ultimately sided with the Republican Party, saying that election rules should not be adjusted post-Election Day.

Michael Whatley, the chairman of the North Carolina GOP and prominent Republican voice, shared his reaction to the news on social media, celebrating the court’s decision as a pivotal win. “HUGE election integrity victory in Georgia,” he wrote. “We will keep fighting, keep winning, and keep sharing updates.”

HUGE election integrity victory in Georgia.

Democrat-run Cobb County wanted to accept 3,000 absentee ballots AFTER the Election Day deadline. We took this case to the Georgia Supreme Court.

We just got word that we WON the case. Election Day is Election Day — not the week…

— Michael Whatley (@ChairmanWhatley) November 4, 2024

The court’s ruling invalidates Cobb County’s plan to count approximately 3,000 absentee ballots that arrived after polls closed. Former President Trump and several Republican figures have championed stricter measures, calling for firm deadlines and standards that give voters and candidates a clear picture of the electoral landscape.

Georgia, a battleground state, has been under the microscope in recent years after unexpectedly flipping blue in the 2020 election, and becoming a hotbed for claims of voting irregularities. In the 2016 presidential election, Georgia maintained its traditional Republican lean, with Trump securing 50.4% of the vote compared to Hillary Clinton’s 45.3%. This was typical of Georgia’s voting patterns at the time. However, the landscape shifted significantly by the 2020 presidential election. […]

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Alcohol conglomerate Brown-Forman Corp became the latest company to axe its diversity, equity and inclusion program. The move comes after a number of brands with right-leaning customer bases — including Tractor Supply, Harley Davidson and the John Deere Company — announced similar moves.

Jack Daniel’s found themselves under the microscope after conservative commentator and filmmaker Robby Starbuck drew attention to the Tennessee-based company’s DEI initiatives. In an X post, Starbuck revealed that the whiskey giant was the next brand he wanted to draw attention to, though the company opted to preemptively end its DEI program in order to avert a boycott.

In an email to employees, the company announced that it will be ending participation with the Human Rights Center’s Corporate Equity Index, which gives businesses grades based on their commitment to left-wing causes and acts as a form of corporate social credit score.

Jack Daniel’s will also be ensuring that promotions are based on merit rather than race or gender-based hiring quotas, an end to “quantitative workforce and supplier diversity ambitions,” as well as an end to DEI-themed employee trainings. […]

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This comes amid the controversies following the FBI’s discovery of government documents, including classified material, at his Mar-a-Lago residence. Democrats have raised claims about Trump’s reliability with sensitive information. In an interview with DailyMail, Trump stated that although he is eligible to receive the briefings, he perceived it as a potential setup and chose to avoid it.

These briefings are not mandated by law and there is uncertainty whether the Biden administration would even extend the privilege to Trump. Previously Biden had prohibited Trump from receiving any post-presidential intelligence briefings, citing concerns over Trump’s behavior and trustworthiness. This was also before Trump faced indictment related to handling classified documents. The intelligence briefings typically occur in late summer or early fall, offering a broad overview of national security issues. The more detailed, sensitive information is only shared after a candidate has been elected.

“I don’t want that, because as soon as I get that, they’ll say that I leaked it,” Trump said. “So the best way to handle that situation is, I don’t need their briefing. They come in, they give you a briefing, and then two days later they leak it, and then they say you leaked it. So the only way to solve that problem is not to take it.” […]

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However, while the debate itself was the center of attention, another storyline emerged from the evening: the ratings battle between major news networks.

Despite its role as the host network, CNN was narrowly outpaced by Fox News in television viewership. Nielsen Fast National data revealed that Fox News drew 8.8 million viewers, slightly edging out CNN’s 8.7 million, even when considering CNN Español and HLN, which brought CNN’s total to 9.04 million. MSNBC trailed with 3.97 million viewers. […]

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Jeremy Bash, a former Chief of Staff at the CIA and current national security analyst for NBC News and MSNBC, was among those who played a key role in misleading the American public during a critical election period. The letter was widely cited by media outlets to dismiss the Hunter Biden laptop story. The timing of the news is particularly concerning as Dana Bash prepares to moderate the crucial debate between former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden.

The letter referred to was signed by more than 50 former senior intelligence officials, including prominent figures like former CIA Directors John Brennan and Leon Panetta. Released in October 2020, shortly after the New York Post published articles about Hunter Biden’s laptop, the letter expressed skepticism about the origins of the laptop and its contents. The signatories claimed that the story bore “all the classic earmarks of a Russian information operation.” […]

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The admission, made in filings Monday, confirms the reporting of investigative journalist Julie Kelly who previously flagged ominous yellow and red cover sheets were inserted by the FBI into boxes of documents, an insertion that she suggested was made to play up the seizure in publicized photographs. On X, Kelly noted that the FBI had already found “loose classified cover sheets” in a blue leather-bound book in Trump’s office.

“As I reported last month, the FBI brought colored classified cover sheets to the raid under the guise of using them to substitute classified documents found within Trump’s boxes. Instead, FB[I]agents attached the scary looking sheets to various files and took photos,” Kelly wrote in a follow-up post. “In DOJ’s opposition to Trump’s special master lawsuit in 2022, Jay Bratt attached infamous photo as a prop so the media would publish it and claim the papers were found with classified cover sheets.” […]

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“He [Trump] appointed three justices to the Supreme Court who went into Congress and lied,” Governor Whitmer (D-MI) said. “They said that Roe was the settled law of the land. They betrayed that oath that they took when they went into office. And we would not be in this moment but for Donald Trump.”

“He’s the one that put these justices on the court. Regardless of the 18 different positions he’s taken over the years, he is absolutely front and center on the road to an all-out national abortion ban. And that’s why we’ve got to get Joe Biden elected this fall.” […]

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In a clip of her interview with the soldier, Herridge listens to the heartbreaking story of Army Specialist Karoline Stancik, who blamed the Covid vaccine for a “debilitating heart condition” she said was confirmed by military brass and which has cost her $70,000 in medical bills. Stancik, 23, came forward after saying she was “abandoned” by the Army and National Guard as she sought compensation. Herridge asked the young woman if an internal Army memo represented an acknowledgment that her heart condition was the result of the COVID-19 vaccine.

“It one hundred percent is,” she replied. […]

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“That case, the attorney general’s case in New York, should have never been brought. And if his name was not Donald Trump and he wasn’t running for president — I’m the former A.G. of New York, I’m telling you, that case would have never been brought,” Cuomo said after Maher brought up the Bragg case.

“And that’s what is offensive to people, and it should be, because if there’s anything left, it’s belief in the justice system.” […]

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