U.S. Issues New Restrictions on Chip Manufacturing Exports to China

The Hill   The Biden administration issued new restrictions Monday on exports of certain semiconductor chips and equipment to China, marking the Biden administration’s latest crackdown to curb the country’s competitive advancements in chipmaking. The new export controls place more than 100 Chinese chipmaking tool manufacturers on a restricted trade list, prohibiting…

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Trump Lawyer Sought Contracts from Candidates, Cabinet Seeker While Advising President-Elect

One of Donald Trump’s closest advisers Boris Epshteyn solicited political candidates, a defense contractor and at least one potential Cabinet nominee for lucrative consulting contracts at the same time he was being paid by the Trump campaign and advising the President-elect on legal matters, nominations and political communications, according to interviews and documents reviewed by Just the News. One of those who was pitched by Epshteyn for both a consulting contract and an investment opportunity was Scott Bessent, the hedge fund manager named Friday night by Trump as his nominee for Treasury Secretary. Bessent rejected the overtures and eventually, when asked, reported concerns about them to the Trump transition team, including Vice President-elect J.D. Vance.

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California Doesn’t Have the Financial Capacity for Trump Resistance Lawsuits

Washington Examiner   The California Legislative Analyst’s Office projected a dismal fiscal outlook for the Golden State as Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) is anticipated to pour millions of dollars into fighting the Trump administration.  The non-partisan budget watchdog released an analysis this week showing that while the state has managed to reduce its budget…

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Report: All Trump Nominees on ‘Solid Political Ground’ for Confirmation

Breitbart   The chances that President-elect Donald Trump’s nominees are confirmed by the Senate are quite good, according to Jeff Greenfield, a contributing writer at Politico Magazine. Greenfield’s opinion contradicts the mainstream media’s narrative on the confirmation chances of Pete Hegseth, Matt Gaetz, and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.   Big media outlets have been claiming…

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Trump Advisers in Talks to Replace Biden Term ‘Undocumented Immigrant’ with ‘Illegal Alien’

Washington Examiner   One of the first actions that President-elect Donald Trump could take come Jan. 20, 2025, is rescinding the Biden administration’s ban on the term “illegal alien.” Advisers to Trump’s transition team on homeland security matters told the Washington Examiner this week that there have already been discussions on doing away with the Biden…

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