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A New York trial court judge, Juan Merchan, has decided to allow President-elect Donald Trump's lawyers file a motion to dismiss Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's lawfare case against the former, and future, president.

The case is one of multiple legal wars launched against Trump by Democrats between his non-consecutive terms as president. They involved a wide range of allegations, some on shaky grounds at best, and most are in various stages of disappearing at this point.

It was Bragg who took claims of business reporting errors that would have been misdemeanors had they been brought before the statute of limitations expired. But Bragg claimed they were felonies because they were in pursuit of another, unnamed, crime, so Trump still could be charged. Then Merchan told the jury their verdict didn't have to be unanimous.

A leftist Manhattan jury returned guilty verdicts to 34 counts, and the case was awaiting a sentencing as a preliminary to an appeal.

Now, however, Fox News is reporting Merchan, whose daughter was working for Democrats, raising funds off of the decisions her father was making in the courtroom against Trump, has allowed Trump's lawyers to file a motion to dismiss the charges.

"Merchan said Trump attorneys have until December 2 to file their motion for dismissal. Merchan said Bragg has until December 9 to respond," the report explained.

The judge also agreed to hold off on any further action regarding sentencing, which had been scheduled for Nov. 26 but now is "adjourned."

Steven Cheung, the incoming communications director for Trump's second White House, told Fox News Digital the ruling is a "decisive win" for Trump.

"In a decisive win for President Trump, the hoax Manhattan Case is now fully stayed and sentencing is adjourned," Cheung said. "President Trump won a landslide victory as the American People have issued a mandate to return him to office and dispose of all remnants of the Witch Hunt cases."

The dismissal plan had been put before the judge by Todd Blanche, Trump defense lawyer and now nominee for deputy attorney general, who said, "On November 5, 2024, the Nation's People issued a mandate that supersedes the political motivations of DANY's 'People.' This case must be immediately dismissed."

Fox reported he cited the federal Constitution, the Presidential Transition Act of 1963, and the interests of justice to call for a dismissal of the case.

Bragg, meanwhile, has suggested putting the case on hold so that he could resurrect it years from now when Trump no longer is president, a move that would presume Bragg's own re-election.

Analysts suggested that Bragg actually wants the case to be looming over Trump for the duration of his presidency, which a trial judge's decision to hold off sentencing and keep the case alive could do.

Merchan last week ordered the cancelation of all deadlines in the case.

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Election-fraud schemes that would target national votes wouldn't be expected to take aim at Wyoming.

It has only a handful of Electoral College votes and rarely are presidential elections decided by that small margin, although it is not impossible.

And it already bars noncitizens from voting in state elections, and even applies the "NR" designator to state IDs of noncitizens.

But now lawmakers are making an effort to ramp up security even more.

They want to add a line "Not A United States Citizen," to the face of any state ID belonging to a noncitizen.

The Cowboy State Daily explained, "The added emphasis delineating between citizens and noncitizens comes as President-elect Donald Trump has indicated removing immigrants illegally in the United States will be one of his top priorities."

Further, it pointed out that election integrity is becoming more and more of a focal point for debate.

"Secretary of State Chuck Gray spoke in support of the Wyoming proposal at last Friday's Joint Transportation, Highways and Military Affairs Committee meeting. He said the new IDs will help ensure voter security and assist Wyoming's county clerks in identifying non-residents who may be trying to vote," the report said.

Gray told listeners, "While we do have safeguards in place to ensure that only United States citizens are registering to vote, which is called a HAVA-check, there are a number of areas where there are weaknesses that can be exposed. That's why we need to continue to shore up this frontend monitoring, which I think this bill draft does."

Gray's concern is preventing noncitizens from registering to vote, as while it is not common for illegal aliens to vote, it has happened.

The report noted the County Clerks' Association of Wyoming also supports the plan that has been forwarded by the state Joint Transportation, Highways and Military Affairs Committee.

State Rep. Landon Brown, R-Cheyenne, co-chair of the committee, doesn't endorse the idea, pointing out a pending redesign of many state forms. But he believes it will pass.

The plan could go into effect in 2026, shortly before early voting opens for the elections that year.

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A far-left talk show entertainer grimaced and frowned, but on the air she read a "legal note" explaining the truth about claims historically made against former U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., who has been nominated by President-elect Donald Trump to be the nation's attorney general.

The entertainer, Sunny Hostin of "The View," took over from another show entertainer, Whoopi Goldberg.

"I do have a legal note. Thank you, Whoopi," Hostin said on air. Then there was a long pause while, reports explain, she had "an unpleasant look on her face."

"Matt Gaetz has long denied all allegations, calling the claims, quote, 'invented,' and saying in a statement to ABC News that 'this false smear following a three-year criminal investigation should be viewed with great skepticism. The DOJ investigation was closed with no charges being brought."

The gossip that had engulfed the show's airtime had focused on previous claims made to, and dismissed by, the DOJ that Gaetz was involved with an underage girl.

One "View" entertainer claimed that investigators allegedly talked about how when Gaetz found out the girl was underage, he "stopped having sex with her."

The Washington Examiner explained the ABC show "mocked the selections (of Trump's cabinet nominations) and jokingly insinuated Trump's choices were based on vanity and aesthetics rather than legitimate qualifications."

The report explained, "Hostin's legal note comes as The View hosts have regularly made critical remarks about Trump's Cabinet choices, especially Gaetz, whom the president-elect nominated for attorney general. Meanwhile, Gaetz is embroiled in controversy surrounding serious allegations he had an inappropriate relationship with an underage woman."

Gaetz has been picked by Trump, in fact, for a specific purpose. The president-elect said, "Few issues in America are more important than ending the partisan Weaponization of our Justice System. Matt will end Weaponized Government, protect our Borders, dismantle Criminal Organizations and restore Americans' badly-shattered Faith and Confidence in the Justice Department."

It was a commentary at the Federalist that explained the smears against Gaetz are just another chapter in a Democrat playbook to try to destroy Republicans.

"Before marrying in 2021, former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., was known to be a braggadocious libertine. No conservative wants to defend such behavior, and so many on the Right are remaining silent as Gaetz is accused of also engaging in criminal conduct, paying prostitutes, and having sex with a minor."

It pointed out that the FBI investigated and "decided not to charge Gaetz."

"The claims against Gaetz are but another information operation, however, mirroring the ones that previously targeted Donald Trump and Brett Kavanaugh. And this pattern will continue unabated unless Americans unflinchingly condemn the tactic — no matter the target," the report said.

"We should have learned this lesson from Donald Trump's first presidential run and time in office. From Crossfire Hurricane, to the pee-tape dossier, to Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation, unsupported and unbelievable accusations leaked to the public hampered Trump's ability to advance his agenda. Time and again the charges proved unfounded, and yet in advance of the 2024 election, the lawfare continued," the commentary said.

And regarding Gaetz, it explained, a "jail-house informant" revealed his cellmate, Joel Greenberg, "was behind" a woman's claims "that she had sex with Gaetz when she was 17."

This as "Greenberg himself had admitted to 'fabricating allegations against a schoolteacher who was running against him to be a tax collector,' with Greenberg sending 'letters to the school falsely claiming the teacher had an inappropriate sexual relationship with a student,'" the Federalist said.

So now as Gaetz has been nominated, "opponents to the former Florida representative are dusting off the sex trafficking claims."

The most recent claims, from the same witnesses who were found unreliable by the DOJ, were made to the House Ethics Committee.

"While some on the Right may prefer not to defend the former playboy, the only way to end the growing use of salacious lies as a political weapon is to condemn the information operation, prosecute those responsible, and ostracize the members of the media responsible for advancing the hoax. Like it or not, that's precisely what conservatives must do in response to the attacks on Gaetz," the Federalist warned.

"Had Republicans adopted this approach when the Left came for the blemishless Brett Kavanaugh, it wouldn't need to defend Gaetz against the false accusations now. But whether Gaetz's bachelorhood looked vastly different than Kavanaugh is of no moment: What matters is that the enemies of both men used lies to manipulate politics."

But it was Vice President-elect JD Vance who took the left's argument and turned it around.

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A community of thousands of Haitians dumped on a small and unsuspecting Ohio town now, apparently, is leaving. At least some of them.

WND previously has reported that the controversy in Springfield, Ohio, developed as a result of the Joe Biden-Kamala Harris open borders program.

Business owner Tim Boggs said he's been trying to help Christians escaping from the persecution in Cuba obtain legal status in the United States. But federal immigration officials have delayed movement on the problems, for as long as two years, to help Haitians.

The tens of thousands of Haitians in Springfield are part of the more than 300,000 Haitians who have arrived in the U.S. illegally, under the Biden-Harris regime.

The Democrats have given the illegal aliens permission to stay and work.

The issue in Springfield exploded into the headlines when there were allegations that the migrants were snatching up geese, cats, dogs and other small pets, and there were charges the community members were using some for food. Witnesses affirmed the activity, while others said it couldn't happen.

ABC and CNN "fact checked" the claim that there had been a surge in Haitian migrants, deeming it "not a problem" – while Ohio's Gov. Mike DeWine has earmarked $2.5 million to expand primary care access to everyone who lives in Springfield, and is sending in state troopers to get on top of the car wrecks being caused by unlicensed Haitian migrants.

There also has been created a list of dangerous driving by Haitians.

Other reports have stated Haitians are practicing voodoo, which includes animal sacrifice, during religious ceremonies, giving some credence to rumors Haitian migrants have been snatching up pets.

Now the Guardian is reporting Margery Kovaleski has spent years helping Haitians in Springfield comply with government red tape to establish their lives there.

Now Koveleski – whose family is Haitian – has noticed a major change recently. Haitians are now coming to her to figure out how to leave, the report explained.

"Some folks don't have credit cards or access to the internet, and they want to buy a bus ticket or a plane ticket, so we help them book a flight," she explained in an interview with the Guardian.

"People are leaving."

Leaders of the community's Haitian population have suggested they are fleeing over fears of being rounded up and deported, based on President-elect Donald Trump's election victory.

"The owner of one store is wondering if he should move back to New York or to Chicago – he says his business is way down," Koveleski said in the report.

Trump, in fact, has promised a secured border and a crackdown on the millions of illegal aliens already in the United States, including a move to end the special permission given some through a temporary protected status scheme.

That is the plan under which many Haitians in the U.S., including those in Springfield, live and work.

"A sheriff in Sidney, a town 40 miles (64km) north-west of Springfield that is home to several dozen Haitian immigrants, allegedly told local police in September to 'get a hold of these people and arrest them,'" the report explained.

And Jacob Payen, who has been helping Springfield Haitians, said, "People are fully aware of the election result, and that is why they are leaving; they are afraid of a mass deportation."

He said he knows those who have gone to New Jersey, Boston and even Canada.

Some are considering temporary residences in Brazil, through which they traveled on the path to the U.S.

The report reveals that even as the controversy is raging in the U.S., Haiti is enduring a renewed level of violence from politically connected gangs.

Port closures, gunfire, including shots hitting American jetliners, and more have developed there.

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Amid the agenda imposed on Americans under the Joe Biden-Kamala Harris administration of racist ideology, Critical Race Theory, diversity programs and such, one of the new creations was the Racial Equity Consciousness Institute at the University of Pittsburgh.

It was to fight racism by "understanding" the "complex and pervasive ways it operates" and then teach people about a "racial equity consciousness framework" by giving them "guides, videos, articles" and more.

The founder, Ron Idoko, formerly of the school's "Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion" office, has said is work is successful and that "he has received overwhelmingly positive feedback from hundreds of participants and has also seen behavioral changes firsthand."

But, according to a report from Judicial Watch, there's "no material evidence."

So the solution, like most solutions in higher education, is to have American taxpayers spend money, in this case $5 million, "to research the effectiveness" of the special center.

Center promoters say "it is essential because 'systemic racism is an endemic public health crisis in the United States that has a profoundly negative impact on the mental and physical health of millions of people—focally, people of color.'"

Then, too, RECI reports "racism is a 'social virus' that metastasizes through a web of systems that sustains a reinforcing preponderance of racial inequities across multiple sectors of society."

"The institute claims to teach individuals about the racial equity consciousness framework by using narrative guides, videos, articles, open discussion and collaborative activities. To develop racial equity consciousness the institute teaches how to recognize racial oppression and advance racial liberation, examine racial identities and address racial biases, embrace racial diversity, and grow racial literacy, build racial empathy, and enhance racial stamina, acknowledge racial trauma, and foster racial healing, and gauge racial inequities and champion racial justice," the Judicial Watch report explained.

"This helps recognize histories and impacts of racial inequity, embraces the inclusion of all racial identity groups, builds compassionate connections across racial differences, and acknowledges emotional, mental, and physical impacts of racial oppression, among other things."

It addresses "thoughts, feelings and behaviors" through what is called a "structured cognitive behavioral training," which apparently is a therapy that "is designed to help individuals and communities actively develop and embody distinct cognitive behavioral traits toward racial equity through structured learning and practice."

Its website explains every person newly "committed to antiracism" then becomes "a source of positive change that radiates out into the world."

Judicial Watch reported, "Sounds fantastic but there is no concrete evidence that it is working. The research funded by the [National Institutes of Health] will focus on identifying the effectiveness of RECI training as well as other bias drills on diversity and attitudes that perpetuate systemic racism in healthcare outcomes, especially among marginalized communities."

Among the tests to be used is Magnetic Resonance Imaging which "looks for structural brain changes before and after the program."

So, Judicial Watch documented, "Uncle Sam will dole out millions to see if the institute actually helps combat the public health crisis of systemic racism."

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A war over the status of professional golf, specifically an alleged "monopoly" by the PGA in light of the appearance of industry newcomer LIV Golf, isn't over just yet, as a new case has been filed alleging fraud in the dismissal of the original antitrust action.

A circuit court in Miami-Dade County in Florida now has been asked to set aside the "fraud" that led to the "unlawful dismissals."

The new step has been taken by Larry Klayman, who has founded, in his career, both Judicial Watch and Freedom Watch, and is a former federal prosecutor and a former Republican candidate for Senate in Florida.

He also was turned into an icon after inspiring a character on the television series "The West Wing."

He has announced a new lawsuit to set aside "fraudulently induced dismissals and the thwarting of discovery into and public disclosure of alleged anticompetitive acts by Tiger Woods, Rory McIllroy, the PGA Tour, the DP World Tour, Official Golf World Ranking ('OWGR') and NBC's Golf Channel by these defendants and their legal counsel in a consumer antitrust and unfair trade practice case."

That original case, Klayman et. al v. PGA Tour et al, had been launched more than two years ago.

The new allegations have been posted online.

The original dispute challenged the "monopolization" of professional golf by its corporations, the PGA Tour and its partner DP World Tour.

Klayman, who also was on the Department of Justice team that broke up the AT&T monopoly during the Reagan administration, alleged in the case that due to the defendants' anticompetitive conduct, he and other golf fans have been harmed due to the reduced competition, causing the price of admission tickets and concessions for and at PGA tournaments to increase greatly.

WND previously had reported Klayman charged, "Using the phony pretext of Saudi financing of the LIV Golf Tour (as the PGA Tour and DP World Tour also significantly benefit from a huge amount of Saudi and Arab/Muslim money) these defendants have flagrantly sought, through their anti-competitive actions, to harm Florida consumers who would attend PGA Tour and its admitted partner DP World Tour golfing tournaments and events, by suspending and fining professional golfers who were formerly on these golf tours, simply because they signed up to play in LIV Golf Tour tournaments and events."

In fact, at one point the PGA has confirmed plans to eject its members who may participate in the opposing tour.

Klayman continued, "The LIV Golf Tour, which was organized and is led by champion golf legend Greg Norman, is paying large competitive contract fees to big name professional golfers such Phil Mickelson, Brooks Koepka, Dustin Johnson, Bryson DeChambeau, Patrick Reed, Lee Westwood, Louis Oosthuizen, Kevin Na, and Talor Gooch, and a host of other prominent players. It is seeking to establish itself as a potentially significant competitor to the PGA Tour and DP World Tour, which these entities apparently will not tolerate."

He charged the PGA was trying to eliminate "a competitor."

Klayman explained that original case was "wrongfully dismissed by the Honorable Louis Delgado, after years of obstruction and delay caused by the defendants, and in particular legal counsel for not just the PGA Tour and its Commissioner Jay Monahan, but also counsel for PGA players and officials Tiger Woods, Rory McIllroy and Davis Love III, as well as furthered by Judge Delgado."

Among the accusations is that Delgado delayed the case, then dismissed it, "to avoid exposing Woods' illegal conduct to the public."

That apparently would be the PGA's pursuit of a monopoly.

Klayman explained, "In our country no one is above the law, even a golfing icon who admirably broke the racial barriers in the golfing world, Tiger Woods, who not coincidentally is a Florida citizen. This new case is regrettably a testament to the compromised state of our legal system, where fraudulent representations by defendants and their lawyers who are powerful in size, financially and have political and other connections, can influence if not coerce a judge to accept their false statements to avoid a detrimental backlash which could affect his standing and judicial career.

"I had to think hard before filing on principle this very strong case, at the expense of offending the otherwise likeable Judge Delgado, who sadly acquiesced to the alleged fraud on his court thereby shirking his ethical and legal responsibilities. Rather I intend to put paramount adherence to the rule law, as I want to 'Make Professional Golf Great Again,' for golf fans and consumers such as me, who, like our 45th and now 47th president, love the game and want to see real competition flourish for the benefit of all."

The case charges that the defendants simply manufactured statements that were not true in pursuit of a dismissal, and the judge "failed to do a due diligence or acted negligently," and when shown evidence of the fraud, refused to "take remedial action."

He noted the original case now is before the U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals.

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Racism has become a popular agenda in America in recent years: There's the ultimate racism of Critical Race Theory agendas being taught in some schools, which states that all America is racist and the solution is more racism.

The "diversity" and "equity" agenda likewise has racist overtones.

But the blatant racism in a state program in Tennessee apparently is too much, and has drawn a lawsuit.

It is the Do No Harm association, a group of medical professions, who have filed, with the help of the Pacific Legal Foundation, a lawsuit over the state's use of race in making appointments to state boards and commissions.

"State medical boards are given important responsibilities to oversee the quality of care in their state and the safety of patients," explained Do No Harm Chairman Dr. Stanley Goldfarb. "It is crucial that they be the most qualified physicians available. Like all aspects of healthcare, patient safety and patient concerns should be primary, not the skin color or the racial makeup of any oversight committee."

The problem is that Tennessee medical practitioners are under the purview of the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners and its chiropractors are under the state's Board of Chiropractic Examiners.

"A state requirement for membership on both boards, however, has nothing to do with medicine or chiropractic care, and everything to do with race. Three separate state laws force the governor to consider race when deciding who can serve on these boards," the legal team explained.

"Tennessee law forces governor after governor to engage in racial discrimination when making appointments to state boards and commissions," said Pacific Legal Foundation attorney Caleb Trotter. "Using race to make appointments to government boards is not only demeaning and unconstitutional, but it undermines the distinctive spirit of the Volunteer State by precluding opportunities for Tennesseans to serve their local communities."

The case also challenges racial quotas for Tennessee's Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners.

The foundation explains that it already had reported that more than two dozen states actually have in their laws similar unconstitutional discrimination.

The complaint, in U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, in Nashville, explains state law "requires the governor to prefer some potential board members over others solely on account of their race when making appointments to the Boards. Such blatant racial discrimination against individuals who could sit on Tennessee's Chiropractic Board or Medical Board serves no legitimate government purpose. It is demeaning, patronizing, un-American, and unconstitutional."

It explains the dilemma facing the state right now:

There is currently one opening on the Chiropractic Board for a licensed chiropractor. That seat became available on May 1, 2024, and currently has a holdover until a successor is appointed by the Governor and qualifies. The Chiropractic Board's other six members are all Caucasian. Thus, the Governor must consider a potential board member's race as a factor in making his appointment decision. Specifically, when considering who to appoint to the Chiropractic Board that is currently composed only of Caucasian members, the Governor must give preference to candidates who are a racial minority. In addition to the current vacancy, the Chiropractic Board is scheduled to have vacancies open for licensed chiropractors on May 1 of 2025, 2026, 2027, and 2028.

It cites violations of the 14th Amendment's Equal Protection Clause in the U.S. Constitution, and it seeks an injunction prohibiting the enforcement of the racial quotas.

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President-elect Donald Trump and his newly chosen Border Czar Tom Homan have vowed to crack down on the open border practices instituted by Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, the policies that have allowed millions of illegal aliens including criminals and terrorists into the United States.

And, according to a report in the New York Post, agents for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement are ready to pack up their desks and start marching border patrol.

Trump and Homan have vowed to "flood" sanctuary cities with officers in their effort, the report said.

The goal would be the arrests of millions of illegals who broke the law to enter the U.S. and have been roaming American streets.

The plan is that officers, thousands of them, who have been desk-bound making out paperwork for illegals for several years will be back on the streets.

"The federal agency has a total workforce of about 21,000 employees, which includes non-law enforcement personnel who handle administration work, according to a Department of Homeland Security budget overview," the report said.

It explained the number of personnel to be reassigned isn't clear yet, but what is clear is that Trump will have to work to rebuild the agency, and it has been depleted of manpower and funding under Joe Biden's regime.

The report cited estimates that about two-thirds of the officers now are working behind desks, but the rank-and-file are thrilled to be back at work "catching criminals that Biden let roam freely in the country for the last four years without any consequences."

In a recent interview with The Post Homan also put sanctuary cities, those regions protecting illegal aliens from federal law enforcement actions, on notice.

"If they're not willing to do it then get out of the way — we're coming," Homan said.

Sources told the publication there are dozens of vacancies in some of the ICE offices that will need to be funded and filled.

That's the result of the Biden-Harris agenda for open borders, the report explained.

Trump, whose first term was marked by border security, has seen a remarkable development since his election. Before he even takes office, there are confirmed reports that a migrant caravan of some 3,000, heading for the U.S. southern board had been cut in half by those no longer attempting to break into the U.S.

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Republican South Dakota Sen. John Thune won a three-way race to lead Senate Republicans' 53-seat majority for the first two years of President-elect Donald Trump's second term.

Thune defeated Republican Texas Sen. John Cornyn in the second round of voting, with 29 senators supporting Thune and 24 voting for Cornyn. The vote was conducted by secret ballot and required the winning candidate to surpass a 27-vote threshold.

Republican Sen. Rick Scott of Florida received 13 votes in the first round — the least amount among the three hopefuls—and was eliminated before the second round of voting.

Thune's ascension to Senate Majority leader ends Republican Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell's 17-year tenure as the top-ranking Republican in the Senate. Thune, currently the second most powerful Republican in the Senate, has served as the Senate Republican whip since 2019 and is in his fourth Senate term.

Rounding out the Senate GOP's leadership team by order of rank is Sens. John Barrasso of Wyoming as Senate minority whip, Tom Cotton of Arkansas as Republican conference chair, Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia as Republican policy conference chair, James Lankford of Oklahoma as Republican conference vice-chair and Tim Scott of South Carolina as chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC), Senate Republicans' campaign arm.

Scott netted eight endorsements, including Republican Sens. Mike Lee of Utah, Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee, Ted Cruz of Texas, Bill Hagerty of Tennessee, Tommy Tuberville of Alabama, Rand Paul of Kentucky, Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, and Marco Rubio of Florida.

Four senators publicly backed Thune, including Republican Sens. Mike Rounds of South Dakota, John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer of North Dakota, and Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma. Republican Montana Sen. Steve Daines, the current NRSC head, also supported Thune's candidacy, Punchbowl News reported.

The only Republican senator to endorse Cornyn's bid was Republican Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley.

Trump did not back a candidate for Senate Republican leader, but he urged all three leadership hopefuls to agree to recess appointments, which would let Trump nominees bypass Senate confirmation.

"Any Republican Senator seeking the coveted LEADERSHIP position in the United States Senate must agree to Recess Appointments (in the Senate!), without which we will not be able to get people confirmed promptly," Trump wrote on X on Nov. 10. "Sometimes the votes can take two years or more. This is what they did four years ago, and we cannot let it happen again. We need positions filled IMMEDIATELY! Additionally, no Judges should be approved during this period because the Democrats are looking to ram through their Judges as the Republicans fight over Leadership. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. THANK YOU!"

All three candidates seeking to replace McConnell were receptive to Trump's request.

"We must act quickly and decisively to get the president's nominees in place as soon as possible, & all options are on the table to make that happen, including recess appointments. We cannot let Schumer and Senate Dems block the will of the American people," Thune wrote on X on Nov. 10.

Many influential figures in Trump's orbit, including Elon Musk and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., supported Scott's bid.

This story was originally published by the WND News Center.

Organized labor almost always has sided with Democrats on elections.

Rarely have unions, especially the majors, done anything but go left with their endorsements and financial support.

This year, however, it was different for the Teamsters, with no endorsement after internal polling showed most of the union's members supporting Trump.

Now, Teamsters President Sean O'Brien went one step – a huge leap – further. He said the time for Democrat Senate Leader Chuck Schumer and former Democrat House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is "over."

A report in the Post Millennial explained he made a number of accusations about Democrats in an interview with Fox.

And they need, specifically Schumer and Pelosi, to admit their "time is over."

Pelosi left House leadership when the GOP took the majority in the last election, and she's one of 435 members now, although influential among her own party. Schumer is the outgoing Senate majority leader, as the Republican Party now has taken the majority there too.

"I think they lost touch with the working class people. It was clearly evident in the election results. And look, this was an economic election, and we still have a lot of our members who are working-class Americans that are hurt, and they felt the struggle at the pump," O'Brien explained in the interview.

"They felt the struggle at the grocery store. And instead of embracing and trying to find a solution to the problem, the Democrats took a position that their opinion mattered: it's all that mattered, and they wanted to talk down to a lot of working-class people,"

He confirmed "social issues" are important, "but at the end of the day, it's putting food on the table, being able to afford a home. And despite, you know, the rhetoric of 'This is the best economy ever,' you know it really hasn't been. So that's what I believe it came down to, was an economic decision."

He said Democrats "have got a lot of soul-searching to do."

"At the end of the day, a lot of these issues are important but what is more important is providing an opportunity for your family, putting food on the table, saving some money and living the American dream.

"The Democrat Party needs to take a look in the mirror and say maybe Chuck Schumer's time is over, maybe … Pelosi's time is over. Let's figure out who is going to be the best for the party."

He said members now are waiting on President-elect Donald Trump to see what solutions are offered.

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