11/13/2024 05:07 CDT/Online version

TRUMP WANTS ELON AND VIVEK TO DRAIN THE SWAMP IN WASHINGTON; HEGSETH TABBED FOR DEFENSE SECRETARY

TODAY’S TOP TEN

TRUMP TABS MUSK AND VIVEK TO DRAIN SWAMP

TRUMP NAMES ELON MUSK AND VIVEK RAMASWAMY to head up effort to drain the swamp in Washington, clean house in bloated federal bureaucracy. The Last Refuge.

TRUMP NOMINATES ARMY VETERAN AND FOX NEWS host Pete Hegseth for Defense Secretary. Legal Insurrection.

TRUMP PICKS EX-DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE John Ratcliffe to be CIA director. New York Post.

KAMALA HARRIS’ SNUB OF JOSH SHAPIRO in favor of Tim Walz backfired with Jewish voters and may have cost her Pennsylvania, exit polls show. New York Post.

ROGUE PROSECUTOR JACK SMITH SPENT MORE than $50 million targeting Trump with bogus prosecutions. Newsmax.

BIDEN DOJ HAS OPENED MORE THAN 100 new J6 cases in last few months. ZeroHedge.

FAUCI RECEIVED $15 MILLION IN TAXPAYER-FUNDED security services after retiring from government. American Greatness.

VOTERS ROUNDLY REJECTED RANKED-CHOICE voting measures despite millions from megadonors. Restoration News.

HOW A STRONG GROUND GAME HELPED Donald Trump flip Michigan red. The Federalist.

MSNBC, CNN RATINGS TUMBLE after liberals suffer election wipeout at hands of Trump. Mediate.

We are shattering liberal narratives and uncovering new information daily with our own original reporting at Restoration News. Check it out!

COMMENTARY WORTH READING

• After raising more than $50 million for Democrats, this month I voted for Trump. Evan Barker.
• Republicans can’t afford to election another Mitch McConnell as Senate Leader. Rachel Bovard.
• South Side of Chicago pastor vindicated for his support of Trump. Corey Brooks.

VIDEO WORTH WATCHING

• Hemingway: Trump 2024 is a whole new ballgame. The Federalist.
• “Without evidence” really means “without fairness.” Language Watch.
• RFK Jr.: Trump wants aggressive change starting on day one. Chief Nerd.

LATEST FIRST RIGHT PODCAST

• Host Hayden Ludwig interviews Lt. Col. Matt Lohmeier, veteran of the U.S. Space Force, who was fired for speaking out against Marxism in the military. Rumble.

OFFBEAT BEAT

• How Armistice Day became Veterans Day. New York Times.

TWEETS OF NOTE

• (@JayCaruso) Oprah claiming the Harris campaign did not pay her $1 million to host a town hall for Kamala but that it did pay her production company that amount is next-level, "It depends on the meaning of what the word "is" is stuff. Tweet.
• (@shellenberger) Our Intelligence Community is supposed protect us. Instead, it persecuted us. The CIA and FBI created the Russiagate hoax in 2016 and interfered in the 2020 elections. DHS oversaw a mass censorship effort. We still don’t know what happened J6. It’s time for truth & accountability Tweet.

MOST CLICKED ITEM YESTERDAY

• REPUBLICANS WILL RETAIN CONTROL OF THE HOUSE, giving GOP clean sweep of all three branches of government. The Hill.

BONGINO REPORT TOP HEADLINE AT TIME OF EMAIL

• Trump Scores Major Victory as Judge Grants His Request to Pause Sentencing BONGINO REPORT.

STATE OF THE RACE

• New Senate composition: Democrats 47, Republicans 53.
• New House composition: Democrats 209, Republicans 219.