01/17/2025 05:00 CDT/Online version

DESANTIS PICKS FLORIDA AG MOODY TO REPLACE RUBIO; JOHNSON KICKS SWAMP HOUSE MEMBER OFF INTEL COMMITTEE

TODAY’S TOP TEN

DESANTIS PICKS RUBIO’S REPLACEMENT

RON DESANTIS APPOINTS FLORIDA AG Ashley Moody to replace Marco Rubio in the U.S. Senate. The Last Refuge.

SPEAKER MIKE JOHNSON REMOVES INTEL committee chairman Mike Turner because of his allegiance to the Deep State. Breitbart.

LA MAYOR KAREN BASS WAS A COCKTAIL PARTY in Ghana when wildfires broke out. RedState.

TRUMP MAKING EXTRA EFFORT not to hire Never Trumpers or others who will back Deep State over his administration. Just the News.

BIDEN’S BITTER SEND-OFF A BARELY disguised attack on Trump ally Elon Musk. New York Post.

NEW OHIO LAW STOPS TEACHERS from talking to kids about sex behind parents’ backs. The Federalist.

GOP POLL SHOWS REPUBLICAN KEMP beating incumbent Democrat Ossoff in 2026 Georgia Senate matchup. Politico.

VIRGINIA AG MIYARES RATCHETS UP investigation into terror financing by American Muslims for Palestine. Free Beacon.

FIVE REASONS WHY CORPORATE AMERICA is abandoning the woke DEI movement. The Federalist.

MAJOR RETAILER WALGREEN’S CONCEDES that locking up merchandise to combat theft has hurt sales. Fox 32 Chicago.

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COMMENTARY WORTH READING

• Biden lies on way out just as he lied on his way in. Miranda Devine.
• Trump’s bold Greenland plan could actually work. Thomas Grant.
• Trump should pardon every single J6 prisoner. Kurt Schlichter.

VIDEO WORTH WATCHING

• Dem “green energy:” Amazon EV trucks charged by diesel generators. Wall Street Apes.
• Why California burns. PragerU.
• Trump Treasury Secretary nominee sets Democrat Senator straight on energy. Real Clear Politics.

LATEST FIRST RIGHT PODCAST

• Host Hayden Ludwig interviews culture warrior Terry Schilling about American Principles Project’s fight to expose “Trans Inc.” Rumble.

OFFBEAT BEAT

• The deadliest wildfires in modern U.S. history. Fox Weather.

TWEETS OF NOTE

• (@scarlett4kids) You either pick a side, or a side picks you. Tweet.
• (@jeremykauffman) A major reason to lean conservative on immigration is the systemic dishonesty around race and ethnicity. Western governments can't be trusted to be honest about statistics, the media won't run stories, the AIs won't answer simple factual questions, etc Tweet.

MOST CLICKED ITEM YESTERDAY

• TOP PENTAGON CONTRACTOR FIRED after undercover journalism exposes active “stop Trump” effort. ZeroHedge.

BONGINO REPORT TOP HEADLINE AT TIME OF EMAIL

• Ron DeSantis Announces His Pick to Fill Senator Marco Rubio’s Seat BONGINO REPORT.

STATE OF THE RACE

• New Senate composition: Democrats 47, Republicans 53.
• New House composition: Democrats 215, Republicans 220.