NYC winning.

Watch the difference: A few hours ago CBS News released the unedited raw footage of Kamala Harris' interview.

Tom Homan offers illegals ultimatum, self-deport or else be deported and banned from having the chance to return legally.

https://x.com/glennbeck/status/1887330372414746949

State Dept: No Fees for US Govt Ships at Panama Canal

The State Department said Wednesday that U.S. government vessels can now transit the Panama Canal without being charged fees.

"The government of Panama has agreed to no longer charge fees for U.S. government vessels to transit the Panama Canal," the department said in a post on X, adding the agreement will save the U.S. government millions of dollars a year.

The Panama Canal Authority did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Panama President Jose Raul Mulino on Sunday during a trip to Central America. Panama has become a focal point of the Trump administration as President Donald Trump has accused the Central American country of charging excessive rates to use its passage.

"If the principles, both moral and legal, of this magnanimous gesture of giving are not followed, then we will demand that the Panama Canal be returned to us, in full, and without question," Trump said last month.

Mulino has dismissed Trump's threat that the U.S. retake control of the canal, which it largely built. The U.S. administered territory surrounding the passage for decades, but the U.S. and Panama signed two accords in 1977 that paved the way for the canal's return to full Panamanian control.

The U.S. handed it over in 1999 after a period of joint administration.

https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/panama-canal-us-vessels-no-transit-fees/2025/02/05/id/1197990/

Lara Trump joins Fox News to host new weekend primetime program ‘My View with Lara Trump’

Former Republican National Committee co-chair Lara Trump will join Fox News Channel to host a new program called "My View with Lara Trump" on Saturdays at 9 p.m. ET, FOX News Media Chief Executive Officer Suzanne Scott announced on Wednesday.

"A gifted communicator who knows how to connect to the viewers, successful entrepreneur and working mother, Lara’s innate understanding of the American public and today’s political landscape will be a compelling addition to our weekend lineup," Scott said.

Lara Trump, the daughter-in-law of President Trump, has hosted a web series entitled "The Right View" since 2020 and served as a Fox News contributor from 2021-2022.

"I’m thrilled to bring my voice back to FOX News, talk directly with the American people, and highlight what makes this country so great. As I cover the success of The Golden Age of America, I look forward to where this time will lead our country and where this opportunity will lead me in the future," Lara Trump said.

"My View with Lara Trump" will focus on the return of common sense to all corners of American life as the country ushers in a new era of practicality, according to the network.

The program is expected to feature big-picture analysis and interviews with thought leaders, shedding light on the headlines driving the national conversation and affecting families around the country.

"One Nation with Brian Kilmeade" will be moved to Sundays at 10 p.m. ET.

https://www.foxnews.com/media/lara-trump-joins-fox-news-host-new-weekend-primetime-program-my-view-lara-trump

Google tells employees why it’s ending DEI hiring goals

Google is joining Meta, Amazon, and other big tech companies in winding down its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs.

In a Wednesday memo to employees that I obtained (and you can read below), Google’s head of HR, Fiona Cicconi, said there will no longer be DEI hiring targets due to the company’s status as a federal contractor and recent “court decisions and US Executive Orders on this topic.” As The Wall Street Journal notes, Google also removed a line included in previous annual SEC reports saying that it’s “committed to making diversity, equity, and inclusion part of everything we do.”

Google spokesperson Chloe Cooper tells The Verge the company is “committed to creating a workplace where all our employees can succeed and have equal opportunities, and over the last year we’ve been reviewing our programs designed to help us get there.”

At the height of the Black Lives Matter movement back in 2020, Google publicly said it would aim to increase “leadership representation of underrepresented groups” by 30 percent — a goal it achieved in 2022. Now that ending DEI programs across America has become a top priority of the Trump administration, Google says in the employee memo that it’s “carefully evaluating” other DEI initiatives across the company that “raise risk” or “aren’t as impactful as we’d hoped.”

Here’s the full text of the memo, which is presented as a Q&A with Cicconi:

With new U.S. Executive Orders, court decisions, and many companies making changes to their DEl programs in recent weeks, we sat down with Fiona Cicconi to learn how Google is thinking about this.

Can you tell us how we’re thinking about this across the company?

First, I want to be clear: we’ve always been committed to creating a workplace where we hire the best people wherever we operate, create an environment where everyone can thrive, and treat everyone fairly. That’s exactly what you can expect to see going forward. Our users come from all across the U.S. and around the world, and we serve them better when our employees do, too.

Every year, we review the programs designed to help us get there and make changes. And because we are a federal contractor, our teams are also evaluating changes to our programs required to comply with recent court decisions and U.S. Executive Orders on this topic. For example, in 2020, we set aspirational hiring goals and focused on growing our offices outside California and New York to improve representation. We’ll continue to invest in states across the U.S. — and in many countries globally — but in the future we will no longer have aspirational goals.

You mentioned we’ll evaluate our programs. Can you share more about that?

Melonie Parker and her team will lead on closely and carefully evaluating programs, trainings, and initiatives, and will update them as needed — including those that raise risk, or that aren’t as impactful as we’d hoped. She’ll work with senior leaders across the company.

And is there anything else you want Googlers to know now?

While there will be changes, our central Employee Resource Groups will remain, as will our work with colleges and universities, and our work to build products to help all our users and partners. That is all vital work for our business and our Googler community.

https://www.theverge.com/google/607012/google-dei-hiring-goals-internal-memo

Bondi's DOJ Day 1 directives: Fight weaponization of justice, eliminate cartels, lift death penalty ban'

EXCLUSIVE: Attorney General Pam Bondi will issue several major directives on her first day leading the Justice Department, including orders to combat the weaponization of the legal system; make prosecutors seek the death penalty when appropriate; and work with the Department of Homeland Security to "completely eliminate" cartels and transnational criminal organizations, Fox News Digital has learned.

Bondi was confirmed by the Senate on Tuesday night as attorney general and sworn in on Wednesday.

read moar (long article):

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/bondis-day-one-doj-directives-renew-focus-death-penalty-combat-weaponization-justice-cartels