The Daily Signal TikTok's Uncertain Future, Biden's Preemptive Pardons, Trump's Pentagon Pick | Dec. 6, 2024
On today’s Top News in 10, we cover:
- TikTok is facing an uncertain future in the United States after a federal appeals court upheld a law that would ban the app. The TikTok ban goes into effect January 19 unless the company’s Chinese owner, ByteDance, sells it to a non-Chinese company. TikTok said it would appeal the decision to the U.S. Supreme Court.
- President Joe Biden’s reported plans to preemptively pardon friends and allies has Washington abuzz. Biden granted his son Hunter a sweeping pardon Sunday, which draw swift backlash from across the political spectrum. Now there’s talk that Biden could pardon potential targets of retribution from the incoming Trump administration.
- President-elect Trump’s pick for secretary of defense picked up a key endorsement from Senator Katie Britt, an Alabama Republican. Pete Hegseth spent the week in Washington to meet with senators who will vote on his confirmation in January. Hours after Britt signaled her support, Trump today posted on Truth Social to reiterate his confidence in Hegseth.
Plus:
- The U.S. economy added 227,000 jobs in November.
- Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez officially entered the race to become the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee.
- The manhunt continues in New York City for the killer of UnitedHealthcare executive Brian Thompson.
- The Department of Agriculture announced it will start testing milk for the bird flu virus on Dec. 16.
Links From Today’s Show:
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