The Daily Signal Trump Is TIME's Person of Year, Kari Lake to Lead VOA, Biden's Mass Clemency | Dec. 12, 2024
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President-elect Donald Trump made a historic visit to the New York Stock Exchange, ringing the opening bell while celebrating his selection as TIME's Person of the Year for the second time. Accompanied by his wife Melania, Trump received an enthusiastic welcome from the Wall Street crowd.
Former Arizona Senate candidate Kari Lake has been tapped to lead Voice of America in the incoming Trump administration. Trump also announced several diplomatic appointments, including new ambassadors to Colombia, Argentina, and the Organization of American States.
President Joe Biden granted clemency to 1,500 individuals in the largest single-day act of clemency in modern history. This comes just days after his controversial pardon of his son Hunter Biden. The Heritage Foundation's John Malcolm discusses the implications of these pardons and the possibility of future preemptive pardons.
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- Sens. Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema block key NLRB appointment in surprise vote.
- Conservative historian Lee Edwards dies at 92.
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