O’Reilly analyzes the final days of MSNBC as its corporate owners seek to spin the network off to someone else.

Congressman Matt Gaetz has formally withdrawn his nomination to serve as Donald Trump’s Attorney General; saying the prolonged confirmation process was becoming a “distraction” to the incoming administration.

“I had excellent meetings with Senators yesterday. I appreciate their thoughtful feedback – and the incredible support of so many. While the momentum was strong, it is clear that my confirmation was unfairly becoming a distraction to the critical work of the Trump/Vance Transition. There is no time to waste on a needlessly protracted Washington scuffle, thus I’ll be withdrawing my name from consideration to serve as Attorney General. Trump’s DOJ must be in place and ready on Day 1. I remain fully committed to see that Donald J. Trump is the most successful President in history. I will forever be honored that President Trump nominated me to lead the Department of Justice and I’m certain he will Save America,” posted Gaetz on social media.

Joe Biden delivered one of his final international addresses over the weekend before bizarrely shuffling off into the Amazon rainforest.

Newsweek noted the attention on social media:

“A video of President Joe Biden appearing to “wander off” into the Amazon rainforest has gone viral on social media.

The clip comes from the end of Biden’s press conference Sunday from a section of forest in Manaus, Brazil, where he delivered remarks about conservation and the investments his administration has made in clean energy infrastructure.

In the clip, Biden, standing at a podium in a loose-fitting outdoor shirt and sunglasses turns, waves, and appears to walk right into the forest, rather than following the path in front of him.

On Sunday, pop culture news account @PopBase posted a 13-second version of the clip on X, captioned: “Joe Biden becomes the first sitting US President to visit the Amazon Rainforest.” It had been viewed 26.1 million times by Monday morning, and included many comments of people asking where the president had gone.

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. was picked by President-Elect Donald Trump this week to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.

“I am thrilled to announce Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as The United States Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS). For too long, Americans have been crushed by the industrial food complex and drug companies who have engaged in deception, misinformation, and disinformation when it comes to Public Health,” Trump said in his announcement. 

“The Safety and Health of all Americans is the most important role of any Administration, and HHS will play a big role in helping ensure that everybody will be protected from harmful chemicals, pollutants, pesticides, pharmaceutical products, and food additives that have contributed to the overwhelming Health Crisis in this Country. Mr. Kennedy will restore these Agencies to the traditions of Gold Standard Scientific Research, and beacons of Transparency, to end the Chronic Disease epidemic, and to Make America Great and Healthy Again!” Trump added.

Thank you @realDonaldTrump for your leadership and courage. I’m committed to advancing your vision to Make America Healthy Again.

We have a generational opportunity to bring together the greatest minds in science, medicine, industry, and government to put an end to the chronic disease epidemic.

I look forward to working with the more than 80,000 employees at HHS to free the agencies from the smothering cloud of corporate capture so they can pursue their mission to make Americans once again the healthiest people on Earth.

Together we will clean up corruption, stop the revolving door between industry and government, and return our health agencies to their rich tradition of gold-standard, evidence-based science. I will provide Americans with transparency and access to all the data so they can make informed choices for themselves and their families.

My commitment to the American people is to be an honest public servant. Let’s go!

Susie Wiles has been named the first female Chief of Staff. Tom Homan will be the new “Border Czar.” Who else will join the Trump 2.0 dream team?

Donald Trump picked former ICE Chief Tom Homan to be his administration’s new “Border Czar” Monday, vowing to secure the southern border while deporting criminal illegal aliens already in the country.

From CBS News:

Tom Homan, tapped by President-elect Donald Trump to be his incoming administration’s “border czar,” is a veteran immigration official and immigration hawk whose law enforcement career spans decades. 

Once a police officer in New York state and Border Patrol agent, the Obama administration tapped him to head Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s deportation branch in 2013. During Homan’s time at ICE under President Obama, the agency carried out record numbers of formal deportations. Obama gave Homan a Presidential Rank Award, the highest civil service recognition. 

Trump early in his first term named Homan acting director of ICE. He quickly generated controversy when he suggested undocumented immigrants “should be afraid” under the Trump administration. 

Homan was one of the masterminds of the first Trump administration’s infamous “zero tolerance” policy, which led to the separation of thousands of migrant children from their parents. The parents were prosecuted for illegal entry, while the children were sent to shelters for unaccompanied minors — without a plan to reunite them. He was one of the three officials who signed the policy memo that then-Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen approved to greenlight the separations. He left ICE in June 2018.

Senator Chuck Schumer will no longer be the Senate Majority Leader after major Republican gains Tuesday night.

According to election data, the Senate will be comprised of a 51-seat majority by the GOP.

From CBS News:

Republicans gained control of the Senate in the 2024 elections, with GOP wins in a handful of key races cementing the new majority and flipping party control of the upper chamber.

With a Senate map heavily in their favor, Republicans flipped West Virginia and Ohio giving them at least a 51-seat majority as a handful of races remained toss ups. One race that became surprisingly competitive in the final stretch of the campaign, Nebraska, brought the GOP over the finish line. 

Democrats currently have a 51-49 majority in the Senate. But Sen. Joe Manchin’s decision to leave Congress all but guaranteed a Republican flip in deep-red West Virginia, and opportunities for Republican pickups in a handful of other states spelled trouble for the Democrats. Meanwhile, Democrats had set their sights on possible pickup opportunities in Florida and Texas — which are projected to remain in Republican hands — while working to defend their most vulnerable seats. 

Republicans last won a majority in the Senate in 2018, before Democrats went on to secure a narrow majority in the two most recent elections.