Chicago News Cooperative: Pension Financing Shortfall Is A Threat On The Horizon For State

At her Friday confirmation hearing as Trump’s pick for DHS secretary, Gov. Kristi Noem made rambling remarks suggesting she has good working relationships with her state’s tribes: NOEM: I offered to train federal law enforcement officers, BIA officers, but also their tribal police in South Dakota, at no cost to our tribes.

Someone remind this pair of clowns that Trump and Melania didn't have the courtesy to attend Biden's inauguration. Watters was already being roasted for the hypocrisy after comments he made on his show this Wednesday about Michelle Obama refusing to attend Orange Julius' inauguration. This Thursday Watters brought on Trumper Kid Rock to pile on and complain about how disrespectful the angry Black woman was being for not attending: WATTERS: So is this your first inauguration? ROCK: No.

Unsurprisingly, a corrupted politician will meet with another corrupted politician—birds of a feather and all of that. But thirsty grifter NYC Mayor Eric Adams might be hoping for a pardon from the convicted felon since he is facing a five-count federal indictment. And Adams is traveling to Mar-a-Lago at the taxpayers' expense. Donald has previously expressed interest in pardoning Adams.

Ya gotta love it: The Biden administration has pushed out nearly all available funds from the signature climate and economic laws as the White House works to ensure his work survives the incoming Trump administration. Via USAToday: The federal government has awarded 99% of existing grant funding for clean energy, infrastructure and manufacturing projects, totaling about $750 billion, according to a new 75-page White House report obtained by USA TODAY that breaks down the spending before Biden leaves office Monday.

As Donald Trump prepares to take the oath of office for a second time, he claims to have a “massive” mandate to enact his destructive agenda. But new polling shows that’s far from the truth. A NPR/PBS News/Marist College poll released Wednesday shows that just 44% of Americans view Trump favorably, while 49% view him unfavorably.

Gallup: “Joe Biden averaged 42.2% job approval during his four years as president, the second lowest in Gallup polling history.” “Biden’s average job approval rating for his term is just one percentage point higher than that of his predecessor, Donald Trump, who holds the record low.” “Before the past two presidents, Jimmy Carter and Harry Truman had the lowest averages for their presidencies.”