For those of you pining for the sturm und drang of Donald Trump's first term, I'm the bearer of good news: The first attempt to impeach the newly minted president is already underway. Sure, as political pseudoevents go, it's about as anticlimactic, low profile, and ill-conceived as a Limp Bizkit reunion...

After four years of the Biden administration, practically any sentient human would seem like an upgrade. But President Donald Trump entered office on Monday with such a clear mission that even some die-hard Democrats couldn’t help but take notice. For one woman who once served as a top fundraiser for Barack Obama, the second Trump term is already putting the Biden years to shame. According to the Daily Caller: Trump headed to North Carolina to assess last year’s hurricane damage, the same day he travelled to Los Angeles, Calif., where he met with victims of wildfires in the Palisades, all while speaking with first responders and people personally affected. During an appearance on “The Ingraham Angle,” Obama’s former fundraiser, Allison Huynh, said Trump’s first week has been efficient, in contrast to the previous administration. “This morning he was in DC. Then he flew to North Carolina to visit the devastation from the hurricanes. Then he flew on Air Force One to LAX, took Marine One to the Palisades to talk to the victims of this awful biblical fire,” Huynh said. Huynh said she does not “remember Biden doing this.” “He [Biden] never even visited North Carolina. Kamala Harris, just right before the election, she finally went to visit the border. This is what competency looks like. I know we’re not used to it in California. We’re not used to it in the United States, and I know that people are just shocked how much he’s getting done,” Huynh said. Trump’s visits to scenes of domestic disasters and other aspects of his busy first week have drawn widespread praise on social media: I give Trump an A+ for his first week in office. What grade do you give him? pic.twitter.com/uiDFL0HA4n — Carl Jackson (@carljacksonshow) January 25, 2025 Trump just put in a 14 hour day in his first week as President. Biden’s never done this once over his four years in office. America is back. pic.twitter.com/E5ECc9GPQJ — johnny maga (@_johnnymaga) January 25, 2025 Great first week in America. Back to common sense pic.twitter.com/62BFefOCRC — Florida For Trump (@hammondForTrump) January 25, 2025 Trump’s official X account also took the opportunity to tout some of his early successes: In total, before the end of my first full business day in Washington and the White House, we’ve already secured nearly $3 trillion of new investments in the United States. And probably, that’s going to be six or seven by the end of the week. pic.twitter.com/O8e0AZYxGJ — President Donald J. Trump (@POTUS) January 22, 2025 Of course, Huynh’s disillusionment with the Democratic Party predates Trump’s inauguration. As the New York Post reported last year, she decided to sell off her collection of rare Democratic Party memorabilia: Exasperated by violent crime and illicit drug use in America, the 48-year-old Vietnamese immigrant, who helped build some of the world’s first e-commerce websites and once lived down the street from Steve Jobs in Silicon Valley, has done a total 180 when it comes to her politics. No longer identifying as a left-leaning Democrat, she calls herself an Independent — and she’s vocally backing Donald Trump. She recently traveled from her home in Palo Alto, Calif., to Florida to show support for the former president at a fundraiser at Mar-A-Lago and hopes to attend more. “I was surprised when I met Donald Trump,” Huynh, who is working on a Silicon Valley memoir entitled “Beyond Good and Evil,” recalled. “He was light and funny and intelligent. The people there were down-to-earth. “I was happy with how knowledgeable Trump is about what is going on with the country and the economy. He had the information. He is all there with the things that matter: education — his kids are well-educated -— fighting crime, immigration and business,” continued Huynh, who has two daughters, age 21 and 18, and a 16-year-old son. The lefty collectibles are poised to go the way of Obama. She is currently shopping the JFK chair and Shepard Fairey “Hope” piece around — with a seven-figure price all in, we’re told. “I am cleaning house,” said Huynh. “I was a lifelong liberal and Democrat but when things don’t serve us in this moment, it is best to move on and let other people enjoy the items. They don’t have much meaning for me right now.” Here’s some additional insight into her political realignment:

One of the initial steps President Donald Trump has taken in an effort to enhance the efficiency of the federal government involved signing an order that mandates federal employees who had been working remotely in the wake of the pandemic return to in-person work. The move was met with enthusiastic support from many of Trump’s supporters, but a number of those federal workers impacted by the order were none too pleased. As the Daily Caller reported, one paralegal working for the Department of Justice uploaded a TikTok video complaining about Trump’s return-to-office order:: Trump issued an executive order Monday requiring agencies to terminate remote work arrangements and for employees to work in-person on a “full-time basis.” The paralegal, Kaitlin Kons, said she and her co-workers were dealing with an “information intake” and were “yapping” in the office instead of doing their jobs. “As a government employee, what’s so ironic about all this shit going on with Trump making us go in-person five days a week to promote efficiency, and also establishing the Department of Government Efficiency, the DOGE, what’s really funny is, because of all of this news and all of the change in policy, we are yapping more at work, we are trying to digest everything that’s going on,” Kons said. “We cannot get any work done because of how much information intake that, like, existing in this administration requires.” “And we’re not yapping just to yap. We’re yapping because every single day a memo comes down from God knows where telling us that there’s a new rule that we need to enforce for a job that does not relate to what we’re doing,” Kons continued. “Like, oh, you work for the FDA? Guess what? Now you’re going to have to enforce immigration. Any fucking federal employee, guess what, go snitch on your fucking colleagues if they do anything related to DEI now. Like, this week has been such a whirlwind. I cannot get work done.” Her tirade didn’t earn a lot of sympathy among some social media users: To Kaitlin Kons, the paralegal at the DOJ bitching about having to return to the office, 5 days a week like normal people – STFU. Stop yapping and work already. Or quit. Your choice buttercup. https://t.co/fvcqnPjL66 — Mantis Toboggan, MD (@HellaBlueBear) January 24, 2025 Several other federal employees expressed similar frustrations on Reddit, however: Over on Reddit, federal employees are in a total meltdown that President Trump has ordered them to return to the office and get back to work. Right now, the top suggestion is for employees to boycott all the local small businesses near their office — the restaurants, grocery… pic.twitter.com/sGP9Pu83ln — Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) January 23, 2025 Here’s a sampling of comments from those who endorse Trump’s order: President Trump signed an executive order yesterday mandating that federal workers need to show up in person for work. Currently, 94% of federal employees work from home. Many of our government headquarters are empty. Either show up for work, or YOU’RE FIRED! pic.twitter.com/Rc3EHlPKfZ — Paul A. Szypula (@Bubblebathgirl) January 21, 2025 I hope 80% of the federal employees choose to resign rather than come back to in-person attendance. We need to start over with a fresh new batch of federal works who care about their jobs and the American people they are supposed to serve. Let it rain! pic.twitter.com/qbOyGKrOlg — HW Helser (@HW_Helser) January 20, 2025 Here are some details about the Trump directive, per Axios: Why it matters: The clock has started. Following President Trump’s orders, the Office of Personal Management (OPM) gave federal workers roughly a month’s heads-up to be back in the office full-time. The big picture: Every federal agency head had to revise their telework policies by 5pm Friday. The directives may differ, but they all must: Instruct employees to work full-time at their “duty stations” unless excused due to a “disability, qualifying medical condition or other compelling reason certified by the agency head and the employee’s supervisor,” per OPM’s memo. Require that every employee is complying within 30 days. “The only way to get employees back to the office is to adopt a centralized policy requiring return-to-work for all agencies across the federal government,” reads OPM’s memo. “Seeking to cajole individual agencies to try to get employees to return to the worksite has not succeeded.” The fine print: If a worker’s duty station is over 50 miles from an agency office, then the agency should move the employee’s duty station to the “most appropriate agency office,” per the order. The Trump administration will also cooperate with existing union contracts, per the memo, and some exceptions may be granted thanks to “collective bargaining obligations.” Here’s some additional coverage of the recent developments:

A number of entertainers have agreed to perform at events related to the inauguration of President Donald Trump, prompting backlash from some of their anti-Trump fans. For “You Were Meant For Me” singer Jewel, the criticism came after she took the stage at an event celebrating the Make America Healthy Again movement being spearheaded by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump’s pick to lead the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. According to Fox News: Jewel is defending herself after fans voiced their disappointment over her decision to perform at the MAHA Inaugural Ball for Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Following her surprise performance of “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” for Kennedy and his wife, actress Cheryl Hines, at the ball, many fans took to the comments section of her recent Instagram posts to share that they were upset with her decision to perform at the ball. “Incredibly disappointed. Jewel is MAGA. Unfollow,” one fan wrote in the comments section of a post shared by the singer-songwriter on Monday. “You are a huge disappointment. I was a fan for decades but now will never listen to your music again or pay any money to see you perform live,” another follower added. Her performance sparked both positive and negative social media commentary. RFK just busted out singer Jewel—Cheryl’s favorite artist—at his MAHA Ball at the old Trump hotel She’s singing Somewhere Over The Rainbow. Cheryl is crying on stage. Imagine thinking this would be what Trump’s election celebration looked like? pic.twitter.com/FweDK9eitg — Brent Scher (@BrentScher) January 21, 2025 Jewel is a singer and should be free to sing wherever she wants, but this person is shaming her for performing at RFK’s MAHA ball. How did she hurt fans? She was hired to do a job and she did it. pic.twitter.com/WMkBc1EUzW — Dr. Jebra Faushay (@JebraFaushay) January 25, 2025 Jewel at the #MAHA Ball! Go Bobby! @robertkennedyjr conformation hearing for HHS is next Tuesday pic.twitter.com/ElaWtsjOyI — Rabbi Shmuley (@RabbiShmuley) January 23, 2025 Although she notably stopped short of endorsing the Trump administration, Jewel nevertheless defended her decision to accept the invitation to perform. According to the Daily Wire: “As many of you know, I am a mental health advocate,” the singer — born Jewel Kilcher — said. “If there’s anything I’ve learned in the past 20 years, it’s that mental health affects everybody’s lives across party lines. I reached out to the last administration, spoke with the surgeon general about the mental health crisis that’s facing our nation. I don’t know if you guys know the stats, but it is bleak.” “I believe there’s things we can do. I believe I can save lives and help,” she added. “And if I believe I can help, I have to try. And if I wait to try until I agree 100% with the people that might be willing to help me, I’d never get off the bench. I don’t think that’s how activism works, waiting until everything’s perfect enough to participate. It’s actually because things are so imperfect that we have to find ways to engage and to participate. And we have to act now. We cannot wait another four years.” The Grammy-nominated singer said she believes there are people in the new administration who are “willing to help on this issue,” making it clear she doesn’t believe in “all the politics” of the Trump administration. She added that if she can “make sure mental health is in the conversation when it comes to American health” and “help put resources or mental health tools into the hands of the most vulnerable who need it, I’m going to try and I’m going to fight.” Of course, her statement did include a standard celebrity apology, possibly saving her from cancelation by the woke crowd:

Earlier today, NBC News released a report claiming that Mexico is refusing to accept deportation flights from the United States. We reported on that story here: DEVELOPING: Mexico Refusing To Accept U.S. Deportation Flights However, the White House has just debunked that report. According to the White House, Mexico actually just accepted four deportation flights yesterday, as well as thousands via other types of transportation. In other words, the NBC News report is fake news. Take a look: ?FAKE NEWS from NBC: White House Officials confirmed to me moments ago that Mexico accepted 4 illegal alien deportation flights yesterday. Mexico has also accepted tens of thousands of land returns on roadway and on foot. This is FAKE NEWS and needs a correction immediately. pic.twitter.com/5W32vSBKx5 — Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) January 25, 2025 DEBUNKED WHITE HOUSE CALLS OUT NBC REPORT ABOUT MEXICO REFUSING DEPORTATION FLIGHTS The White House confirmed Mexico accepted four deportation flights for illegal aliens yesterday, along with tens of thousands of land returns via roadways and foot crossings. NBC’s report… https://t.co/ILQ09vPTBN pic.twitter.com/MnAv3fj5I8 — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) January 25, 2025 After NBC News released their report, WH Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt posted this on X in order to clarify the actual truth of the matter: Thanks to President Trump: Yesterday, Mexico accepted a record 4 deportation flights in 1 day! This comes in addition to unrestricted returns at the land border, the deportation of non-Mexicans, & reinstatement of Remain-in-Mexico. Mexico has also mobilized 30K National Guard. https://t.co/FNINADyQU7 — Karoline Leavitt (@PressSec) January 25, 2025 NBC News was forced to issue this update to their story: A White House official said in a text message that “the flights thing was an administrative issue and was quickly rectified.” After the publication of this article, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt tweeted, "Yesterday, Mexico accepted a record 4 deportation flights in 1 day!" A White House official, however, did not clarify whether they were military, commercial or private flights. The White House clarified that Mexico's so-called "refusal" to accept a deportation flight was actually due to administrative confusion, not unwillingness on the part of Mexico. The New York Post confirmed: A White House official told the outlet via text message that “the flights thing was an administrative issue and was quickly rectified.” The flight rejection appeared to be confusion over the Department of Defense flight manifest, according to Fox News’ Bill Melugin, who cited a senior State Department official. “Per the official, Mexico was full steam ahead to accept the deportations – and would have if there hadn’t been a misunderstanding regarding the paperwork,” he tweeted. About 2,000 illegal migrants were deported to the country Thursday, with the nation detaining around 5,000 within its own borders, Melugin added.

This just in: the U.S. Senate has just confirmed Pete Hegseth as President Trump’s Secretary of Defense! His confirmation was passed by a very narrow vote of 51-50. Check it out: JUST IN – US Senate confirms Hegseth as Secretary of Defense: 51-50. pic.twitter.com/LMvrAdDmYK — Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) January 25, 2025 Pete Hegseth has been confirmed as the Secretary of Defense Game time pic.twitter.com/HyDl5tdcjt — DC_Draino (@DC_Draino) January 25, 2025 Pete Hegseth’s role in President Trump’s administration ultimately came down to Vice President JD Vance’s tie-breaking vote. This is an extremely rare occurrence. In fact, it actually only happened one other time in U.S. history, with President Trump’s Secretary of Education Besty DeVos during his first term. BREAKING: JUST ANNOUNCED The next Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has been CONFIRMED! The vote came down to the wire at 51-50 after JD Vance cast the deciding vote! YES Pete Hegseth has been officially confirmed as Secretary of Defense pic.twitter.com/RcTglRvk6i — Ape? (@CubanOnlyTrump) January 25, 2025   #BREAKING – IT’S OFFICIAL: JD Vance has cast the tie breaking vote, CONFIRMING Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Defense, 51-50 CONGRATULATIONS SECRETARY HEGSETH! America’s military has NEVER been in better hands. pic.twitter.com/wJ86eeqhLS — Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) January 25, 2025 Of course, JD Vance voted to confirm Hegseth. But, you know who didn’t? Mitch McConnell. In fact, he even walked over and celebrated with the Dems after voting ‘no’ on Hegseth. Just watch: WTF? Mitch McConnell immediately walked over and CELEBRATED with the Democrats after voting against Hegseth This man HAS TO GO in 2026. The people of Kentucky voted for Trump’s mandate—not this anti-Trump BS. pic.twitter.com/bfFZtayx51 — Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) January 25, 2025 RINO’s gotta go. And, in case you’re curious, the only other two Republicans to vote against Hegseth were Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins. Reuters reported: Pete Hegseth narrowly secured enough votes on Friday to become the next U.S. defense secretary, a major victory for President Donald Trump after fierce opposition from Democrats and even some Republicans to his controversial nominee. Hegseth was confirmed after a 50-50 vote in the Senate, when Vice President JD Vance came to the chamber to break the tie in his role as president of the Senate, after three Republicans joined every Democrat and independent in voting no. Hegseth, a former Fox News personality and decorated veteran, is promising to bring major changes to the Pentagon. But his leadership will be under intense scrutiny after a bruising confirmation review that raised serious questions about his qualifications, temperament and views about women in combat. “We have not had a secretary of defense like Hegseth before,” said Jeremi Suri, a University of Texas, Austin, history professor and presidential scholar. Hegseth is the most divisive candidate to clinch the U.S. military’s top job, a position that has historically gone to candidates with deep experience running large organizations and who enjoy broad bipartisan support. It was only the second time in history a cabinet nominee needed a tie-break to be confirmed. The first was also a Trump nominee, Betsy DeVos, who became secretary of education in 2017. The three Republican senators who voted against Hegseth were Senators Lisa Murkowski, Susan Collins and Mitch McConnell, was the party’s leader in the chamber until this month. McConnell said Hegseth had failed to demonstrate that he had the ability to effectively manage an organization as large and complex as the military. “Mere desire to be a ‘change agent’ is not enough to fill these shoes,” McConnell said in a statement. AP added: The Senate confirmed Pete Hegseth as the nation’s defense secretary late Friday in a dramatic tie-breaking vote, swatting back questions about his qualifications to lead the Pentagon amid allegations of heavy drinking and aggressive behavior toward women. Rarely has a Cabinet nominee faced such wide-ranging concerns about his experience and behavior as Hegseth, particularly for such a high-profile role atop the U.S. military. But the Republican-led Senate was determined to confirm Hegseth, a former Fox News host and combat veteran who has vowed to bring a “warrior culture,” rounding out President Donald Trump’s top national security Cabinet officials. Vice President JD Vance arrived to break the 50-50 tie, highly unusual for Cabinet nominees and particularly defense secretaries, who typically win wider bipartisan support. Hegseth himself was at the Capitol with his family. “We have a great secretary of defense and we’re very happy,” Trump said as he boarded Air Force One after surveying fire devastation in California. Trump said he didn’t care about the dissent from Sen. Mitch McConnell, the influential former Republican leader — who joined two other Republicans, Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, in voting against Hegseth — because the “important thing is winning.”

This just in: U.S. Marines have been deployed to the U.S.-Mexico border! Heavily-armed troops started arriving to the Southern border on Thursday evening. They are tasked with assisting Border Patrol and helping to secure our nation’s border. In total, 1,500 troops from both the U.S. Marines and Army are expected to join the National Guard at the border. Check out these videos and photos: JUST IN: The U.S. Marines have just arrived to secure the southern borderpic.twitter.com/mfxLBjCU7b — Kyle Becker (@kylenabecker) January 24, 2025 Heavily armed United States Marines have landed at the southern border to assist Border Patrol One of the only times we’ve ever seen American troops defending *American* borders pic.twitter.com/ae1EjkvNpA — DC_Draino (@DC_Draino) January 24, 2025 NEW: Photos of US Marines deployed to the border & assisting Border Patrol, per senior admin official. Per NORTHCOM, the Marines are from the 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, & the 7th Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group. Both Camp Pendleton. pic.twitter.com/nDnZdaLat6 — Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) January 24, 2025 BREAKING: US Marines are now stationed on our border! They are helping Border Patrol in restoring America’s sovereignty! Promises made, promises kept! pic.twitter.com/EjrjbCe11P — Gunther Eagleman (@GuntherEagleman) January 24, 2025 Things are moving very quickly at the border as President Trump delivers on his campaign promise to get it secured — stat! ABC News reported on the latest developments: U.S. military aircraft carried out two deportation flights to Guatemala on Thursday evening at about the same time that the first ground troops arrived at the southern border as part of the Trump administration’s use of military troops to help Customs and Border Protection personnel. Both the White House and the Pentagon are both prioritizing news about the border mission, with the Pentagon allowing only social media posts about the mission over the next 10 days while it carries out a worldwide refocus of its social media mission. The first of 1,500 Marine and Army personnel also began arriving on the border on Thursday evening, with Marines near San Diego arriving at the border wall with Mexico to lay down additional concertina wire and prepare for the arrival of more troops. That same evening, two U.S. Air Force C-17 aircraft took off from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Arizona, and Biggs Army Airfield in El Paso, Texas, carrying approximately 80 deportees back to their home country of Guatemala. Stars and Stripes added: Military police and Army engineers from seven states will join Marine Corps engineers from California already en route for a deployment to the U.S. border with Mexico ordered Monday by President Donald Trump. In total, 1,500 active-duty troops will join about 2,500 National Guard members and helicopter crews already working at the southwest border in support of Customs and Border Protection. The forces will install physical barriers along the border and conduct detection and monitoring missions, according to U.S. Northern Command, which is leading the mission. The first wave of active-duty troops was expected to be at locations along the border by the end of the week. NORTHCOM would not say exactly where the troops would deploy. “U.S. Northern Command is aggressively bolstering security at the southern border,” said Air Force Gen. Gregory Guillot, NORTHCOM’s commander. “In a matter of days, we will have nearly doubled the number of forces along the border, effectively implementing the president’s intent while planning and posturing for expanded efforts to protect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the United States.” There is discussion among defense officials and the White House that the number of troops deployed could reach 10,000, said a senior defense official who spoke on the condition of anonymity. The executive order that Trump signed Monday called for whatever number of troops that defense officials deemed necessary.