David T. Weiseth
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David T. Weiseth
@dtweiseth
Codify to Amplify, in the service of human dignity





BREAKING: In Friday news dump, CBP officially reports 302,034 migrant encounters in December, the highest month ever recorded. CBP also reports Border Patrol arrested 19 people on the FBI terror watchlist in December, bringing the total to 50 arrests for fiscal year 2024 so far.




On Ukraine’s ammo shortages: "…as ridiculous as it may sound, it seems that North Korea is a more efficient partner to Russia than friends who try to supply Ukraine with artillery ammunition. And that's ridiculous…” Ukrainian FM @DmytroKuleba to @ronzheimer of @BILD - featured in our report last night for @OutFrontCNN #Ukraine #Russia @CNN @cnni




Donald Trump's former AG Bill Barr rips his former boss: “He's a very petty individual who will always put his interests ahead of the country's… Our country can't be a therapy session for a troubled man like this." Never Trump.







☀️ MCCONNELL BOWS TO TRUMP ON BORDER Last night, we scooped that MCCONNELL told Republican senators that time had essentially run out on trying to craft a Ukraine-border package. "We dont want to do anything to undermine [Trump]," said McConnell, who can barely utter the former president's name. "The politics on this have changed," McConnell said. TIM SCOTT then was asked about our reporting on Fox and said the border bill is DOA. The bill was being crafted by his 2010 classmate Lankford.






If we don’t honor our commitment to Ukraine, there’s not a single nation – friend or foe – that will fully trust us again. Renewing our aid is essential to keeping our partnerships and maintaining our place in the world.







