WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump is moving to build out his national security team, announcing he is nominating Fox News host and Army veteran Pete Hegseth to serve as his defense secretary and former Director of National Intelligence and former Texas Congressman John Ratcliffe to lead the Central Intelligence Agency. In a flurry of announcements,…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Dak Prescott has decided on surgery for his torn hamstring, ending the season for the franchise quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys when their playoff hopes were already fading fast. Owner Jerry Jones said Prescott will have the surgery Wednesday in New York. Jones was speaking on his radio show Tuesday. “His prognosis is…… MORE
DALLAS – (WBAP/KLIF) – Buyout layoffs at Dallas-based Southwest Airlines follow plane building and delviery issues at Boeing. Southwest Airlines is offering buyouts to some workers at 18 airports nationwide, as the carrier cuts back on flying planes due to delays in deliveries from its’ builder, Boeing. Los Angeles International Airport and Hartsfield Jackson International…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — WASHINGTON (AP) — The judge overseeing Donald Trump’s 2020 election interference case canceled any remaining court deadlines Friday while prosecutors assess the “the appropriate course going forward” in light of the Republican’s presidential victory. Special Counsel Jack Smith charged Trump last year with plotting to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election and illegally hoarding classified documents at…… MORE
FOX NEWS – (WBAP/KLIF) – The Department of Justice reports an Iranian asset and two others are charged in a plot to assassinate President-Elect Donald Trump. Justice says it foiled an Iranian plot to kill Trump in the timeframe leading to the election. A criminal complaint filed in Manhattan federal court alleges an unnamed official…… MORE
DALLAS = (WBAP/KLIF) – President elect Donald Trump taps his campaign senior adviser Susie Wiles as White House Chief of Staff Wiles is a veteran of Florida politics, and directed Trump’s campaign to victory in the state in 2016. She also helped Ron DeSantis’ 20 18 campaign for Florida governor, before a falling out that…… MORE
DALLAS – (WBAP/KLIF) – In a unanimous vote, the Federal Open Market Committee has lowered its benchmark overnight borrowing rate by a quarter percentage point, to a target range of 4.50%-4.75%.The Fed justifies easing the rate as it supports employment as as much of a priority as stopping inflation. This rate sets what banks charge…… MORE
FORT WORTH, Texas — (WBAP/KLIF) The man accused of shooting a Texas police chief earlier this month has been arrested in Fort Worth. According to judicial records, Seth Altman, 33, was arrested and booked into the Fort Worth Jail for attempted capital murder of a police officer. The Fort Worth Police Department says Altman was taken…… MORE
DALLAS – (WBAP/KLIF) – Several sources now reporting Israel’s retaliatory strikes on Iran have now begun. This follows more than two hundred missile attacks on Israel back on October the first, with Israel vowing retaliation. America’s F-16 fighter jets, reported arriving in the Middle East from a German air base; arriving to undisclosed locations in…… MORE
U S CENTRAL COMMAND – (WBAP/KLIF)- American air reinforcements are arriving today in Israel; the second round this month. F-16 fighter jets; placed ahead of the expected Israeli attack on Iran, in retaliation for Iran’s missile blitz on Israel October first. Earlier this month, a squadron of U S F-15’s arrived at an undisclosed base,…… MORE
