Morning Greatness: Trump Nominates Former Acting A.G. Matthew Whitaker as Ambassador to NATO

Good Thursday morning.

Here is what’s on 46 agenda today:

12noon: The President signs the Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2024

2:15pm: The President receives the President’s Daily Brief

4:30pm: The President welcomes the Boston Celtics to the White House to celebrate their victory in the 2024 National Basketball Association Championship

News roundup:
Democratic Rep. Mikie Sherrill announces run for New Jersey governor
Gaetz, Vance meet with GOP senators ahead of House Ethics Committee meeting
Questions loom about TikTok as Trump’s cabinet comes into shape
Texas land commissioner offers 1,402 acres to Trump for ‘deportation facilities’
Lindsey Graham urges GOP not to form ‘lynch mob’ ahead of Gaetz confirmation
LeBron James says he’s ‘getting off social media for the time being’
Biden admin Commerce Dept seeks to exhaust CHIPS Act funding before Biden leaves office
Trump taps former acting AG Matthew Whitaker as NATO ambassador
Jewish families decry ‘rampant’ antisemitism by California school district in lawsuit
Judge Hands Illegal Migrant Convicted Of Killing Laken Riley Life Sentence Without Parole
California Voters Reject Record-High Minimum Wage Increase
Jaguar Debuts Worst Ad Campaign Of The Year
Washington Post Was on Track To Lose $77 Million—Before Mass Boycott Over Presidential Non-Endorsement

And that’s all I’ve got, now go beat back the angry mob!