The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 2:

4:05pm- According to reports, Donald Trump’s administration will offer White House press credentials to podcasters and social media accounts.

4:10pm- Bucks County Commissioners Vote to Count Illegal Ballots as Pennsylvania Senate Race Heads for Recount. Brittany Bernstein of National Review writes: “Bucks County, Pa., commissioners have voted to count ballots lacking proper signatures as the Pennsylvania Senate race heads to an automatic recount due to the razor-thin margin by which GOP Senator-elect Dave McCormick has beaten incumbent Senator Bob Casey. The 2-1 vote of the commissioners board violates a state Supreme Court ruling issued earlier this year and goes against the advice of the board’s legal team, which advised against counting the 124 illegal ballots.” You can read the full article here: https://www.nationalreview.com/news/bucks-county-commissioners-vote-to-count-illegal-ballots-as-pennsylvania-senate-race-heads-for-recount/

4:30pm- In a post to Truth Social, Donald Trump announced Doug Burgum’s appointment to Secretary of the Interior. Burgum will also serve as Chairman of the newly formed National Energy Council.

4:45pm- While testifying before the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, Principal Deputy Director of the NIH Dr. Lawrence Tabak, CDC Director of Office of Readiness and Response Dr. Henry Walke, and Chief Medical Officer of the FDA Dr. Hilary Marston conceded that mistakes were made by their agencies during the COVID-19 pandemic—resulting in a diminishment of public trust.