A look back at the people and events that made news the past week. Week-ends is a regular weekly feature of  This Just In…

HEROES OF THE WEEK

Pope Francis

Texas dad

Vaughn Smith

Jim Thorpe

VILLAINS OF THE WEEK

Jill Biden

Teen Vogue

QUOTES OF THE WEEK

“Democrats abandoned Milwaukee in 2020, and when we get to showcase Wisconsin to the nation in 2024, a Republican governor will be there to greet them. The GOP was born here, and we’re ready to celebrate our legacy of freedom and put a Republican back in the White House.”
Rebecca Kleefisch on Milwaukee getting closer to hosting the 2024 Republican National Convention

“Look, I feel very confident that, if I decide to run, I’ll win.

“I would say my big decision will be whether I go before or after. You understand what that means? Midterms. Do I go before or after? That will be my big decision.

 “I just think that there are certain assets to before.Let people know. I think a lot of people would not even run if I did that because, if you look at the polls, they don’t even register. Most of these people. And I think that you would actually have a backlash against them if they ran. People want me to run.”
Donald Trump

“CNN’s Kaitlan Collins asked President Biden about inflation … on December 10th, and President Biden told her then that he thought December 10th was the peak of the crisis. … It just seems clear that the Biden administration has misjudged how bad inflation was going to get for months and months and months.”
CNN’s Jake Tapper

“President Biden has said he plans to run for a second term, but his age has become an uncomfortable issue for him and his party.”
The New York Times

“Here’s another example of this man’s genuinely awful political instincts, the worst I have ever seen. Remember how Joe dipped into our strategic oil reserves to try to help bring down the price of gas we’ve been forced to pay for months? Remember that? Well, take a look at this. More than five million barrels of those reserves were reportedly exported to Europe and, get this, even some to China. … There’s reportedly a Hunter Biden business connection to the Chinese energy firm that got the oil. You can’t make it up. You can’t make this stuff up, folks.”
Dan Bongino

“Together, we are expanding access to transportation. … You need to get to go and need to be able to get where you need to go to do the work and get home.”
Kamala Harris

“The head of the World Health Organization on Wednesday criticized the U.S. Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade, saying the decision to no longer recognize a constitutional right to abortion was ‘a setback’ that would ultimately cost lives.”
Huh? The Associated Press

OUTRAGE OF THE WEEK

Inflation

Trump was right. They’re sending their rapists.

MOST UNDER-REPORTED STORY OF THE WEEK

Army recruiting suffers under Biden

MOST OVER-HYPED STORY OF THE WEEK

Dems won’t accept SCOTUS ruling on abortion

MOST UNUSUAL STORY OF THE WEEK

Van Gogh self-portrait found hidden behind another painting