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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Trump Put Musk on Phone With Zelensky During Call — Elon Musk was with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago when the president-elect spoke with Ukraine's leader. It is not clear if they discussed any change in U.S. policy toward Ukraine. — President-elect Donald J. Trump spoke on Wednesday …
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Barak Ravid / Axios:
Scoop: Elon Musk joined Trump's call with Zelensky … - The Biden administration is now looking for ways to get as much military assistance as possible to Ukraine ahead of Jan. 20, when Trump could turn off the spigot. — But the private conversations Trump and his team have had with Zelensky …
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Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
America's political discordance: The Trump voters who want progressivism — Trump voters backed abortion, minimum wage and family leave — but don't get that Project 2025 would take it away — Perhaps out of fear of insulting their audiences, the pundits, journalists …
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Michael Tomasky / New Republic:
Why Does No One Understand the Real Reason Trump Won? … I've had a lot of conversations since Tuesday revolving around the question of why Donald Trump won. The economy and inflation. Kamala Harris didn't do this or that. Sexism and racism. The border. That trans-inmate ad that ran a jillion times.
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Dan Froomkin / Press Watch:
I blame the media — I am horrified and I am terrified and I am angry. — And I blame the media.
I blame the media — I am horrified and I am terrified and I am angry. — And I blame the media.
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CNN:
Pentagon officials discussing how to respond if Trump issues controversial orders — Pentagon officials are holding informal discussions about how the Department of Defense would respond if Donald Trump issues orders to deploy active-duty troops domestically and fire large swaths of apolitical staffers, defense officials told CNN.
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CNN:
Biden administration to allow American military contractors to deploy to Ukraine for first time since Russia's invasion — The Biden administration has lifted a de facto ban on American military contractors deploying to Ukraine to help the country's military maintain and repair US-provided weapons systems …
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Washington Post, The War Zone, USA Today, One America News Network and Reuters
Politico:
Pentagon officials anxious Trump may fire the military's top general — The president-elect has railed against “woke” generals and others who have pushed for diversity initiatives in the ranks. — Defense officials are getting anxious about the possibility of the incoming Trump administration firing …
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Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Progressives Urge Senate Dems To Confirm All Of Biden's Court Picks In Lame Duck — Biden's judges will “serve as one of the last guardrails in upholding our nation's laws and the Constitution,” said Maggie Jo Buchanan of Demand Justice. — LOADING — WASHINGTON — Welp.
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Axios:
Behind the Curtain: Deep Democratic depression
Behind the Curtain: Deep Democratic depression
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Chuck Todd / NBC News:
This Democratic defeat — and the rise of Trump 2.0 — was a decade in the making
This Democratic defeat — and the rise of Trump 2.0 — was a decade in the making
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The Hill
Hans Nichols / Axios:
Jeffries takes charge of the Democratic resistance
Jeffries takes charge of the Democratic resistance
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The Independent, The Hill and The Guardian
Rolling Stone:
Dem Insiders Begged Team Harris Not to Campaign With Liz Cheney — “People don't want to be in a coalition with the devil,” says a Democratic source who was appalled by Harris' embrace of Dick Cheney … It opened with the politics of joy, and a hearty dose of mockery aimed at Donald Trump and his running mate, J.D. Vance.
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Gabe Kaminsky / Washington Examiner:
How Kamala Harris plowed through $1 billion
How Kamala Harris plowed through $1 billion
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Alex Thompson / Axios:
Harris, Biden camps blame each other for loss
Harris, Biden camps blame each other for loss
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Washington Post:
Three charged in alleged Iranian plot that included plans to kill Trump — A person briefed on the investigation, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss it, said two of the individuals are in custody. — NEW YORK — Three men have been charged in connection with an alleged Iranian plot …
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US Department of Justice:
Justice Department Announces Murder-For-Hire and Related Charges Against IRGC Asset and Two Local Operatives
Justice Department Announces Murder-For-Hire and Related Charges Against IRGC Asset and Two Local Operatives
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Associated Press:
Justice Department brings criminal charges in Iranian murder-for-hire plan targeting Donald Trump
Justice Department brings criminal charges in Iranian murder-for-hire plan targeting Donald Trump
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Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Pelosi Laments Biden's Late Exit and the Lack of an ‘Open Primary’ — “Had the president gotten out sooner, there may have been other candidates in the race,” the former House speaker said in an interview with The New York Times, suggesting she had anticipated an “open primary.”
Annie Karni / New York Times:
A Red-District Conqueror Wants Fellow Democrats to Look in the Mirror — Representative Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, who is on track to win re-election in a rural Washington district, says her party needs to stop demonizing others and change the candidates it supports. — It's not always fun to say I told you so.
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Associated Press:
US judge tosses Illinois' ban on semiautomatic weapons, governor pledges swift appeal — A federal judge on Friday overturned Illinois' ban on semiautomatic weapons, leaning on recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings that strictly interpret the Second Amendment right to keep and bear firearms.
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Todd Feurer / CBS News:
Federal judge rules Illinois assault weapons ban unconstitutional
Federal judge rules Illinois assault weapons ban unconstitutional
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Axios
Jake Levison / Sky News:
What is the 4B movement? — In the aftermath of Donald Trump's historic US election win, some women on social media have been advocating for a movement which originated in South Korea to stand against authority. — A feminist movement which originated in South Korea has been taking off …
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CNN:
Racist texts about slaves and ‘picking cotton’ sent to Black people as state AGs, colleges and police probe their origins — Authorities across the United States are investigating after racist text messages - some with references to “slave catchers” and “picking cotton” …
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New York Times:
Wave of Racist Texts After Election Prompts F.B.I.'s Scrutiny
Wave of Racist Texts After Election Prompts F.B.I.'s Scrutiny
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David Goldman / CNN:
Trump just made $500 million with a single Truth Social post — President-elect Donald Trump's social media stock had been sinking fast after a short-lived, post-election-victory surge this week. Then, with a single post on Truth Social, he helped boost the stock again - and added a half billion dollars to his net worth as a result.
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James Liddell / The Independent:
Ted Cruz's daughter caught wincing and telling her mom 'don't clap' as senator praises Trump on stage — Caroline Cruz, 16, was left scowling at her mother on stage as the Texas senator prayed for a Trump win — Your support helps us to tell the story — From reproductive rights …
Mike Corder / Associated Press:
Israeli soccer fans were attacked in Amsterdam. The violence was condemned as antisemitic — Israeli fans were assaulted after a soccer game in Amsterdam by hordes of young people apparently riled up by calls on social media to target Jewish people, Dutch authorities said Friday.
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Molly White / Citation Needed:
Wind the clock — A message to those asking “what do I do now?” — 1× — I had allowed myself to hope that American voters would choose the better of the presidential options available to us, and I was wrong. I am disappointed. I am sad. I am afraid.
David Weigel / Semafor:
‘Was it even a winnable cycle?’ John Fetterman reckons with red Pennsylvania — The News — John Fetterman worried all year about Democrats' ability to win his state. On Thursday, he wasn't happy — but he was vindicated. The Pennsylvania senator, who won his 2022 race after a stroke …
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Ellie Silverman / Washington Post:
Thousands expected for People's March on Washington ahead of Trump's inauguration — Organizers estimate 50,000 will attend as part of an expected surge of protests — and celebrations — from across the political spectrum as the nation's seat of power transitions to Trump
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Kiera Butler / Mother Jones:
Exclusive: RFK Jr. Is Crowdsourcing Cabinet Picks for Trump — “Bobby cannot do this alone, so he is now turning to the wisdom and expertise of his supporters.” — Just days after former President Donald Trump won the presidential election, his onetime-opponent turned supporter …
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Timothy Noah / New Republic:
Dump Twitter — The oligarchs won. When the markets closed November 6—the day Donald Trump was declared winner of the presidential election—the combined wealth of the world's 10 richest people, nine of whom live in the United States, had surged by a combined $63.5 billion.
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Politico:
Hochul moves to revive Manhattan toll plan after Trump win — The New York governor is looking to enact the delayed policy before Trump takes office. — SAN JUAN — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has taken a step to revive congestion pricing before President-elect Donald Trump, who opposes the extra toll, takes office.
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Bolts:
Voters Dismiss Two of California's Leading Progressive Prosecutors — Los Angeles' George Gascón and Oakland's Pamela Price sought to use their offices to redress the harms and disparities of the criminal legal system. Both suffered large defeats this week.
NBC News:
Election Day bomb threats overwhelmingly targeted Democrat-leaning counties — It's still not clear who was behind the wave of threats. — Bomb threats sent to polling places and ballot-counting locations in at least five battleground states across the U.S. Tuesday targeted mostly Democratic counties, an NBC News analysis has found.
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