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Wall Street Journal:
A Wistful Biden Says Goodbye in a Closing Appearance on the World Stage — His valedictory visit to South America marks an end to an era as other leaders look ahead to a Trump presidency — RIO DE JANEIRO—After defeating Donald Trump four years ago, President Biden declared at his first summit “America is back.”
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Zolan Kanno-Youngs / New York Times:
As Trump Looms, Biden Makes a Last-Ditch Pitch to Global Leaders — The president approved Ukraine's use of long-range missiles inside Russia, but that decision, among others, may soon be reversed. — President Biden will begin what is likely to be his last summit with global leaders …
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Associated Press:
Biden authorizes Ukraine to use US-supplied longer range missiles for deeper strikes inside Russia
Biden authorizes Ukraine to use US-supplied longer range missiles for deeper strikes inside Russia
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David Nir / Public Notice:
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The Guardian, The Gateway Pundit and Axios
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Trump Signals a ‘Seismic Shift,’ Shocking the Washington Establishment — The president-elect's early transition moves amount to a generational test of a system as he seeks to rewrite the balance of power and install lieutenants to blow up key parts of government. — Somehow disruption doesn't begin to cover it.
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Associated Press:
Trump names Brendan Carr, senior GOP leader at FCC, to lead the agency
Trump names Brendan Carr, senior GOP leader at FCC, to lead the agency
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Ivana Saric / Axios:
Trump confirms he will declare national emergency to carry out mass deportations … - A Truth Social post early Monday is the first time the president-elect has confirmed how his administration will execute the controversial plan. … - Trump reposted Fitton's comment Monday with the caption, “TRUE!!”
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Washington Examiner:
Trump confirms plans to declare national emergency to implement mass deportation program — President-elect Donald Trump confirmed on Truth Social early Monday morning that his incoming administration will declare a national emergency and use military resources to implement a mass deportation of illegal immigrants.
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Daily Mail
Politico:
Trump's immigration crackdown is expected to start on Day 1 — The president-elect is expected to take a series of actions aimed at restricting immigration and ramping up deportations. — In his first 100 days, President-elect Donald Trump plans to begin the process of deporting hundreds of thousands of people.
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Mercury News, Daily Mail and WPR
Sophia Cai / Axios:
Musk, top Trump adviser clash over Cabinet picks … - Musk — who fueled Trump's election effort by giving at least $119 million — has questioned whether Epshteyn has had too much influence in Trump's selections, especially his top Justice Department picks and the White House counsel …
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Mediaite, Washington Post, Raw Story and Washington Examiner
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New York Times:
After Flurry of Cabinet Picks, Trump Rethinks Candidates for Treasury Secretary — President-elect Donald J. Trump is expected to invite the contenders for the role, including Kevin Warsh and Marc Rowan, to Mar-a-Lago this week. — President-elect Donald J. Trump is eyeing a new candidate …
Rachael Bade / Politico:
Matt Gaetz feels the heat — The would-be attorney general is facing new pressure this week from his accusers and from Senate Democrats. — President-elect Donald Trump is dead serious about making him attorney general. Speaker Mike Johnson is pledging to bury a critical House Ethics Committee report …
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Mediaite and New Republic
Steven Shepard / Politico:
Ann Selzer leaving election polling after Iowa whiff — The legendary pollster is ending her relationship with the Des Moines Register, which dates back to 1997. — Two weeks after her firm incorrectly found Vice President Kamala Harris surging in increasingly red Iowa …
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Judd Legum / Popular Information:
13 things everyone should know about Pete Hegseth — Secretary of Defense is one of the most complex and consequential positions on earth. The person in that position is responsible for overseeing the world's largest bureaucracy, the Department of Defense, with over 2.6 million employees and a budget of over $840 billion.
Oliver Darcy / Status:
The Verge Editor-In-Chief Nilay Patel breathes fire on Elon Musk and Donald Trump's Big Tech enablers — “All of these men are now hopelessly trapped in a problem their own platforms and algorithms created.” — The Verge Editor-In-Chief Nilay Patel is one of the most blunt voices in American media.
Joshua Green / Bloomberg:
Trump's Impossible Task: Delivering for the Working Class and Billionaires — He's attempting to pull off plutocratic populism, but the math doesn't square. … He improved on his 2020 vote share nearly everywhere on the map. And he made significant gains with working-class Latino and Black voters …
Associated Press:
From the Amazon rainforest, Biden declares nobody can reverse US progress on clean energy — Joe Biden witnessed the devastation of drought up close as the first sitting American president to visit the Amazon rainforest Sunday, declaring that nobody can reverse “the clean energy revolution that's underway …
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