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Victor Nava / New York Post:
Trump says Mexico's president has ‘agreed to stop’ migrants crossing into US through her country: ‘Very productive conversation!’ — President-elect Donald Trump said Wednesday that he has received assurances from Mexico's new president that she will “stop migration” though her country and into the US …
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Tara Suter / The Hill:
Biden on Trump's tariff plan: ‘I hope he rethinks it’ — President Biden said Thursday that he hopes President-elect Trump “rethinks” some of his tariff plans. — “I hope he rethinks it. I think it's a counterproductive thing to do,” the president said in Nantucket, Mass. …
Tara Suter / The Hill:
Sheinbaum refutes Trump's border claim: 'Mexico's position is not to close borders' — Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum pushed back on President-elect Trump's claim suggesting Mexico agreed to close its border with the U.S. “effectively immediately.” — “In our conversation with President Trump …
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Reuters:
Mexico warns Trump tariffs would kill 400,000 US jobs, threatens retaliation — Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Wednesday Mexico would retaliate if U.S. President-elect Donald Trump followed through with his proposed 25% across-the-board tariff, a move her government warned …
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Ivana Saric / Axios:
Biden stresses gratitude while Trump targets enemies in Thanksgiving messages … - Trump's Thanksgiving message shows he feels no need to strike a more conciliatory tone as he returns to the White House. — Biden has promised Trump a peaceful transition of power, while Trump has vowed …
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Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
My Brother Is Doing the Trump Dance — I know that every year, some of you see this Thanksgiving column by my brother and think that it is actually I who am serving up this slab of red meat under the nom de plume of Kevin Dowd. I can assure you that Kevin is very real and, this year, very excited.
Leigh Kimmins McManus / The Daily Beast:
Laura Loomer: Mark Zuckerberg's Trump Visit Was ‘Very Disturbing’ — X MARKS THE SPOT — Loomer claimed Zuckerberg censored “the assassination attempt pictures of President Trump,” and then programmed Facebook to censor mentions of the same. — Far-right online personality Laura Loomer indulged …
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Hannah Demissie / ABC News:
Democratic members of Congress get bomb threats on Thanksgiving — The threats follow some to Trump's Cabinet selections earlier in the week. — The U.S. Capitol in Washington, Nov. 23, 2024. — The homes of multiple Democratic members of Congress in Connecticut were targeted by bomb threats on Thanksgiving Day.
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Dan Zaksheske / OutKick:
Boise State Forfeits Against SJSU, Transgender Blaire Fleming In Stunning Show Of Protest — LAS VEGAS, NV - In a stunning turn of events, the Boise State Broncos women's volleyball team announced that it will forfeit its semifinal match in the Mountain West Tournament against San Jose State.
New York Times:
Republicans Built an Ecosystem of Influencers. Some Democrats Want One, Too. — Democrats were badly outflanked online in the election, and progressive influencers are now trying to create networks to be a left-wing answer to Turning Point USA. — Zackory Kirk, an influencer based …
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Charlotte Graham-McLay / Associated Press:
Conservative US influencer Candace Owens is barred from New Zealand weeks after a ban from Australia — The U.S. conservative political commentor Candace Owens was refused a visa to enter New Zealand for a speaking engagement because she had been banned from another country, immigration officials said Thursday.
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
November 27, 2024 — Thanksgiving is the quintessential American holiday...but not for the reasons we generally remember. — The Pilgrims and the Wampanoags did indeed share a harvest celebration together at Plymouth in fall 1621, but that moment got forgotten almost immediately …
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The Atlantic:
The Perception Gap That Explains American Politics — In the aftermath of the 2024 presidential election, some commentators have argued that Americans don't believe that the Democratic Party shares their political priorities. According to a large survey we conducted immediately after the election, these critics are onto something.
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Robert Schmad / Washington Examiner:
Election Day was nearly one month ago. Harris is still asking for cash — Vice President Kamala Harris's presidential campaign is still sending multiple emails per day pleading with supporters for funds, more than three weeks after Election Day. — The emails, the most recent being from Tuesday night …