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Sudiksha Kochi / USA Today:
Trump nominates Charles Kushner, father of Jared Kushner, as US Ambassador to France — WASHINGTON - President-elect Donald Trump selected Charles Kushner, father of Jared Kushner, to serve as U.S. Ambassador to France on Saturday. — “I am pleased to nominate Charles Kusher, of New Jersey …
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Zach Montague / New York Times:
Trump Names Charles Kushner as Pick for Ambassador to France — The announcement elevated Mr. Kushner, the father of President Donald J. Trump's son-in-law and the recipient of a presidential pardon at the end of Mr. Trump's first term. — President-elect Donald J. Trump announced on Saturday …
Azi Paybarah / Washington Post:
Charles Kushner, pardoned in 2020, to be nominated ambassador to France — The New Jersey real estate developer, political donor and philanthropist is also the father of Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner. — President-elect Donald Trump said on Saturday he would nominate Charles Kushner …
Associated Press:
Trump wants pardoned real estate developer Charles Kushner to be ambassador to France — President-elect Donald Trump said Saturday that he wants real estate developer Charles Kushner, father of Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, to serve as ambassador to France.
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Wall Street Journal:
Corporate America Launches Unorthodox Campaign to Gain Trump's Attention — Companies look at scrubbing left-leaning policies from their websites and scoping out appearances on conservative podcasts — Corporate America is unleashing an unorthodox campaign to influence Donald Trump's agenda …
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Digby's Hullabaloo and The Economist
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Alexander Hall / Fox News:
Rogan says the ‘greatest media psy-op in history’ was waged against Trump: 'They've distorted who he is'
Rogan says the ‘greatest media psy-op in history’ was waged against Trump: 'They've distorted who he is'
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Breitbart, The Independent, RedState, Just The News and Twitchy
Kat Tenbarge / NBC News:
Journalists flock to Bluesky as X becomes increasingly ‘toxic’ — Journalists are finding more readers and less hate on Bluesky than on the platform they used to know as Twitter. — When Ashton Pittman, an award-winning news editor and reporter, first joined the app Bluesky, he said …
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David Thompson / The Daily Beast:
Pete Hegseth's Mom Said He Abused ‘Many’ Women in Bombshell Email — CLOSE TO HOME — The family matriarch said in a 2018 email that she had “no respect” for the Fox News host turned Trump defense secretary nominee. — Pete Hegseth's mother trashed his character in a blistering email shortly …
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New York Times:
Pete Hegseth's Mother Accused Her Son of Mistreating Women for Years
Pete Hegseth's Mother Accused Her Son of Mistreating Women for Years
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New York Times:
Text of the Email That Pete Hegseth's Mother Sent Him
Text of the Email That Pete Hegseth's Mother Sent Him
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Edward Helmore / The Guardian:
Trump defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth's mother called him ‘an abuser of women’
Trump defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth's mother called him ‘an abuser of women’
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Washington Times, The Independent, Twitchy and Balloon Juice
Fatima Hussein / Associated Press:
Trump threatens 100% tariff on the BRIC bloc of nations if they act to undermine US dollar — President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday threatened 100% tariffs against a bloc of nine nations if they act to undermine the U.S. dollar. His threat was directed at countries in the so-called BRIC alliance …
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Ellen Knickmeyer / Associated Press:
What to know about sudden rebel gains in Syria's 13-year war and why it matters — The 13-year civil war in Syria has roared back into prominence with a surprise rebel offensive on Aleppo, one of Syria's largest cities and an ancient business hub. The push is among the rebels' strongest …
Christine Fernando / Associated Press:
Emboldened ‘manosphere’ accelerates threats and demeaning language toward women after US election — In the days after the presidential election, Sadie Perez began carrying pepper spray with her around campus. Her mom also ordered her and her sister a self-defense kit that included keychain spikes …
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Digby's Hullabaloo and Alternet.org
Associated Press:
Canada's Trudeau returns home after Trump meeting without assurances that tariffs are off the table — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau returned home Saturday after his meeting with Donald Trump without assurances the president-elect will back away from threatened tariffs on all products from the major American trading partner.
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Darren Major / CBC News:
Trudeau in Florida to meet with Donald Trump in wake of tariff threat
Trudeau in Florida to meet with Donald Trump in wake of tariff threat
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Trump promised Jan. 6 pardons. His post-election silence is making loyalists nervous. — His die-hard supporters — as well as some federal judges — are left to speculate about his clemency plans. — Donald Trump campaigned on a pledge to pardon a vast swath of supporters who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
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Annie Karni / New York Times:
Democrats Weigh Dumping Nadler, Regrouping to Counter Trump — Some House Democrats want to oust aging committee leaders like Representative Jerrold Nadler in favor of younger lawmakers who they see as better suited to take on the president. — House Democrats are considering pushing aside …
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Irie Sentner / Politico:
After two flops, pollsters think they finally figured out Trump — In Donald Trump's last election, pollsters say they ultimately cracked the challenge of pinning down his voters. — For pollsters hoping to accurately forecast an election with Donald Trump at the top of the ticket …
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Raw Story
Politico:
Dems fear Harris' continued fundraising ‘erodes trust’ — The fundraising emails sound as urgent as ever, even following her defeat. — The 2024 election is over. But Kamala Harris' fundraising emails keep coming — and sound as urgent as ever. — “Even a quick donation of $50 is enough …
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Washington Examiner, New York Post and Twitchy