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Eric Levitz / Vox:
For Democrats, the Hunter Biden pardon is a problem — and an opportunity  —  President Joe Biden has pardoned Hunter Biden for all crimes — known and unknown — that his son committed over the past 11 years.  —  This is not a great look for a man who's decried President-elect Donald Trump's attacks …
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
The extraordinary breadth of Hunter Biden's pardon  —  President Joe Biden's pardon of his son, Hunter, for any offenses over a nearly 11-year period doesn't have many, if any, direct historical parallels.  —  It's one thing for a president to pardon his son.  It's another to do it like this.
Ivana Saric / Axios:
What to know about presidents pardoning family members and allies … - His decision infuriated Republicans and raised questions regarding the precedent that it could set for future presidents. … Donald Trump … He issued one for Charles Kushner, the father of his son-in-law Jared Kushner, at the end of his first term.
David Voreacos / Bloomberg:
Why Biden's Pardon of His Son Is So Controversial  —  The ongoing legal drama over Hunter Biden ended abruptly when his father, US President Joe Biden, pardoned him for tax and gun charges despite vowing not to do so.  —  Biden issued a sweeping order on Dec. 1 that pardoned his son for all federal crimes …
Ed Mazza / HuffPost:
John Dean Reveals Biden Move That Could Doom Trump's ‘Revenge’ Plot  —  The Watergate figure said the president could “take the wind” out of Trump's plans for revenge and retribution with a stroke of his pen.  —  LOADING  —  John Dean, the former White House counsel who helped bring …
Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
White House press secretary defends Hunter Biden pardon: ‘Enough is enough’  —  Both Karine Jean-Pierre and President Joe Biden had told the press multiple times that he had no plans to pardon his son.  —  White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Monday defended President Joe Biden's decision …
Hugo Gurdon / Washington Examiner:
Lies, damned lies, and the pardon of Hunter Biden
Betsy Woodruff Swan / Politico:
We haven't seen a pardon as sweeping as Hunter Biden's in generations
Wall Street Journal:
Unpacking the Unusual Hunter Biden Pardon
Alexander Burns / Politico:
Joe Biden's Parting Insult
Matthew Chapman / Raw Story:
Trump privatization plan will add thousands a year to typical mortgage: expert  —  A proposed deregulation of the home loan market that Donald Trump is widely expected to pursue could have massive consequences for new homebuyers — particularly those with low incomes, reported CNN on Monday.
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Samantha Delouya / CNN:
Trump may renew a housing fight that could rattle mortgage rates  —  During his second term, President-elect Donald Trump is widely expected to privatize Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the mortgage giants that guarantee 70% of America's mortgages.  —  Amid a housing market marked …
Politico:
Unions score major win in Wisconsin with court ruling restoring collective bargaining rights  —  Union leaders were overjoyed with the ruling, which affects tens of thousands of public employees.  —  MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin public worker and teachers unions scored a major legal victory Monday …
Discussion: New York Times and Fox Business
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Rachel Ryan / Spectrum News 1 Wisconsin:
Dane County judge strikes down Act 10, restoring collective bargaining power for some public employees
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Nikki McCann Ramirez / Rolling Stone:
MAGA Filmmaker Trump Praised Admits 2020 Election Fraud Doc Was B.S.  —  The conspiracy theorist was sued for defamation after falsely accusing a Georgia man of stuffing ballot boxes  —  MAGA filmmaker Dinesh D'Souza issued a statement on Sunday admitting that his most notorious project …
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Politico:
Trump's health nominees want Covid vindication.  Here's how their critique has aged.  —  Trump's picks to lead the NIH and FDA were critics of health officials and their pandemic policies.  —  The Covid wars are still raging in 2024, and now the Covid contrarians are in charge.
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New York Times:
Trump Wants to Shake Up Health Care. Many Americans Don't Mind.
Discussion: Jacobin, Raw Story and Axios
Fox News:
Trump suggests Canada become 51st state after Trudeau said tariff would kill economy: sources  —  Trudeau made a hastily arranged visit to Mar-a-Lago last Friday after Trump threatened Canada with tariffs  —  Join Fox News for access to this content  —  President-elect Trump suggested …
Discussion: RedState and The Gateway Pundit
Ephrat Livni / New York Times:
Trump Threatens ‘Hell to Pay’ Unless Gaza Hostages Are Freed Before Inauguration  —  President-elect Donald J. Trump said in a social media post on Monday that the hostages must be released before his inauguration in January.  —  President-elect Donald J. Trump on Monday demanded …
Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
5 things to know about Kash Patel  —  President-elect Trump on Saturday nominated longtime ally Kash Patel to lead the FBI, tapping a figure who has pledged to reform the bureau.  —  In doing so, Trump signaled his plan to remove FBI Director Christopher Way, whom Trump nominated to a 10-year term in 2017.
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Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
Kash Patel's nomination signals how bad things can get
Freddy Brewster / The Lever:
Harris Stayed Silent On Khan Amid Probe Of Top Adviser's Firm  —  When Democratic donors attacked the Biden-Harris administration's chief antitrust regulator Lina Khan during this year's election, Vice President Kamala Harris declined to defend her, prompting some critics to say Harris …
Discussion: Associated Press
Liz Skalka / HuffPost:
Hegseth Faces Allegations Of Boozing, Partying And Mismanagement Helming Veterans Groups  —  Donald Trump's pick for defense secretary is accused of running one nonprofit into the ground and of promoting a climate of toxic sexism at another.  —  Pete Hegseth, the former Fox News host who's …
Discussion: CBS News, Bloomberg and Mediaite
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Jane Mayer / New Yorker:
Pete Hegseth's Secret History
Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
‘Trumpworld deeply worried’: Sources tell MSNBC hosts of ‘controversy inside Trump orbit’  —  MSNBC's Joe Scarborough and Jonathan Lemire claimed Monday that some in Donald Trump's orbit aren't thrilled by his nomination of MAGA loyalist Kash Patel as FBI director.
Discussion: New Republic
George Packer / The Atlantic:
The End of Democratic Delusions  —  The Trump Reaction and what comes next  —  the roosevelt republic—the progressive age that extended social welfare and equal rights to a widening circle of Americans—endured from the 1930s to the 1970s.  At the end of that decade …
Discussion: American Prospect and Raw Story
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Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
Republicans don't care if women die from abortion bans — but they don't want you to know about it  —  Women will keep dying, but the GOP is working hard to destroy the evidence  —  After the Supreme Court ended federal abortion rights in 2022, there was a robust debate between pro …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Nate Silver / Silver Bulletin:
The expert class is failing, and so is Biden's presidency  —  As Sean Trende pointed out on X, it hasn't exactly been the best century for the expert class.  Begin with the response to September 11 — the Afghanistan and Iraq Wars, which were supported by bipartisan majorities.
Marty Schladen / Ohio Capital Journal:
Study: U.S.-made weapons might be driving migrants to the southern border  —  Rifles on a wall rack.  (Getty Images)  —  As undocumented immigrants show up at the southern border, many may be fleeing gun violence perpetrated with weapons that originally came from the United States.
David Dayen / American Prospect:
Insider Memo Envisions a New DLC  —  A former venture capitalist and fundraiser has a bold idea: market-friendly moderation.  —  Al From, founder and CEO of the Democratic Leadership Council, second from left, and Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell, right, speak to reporters alongside other Democratic leaders …
 
 
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Emily Hallas / Washington Examiner:
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Aris Folley / The Hill:
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Lindsay Whitehurst / Associated Press:
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Politico:
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Stephen Neukam / Axios:
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Dylan Matthews / Vox:
This obscure budget procedure could be Trump's biggest weapon
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Victor Goury-Laffont / Politico:
French government faces collapse in no-confidence vote
Nicole Narea / Vox:
Trump is targeting protections for almost 1 million legal immigrants
Discussion: Alternet.org
Andrew Prokop / Vox:
Are progressive groups sinking Democrats' electoral chances?
Discussion: The Hill
Jack Peat / The London Economic:
European Federation of Journalists to stop posting content on X
Kash Problems / Status:
Kash Problems  —  As Trump stuffs his second administration with radicals …
Andrew Kaczynski / CNN:
Trump press secretary pick removed post praising Pence on January 6, then ran for Congress as an election denier