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Cate Martel / The Hill:
12:30 Report — Hunter Biden pardon ripples across Washington  —  Thank you for signing up!  —  The latest in politics and policy.  Direct to your inbox.  Sign up for the 12:30 Report newsletter  —  It's Monday.  Welcome back and happy December!  First lady Jill Biden unveiled …
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New York Times:
How Biden Changed His Mind on Pardoning Hunter: ‘Time to End All of This’  —  The threat of a retribution-focused Trump administration and his son's looming sentencings prompted the president to abandon a promise not to get involved in Hunter Biden's legal problems.
Politico:
The Hunter Biden pardon gives Donald Trump powerful new political cover
Adam Carrington / Washington Examiner:
Joe Biden's pardon of son is an abuse of presidential power
Discussion: NOTUS, The Guardian and The Hill
Zachary Basu / Axios:
Hunter Biden pardon deepens Dems' identity crisis
Eric Levitz / Vox:
For Democrats, the Hunter Biden pardon is a problem — and an opportunity
Hugo Gurdon / Washington Examiner:
Lies, damned lies, and the pardon of Hunter Biden
Ed Mazza / HuffPost:
John Dean Reveals Biden Move That Could Doom Trump's ‘Revenge’ Plot
Jack Kim / Reuters:
South Korea President Yoon declares martial law  —  South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday declared martial law in an unannounced late night address broadcast live on YTN television.
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CNN:
South Korea president declares emergency martial law  —  South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law in an unannounced late-night TV address Tuesday, accusing the country's main opposition party of sympathizing with North Korea and of anti-state activities.
BBC:
South Korea's president declares emergency martial law  —  Summary  — The move comes as Yoon's People Power Party and the main opposition Democratic Party continue to disagree over next year's budget bill  — In a surprise late night television address he says the measure is necessary …
Associated Press:
South Korean president declares emergency martial law, accusing opposition of anti-state activities  —  South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared an “emergency martial law,” Tuesday accusing the country's opposition of controlling the parliament, sympathizing with North Korea and paralyzing the government with anti-state activities.
Domenico Montanaro / NPR:
Trump falls just below 50% in popular vote, but gets more than in past elections  —  President-elect Donald Trump got very close to a majority of the vote in this presidential election, but not quite.  It is not exactly the “unprecedented and powerful mandate” Trump claimed on election night.
Discussion: New York Times
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Nate Cohn / New York Times:
It Can't Be Assumed That Higher Turnout Would Have Helped Harris
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Mehdi Hasan / The Guardian:   Donald Trump didn't win by a historic landslide. It's time to nip that lie in the bud
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 …
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Ron Dicker / HuffPost:
Donald Trump Reportedly Takes Menacing Jab At Justin Trudeau In Mar-a-Lago Meeting
Discussion: HotAir, Twitchy and Daily Mail
Hannah Murphy / Financial Times:
Meta's Mark Zuckerberg seeks ‘active role’ in Donald Trump's tech policies  —  Policy chief Nick Clegg says social media company ‘overdid it’ on content moderation, as it seeks to placate president-elect  —  Meta has conceded it was too heavy-handed with certain content moderation in the past …
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Alex Heath / The Verge:
Meta says it's mistakenly moderating too much … Meta is mistakenly removing too much content across its apps, according to a top executive.  —  Nick Clegg, Meta's president of global affairs, told reporters on Monday that the company's moderation “error rates are still too high” …
more at Mediagazer »
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Congress faces shutdown dilemma that could mess with Trump's first 100 days  —  There's no easy answer for Republicans as they move toward a stopgap bill to push a key government funding deadline to early 2025, which could complicate Trump's other plans.  —  WASHINGTON — As Congress returns …
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Burgess Everett / Semafor:
Republicans signal readiness to let Trump replace Wray with Patel
Adam Wren / Politico:
Rahm Emanuel?  Ben Wikler?  Why Democrats should pick — or pass over — potential contenders for DNC chair  —  A decision on who will try to lead the party out of the wilderness is expected early in 2025.  —  Democrats' first steps to find their way out of the political wilderness following …
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Tal Axelrod / ABC News:
DNC hopes to highlight success ahead of post-election meeting
Discussion: CBS News
Mitch Smith / New York Times:
Wisconsin Judge Strikes Down Limits on Public Sector Unions  —  The 2011 law stripped most government workers in the state of collective bargaining rights and set off protests that lasted weeks.  —  A Wisconsin judge on Monday struck down portions of a 2011 law that stripped most government workers …
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Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
Pete Hegseth's mother begged him to “get some help” — he joined a misogynist church instead  —  Fringe denomination's leader argues that men “dream of being rapists” because women aren't submissive enough  —  Even by the reality-TV chaos standards of our political moment, this one was a doozy …
Discussion: Megyn Kelly
Agence France-Presse:
Notre Dame To Reopen In Paris With Trump In Attendance  —  CHANGES dateline, ADDS detail, quotes, background  —  Notre Dame cathedral will reopen in Paris on Saturday with incoming US president Donald Trump set to attend the ceremony marking the resurrection of the Gothic masterpiece five years after a devastating fire.
Stephen Robinson / Public Notice:
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Jacqueline Alemany / Washington Post:
Biden moves to end subminimum wages for people with disabilities  —  The Biden administration is moving to phase out a Depression-era program that allows some employers to pay disabled workers far less than minimum wage, fulfilling one of the president's campaign promises.
Discussion: Bloomberg
Gretel Kahn / Reuters Institute:
These reporters wrote a book on Musk's Twitter takeover.  Here's what they think is next for journalism and X  —  Kate Conger and Ryan Mac on Musk's election interference, his courting of strongmen, X's predictable decline and Bluesky's improbable rise  —  In a 1998 interview with CBS News …
New York Times:
Trump Says He Will Block Acquisition of U.S. Steel by Japanese Firm  —  The announcement reiterated sentiments the president-elect expressed on the campaign trail, and further imperiled a deal that had already run into widespread political opposition.  —  President-elect Donald J. Trump …
CBS News:
GOP insiders sought Hegseth's removal as leader of veterans' group in 2016  —  Monterey, California — The battle over President-elect Trump's pick for secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth, may become a test of loyalty for Republican stalwarts — some of whom stood at the center of a bid 10 years ago …
New York Times:
Project 2025, Mar-a-Lago and Fox News: What Connects Trump's New Staff Picks  —  A number of patterns have emerged among the people President-elect Donald J. Trump has indicated he wants to fill his cabinet and other senior-level positions in his administration.
 
 
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Anthony Deutsch / Reuters:
Putin-controlled aircraft deported Ukrainian children, U.S.-backed research alleges
Discussion: Just Security and New York Times
Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
Trump appointments set off special elections to fill House seats: What to know
Sophie Gilbert / The Atlantic:
Misogyny Comes Roaring Back
ProPublica:
Formaldehyde Causes More Cancer Than Any Other Toxic Air Pollutant. Little Is Being Done to Curb the Risk.
New York Times:
Inside the Supreme Court Ethics Debate: Who Judges the Justices?
Punchbowl News:
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Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
BREAKING: Biden Reneges on No-Pardon Pledge for Hunter
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Minho Kim / New York Times:
For U.K. Ambassador, Trump Picks Billionaire Who Supported His Rivals
Freddy Brewster / The Lever:
Harris Stayed Silent On Khan Amid Probe Of Top Adviser's Firm
Discussion: Associated Press
David Dayen / American Prospect:
Insider Memo Envisions a New DLC
Ephrat Livni / New York Times:
Trump Threatens ‘Hell to Pay’ Unless Gaza Hostages Are Freed Before Inauguration
 

 
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Jeff Cox / CNBC:
Trump plans to nominate former SEC Commissioner Paul Atkins as SEC chair, keeping with his promise for a crypto-friendly administration

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Spotify launches Spotify Wrapped, adding an AI podcast of users' 2024 Wrapped created with Google's NotebookLM summarizer, and a Your Music Evolution data story

The Verge:
Sam Altman says OpenAI will begin 12 days of “shipmas” on December 5, with new features, products, and demos, sources say including text-to-video AI tool Sora
 
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