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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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Soo-Hyang Choi / Bloomberg:
South Korea's Yoon Says He Will Lift Martial Law Decree  — President's political future uncertain after dramatic move  — Won and other Korean assets battered after Yoon's martial law  —  South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said he will lift his martial law decree …
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.
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 …
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 …
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Brian Stelter / CNN:
Fox News ignores Pete Hegseth misconduct allegations as concerns over Trump pick mount  —  New York CNN —  What's a media outlet supposed to do when its longtime host is picked to run the Pentagon, and then a series of eyebrow-raising news stories trigger doubts about his appointment?
Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
Trumpists Don't Seem to Mind Claims of Sexual Assault
Discussion: HuffPost and Forbes
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
McConnell cries foul after 2 Democratic judges cancel retirement after Trump victory  —  Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) vented his displeasure Monday after two Democratic-appointed federal judges reversed their decisions to retire in what appear to be efforts to stop President-elect Trump …
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” …
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emptywheel:
How Jeff Bezos Smothered Pete Hegseth News because Hunter Biden Was Pardoned of Already Declined Charges  —  When I went to bed last night, the WaPo was feeding me the following stories at the top of its digital front page.  —  WaPo has since added a story about Biden's attempt to surge weapons to Ukraine before Trump cuts them off.
Stef W. Kight / Axios:
Trump's private pep talk for Senate Republicans … - Incoming Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) warned Republican senators in their policy retreat Tuesday morning to expect longer, five-day work weeks — starting in the new year through Easter.  — They have a long list …
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Filip Timotija / The Hill:
Tuberville on Hunter Biden pardon: 'If it was my son, I'd pardon him, too'  —  Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) seemingly agreed with President Biden's decision to pardon his son Hunter Biden over the weekend, but took issue with the president's prior vow to stay out of the matter.
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Cate Martel / The Hill:
12:30 Report — Hunter Biden pardon ripples across Washington
Melissa Quinn / CBS News:
Supreme Court to confront dispute over gender-affirming care for transgender minors  —  Washington — The Supreme Court is set to convene Wednesday to hear arguments in a landmark case involving access to gender-affirming care like puberty blockers and hormone therapy for minors experiencing gender dysphoria.
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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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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: The Guardian and New York Times
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Nate Cohn / New York Times:
It Can't Be Assumed That Higher Turnout Would Have Helped Harris
John Hudson / Washington Post:
Trump offers Pentagon's No. 2 job to billionaire Stephen Feinberg  —  The search for a capable deputy defense secretary has taken on heightened significance as lawmakers scrutinize Pete Hegseth, Trump's choice to lead the agency.  —  President-elect Donald Trump offered billionaire investor Stephen Feinberg …
Discussion: New Republic, Raw Story and The Hill
Joseph Cox / 404 Media:
FTC Bans Location Data Company That Powers the Surveillance Ecosystem  —  The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced sweeping action against some of the most important companies in the location data industry on Tuesday, including those that power surveillance tools used by a wide spread …
Stephen Robinson / Public Notice:
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Juliann Ventura / The Hill:
House Republican: ‘Hard decisions’ needed on Social Security, Medicaid, Medicare  —  Rep. Rich McCormick (R-Ga.) said Tuesday that lawmakers will ultimately face tough choices on spending in next year's unified GOP government, suggesting cuts may be coming to social welfare programs.
Sean Craig / The Daily Beast:
The Massive Clue That Donald Trump's Threats Are All BS  —  CALLING THEIR BLUFF  —  “Sheer fantasy” is how Harvard economist Jeffrey Frankel described Elon Musk's plan to ax $2 trillion in federal spending.  —  President-elect Donald Trump has promised to deport millions in an unprecedented crackdown on undocumented migrants.
Reuters:
Unknown disease kills 143 in southwest Congo, local authorities say  —  An unknown disease killed 143 people in Democratic Republic of the Congo's southwestern province in November, local authorities told Reuters.  Infected people had flu-like symptoms, including high fever and severe headaches …
Discussion: Associated Press
Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Bloomberg Says Kennedy Would Be ‘Beyond Dangerous’ as Health Secretary  —  Michael R. Bloomberg, the former New York City mayor and a public health advocate, is asking Senate Republicans to persuade President-elect Donald J. Trump to “rethink” Kennedy's nomination.
Discussion: CNBC, HuffPost, The Hill and Texas Standard
Lauren Peller / ABC News:
Casten introduces new privileged resolution to force Ethics Committee to release Gaetz report  —  The new resolution includes examples of reports released on former members.  —  Representative Sean Casten attends a news conference on the US Securities and Exchange Commission climate rule in Washington, Mar. 6, 2024.
Politico:
How a potential panel shakeup will test Ocasio-Cortez's influence  —  Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez could face the biggest test of her influence yet if a coveted spot as the top Democrat on the Oversight Committee opens up.  Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), who currently holds the job …
Discussion: HotAir and Axios
Hafiz Rashid / New Republic:
The First Corruption Scandal of Trump's Second Term Is Already Here  —  Justin Sun, a Chinese national accused of fraud, sent Donald Trump $18 million last week.  —  The newsletter Popular Information reports that Sun, most recently famous for spending $6.2 million on a banana and then eating it …
Discussion: Slate and Popular Information
Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
Consumer watchdog wants FTC to investigate Oz for influencer marketing violations  —  A consumer advocacy group wants the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to open an investigation into whether Dr. Mehmet Oz violated influencer marketing rules by promoting products from a wellness …
Discussion: HuffPost
 
 
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