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Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Trump will ‘most likely’ pardon Capitol rioters on Day 1 and says Jan. 6 committee members should be jailed — The president-elect also said during an exclusive interview with “Meet the Press” that he won't request a special prosecutor to investigate outgoing President Joe Biden.
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Peter Nicholas / NBC News:
Trump details sweeping changes he'll carry out on day one and beyond in an exclusive interview — Trump vowed to launch a mass deportation effort, impose tariffs and pardon many convicted in the Jan. 6 attack in an interview with “Meet the Press” moderator Kristen Welker.
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Allan Smith / NBC News:
Trump aims to end birthright citizenship, says American citizens with family here illegally may be deported — President-elect Donald Trump, in an exclusive interview with “Meet the Press,” also said he is open to working with Democrats on a legislative way to keep Dreamers in the United States.
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Peter Wade / Rolling Stone:
Trump's Biggest Lies From His ‘Meet the Press’ Interview — From immigrants to Obamacare, the president-elect continued his campaign trail falsehoods — Donald Trump gave his first network interview since the election and spread falsehoods about immigrants, the Affordable Care Act and — of course — the 2020 election.
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Mia McCarthy / Politico:
Trump says he will end birthright citizenship — “We're going to have to get it changed,” Trump said, referring to the 14th Amendment of the Constitution. — President-elect Donald Trump said he still plans to end birthright citizenship in the United States on day one …
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Associated Press:
Trump says he can't guarantee tariffs won't raise US prices and won't rule out revenge prosecutions — Donald Trump said he can't guarantee that his promised tariffs on key U.S. foreign trade partners won't raise prices for American consumers and he suggested once more that some political rivals …
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Simon J. Levien / New York Times:
Trump Transition Live Updates: Trump Gives First Televised Interview Since Election — Where Things Stand — President-elect Donald J. Trump insisted in an interview with NBC's “Meet the Press” to air on Sunday that he would not direct his administration to seek retribution …
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Donald Trump / NBC News:
Read the full transcript: President-elect Donald Trump interviewed by “Meet the Press” moderator Kristen Welker
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Peter Wade / Rolling Stone:
Trump Wants Jan. 6 Committee Members Imprisoned
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Washington Post:
Trump says members of Jan. 6 committee should be jailed
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump: 'I don't think' access to abortion pills is going to change
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Katherine Doyle / NBC News:
Donald Trump says he won't try to remove Fed chief Jerome Powell
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Anne Applebaum / The Atlantic:
The Syrian Regime Collapsed Gradually—And Then Suddenly — Assad's fall offers the possibility of change. — As Hemingway once wrote of bankruptcy, the collapse of autocratic regimes tends to happen gradually and then suddenly—slowly, and then all at once. This is not just a literary metaphor.
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Abbey Fenbert / The Kyiv Independent:
Syrian rebels announce fall of Russia-backed Assad regime — Syrian rebels announced on Dec. 8 that they had ousted President Bashar al-Assad from the capital city of Damascus. — “The tyrant Bashar al-Assad has fled. We declare the city of Damascus free from the tyrant Bashar al-Assad,” rebel leaders said in a statement.
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Biden Says U.S. Conducted Airstrikes Against Islamic State Targets in Syria — President Biden hailed the fall of President Bashar al-Assad as a “fundamental act of justice” but warned of “a moment of risk and uncertainty.” — President Biden announced on Sunday that U.S. military forces …
Eliot A. Cohen / The Atlantic:
Khamenei Loses Everything — The October 7 attack on Israel has now cost Iran its regional proxy forces. — When Hamas's Yahya Sinwar launched Operation Al-Aqsa Flood against Israel on October 7, 2023, he intended to deal a decisive blow against a powerful nation-state—and he succeeded.
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Reuters:
Russia says Syria's Assad has left country and gave orders for peaceful power handover
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Associated Press:
Jubilation and gunfire as Syrians celebrate the end of the Assad family's half-century rule
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Timothy Nerozzi / Washington Examiner:
Syria's sudden uprising is a stark reminder of Obama's failed foreign policy
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Reuters:
Syria rebels celebrate in captured Homs, set sights on Damascus
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Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Trump Suggests Kennedy Will Examine Debunked Link Between Vaccines and Autism — The president-elect has promoted the theory for more than a decade and said on Sunday that he was “open to anything” to address a nationwide rise in autism. — President-elect Donald J. Trump …
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Brandy Zadrozny / NBC News:
Trump's FBI pick co-hosted a show for a conspiracy-filled, far-right media organization — The show could receive fresh scrutiny as Kash Patel faces Senate confirmation hearings. — Rampant FBI misconduct, election fraud, the deep state. Such were the weekly topics on “Kash's Corner,” …
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Trump is stacking his White House roster with uber-rich backers … Donald Trump's first administration was chock full of super-rich figures whose combined wealth exceeded $5 billion, marking an unprecedented marriage of money and executive power. — Trump's second term could make that total look like chump change.
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