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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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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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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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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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CNN:
Assad regime in Syria may fall in days, US increasingly believes
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Mia McCarthy / Politico:
Trump 'can't guarantee' Americans won't pay more if tariffs enacted — “I can't guarantee anything. I can't guarantee tomorrow,” the president-elect said. — President-elect Donald Trump said he “can't guarantee anything” when asked whether his proposed tariffs would increase prices …
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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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Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Did Trump Drain Democrats' Energy? These Races Will Be the First Test. — As Democrats try to fire up their fatigued base, two contests for the Virginia legislature will serve as the first measure of partisan enthusiasm since Donald J. Trump's victory. — Even as the exhausted nation recovers …
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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