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Jude Sheerin / BBC:
Trump vows to end birthright citizenship and pardon US Capitol rioters — President-elect Donald Trump has said he will look at pardons for those involved in the 2021 US Capitol riot on his first day back in office next month. — “These people are living in hell,” he told NBC's Meet …
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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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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.
Donald Trump / NBC News:
Read the full transcript: President-elect Donald Trump interviewed by “Meet the Press” moderator Kristen Welker
Read the full transcript: President-elect Donald Trump interviewed by “Meet the Press” moderator Kristen Welker
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Mia McCarthy / Politico:
Trump says he will end birthright citizenship
Trump says he will end birthright citizenship
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Peter Wade / Rolling Stone:
Trump's Biggest Lies From His ‘Meet the Press’ Interview
Trump's Biggest Lies From His ‘Meet the Press’ Interview
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David E. Sanger / New York Times:
With Assad Gone, a Brutal Dictatorship Ends. But the New Risks Are Huge. — The overthrow of the Assad government could mean Russia's bases in Syria are closed and Iran's pathway to Hezbollah is cut off. Now Iran, newly vulnerable, will have to decide between negotiation and the bomb.
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New York Times:
Biden Weighs Approach to Rebels in Syria Amid Secret Message Exchange — President Biden faces the challenge of deciding how to engage the main armed group that toppled President Bashar al-Assad, even though it remains designated a terrorist organization by the United States.
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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.
Anne Applebaum / The Atlantic:
The Syrian Regime Collapsed Gradually—And Then Suddenly
The Syrian Regime Collapsed Gradually—And Then Suddenly
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Associated Press:
Jubilation and gunfire as Syrians celebrate the end of the Assad family's half-century rule
Jubilation and gunfire as Syrians celebrate the end of the Assad family's half-century rule
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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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Trump says RFK Jr. will investigate the discredited link between vaccines and autism: ‘Somebody has to find out’ — Researchers attribute a rise in autism diagnoses to increased screening and changing definitions of the condition. Hundreds of studies have found childhood vaccines to be safe.
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Max Tani / Semafor:
Weakened US public broadcasters will fight for their lives in 2025 — The Scoop — Last week, Republican Sen. John Kennedy introduced the subtly named “No Propaganda Act.” If enacted, it would end federal funding for America's public media. — He joined an effort by billionaires Elon Musk …
Chloe Melas / NBC News:
Jay-Z accused in a civil lawsuit of raping a 13-year-old girl in 2000 along with Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs — Jay-Z responded with a lengthy statement calling the allegations “idiotic.” The accuser is anonymous. — Jay-Z, the star rapper and entrepreneur whose real name is Shawn Carter …
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Kate Walter / ABC News:
Rep. Ro Khanna: US should be moving toward Medicare for all to cure inequities — Khanna tells “This Week” that “I believe we can make Medicare for all happen.” — Rep. Ro Khanna appears on “This Week,” Dec. 8. 2024. — After an onslaught of criticism toward the insurance industry following …
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CBS News:
Boeing failing to keep track of non-conforming parts, whistleblower says: “It's like Russian roulette” — When a panel known as a door plug blew off an Alaska Airlines flight minutes after takeoff earlier this year, a quality investigator at the factory where the Boeing plane was manufactured …
Washington Post:
Trump says members of Jan. 6 committee should be jailed — The president-elect said he would not instruct his pick for attorney general to investigate Jack Smith, the special counsel appointed to investigate him. — President-elect Donald Trump said members of the now-defunct House select committee tasked …
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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.
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,” …