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ABC agrees to give $15 million to Donald Trump's presidential library to settle defamation lawsuit — ABC News has agreed to pay $15 million toward Donald Trump's presidential library to settle a lawsuit over anchor George Stephanopoulos' inaccurate on-air assertion that the president-elect …
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George / Fox News:
George Stephanopoulos and ABC apologize to Trump, are forced to pay $15 million to settle defamation suit — FIRST ON FOX- ABC News and its top anchor George Stephanopoulos have reached a settlement with Donald Trump in his defamation suit, which will result in the news network paying the president-elect $15 million.
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New York Times:
ABC to Pay $15 Million to Settle a Defamation Suit Brought by Trump — The outcome of the lawsuit marks an unusual victory for President-elect Donald J. Trump in his ongoing legal campaign against national news organizations. — ABC News agreed on Saturday to give $15 million …
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Washington Post:
Trump eyes privatizing U.S. Postal Service, citing financial losses — Trump feuded with the mail agency in his first term. Privatizing it could shake up consumer shipping and business supply chains.
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New York Times:
South Korea's President Is Impeached After Martial Law Crisis — Some members of President Yoon Suk Yeol's own party helped remove him from office. But the political uncertainty is far from over. — Eleven days ago, President Yoon Suk Yeol of South Korea made a bold power grab …
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Michelle Ye Hee Lee / Washington Post:
South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol impeached after martial law ploy
South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol impeached after martial law ploy
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Washington Post:
Trump wants his daughter-in-law in the Senate. DeSantis may defy him. — Lara Trump's interest in replacing Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Florida), Donald Trump's pick for secretary of state, complicates an already fraught relationship between Trump and the state's Republican governor.
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Greg Sargent / New Republic:
How GOP Senators Are Secretly Getting Ready to Surrender to Trump … It's largely passing unnoticed, but Republicans are quietly laying the groundwork to give their full blessing to one of Donald Trump's more corrupt schemes: Unleashing law enforcement on his political enemies without cause once he's sworn in again next year.
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Hailey Fuchs / Politico:
Assessing Patel's confirmation chances
Filip Timotija / The Hill:
Apple CEO visits Mar-a-Lago, joining list of tech execs seemingly courting Trump — Apple CEO Tim Cook visited Mar-a-Lago on Friday, joining a growing list of tech executives that are seemingly courting President-elect Trump ahead of his return to the White House.
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Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Trump's Transition Business Largely Happens After Night Falls
Trump's Transition Business Largely Happens After Night Falls
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Reuters:
Trump taps Truth Social CEO Nunes to lead intelligence board — U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday named ally Devin Nunes, a former U.S. lawmaker who now runs Trump's Truth Social social media platform, to serve as chairman of President's Intelligence Advisory Board.
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Politico:
Trump picks Devin Nunes to lead Intelligence Advisory Board — Nunes is CEO of Truth Social and will continue leading Trump Media & Technology Group, a public company with a nearly $8 billion market cap. — President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday tapped Devin Nunes …
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Representative Nancy Pelosi:
Pelosi Spokesperson Statement — Washington, D.C. - Ian Krager, spokesperson for Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi, issued this statement: — “Earlier this morning, Speaker Emerita Pelosi underwent a successful hip replacement and is well on the mend. — “Speaker Pelosi is grateful …
Axios:
Inside Democrats' emerging Trump inauguration boycott … - For many Democrats, the scars of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol remain fresh in the mind, marking Trump as a threat to democracy. — “For somebody who he said he's going to lock me up, I don't see the excitement …
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New York Times:
Syria Shudders as Assad's Prison Atrocities Come Into the Light — At the country's most notorious prison, Syrians confront their worst fears: that they will never know what happened to the loved ones who disappeared. — At the country's most notorious prison, Syrians confront their worst fears …
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Michael Dorgan / Fox News:
Trump brings political drama to Army-Navy game sidelines — Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth and Marine veteran Daniel Penny are attending the game with President-elect Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance — President-elect Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance will attend …
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Governor Kathy Hochul:
Statement by Governor Kathy Hochul on Additional Drone Activity — “Last night, the runways at Stewart Airfield were shut down for approximately one hour due to drone activity in the airspace. This has gone too far. — “In mid-November, I directed the New York State Intelligence Center …
Maegan Vazquez / Washington Post:
Pelosi underwent hip surgery after ‘hard fall’ in Luxembourg — The former speaker had surgery after she was hospitalized after a fall during a congressional visit to Luxembourg marking the 80th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge. — Former House speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-California) …
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Filip Timotija / The Hill:
Obesity rate among US adults fell in 2023 for first time in over a decade: Study — The obesity rate among U.S. adults fell in 2023 for the first time in over a decade, according to a new study released on Friday. — The study published in the journal JAMA Health Forum found that obesity nationwide …
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