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Mitch McConnell / Foreign Affairs:
The Price of American Retreat  —  Why Washington Must Reject Isolationism and Embrace Primacy  —  Mitch McConnell  —  Mitch McConnell is a Senator from Kentucky and served as U.S. Senate Republican Leader from 2007 through 2024.  —  When he begins his second term as president …
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Joshua Keating / Vox:
How China could try to strangle Taiwan without firing a shot  —  TAIPEI, Taiwan — When most people imagine what war in the Taiwan Strait might look like, scenes out of eastern Ukraine in 2022 or even Normandy in 1944 tend to come to mind.  —  Picture transport ships from China facing …
Victor Davis Hanson / American Greatness:   Are the Years of Madness Ending?
Politico:
Playbook: What the GOP's new Big 3 discussed this weekend
Discussion: HuffPost and New York Magazine
Russell Berman / The Atlantic:
Maybe Democrats Didn't Do So Badly After All  —  The party's debate about reinventing itself after the election has gotten more complicated.  —  Five days after last month's election, Senator Chris Murphy rendered a damning verdict on his party's performance.  “That was a cataclysm,” the Connecticut Democrat wrote on X.
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Joan E Greve / The Guardian:
Parkland shooting survivor David Hogg runs for Democratic committee post: 'We can't win without young voters'
Discussion: ABC News and Breitbart
Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
ABC bends the knee  —  📝 Public Notice is made possible by paid subscribers.  If you aren't one, please click the button below to sign up and support our independent journalism.  📝  —  🎄 Subscribe to Public Notice 🎄  —  Since the election …
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David Bauder / Associated Press:
Journalists anticipate a renewed hostility toward their work under the incoming Trump administration
Discussion: Breitbart
Paul Krugman / Krugman wonks out:
Crypto is for Criming  —  It's not digital gold — it's digital Benjamins  —  The tech bros who helped put Trump back in power expect many favors in return; one of the more interesting is their demand that the government intervene to guarantee crypto players the right to a checking account …
Discussion: Balloon Juice and The Sun
Noah Weiland / New York Times:
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump's Health Secretary Pick, Is Set to Meet with Lawmakers  —  Mr. Kennedy is beginning his meetings with Republican senators to build support for his confirmation, which could be imperiled by his anti-vaccine advocacy.  —  Robert F. Kennedy Jr. …
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Wall Street Journal:
RFK Jr. Has a Battle Plan to Get Senate Confirmation
Discussion: The Independent
New York Times:
A Constitutional Convention?  Some Democrats Fear It's Coming.  —  Some Republicans have said that a constitutional convention is overdue.  Many Democratic-led states have rescinded their long-ago calls for one, and California will soon consider whether to do the same.
Discussion: New Republic
Lee Moran / HuffPost:
Donald Trump Adviser Collapses On Stage At New York Young Republican Gala  —  The president-elect called into the event and addressed the incident, saying Alex Bruesewitz is “a very special guy.”  —  LOADING  —  Alex Bruesewitz, a consultant who helped President-elect Donald Trump cut through to young …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
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Zack Budryk / The Hill:
Biden establishing Frances Perkins National Monument in Maine  —  President Biden is set to designate a national monument in Maine commemorating pioneering Labor Secretary Frances Perkins, who served as the nation's first woman cabinet secretary under Franklin Roosevelt, the White House said Monday.
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The White House:
FACT SHEET: President Biden Designates Frances Perkins National Monument
Discussion: Axios
Phillip Nieto / Mediaite:
New House Repub Tells Audience ‘We Need a Lot More Daniel Pennys’ Because There Are ‘Far Too Many Jordan Neelys’ In This Country  —  Congressman-elect Brandon Gill (R-TX) on Sunday opened his remarks at the New York Young Republican Club annual gala with praise for Daniel Penny …
Discussion: The Hill
Curt Devine / CNN:
Trump vows to ‘hire American.’ His businesses keep hiring foreign guest workers  —  President-elect Donald Trump vowed on the campaign trail to do everything in his power to benefit American workers.  “We will build American, buy American and hire American,” he said during a rally in August.
Discussion: The Independent and Raw Story
Max Tani / Semafor:
Kamala Harris' digital chief on Democrats ‘losing hold of culture’  —  Soon after Vice President Kamala Harris became the Democratic nominee, deputy campaign manager Rob Flaherty turned his attention to sports.  —  The campaign needed to introduce Harris quickly to people who aren't obsessed with politics.
Washington Post:
Kamala Harris grapples with her future in a wounded Democratic Party  —  As questions loom about a run for president or governor, many Democrats do not blame Harris for her loss, but that doesn't mean they want her to run again  —  When Mitt Romney lost his 2012 presidential race …
Wall Street Journal:
Why Musk Doesn't Have Access to SpaceX's Biggest Government Secrets  —  Executives haven't sought higher security clearance for the CEO to avoid questions about his drug use and contact with foreign officials; the answers might no longer matter  —  The payloads SpaceX launches into the heavens …
Wall Street Journal:
Trump, SoftBank CEO to Announce $100 Billion Investment in U.S.  —  The president-elect is set to appear with SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son at Mar-a-Lago on Monday  —  PALM BEACH, Fla.—Donald Trump and SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son are set to jointly announce on Monday that the company …
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Allies Fear Watered Down Deportation Efforts
Andrea Hsu / NPR:
Some workers are losing pay raises after overtime rule was struck down  —  Imagine getting a pay raise, only to be told weeks later: Sorry, we're taking it back.  —  That's what's happening to 306 employees at The Ohio State University now that a federal court has struck down the Biden administration's overtime rule.
Reuters:
Exclusive: Trump transition team to roll back Biden EV, emissions policies  —  Incoming U.S. President Donald Trump's transition team is recommending sweeping changes to cut off support for electric vehicles and charging stations and to strengthen measures blocking cars …
Discussion: Heatmap News
Politico:
New York City mayor's campaign denied millions in public matching funds  —  The decision deals a body blow to the beleaguered mayor's reelection effort.  —  Election officials on Monday denied a request from New York City Mayor Eric Adams' 2025 campaign for millions in public matching dollars.
Brian Platt / Bloomberg:
Canada Finance Minister Freeland Abruptly Quits Amid Trump Rift  — Departure of PM's deputy shakes Trudeau administration  — She stressed need to keep fiscal powder dry, avoid ‘gimmicks’  —  Canadian Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland resigned from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's cabinet …
Chris Geidner / Law Dork:
Attacks on Biden's CARES Act commutations are misguided, on many fronts  —  Like clockwork, any criticism of action is used by supporters of the status quo to derail efforts to fix our criminal legal system.  Also, for paid subscribers: Closing my tabs.  —  ∙ Paid
Discussion: PJ Media
David Gardner / The Daily Beast:
Steve Bannon Is Already Claiming Trump Can Run Again in 2028  —  WHO'S GONNA STOP ME?  —  The political strategist says the Constitution doesn't count in this case.
CNN:
State of the Union  —  JAKE TAPPER, CNN HOST (voice-over): Exit stage right.  —  Over three decades in politics...  SEN. MITT ROMNEY (R-UT): I accept your nomination.  —  TAPPER: ... Mitt Romney was governor, senator and presidential nominee, and more.  Pilloried by Democrats during his 2012 run …
Discussion: Althouse
 
 
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Stephen Rodrick / Rolling Stone:
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Greg Stohr / Bloomberg:
Supreme Court Spurns Ex-NY Lieutenant Governor on Bribery Counts
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Maureen Groppe / USA Today:
Supreme Court stays out of Peter Navarro's fight to keep emails from first Trump administration
Discussion: The Hill
Domenico Montanaro / NPR:
Trump claims a ‘massive’ mandate, but presidents often overread their victories
Discussion: Raw Story
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Jill Lawrence / The Bulwark:
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Sam Sutton / Politico:
How the debt could topple Trump's growth agenda
The Hill:
Speaker Johnson faces ‘complicated’ decision on crucial Rules Committee chair
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