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Russell Berman / The Atlantic:
Maybe Democrats Didn't Do So Badly After All — 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. “Electoral map wipeout.” Donald Trump had won both the popular vote …
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No More Mister Nice Blog and NOTUS
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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' — Gun safety activist bidding for a DNC vice-chair post says party defends institutions when it needs to reform them — David Hogg, a survivor of the Parkland school shooting turned gun safety …
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ABC News
Natasha Korecki / NBC News:
National anti-violence activist David Hogg launches bid for DNC leadership
National anti-violence activist David Hogg launches bid for DNC leadership
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Breitbart and New Republic
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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Axios, The Hill, The Guardian, Daily Caller News Foundation, Politico, Alternet.org, The Independent and Semafor
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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
Journalists anticipate a renewed hostility toward their work under the incoming Trump administration
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Power Line and Breitbart
Collin Anderson / freebeacon.com:
Humiliation for Stephanopoulos as Trump Secures Historic Defamation Settlement With ABC News—But Former Clinton Adviser Still Reportedly Inks Lucrative New Deal
Humiliation for Stephanopoulos as Trump Secures Historic Defamation Settlement With ABC News—But Former Clinton Adviser Still Reportedly Inks Lucrative New Deal
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Twitchy, JONATHAN TURLEY, JURIST, Hollywood Life, Exposing the role … and New York Daily News, more at Mediagazer »
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.
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New Republic
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 …
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Balloon Juice and The Sun
Chris Stein / The Guardian:
Trump says he supports polio vaccine despite signs of RFK Jr's opposition - live — President-elect says he believes his choice for health secretary will ‘be much less radical than you would think’ amid concern over his anti-vaccine views — Trump says he would consider pardoning indicted New York mayor Eric Adams
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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 …
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HotAir, Washington Examiner, The Guardian, Twitchy and Associated Press
The White House:
FACT SHEET: President Biden Designates Frances Perkins National Monument — Action Uplifts Women's History by Honoring the First Woman Cabinet Secretary, Longest-Serving Secretary of Labor, and a Key Architect of the New Deal — Today President Biden will sign a proclamation establishing …
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Axios, The Hill, UPI, Daily Caller News Foundation and New York Post
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Zack Budryk / The Hill:
Biden establishing Frances Perkins National Monument in Maine
Biden establishing Frances Perkins National Monument in Maine
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Washington Times
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 …
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The Hill
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 …
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Washington Examiner
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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.
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HuffPost, Raw Story, The Gateway Pundit, The Independent, New Republic and Mediaite
Popular Information:
Zuckerberg, once a champion for the undocumented, embraces Trump — Donald Trump campaigned for a second term on a pledge to carry out the “largest deportation effort in American history” starting on his first day in office. He has promised to declare a national emergency …
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El País
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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.
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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.
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The Hill, New York Post, The Daily Caller and Fox News, more at Mediagazer »
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 …
Damien McGuinness / BBC:
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz loses confidence vote — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has lost a vote of confidence in parliament, paving the way for early elections on 23 February. — Scholz called Monday's vote and had expected to lose it, but calculated that triggering an early election …
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Kimberly Leonard / Politico:
Trump downplays possibility of DeSantis appointing Lara Trump to the Senate — President-elect Donald Trump said Monday that he doesn't expect Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to appoint his daughter-in-law Lara Trump to the Senate. The seat in Florida will soon be vacant because Trump …
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Bloomberg and Florida Politics
CBS News:
Armed man with Glock switch in his underwear arrested outside Pentagon — A man with a loaded gun in his car and a device in his underwear that would enable the firearm to act like a machine gun was arrested outside the Pentagon last week after attempting to speed off with Pentagon police officers clinging …
Bloomberg:
Trump Says He'd Consider Pardoning NYC Mayor Eric Adams — President-elect Donald Trump said he'd consider pardoning New York Mayor Eric Adams after he was indicted this fall on bribery and fraud charges. — “I would certainly look at it,” he said Monday at Mar-a-Lago, his Florida estate.
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Politico, WNYW-TV, New York Daily News and The Post Millennial
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.
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Bloomberg, New York Daily News, New York Times, The City, City & State New York, Gothamist and abc7NY
Steve Liesman / CNBC:
Majority of Americans are ready to support Trump and large parts of his agenda, says CNBC survey — Americans say they are ready to support President-elect Donald Trump in his second term and majorities give a green light to some of his controversial promises on the campaign trial.