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The Real Scandal of Our Media Tycoons — Quote of the year so far, from Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago yesterday: “In the first term, everyone was fighting me. This time, everybody wants to be my friend.” — Amazing how many friends you can make with just a few well-chosen threats of vengeance against your remaining enemies!
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Trump sues Des Moines Register, top pollster for ‘brazen election interference,’ fraud over Harris poll — FIRST ON FOX: President-elect Donald Trump is suing the Des Moines Register and its top pollster J. Ann Selzer for “brazen election interference” and fraud over its final 2024 presidential …
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Trump sues Des Moines Register, pollster — President-elect Trump sued the Des Moines Register and pollster J. Ann Selzer on Monday over a poll released just before Election Day indicating Vice President Harris had a sizable lead in Iowa. — The poll found Harris leading Trump in Iowa …
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Trump's Retribution Tour Begins
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Trump files suit against Iowa pollster Ann Selzer and Des Moines Register newspaper
Trump files suit against Iowa pollster Ann Selzer and Des Moines Register newspaper
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Andrew Howard / Politico:
Trump sues Iowa pollster over survey that showed Harris ahead
Trump sues Iowa pollster over survey that showed Harris ahead
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Gary Legum / Wonkette:
Trump Presser A Gauzy, Nostalgic Harbinger Of The Next Four Years Of Suck
Trump Presser A Gauzy, Nostalgic Harbinger Of The Next Four Years Of Suck
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Meddling for MAGA — Patrick Soon-Shiong, the owner of the Los Angeles Times …
Meddling for MAGA — Patrick Soon-Shiong, the owner of the Los Angeles Times …
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Emboldened by ABC settlement, Trump threatens more lawsuits against the press
Emboldened by ABC settlement, Trump threatens more lawsuits against the press
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Scoop: Top editors stiff the Washington Post … - One person involved in the search told us Lewis' pitch was foggy and uninspiring. … Other candidates include current interim executive editor Matt Murray. But it's hard to imagine this monthslong process unfolding so publicly — only to end with the same guy in charge.
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🗞️ Axios AM: Washington Post scoop — All topics — ☀️ Good Tuesday morning! … 🦾 Our Axios AI+ Summit in San Francisco today runs from 2 to 5:20 p.m. PT. Guests include OpenAI chief strategy officer Jason Kwon, Instagram co-founder Mike Krieger …
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After Trump's Victory, Republicans Trust the Election System Again — Surveys taken since Donald Trump's win show a resurgent faith among the president-elect's supporters, and little Democratic appetite for conspiracy theories. — Americans are more confident in the country's election system …
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Thirteen 2020 fake electors will cast real Electoral College votes for Trump on Tuesday
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The Electoral College votes to confirm results for the 2024 presidential election today. Here's what to know.
The Electoral College votes to confirm results for the 2024 presidential election today. Here's what to know.
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A bomb killed a Russian general in Moscow. A Ukrainian official says secret service was behind it — Live from Moscow after an explosive device planted close to a residential apartment block killed the head of Russia's Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Defence Forces, Lt. General Igor Kirillov, Russia's Investigative Committee said.
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Tragedy in Wisconsin — A teacher and student were killed by a 15-year old girl in the latest school shooting to rock the nation. Bitcoin has hit a new high after Trump's plan to create a U.S. bitcoin strategic reserve stoked enthusiasm. What are the odds of seeing a white Christmas?
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Americans Pass Judgment on Their Courts — Sharp decline in confidence in judiciary is among the largest Gallup has ever measured — LONDON — Americans' confidence in their nation's judicial system and courts dropped to a record-low 35% in 2024. — The result further sets the U.S. apart …
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Congress strikes deal on $100B in disaster aid and punting funding into March, House GOP leaders say — Congressional leaders have struck a bipartisan deal to push the government funding deadline to March 14 and deliver more than $100 billion in emergency aid for disaster relief …
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Masayoshi Son and the Art of the Fake Deal — The investment Trump is touting is fake on multiple levels — Just a quick note about the latest fake news, economic policy edition. (I have a doctor's appointment, and probably won't get my planned post, about health care, out until the middle of the day.)
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Trump's Time interview provides a sobering reminder — He's staggeringly unfit. Always has been. Always will be. … 📰 — In conjunction with naming him “Person of the Year,” Time Magazine last week published a lengthy interview with Donald Trump.
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KFile: Pete Hegseth spread baseless conspiracy theories that January 6 attack was carried out by leftist groups — President-elect Donald Trump's pick for secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth, justified the January 6, 2021, US Capitol attack and spread baseless conspiracy theories claiming …
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Former Harris campaign official: ‘No value’ in speaking to mainstream newspapers — A former top aide to Vice President Harris's presidential campaign says her team found little to gain from granting interviews to mainstream media organizations. — “There's just no value …
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The Battle Against Trump 2.0 Begins in the States — Democratic governors are talking a tough game against the incoming administration — and activists are determined to hold them to their promises — D … Or, at least, the microphones. — In the days following the 2024 election …
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A low, low point for ABC News — The real story of inflation — Covid-era stimulus didn't cause higher prices. It was the pandemic itself. — Ian Birrell — Argentina's much-mocked Javier Milei just might get the last laugh — Washington Post Opinions — Assad is gone.
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Dems push drastic move that Mike Lee calls ‘a phenomenally bad idea’ — Several Senate Democrats are pushing a constitutional amendment to abolish the Electoral College and replace it with a presidential election system where the winner of the popular vote wins the White House contest.
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Freed prisoner who said he was a victim of the Assad regime was an intelligence officer, locals say — A man who was filmed by CNN being released by rebels from a Damascus jail was a former intelligence officer with the deposed Syrian regime, according to local residents …
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The Great Capitulation — At a press conference at Mar-a-Lago on Monday, Donald Trump described recent visits from Tim Cook, C.E.O. of Apple, Sergey Brin, a co-founder of Google, and other tech barons. “In the first term, everyone was fighting me,” he said. “In this term, everyone wants to be my friend.”
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Federal Trade Commission Announces Bipartisan Rule Banning Junk Ticket and Hotel Fees — Rule targets bait-and-switch pricing for live-event tickets and short-term lodging — The Federal Trade Commission today announced a final Junk Fees Rule to prohibit bait-and-switch pricing …
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Elizabeth Warren asks Trump to set conflict-of-interest rules for Musk — The letter from the Massachusetts senator comes as the tech tycoon has taken a prominent role inside Trump's orbit — Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) wrote a letter to President-elect Donald Trump on Monday …
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Craig wins seat to lead Dems on House Agriculture Committee — House Democrats voted Tuesday to make Rep. Angie Craig (D-Minn.) their top member on the House Agriculture Committee, choosing a junior member of the powerful panel over a more veteran lawmaker who was also vying for the seat.
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Judge Denies Trump's Bid to Throw Out Conviction Over Immunity Ruling — Justice Juan M. Merchan thwarted one of several attempts by Donald J. Trump to clear his record of 34 felonies before returning to the White House. — A judge on Monday rejected Donald J. Trump's argument …
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Donald Trump makes Christmas shopping easy! — Christmas is our favorite holiday, full of good times and good cheer. But we all know the weeks before Christmas can also be a royal pain in the butt: figuring out what to buy for whom, and then braving crowded stores to buy gifts or ordering …
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AOC loses key vote in House Oversight race to Gerry Connolly … - The House Democratic caucus still has to vote on whether to accept the recommendation - though that ratification is rarely denied.
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