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Katherine Doyle / NBC News:
Trump files suit against Iowa pollster Ann Selzer and Des Moines Register newspaper — Selzer published a poll days before the election that said Kamala Harris was ahead by 3 percentage points. Trump ultimately won the state by 13 percentage points. — WASHINGTON — Donald Trump is suing Ann Selzer …
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The Hill:
Judge denies Trump's request to advance suit against Bob Woodward — President-elect Trump's attorney unsuccessfully asked a federal judge to move forward with his lawsuit against journalist Bob Woodward over published audio tapes of interviews the famed Watergate reporter conducted with Trump for a 2020 book.
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
A Big Pile of Money and Lawyering to Defend Trump's Legal Targets? — In the wake of Donald Trump's election victory and promised revenge tour, a number of individuals have proposed the creation of an organization or fund which would take on the job of defending the various lawsuits …
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
The Real Scandal of Our Media Tycoons
The Real Scandal of Our Media Tycoons
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Fox News:
Trump sues Des Moines Register, top pollster for ‘brazen election interference,’ fraud over Harris poll
Trump sues Des Moines Register, top pollster for ‘brazen election interference,’ fraud over Harris poll
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
AOC defeated by Connolly in battle for Oversight role … - Ocasio-Cortez, one of House Democrats' most high-profile members, also lost a vote of the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee on Monday. … - He had the backing of several veteran lawmakers, including former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.).
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How Democrats' Old Guard Beat Out AOC — Relatively young House Democrats have beaten more senior members for top committee posts this week. But the party saw something different in the race between Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Gerry Connolly. — Copy
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New York Times:
Elon Musk and SpaceX Face Federal Reviews After Violations of Security Reporting Rules … Elon Musk and his rocket company, SpaceX, have repeatedly failed to comply with federal reporting protocols aimed at protecting state secrets, including by not providing some details of his meetings …
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Martha McHardy / Newsweek:
Republican House Majority in Peril — The Republican wafer-thin majority in the House of Representatives is facing growing uncertainty as GOP members of — 's Cabinet. — Representative Victoria Spartz, an Indiana — , announced on Monday that she would no longer …
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Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
GOP report recommends Liz Cheney be criminally investigated over Jan. 6 work — Republicans released a report Tuesday reviewing the “failures and politicization” of the now-disbanded House Jan. 6 committee, capping their investigation by recommending a criminal investigation into former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.).
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Just The News:
House GOP accuses Liz Cheney of tampering with J6 witness, ask FBI to investigate criminality — Interim report by Rep. Barry Loudermilk concludes Jan. 6 attack was “preventable,” highlights intelligence and security failures, Cheney's possible shenanigans. — Article — Dig Deeper
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Filip Timotija / The Hill:
Shock poll: 41 percent of young voters find killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO acceptable — A poll found 41 percent of adults under 30 consider the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson acceptable, more than the 40 percent in that demographic who consider it unacceptable.
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Associated Press:
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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New York Times:
Ukraine Says It Assassinated Russian General Igor Kirillov in Moscow Bombing
Ukraine Says It Assassinated Russian General Igor Kirillov in Moscow Bombing
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Washington Post:
Musk's influence on X eclipses all members of the incoming Congress, combined — The tech billionaire's X account blasts his political messages to an audience far bigger than Trump reaches on the platform, data analysis by The Post shows. — From the moment Musk first endorsed Trump …
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Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Elizabeth Warren asks Trump to set conflict-of-interest rules for Musk
Elizabeth Warren asks Trump to set conflict-of-interest rules for Musk
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Michael R. Sisak / Associated Press:
Trump's lawyers allege juror misconduct in latest bid to get his hush money conviction dismissed — President-elect Donald Trump's lawyers are raising a new claim in their fight to overturn his hush money conviction, alleging that the historic verdict was tainted by juror misconduct.
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Zeke Miller / Associated Press:
Archivist says Equal Rights Amendment can't be certified as Democrats push Biden to recognize it — In a rare joint statement, the archivist and deputy archivist of the United States said Tuesday that the 1970s-era Equal Rights Amendment cannot be certified without further action by Congress or the courts …
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Rolling Stone:
'It's Frightening': ABC News Staffers Incensed by ‘Capitulation’ to Trump — “My fear is this sets a tone for the next four years, and that the tone is: Do not upset the president” … A New York jury had ruled in May of that year that Trump was liable for sexual abuse and defamation against Carroll.
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Jess Bravin / Wall Street Journal:
Judge Broke Rules by Criticizing Justice Alito During Flag Flap — Investigation concludes it was an ethics violation to question the ethics of a Supreme Court justice — WASHINGTON—Amid collapsing public confidence in U.S. courts, a federal judge has been found culpable of misconduct.
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Rolling Stone:
Possible Trump FEMA Pick Made Millions After Florida Disaster-Response Gig — Democratic Rep. Jared Moskowitz is seen as a contender to lead FEMA under Donald Trump. He says he's staying in Congress — Over the past two years, Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.) built a national profile …
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Gallup:
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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Julia Davis / The Daily Beast:
Kremlin Insiders Spill Putin's Secret Plan to Manipulate Trump — Head of RT Margarita Simonyan, a decorated state TV propagandist and Kremlin insider, has spilled not only Russia's hopes and dreams for Donald Trump's second term in office but also Moscow's strategy for suckering him in.
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Lee Moran / HuffPost:
CNN Fact-Checker Flags ‘Most Dangerous Part’ Of Donald Trump's News Conference — There was “a lot of lying from the president-elect” but one comment stood out, said Daniel Dale. — LOADING — There was “a lot of lying” from Donald Trump during the press conference the president-elect gave …
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Christopher Condon / Bloomberg:
Trump and Fed Headed for Potential Conflict if Rate Cuts Paused … Looking Ahead — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is widely expected to deliver another quarter-point interest-rate reduction tomorrow. The bigger question at hand is what hints the Fed drops about the path ahead …
Ben Lefebvre / Politico:
Biden administration gas export report could upset Trump energy policy — The Energy Department assessments homes in on the economic risks to warn that exporting more gas could raise domestic energy costs. — The Biden administration released a long-awaited report Tuesday that could make it harder …
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New York Times:
What Kennedy Has Said About the Polio Vaccine in Recent Years — President-elect Donald Trump's choice for health secretary has suggested that the polio vaccine cost more lives than it saved and that the vaccine did not wipe out the disease in the U.S. — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. began a tour …
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Axios:
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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Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Nancy Mace says mysterious drones could be from ‘outer space’ — Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) said in a podcast interview that the public should not rule out “outer space” as a possible origin of some of the drones sighted recently in the Northeast. — In an interview on “OutKick” recorded Monday …
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Why did murders surge in 2020? Research says economics, not activism. — New analysis from Brookings shows that the increase began not with the death of George Floyd but the erosion of employment. — 2020 was a tumultuous year, to put it mildly. There was a presidential election …
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Asher Notheis / Washington Examiner:
Josh Hawley grills NCAA president over ‘indefensible’ policy on female sports — Things got heated between Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) and the NCAA President Charlie Baker during a hearing Tuesday, in which the Missouri senator pressed Baker on his “indefensible” policy on allowing biological men into female sports.
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Pamela McClintock / The Hollywood Reporter:
Disney Pulls Transgender Storyline from Pixar's ‘Win or Lose’ Streaming Series (Exclusive) — The original animated show about a co-ed high school team debuts on Disney+ in February. … The series follows a co-ed middle school softball team named the Pickles in the week leading up to their championship game.
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J. Staas Haught / Erie Daily Times-Morning News:
Did Pa. politician think Star Wars prop was a drone? Mastriano's X post raises eyebrows — Everyone is looking for answers about the mysterious drones over East Coast states, but one lawmaker may have taken the search way back to a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away.
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Cathleen O'Grady / Science:
Infamous paper that popularized unproven COVID-19 treatment finally retracted — Study on hydroxychloroquine by Didier Raoult and colleagues gets pulled on ethical and scientific grounds — A 2020 paper that sparked widespread enthusiasm for hydroxychloroquine as a COVID-19 treatment was retracted today …
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Olivia Beavers / Politico:
McHenry gets a mini portrait — Retiring Rep. Patrick McHenry received a parting prank gift as he heads to the congressional exits: A mini portrait to commemorate his time as speaker pro tempore. House speakers have official portraits commissioned, but the honor is not typically granted …