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4:05 PM ET, December 22, 2024

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Washington Post:
Trump signals plans to use all levers of power against the media  —  Press freedom advocates say they fear that the second Trump administration will ramp up pressure on journalists, in keeping with the president-elect's combative rhetoric.  —  For many years, Donald Trump repeatedly threatened …
Discussion: Digby's Hullabaloo and Grabien
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Peter Wade / Rolling Stone:
Fetterman: Kash Patel Told Me He Won't Go After Trump's ‘Enemies List’  —  The senator said that Democrats should “chill out” about Trump  —  Sen. John Fetterman said that Kash Patel, Donald Trump's nominee to lead the FBI, assured him he will not be targeting Trump's enemies.
Associated Press:
Bluesky finds with growth comes growing pains — and bots  —  Bluesky has seen its user base soar since the U.S. presidential election, boosted by people seeking refuge from Elon Musk's X, which they view as increasingly leaning too far to the right given its owner's support of President-elect Donald Trump …
Discussion: NBC News
Peter Wade / Rolling Stone:
Absent GOP Congresswoman Found in Assisted Living Home: Report  —  Rep. Kay Granger has not cast a single vote in Congress since late July  —  Republican Rep. Kay Granger, who has missed 100 percent of votes in the House since July 24, has been in an assisted living and memory care home, according to a report.
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Stephen M. Lepore / Daily Mail:
‘Missing’ GOP Congresswoman Kay Granger found living in Texas assisted living facility for dementia patients  —  A still sitting Texas Congresswoman has been missing votes in Washington because she's been living in a $4,000-a-month nursing home for the past six months.
Tara Suter / The Hill:
Trump suggests Panama Canal be returned to US control  —  President-elect Trump on Sunday again took on the matter of the Panama Canal, suggesting to a conference of his supporters that it be returned to U.S. control in a remarkable suggestion to push a sovereign country to cede territory.
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Sophia Vento / The Hill:
Trump: Panama will lose control of Canal if it continues to ‘rip-off’ US
CBS News:
Transcript: Sen. Joe Manchin on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Dec. 22, 2024  —  The following is the full transcript of an interview with Sen. Joe Manchin, independent of West Virginia, on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” that aired on Dec. 22, 2024.
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CBS News:
Transcript: Rep. Tony Gonzales on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Dec. 22, 2024  —  The following is a transcript of an interview with Rep. Tony Gonzales, Republican of Texas, on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” that aired on Dec. 22, 2024.  —  MARGARET BRENNAN: Good morning and welcome to Face the Nation.
Discussion: Mediaite
Jon Gambrell / Associated Press:
Two US Navy pilots shot down over Red Sea in apparent ‘friendly fire’ incident, US military says  —  Two U.S. Navy pilots were shot down Sunday over the Red Sea in an apparent “friendly fire” incident, the U.S military said, marking the most serious incident to threaten troops in over a year of America targeting Yemen's Houthi rebels.
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Financial Times:
Donald Trump's transition team seeks to pull US out of WHO ‘on day one’  —  Swift exit would remove global health body's main source of funds and damage its ability to tackle emergencies  —  Donald Trump's transition team is pushing to pull the US out of the World Health Organization …
Discussion: Breitbart
Hank Sanders / New York Times:
Letter Calling for Tracking People of Color Circulates in an Oregon County  —  The letter, distributed in Lincoln County, Ore., tells community members to report people who may be undocumented, the sheriff's office said.  —  A letter circulating in a coastal county in rural Oregon encourages …
Discussion: The Guardian
Betsy Klein / CNN:
Ivanka Trump is done with politics and says she isn't coming back  —  For Ivanka Trump's entire adult life, she worked for her father.  —  When Donald Trump was a real estate mogul, she was designing his next hotel.  When he was on a reality TV show, she was in his television boardroom.
Discussion: SheKnows and Raw Story
Max Stier / Politico:
Dear Federal Workers: Don't Quit  —  Our democracy needs federal workers more than ever.  —  Over the next few weeks, U.S. civil servants will spend the holidays wrestling with a tough choice: Stay in your jobs and work for a president who openly disdains you and might try to fire you — or quit.
Discussion: Breitbart
Heather / Crooks and Liars:
Tucker: GOP Senators Who Vote Against Tulsi's Confirmation Are America's ‘Enemy’  —  Look who's making empty threats against United States Senators.  —  Become a subscriber:  —  To become an ad-free subscriber please select one of the following two options.
 
 
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