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11:00 AM ET, December 22, 2024

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Washington Post:
How Trump and Musk set off the shutdown crisis — but got little in return  —  The past week provides a preview of what spending battles could be like in a closely divided Congress and with warring GOP factions  —  Some time after Donald Trump won the Nov. 5 election, he told House Speaker Mike Johnson …
Discussion: Raw Story, Grabien and Daily Kos
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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 …
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Republicans averted a shutdown, yet showed boundaries of Trump's power  —  This week's events were a preview of the perils of governing that face Trump and Republicans in Congress, despite their narrow majorities.  —  It could have been worse.  In the end, Congress averted a government shutdown.
Discussion: CBS News and Grabien
Wall Street Journal:
The Woody Johnson Republicans  —  This week's budget fiasco carries bad omens for governing in 2025.  —  Mike Johnson is still Speaker of the House, but this week Republicans have behaved as if the Speaker is another Johnson—as in Woody of the New York Jets.
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Mike Johnson concludes the 118th Congress as it began — in chaos
Discussion: Breitbart, Grabien and The Hill
Sam LaGrone / USNI News:
U.S. Super Hornet Shot Down Over Red Sea in Friendly Fire Incident; Aviators Safe  —  This post has been updated with additional information on the timing of the incident.  —  Two U.S. Navy aviators are safe after their two-seat F/A-18F Super Hornet was shot down by an American ship by mistake …
Discussion: RedState, Townhall and Reuters
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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.
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.
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‘Missing’ GOP Congresswoman Not Seen For Six Months Finally Found Living at Dementia Care Home  —  A Republican Congresswoman who has been “missing” for the past six months has finally been found.  —  Rep. Kay Granger has served as the representative for Texas's 12th Congressional District since 1997.
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: Raw Story
Francis Wilkinson / Bloomberg:
MAGA's Orban-esque Plan to Control What Universities Teach  —  Trump and Vance are already indicating they'll follow the Project 2025 blueprint to wage a pressure campaign on colleges.  —  While Republicans have long complained about the academy, Donald Trump, JD Vance and their MAGA followers …
Kyodo News+:
Japan to order Google to stop violating antitrust law: sources  —  Japan's competition watchdog plans to order U.S. IT giant Google to halt violations of the country's antitrust law, sources familiar with the matter said Sunday.  The watchdog suspects that Google has unfairly pressured …
Sophia Vento / The Hill:
Trump: Panama will lose control of Canal if it continues to ‘rip-off’ US  —  President-elect Trump took issue with fees charged to use the Panama Canal, a vital shipping route, on Saturday night, claiming that he will demand oversight of the waterway be given back to the U.S. when he returns to office if it's not changed.
Lisa Friedman / New York Times:
Trump Appoints ‘The Apprentice’ Producer as Special Envoy to Britain  —  Mark Burnett and President-elect Donald J. Trump had a long and successful collaboration that made Mr. Trump a household name.  —  President-elect Donald J. Trump has tapped Mark Burnett, the producer who helped turn …
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Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:
‘The Apprentice’ creator tapped as Trump's United Kingdom envoy
Gary Fineout / Politico:
Lara Trump removes herself from Florida Senate sweepstakes  —  Lara Trump, who recently stepped down from her post as co-chair of the Republican National Committee, announced her decision Saturday evening in a social media post.  —  TALLAHASSEE, Florida — Lara Trump says she is taking …
Tina Moore / New York Post:
NYPD's top cop Jeffrey Maddrey abruptly resigns after allegedly demanding underling perform sexual favors — including ‘kiss his penis’ — in exchange for overtime  —  The NYPD's highest-ranking uniformed officer abruptly resigned late Friday night after The Post uncovered explosive allegations …
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Joe Anuta / Politico:
Eric Adams calls explosive allegations against NYPD ally ‘extremely concerning’
Discussion: Associated Press and New York Post
 
 
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