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1:40 AM ET, December 23, 2024

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David Cohen / Politico:
Kay Granger is residing in assisted-living facility, her son tells Dallas publication  —  The Texas lawmaker had been noticeably absent from Congress in recent months.  —  The son of Rep. Kay Granger (R-Texas) confirmed that his mother has “dementia issues” that have kept her away from Congress …
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Kelby Vera / HuffPost:
Texas Rep. Kay Granger Found At Senior Living Facility After Missing Months Of Crucial Votes … LOADING
Bloomberg:
Panama's Leader Takes Up Feud With Trump Over Canal Control  — US president-elect stokes fight over fees, China's influence  — Mulino says canal is Panama's, cites treaties with the US  —  Panama's president rebuffed Donald Trump's threat to reimpose US control over the Panama Canal …
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Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Trump suggests he wants to buy Greenland … - He made the comments after demanding earlier in the weekend that Panamanian authorities lower fees for U.S. ships to transit the Panama Canal or return its control to the United States. … - “Ken will do a wonderful job in representing the interests of the United States.”
Discussion: New York Post and Mediaite
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.
Kaanita Iyer / CNN:
Joe Manchin torches Democrats on the way out the door  —  For more on Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia, watch CNN's “Inside Politics with Manu Raju” at 8 a.m. ET and 11 a.m. ET.  —  Washington CNN —  As Joe Manchin prepares to leave Congress after nearly 15 years, the West Virginia senator …
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CBS News:   Transcript: Sen. Joe Manchin on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Dec. 22, 2024
CBS News:   Transcript: Rep. Tony Gonzales on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Dec. 22, 2024
Washington Post:
Trump picks billionaire financier for deputy defense secretary  —  The choice of Stephen Feinberg of Cerberus Capital Management comes as Pete Hegseth continues to face questions in the confirmation process for the top Pentagon post.
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Elena Schneider / Politico:
New research shows the massive hole Dems are in  —  Even voters who previously backed Democrats cast the party as weak and overly focused on diversity and elites.  —  Democrats conducting post-mortems on their sweeping losses in 2024 are finding more reason for alarm.
Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Trump Previews Second Term in Sprawling Speech to Conservative Conference  —  President-elect Donald J. Trump repeated false claims about immigration and the border, slammed diversity initiatives and discussed the Panama Canal in the 90-minute address.  —  President-elect Donald J. Trump delivered …
Discussion: CNN, Fox News and The Guardian
Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
GOP congressman says it feels like Elon Musk is ‘our prime minister’  —  Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, told CBS News on Sunday that he spoke to the tech billionaire multiple times during negotiations for the funding package.  —  Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, on Sunday compared tech mogul Elon Musk to a …
Discussion: The Hill, CBS News and Mediaite
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
Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:
Why Big Tech is funding Trump's inauguration  —  Hefty donations from tech companies and leaders to President-elect Trump's inaugural fund are a sign of Silicon Valley's shifting relationship with the incoming leader after past tensions.  —  While inaugural donations by companies are nothing new …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Andrea Margolis / Fox News:
Trump nominates Callista Gingrich as U.S. ambassador to Switzerland, announces other picks  —  Trump also named PayPal co-founder Ken Howery to an ambassador position  —  President-elect Trump on Sunday named Callista Gingrich, wife to former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, as one of his latest U.S. ambassador nominees.
Discussion: New York Times, Mediaite and The Hill
Wall Street Journal:
America's Private Prison Complex Gears Up for Trump Deportation Bonanza  —  Some are exploring the controversial practice of detaining unaccompanied minors  —  Private prisons and other companies that provide detention services are getting ready to cash in on what President-elect Donald Trump has billed as …
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Katie Glueck / New York Times:
These Spiritual Democrats Urge Their Party to Take a Leap of Faith
New York Times:
Refugees Are Bracing for Trump to Cut the Resettlement Program Again
Max Stier / Politico:
Dear Federal Workers: Don't Quit
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Financial Times:
Donald Trump's transition team seeks to pull US out of WHO ‘on day one’
Discussion: Breitbart
Betsy Klein / CNN:
Ivanka Trump is done with politics and says she isn't coming back
Discussion: SheKnows and Raw Story
Francis Wilkinson / Bloomberg:
MAGA's Orban-esque Plan to Control What Universities Teach
Jon Gambrell / Associated Press:
Two US Navy pilots shot down over Red Sea in apparent ‘friendly fire’ incident, US military says
 

 
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
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Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Donald Trump announces that Sriram Krishnan, until recently a general partner at a16z, will serve as senior policy advisor for AI at the White House OSTP

Financial Times:
Sources: Palantir and Anduril are in talks with OpenAI, SpaceX, and more to form a consortium to bid for US defense contracts and plan to announce it in January
 
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