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Washington Post:
This company rates news sites' credibility. The right wants it stopped. — NewsGuard, which prizes its nonpartisan criteria, has become a prime target of the GOP's battle against disinformation watchdogs. — When veteran newsmen L. Gordon Crovitz and Steven Brill started their news site rating company …
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Kevin Drum and Election Law Blog
Robert Greenall / BBC:
Denmark boosts Greenland defence after Trump repeats desire for US control — The Danish government has announced a huge boost in defence spending for Greenland, hours after US President-elect Donald Trump repeated his desire to purchase the Arctic territory.
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Khaleda Rahman / Newsweek:
Republicans Fear Speaker Battle Means They 'Can't Certify the Election' — What's New — to publicly reaffirm support for him to avoid a lengthy battle to replace him that could delay the certification of Trump's election victory in January. — Newsweek has contacted spokespeople …
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Alternet.org, Raw Story, Daily Kos, Axios and Fox News
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John T. Bennett / Roll Call:
Protracted GOP speaker fight could complicate Electoral College count
Protracted GOP speaker fight could complicate Electoral College count
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Talking Points Memo
Laura Gersony / Arizona Republic:
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema's recent lavish travel expenses broke the law, watchdog group alleges — A government watchdog group has filed a complaint against Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, alleging that her recent pricey travel expenditures broke campaign-finance laws. — The nonprofit Citizens …
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Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story:
Kyrsten Sinema may have broken the law on the way out the door: watchdog group — Outgoing Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) has just over a week left before she'll be replaced by Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), but a government watchdog group alleges that she broke a key law on her way out the door.
Michelle Boorstein / Washington Post:
For some Latinos, ‘prosperity gospel’ led them to Trump — The set of beliefs has overtaken traditional theologies centered on the poor. Some experts say that helps explain a shift among Latino Christians to Trump. — ALLENTOWN, Pa. — The Lehigh Valley Barbershop was bustling with the next generation of American strivers.
Ramesh Ponnuru / Washington Post:
Congressional Republicans have a new headache: Elon Musk — The budget fight revealed new limits on Republican effectiveness. — Democrats spent much of the presidential campaign warning that a second Donald Trump presidency would move methodically and remorselessly toward sinister goals …
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Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
Trump isn't fooling anyone by saying Elon Musk's “not going to be president”
Trump isn't fooling anyone by saying Elon Musk's “not going to be president”
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Sharon McGowan / The Hill:
Elon Musk wants to ‘delete’ many Americans' financial lifeline — Nearly every exit poll conducted on Election Day found that, more than any other issues, voters' concerns about the economy helped to return Donald Trump to the White House and put Republicans back in charge of both houses of Congress.
James Bickerton / Newsweek:
Elon Musk Takes Aim at Wikipedia — What's New — Elon Musk has urged his followers not to donate to Wikipedia, which he branded “Wokepedia,” until “they restore balance to their editing authority.” — The tech billionaire made the claim on X, — , in response to another user …
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One America News Network and BizPac Review
Nora Eckert / Reuters:
Toyota is donating $1 million to Trump's inauguration — Toyota Motor (7203.T) of North America is donating $1 million to President-elect Donald Trump's Jan. 20 inauguration, a company spokesman said on Tuesday, a day after Detroit's Ford Motor (F.N) and General Motors (GM.N), said they would give the same amount.
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Jack Jenkins / RNS:
At Trump's inauguration, reports of a pay-to-pray — (RNS) — President-elect Donald Trump's transition team is reportedly planning an interfaith prayer service the day before his inauguration, where participants can worship alongside the businessman and his wife, Melania.
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Raw Story
Alex Oliveira / New York Post:
Gay couple who showed off picture-perfect family gets 100 years in prison for horrific rape of adopted sons — A gay Georgia couple convicted of sickening sexually abuse of their two adopted sons will spend the rest of the lives behind bars. — William and Zachary Zulock, 34 and 36 …
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Alan Rappeport / New York Times:
Trump and Musk Want to Cut Billions From the Budget. It Won't Be Easy. — Efforts to cut government spending and eliminate waste are dwarfed by the rising costs of the social safety net programs and interest expenses. — When Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, the businessmen …
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Raw Story
Fox News:
Second US Navy fighter jet narrowly avoided being shot down in ‘friendly fire’ incident: source — A second SM-2 missile was fired from USS Gettysburg, Navy official confirms — EXCLUSIVE: On the same night a U.S. Navy fighter jet was shot down over the Red Sea, a second jet nearly suffered the same fate.
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WAVY.com, Washington Examiner, Must Read Alaska, RedState, The Post Millennial, The Gateway Pundit and New York Post
The White House:
Bill Signed: HR 663 — On Monday, December 23, 2024, the President signed into law: — H.R. 663, the “Native American Child Protection Act;” — Thank you to Representative Gallego, and Senators Lujan and Collins for their leadership. — H.R. 1097, the “Everett Alvarez, Jr. Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2023;”
Sara Eisen / CNBC:
Biggest banks sue the Federal Reserve over annual stress tests … WATCH NOW — A group of banks and business groups are suing the Federal Reserve over the annual bank stress tests. — The Bank Policy Institute, which represents big banks like JPMorgan, Citigroup and Goldman Sachs …
Halina Bennet / New York Times:
Pro-Palestinian Activists Removed From Michigan's Student Government — The president and vice president of the University of Michigan's student assembly were impeached after they demanded divestment and stopped funding campus activities. — Alifa Chowdhury's successful campaign to lead …
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Washington Examiner
Shadi Hamid / Washington Post:
How eight years changed one conservative's mind about Trump — Michael Brendan Dougherty's shift toward Trump reflects changes in the American electorate. — I voted for Kamala Harris, though grudgingly due to her support for the war in Gaza. I hoped she would win. She didn't.
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Raw Story
Richard Davis / The Hill:
We were warned: First term aides told us about Trump's governing style — Nearly eight years ago, reports began circulating in Washington that the Trump administration was going to be chaotic. One obvious sign was the rapid turnover of aides close to the president.
David Smith / The Guardian:
Major international crisis ‘much more likely’ in Trump's second term, says his ex-national security adviser — John Bolton delivers scathing critique of Trump's lack of knowledge or coherent strategy: 'I'm very worried' — A major international crisis is “much more likely” …
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The Independent and New York Daily News
Meryl Kornfield / Washington Post:
Rep. Granger's Hill absence, revelation of ‘dementia issues’ reignite age debate — The 81-year-old congresswoman's situation reanimated a simmering discussion over the health and mental acuity of aging elected officials, with several of Granger's colleagues calling for changes and raising worries about the nation's oldest leaders.
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Salon and Alternet.org
Victor Nava / New York Post:
Cocaine for moody rats and climate-focused drag show-on-ice top Rand Paul's annual ‘Festivus’ list of outrageous government waste — The US government wasted more than $1 trillion on kooky frivolous projects this past year — including by using taxpayer money to turn rats into coke fiends …
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