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Wall Street Journal:
The Big Companies Funding Trump's Inauguration Despite Denouncing Jan. 6 — The second Trump inaugural fund is on track to be the most lucrative yet — Four years ago, dozens of companies denounced the invasion of the U.S. Capitol and pledged to withhold support from those who disputed the 2020 election results.
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Rolling Stone:
Companies Are Scrambling to Fund Trump's Inauguration. He's Keeping Track — The president-elect is expected to raise more money than ever for his second inauguration. He's keeping tabs on who's donating — and who hasn't
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Raw Story, The Guardian, The Gateway Pundit, Reuters, BizPac Review and CNBC
Eli Okun / Politico:
Playbook: Mr. Musk goes to Washington — Presented by With help from Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine — DRIVING THE DAY — Merry Christmas and happy Hanukkah from Playbook's resident Jew, filling in today while the usual authors take a well-deserved respite under the tree.
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Nicholas Wu / Politico:
‘I Probably Could Have Flipped Over a Few More Tables’ — Outgoing Rep. Cori Bush gets candid about her time in Congress and how progressives should respond to 2024. — Rep. Cori Bush was swept into office in 2020 on a wave of liberal energy, defeating a longtime Democratic incumbent …
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The Hill
Jeremy Barr / Washington Post:
At CNN, lower TV ratings and heightened anxieties about what's ahead — With traditional viewership on a decline, the cable news network leans into its strong digital presence as it heads into uncertain times covering the second Trump administration. — If you had to guess which member …
Cat Zakrzewski / Washington Post:
How to have a Trumpy Christmas, and make the president-elect richer, too — Donald Trump is profiting off his election in unprecedented ways as his family business sells $92 MAGA hat Christmas ornaments and $22 golden wrapping paper. — The Trump Store has a gift for every patriot on your Christmas list.
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Raw Story
Ayman Mohyeldin / MSNBC:
Trump and his allies say the GOP is the party of free speech. Their actions say otherwise. — For them, free speech means they get to shout the loudest and silence everyone who disagrees with them. — If you listened to President-elect Donald Trump and his Republican allies during the campaign …
Darlene Superville / Associated Press:
Biden signs a bill officially making the bald eagle the national bird of the US — The bald eagle, a symbol of the power and strength of the United States for more than 240 years, earned an overdue honor on Tuesday: It officially became the country's national bird.
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Alexandra Koch / Fox News:
It's official: Biden signs new law, designates bald eagle as ‘national bird’
It's official: Biden signs new law, designates bald eagle as ‘national bird’
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The Post Millennial, Washington Examiner and New York Post
Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Bonds forged during a wartime Christmas 83 years ago could soon be at risk — CNN — Editor's Note: This story was originally published in CNN's Meanwhile in America, the email about US politics for global readers. — Next year will bring new strains to the transatlantic alliance …
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, Where is my Jet-Pack? and BizPac Review
Rogé Karma / The Atlantic:
The Walmart Effect — New research suggests that the company makes the communities it operates in poorer—even taking into account its famous low prices. — No corporation looms as large over the American economy as Walmart. It is both the country's biggest private employer …
JD Conte / KLTV-TV:
Texas Sovereignty Act would allow Texas to declare federal actions unconstitutional — TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - Senator Bob Hall of Canton has introduced Senate Bill 80, allowing Texas to declare federal actions unconstitutional. — Senator Hall has dubbed it the Texas Sovereignty Act.
Pjotr Sauer / The Guardian:
Russia launches major Christmas Day attack on Ukraine's energy system — Zelenskyy describes cruise and ballistic missile strikes, which caused blackouts in several regions, as ‘inhuman’ — Christmas morning in Ukraine was overshadowed by a massive Russian aerial attack using cruise missiles …
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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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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
Kyrsten Sinema may have broken the law on the way out the door: watchdog group
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