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The Hill:
Congress has the power to block Trump from taking office, but lawmakers must act now — The Constitution provides that an oath-breaking insurrectionist is ineligible to be president. This is the plain wording of Section 3 of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution.
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Christina A. Cassidy / Associated Press:
Trump has pressed for voting changes. GOP majorities in Congress will try to make that happen — Republicans plan to move quickly in their effort to overhaul the nation's voting procedures, seeing an opportunity with control of the White House and both chambers of Congress …
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Wall Street Journal
Tal Kopan / The Boston Globe:
New Hampshire lawmaker reflects on retiring from Congress: 'I'm trying to set a better example' — WASHINGTON — As Representative Annie M. Kuster leaves Congress, the New Hampshire Democrat is hoping some of her colleagues might be inspired to do the same — and wishes President Biden had earlier, as well.
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Business Insider, The Hill, Washington Examiner and Mediaite
Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
We can't memory hole the Election Day bomb threats
Euronews:
Breaking news. Exclusive: Preliminary investigation confirms Russian missile caused Azerbaijan Airlines crash — 38 passengers were killed on Wednesday after Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8432 crashed as it attempted to make an emergency landing near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan.
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Tamara Vaal / Reuters:
Kazakhstan's senate chief: cause of Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash unknown for now — Kazakhstan's senate chairman said on Thursday that the cause of the Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash was still unknown. — “None of these countries - neither Azerbaijan, Russia nor Kazakhstan - is interested in hiding information.
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Nick Miroff / Washington Post:
Trump's top border adviser says he will bring back family detention — Tom Homan oversaw implementation of the “zero tolerance” policy that separated more than 4,000 children from their parents during Trump's first term. — U.S. immigration authorities will once more put families with children …
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Axios:
Trump's first day frenzy: Everything he promised to do on “day one” … - A brain trust of West Wing border hawks — led by Stephen Miller and former acting ICE director Tom Homan — will help unleash a flurry of executive orders ending Biden's temporary “parole” programs …
Naomi LaChance / Rolling Stone:
Trump ‘Border Czar’ Plans to Separate Families or Let Them Leave Together
Trump ‘Border Czar’ Plans to Separate Families or Let Them Leave Together
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The Gateway Pundit
Marianne Williamson / TRANSFORM with Marianne …:
I'M RUNNING FOR DNC CHAIR! — My letter to members of the Democratic National Committee — To Democratic National Committee Members, — This year's election of a DNC Chair feels different than in past years. Before now, the party had faced defeats to be sure. But our playbook still basically worked.
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Julia Mueller / The Hill:
Marianne Williamson launches bid for DNC chair
Marianne Williamson launches bid for DNC chair
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Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
Marianne Williamson launches bid for DNC chair
Camille Von Kaenel / Politico:
These MAGA farmers could be ruined if Trump follows through with mass deportations — California's farm owners bet on President-elect Donald Trump and won. His campaign promise of mass deportations could ruin them. — SACRAMENTO, California — California farmers could soon enjoy bumper crops thanks …
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Raw Story, Twitchy and Alternet.org
Bonchie / RedState:
NEW: Extensive COVID-19 Origins Cover-Up Revealed, and the Biden Admin Was Pulling the Strings — It's long been known, at least through basic intuition, that U.S. government officials went to great lengths to cover up the origins of the COVID-19 virus. Former NIAID Director Anthony Fauci …
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Twitchy
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Justin Baragona / The Independent:
Elon Musk reveals he's taking drug for weight loss in bizarre ‘Ozempic Santa’ post — The world's richest man has clashed with incoming Health and Human Services chief Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over the role weight-loss medications should play in making Americans healthier and thinner.
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Associated Press:
Americans are exhausted by political news. TV ratings and a new AP-NORC poll show they're tuning out — As a Democrat who immersed himself in political news during the presidential campaign, Ziad Aunallah has much in common with many Americans since the election. He's tuned out.
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Jillian Frankel / NBC News:
Leaders in ‘uncommitted’ and ‘abandon Harris’ movements reflect on Trump's victory and early moves — A combination of worry and cautious optimism about Trump — and deep anger at the Democratic Party — pervade the groups. — Vice President Kamala Harris had just 107 days as a presidential candidate …
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Washington Examiner and Raw Story
Tim Craig / Washington Post:
After backing Trump, low-income voters hope he doesn't slash their benefits — Voters in the struggling Pennsylvania city of New Castle backed Trump hoping he'd curb inflation. But the incoming president will be under pressure to cut spending. — NEW CASTLE, Pennsylvania …
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Kevin Drum, Alternet.org and Raw Story
Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
Conspiracy theory is the new normal: 2024 was the year QAnon went mainstream — The single biggest reason Trump won? The median voter ignores real news to consume endless disinformation — In the face of Vice President Kamala Harris losing the presidential election to Donald Trump …
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Alternet.org
Jerusalem Post:
Israeli airstrike hits Sana'a, Hodeidah airports during Houthi leader's ‘victory’ speech — Sources confirmed to The Jerusalem Post that the IDF carried out the strikes with the knowledge of the United States. — Israeli airstrikes targeted a host of Houthi infrastructure near the airports …
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The White House:
Statement from President Joe Biden on Russia's Overnight Aerial Attacks against — In the early hours of Christmas, Russia launched waves of missiles and drones against Ukrainian cities and critical energy infrastructure. The purpose of this outrageous attack was to cut off …
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