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2:50 PM ET, December 26, 2024

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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 …
Marc Elias / Democracy Docket:   In Trump's America, There's Democracy Only When He Wins
Politico:
Expect a quieter Jan. 6 this time around — as long as Republicans avert a looming speakership crisis
Discussion: Raw Story
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.
CBS News:
Plane crash probe in Kazakhstan underway as speculation mounts about possible Russian involvement
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 …
Discussion: Breitbart and Raw Story
Lillian Perlmutter / Rolling Stone:
Trump's Immigration Shutdown Could Create a Dystopian Humanitarian Crisis
Discussion: Washington Times
Naomi LaChance / Rolling Stone:
Trump ‘Border Czar’ Plans to Separate Families or Let Them Leave Together
Discussion: RedState and 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  —  Former presidential candidate Marianne Williamson on Thursday launched a bid for chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), jumping into a crowded field of candidates vying to rebuild the party after its general election losses last month.
Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
Marianne Williamson launches bid for DNC chair
Discussion: BizPac Review
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story, Twitchy and Alternet.org
Wall Street Journal:
Behind Closed Doors: The Spy-World Scientists Who Argued Covid Was a Lab Leak  —  The idea that the pandemic's origins lie with a research facility in China was once labeled a conspiracy theory
Discussion: HotAir, Frontpage Mag and IJR
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Bonchie / RedState:
NEW: Extensive COVID-19 Origins Cover-Up Revealed, and the Biden Admin Was Pulling the Strings
Discussion: Twitchy
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.
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 …
CNN:
'It's a scary time': US universities urge international students to return to campus before Trump inauguration  —  Fear and uncertainty are spreading across many US college campuses ahead of President-elect Donald Trump's January 20 inauguration, with some schools advising international students …
Discussion: Mediaite and The Independent
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 …
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Alternet.org
 
 
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Alexander B. Howard / CIVIC TEXTS:
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Lisa Rein / Washington Post:
Trump wants federal workers back in the office. It may be a tall task.
Renee Dudley / ProPublica:
Microsoft Bundling Practices Focus of Federal Antitrust Probe
Jillian Frankel / NBC News:
Leaders in ‘uncommitted’ and ‘abandon Harris’ movements reflect on Trump's victory and early moves
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Raw Story
Greg Ip / Wall Street Journal:
Cutting the Deficit Is Easy—It's Just Unpopular
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New York Times:
Will the U.S. Ever Be Ready for a Female President?
Discussion: Frontpage Mag
Josh Xiao / Bloomberg:
China Ousts Two Military Lawmakers as Xi's Defense Purge Widens
Discussion: Reuters
Yimou Lee / Reuters:
Former Taipei mayor charged for bribery, misuse of political donations
Discussion: New York Times and Al Jazeera
New York Times:
New Mexico's Governor Was A Liberal Hero. Then She Got Blunt about Crime.
Ruth Reader / Politico:
Mark Zuckerberg and Meta got a big win. They have the House GOP to thank.
 

 
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Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
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