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The Guardian:
Elon Musk pens German newspaper opinion piece supporting far-right AfD party — Billionaire Trump adviser said his ‘significant investments’ in the country justified his wading into German politics — The tech entrepreneur and close adviser to Donald Trump Elon Musk has taken a stunning …
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Filip Timotija / The Hill:
Musk writes op-ed backing far-right German political party — Tech billionaire Elon Musk penned an op-ed further expressing support for the far-right German political party Alternative for Germany (AfD). In response, the paper's commentary editor resigned in protest.
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Jon Levine / New York Post:
Trump supports immigration visas backed by Musk: ‘I have many H-1B visas on my properties’ — President-elect Trump told The Post Saturday he supports immigration visas for highly skilled workers, appearing to side with Elon Musk in the roiling intra-MAGA debate on the issue.
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Axios:
Elon Musk pledges “war” over H-1B visa program, calls opponents racists … - Trump, who has remained silent thus far on the schism, faces a quickly deepening conflict between his richest and most powerful advisors on one hand, and the people who swept him to office on the other.
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Robert Tait / The Guardian:
Maga v Musk: Trump camp divided in bitter fight over immigration policy
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Nicholas Wu / Politico:
Dean Phillips Was Right About Joe Biden. He Finds It ‘Awfully Unsatisfying.’ — The three-term lawmaker and presidential candidate is deeply disappointed with his fellow Democrats. — Outgoing Minnesota Rep. Dean Phillips poses for a portrait at his home in Capitol Hill in Washington on Dec. 16.
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Katherine Tully-McManus / Politico:
Playbook: Trump lets Johnson twist in the wind — With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine — DRIVING THE DAY — BREAKING OVERNIGHT — “Putin Apologizes but Stops Short of Taking Responsibility for Kazakhstan Crash,” by NYT's Anatoly Kurmanaev: “The statement stopped short …
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Colleen Slevin / Associated Press:
Man accused of attacking TV reporter, saying 'This is Trump's America now' — A Colorado man is facing possible bias-motivated charges for allegedly attacking a television news reporter after demanding to know whether he was a citizen, saying “This is Trump's America now,” according to court documents.
Tyler Pager / Washington Post:
Joe Biden's lonely battle to sell his vision of American democracy — In his presidency's final chapter, Biden has mused about whether he should have handled some decisions differently — Earlier this year, Rep. James E. Clyburn met President Joe Biden at the White House to deliver a stern message …
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Robert Tait / The Guardian:
Biden reportedly regrets ending re-election campaign and says he'd have defeated Trump — President also regrets picking Merrick Garland for attorney general, as he was slow to prosecute Trump for January 6 — Joe Biden regrets having pulled out of this year's presidential race and believes …
Anatoly Kurmanaev / New York Times:
Putin Apologizes but Does Not Take Responsibility for Azerbaijani Plane Crash — President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia told the Azerbaijani leader, Ilham Aliyev, in a phone call, “that the tragic incident took place in Russian airspace.” — President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia …
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Associated Press:
Abortions are up in the US. It's a complicated picture as women turn to pills, travel — Abortion has become slightly more common despite bans or deep restrictions in most Republican-controlled states, and the legal and political fights over its future are not over yet.
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Slate:
Dear Jurisprudence: Can Trump Really Run for a Third Term? — At the end of 2024, we consider reader questions (and worries) about 2025. … Dear (Juris)Prudence, — Every so often, Trump throws out the phrase “If I'm reelected.” Politicos talk about Trump being a lame duck and how impossible that is …
Wall Street Journal:
The Progressive Moment in Global Politics Is Over — Weak economic growth and record immigration are driving gains by the right, especially populists — The progressive moment is over—at least for now. — This past year showed that the progressive politics that dominated …
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The Hill:
Democrats grapple with ‘jarring’ lack of diversity in DNC race — The race for Democratic National Committee (DNC) chair is shaping up to be a field of largely white men — a notable development for a party that has long touted diversity within its ranks. — Roughly half a dozen candidates …
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Trump Urges Supreme Court to Pause TikTok Ban — The president-elect took no position on the app's First Amendment challenge to the law, which sets a Jan. 19 deadline to sell or close the popular platform. — President-elect Donald J. Trump filed an unusual brief on Friday asking …
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Fatima Hussein / Associated Press:
Janet Yellen tells Congress US could hit debt limit in mid-January — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said her agency will need to start taking “extraordinary measures,” or special accounting maneuvers intended to prevent the nation from hitting the debt ceiling, as early as January 14 …
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Michael Stratford / Politico:
Yellen: US will hit debt ceiling in mid- or late-January
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