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4:40 PM ET, December 28, 2024

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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.
Samantha-Jo Roth / Washington Examiner:
Trump base splits over Musk and Ramaswamy's support for foreign worker visas
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.
Discussion: Reuters and The Gateway Pundit
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 …
Discussion: Wonkette and Daily Kos
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 …
Discussion: RedState and The Post Millennial
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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 …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
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.
Discussion: Axios and Mediaite
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 …
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 …
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.
Discussion: The Guardian
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 …
Discussion: Grabien
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 …
Discussion: Breitbart
 
 
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Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:
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