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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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Sarah Rumpf-Whitten / Fox News:
Trump says he is a ‘believer’ in H-1B visas for skilled migrant workers as right spars on immigration: report — Musk argued that immigrants are needed for the tech sector — President-elect Trump appeared to agree with Elon Musk in support of H-1B visas for skilled workers in the U.S. …
Michelle L. Price / Associated Press:
Trump appears to side with Musk, tech allies in debate over foreign workers roiling his supporters — President-elect Donald Trump appears to be siding with Elon Musk and his other backers in the tech industry as a dispute over immigration visas has divided his supporters.
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Axios:
Elon Musk pledges “war” over H-1B visa program, calls opponents racists
Elon Musk pledges “war” over H-1B visa program, calls opponents racists
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Digby's Hullabaloo, That Park Place and The Root
Robert Tait / The Guardian:
Maga v Musk: Trump camp divided in bitter fight over immigration policy
Maga v Musk: Trump camp divided in bitter fight over immigration policy
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Balloon Juice, Alternet.org, UnHerd, Times of India, Politico, The Democracy Labs and USA Today
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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Reuters and The Gateway Pundit
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 …
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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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Michael Stratford / Politico:
Yellen: US will hit debt ceiling in mid- or late-January
Yellen: US will hit debt ceiling in mid- or late-January
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Lauren Floyd / Axios:
Trump calls federal judge's decision on border wall “major, crucial WIN” … - The attorney general's office said in a news release Paxton asked for a probe “to uncover potential legal violations committed by the Biden Administration after recent reports that segments of the border wall were auctioned off for pennies on the dollar.”
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The Hill, Texas Attorney General, Washington Examiner, New York Post and Raw Story
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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.
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 …
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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 …
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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The Guardian