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9:50 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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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.
Alison Durkee / Forbes:
What Are H-1B Visas? The Immigration Policy Dividing Elon Musk And Trump's Allies Explained
Diana Glebova / New York Post:
Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy in fiery spat with MAGA allies over foreign worker visas: ‘Essential for America to keep winning’
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
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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 …
Patti Davis / New York Times:
The Blaming of Joe Biden
Discussion: Twitchy, BizPac Review and Daily Mail
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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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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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: The Hill, Axios and Mediaite
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
Discussion: Wonkette and Daily Kos
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 …
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 …
New York Times:
How Donald Trump Went From Backing a TikTok Ban to Backing Off  —  In 2020, he moved to ban the Chinese-owned app.  Now, he is opposing the Biden administration's effort to do just that.  —  Four years ago, President Donald J. Trump denounced TikTok, the Chinese-owned video sharing app, as a threat to America's national security.
Discussion: The Hill and RTÉ
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Trump Urges Supreme Court to Pause TikTok Ban
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
Peter S. Goodman / New York Times:
Mexico, Betting Trump Is Bluffing on Tariffs, Sees an Opportunity  —  Business leaders in Mexico say the incoming U.S. administration will enhance the appeal of their factories as an alternative to plants in China.  —  Monterrey in Mexico, a country that emerged as an attractive manufacturing hub …
Discussion: Grabien
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: HotAir and Grabien
 
 
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Audrey McAvoy / Associated Press:
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The Hill:
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