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10:50 AM ET, December 29, 2024

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Ken Bensinger / New York Times:
Trump Weighs In on Immigrant Visa Debate but Offers Little Clarity  —  He said in an interview that he had used the visas for skilled workers “many times.”  But he has mainly used visas for unskilled workers like housekeepers.  —  President-elect Donald J. Trump appeared to weigh in on Saturday …
Discussion: Townhall
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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.
Paul Krugman / Krugman wonks out:
MAGA Is Already Eating Its Own.  Pass the Popcorn  —  Dear Laura Loomer: You weren't in on the con. You were one of the marks.  —  Like many observers, I expected severe buyers' regret fairly early in the second Trump administration.  After all, many Americans who voted for Trump …
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
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.
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
Discussion: @amuse, Breitbart and Fox Business
Financial Times:
German politicians attack Elon Musk article praising far-right AfD  —  Lawmakers from Social Democrats and Greens criticise media group Axel Springer over publication of opinion piece  —  German politicians have criticised media conglomerate Axel Springer for publishing an opinion article …
Discussion: Reuters
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Christopher F. Schuetze / New York Times:
Musk Doubles Down on Support for German Far-Right Party  —  The world's richest man, a key adviser to President-elect Donald J. Trump, ridicules critics over his backing of the German extremist party AfD, as Germany prepares for elections.  —  Elon Musk, the world's richest man and a close adviser …
Russell Contreras / Axios:
Mexico creating app for migrants to send alerts if detained in US … - “I have personally attended several open meetings where the key message is to tell our fellow citizens that they are not alone and will not be alone,” De la Fuente said. … - Mexico's legal protection program includes 329 legal advisors …
Washington Post:
Discussion: New York Daily News and The Hill
The Hill:
Democrats taunt Trump with ‘President Musk’ moniker  —  Democrats are taunting President-elect Trump with claims that billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk is calling the shots instead of the incoming president.  —  And with Musk set to play a major role in Trump's second term …
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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Patti Davis / New York Times:
The Blaming of Joe Biden
Discussion: Twitchy
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.”
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.
Fox News:
University of Iowa announces plans to close Gender, Women's, and Sexuality Studies department  —  The University of Iowa announced that it would close its Gender, Women's, and Sexuality Studies department as public universities in the state continue to respond to a changing DEI landscape.
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: The Japan Times
 
 
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