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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 …
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Ken Bensinger / New York Times:
Trump Weighs In on H-1B Visas Supported by Elon Musk  —  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: ABC News, Townhall and @amuse
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.
Michelle L. Price / Associated Press:
Trump appears to side with Musk, tech allies in debate over foreign workers roiling his supporters
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 …
John Hanna / Associated Press:
Kansas once required voters to prove citizenship.  That didn't work out so well  —  Republicans made claims about illegal voting by noncitizens a centerpiece of their 2024 campaign messaging and plan to push legislation in the new Congress requiring voters to provide proof of U.S. citizenship.
Kipp Jones / Mediaite:
Gov. Sununu Claims Elon Musk is Too Rich to Have Conflict of Interest Between Business and Vast Influence Over Trump Administration  —  Republican New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu argued Sunday that Elon Musk is too wealthy to have a conflict of interest regarding his businesses and his influence …
Discussion: Breitbart
Gregory Svirnovskiy / Politico:
‘I could never do his job’: Former Speaker Newt Gingrich shows support for Mike Johnson  —  The House will gather Friday to pick a speaker.  And with Republicans expected to have a slim majority, Johnson can only afford one defection.  —  Newt Gingrich, who led House Republicans through …
Discussion: The Hill
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Discussion: New York Daily News and The Hill
Donica Phifer / Axios:
Trump hasn't permanently changed GOP, Sununu says … There's no Trump-lite.  There's no Trump 2.0 coming up.  I always say that Trump is who he is, and because he's built up himself in the American psyche for 40 years," Sununu said on CNN's “State of the Union.”
Discussion: The Hill
Rachel Scully / The Hill:
Lawler says Johnson should be House Speaker: He ‘inherited a disaster’  —  Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) said Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) should be re-elected as House Speaker, noting the Louisiana Republican “inherited a disaster.”  —  During an appearance on ABC's “This Week,” …
Discussion: Axios, Bloomberg, ABC News and Raw Story
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 …
Ewa Krukowska / Bloomberg:
Poland Ready to Help Ukraine If Slovakia Cuts Off Power in Gas Spat  — The clock is ticking on the flow of Russian gas to Europe  — Slovakia continues to receive Russian oil via Ukraine  —  Poland is prepared to step up electricity exports to Ukraine if Slovakia's Prime Minister …
Discussion: Al Jazeera, Breitbart, Reuters and Politico
Patti Davis / New York Times:
The Blaming of Joe Biden  —  We are now in the final weeks of Joe Biden's presidency, and I've been thinking about the year he had — how different it was from what he hoped last winter as he sought re-election.  All presidents think about what they wanted to achieve, in the end, and how Americans will regard them.
Discussion: RedState and Twitchy
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Robert Tait / The Guardian:
Biden reportedly regrets ending re-election campaign and says he'd have defeated Trump
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 …
 
 
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