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6:20 PM ET, December 31, 2024

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Alan Feuer / New York Times:
F.B.I. Says It Found Largest Cache of Homemade Explosives in Its History at Va. Farm  —  Investigators discovered more than 150 devices, mostly pipe bombs, on a property outside Norfolk, court papers say.  —  A Virginia man was arrested this month with what federal prosecutors described …
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Hanna Park / CNN:
Aaron Brown, former CNN anchor and influential newsman, dies at 76  —  Aaron Brown, the renowned CNN anchor who gained prominence for his coverage of the September 11 attacks and his pivotal role in shaping the network's evening news format, died Sunday at 76, his family said.
Emily Brooks / The Hill:
Chip Roy on Johnson: 'I don't believe he has the votes'  —  Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) said Tuesday that Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) does not have the votes to keep the gavel and that he remains undecided on whether he can support the Louisiana Republican in the Friday floor vote, despite President-elect Trump endorsing Johnson.
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ABC News:
Mike Johnson's speaker reelection could come down to a single Republican vote
Nico Hines / The Daily Beast:
Republicans Admit MAGA Civil War Is a Total ‘S***show’
Juliann Ventura / The Hill:
Trump ally Laura Loomer on Musk: ‘Nobody wants to cross this guy’  —  Laura Loomer, a staunch ally of President-elect Trump and far-right activist, suggested that some Republicans in Trump's circle don't want to cross billionaire Elon Musk.  —  “It sounds like people are scared of crossing the king …
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Diana Falzone / Mediaite:
‘Trump is Annoyed’: Insiders Say ‘Shadow President’ Elon Musk Starting to Irritate Trump  —  President-elect Donald Trump has shown growing signs of frustration with Elon Musk, his wealthiest and most vocal adviser, sources tell Mediaite.  —  Musk, the world's richest man …
New York Times:
‘Raw Water’ Devotees Swear by Natural Springs, Despite the Risks … The highway that winds along the coast of Marin County offers some of California's most magnificent vistas, with the deep blue Pacific Ocean glittering through veils of fog.  But for a handful of travelers, the views aren't the prize.
U.S. Department of the Treasury:
Treasury Sanctions Entities in Iran and Russia That Attempted to Interfere in the U.S. 2024 Election  —  WASHINGTON - Today, the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is designating a subordinate organization of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) …
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Office of Foreign Assets Control:
Russia-related, Iran-related, Cyber-related, and Foreign Interference in U.S. Election Designations; Global Magnitsky Designation  —  Treasury Sanctions Entities in Iran and Russia That Attempted to Interfere in the U.S. 2024 Election  —  SPECIALLY DESIGNATED NATIONALS LIST UPDATE
NBC News:
Puerto Rico plunges into darkness as power outage hits more than 1.3 million customers on New Year's Eve  —  Power outages are a frustratingly frequent occurrence for many Puerto Ricans.  A string of blackouts during the summer prompted protests and a state of emergency.
Discussion: CBS News and Washington Examiner
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David R. Lurie / Public Notice:
Trump begins his lame duck term pre-hobbled  —  🎆☃️🍾💃🎄 SUPPORT INDEPENDENT MEDIA THIS HOLIDAY SEASON 🎄💃🍾☃️🎆  —  🥳🥳 Subscribe to Public Notice 🥳🥳
Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story:
Judge hands Rudy Giuliani loss on eve of new trial involving defamation case  —  Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani is headed to court for a trial over whether he must turn over his Florida condo to the Georgia election workers he defamed — and he had a request shot down by the judge this week.
Discussion: Law & Crime, New Republic and PinkNews
Ellen Knickmeyer / Associated Press:
Pentagon chief loses bid to reject 9/11 plea deals  —  A military appeals court has ruled against Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's effort to throw out the plea deals reached for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two other defendants in the 9/11 attacks, a U.S. official said.
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Politico:
Patrick McHenry Lets Loose on the Republican Insurgents He Left Behind  —  The retiring Republican reflects on his transformation over 20 years in Congress.  —  When a 29-year-old Patrick McHenry entered Congress in 2005, few would have believed the man described as the GOP's …
Discussion: PBS NewsHour and Raw Story
Nick Arama / RedState:
Trump Drops Brutal Clip of Regime's Cover Up of Biden's Decline  —  Mainstream media wanted to pretend that President Joe Biden's cognitive decline wasn't observable until his bad time at the one debate he had with President-elect Donald Trump.  —  A recent Wall Street Journal report explained …
Daniel Schuman / First Branch Forecast:
The New Years' Eve Ethics Massacre  —  The House Ethics Committee's decisions let congressmen put campaign cash in their pockets and make other allegations of misusing their offices disappear.  —  Yesterday the House Ethics Committee effectively legalized the conversion of campaign funds …
Bloomberg:
World's 500 Richest People Surpassed $10 Trillion in Wealth This Year  — Tech billionaires led the way with combined $903 billion gain  — Trump's election win pushed Musk's fortune above $400 billion  —  The world's 500 richest people got vastly richer in 2024, with Elon Musk …
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Adam Wren / Politico:
Playbook: The 2024 political trends that mattered
Discussion: The Hill and The Daily Signal
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Chief Justice John Roberts defends judiciary from ‘illegitimate’ attacks  —  In his annual end-of-year report, Roberts says the independence of the judiciary is threatened by threats of violence, harassment, disinformation and defiance of court rulings.  —  WASHINGTON — Chief Justice John Roberts …
Discussion: USA Today and Politico
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
The Biden mistake that blew up America  —  Happy New Year's Eve from the Will Bunch Newsletter, which is marking the end of a momentous and possibly calamitous 2024 by not reviewing the last grim 12 months but simply plowing ahead with new topics.  I do have big plans for 2025 …
Discussion: Raw Story
David Siders / Politico:
The Ground Is Shifting in American Politics.  Here's What I Saw on the Trail.  —  Politics Editor David Siders has been traveling the country to chronicle how American politics is shifting from the ground up.  Here's what some of the people he visited are thinking heading into 2025.
Discussion: Raw Story
Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
South Korea court issues arrest warrant for impeached President Yoon … - South Korean police announced earlier this month they were investigating Yoon for possible insurrection and he has through his lawyers denied the allegations.  — Yoon could face life in prison or the death penalty …
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New York Times:
South Korea Clears Way to Detain President in Martial Law Inquiry
 
 
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Megan Brenan / Gallup:
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Discussion: Business Insider and The Hill
Matt Lavietes / NBC News:
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Los Angeles Times:
Unlawful border crossings dropped to four-year low in November, new data show
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Mickey Djuric / Politico:
Majority of Justin Trudeau's caucus calls on him to quit
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