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12:20 PM ET, January 2, 2025

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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Democrats rage as Johnson restricts their ability to oust him … - “This makes it clear that they have no intention of working together to find common ground,” Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.), the top Democrat on the House Rules Committee, said of the rules change in a statement.
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Anthony Adragna / Politico:
Trans rights to be marquee fight for House Republicans  —  How the GOP is responding to Rep.-elect Sarah McBride, the first openly transgender House member, is a preview of what's to come.  —  Republicans' first response to Sarah McBride's election to Congress was to ban her from using women's restrooms throughout the Capitol.
Washington Post:
Trump plans ‘victory rally’ at Washington arena day before inauguration
Discussion: USA Today
CNN:
Johnson allies warn that a speakership battle could delay Trump's victory certification
Discussion: HotAir and Raw Story
Associated Press:
The man who died in a Tesla Cybertruck explosion was an active-duty US Army soldier, officials say  —  The person who died in the explosion of a Tesla Cybertruck packed with explosives outside President-elect Donald Trump's Las Vegas hotel was an active-duty U.S. Army soldier, officials said Thursday.
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New York Times:
1 Dead After a Cybertruck Explodes Outside the Trump Hotel in Las Vegas
CNN:
Fireworks, gas tanks and camping fuel used in Tesla cybertruck explosion outside Las Vegas Trump Hotel
Associated Press:
Firework mortars, gas cannisters stuffed inside Tesla that exploded outside Trump's Las Vegas hotel
Glenn Thrush / New York Times:
Investigators Search for Links Between New Orleans Attack and Las Vegas Blast
Aishvarya Kavi / New York Times:
Liz Cheney Is Among 20 Chosen to Receive Presidential Citizens Medal  —  Two close advisers to President Biden will also be honored, in addition to career lawmakers who have worked across the aisle and advocates for liberal causes.  —  President Biden will award the Presidential Citizens Medal …
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The White House:
President Biden Announces Recipients of the Presidential Citizens Medal  —  WASHINGTON - Today, President Biden named twenty recipients of the Presidential Citizens Medal.  —  The Presidential Citizens Medal is awarded to citizens of the United States of America who have performed exemplary deeds …
Colleen Long / Associated Press:
Biden is giving the 2nd highest civilian award to the leaders of the Jan. 6 congressional committee
Maeve Reston / Washington Post:
Biden to honor Liz Cheney with Presidential Citizens Medal
Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
Trump blames ‘open borders’ for New Orleans, Las Vegas attacks  —  President-elect Trump blamed the situation at the U.S.-southern border for the recent attacks in New Orleans and Las Vegas, railing against President Biden for his immigration policies as both cases are being investigated.
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Biden: New Orleans attacker's social media posts indicated ISIS ties
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Trump flunks 3 key tests following deadly New Orleans attack  —  Within hours of the New Year's attack in New Orleans, the president-elect simultaneously flunked tests of accuracy, decency and credibility.  —  As the public first started learning the details of the deadly attack in New Orleans …
Discussion: Daily Kos, NBC News and Boston Herald
Ian Millhiser / Vox:
The huge stakes in a new Supreme Court case about pornography  —  If you've studied First Amendment law, it's impossible not to experience déjà vu while reading the briefs in Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton, a Supreme Court case the justices will hear on January 15 about online pornography.
Daniel Marans / HuffPost:
Sen. Chuck Schumer Endorses Ben Wikler For DNC Chair  —  The top Senate Democrat praised Wikler's record as chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin.  —  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) endorsed Ben Wikler's bid to lead the Democratic National Committee on Thursday morning.
Discussion: The Hill and Washington Post
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Elena Schneider / Politico:
Schumer backs Wisconsin's Wikler for DNC chair
Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
Texas sues to impose bigotry on the rest of the country  —  Donald Trump and JD Vance spent the 2024 election spewing the most rank transphobia, a tactic that should have made them pariahs but instead helped win them the presidency.  Even though they haven't taken office yet …
Discussion: Breitbart
Jacob Bogage / Washington Post:
10 policies Republicans could use to pay for new tax cuts  —  Extending the expiring 2017 tax cuts could add $5 trillion to the national debt; Trump and GOP lawmakers are are considering these policies to offset that cost.  —  Advisers to President-elect Donald Trump and congressional Republicans …
Discussion: Los Angeles Times
Emily Stewart / Business Insider:
How Donald Trump single-handedly cured America's economic blues  —  It's generally a rare thing for the person you're interviewing to burst out laughing.  But that's what happened to me, recently, on a call with Ernie Tedeschi, the director of economics at the Yale Budget Lab who in March wrapped …
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James Carville / New York Times:
I Was Wrong About the 2024 Election. Here's Why.
Discussion: The Hill and Fox News
Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:
Musk defends demonetizing critics' content on X  —  Tech billionaire Elon Musk defended his move to demonetize his critics' content on the social media platform X and maintained the decision did not violate free speech.  —  “The first amendment is protection for ‘free speech’, not ‘paid speech’ ffs,” Musk wrote on X Wednesday.
Discussion: New Republic and Mediaite
Denver 7 Colorado News:
Suspects in Vegas explosion, New Orleans attack served at same Army base, sources tell Denver7 Investigates  —  Authorities were investigating the link as a possible connection between the two attacks, those sources said.  —  DENVER — The Colorado Springs resident suspected of detonating …
Laurie Clarke / Politico:
‘Nobody was tricked into voting for Trump’: Why the disinformation panic is over  —  LONDON — When Donald Trump won in 2016, social media got the blame.  Not this time.  —  Trump's first victory in the U.S. presidential election that year — plus the shock vote in the U.K. to leave the European Union …
The White House:
FACT SHEET: President Biden Recognizes Fuller Story of Pacific Islands Heritage  —  Today, President Biden is taking action to recognize the cultural heritage of the Indigenous Peoples and communities of the Pacific Islands by renaming the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument …
Samantha Cole / 404 Media:
Pornhub Is Now Blocked In Almost All of the U.S. South  —  Almost two years ago, Louisiana passed a law that started a wave that's since spread across the entire U.S. south, and has changed the way people there can access adult content.  As of today, Florida, Tennessee …
Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
Newborns are being left in dumpsters in Texas, but Republicans don't seem to care  —  Why the GOP is unwilling to prevent infant abandonment  —  Abortion bans don't just kill women.  They kill babies.  This is evident in the data, which shows a dramatic rise in the state's infant mortality after Texas banned abortion.
 
 
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Lydia Saad / Gallup:
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New York Times:
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Financial Times:
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