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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Trump Has Reached the Mountaintop — Big day for Mike Johnson, whose job and reputation are on the line, to say nothing of his role as dedicated MAGA selfie background guy. The speaker told reporters this morning he feels confident he can retain his gavel, and do so on the first ballot.
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Nikki McCann Ramirez / Rolling Stone:
Mike Johnson Scrapes Speakership Win After Republicans Change Votes — The congressional leader's attempt to hold the gavel in a straight vote was foiled by disgruntled Republicans — until it wasn't — The House Republican caucus kicked off the 119th U.S. Congress with what is becoming …
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Washington Post:
Mike Johnson wins House speaker reelection after some GOP holdouts change votes — Louisiana Republican Mike Johnson was reelected House speaker Friday on a first vote, overcoming skepticism about his leadership from some in his party. Johnson clinched the post after two lawmakers who initially voted against him changed their votes.
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Anthony Adragna / Politico:
Johnson expected to fail on first vote to reclaim speakership
Johnson expected to fail on first vote to reclaim speakership
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Mychael Schnell / The Hill:
Trump called 2 last-minute GOP ‘yes’ votes ahead of Johnson's victory
Trump called 2 last-minute GOP ‘yes’ votes ahead of Johnson's victory
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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Trump cheers Johnson winning speaker vote: ‘America is back’
Trump cheers Johnson winning speaker vote: ‘America is back’
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Juliegrace Brufke / The Daily Beast:
Trump Goes All in On Mike Johnson in Bid to End MAGA Chaos
Trump Goes All in On Mike Johnson in Bid to End MAGA Chaos
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Filip Timotija / The Hill:
Massie says he won't vote for Johnson: ‘You can pull all my fingernails out’
Massie says he won't vote for Johnson: ‘You can pull all my fingernails out’
NOTUS:
House Freedom Caucus Denies Mike Johnson the Speakership on the First Ballot
House Freedom Caucus Denies Mike Johnson the Speakership on the First Ballot
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Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
House Speaker Vote: Read Live Updates On Mike Johnson's Fate As Trump's Inauguration Nears
House Speaker Vote: Read Live Updates On Mike Johnson's Fate As Trump's Inauguration Nears
Catie Edmondson / New York Times:
Trump Transition Live Updates: Speaker Johnson Faces Crucial Vote
Trump Transition Live Updates: Speaker Johnson Faces Crucial Vote
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Politico:
The resistance to Trump is different this time. Just look at immigration. — Democrats look for a message that's responsive to the election outcome but also puts up a fight against Trump. — Democrats — stung by an election that in part repudiated the party's approach to immigration …
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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
John Thune Takes Charge in the Senate, Ushering in a New Leadership Era
John Thune Takes Charge in the Senate, Ushering in a New Leadership Era
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Thune says preserving the Senate filibuster will be a top priority
Thune says preserving the Senate filibuster will be a top priority
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Jason Koebler / 404 Media:
Meta's AI Profiles Are Indistinguishable From Terrible Spam That Took Over Facebook — Earlier this week, Meta executive Connor Hayes told the Financial Times that the company is going to roll out AI character profiles on Instagram and Facebook that “exist on our platforms …
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Sheila Flynn / Daily Mail:
Vegas Cybertruck bomber Matthew Livelsberger's vile marriage secrets revealed — Cybertruck suicide bomber Matthew Livelsberger was ‘unstable, misogynistic’ and emotionally ‘abusive’ to his first wife, says a pal of the active-duty Green Beret's ex. — 'I never considered him stable or solid …
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The White House:
Order Regarding the Proposed Acquisition of United States Steel Corporation by Nippon Steel Corporation — By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 721 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended …
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Shayna Jacobs / Washington Post:
Judge upholds Trump's felony conviction, but does not plan to order jail time — Donald Trump was found guilty in May of falsifying business records to conceal a payment to adult-film star Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 election. — NEW YORK — President-elect Donald Trump will be sentenced …
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Graham Kates / CBS News:
Trump to be sentenced for conviction in New York “hush money” case before inauguration
Trump to be sentenced for conviction in New York “hush money” case before inauguration
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Lara Nicholson / NOLA.com:
Alabama mom hit by truck, then shot in Bourbon Street attack: 'It's just so disturbing' — A night of revelry was coming to a close for Alexis Scott-Windham and her friends in the early hours of New Year's Eve after they came from Mobile, Alabama to ring in the new year on Bourbon Street.
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United States Steel Corporation:
Nippon Steel Corporation and U. S. Steel Condemn U.S. Government's Unlawful Decision to Block Proposed Acquisition of U. S. Steel — Companies will take all appropriate action to protect their legal rights — Nippon Steel Corporation ("Nippon Steel") (TSE: 5401) and United States Steel Corporation …
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Dan Primack / Axios:
Nippon Steel expected to sue U.S. government over Biden block
Nippon Steel expected to sue U.S. government over Biden block
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Mike Allen / Axios:
Scoop: Apple CEO Tim Cook donates $1 million to Trump inauguration … The company is not expected to give. — Cook, with a consistent presence in Washington, has made it clear over the years that he believes in participation, not sitting on the sidelines, and engaging with policymakers from both sides of the aisle.
Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
You're In Woke Hands With Allstate — Remember when insurance companies tried very, very hard to be boring? Recall the days when all we wanted to hear from insurers was, “Your claim will be paid right now?” — Instead, these days insurance companies act more like comedy clubs than financial underwriters.
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Alex Wickham / Bloomberg:
UK Right Warns Trump Allies That Musk's Posts Have Gone Too Far — Billionaire calls for release of far-right activist Robinson — Reform leader Nigel Farage has distanced himself from Robinson — Senior politicians on the UK right have privately contacted Donald Trump's allies …
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Joseph R. Biden Jr / The White House:
Memorandum on the Designation of Officials of the United States Agency for Global Media to Act as Chief Executive Officer — By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998, as amended, 5 U.S.C. 3345 et seq.
Chris Hayes / New York Times:
I Want Your Attention. I Need Your Attention. Here Is How I Mastered My Own. — I try to hold people's attention for a living. For more than 13 years, I've been hosting a cable news show, and when I'm not doing that, I spend a lot of time alternating between reading the internet …
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Kelly Tyko / Axios:
Bird flu causing egg prices to soar to new record high … - In California, prices have reached $8.97, a 70% increase in the last month, per the U.S. Department of Agriculture's egg markets report. — Reports of egg shortages have been on the rise and some retailers are limiting how many eggs consumers can purchase.
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Oh Seok-min / Yonhap News Agency:
Yoon's team claims immunity from insurrection charges, citing Trump ruling — The legal team of suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol claimed Friday that Yoon's impeachment trial does not warrant a ruling as he should have immunity from prosecution, citing the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on Donald Trump.
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Morgan Trau / News 5 Cleveland WEWS:
Near midnight, Ohio Gov. DeWine signs bill into law to charge public for police video — COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has signed a controversial bill into law that could charge the public hundreds of dollars for footage from law enforcement agencies, including body cameras.
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Stefanos Chen / New York Times:
Rudy Giuliani, Slow to Transfer Assets to Election Workers, Could Be Held in Contempt — The former mayor of New York City could be held in contempt of court after failing to fully comply with orders to surrender millions of dollars in assets to election workers he defamed.
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