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New York Times:
‘A Day of Love’: How Trump Inverted the Violent History of Jan. 6 — The president-elect and his allies have spent four years reinventing the Capitol attack — spreading conspiracy theories and weaving a tale of martyrdom to their ultimate political gain. — In two weeks, Donald J. Trump …
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CNN, HuffPost, The Hill, Associated Press, Plain Dealer, Los Angeles Times and Mercury News
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Donald Trump's quiet Jan. 6 — Monday's certification of Trump's victory will be the antithesis of the carnage at the Capitol four years ago. — The transfer of power to Donald Trump is shaping up to be, well, peaceful. — No mobs are assembling to disrupt Congress' Jan. 6 counting of electoral votes.
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NPR, USA Today, CBS News, Florida Politics and Grabien
Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:
Former Capitol Police officers call Trump's vows to pardon Jan. 6 rioters ‘a betrayal’ — Former Capitol Police officers present during the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection said President-elect Trump's commitment to pardon rioters is “a betrayal.” — “It's a betrayal, a stab in the heart,” …
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USA Today and Washington Post
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Trump Sees the U.S. as a ‘Disaster.’ The Numbers Tell a Different Story. — President Biden is bequeathing his successor a nation that by many measures is in good shape, even if voters remain unconvinced. — To hear President-elect Donald J. Trump tell it, he is about to take over a nation ravaged …
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Raw Story
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Dan Balz / Washington Post:
A different and more dangerous world awaits President-elect Trump — The war in Ukraine presents immediate challenges for the incoming president, with other problems looming in the Middle East and China. — President-elect Donald Trump will begin his second term stronger and more dominant …
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Raw Story
NBC News:
Biden to deliver two major speeches in his final days in office — The remarks include a foreign policy speech followed by a farewell address, people familiar with the plans told NBC News. — President Joe Biden plans to deliver two major speeches before leaving office as part of an effort …
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The Independent
Todd Richmond / Associated Press:
Washington Post cartoonist quits after paper rejects sketch of Bezos bowing to Trump — A cartoonist has decided to quit her job at the Washington Post after an editor rejected her sketch of the newspaper's owner and other media executives bowing before President-elect Donald Trump.
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Daily Mail, The Moderate Voice, Newsbusters, CNBC, Washington Times, Politico, The Hill, New York Post, CNN, Rolling Stone and HuffPost, more at Mediagazer »
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David Folkenflik / NPR:
A Pulitzer winner quits ‘Washington Post’ after a cartoon on Bezos is killed
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Media Nation, The Daily Caller, The Japan Times and The Borowitz Report
Ramon Antonio Vargas / The Guardian:
Washington Post cartoonist resigns over paper's refusal to publish cartoon critical of Jeff Bezos
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Althouse and Digby's Hullabaloo
New York Post:
Biden honors Dem donor George Soros, Hillary Clinton with Presidential Medal of Freedom, sparking outrage: ‘A national disgrace’ — President Biden bestowed woke Democratic megadonor George Soros with the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Saturday — outraging critics who ripped the selection as a “national disgrace.”
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The White House:
President Biden Announces Recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom
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Victor Nava / New York Post:
Biden to present Hillary Clinton, George Soros and 17 others the Presidential Medal of Freedom
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Emma Bubola / New York Times:
Italy's Prime Minister Visits Trump in Mar-a-Lago — Giorgia Meloni, the Italian prime minister, joins just a handful of other world leaders who have been to the president-elect's Florida estate since his victory. — Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni of Italy has gone to Mar-a-Lago …
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Fox News, Politico, Business Insider, RedState, The Gateway Pundit, Bloomberg, Associated Press, Washington Examiner, Raw Story and The Japan Times
Douglas Murray / The Free Press:
Things Worth Remembering: ‘He Died Standing Up’ — Jeannette Bougrab's partner was murdered at Charlie Hebdo 10 years ago—in the name of values, she said, 'that we've forgotten to defend.' … This has been a week of mourning for the families of the Americans who lost their lives to Islamism in New Orleans.
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The Economist
Amanda Previdelli / The Local Austria:
Austria's chancellor says will step down in ‘coming days’ — Austria's conservative chancellor Karl Nehammer said on Saturday he would step down as chancellor in the ‘coming days’ after breaking off coalition talks with the Social Democrats. — Austria's coalition negotiations between …
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Reuters, Al Jazeera, Associated Press, The Japan Times and Politico
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Melania Trump, Amazon partner to release new film about her life in theaters worldwide — The documentary will be released in the second half of 2025 and executive produced by Mrs. Trump — EXCLUSIVE: Amazon Prime has exclusively licensed a documentary film for global theatrical …
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Semafor
Rolling Stone:
Trump 2.0 Is About Punishing the Vulnerable and Enriching the Mega Wealthy — Here's what to take away from Trump's reversal on H-1B visas — and what his policy approach means for the poor and the uber-wealthy like Elon Musk — Donald Trump led a virulently anti-immigrant campaign for president …
Michael Podhorzer / Weekend Reading:
How Trump “Won” — The Anesthetized Anti-MAGA Majority — With all the ballots counted and all the races decided, in today's post, I want to unpack what we already know about how Trump “won” the popular vote.1 I use quotes around the word “won” for two reasons.
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Digby's Hullabaloo
Politico:
Johnson tells House Republicans that Trump wants one ‘big beautiful’ reconciliation package — Trump's decision is a win for House Ways & Means Chair Jason Smith. — Speaker Mike Johnson told Republicans on Saturday that President-elect Donald Trump wants one reconciliation package …
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CNN, Raw Story, Washington Examiner, ABC News, NBC News, The Independent and New York Times
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Brian Faler / Politico:
Trump's tax cuts are about to unleash chaos on the Hill. Here's how.
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Democrats, Raw Story and Business Insider
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