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Brian Faler / Politico:
Trump's tax cuts are about to unleash chaos on the Hill. Here's how.
Discussion: Democrats and Raw Story
Bloomberg:   Musk Is a Majority-Maker, and He Won't Let Congress Forget It
Punchbowl News:
📝 The Readback: Four years of Punchbowl News
Discussion: New Republic
Jordain Carney / Politico:
Johnson prevailed in the speakership race. His problems are just beginning.
CNN:
Trump gets Johnson across the finish line but dramatic speaker vote signals challenges ahead
Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
Sen. John Thune says House Speaker Mike Johnson has a ‘really tough job’ ahead with a thin GOP majority
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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David Folkenflik / NPR:
A Pulitzer winner quits ‘Washington Post’ after a cartoon on Bezos is killed  —  A Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist for the Washington Post has resigned after its editorial page editor rejected a cartoon she created to mock media and tech titans abasing themselves before President-elect Donald Trump.
Ramon Antonio Vargas / The Guardian:
Washington Post cartoonist resigns over paper's refusal to publish cartoon critical of Jeff Bezos  —  Pulitzer prize winner Ann Telnaes drew a cartoon of the paper's owner kneeling before Donald Trump  —  The Washington Post's Pulitzer prize-winning editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes has resigned …
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The White House:
President Biden Announces Recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom  —  Today, President Biden named nineteen recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom.  —  The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the Nation's highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made exemplary contributions …
Victor Nava / New York Post:
Biden to present Hillary Clinton, George Soros and 17 others the Presidential Medal of Freedom  —  President Biden will award the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, to former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, billionaire Democratic megadonor George Soros …
Michael D. Shear / New York Times:   Biden to Dole Out 19 Medals of Freedom, and One Unmistakable Message
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 …
Discussion: The Independent
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 …
Zack Colman / Politico:
Biden to block new offshore drilling along most US coastline  —  The move may complicate Republican efforts to speed lease sales for oil and gas exploration in federal waters.  —  President Joe Biden is planning to prohibit future offshore oil and gas drilling along most of the nation's coastline …
Discussion: The Japan Times
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Maxine Joselow / Washington Post:
Biden to block oil drilling across 625 million acres of U.S. waters
Discussion: Biophilia Hypothesis
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 …
Joshua Kaplan / ProPublica:
The Militia and the Mole  —  Outraged by the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a wilderness survival trainer spent years undercover climbing the ranks of right-wing militias.  He didn't tell police or the FBI.  He didn't tell family or friends.  The one person he told was a ProPublica reporter.
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 …
Discussion: Breitbart
Reuters:
US plans $8 billion arms sale to Israel, US official says  —  The administration of President Joe Biden has notified Congress of a proposed $8 billion arms sale to Israel, a U.S. official said on Friday, with Washington maintaining support for its ally whose war in Gaza has killed tens of thousands.
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.
Discussion: Digby's Hullabaloo
Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:
Trump has taken in ‘a staggering sum’ in cash from donors since winning re-election: NYT  —  Donald Trump's re-election win in November has led to him being showered with cash from previous donors as well as corporate interests hoping to either stay on his good side or find future favor …
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