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7:40 AM ET, January 4, 2025

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Ann Telnaes / Open Windows:
Why I'm quitting the Washington Post  —  I've worked for the Washington Post since 2008 as an editorial cartoonist.  I have had editorial feedback and productive conversations—and some differences—about cartoons I have submitted for publication, but in all that time I've never had a cartoon killed …
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Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Washington Post Cartoonist Quits After Jeff Bezos Cartoon Is Killed  —  The cartoon, by Ann Telnaes, depicted the owner of The Post, Jeff Bezos, and other billionaires genuflecting toward a statue of President-elect Donald Trump.  —  Ann Telnaes, a Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist for The Washington Post …
Discussion: Saywhat Politics
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.
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New York Times:
Trump Has Reeled in More Than $200 Million Since Election Day  —  The president-elect has boasted about the donations for his inauguration, library and political activities from those seeking favor or perhaps in some cases, atonement.  —  Since his victory in November …
Chance Miller / 9to5Mac:
Apple CEO Tim Cook donates $1M to Trump's inauguration fund  —  Apple CEO Tim Cook has joined a chorus of Big Tech executives making sizeable donations to President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration.  The news comes via a scoop from Axios as we approach Trump's inauguration on January 20.
Wesley Hilliard / AppleInsider:
Apple CEO Tim Cook personally invested $1 million in Trump's inauguration  —  In a bid to gain favor with the president-elect, Apple CEO Tim Cook has contributed $1 million of his personal finances to the inauguration fund.  —  President-elect Donald Trump will be inaugurated on January 20 …
Discussion: Deadline
New York Times:
Judge Upholds Trump's Conviction but Signals No Jail Time  —  The New York judge who oversaw President-elect Donald J. Trump's hush-money trial scheduled his sentencing for Jan. 10.  Mr. Trump is expected to appeal his conviction.  —  A New York judge on Friday upheld President-elect Donald …
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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 …
Discussion: The Japan Times and Townhall
Katelynn Richardson / The Daily Caller:
Judge Orders Trump Sentencing Before Inauguration Day
NBC News:
Judge orders Trump to be sentenced in hush money case on Jan. 10, but says he won't be incarcerated
Graham Kates / CBS News:
Trump to be sentenced for conviction in New York “hush money” case before inauguration
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Trump cheers Johnson winning speaker vote: ‘America is back’  —  Mike Johnson was elected speaker for the 119th Congress on Friday  —  FIRST ON FOX: President-elect Trump reacted to Mike Johnson's re-election as speaker of the House, telling Fox News Digital the process brought House Republicans …
Discussion: The Daily Beast and Raw Story
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Russell Berman / The Atlantic:
Bad News for Trump's Legislative Agenda
Nikki McCann Ramirez / Rolling Stone:
Mike Johnson Scrapes Speakership Win After Republicans Change Votes
Mychael Schnell / The Hill:
Trump called 2 last-minute GOP ‘yes’ votes ahead of Johnson's victory
Anthony Adragna / Politico:
Johnson expected to fail on first vote to reclaim speakership
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House Freedom Caucus Denies Mike Johnson the Speakership on the First Ballot
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Trump Has Reached the Mountaintop
Discussion: Raw Story
Andrew Solender / Axios:
House GOP tensions erupt ahead of speaker vote
Politico:
Trump digs in on Johnson support as speaker showdown looms
ABC News:
Biden Presidential Medal of Freedom honorees to include Hillary Clinton, Lionel Messi  —  Among Saturday's 19 recipients are rockstar Bono and actor Denzel Washington.  —  President Joe Biden is pictured during an event to award the Presidential Citizens Medal to recipients in the East Room …
Discussion: Deadline
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Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Biden to Dole Out 19 Medals of Freedom, and One Unmistakable Message  —  With a recipient list stocked with old-guard icons and political backers, the president is signaling support for the establishment his successor wants to tear down.  —  With 16 days left in a political career that spanned …
Discussion: USA Today, The Hill and Bloomberg
Associated Press:
Soldier who blew up Tesla at Trump hotel left note saying blast was to be a ‘wake up call’ for US  —  A highly decorated Army soldier who fatally shot himself in a Tesla Cybertruck just before it blew up outside the Trump hotel in Las Vegas left notes saying the New Year's Day explosion …
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 …
Discussion: TMZ.com and New York Post
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 …
Lizzie Johnson / Democratic Women's Caucus:
Democratic Women's Caucus Celebrates Largest Membership Ever; Welcomes 16 New Members  —  CONTACT:  —  Today, Friday January 3, the Democratic Women's Caucus (DWC) celebrated its largest membership ever, 96 Democratic women strong, following the swearing in of the 119th Congress.
CNN:
US surgeon general sounds alarm about link between alcohol and cancer  —  US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy issued an advisory Friday warning Americans that alcohol consumption can increase their cancer risk and called for an updated health warning label on alcoholic beverages.
 
 
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Judge turns down Jan. 6 felon's request to attend Trump inauguration at invitation of GOP lawmakers
Discussion: Raw Story and NBC News
Francesca Street / CNN:
Cruise ships hit by worst year for stomach bugs in over a decade, CDC data reveals
Discussion: The Sun
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
Ethan Dodd / The Free Press:
How Biden Screwed the Steelworkers
Henry J. Gomez / NBC News:
Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted emerges as the late favorite for Vance's Senate seat
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Nick Turse / The Intercept:
U.S. Military Service Is the Strongest Predictor of Carrying Out Extremist Violence
Discussion: WUSA
Lara Nicholson / NOLA.com:
Alabama mom hit by truck, then shot in Bourbon Street attack: 'It's just so disturbing'
Stefanos Chen / New York Times:
Rudy Giuliani, Slow to Transfer Assets to Election Workers, Could Be Held in Contempt