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7:30 PM ET, January 5, 2025

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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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John R. Bolton / New York Times:
For Donald Trump, the Only Loyalty Is Fealty  —  Four years ago this Monday, Donald Trump pressured Mike Pence to pursue a surreal interpretation of the vice president's constitutional role in counting the Electoral College's votes.  Mr. Pence refused, igniting Mr. Trump's fury …
Discussion: Robert Reich
Tom Dreisbach / NPR:
As Trump rewrites history, victims of the Jan. 6 riot say they feel ‘betrayed’  —  For the millions of Americans who watch the presidential inauguration every four years, the Lower West Terrace Tunnel of the U.S. Capitol is a familiar site.  —  The incoming president walks through that tunnel …
S.V. Date / HuffPost:   Trump's Propaganda Victory: The Rewriting Of Jan. 6
Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
Sen. Adam Schiff says the New Orleans attack shows Kash Patel shouldn't lead the FBI  —  Schiff told NBC News' “Meet the Press” that it was an “easy” decision to vote against Patel, President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the FBI.  —  Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., said Sunday that the New Year's …
Discussion: Washington Examiner and The Hill
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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Dan Balz / Washington Post:
A different and more dangerous world awaits President-elect Trump
Discussion: Raw Story
Rex Huppke / USA Today:
As Trump's election is certified, Americans should declare war on stupidity  —  Shame is what keeps us in check, or at least it should.  It certainly used to.  Trump, devoid of shame, has gone to great lengths to eviscerate that societal check.  —  On the eve of Donald Trump's election certification …
Jamison Foser / Finding Gravity:
No, Jeff Bezos is not “obeying in advance”  —  Ann Telnaes, a giant of the editorial cartoonist world who won the Pulitzer Prize in 2001, has resigned from The Washington Post after the paper killed a cartoon she submitted depicting Post owner Jeff Bezos (among others) negatively.  Telnaes explains:
CBS News:
Thune has privately told Trump that Hegseth has the votes to be confirmed as Defense Secretary, sources say  —  Senate Majority Leader John Thune has privately told President-elect Donald Trump that he believes Pete Hegseth will have the votes to be confirmed as Secretary of Defense, according to three sources.
Ben Smith / Semafor:
Director Brett Ratner, marginalized after ‘#MeToo’ allegations, will direct Melania Trump documentary  —  The News  —  The director and producer Brett Ratner, forced out of Hollywood at the peak of the #MeToo movement, will direct a documentary about First Lady Melania Trump for Amazon, the studio confirmed Sunday.
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Anil Dash:
Understanding DOGE as Procurement Capture  —  For the last few months, there's been a lot of conversation around the “Department” of Government Efficiency, which is ostensibly an effort at improving government efficency, with a primary narrative being around government spending.
Fatima Hussein / Associated Press:
Higher Social Security payments coming for millions of people from bill that Biden is signing  —  President Joe Biden on Sunday plans to sign into law a measure that boosts Social Security payments for current and former public employees, affecting nearly 3 million people who receive pensions …
Discussion: CBS News, The Hill, ABC News and Bloomberg
Wall Street Journal:
How Chinese Hackers Graduated From Clumsy Corporate Thieves to Military Weapons  —  Massive ‘Typhoon’ cyberattacks on U.S. infrastructure and telecoms sought to lay groundwork for potential conflict with Beijing, as intruders gathered data and got in position to impede response and sow chaos
Jake Offenhartz / Associated Press:
New York's toll for drivers entering center Manhattan starts today  —  New York's new toll for drivers entering the center of Manhattan debuted Sunday, meaning many people will pay $9 to access the busiest part of the Big Apple during peak hours.  The toll, known as congestion pricing …
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
N.Y. Judge's Ruling Shows How Legal Issues Will Follow Trump Into Office  —  Donald Trump may not face a penalty for his conviction in the hush-money case, but he could still be the first felon to be president — and civil proceedings against him continue.  —  As President-elect Donald J …
Discussion: Fox News and Associated Press
 
 
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Sam Levine / The Guardian:
Fears grow for voting rights as Trump plots to reshape US justice department
Discussion: Digby's Hullabaloo
Douglas Murray / The Free Press:
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Discussion: The Economist
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Biden honors Dem donor George Soros, Hillary Clinton with Presidential Medal of Freedom, sparking outrage: ‘A national disgrace’
NBC News:
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