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Alan Feuer / New York Times:
Judge Cannon Blocks Release of Special Counsel's Final Report on Trump Documents Investigation — Judge Aileen M. Cannon, a Trump appointee who dismissed the documents case in its entirety this summer, on Tuesday temporarily barred the special counsel, Jack Smith, from releasing the results of his investigation to the public.
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Washington Post:
Judge Cannon temporarily blocks Trump special counsel report — Amid fights over the report from special counsel Jack Smith, a New York appellate judge denied Trump's request to delay his hush money sentencing. — A federal judge in Florida has temporarily blocked the Justice Department …
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Ella Lee / The Hill:
New York appeals court denies halting Trump's sentencing
New York appeals court denies halting Trump's sentencing
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
In sum: Trump just left open using military force against a NATO ally
In sum: Trump just left open using military force against a NATO ally
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Sean Craig / The Daily Beast:
Trump Admits Jack Smith Found Vast ‘Criminal Conspiracies’
Trump Admits Jack Smith Found Vast ‘Criminal Conspiracies’
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Eric Tucker / Associated Press:
Judge temporarily blocks release of special counsel report on Trump cases as court fight simmers
Judge temporarily blocks release of special counsel report on Trump cases as court fight simmers
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Alan Feuer / New York Times:
Transition Live Updates: Trump Hints at U.S. Territorial Expansion and Airs Grievances — Here's what to know — In an hourlong news conference at Mar-a-Lago, President-elect Donald J. Trump refused to rule out using military force to retake the Panama Canal, which was returned by treaty …
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Rhianna Schmunk / CBC News:
Trudeau says 'not a snowball's chance in hell' Canada joins U.S.
Trudeau says 'not a snowball's chance in hell' Canada joins U.S.
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Mike Blanchfield / Politico:
Trudeau to Trump on annexation plans: 'Not a snowball's chance in hell'
Trudeau to Trump on annexation plans: 'Not a snowball's chance in hell'
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USA Today, Mediaite, PJ Media, Fox News, Breitbart, The Hill, The Gateway Pundit and Vanity Fair
Doug Palmer / Politico:
Trump warns of new tariffs against Canada, Mexico, EU. And maybe Denmark, too.
Trump warns of new tariffs against Canada, Mexico, EU. And maybe Denmark, too.
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Raw Story, Washington Times, Fox Business, Breitbart, Reuters, New Republic and New York Post
NBC News:
Meta is ending its fact-checking program in favor of a ‘community notes’ system similar to X — Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced a series of major changes to the company's moderation policies and practices, saying that the election felt like a “cultural tipping point.”
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Meta:
More Speech and Fewer Mistakes — Meta's platforms are built to be places where people can express themselves freely. That can be messy. On platforms where billions of people can have a voice, all the good, bad and ugly is on display. But that's free expression.
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Zuckerberg Achieves Trump Lap Monkey Badge And Other Platform News — You've likely seen that Mark Zuckerberg, newly re-branded as Donald Trump's fluffy lap monkey, has announced that Facebook and Meta's other properties are getting out of the content moderation business.
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Kate Knibbs / Wired:
Meta Now Lets Users Say Gay and Trans People Have ‘Mental Illness’
Meta Now Lets Users Say Gay and Trans People Have ‘Mental Illness’
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CNN, The Atlantic, The Verge and Advocate
New York Times:
Live Updates: Meta to End Fact-Checking Program in Shift Ahead of Trump Term
Live Updates: Meta to End Fact-Checking Program in Shift Ahead of Trump Term
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Politico:
‘Greenland belongs to the Greenlanders,’ says Danish PM as Donald Trump Jr. arrives — Greenland has made it clear that it is not for sale, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said Tuesday, in response to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's fixation with buying the massive Arctic island.
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Associated Press:
Donald Trump Jr. arrives in Greenland with a message from his dad: 'We're going to treat you well'
Donald Trump Jr. arrives in Greenland with a message from his dad: 'We're going to treat you well'
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The Hill, Politico, The Atlantic, Florida Politics, Slate, Breitbart, WBAL Baltimore News, Al Jazeera, Bloomberg, Associated Press, News/Talk 94.9 WSJM, Raw Story, USA Today and The Independent
Minho Kim / New York Times:
Why Does Trump Want Greenland?
Why Does Trump Want Greenland?
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Toronto Sun:
Zuckerberg wears $900,000 watch to announce end of Meta fact checks — Mark Zuckerberg wore a rare Swiss watch worth about $900,000 in a video explaining his company's decision to end third-party fact checking on its social media platforms in the U.S. — Play Video
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New York Times:
Trump Blurs Lines in $20 Billion Data Center Announcement and Other Deals — Even before the start of the new administration, there has been repeated blurring of lines between the federal government efforts and Trump family businesses. — President-elect Donald J. Trump …
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Arno Rosenfeld / The Forward:
Scoop: Heritage Foundation plans to ‘identify and target’ Wikipedia editors — The Heritage Foundation plans to “identify and target” volunteer editors on Wikipedia who it says are “abusing their position” by publishing content the group believes to be antisemitic, according to documents obtained by the Forward.
Cami Mondeaux / Washington Examiner:
SALT emerges as redline for blue state Republicans in reconciliation negotiations — As House Republicans grapple with intraparty disagreements over what to include in President-elect Donald Trump's reconciliation bill, some GOP lawmakers are making specific tax provision demands they say will be necessary for their support.
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Ellen Ioanes / Vox:
What banning medical debt from your credit score actually means — In the final days of its tenure, the Biden administration has banned credit reporting agencies from including medical debts in their reports, aiming to make it easier for people to access credit, including loans and mortgages.
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Madeleine Ngo / New York Times:
Biden Administration Moves to Ban Medical Debt From Credit Reports
Biden Administration Moves to Ban Medical Debt From Credit Reports
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The Guardian, Washington Post, Associated Press, Consumer Financial …, Democrats and The Independent
Adam Edelman / NBC News:
GOP-controlled North Carolina Supreme Court blocks certification of Democrat as winner of close high court race — The order allows the state Supreme Court to hear a challenge by the Republican candidate in the race — who trails by just 734 votes — to have 60,000 ballots thrown out.
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Axios:
Scoop: Senate Dems delay Tulsi Gabbard nomination … - Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.), the vice chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, is balking at GOP requests to hold a hearing for Gabbard early next week, according to multiple sources familiar with the conversations.
Annie Lowrey / The Atlantic:
The Great Crypto Crash — Trump will usher in a speculative frenzy. — “The countdown clock on the next catastrophic crash has already started,” Dennis Kelleher, the president of the nonprofit Better Markets, told me. — In the past few weeks, I have heard that sentiment or similar from economists …
Jason Koebler / 404 Media:
Facebook Deletes Internal Employee Criticism of New Board Member Dana White — Meta's HR team is deleting internal employee criticism of new board member, UFC president and CEO Dana White, at the same time that CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced to the world that Meta will “get back to our roots …
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FIRE:
FIRE to defend veteran pollster J. Ann Selzer in Trump lawsuit over outlier election poll — “Punishing someone for their political prediction is about as unconstitutional as it gets,” said FIRE Chief Counsel Bob Corn-Revere. “This is America. No one should be afraid to predict the outcome of an election.
Matthew Belloni / Puck:
Melania Trump Documentary Scores Massive Amazon Payday — It's 2025, and even the Walt Disney Co. is kissing Donald Trump's ring. But it's still stunning that Amazon is paying a whopping $40 million to license the Brett Ratner-directed Melania Trump documentary.
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Associated Press:
Man who exploded Tesla Cybertruck outside Trump hotel in Las Vegas used generative AI, police say — The highly decorated soldier who exploded a Tesla Cybertruck outside the Trump hotel in Las Vegas used generative AI including ChatGPT to help plan the attack, Las Vegas police said Tuesday.
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