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1:50 PM ET, January 8, 2025

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Susan Page / USA Today:
In exclusive sit-down, Biden reveals his biggest regret and the compliment Trump gave him  —  Interviews like this one have been rare in Biden's tenure.  He has held fewer news conferences and individual sessions with reporters than any president since at least Ronald Reagan.
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Joe Biden / USA Today:
Read what Joe Biden said during his exclusive interview with USA TODAY: Transcript  —  Transcript of President Joe Biden's Oval Office interview with Susan Page, USA TODAY's Washington Bureau Chief, on Jan. 5, 2025:  —  PAGE: This is the limits of my technological ability.  —  BIDEN: Believe me...
Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:
Top DOJ officials may have tried to sway 2020 election to Trump: Watchdog  —  Justice Department officials who served under President-elect Trump's first administration may have influenced the 2020 presidential election through intentional media leaks targeted at Democratic state governors …
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Garland prepares to release Jack Smith's report on 2020 election subversion case against Trump  —  Garland will withhold from public release a second volume of the report describing Smith's second case against Trump for amassing classified documents at Mar-a-Lago.
Bart Jansen / USA Today:
Attorney General Garland to release Trump report on election charges, but not classified records  —  WASHINGTON − Attorney General Merrick Garland intends to release part of special counsel Jack Smith's report about election interference charges against President-elect Donald Trump …
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
Biden Has Presidential Immunity. He Should Use It.
Discussion: Forbes, The Atlantic and The Hill
Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
Garland to release Smith's Jan. 6 report, hold back Mar-a-Lago report
Liz Dye / Public Notice:
Merchan subtweets John Roberts ahead of Trump's sentencing  —  The chief justice thinks intimidating judges is bad — some of the time.  —  👨‍⚖️ 🏛️ ⏳ With corporate outlets obeying in advance, independent political coverage will be more vital than ever in 2025.
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New York Times:
Trump Asks Supreme Court to Halt His Sentencing in N.Y. Criminal Case  —  Prosecutors have been ordered to respond to the president-elect's request by Thursday morning, suggesting the court could rule before Friday's scheduled sentencing.  —  Days away from his criminal sentencing in New York …
Hadas Gold / CNN:
Trump camp was fed questions for Fox News town hall in advance from person inside network, new book says  —  New York CNN —  President-elect Donald Trump's team was given the questions asked by Fox News anchors at an Iowa town hall last January in advance by someone inside the network …
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New Republic:
Transcript: Trump's Angry Rants to Media Show How Bad Things Will Get  —  The following is a lightly edited transcript of the January 8 episode of the Daily Blast podcast.  Listen to it here.  —  Greg Sargent: This is The Daily Blast from The New Republic, produced and presented by the DSR network.
Discussion: Raw Story
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David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Greenland, Panama and Faucets: Trump Conference Shows Hints of Chaos to Come
Hunter Walker / Talking Points Memo:
Off The Rails And Off To The Races
Maegan Vazquez / Washington Post:
Trump says he will rename the Gulf of Mexico. Can he do that?
Politico:
All signs point to Moody for Senate  —  Presented by Good morning and welcome to Wednesday.  —  Time is running short for Gov. RON DESANTIS' first big decision of 2025 — picking MARCO RUBIO's replacement in the Senate.  —  Asked on Tuesday if he's made up his mind, the governor said he still …
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Kirby Wilson / Tampa Bay Times:
Matt Gaetz: ‘I am starting to think about running for governor’
Associated Press:
Southern California is dangerously dry for this time of year.  —  Parts of Santa Monica were ordered to be evacuated as fast-moving flames destroyed homes along the coast in Los Angeles.  Winds were picking up overnight, potentially fueling the fires.  —  Altadena, Calif.  —  Pasedena, Calif.
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Associated Press:
California governor says Pacific Palisades wildfire has destroyed many structures as winds kick up
Adrian Carrasquillo / The Bulwark:
The Media Isn't Ready for Trump's Mass Deportation Moment  —  IMAGINE THIS SCENARIO: Department of Homeland Security agents storm a meatpacking plant in the South, a show of force in the largest workplace raid in a decade.  Rounding up workers, they target those who appear to be Latinos, without regard for citizenship.
Discussion: Raw Story
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Russell Contreras / Axios:
ACLU starts “immigrants' voices” campaign amid Trump deportation threats
Discussion: ACLU and Bloomberg
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Richard Lawler / The Verge:
Here are some of the horrible things that you can now say on Instagram and Facebook  —  Meta's policy changes allow calling gay and trans people ‘mentally ill’ while removing a ban on referring to women as ‘household objects.’ … As reported by Wired, a lot of text has been updated, added …
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Shawn Cohen / Daily Mail:
The View co-host Sunny Hostin's surgeon husband Emmanuel accused of insurance fraud in bombshell lawsuit  —  The long-time husband of The View co-host Sunny Hostin is starting the New Year under a cloud after being accused of federal insurance fraud.  —  Orthopedic surgeon Dr. Emmanuel ‘Manny’ Hostin …
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emptywheel:
Why and How to Hold John Roberts Accountable  —  I want to explain why and how to hold John Roberts accountable for Trump's corruption.  It is based on the following presumptions.  — Blaming Merrick Garland for Trump's reelection has required inventing facts about the timeline, which is why I argue it is conspiratorial thinking.
Discussion: Semafor
Joanna Partridge / The Guardian:
OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman accused of sexual abuse by sister in lawsuit  —  Tech entrepreneur and family say Ann Altman's claims that abuse started in childhood are ‘utterly untrue’  —  The sister of the OpenAI chief executive, Sam Altman, has filed a lawsuit alleging …
Jennifer A Dlouhy / Bloomberg:
Oil Companies Offer Zero Bids for Arctic Refuge Drilling Rights  — Tepid interest underscores challenges in Arctic development  — Environmentalists say development threatens pristine area  —  Oil companies declined to bid in a US government auction to drill in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge …
Andy Bruce / Reuters:
UK universities join retreat from Elon Musk's X, citing misinformation on platform  —  Universities and other higher education establishments have joined a retreat among British institutions from Elon Musk's X social media platform, citing its role in spreading misinformation that fuelled race riots last year.
Derek Thompson / The Atlantic:
The Anti-Social Century  —  Americans are now spending more time alone than ever.  It's changing our personalities, our politics, and even our relationship to reality.  —  The Bar Is Closed  —  a short drive from my home in North Carolina is a small Mexican restaurant …
Amanda Seitz / Associated Press:
‘Obamacare’ hits record enrollment but an uncertain future awaits under Trump  —  A record 24 million people have signed up for insurance coverage through the Affordable Care Act, former President Barack Obama's landmark health legislation, as the program awaits an uncertain future under a Republican-controlled White House and Congress.
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Joseph Choi / The Hill:
Biden administration achieves fourth record-breaking ACA enrollment ahead of exit
Discussion: USA Today
 
 
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Susan Rinkunas / New Republic:
The GOP Is Rewriting What It Means to Be a Person
Marina Dunbar / The Guardian:
Annual ‘winners’ for most egregious US healthcare profiteering announced
Los Angeles Times:
The improvement Trump could make to U.S. foreign policy
Discussion: Foreign Affairs
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senate Republicans prepare blitzkrieg on Biden regulations
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Dan Milmo / The Guardian:
Meta is ushering in a ‘world without facts’, says Nobel peace prize winner
Discussion: Raw Story
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Researcher Turns Insecure License Plate Cameras Into Open Source Surveillance Tool
Discussion: Wired
Alana Goodman / freebeacon.com:
Source Behind Hegseth Claims Is Disgruntled Former Employee
Discussion: The Bulwark
Oliver Darcy / Status:
Zuck's Great Suck Up
Discussion: Raw Story and Mercury News
Benjamin Guggenheim / Politico:
Mar-a-Lago meetings to include an offer on SALT cap
Discussion: Bloomberg and Washington Examiner
Zachary Folk / The Daily Beast:
Canadian Politician Fires Back at Trump: We'll Buy Two of YOUR States
Discussion: The Independent, HuffPost and Raw Story
Arno Rosenfeld / The Forward:
Scoop: Heritage Foundation plans to ‘identify and target’ Wikipedia editors