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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.  —  Merrick Garland still doesn't know what time it is.  —  1. Shiny Objects  —  I want to talk about all of the Trump insanity.  I want to talk about his insistence on “taking” Greenland.  And the Panama Canal.  And making Canada a U.S. state.
Discussion: The Atlantic, Forbes and The Hill
New York Times:
Justice Dept. to Hold Off Releasing Report on Trump Documents Case
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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Los Angeles Times:
Lack of water from hydrants in Palisades fire is hurting firefighters, Caruso says  —  As wildfires raged across Los Angeles on Tuesday, crews battling the Palisades blaze faced an additional burden: Scores of fire hydrants in the Pacific Palisades had little to no water flowing out.
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Associated Press:
Southern California is dangerously dry for this time of year.
Associated Press:
California governor says Pacific Palisades wildfire has destroyed many structures as winds kick up
David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Greenland, Panama and Faucets: Trump Conference Shows Hints of Chaos to Come  —  President-elect Donald J. Trump's news conference at Mar-a-Lago was a reminder of what the next four years may have in store.  —  There was talk of the rising number of beached whales in Massachusetts, the victim …
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New Republic:
Transcript: Trump's Angry Rants to Media Show How Bad Things Will Get
Discussion: Raw Story
Hunter Walker / Talking Points Memo:
Off The Rails And Off To The Races
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’
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
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
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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Brakkton Booker / Politico:
Watchdog group accuses RFK Jr. of voter fraud  —  The former independent candidate faces scrutiny over an address he used to vote in New York.  —  With less than two weeks before Donald Trump is sworn in as President, his pick to lead Health and Human Services is facing a new legal challenge — over alleged voter fraud.
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Emiliano Rodríguez Mega / New York Times:
Poking Fun at Trump, Mexico's President Suggests Renaming the U.S.  —  President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico also said Donald Trump was ill-informed when he said Mexico was “essentially run by the cartels.”  —  Mexico's president rejected several of President-elect Donald J. Trump's assertions …
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 …
Jael Holzman / Heatmap News:
The Growing Push to Ban Renewable Energy in Oklahoma  —  There's a nascent, concerted effort to make Oklahoma the first state to ban new renewable energy projects.  And it's picking up steam.  —  Across the U.S., activism against wind and solar energy has only grown in intensity, power …
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.
Kayla Tausche / CNN:
Trump is considering a national economic emergency declaration to allow for new tariff program, sources say  —  President-elect Donald Trump is considering declaring a national economic emergency to provide legal justification for a large swath of universal tariffs on allies and adversaries …
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 …
 
 
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Bloomberg:
Romania to Hold Rescheduled Presidential Election in May
Discussion: Reuters and Politico
Hamilton Nolan / How Things Work:
Lifeboat Capitalism  —  Some burn, some drown, and some make money either way.
Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
Trump blames Newsom for California's raging wildfires
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
Derek Thompson / The Atlantic:
The Anti-Social Century  —  Americans are now spending more time alone than ever.
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senate Republicans prepare blitzkrieg on Biden regulations
Discussion: Washington Examiner
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Dan Milmo / The Guardian:
Meta is ushering in a ‘world without facts’, says Nobel peace prize winner
Discussion: Raw Story
Jason Koebler / 404 Media:
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
Arno Rosenfeld / The Forward:
Scoop: Heritage Foundation plans to ‘identify and target’ Wikipedia editors
 

 
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Carly Page / TechCrunch:
Ivanti warns that threat actors exploited a critical-rated zero-day in its widely used Connect Secure VPN tool to compromise its corporate customers' networks

Richard Lawler / The Verge:
Apple says it “has never used Siri data to build marketing profiles” and never sold it for advertising or other purposes, after paying $95M to settle a lawsuit

Stephen Totilo / Game File:
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