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Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
Johnson confirms ‘discussions’ on tying wildfire aid to debt limit — House Speaker Mike Johnson confirmed to reporters Monday there's “been some discussion” of tying California wildfire aid to a debt limit increase, after GOP members raised the issue with Donald Trump in several meetings …
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Planning to Visit California as Soon as Next Week
Trump Planning to Visit California as Soon as Next Week
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Washington Examiner, The Post Millennial, NOTUS, HuffPost, CBS News and New York Times
Malcolm Ferguson / New Republic:
Mike Johnson Vows to Hold Aid to California Hostage After Deadly Fires
Mike Johnson Vows to Hold Aid to California Hostage After Deadly Fires
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Washington Examiner, The Independent and Raw Story
Lauren Peller / ABC News:
Speaker Mike Johnson suggests ‘conditions’ needed on disaster aid for LA wildfires
Speaker Mike Johnson suggests ‘conditions’ needed on disaster aid for LA wildfires
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Axios, The Hill, Politico, Raw Story, New York Post, Deadline and The Post Millennial
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Republicans want concessions before California gets its tax dollars back
Republicans want concessions before California gets its tax dollars back
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Semafor, NOTUS and PoliticusUSA
Brian Stelter / CNN:
Jen Rubin exits Washington Post, joins Norm Eisen to launch new outlet countering ‘authoritarian threat’ — New York CNN — Veteran opinion columnist Jennifer Rubin is becoming the latest in a long list of Washington Post figures to leave the troubled institution.
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Josh Fiallo / The Daily Beast:
Star Washington Post Columnist Torches Paper on Her Way Out the Door — The star Washington Post columnist Jennifer Rubin resigned from the paper Monday and took a parting shot at Jeff Bezos, its billionaire owner.Driving her departure was recent executive decisions at the Post, she told CNN.
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CNN, freebeacon.com, New York Post, Instapundit and Diane Ravitch's blog
Jennifer Rubin / The Contrarian:
I Have Resigned from The Washington Post, effective today
I Have Resigned from The Washington Post, effective today
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HotAir, New Jersey Online and Townhall
Ella Lee / The Hill:
Arizona attorney general asks for Jack Smith's full case file — Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes (D) has requested access to special counsel Jack Smith's case file for his 2020 election subversion prosecution of President-elect Trump, citing her case against several of his allies.
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Associated Press:
Judge clears the way for release of special counsel Smith's report on Trump's 2020 election case
Judge clears the way for release of special counsel Smith's report on Trump's 2020 election case
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Washington Post, The Guardian, The Hill, Raw Story, CBS News, New York Post, The Daily Signal, Washington Times, Forbes, The Independent, Law & Crime, Washington Examiner, Bloomberg, Daily Caller News Foundation, NPR, Mediaite, RedState, Associated Press, The Post Millennial and The Gateway Pundit
New York Times:
Judge Allows Release of Half of Special Counsel's Report on Trump Cases
Judge Allows Release of Half of Special Counsel's Report on Trump Cases
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Daily Kos, Civil Discourse …, New York Daily News, Raw Story, The Bulwark, Washington Examiner and ABC News
Tierney Sneed / CNN:
Judge Cannon OKs release of special counsel's report into Trump and election subversion
Judge Cannon OKs release of special counsel's report into Trump and election subversion
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Trump appears desperate to keep Jack Smith's findings under wraps
Trump appears desperate to keep Jack Smith's findings under wraps
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One First, Deseret News, The Daily Signal and The Gateway Pundit
The White House:
Statement from President Biden Announcing the Names of CVN 82 and CVN 83 — I am proud to announce that the next two Gerald R. Ford-class nuclear-powered aircraft carriers will be named for two former presidents: Bill Clinton and George W. Bush. — When I personally delivered the news to Bill and George, they were deeply humbled.
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Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
Begun, the MAGA Wars Have — 1. #TeamBannon — Over the weekend Steve Bannon unleashed on Elon Musk: … That was Bannon's marker. His actual critique of Musk? Buckle up, Francis. … Bannon went on to describe Musk's preferred objective as “techno-feudalism.” — Some observations:
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New Republic:
Bannon's Rage at Musk Suddenly Goes Nuclear as MAGA Meltdown Worsens
Bannon's Rage at Musk Suddenly Goes Nuclear as MAGA Meltdown Worsens
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Washington Post, Axios, Vanity Fair, UnHerd, Raw Story, New Jersey Online and Al Jazeera
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
As Trump prepares to take power, MAGA can't stop the ugly infighting
As Trump prepares to take power, MAGA can't stop the ugly infighting
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New York Times and Raw Story
Jonathan Chait / The Atlantic:
Maybe It Was Never About the Factory Jobs — The theory that populist economic policies can win back the working class for Democrats has been tried, and it has failed. — if there was any place in America where President Joe Biden's economic agenda ought to have won him votes, it would have been Lordstown, Ohio.
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Darlene Superville / Associated Press:
Trump flies US flag at full height before end of 30-day mourning period following Carter's death — U.S. flags at President-elect Donald Trump 's private Mar-a-Lago club are back to flying at full height. Flags are supposed to fly at half-staff through the end of January out of respect …
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Mastodon Blog:
The people should own the town square — For any enquiry regarding this announcement, please contact press@joinmastodon.org — Mastodon was founded on the principles that people should be able to control their social circle online, curate their own timeline, and convene freely with any community of their choosing.
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The Verge, Daring Fireball and TechCrunch, more at Mediagazer »
Associated Press:
Trump team is questioning civil servants at National Security Council about commitment to his agenda — Incoming senior Trump administration officials have begun questioning career civil servants who work on the White House National Security Council about who they voted for in the 2024 election …
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Rolling Stone, GovExec.com, Daily Kos, Raw Story and New Republic
Bloomberg:
China Discusses Sale of TikTok US to Musk as One Possible Option — ByteDance's preferred strategy is to fight ban, sources say — Trump has said he would like to delay ban to seek resolution — Chinese officials are evaluating a potential option that involves Elon Musk acquiring …
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Dexerto, Forbes, The Gateway Pundit, The Independent, Washington Examiner, NOTUS and New York Daily News, more at Mediagazer »
Rebecca Carballo / Politico:
Biden's parting gift: Student loan debt relief — More than 5 million borrowers have had loans forgiven since the president took office. — In the waning days of Joe Biden's presidency, his administration announced on Monday that it will provide student debt relief to 150,000 borrowers.
Jason Koebler / 404 Media:
Meta Is Blocking Links to Decentralized Instagram Competitor Pixelfed — Meta is deleting links to Pixelfed, a decentralized Instagram competitor. On Facebook, the company is labeling links to Pixelfed.social as “spam” and deleting them immediately. — Pixelfed is an open-source …
Politico:
Gavin Newsom and California Democrats reach $50M deal to Trump-proof the state — The first-of-its-kind agreement would fund litigation against the incoming White House and protect against a potential mass deportation of immigrants. — SACRAMENTO, California — California Democrats …
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New York Post:
Suspect arrested with ‘flamethrower’ near LA Fire is an illegal immigrant: sources — The homeless man tackled and zip-tied by onlookers who say he was trying to start fires with a blowtorch near a Los Angeles wildfire is an illegal immigrant who will likely be protected by California's sanctuary city status, according to sources.
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Washington Post, Fox News, American Greatness, Townhall, The Sun and PBS NewsHour
Rachel Selzer / Democracy Docket:
North Carolina Judge Denies Republicans' Request To Toss 60,000 Ballots — Today, a North Carolina judge rejected a request from the Republican National Committee (RNC), North Carolina GOP, Wake County GOP and two voters to toss out nearly 60,000 ballots cast in all November 2024 statewide races.
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Democrats and Diane Ravitch's blog
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Rachel Maddow Will Return to Nightly Shows on MSNBC for Trump's First 100 Days — The cable news network rejiggers its prime-time lineup ahead of Donald Trump's second stint in the White House. — Rachel Maddow pared back her on-air schedule during President Biden's time in office …
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Hafiz Rashid / New Republic:
Team Trump Suddenly Backtracks on Key Campaign Promise
Team Trump Suddenly Backtracks on Key Campaign Promise
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Paul Krugman / Krugman wonks out:
In Praise of California — It has its flaws — what place doesn't? — but it plays a big role in America's greatness — One of the unwritten rules of American politics is that it's OK to sneer at and smear our big cities and the people who live in them, while it's an outrageous act …
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Raw Story
Andrew Solender / Axios:
House GOP crafts bill to let Trump purchase Greenland … - Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) last week introduced a bill that would have the Gulf of Mexico renamed the “Gulf of America” on official documents and maps. — Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) also introduced a bill last week along …
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New York Times:
Greenland to Trump: We're Not for Sale but Let's Talk Business — The country's prime minister said that while Greenlanders do not want to become Americans, “the reality is we are going to work with the U.S. — yesterday, today and tomorrow.” — The country's prime minister …
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HotAir, El País, Townhall and Washington Examiner
Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
Public health experts, scientists warn senators on confirming RFK Jr — A new coalition of more than 700 public health professionals, scientists and activists signed an open letter to oppose Senate confirmation of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary, saying his “fringe” …
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New York Times
David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Biden Aides Warned Putin as Russia's Shadow War Threatened Air Disaster — The White House scrambled to get a message to President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia last year after U.S. intelligence agencies said a Russian military unit was preparing to send explosive packages on cargo planes.
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Devlin Barrett / New York Times:
Special Counsel Report on Hunter Biden Denounces President's Criticism of Case — The report by the special counsel, David C. Weiss, criticized President Biden for making “baseless accusations” that threatened “the integrity of the justice system as a whole.”
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Hafiz Rashid / New Republic:
Elon Musk Exposed Over Right-Wing Lie on L.A. Fires — Elon Musk was fact-checked on his own livestream after making false statements about the California wildfires, and Gavin Newsom was quick to call out the tech mogul on social media. — In a post on X Sunday night …
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New York Times, TMZ.com and Daily Mail
Edith Olmsted / New Republic:
Trump Gets Insane Show of Support From Washington Post Editorial Board — The Washington Post's editorial board made the mind-boggling decision Monday to say they support all but four of Donald Trump's Cabinet nominees, and their rationales were as unconvincing as they were brief.
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The Daily Caller, Mock Paper Scissors, Rolling Stone, Diane Ravitch's blog and Washington Post