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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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New York Times:
Elon Musk Is Expected to Use Office Space in the White House Complex — The location suggests that Mr. Musk, who owns companies with billions of dollars in contracts with the federal government, will continue to have remarkable access to President-elect Donald J. Trump.
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Business Insider
Gnaneshwar Rajan / Reuters:
China mulls potential sale of TikTok US to Musk, Bloomberg News reports — Chinese officials are mulling a potential option that involves the sale of TikTok's U.S. operations to billionaire Elon Musk if the company fails to fend off a potential ban, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter.
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Fox Business, RedState, Deadline and The Verge, more at Mediagazer »
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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The Hill, Vanity Fair, Digby's Hullabaloo, Daily Kos, E&E News and Washington Examiner
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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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Scripps News, The Bulwark, NOTUS, The Independent, Washington Examiner and Raw Story
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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NOTUS, Semafor and PoliticusUSA
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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USA Today, Axios, The Hill, Raw Story, New York Post, The Post Millennial, The Independent, Deadline and Politico
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, Twitchy, New York Post, Instapundit, freebeacon.com and Diane Ravitch's blog
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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.
Jennifer Rubin / The Contrarian:
I Have Resigned from The Washington Post, effective today — Corporate and billionaire owners of major media outlets have betrayed their audiences' loyalty and sabotaged journalism's sacred mission — defending, protecting and advancing democracy. The Washington Post's billionaire owner …
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HotAir, New Jersey Online and Townhall
NBC News:
Pete Hegseth's FBI background check does not include interviews with key women from his past — The report doesn't have material from his ex-wives or a woman who accused Hegseth of sexual assault in 2017. Hegseth has said that encounter was consensual, and prosecutors never filed charges.
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Fox News, Mediaite and The Federalist, more at Mediagazer »
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Axios:
Scoop: Trump team sets red line on Hegseth's FBI background check
Scoop: Trump team sets red line on Hegseth's FBI background check
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Washington Post, Politico, Breitbart, The Post Millennial, Raw Story, USA Today and The Gateway Pundit
Rebecca Traister / New York Magazine:
Pete Hegseth Is a Test
Pete Hegseth Is a Test
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Axios, The 19th, The Hill, Fox News, Politico, The Atlantic, The Independent, Washington Examiner, Raw Story, Bloomberg and Boston Herald
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, Raw Story, El País, Washington Examiner and Townhall
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
House GOP crafts bill to let Trump purchase Greenland
House GOP crafts bill to let Trump purchase Greenland
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Fox News, RedState, Reuters, Bloomberg, Talking Points Memo, Raw Story and Scripps News
Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
Trump's Reckless Greenland Comments Are Not a Joke
Trump's Reckless Greenland Comments Are Not a Joke
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Raw Story
Associated Press:
Judge clears the way for release of special counsel Smith's report on Trump's 2020 election case — The Justice Department can publicly release special counsel Jack Smith's investigative report on President-elect Donald Trump's 2020 election interference case, a federal judge said Monday …
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Washington Post, Politico, Raw Story, The Guardian, CNN, NBC News, CBS News, New York Post, Washington Times, UPI, The Daily Signal, The Hill, Forbes, The Independent, Law & Crime, Washington Examiner, Bloomberg, Daily Caller News Foundation, NPR, Mediaite, RedState, Fox News, Associated Press, The Post Millennial and The Gateway Pundit
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Ella Lee / The Hill:
Arizona attorney general asks for Jack Smith's full case file
Arizona attorney general asks for Jack Smith's full case file
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Townhall, Raw Story, Arizona Mirror, PoliticusUSA and Washington Times
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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Deseret News, One First, The Daily Signal and The Gateway Pundit
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.
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Bloomberg, CNBC, Associated Press, HotAir, One America News Network and The Gateway Pundit
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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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Mediaite, UPI, Agence France-Presse, The Hill, Task & Purpose and USNI News
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Paul McLeary / Politico:
Biden announces next aircraft carriers will be named Clinton and Bush
Biden announces next aircraft carriers will be named Clinton and Bush
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The War Zone
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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PJ Media, Washington Post, Breitbart, The Gateway Pundit, freebeacon.com, The Hill, Law & Crime, Washington Examiner, The Daily Caller and Twitchy
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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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Digby's Hullabaloo
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 …
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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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 »
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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TMZ.com, New York Times and Daily Mail
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 …
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, Washington Post and Diane Ravitch's blog
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.”
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
David G. Savage / Los Angeles Times:
Supreme Court denies oil industry plea to block climate lawsuits filed by California, other blue states — WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court dealt a major setback to the oil industry on Monday, refusing to block lawsuits from California and other blue states that seek billions of dollars in damages for the impact of climate change.
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Common Dreams, Raw Story, The Hill, Washington Examiner, Courthouse News Service, CBS News and USA Today
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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The Atlantic, The Independent, 19FortyFive and Raw Story
Bob Bauer / Default:
Donald Trump and the Department of Justice — On the loyalty of lawyers and the attitude of voters — Meet The Authors — Published by The Lawfare Institute in Cooperation With — Editor's note: This piece is cross-posted with “Executive Functions.”
Bloomberg:
Trump Team Studies Gradual Tariff Hikes Under Emergency Powers — Plan would boost import duties 2%-5% a month on trade partners — Supporters include Trump advisers Bessent, Hassett and Miran — Members of President-elect Donald Trump's incoming economic team are discussing slowly ramping …
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Erick Erickson's Show Notes
Default:
Lawfare Live: Pete Hegseth's Confirmation Hearing — Join the Lawfare team for a discussion of the confirmation hearing of Trump's Pentagon pick. — Video — Meet The Authors … On Jan. 14 at 3 p.m. ET, Lawfare Editor-in-Chief Benjamin Wittes will speak to Lawfare Senior Editor Anna Bower following …