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8:00 AM ET, January 13, 2025

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Ned Finkle / NVIDIA:
NVIDIA Statement on the Biden Administration's Misguided ‘AI Diffusion’ Rule  —  For decades, leadership in computing and software ecosystems has been a cornerstone of American strength and influence worldwide.  The federal government has wisely refrained from dictating the design …
Discussion: Wired and Semafor, more at Techmeme »
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The White House:
FACT SHEET: Ensuring U.S. Security and Economic Strength in the Age of Artificial Intelligence  —  Artificial intelligence is quickly becoming central to both security and economic strength.  The United States must act decisively to lead this transition by ensuring that U.S. technology …
Ana Swanson / New York Times:
Biden Administration Adopts Rules to Guide A.I.'s Global Spread  —  New rules aim to keep advanced technology out of China and to ensure that cutting-edge artificial intelligence is developed by the United States and its allies.  —  The Biden administration issued sweeping rules on Monday governing …
Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
Trump's thuggish response to the California fires is a bad omen  —  Southern California is experiencing its most devastating winter fire season in more than 40 years.  As of Sunday, ongoing wildfires have destroyed more than 12,000 homes and killed at least 24 people while burning through an area larger than San Francisco.
Discussion: Washington Post
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Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
House Republicans and Trump discuss tying California wildfire aid to debt ceiling  —  The current California fires could become the costliest natural disaster in U.S. history.  —  A group of House Republicans and President-elect Donald Trump talked about tying wildfire aid …
Discussion: E&E News and East Bay Times
Mary L. Trump / The Good in Us:
Welcome to the Old Abnormal
Discussion: HuffPost, To the Contrary and Raw Story
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Confirmation Hearings Open in a Test of Trump's Hold on Senate G.O.P.  —  Opposition to prospective nominees, along with time-consuming Senate rules, will slow floor action despite the Republican push for approval of some of President-elect Donald J. Trump's picks as soon as Jan. 20.
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Cagan Koc / Bloomberg:
Europe's Largest Pension Fund Sold Tesla Stake Over Musk's Pay  —  Europe's largest pension fund sold its entire €571 million ($585 million) stake in Tesla Inc. in the third quarter partly due to disagreement with Elon Musk's remuneration package.  —  “We had a problem” with Musk's pay package …
Discussion: Fortune
Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
New rule could slash nicotine levels in tobacco products  —  The Biden administration is poised to try to lower the amount of nicotine in tobacco products, an eleventh-hour effort that's been years in the making.  —  The move would give the White House one last chance to try to regulate tobacco …
Discussion: Carolina Journal and Reason
Popular Information:
The corporate lobbyist who will run the Trump White House  —  During the 2024 campaign, Trump condemned the power of lobbyists in Washington, DC, and pledged that, if he returned to the White House, they would have no influence.  “Above all, you deserve leadership in Washington that does …
Chris Michael / The Guardian:
Steve Bannon condemns Elon Musk as ‘racist’ and ‘truly evil’  —  Ex-Trump adviser denounces tech CEO's embrace of some forms of immigration and vows to ‘take this guy down’  —  In an escalation of discontent among the highest-profile far-right followers of Donald Trump …
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Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
Vance says those who ‘committed violence’ on Jan. 6 ‘obviously’ shouldn't be pardoned  —  Vice President-elect JD Vance said people who “committed violence” on Jan. 6, 2021, “obviously” shouldn't be pardoned by President-elect Trump.  —  “I think it's very simple, look …
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Associated Press:
Vance says Jan. 6 participants who committed violence ‘obviously’ shouldn't be pardoned
Peter Wade / Rolling Stone:   Vance: Jan. 6 Rioters Who ‘Committed Violence’ Should Not Be Pardoned
Politico:
Cuomo dominates a mayoral field he hasn't yet entered, third-party poll finds  —  The former governor outperforms rivals — namely Mayor Eric Adams.  But both have the highest negative ratings of the candidates.  —  NEW YORK — Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo trounces Mayor Eric Adams …
Discussion: New York Daily News
Apoorva Mandavilli / New York Times:
How Lagging Vaccination Could Lead to a Polio Resurgence  —  In its original form, the virus survives in just two countries.  But a type linked to an oral vaccine used in other nations has already turned up in the West.  —  Most American parents hardly give thought to polio beyond the instant …
Discussion: Orlando Sentinel
Erin Reed / Erin In The Morning:
2025 Trans Girl Scouts To Order Cookies From!  —  PLEASE buy from people who have not filled their goals!  —  Did you know that for a long time, Girl Scouts has openly included transgender and nonbinary individuals in its membership?  I first learned of this four years ago while searching …
Erin Doherty / Axios:
Exclusive: DNC taps Harris' viral wizards for new social media push … - The account will be run by many of the same people who led the @KamalaHQ social media account during the 2024 campaign.  — @FactPostNews will start on X, Threads, and Bluesky and will eventually expand to TikTok, Facebook, and Instagram.
Discussion: Fox News
Seema Mehta / Los Angeles Times:
Newsom suspends landmark environmental laws to ease rebuilding in wildfire zones  — Requirements for building permits and reviews in the California Environmental Quality Act and the California Coastal Act will be eased for victims of the fires in Pacific Palisades, Altadena and other communities.
Governor Gavin Newsom:
California Fire Facts  —  LIE - California Cut Firefighting Budgets  — FACT: The number of CalFIRE personnel has nearly doubled since 2019 (from 5,829 to 10,741)  — FACT: CalFIRE's budget has nearly doubled since 2019 ($2 Billion to $3.8 Billion)  —  LIE - These Wildfires are Caused …
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Reuters:
Biden spoke with Netanyahu; Sullivan says hostage deal very close  —  Netanyahu updated Biden on progress and on the mandate he has given his top-level security delegation now in Doha in order to advance a hostage deal, Netanyahu said in a statement.  —  WASHINGTON — U.S. President Joe Biden spoke …
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Michael Hirsh / Politico:
‘I Think Things Are Going to Be Bad, Really Bad’: The US Military Debates Possible Deployment on US Soil Under Trump
Discussion: Reuters
Lindsay Kornick / Fox News:
Michael Cohen pleas for Biden presidential pardon: 'I'm somebody's son also'
Discussion: RedState and Twitchy
Reuters:
Thailand's cabinet approves draft law to legalise casinos and gambling
Discussion: Bloomberg and Slate
Peter Wade / Rolling Stone:
GOP Senator Blames Americans for Most of Their Health Problems
Discussion: Washington Examiner
NBC News:
GOP Sen. Lankford says U.S. ‘is not going to invade’ Greenland despite Trump's comments
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Tara Bannow / STAT:
DOJ seeks interviews with former UnitedHealth Group doctors
CBS News:
Transcript: Sen. Mark Kelly on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Jan. 12, 2025
Discussion: The Hill
Jonel Aleccia / Associated Press:
He gave his cats raw milk because he thought it was healthier. He says it tragically backfired
Discussion: New York Times
John Blake / CNN:
White Christian nationalists are poised to remake America in their image during Trump's second term, author says
Discussion: USA Today
Stacey Young / New York Times:
I'm a Federal Employee. This Is What We Need Most in the Trump Era.
Margaret Klein Salamon / Rolling Stone:
Fires, Hurricanes, Extreme Weather: The Media Misses the Climate Link