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8:40 PM ET, January 14, 2025

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Hafiz Rashid / New Republic:
The Most Damning Lines in Jack Smith's Brutal Trump January 6 Report  —  Special counsel Jack Smith did not hold back in his final report on the investigation into Donald Trump's attempt to overturn the 2020 election.  —  While much of it contains information already made public …
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David Frum / The Atlantic:
Jack Smith Gives Up
New York Times:
Special Counsel Report Says Trump Would Have Been Convicted in Election Case
Washington Post:
What we learned from the Trump Jan. 6 report by special counsel Jack Smith
Ben Johansen / Politico:
Joni Ernst says she'll vote to confirm Pete Hegseth  —  Pete Hegseth has won over Sen. Joni Ernst.  The Iowa senator said Tuesday she will be voting to confirm Hegseth to the next Defense secretary, a crucial endorsement for a nomination that seemed to be on shaky ground a few weeks ago.
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Pete Hegseth seems open to ordering soldiers to shoot protesters  —  Trump's pick to lead the Defense Department indicates he would be willing to do what Mark Esper refused to do.  —  Soon after the 2020 election, as President Donald Trump was gearing up his efforts to retain power despite his loss …
Darlene Superville / Associated Press:
Michelle Obama will skip Trump inauguration, but ex-Presidents Obama, Clinton and Bush will be there  —  Former first lady Michelle Obama will skip the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, the second time in two weeks that she is not attending a gathering of former U.S. leaders and their spouses …
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New York Times:
Michelle Obama Will Skip Trump's Inauguration  —  Mrs. Obama also declined to attend the funeral of Jimmy Carter last week, which would have put her face-to-face with Mr. Trump.  —  Michelle Obama, the former first lady, will not attend the inauguration of President-elect Donald J. Trump, her office said in a statement on Tuesday.
NBC News:   Michelle Obama will not attend Trump's inauguration
Nicola M White / Bloomberg:
SEC Sues Musk Over Securities Violation in Federal Court  —  The Securities and Exchange Commission sued Elon Musk in federal court over an alleged securities violation, according to a court docket.  —  The agency claimed Musk failed to timely disclose a major purchase of Twitter Inc. shares ahead …
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Reuters:
US SEC sues Elon Musk over late disclosure of Twitter stake  —  Elon Musk was sued on Tuesday by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for having failed to timely disclose purchasing more than 5% of Twitter's common stock in March 2022.  —  In a complaint filed in Washington, D.C. …
Associated Press:
Biden moves to lift state sponsor of terrorism designation for Cuba, part of deal to free prisoners  —  The Biden administration on Tuesday is notifying Congress of its intent to lift the U.S. designation of Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism, the White House announced …
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Associated Press:
Cuba  —  Biden moves to lift state sponsor of terrorism designation for Cuba, part of deal to free prisoners
Benjamin Wittes / Default:
The Situation: The Cult of Unqualified Authenticity  —  On Pete Hegseth and the first hearing for a Trump nominee for a major cabinet position  —  Meet The Authors  —  Published by The Lawfare Institute in Cooperation With  —  The Situation on Friday reflected on the sentencing of Donald Trump in New York.
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Jane Mayer / New Yorker:
The Pressure Campaign to Get Pete Hegseth Confirmed as Defense Secretary
Tessa Stuart / Rolling Stone:
Joni Ernst Refused Meeting With Hegseth's Sex-Assault Accuser: Report
Discussion: Deadline, Time and The Hill
Jane C. Timm / NBC News:
Minnesota state House Democrats walk out in effort to block GOP speaker vote  —  The Minnesota Democratic caucus plans to skip nearly three weeks of the new legislative session in a bid to deny Republicans the ability to conduct business before a special election.
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Juliegrace Brufke / The Daily Beast:
GOP Senator Flames Dems for ‘Cheating’ and Voting ‘Drunk’
Catherine Rampell / Washington Post:
Society is making you sick, GOP says. Too bad their plans will make you sicker.
Discussion: Raw Story
NBC News:
Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg to attend Trump's inauguration  —  The three will be seated together on the inauguration platform with other prominent guests.  —  Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg will attend President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration on Monday …
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Tara Suter / The Hill:
Bannon: Zuckerberg 'can't be trusted'
Discussion: New Republic and Mediaite
Politico:
A Biden-Trump Gaza deal?  —  With help from Connor O'Brien, John Sakellariadis, Maggie Miller and Daniel Lippman,  —  An Israel-Gaza cease-fire deal appears closer than ever, and both JOE BIDEN and DONALD TRUMP's camps are scrambling for credit.  —  Secretary of State ANTONY BLINKEN …
Discussion: Raw Story, Drop Site News and Reuters
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Associated Press:
Hamas OKs draft agreement of a Gaza ceasefire and the release of some hostages, officials say
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
Vice Is a Moat  —  1. Secretary Pete  —  Here is the thing about Pete Hegseth:  —  Imagine that his character was sterling.  That he was a fine, upstanding man, admired by all who know him.  That he had dedicated his life to service and been judged to be as good a human being as Mister Rogers or Dolly Parton.
Discussion: RedState and Digby's Hullabaloo
Caitlin Yilek / CBS News:
House passes ban on transgender students in girls sports  —  Washington — The House on Tuesday passed a Republican measure banning transgender girls and women from competing on school sports teams that match their gender identity after the party leaned into the issue during the 2024 campaign.
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Annie Karni / New York Times:
House Passes Bill to Bar Trans Athletes From Female School Sports Teams
Mark Lemley / Mark Lemley on LinkedIn:
I have struggled with how to respond to Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook's descent into toxic masculinity and Neo-Nazi madness.  While I have thought about quitting Facebook, I find great value in the connections and friends I have here, and it doesn't seem fair that I should lose that because Zuckerberg is having a mid-life crisis.
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Mike Johnson eyes April deadline to pass one big MAGA bill through the House, but GOP senators are skeptical  —  House and Senate Republicans still disagree on the best strategy to advance Trump's policy priorities on the border, energy and taxes.  A recent Trump-GOP meeting failed to resolve it.
Discussion: Semafor and The Post Millennial
Charlie Spiering / Daily Mail:
I was fully indoctrinated into the Democrat ‘cult.’ Here's why I left my liberal influencer life behind to raise money for Trump  —  A former high energy Democratic fundraiser, failed congressional candidate and social media influencer is now raising money for President-elect Donald Trump's inaugural committee.
Discussion: The Hill
Casey Newton / Platformer:
Meta just flipped the switch that prevents misinformation from spreading in the United States  —  I.  —  Last week, Meta announced a series of changes to its content moderation policies and enforcement strategies designed to curry favor with the incoming Trump administration.
Julia Mueller / The Hill:
Texas House elects new Speaker in blow to far-right wing  —  The Texas House on Tuesday elected state Rep. Dustin Burrows (R) to lead the chamber in a blow to the rising far-right wing of the party, defeating a candidate supported by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) and other top state figures.
Reese Gorman / NOTUS:
Republican Hard-Liners Already Have a Problem With the GOP's Reconciliation Strategy  —  Some Freedom Caucus members think a debt limit increase needs to be part of the reconciliation process.  GOP leaders are already signaling that it won't be.  — Copy
Stephanie Nolen / New York Times:
Estimated Gaza Toll May Have Missed 25,000 Deaths, Study Says  —  Analysis found that more than 64,000 Palestinians may have been killed by traumatic injury in the first nine months of the war.  —  Deaths from bombs and other traumatic injuries during the first nine months of the war in Gaza …
Sarah Fitzpatrick / NBC News:
Former Fox anchor Gretchen Carlson makes request ahead of hearing  —  Former Fox News anchor Gretchen Carlson and her nonprofit group sent a letter yesterday asking the Senate Armed Services Committee to allow an alleged victim of sexual assault to testify anonymously at Hegseth's confirmation hearing.
 
 
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Dan De Luce / NBC News:
Iran ‘never’ plotted to kill Trump during campaign, Iran's president tells NBC News
Discussion: Reuters
Myah Ward / Politico:
‘Days of thunder’: Steve Bannon on the second coming of the Trump administration
Discussion: The Guardian and New York Post
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Kaine clashes with Hegseth over infidelity, drinking, scandals
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Plans ‘Energy Dominance’ Executive Orders After Inauguration
Discussion: Twitchy and Press Herald
New York Times:
How to Fix America's Two-Party Problem
Discussion: Election Law Blog
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Dave Levinthal / Rolling Stone:
Democratic Senators Say a Campaign Treasurer Stole Their Money
New York Times:
Hegseth's Drinking, Once ‘Self-Medication,’ Could Prompt Questions at His Hearing
Robert Jimison / New York Times:
Speaker Orders Capitol Hill Flags Raised for Inauguration
Jamison Foser / Finding Gravity:
The Washington Post just endorsed 19 Trump nominees. Here are the 5 worst.
Christopher Knight / The Federalist:
No One Wants A Biden Presidential Library
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California's Wildfire Climate Excuse
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Jonathan Alter / Washington Monthly:
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Wes Davis / The Verge:
TikTok restores its service in the US, thanking Donald Trump for “the necessary clarity and assurance to our service providers that they will face no penalties”

Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch:
X rolls out a dedicated video tab in the US, letting users scroll through short videos, accessible via the app's bottom bar

Lewis Huckle / Feature First:
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