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New York Times:
Special Counsel Report Says Trump Would Have Been Convicted in Election Case — “But for Mr. Trump's election and imminent return to the presidency, the office assessed that the admissible evidence was sufficient to obtain and sustain a conviction at trial,” the report said.
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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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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Plans ‘Energy Dominance’ Executive Orders After Inauguration — President-elect Trump is gearing up to help the fossil-fuel industry with executive orders seeking to boost oil and overturn tailpipe rules — President-elect Trump is preparing a raft of executive orders aimed …
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Norman Eisen / The Contrarian:
A Contrarian Take on Volume One of Jack Smith's Report
A Contrarian Take on Volume One of Jack Smith's Report
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The Atlantic
Washington Post:
Justice Dept. releases Trump special counsel report on Jan. 6 case
Justice Dept. releases Trump special counsel report on Jan. 6 case
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David Smith / The Guardian:
Trump would have been convicted over 2020 election, says special counsel
Trump would have been convicted over 2020 election, says special counsel
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Washington Post:
What we learned from the Trump Jan. 6 report by special counsel Jack Smith
What we learned from the Trump Jan. 6 report by special counsel Jack Smith
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Ryan Bort / Rolling Stone:
The Report on Trump's 2020 Election Subversion Is Damning
The Report on Trump's 2020 Election Subversion Is Damning
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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.
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Jane Mayer / New Yorker:
The Pressure Campaign to Get Pete Hegseth Confirmed as Defense Secretary — Supporters of Donald Trump's nominee have intimidated potential witnesses and suppressed the F.B.I. background check of the former Fox News host in the run-up to his Senate hearing.
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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New York Times:
Live Updates: Pete Hegseth to Face Sharp Questions at Confirmation Hearing
Live Updates: Pete Hegseth to Face Sharp Questions at Confirmation Hearing
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New York Times:
Hegseth's Drinking, Once ‘Self-Medication,’ Could Prompt Questions at His Hearing
Hegseth's Drinking, Once ‘Self-Medication,’ Could Prompt Questions at His Hearing
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Hirono grills Hegseth over allegations of drinking on the job
Hirono grills Hegseth over allegations of drinking on the job
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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' — Steve Bannon, a former adviser to President-elect Trump, went after Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg in a Monday episode of his “Bannon's War Room” podcast. — “Zuckerberg can't be trusted, at all,” Bannon said on his show, in a clip highlighted by Mediaite.
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Juliegrace Brufke / The Daily Beast:
GOP Senator Flames Dems for ‘Cheating’ and Voting ‘Drunk’ — “And don't tell me you haven't seen it, because I know you have,” the Republican senator said.
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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.
Annie Karni / New York Times:
House Passes Bill to Bar Trans Athletes From Female School Sports Teams — Republicans' decision to push through the measure early in the new Congress indicated their belief that the issue is politically potent for them. Its future in the Senate is uncertain.
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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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CBS News:
Israel and Hamas agree in principle to ceasefire and hostage deal, sources say — A draft deal for a ceasefire in Gaza and hostage release has been agreed to in principle and, if all goes well, will be finalized by Israel and Hamas this week, Arab, U.S. and Israeli officials told CBS News.
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Associated Press:
Hamas OKs draft agreement of a Gaza ceasefire and the release of some hostages, officials say
Hamas OKs draft agreement of a Gaza ceasefire and the release of some hostages, officials say
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Politico:
Trump and DeSantis golf, with Rubio replacement looming — President-elect Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis are meeting over a round of golf on Tuesday, as key decisions loom in the state they both call home. The meetup is taking place as Trump backed DeSantis' recent call …
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Nahal Toosi / Politico:
Marco Rubio Isn't Likely to Last Long as Secretary of State
Marco Rubio Isn't Likely to Last Long as Secretary of State
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The White House:
Certification of Rescission of Cuba's Designation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism — Certification of Rescission of Cuba's Designation — Pursuant to the Constitution and the laws of the United States, and consistent with sections 1754(c) and 1768(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act …
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Associated Press:
Biden moves to lift state sponsor of terrorism designation for Cuba, part of deal to free prisoners
Biden moves to lift state sponsor of terrorism designation for Cuba, part of deal to free prisoners
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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.
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Jamison Foser / Finding Gravity:
The Washington Post just endorsed 19 Trump nominees. Here are the 5 worst. — Remember when Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos spiked the paper's planned editorial board endorsement of Kamala Harris and then Bezos piously insisted that endorsements demonstrate bias and his publisher William Lewis claimed …
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Myah Ward / Politico:
‘Days of thunder’: Steve Bannon on the second coming of the Trump administration — The former adviser sat for a wide-ranging interview with POLITICO this week. — Steve Bannon had some thoughts on what the next four years have in store for Donald Trump as he returns to the White House.
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New York Post
Politico:
Johnson backs away from go-it-alone debt ceiling plan — The speaker acknowledged the borrowing limit could be included in government funding talks — where he'll need Democratic votes. — Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday backed away from a plan to address the approaching federal debt cliff …
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New York Times:
How to Fix America's Two-Party Problem — Mr. Wegman is a member of the Times editorial board, where he writes about democracy, law and politics. Mr. Drutman is a senior fellow at New America and the author of “Breaking the Two-Party Doom Loop: The Case for Multiparty Democracy in America.”
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Kaine clashes with Hegseth over infidelity, drinking, scandals — Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) clashed sharply with secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth over his infidelity and reports of public drunkenness and drunkenness on the job, repeatedly pressing Hegseth on his character and judgment.
Jonathan Alter / Washington Monthly:
A Life Sentence of Disgrace — It goes without saying that the big historic event of last week—maybe of the year—is the catastrophic L.A. Fire, which I will write about in the weeks ahead. But before we say farewell to Jimmy Carter's Long Goodbye, I wanted to tell you a bit about my experience …
Christopher Knight / The Federalist:
No One Wants A Biden Presidential Library — There is absolutely nothing commendable about Biden and his career, especially about his four years in the White House. — During the California leg of a year-long journey across America, I devoted a day to visiting two presidential libraries within a short distance of each other.
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Dave Levinthal / Rolling Stone:
Democratic Senators Say a Campaign Treasurer Stole Their Money — Tim Kaine and Mark Warner suspect their former treasurer misappropriated funds from their political committees — WASHINGTON — At least four Democratic political committees suspect their former campaign treasurer is behind the …
Axios:
Scoop: Blackburn eyeing run for Tennessee governor … - State and federal elected officials have been making calls in support of her possible candidacy in recent days, a source tells Axios. — With Tennessee voters leaning solidly Republican, the GOP primary will likely determine the state's next governor.