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4:55 PM ET, January 14, 2025

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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 …
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 …
Discussion: Twitchy, Fox News and Press Herald
Norman Eisen / The Contrarian:
A Contrarian Take on Volume One of Jack Smith's Report
Discussion: The Atlantic
David Smith / The Guardian:
Trump would have been convicted over 2020 election, says special counsel
Ryan Bort / Rolling Stone:
The Report on Trump's 2020 Election Subversion Is Damning
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.
Discussion: Al Jazeera
New York Times:
Live Updates: Pete Hegseth to Face Sharp Questions at Confirmation Hearing
New York Times:
Hegseth's Drinking, Once ‘Self-Medication,’ Could Prompt Questions at His Hearing
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.
Wall Street Journal:
Zuckerberg Debuts ‘Real Mark’ in Push to Woo Trump
Discussion: Breitbart and Crooks and Liars
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.
Discussion: Washington Post
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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.
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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NBC News:
Michelle Obama will not attend Trump's inauguration
Discussion: Washington Post and Townhall
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
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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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 …
Discussion: Fox News, The Hill, Reuters and Breitbart
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Associated Press:
Biden moves to lift state sponsor of terrorism designation for Cuba, part of deal to free prisoners
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
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 …
Discussion: New Republic
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.
Discussion: 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 …
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.”
Discussion: Election Law Blog
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.
Discussion: The Knight Shift
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.
 
 
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Rob Crilly / Daily Mail:
Trump's CIA director will take a ‘wrecking ball’ to transgender lectures and pride events at Langley
Discussion: Just Security
Ali Bianco / Politico:
Johnson announces flags will fly full-staff during Trump's inauguration
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Top Democrat rejects any conditions on wildfire aid
Ryan Patrick Jones / Reuters:
Trump says will create ‘External Revenue Service’ to collect revenue from foreign sources
Wall Street Journal:
California's Wildfire Climate Excuse
Discussion: Breitbart and New Yorker
 Earlier Items: 
Dylan Matthews / Vox:
The president who could not choose  —  “To govern is to choose, however difficult the choices may be.”
Jennifer Rubin / The Contrarian:
It was the Best of Biden, It was the Worst of Biden
New York Times:
Rashida Jones, MSNBC President, Steps Down
Ian Millhiser / Vox:
A new Supreme Court case seeks to make it harder to get screened for cancer
Discussion: Daily Kos
Financial Times:
Is corporate America going Maga?
David R. Lurie / Public Notice:
Putin needs Trump's help more than ever
Jennifer Jacobs / CBS News:
Harris declines to invite Vance for courtesy visit to vice president's residence before inauguration