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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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New York Magazine, Associated Press, The Times of Israel, Daily Kos, NewsNation and Los Angeles Times
Ryan Bort / Rolling Stone:
The Report on Trump's 2020 Election Subversion Is Damning — “The admissible evidence was sufficient to obtain and sustain a conviction at trial,” Jack Smith's team wrote in the 130-page report … The 130-page report is damning, and concludes that “the admissible evidence was sufficient to obtain and sustain a conviction at trial.”
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Washington Post:
Justice Dept. releases Trump special counsel report on Jan. 6 case — President-elect Donald Trump has tried to prevent the release of special counsel Jack Smith's report before he takes office next week. — If Donald Trump wasn't elected president in November, the Justice Department …
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Fox News, CNN, Townhall, New York Daily News, Raw Story, New York Times, Axios, The Hill, Semafor, Associated Press, The Gateway Pundit and Daily Kos
Norman Eisen / The Contrarian:
A Contrarian Take on Volume One of Jack Smith's Report — The fact that we are already familiar with almost all of the facts in the first volume of Jack Smith's final report on January 6th and Donald Trump's attempted self-coup, makes them no less horrifying.
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The Atlantic
Jennifer Rubin / The Contrarian:
It was the Best of Biden, It was the Worst of Biden
Filip Timotija / The Hill:
Trump rages after Smith report release: ‘Lamebrain prosecutor’
Trump rages after Smith report release: ‘Lamebrain prosecutor’
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New York Post, The Gateway Pundit, Washington Times, The Independent, The Post Millennial, Mediaite, The Sun, NPR and IJR
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.
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Sarah Fitzpatrick / NBC News:
Former Fox anchor Gretchen Carlson makes request ahead of hearing
Former Fox anchor Gretchen Carlson makes request ahead of hearing
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Associated Press and Al Jazeera
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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MeidasTouch News, HuffPost, CBS News, Axios, Mother Jones, The Gateway Pundit, Louder With Crowder, Raw Story, The Guardian, The Independent, UPI and USA Today
Bloomberg:
Hegseth Says He'd Be Pentagon ‘Change Agent,’ Rebuffing Critics at Confirmation Hearing
Hegseth Says He'd Be Pentagon ‘Change Agent,’ Rebuffing Critics at Confirmation Hearing
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CNN, The Guardian, New Republic, IJR, Scripps News, New York Post, Washington Post and Associated Press
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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Fox News, USA Today, Townhall, Twitchy, New Republic and Washington Times
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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The Independent, CNBC and Business Insider
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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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New Republic, Mediaite and Vanity Fair
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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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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The Hill
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.
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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The Hill, Washington Examiner, PoliticusUSA 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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The 19th, Washington Post, Fox News, Washington Examiner, NOTUS, Twitchy and The Hill
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Jordain Carney / Politico:
Democrats will get amendments to Senate immigration bill, says key Republican
Democrats will get amendments to Senate immigration bill, says key Republican
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Semafor, New Republic, The Hill and Washington Examiner
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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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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New Republic and The Daily Caller
Nahal Toosi / Politico:
Marco Rubio Isn't Likely to Last Long as Secretary of State — He's being undermined by fellow Republicans, and that's before he shows up to lead a workforce Trump distrusts. — Congratulations, Marco Rubio! You'll soon be secretary of State. — Condolences, too. You're not likely to last long in the job.
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Raw Story, The Forward, Just Security, The Conversation and Bloomberg
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 …
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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Reuters, New York Post and Associated Press
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.
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 …
Jennifer Jacobs / CBS News:
Harris declines to invite Vance for courtesy visit to vice president's residence before inauguration — When JD Vance, his wife Usha and their three young children move into the Naval Observatory residence on Jan. 20, it will be their first time inside the white Queen Anne-style mansion …
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Daily Mail, TheGrio, New Jersey Online, Breitbart, RedState, IJR, Raw Story, Townhall, Twitchy and Washington Examiner
Judy Kurtz / The Hill:
Ivanka Trump: Politics ‘a very dark, negative business’ — Ivanka Trump says she has a hatred of politics, calling it a “very dark, negative business,” while opening up about her decision not to work in her father's second administration. — “I love policy and impact. I hate politics.
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TSC HIM & HER SHOW, The Independent and Raw Story
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Top Democrat rejects any conditions on wildfire aid — House Democratic Caucus Chairman Pete Aguilar (D-Calif.) on Tuesday flatly rejected Speaker Mike Johnson's (R-La.) proposal for conditions to be put on federal aid for California wildfires, setting up a potential partisan fight …
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Ali Bianco / Politico:
Johnson announces flags will fly full-staff during Trump's inauguration — American flags will fly full-staff for President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration on Monday after all, House Speaker Mike Johnson announced Tuesday, “to celebrate our country coming together behind the inauguration of our 47th President.”
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Dylan Matthews / Vox:
The president who could not choose — “To govern is to choose, however difficult the choices may be.” —Pierre Mendès France, prime minister of France 1954-'55 — If you want to understand where Joe Biden's presidency went wrong, when his administration stopped looking …
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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The Knight Shift
David R. Lurie / Public Notice:
Putin needs Trump's help more than ever — And Trump is signaling that he'll deliver. — It's been nearly three years since Vladimir Putin's despotic regime began its reign of terror against Ukraine by attempting to conquer the country and, in Putin's words, put an end to the “fictional” Ukrainian nation.
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Euromaidan Press, New York Times and 19FortyFive