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Karoun Demirjian / New York Times:
Joni Ernst Says She Will Vote to Confirm Pete Hegseth  —  The Iowa Republican's decision dramatically increases the likelihood that Mr. Hegseth will have enough votes to be confirmed as President-elect Donald J. Trump's defense secretary.  —  Senator Joni Ernst, Republican of Iowa …
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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.
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Ernst will vote for Hegseth, handing Trump big win
Ben Johansen / Politico:
Joni Ernst says she'll vote to confirm Pete Hegseth
Jonathan Martin / Politico:
By Targeting Hegseth, Democrats Open a Path for Gabbard
Julia Johnson / Fox News:
GOP Sen. Joni Ernst officially backs Pete Hegseth for DOD after initial uncertainty
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Pete Hegseth seems open to ordering soldiers to shoot protesters
Washington Post:
Pete Hegseth, defense secretary pick, grilled during Senate confirmation hearing
Elon R. Musk / US Securities and Exchange Commission:
Search SEC.gov & EDGAR  —  Securities and Exchange Commission v. Elon Musk, No. 1:25-cv-00105 (D.D.C. filed Jan. 14, 2025)  —  SEC Charges Elon Musk for Violating the Beneficial Ownership Reporting Requirements of the Federal Securities Laws  —  The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today …
Discussion: UPI, IJR, Fortune, The Register and The Verge
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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 …
New York Times:
S.E.C. Sues Elon Musk Over Twitter-Related Securities Violations  —  Regulators filed a lawsuit in federal court stemming from Mr. Musk's $44 billion purchase of the social media company now called X.  —  U.S. securities regulators sued Elon Musk in federal court in Washington on Tuesday …
Discussion: CNN and Mediaite
Punchbowl News:
1/15/25 ☀️ AM:  —  Main Street Caucus angles to be top Trump allies
Discussion: E&E News
Reuters:
US SEC sues Elon Musk over late disclosure of Twitter stake
Adam Wren / Politico:
Playbook: Joe Biden's Irish goodbye  —  With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  TODAY — Six big confirmation hearings dominate Capitol Hill.  AG-designate PAM BONDI kicks things off at 9:30 a.m. At 10, would-be Secretary of State MARCO RUBIO goes …
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Erica L. Green / New York Times:
Biden to Deliver Farewell Address, Capping a 5-Decade Political Career
Discussion: Scripps News, USA Today and CBS News
Marc Caputo / Axios:
Scoop: Trump's $500 million post-election windfall … - “The money is just pouring in at Mar-a-Lago. … - “We're looking at half a billion [dollars] by June, and we're on track,” this adviser said. … - They include the president-elect's inauguration account, the MAGA Inc. super PAC …
Discussion: Raw Story
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.
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Jane C. Timm / NBC News:
Minnesota state House Democrats walk out in effort to block GOP speaker vote
Washington Post:
Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg to attend Trump's inauguration  —  They will be sitting on the dais during the swearing-in as Silicon Valley leaders aim to make inroads with Trump, who attacked Big Tech during his first presidency.  —  Tech moguls Jeff Bezos …
Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
Jack Smith reminds us of the futility of truth in the Trump era  —  Yesterday unfolded in a sort of perfectly stupid synchronicity, with the past crimes of Donald Trump, as detailed in the just-released Jack Smith report, being overshadowed by the confirmation hearing for Trump's secretary of defense nominee, Pete Hegseth.
Discussion: Daring Fireball
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Amie Parnes / The Hill:
Michelle Obama signals she's done with Trump  —  Michelle Obama is done with President-elect Trump, if her decision to skip next week's inauguration means anything.  —  The former first lady, who once called on Democrats to go high when Trump's Republican Party goes low …
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New York Times:
Michelle Obama Will Skip Trump's Inauguration
Kim Tong-Hyung / Associated Press:
Yoon becomes South Korea's first sitting president to be detained after martial law chaos  —  South Korea's impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, was detained in a major law enforcement operation at the presidential compound Wednesday, defiantly insisting the anti-corruption agency …
Lee Moran / HuffPost:
Paul Krugman Issues Dire Warning On How ‘A Lot’ Of Trump Voters Will Be ‘Brutally Scammed’  —  The economist also slammed one of the president-elect's policies as “terrible.”  —  LOADING  —  “A lot of people” who voted for Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election …
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Domenico Montanaro / NPR:
Trump will begin his presidency in delicate position, poll finds  —  As Donald Trump prepares to once again assume the office of the presidency, a new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll finds that, despite his claims of an “unprecedented and powerful mandate,” Trump may have to be careful about how far he decides to go with what he wants to do.
The White House:
The Biden-Harris Administration Record  —  Letter from President Biden  —  Four years ago, we stood in a winter of peril and a winter of possibilities.  We were in the grip of the worst pandemic in a century, the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, and the worst attack on our democracy since the Civil War.
Discussion: Axios and UPI
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.
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
How a major bank cheated its customers out of $2 billion, according to a new federal lawsuit  —  An explosive new lawsuit filed by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) alleges that Capital One bank cheated its customers out of $2 billion.  According to the lawsuit …
Associated Press:
Pete Hegseth hammered by female Senators over past statements on women in combat  —  Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth was grilled by female senators during his confirmation hearing over his past statements about women in combat.  New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand said Hegseth will have to change how he views women to do the job.
Devin Dwyer / ABC News:
Supreme Court hears porn sites' bid to strike down online age verification laws  —  The justices are weighing mandate that adult sites must verify users aren't kids  —  The Pornhub logo displays on a smartphone screen, Sept. 23, 2024.  —  With online access to pornography …
New York Times:
Are We Sleepwalking Into Autocracy?  —  Since Donald Trump's election victory, we have witnessed striking accommodations to his narrow win and mandate, what has been called “anticipatory obedience.”  —  Are we sleepwalking into an autocracy?  We hope not, and would be glad if the threat does not materialize.
 
 
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European Council on Foreign Relations:
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Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
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Brianna Tucker / Washington Post:
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The White House:
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New York Times:
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