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New York Times:
Live Updates: Trump's Attorney General Pick to Face Questions Over Lobbying — Senators are likely to ask Pam Bondi, a former attorney general of Florida who has close ties to President-elect Donald J. Trump, how she would handle thorny legal questions as leader of the Justice Department.
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Joni Ernst Says She Will Vote to Confirm Pete Hegseth
Joni Ernst Says She Will Vote to Confirm Pete Hegseth
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Washington Post:
Trump's threat to place conditions on fire aid outrages Democrats
Trump's threat to place conditions on fire aid outrages Democrats
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Elie Honig / New York Times:
Would Pam Bondi Stand Up to Trump as Attorney General?
Would Pam Bondi Stand Up to Trump as Attorney General?
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Thinking About the Confirmations — There are a few things that are critical to understanding …
Thinking About the Confirmations — There are a few things that are critical to understanding …
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NBC News:
Trump transition live updates: Senate confirmation hearings set for Pam Bondi, Marco Rubio today
Trump transition live updates: Senate confirmation hearings set for Pam Bondi, Marco Rubio today
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Punchbowl News:
1/15/25 ☀️ AM: — Main Street Caucus angles to be top Trump allies
1/15/25 ☀️ AM: — Main Street Caucus angles to be top Trump allies
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Ernst will vote for Hegseth, handing Trump big win
Ernst will vote for Hegseth, handing Trump big win
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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 …
Jennifer Rubin / The Contrarian:
The Greatest DEI Disaster Ever — Democratic Senators—especially the women—shed an even brighter light on a sketchy, uninformed nominee who has no business lording over the Pentagon — Watching Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth demonstrate his appalling lack of credentials …
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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 …
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CNBC:
SEC sues Elon Musk, alleging failure to properly disclose Twitter ownership
SEC sues Elon Musk, alleging failure to properly disclose Twitter ownership
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New York Times:
S.E.C. Sues Elon Musk Over Twitter-Related Securities Violations
S.E.C. Sues Elon Musk Over Twitter-Related Securities Violations
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Reuters:
Pentagon investigation raises new concerns about Austin's 2024 hospitalization — An investigation released on Wednesday into U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's secret 2024 hospitalization found his desire for privacy drove notification failures inside the government …
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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.
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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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Zolan Kanno-Youngs / New York Times:
Biden Races to Cement His Legacy Through a Series of Actions — The president has issued policy decisions in a number of areas in the final days of his term, including environmental justice, prison reform and immigration. — In the final days of his term, President Biden has issued a series …
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Associated Press:
Rubio vows to place US interests ‘above all else’ as Trump's top diplomat
Rubio vows to place US interests ‘above all else’ as Trump's top diplomat
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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.
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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 …
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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
Biden to Deliver Farewell Address, Capping a 5-Decade Political Career
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New York Times:
Faiz Shakir, Ex-Bernie Sanders Campaign Chief, Joins Race for D.N.C. Chair — Mr. Shakir said his mission, should he win the post, would be to redefine the Democratic Party as the party of the working class. — Faiz Shakir, a former campaign manager for Senator Bernie Sanders …
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.
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Raw Story:
Toyota exposed as major funder of climate change deniers: Watchdog — Nearly three decades after its introduction, the hybrid Toyota Prius is still associated with environmental action and the scientific consensus that fossil fuel emissions, including those from vehicles, must be reduced to avoid the worst effects of planetary heating.
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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 …
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.
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NBC News:
FDA bans Red No. 3, artificial coloring used in beverages, candy and other foods — Evidence shows that the synthetic dye can cause cancer in lab animals. — The Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday it's banning the use of Red No. 3, a synthetic dye that gives food and drinks …
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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 …
NOTUS:
Trump Said He'd Solve Ukraine on Day One. Republicans Say He Didn't Mean ‘Day One.’ — “I don't think the media pressing Day One is specifically ‘Day One,’” Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene told NOTUS. — Copy — Early on in his latest campaign for president, Donald Trump unveiled a headline-grabbing campaign promise on Ukraine.
Casey Michel / New Republic:
Paul Manafort Is Back to Wreck the World … There was a time, not long ago, when the fat cats running America's shady foreign lobbying industry appeared on the defensive. Few encapsulated this trend better than Paul Manafort, the erstwhile campaign manager for Donald Trump and the architect …
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.