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12:25 PM ET, January 15, 2025

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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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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Thinking About the Confirmations  —  There are a few things that are critical to understanding …
Discussion: masslive.com
Jonathan Martin / Politico:
By Targeting Hegseth, Democrats Open a Path for Gabbard
Karoun Demirjian / New York Times:
Joni Ernst Says She Will Vote to Confirm Pete Hegseth
NBC News:
Trump transition live updates: Senate confirmation hearings set for Pam Bondi, Marco Rubio today
emptywheel:
How Right Wingers Rushed to DEI Hire Pete Hegseth  —  Pete Hegseth is wildly unqualified to run DOD.  He described yesterday the most people he had ever supervised was 100.  The non-profit budgets that went broke under his stewardship were in the $10 million range.
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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 …
Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
The GOP Is No Longer the Party of National Security
US Food and Drug Administration:
FDA to Revoke Authorization for the Use of Red No. 3 in Food and Ingested Drugs  —  Constituent Update  —  The FDA is revoking the authorization for the use of FD&C Red No. 3 as a matter of law, based on the Delaney Clause of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act).
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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 …
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: New Republic, Breitbart and Raw Story
Adrian Carrasquillo / The Bulwark:
The Fear Is the Point  —  The administration won't have time, money or resources to enact mass deportations right away.  But they can scare the hell out of everybody.  —  IN A SEMINAL 2018 ARTICLE FOR THE ATLANTIC, Adam Serwer wrote, of then-President Donald Trump's immigration policy …
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Zolan Kanno-Youngs / New York Times:
Biden Races to Cement His Legacy Through a Series of Actions
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 …
Discussion: HuffPost and NBC News
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Elena Schneider / Politico:
Former Bernie Sanders campaign manager Faiz Shakir enters DNC Chair race  —  The race has so far focused on party mechanics.  That could change with Shakir's candidacy.  —  Faiz Shakir, who led Bernie Sanders' 2020 presidential campaign, is jumping into the race for chair …
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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Natalia Ojewska / Bloomberg:
Poland's Tusk Says Russia Planned Terror Acts Against Airlines  —  Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk accused Russia of planning to carry out “acts of air terror” against airlines worldwide as he urged European partners to join forces in countering Moscow's alleged sabotage attempts.
Discussion: DNyuz
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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.
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
New York Times:
S.E.C. Sues Elon Musk Over Twitter-Related Securities Violations
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 …
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Joel Guinto / BBC:
S Korea impeached president arrested after investigators scale walls
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 …
Discussion: USA Today
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Associated Press:
Austin failed to tell Congress or the White House about his health problems as required, report says
Discussion: Washington Post and CBS News
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 …
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
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.
Discussion: Electrek and Common Dreams
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 …
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 …
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.
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.
 
 
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Associated Press:
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Amelia Thomson-Deveaux / Associated Press:
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