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Reuters:
Live Updates: Israel and Hamas Agree to Gaza Cease-Fire Deal, Officials Say — The cease-fire would take effect immediately, a White House official said. The first phase of the deal, including the start of hostage releases, would last six weeks, although it was not clear what day that would begin, the official said.
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The White House:
Statement from President Joe Biden — Today, after many months of intensive diplomacy by the United States, along with Egypt and Qatar, Israel and Hamas have reached a ceasefire and hostage deal. This deal will halt the fighting in Gaza, surge much needed-humanitarian assistance to Palestinian civilians …
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Reuters:
Israel, Hamas reach ceasefire deal designed to end 15-month Gaza war — Israel and Hamas agreed to a deal to halt fighting in Gaza and exchange Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners, an official briefed on the deal told Reuters on Wednesday, opening the way to a possible end to a 15-month war that has upended the Middle East.
Bret Stephens / New York Times:
The Israeli Right May Soon Be Disenchanted With Trump — The most interesting detail of the hostage-cease fire deal that Israeli and Hamas officials agreed to on Wednesday lies neither in its terms, which mainly resemble what's been on the table for months, nor in the fact that Benjamin Netanyahu …
Andrew Wilks / Associated Press:
Live updates: Multiple officials tout Gaza ceasefire deal; Israel says details are still in flux
Live updates: Multiple officials tout Gaza ceasefire deal; Israel says details are still in flux
Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
Biden on if Trump will get credit over him for ceasefire deal: ‘Is that a joke?’
Biden on if Trump will get credit over him for ceasefire deal: ‘Is that a joke?’
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Associated Press:
WATCH: Biden announces Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal
WATCH: Biden announces Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal
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New York Times:
Zuckerberg Will Host a Party for Trump's Inauguration — Mark Zuckerberg, the Meta chief executive, is one of several tech leaders expected to play a high-profile role in celebrating the new administration next week. — Mark Zuckerberg, the Meta chief executive who has tried to keep …
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Mario Parker / Bloomberg:
Apple's Tim Cook Plans to Join Tech CEOs at Trump's Inauguration … The inaugural attendees were described by a person familiar with the matter on the condition of anonymity. Apple declined to comment. — The appearance from the tech titans comes as the industry has sought to warm relations …
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Amie Parnes / The Hill:
Michelle Obama signals she's done with Trump
Michelle Obama signals she's done with Trump
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Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
AG nominee Pam Bondi won't say Trump lost 2020 election — Attorney general nominee Pam Bondi dodged a question from Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) on Wednesday about whether President-elect Trump lost the 2020 election. — Bondi echoed other Republicans in stating President Biden is now the president …
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Bloomberg:
Bondi Vows DOJ Won't Have ‘Enemies List’ Under Her Watch
Bondi Vows DOJ Won't Have ‘Enemies List’ Under Her Watch
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Ashley Oliver / Washington Examiner:
Pam Bondi pledges ‘new golden age’ at DOJ if confirmed as Trump attorney general
Pam Bondi pledges ‘new golden age’ at DOJ if confirmed as Trump attorney general
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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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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
FDA bans Red No. 3, artificial coloring used in beverages, candy and other foods
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New York Post and UPI
Jonel Aleccia / Associated Press:
FDA bans red dye No. 3 from foods
FDA bans red dye No. 3 from foods
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Harry Litman / New Republic:
No, Merrick Garland Did Not Let Donald Trump Skate — Some time in the next five days, Merrick Garland will step down as the nation's eighty-sixth attorney general, bringing to a close one of the most distinguished careers in public service in the last century.
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Default:
Notes on the Smith Report, Vol. 1 — Special Counsel Jack Smith's report on the Jan. 6 prosecution of Donald Trump is live. What does it say that's new? — Meet The Authors … Volume 1 of the final report of Special Counsel Jack Smith is not a revolutionary document.
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The Hill and The Status Kuo
Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
Jack Smith reminds us of the futility of truth in the Trump era
Jack Smith reminds us of the futility of truth in the Trump era
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Blue Virginia
Reuters:
Exclusive: Trump team asks three US senior career diplomats to resign, sources say — Aides to President-elect Donald Trump have asked three senior career diplomats who oversee the U.S. State Department's workforce and internal coordination to step down from their roles …
Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Stacey Abrams group to pay largest fine for campaign violations in Georgia history — A voting rights group founded by Stacey Abrams will pay $300,000 for illegally supporting her 2018 gubernatorial campaign — the largest fine ever assessed for violating Georgia campaign finance laws.
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David A. Fahrenthold / New York Times:
Nonprofit Founded by Stacey Abrams Admits Secretly Aiding Her 2018 Campaign
Nonprofit Founded by Stacey Abrams Admits Secretly Aiding Her 2018 Campaign
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Daily Caller News Foundation and Twitchy
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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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 …
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Ian Millhiser / Vox:
The Supreme Court seems eager to curb First Amendment protections for porn — On Wednesday, the Supreme Court heard the first major First Amendment case involving pornography — or, for that matter, sexual speech of any kind — in more than two decades. It's also the first such case since …
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Politico:
Ramaswamy and DeWine met to discuss Ohio Senate appointment — The DOGE co-leader previously took himself out of the running for the post. — Two months after taking himself out of the running for an Ohio Senate seat, Vivek Ramaswamy is under consideration for the post …
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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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Mary Ann Akers / The Daily Beast:
RFK Jr. Admits He Didn't Come Clean on Anti-Vax Fortune — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. failed to disclose hundreds of thousands of dollars he made from his anti-vax crusade, Donald Trump's transition team has admitted to the Daily Beast.Trump's pick for health secretary previously said his career as the founder …
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New Republic and Democrats
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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Ali Bianco / Politico:
Mike Pence's organization calls on senators to vote down RFK Jr. nomination over abortion record — Former Vice President Mike Pence's organization, Advancing American Freedom, is calling for senators to vote against Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.'s nomination for Health and Human Services secretary over his past support for abortion access.
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Ryan Grim / Drop Site News:
Kamala Harris Paid the Price for Not Breaking With Biden on Gaza, New Poll Shows — From 2020 to 2024, Democrats saw a staggering dropoff in support at the presidential level, with some 19 million people who voted for Joe Biden staying home (or not mailing in their ballots) in 2024.
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Bill Mahoney / Politico:
Cuomo has nearly $8M in his warchest — The ex-governor's legal bills are less than they've been in the past. — ALBANY, New York — Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo has $7.7 million in his state-level campaign finance account, according to a disclosure report he submitted Wednesday morning.
Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
Bondi to Boof Truther: You Better Believe We'll Stop Biden's Weaponization of DoJ — The last we heard from Sheldon Whitehouse, he was pursuing his obsession with Brett Kavanaugh's high-school social calendar and preparing to blow the lid off of “boofing.” (Pun very much intended, of course.)
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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.