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5:25 PM ET, January 16, 2025

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Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
The Washington Post's New Mission: Reach ‘All of America’  —  This week, The Post began trying out a new mission statement: “Riveting Storytelling for All of America.”  —  After Donald J. Trump entered the White House in 2017, The Washington Post adopted a slogan that underscored …
New York Times:
Giuliani Keeps His Home in Settlement of Defamation Case  —  The former mayor of New York City was at risk of forfeiting his sole remaining home, a Palm Beach apartment, to election workers he defamed after the 2020 vote.  —  Rudolph W. Giuliani has reached a settlement with two Georgia election workers …
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The Hill:
Giuliani reaches tentative settlement with Georgia election workers  —  Attorneys for Rudy Giuliani and two former Georgia election workers said Thursday they have reached a tentative settlement, a remarkable twist that would end the workers' extensive litigation to collect their $146 million defamation judgment.
Associated Press:
Giuliani settles legal fight with former Georgia election workers, agrees to stop defaming them
Rebecca Shaw / The Guardian:
I knew one day I'd have to watch powerful men burn the world down - I just didn't expect them to be such losers  —  Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg's desperation to be cool as they suck up to Donald Trump is so cringe it makes my skin crawl  —  I don't know if anyone else has noticed …
The Hill:
Pelosi not attending Trump inauguration  —  Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) will not be attending President-elect Trump's inauguration on Monday, her spokesperson confirmed to The Hill.  —  Pelosi returned to Washington earlier this month for the entrance of the new class of lawmakers …
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NBC News:
Elon Musk to speak at Trump's inauguration weekend rally
Discussion: WAGA-TV and Quartz, more at Techmeme »
New York Times:
TikTok C.E.O. Plans to Attend Trump Inauguration
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Politico:
Rep. Rick Crawford expected to serve as House Intelligence chair  —  Speaker Mike Johnson is expected to choose Rep. Rick Crawford (R-Ark.) as the next chair of the House Intelligence Committee, two people familiar with Johnson's intentions said.  Johnson on Wednesday removed former Chair Mike Turner …
Politico:
'Everyone's trying to kiss the ring': Trump's inauguration devours corporate cash, smashing records  —  Donations are flying in from some of the world's biggest companies — and though many have contributed before, the checks this year are bigger.  —  Donald Trump's first White House victory caught corporate America flat-footed.
Discussion: Raw Story
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New York Times:
A Euphoric Tech Industry Is Ready to Celebrate Trump and Itself  —  The elite of Silicon Valley are set to revel in their new clout during a long weekend of inaugural parties as President-elect Donald J. Trump is set to resume power.  —  A party at the Beaux-Arts mansion of the venture capitalist Peter Thiel.
Discussion: The Independent
Ginger Conejero Saab / NBC Bay Area:
Famed cartoonist with Bay Area ties arrested on child porn charges  —  Darrin Bell, 49, who got his start at UC Berkeley, was arrested in Sacramento County  —  A Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist with Bay Area ties has been arrested in Sacramento County on suspicion of child pornography.
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John Nolte / Breitbart:
Far-Left, Pulitzer-Winning Cartoonist Darrin Bell Arrested for Child Porn
Maya Prabhu / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Far-right state senator arrested for trying to enter the Georgia House  —  State Sen. Colton Moore last year was banned from House chambers by the speaker.  —  A northwest Georgia senator was arrested Thursday after he refused to abide by a ban on entering the House chamber made by the speaker last year …
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Naomi LaChance / Rolling Stone:
Trump's Billionaire Treasury Pick Stresses Importance of Tax Cuts for Billionaires  —  Scott Bessent outlined his plan to enrich the rich and screw the poor during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Banking Committee  —  President-elect Donald Trump's Treasury Secretary pick …
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Emily Wilkins / CNBC:   These five Republicans are ready to derail Trump's tax cuts over the SALT cap
Kate Santaliz / NBC News:
Treasury pick Scott Bessent and Trump transition team deny allegations that he avoided taxes
New York Times:
Stephen Miller, Channeling Trump, Has Built More Power Than Ever … In less than a decade, Stephen Miller has risen from an anti-immigrant agitator on Capitol Hill to one of the most powerful unelected people in America.Doug Mills/The New York Times  —  When Stephen Miller met with Mark Zuckerberg …
Joseph Cox / 404 Media:
Meta Is Laying the Narrative Groundwork for Trump's Mass Deportations  —  With Meta's recent speech policy changes regarding immigration, in which the company will allow people to call immigrants pieces of trash, Mark Zuckerberg is laying the narrative groundwork for President-elect Trump's …
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Washington Post:
Deportation at ‘light speed’:
Stephen Robinson / Public Notice:
Joe Biden's tragic presidency  —  On January 6 of this year, the Washington Post ran an op-ed from President Joe Biden, who wrote that “four years ago, our democracy was put to the test — and prevailed.”  This feels like a declaration from another reality, one where Donald Trump was held accountable for his assault on democracy.
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Wall Street Journal:
Biden's Claim He Would Have Beaten Trump Opens Rift With Harris
Andrew Roth / The Guardian:
Biden or Trump - who should claim credit for the Gaza ceasefire deal?
Washington Post:
DeSantis picks Florida attorney general to replace Marco Rubio in Senate  —  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday said he would appoint Ashley Moody, his state's attorney general, to replace Marco Rubio in the Senate.  —  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday said he would appoint Ashley Moody …
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Matt Dixon / NBC News:
Ron DeSantis picks Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody to fill Marco Rubio's Senate seat
Associated Press:
Donald Trump vows to help ‘troubled’ Hollywood with Mel Gibson, Jon Voight and Sylvester Stallone  —  Donald Trump wants to make Hollywood “bigger, better and stronger” and has cast Mel Gibson, Jon Voight and Sylvester Stallone as stars of what he is calling his “Special Ambassadors to a great …
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Larisha Paul / Rolling Stone:
Trump Taps Voight, Gibson, Stallone as Special Ambassadors to ‘Bring Back’ Hollywood
Callum Borchers / Wall Street Journal:
You Blamed DEI for Hurting Your Career.  Now What?  —  For people who pin their failures on diversity, corporate America's DEI retreat removes a barrier—or maybe an excuse  —  I hear from them all the time.  —  “Add one more to your list of aggrieved white males,” a reader wrote to me recently.
Discussion: Digby's Hullabaloo
Jeff Stein / Washington Post:
The House Democrat who wants Trump to go big on tariffs  —  Most Democrats are preparing to criticize Trump's tariff policies as too far-reaching.  Maine's Jared Golden says his party should embrace protectionism.
Discussion: Press Herald
Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
MAGA “populism” was always an inch deep — Trump's billionaire-palooza proves it  —  The entirety of Donald Trump's con artist schtick to bamboozle his followers was perfectly illustrated in one recent photograph.  In it, the president-elect sits grinning maniacally next to fellow rich white guy James Quincey, CEO of Coca-Cola.
Discussion: Raw Story
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
The Purge Has Begun  —  Your regular newsletter-er, Andrew Egger, is taking some much-deserved time off as he welcomes a new member of his family into the world.  Congrats, Egger!  But the news doesn't stop, even if Andrew has.  And, so, neither shall we.
Steven Nelson / New York Post:
Karine Jean-Pierre leaves reporters fuming as she blocks hostage-deal expert from final White House briefing for her ‘goodbye party’  —  WASHINGTON — Journalists and aides to President Biden are seething over White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre's refusal to let a national security expert discuss …
Nicholas Wu / Politico:
Progressive Hill staff group pitches lighter workweek  —  As the second Donald Trump presidential term dawns, some progressive Capitol Hill staffers are floating a bold new proposal: working less.  The Congressional Progressive Staff Association proposed establishing a rotating 32-hour workweek …
Discussion: HotAir, The Hill and RedState
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump floats adding Los Angeles aid to reconciliation bill
Fox News:
FBI closed DEI office in December, agency says
Graham Kates / CBS News:
Judgment in Trump's New York fraud case stands at $502 million ahead of inauguration
Avery Lotz / Axios:
Trump team brags new presidential portraits “go hard”
Rachael Bade / Politico:
The GOP Rivalry That Could Spell Big Trouble for Trump
AP-NORC:
Most adults are skeptical that Trump can address costs and other economic issues
Discussion: CNN, The Hill and Raw Story
 Earlier Items: 
Howard Koplowitz / al.com:
Katie Britt breaks from Tuberville on California wildfire aid: ‘America stands with them’
Discussion: Raw Story
Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
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Yasmeen Hamadeh / The Daily Beast:
Trump Unveils His White House Blacklist
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
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David Brooks / New York Times:
We Deserve Pete Hegseth
Discussion: Raw Story and Althouse