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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:
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 Hill
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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
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 …
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.
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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 …
New York Times:
Johnson Ousts Turner as Intelligence Chairman, Bowing to Trump
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
Discussion: NPR, Washington Post and The Guardian
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John Nolte / Breitbart:
Far-Left, Pulitzer-Winning Cartoonist Darrin Bell Arrested for Child Porn
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 …
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
Washington Post:
Senate holds confirmation hearings for Treasury, EPA, other Trump Cabinet posts  —  Watch live: Lee Zeldin's confirmation hearing for EPA chief  —  The Senate is continuing to move briskly to hold confirmation hearings for key posts in President-elect Donald Trump's incoming administration …
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Kate Santaliz / NBC News:
Treasury pick Scott Bessent and Trump transition team deny allegations that he avoided taxes
Fredreka Schouten / CNN:
Trump assembles an administration of uber-wealthy Cabinet members and advisers, sparking ethics questions
Discussion: Raw Story
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
Andrew Roth / The Guardian:
Biden or Trump - who should claim credit for the Gaza ceasefire deal?  —  Joe Biden says his team negotiated deal but Donald Trump claims it was agreed now only because he is about to become president  —  The question yelled at Joe Biden by a reporter was unapologetically blunt …
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Wall Street Journal:
Biden's Claim He Would Have Beaten Trump Opens Rift With Harris
Yasmeen Hamadeh / The Daily Beast:
Trump Unveils His White House Blacklist
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.
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’:
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 …
Discussion: Politico and Fox News
New York Times:
TikTok C.E.O. Plans to Attend Trump Inauguration  —  Shou Chew will join tech moguls like Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk at President-elect Donald J. Trump's inauguration as the fate of the app hangs in the balance.  —  The chief executive of TikTok plans to attend President-elect Donald J …
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NBC News:
Biden administration looks for ways to keep TikTok available in the U.S.
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 and The Hill
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Rachael Bade / Politico:
The GOP Rivalry That Could Spell Big Trouble for Trump  —  With Donald Trump's agenda at stake, the top Republican leaders are divided on fundamental questions of strategy.  —  Ask Congress' top two leaders about each other, and you'll hear all the expected pleasantries — on the surface.
David Brooks / New York Times:
We Deserve Pete Hegseth  —  First let me hit you with some realities:  — The Secretary General of NATO, Mark Rutte, has said that the West is not prepared for the challenges that will come over the next five years and that it's time to “shift to a wartime mind-set.”
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 …
Larisha Paul / Rolling Stone:
Trump Taps Voight, Gibson, Stallone as Special Ambassadors to ‘Bring Back’ Hollywood  —  Trump claims Hollywood has fallen into disarray over the past four years because of “foreign countries,” so he's tapped the three actors as “special envoys” to revive “the Golden Age of Hollywood”
Politico:
Dems press Garland to release report on Trump charges  —  House Judiciary Committee Democrats are urging Attorney General Merrick Garland, in his final days in office, to release special counsel Jack Smith's report on Donald Trump's alleged mishandling and concealment of classified documents …
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Brian Stelter / CNN:
Outgoing FCC chair rejects high-profile TV petitions as attempt to ‘weaponize’ government  —  New York CNN —  The outgoing Democratic chair of the Federal Communications Commission is taking bold action on the way out the door, rejecting what she described as four efforts to weaponize …
 
 
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Graham Kates / CBS News:
Judgment in Trump's New York fraud case stands at $502 million ahead of inauguration
Jeff Stein / Washington Post:
The House Democrat who wants Trump to go big on tariffs
Victoria Balara / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Trump is the most popular he's ever been
Discussion: CNN and No More Mister Nice Blog
AP-NORC:
Most adults are skeptical that Trump can address costs and other economic issues
Discussion: The Hill, Raw Story and AAPI Data
Howard Koplowitz / al.com:
Katie Britt breaks from Tuberville on California wildfire aid: ‘America stands with them’
Discussion: Raw Story
Emily Wilkins / CNBC:
These five Republicans are ready to derail Trump's tax cuts over the SALT cap
Discussion: Politico and New York Post
Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
Yellen on if she's ever ‘inhaled’: ‘The answer is yes’
 Earlier Items: 
Lylla Younes / Grist:
Who does the EPA protect?
Mike Gonzalez / Washington Examiner:
End the Corporation for Public Broadcasting
Discussion: NPR
Megan Brenan / Gallup:
U.S. Political Parties Historically Polarized Ideologically
Discussion: The Hill and Semafor
SPACE.com:
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin launches massive New Glenn rocket into orbit on 1st flight (video)
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
These lawmakers made a fortune in the stock market last year
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Bluesky revises its policies and Community Guidelines to comply with new regulations, including the EU DSA, UK Online Safety Act, and US Take It Down Act

Jody Godoy / Reuters:
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