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Axios:
Trump launches meme coin, apparently makes more than $25 billion overnight … - It also speaks to the nature of the crypto industry that someone could have $25 billion worth of something that literally did not exist 24 hours previously. … - His website bills it as “the only official Trump meme.”
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Business Insider, Raw Story, Forbes, Washington Times, Decrypt, Townhall, UPI, Metro.co.uk, Mediaite, Kevin Drum, Digby's Hullabaloo, The Verge, Scripps News and IJR, more at Techmeme »
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Eric Lipton / New York Times:
Trump begins selling a new crypto token, in a move assailed as an ethical breach. — The president-elect and his family have a direct and potentially lucrative stake in the sale of a cryptocurrency product that surged in value in the hours after going on sale, days before his inauguration.
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Salon and The Information, more at Techmeme »
Jasper Goodman / Politico:
Trump launches crypto meme coin, ballooning net worth ahead of inauguration — A president-elect launching a new business product is a highly unusual move, and it is a major concern for ethics watchdogs. — President-elect Donald Trump late Friday launched a cryptocurrency token that exploded …
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Bloomberg, Fox Business, Mother Jones, New York Post, CBS News, The Gateway Pundit, Fortune, Daily Mail, Forbes and CoinDesk
Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
Trump launches first official cryptocurrency
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Washington Examiner and Fortune
Jason Linkins / New Republic:
Shove the Presidency Down Trump's Throat — The most recent entry in the “good advice for Democrats” canon comes from occasional TNR contributor and Bulwark writer Jonathan V. Last, who wrote, “The job of the Democratic party comes in two parts. First: Do not help Republicans. Not in any way.
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Raw Story and Digby's Hullabaloo
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Matt Novak / Gizmodo:
Marc Andreessen Seems to Think Hillary Clinton Was Actually President — The New York Times made a sneaky edit to its own transcript to make Andreessen sound more coherent. … Marc Andreessen, the billionaire tech investor who co-founded Netscape, has recently been making the rounds …
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DNyuz, Digby's Hullabaloo and New York Times
NBC News:
Trump says he will ‘most likely’ give TikTok a 90-day extension to avoid a ban — Trump spoke to NBC News' Kristen Welker in an exclusive phone interview Saturday, discussing his plans on what to do about the popular social media app. — President-elect Donald Trump told NBC News' …
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Tony Czuczka / Bloomberg:
Trump Considers Extension as TikTok Shutdown Deadline Approaches
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PBS NewsHour and New York Post, more at Mediagazer »
David McCabe / New York Times:
Biden and Trump Weigh In as TikTok Threatens to ‘Go Dark’ on Sunday
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CBS News, New York Times, Washington Post, Time, OutsideTheBeltway, DNyuz, USA Today, The Verge and Scripps News, more at Techmeme »
New York Times:
Trump's Targets Fear ‘Retribution’ He Promised in Second Presidency — President-elect Donald J. Trump has promised to punish adversaries, particularly those involved in his prosecutions and the congressional investigation of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.Eric Lee/The New York Times
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Associated Press
Doug Bock Clark / ProPublica:
North Carolina Supreme Court Candidate Wants Military Absentee Votes Tossed. Years Earlier, That's How He Voted. — ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing around the country, to receive our stories in your inbox every week.
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Anderson Alerts and USA Today
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Tatyana Tandanpolie / Salon:
“A troubling trend”: Experts say Republicans are continuing to undermine democracy in North Carolina
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Democrats
Matina Stevis-Gridneff / New York Times:
Canada Prepares for Trump Tariff Threat With Three-Stage Plan — Canadian officials are preparing retaliatory measures if the new U.S. administration imposes tariffs on Canadian imports. — Orange juice from Florida. Whiskey from Tennessee. Peanut butter from Kentucky.
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Krugman wonks out, Bloomberg and Reuters
New York Times:
A List of Those Who Could Be in Line for Trump's ‘Retribution’ … Supporters of President-elect Donald J. Trump outside Mar-a-Lago in West Palm Beach, Fla., in December.Maddie McGarvey for The New York Times — President-elect Donald J. Trump has promised at times to use the vast powers …
Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Trump Just Handed Steve Bannon a Big Weapon in His War With Elon Musk — Republicans may not know it yet, but they're in the process of handing Steve Bannon a powerful weapon to wield in his war with Elon Musk over visas granted to high-skilled immigrants. This could further divide …
Robin Bravender / Politico:
Trump hires fed-firing mastermind — James Sherk, who was behind Trump's push to make it easier to fire federal workers, is set to return to the White House. — President-elect Donald Trump is bringing back a senior White House official who led his first-term push to make it easier to fire civil servants.
Reuters:
Trump plans large immigration raid in Chicago on Tuesday - report — Administration to send 100 to 200 officers to city on day two of new presidency, Wall Street Journal reports — Donald Trump's incoming presidential administration plans to launch a large immigration raid in Chicago …
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New York Times:
Trump's Deportation Plan Is Said to Start Next Week in Chicago
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Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:
Netanyahu praises Trump in ‘temporary’ ceasefire announcement — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised President-elect Trump for his role in negotiating a ceasefire between the nation and the militant group Hamas. — “From the moment he was elected, President Trump has been involved …
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CNN and New York Post
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Told Advisers He Wants to Visit China as President — The possibility of a visit to China comes as Trump has threatened to impose stiff tariffs on Chinese imports — WASHINGTON—President-elect Donald Trump has told advisers he wants to travel to China after he takes office …
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New York Post, The Independent, Townhall, PBS NewsHour, UPI, Washington Times, Associated Press, Axios, Fox News, The Hill and DNyuz
New York Times:
Under Trump's Big Tent, Republicans Are Starting to Clash — Donald J. Trump won his battle with establishment Republicans. Now, it's disputes over immigration, taxes and foreign policy that will test his party's unity. — Democrats have long been viewed as the big-tent party …
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Wall Street Journal
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Stephen Fowler / NPR:
After major 2024 defeats, the Democratic Party searches for a new direction
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