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They Showed Their Loyalty to Trump
President-elect Donald Trump has now picked more than a dozen political operatives, lawyers and elected officials who attended his criminal trial for key roles, the New York Times reports. Save…
Limits on Presidential Criminality Are Unclear
Charlie Savage: “The end of the two federal criminal cases against President-elect Donald Trump on Monday left momentous, unsettled questions about constraints on criminal wrongdoing by presidents, from the scope…
Mexico Hints at Retaliation After Trump Threatens Tariffs
“President Claudia Sheinbaum suggested Mexico could respond to Donald Trump’s threatened tariffs with levies of its own, warning the economic consequences would be dire,” Bloomberg reports. Sadi Sheinbaum: “One tariff…
Texas Won’t Examine Maternal Deaths After Abortion Ban
“The Texas committee that examines all pregnancy-related deaths in the state will not review cases from 2022 and 2023, the first two years after Texas’s near-total abortion ban took effect,…
Harris Campaign Deeply in Debt
Staffers to Vice President Kamala Harris say her presidential campaign is $20 million in debt, The Hill reports. Save to Favorites
Kaitlan Collins Gets Busier
“CNN’s Kaitlan Collins, already busy anchoring the network’s news-heavy 9 p.m. show, will take on another high-pressure role as chief White House correspondent,” the Washington Post reports. “In doing so,…
U.K. Plans to Strike Back at Trump Tariffs
Politico: “The British government has been wargaming how to respond to potential Trump tariffs on U.K. goods, with officials briefing ministers that they can repurpose former EU measures against the…
Trump’s Evasion of Accountability Will Echo for Generations
Stephen Collinson: “Special counsel Jack Smith set out to prove in the United States of America v. Donald Trump that even presidents are not above the law.” “Instead, his failed…
The Harris Campaign on What Went Wrong
Top campaign aides to Kamala Harris — Jen O’Malley Dillon, David Plouffe, Quentin Fulks and Stephanie Cutter — went on Pod Save America to talk about their mistakes. Save to…
Pro-Putin TikTok Star Wins in Romania
“The pro-Putin, far-right politician who surprisingly won the first round of Romania’s presidential elections on Sunday had recently gone viral on social media without pollsters registering his surge,” the Financial…
Quote of the Day
“The bottom line is this: Republicans are very motivated by Donald Trump’s win and, compared to eight years ago, Democrats are just really, really, tired. They have just given up.”…
Bird Flu Detected in Raw Milk
“Bird flu, a virus that can also affect humans, has been discovered in a batch of raw milk sold in California store refrigerators,” the Washington Post reports. “While there have…
Trump’s ‘Border Czar’ Threatens to Jail Denver’s Mayor
President-elect Donald Trump’s “border czar” claimed that he will throw the mayor of Denver, Colorado in prison if his city resists Trump’s efforts to deport millions of immigrants from the…
Nancy Mace Used to Boast She Was Pro-Trans
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) actually used to boast about being “pro trans,” but is now in the midst of a tirade—including repeatedly calling transgender people “mentally ill,” the Daily Beast…
Trump’s Conflicts of Interest Have Multiplied
“President-elect Trump is entering office with a wider array of investments and potential conflicts of interest than was seen during his first term, setting the stage for greater scrutiny of…
Russia Launches Massive Drone Attack on Ukraine
“Russia launched 188 drones against most regions of Ukraine in a nighttime blitz, the Ukrainian air force said Tuesday, describing it as a record number of drones deployed in a…
Medicare Moves to Expand Coverage for Weight-Loss Drugs
“The Biden administration is proposing a major expansion of how Medicare and Medicaid cover the blockbuster weight-loss drugs Wegovy and Zepbound,” Stat reports. “Medicare currently covers the medications made by…
Is Trump Serious About Tariffs?
Playbook: “Trump made similar threats last time he was in the White House, but never quite followed through. At various points during the campaign he floated a 200 percent tariff…
Private Sector Paydays Threaten House GOP Majority
“House Republicans’ hunt for cold, hard cash threatens to further complicate Speaker Mike Johnson’s majority — which is on track to be the narrowest since the Great Depression,” Axios reports….
Trump Eyes AI Czar
President-elect Donald Trump is considering naming an AI czar in the White House to coordinate federal policy and governmental use of the emerging technology, Axios reports. Elon Musk won’t be…
