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Jacqueline Alemany / Washington Post:
Johnson aide discouraged Hutchinson subpoena over concerns about lawmakers' ‘sexual texts’ — The move was intended in part to prevent the release of sexually explicit texts that lawmakers sent Cassidy Hutchinson.
Associated Press:
A federal judge temporarily blocks Trump's executive order redefining birthright citizenship — A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump's executive order denying U.S. citizenship to the children of parents living in the country illegally, calling it …
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New York Times:
Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump's Plan to End Birthright Citizenship — A federal judge in Seattle has issued a temporary order halting the president's plan. — A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked President Trump's executive order to end automatic citizenship to babies born on American soil …
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Alternet.org, Pennsylvania Capital-Star, Washington Post, Mother Jones, Plain Dealer, The Mahablog, Washington Examiner and Reason
Daniel Barnes / NBC News:
Trump administration defends his birthright citizenship order in court for the first time
Trump administration defends his birthright citizenship order in court for the first time
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UPI, The 19th, The Guardian and ABC News
Tierney Sneed / CNN:
Judge blocks Trump's ‘blatantly unconstitutional’ executive order that aims to end birthright citizenship
Judge blocks Trump's ‘blatantly unconstitutional’ executive order that aims to end birthright citizenship
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The Texas Tribune, Mediaite, Raw Story, Business Insider, DNyuz, Politico, Forbes, Roll Call, The Guardian, Al Jazeera, The Independent, Bloomberg, PoliticusUSA, Alternet.org, freebeacon.com and Pepperspectives
Tara Copp / Associated Press:
Hegseth told senator he paid $50,000 to woman who accused him of 2017 sex assault — Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump's nominee for defense secretary, paid $50,000 to the woman who accused him of sexual assault in 2017, according to answers he provided to a senator during his confirmation process …
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Pete Hegseth's nomination to lead the Pentagon clears a key hurdle in the Senate — Senators voted 51-49 to advance Hegseth's defense secretary bid, which has been mired in a series of controversies. — WASHINGTON — The Senate on Thursday voted to advance Pete Hegseth's nomination …
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The Hill, DNyuz, Talking Points Memo, New Republic, Axios, Washington Examiner, Alternet.org, Raw Story and Hollywood Life
Associated Press:
Senate advances Pete Hegseth as Trump's defense secretary, despite allegations
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Politico, New York Times, Daily Kos, Washington Post, Townhall, The Independent, Deadline, ABC News, The Gateway Pundit, Axios, The Hill, Mediaite, Wall Street Journal, Associated Press, MeidasTouch News, Twitchy, Hollywood Life, Reuters, One America News Network, Bloomberg, DNyuz, Washington Examiner, New York Post and Semafor
Bret Stephens / New York Times:
What It Means That Republicans Aren't Acting on the Pete Hegseth Allegations
What It Means That Republicans Aren't Acting on the Pete Hegseth Allegations
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CBS News, Politico, Daily Mail, Raw Story and Slate
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Murkowski announces she will vote against Hegseth
Murkowski announces she will vote against Hegseth
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UPI, Florida Phoenix, KTOO, Washington Examiner, IJR, Bloomberg, The Guardian, Townhall, New Republic, The Federalist and DNyuz
City of Newark:
MAYOR RAS J. BARAKA'S STATEMENT ON ICE RAID ON NEWARK BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENT — “Today, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents raided a local establishment in the City of Newark, detaining undocumented residents as well as citizens, without producing a warrant.
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The Hill, Axios, NorthJersey.com, Reuters, New Jersey Online and abc7NY
NBC News:
Senate confirms John Ratcliffe to be Trump's CIA director — Ratcliffe becomes the second Trump nominee to be approved by the Republican-led Senate. — WASHINGTON — The Senate voted Thursday to confirm John Ratcliffe as the next CIA director under President Donald Trump …
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Sharon Zhang / Truthout:
AOC: Private Prisons and Politicians Will Profit From Laken Riley Act
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Hollywood Life, New Jersey Globe, Associated Press and The Guardian
Politico:
Trump staff ‘furious’ after Musk trashes AI project — “It's clear he has abused the proximity to the president,” said one ally of the president. — Some of President Donald Trump's key aides and allies are furious with Elon Musk for publicly trashing his $500 billion artificial intelligence mega-deal.
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Associated Press:
The AP establishes style guidance on the Gulf of Mexico and Mount McKinley — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday shortly after his inauguration calling for the Gulf of Mexico to be renamed the Gulf of America, and Denali, the tallest peak in the United States, to revert to the name Mount McKinley.
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Erik Ortiz / NBC News:
After Trump orders Denali renamed, a McKinley descendant promotes a compromise
After Trump orders Denali renamed, a McKinley descendant promotes a compromise
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The Hill, PolitiFact, Scripps News, Washington Examiner and Deadline
The White House:
Declassification of Records Concerning the Assassinations — OF PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY, SENATOR ROBERT F. KENNEDY, AND THE REVEREND DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. — EXECUTIVE ORDER — By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows:
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Trump Revokes Security Detail for Pompeo and Others Despite Threats From Iran — The officials had been part of an aggressive posture against Iran during President Trump's first term. — President Trump revoked security protection for his former secretary of state, Mike Pompeo …
Kelly Tyko / Axios:
Costco shareholders overwhelmingly reject anti-DEI measure … - Costco grabbed headlines over the holidays when its board of directors put out a robust defense of its DEI efforts in response to the anti-DEI proposal. — The board had voted unanimously to ask shareholders to reject the motion.
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Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
Costco's board rejects anti-DEI motion, defends ‘respect and inclusion’
Costco's board rejects anti-DEI motion, defends ‘respect and inclusion’
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NPR, Associated Press, Business Insider and Washington Examiner
Representative Ogles:
Rep. Ogles Proposes Amending the 22nd Amendment to Allow Trump to Serve a Third Term — WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Andy Ogles introduced a House Joint Resolution to amend the Constitution of the United States to allow a President to be elected for up to but no more than three terms.
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Filip Timotija / The Hill:
Tennessee Republican proposes amendment to allow Trump to serve third term
Tennessee Republican proposes amendment to allow Trump to serve third term
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Axios, Fox News, CNBC, Washington Examiner, Daily Mail, Raw Story, Mediaite and Alternet.org
abc7NY:
ICE agents arrest hundreds of migrants in sanctuary cities, including New York City — N.J. Burkett reports from City Hall with the latest on the ICE raids. — NEW YORK CITY (WABC) — Federal law enforcement and ICE agents have arrested over 500 undocumented migrants wanted for outstanding crimes …
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Bloomberg, Daily Caller News Foundation, Forbes, New York Daily News, WNYW-TV and KTVU-TV
Claire Heddles / NOTUS:
Trump's White House Press Secretary Reveals Her Failed Campaign Spent $200K in Illicit Contributions — On Thursday, Karoline Leavitt's failed congressional campaign amended every FEC filing it had ever made to reveal that she failed to disclose hundreds of thousands of dollars …
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The Bulwark, more at Techmeme »
Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
Mississippi lawmaker introduces ‘Contraception Begins at Erection Act’ — The bill, which is unlikely to pass, would make it unlawful for “a person to discharge genetic material without the intent to fertilize an embryo.” — Mississippi state Sen. Bradford Blackmon, a Democrat …
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USA Today, Newsweek, Alternet.org, The Hill and Raw Story
Brad Reed / Raw Story:
‘The Holocaust is not a joke’: Elon Musk finally goes too far for Anti-Defamation League — The Anti-Defamation League took criticism earlier this week when it declined to condemn X owner Elon Musk for making a salute at a Trump rally that many overt racists approvingly interpreted as a Nazi salute.
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Rolling Stone, Townhall, NPR, New York Post, The Hill, The Forward, Jewish Insider, The Hollywood Reporter, The Independent, Alternet.org, Futurism, Axios, Mediaite and Forbes, more at Mediagazer »
Edith Olmsted / New Republic:
Well, Well, Well: Trump Can't Lower Egg Prices After All — Donald Trump's decision to press pause on communications from health organizations amid an escalating bird flu breakout could take America's soaring egg prices and make them even worse. — The consumer price index found that egg prices …
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Fox Business, abc7NY, New York Times, Mediaite, Daily Press, Raw Story, Louisiana Illuminator and Fox News
Brian Schwartz / Wall Street Journal:
DOGE's Top Lawyer to Depart — Bill McGinley, the group's counsel, is planning to return to the private sector — The top lawyer at Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency is announcing his departure just days after President Trump's return to the White House.
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Raw Story, Daily Mail, The Independent, Business Insider and New Republic
Joseph Gedeon / The Guardian:
Rubio instructs staff to freeze passport applications with ‘X’ sex markers — Secretary of state tells staff ‘sex is not changeable’ in email following Trump executive order on gender — The US state department has frozen all applications for passports with “X” sex markers and changes …
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The Intercept, HuffPost, Advocate, Solarbird is Everywhere and The Independent
Washington Post:
Trump moves to close Pentagon office focused on curbing civilian deaths — Officials are drafting a proposal to defund and potentially ‘disestablish’ the Civilian Protection Center of Excellence, though Congress would have to approve doing so. — The Trump administration is moving to abolish …
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New York Times
Chris Cameron / New York Times:
Trump Pardons Anti-Abortion Activists Who Blockaded Clinic — The move came ahead of the March for Life, the annual anti-abortion rally in Washington where Vice President JD Vance is expected to address attendees. — President Trump signed orders on Thursday granting pardons …
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The Hill, Associated Press, Daily Mail, Washington Post, Lawyers, Guns & Money and The Independent
Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
Trump's FCC chair gets to work on punishing TV news stations accused of bias … Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr has revived three complaints against broadcast stations accused of bias against President Donald Trump. — Outgoing Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel …
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Reuters and Daily Kos, more at Mediagazer »
Jeff Cox / CNBC:
President Donald Trump says he'll ‘demand that interest rates drop immediately’ — WATCH NOW — President Donald Trump lobbed his first volley at the Federal Reserve, saying Thursday that he will apply pressure to bring down interest rates. — Speaking to an assembly of global leaders …
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Washington Post, Associated Press, Alternet.org, Raw Story, Axios, DNyuz, CBS News, Deseret News and New York Post
Russell Payne / Salon:
“Excluding Indians”: Trump admin questions Native Americans' birthright citizenship in court — The Trump admin is leaning on a pre-14th Amendment law in its fight to redefine birthright citizenship — In the Trump administration's arguments defending his order to suspend birthright citizenship …
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Reason and Orange County Register
Nick Bednar / Default:
President Trump and The Civil Service: Day 1 — This week's actions to reshape personnel policy enable the Trump administration to more easily politicize the ranks of the federal workforce and diminish its size. — Meet The Authors … On Jan. 20, 2025, Donald Trump was sworn in as president of the United States.

