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Jon Gambrell / Associated Press:
Trump and top Iranian officials exchange threats over protests roiling Iran — U.S. President Donald Trump and top Iranian officials exchanged dueling threats Friday as widening protests swept across parts of the Islamic Republic, further escalating tensions between the countries after America bombed Iranian nuclear sites in June.
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NBC News:
Trump says U.S. will intervene if Iran kills peaceful protesters as economic unrest spreads — “We are locked and loaded and ready to go,” the president said in a post on Truth Social early Friday, after economic protests in the Islamic Republic took a sharply violent turn. — Add NBC News to Google
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Ramsey Al-Rikabi / Bloomberg:
Trump, Iran Trade Threats as Protesters Seek Economic Relief
Trump, Iran Trade Threats as Protesters Seek Economic Relief
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The Hill, France 24, Joe.My.God., Washington Examiner, Mediaite, New York Post, Radio Free Europe/Radio … and New Republic
April Roach / CNBC:
Trump says U.S. will intervene if Iran ‘violently kills’ protestors
Trump says U.S. will intervene if Iran ‘violently kills’ protestors
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The Guardian, The National, Metro.co.uk, The Independent and Blaze Media
Nicholas Wu / Politico:
‘Mighty mad’: Democrats prepare to harness public anger over expired Obamacare subsidies … “The public now gets that the subsidies are what's keeping health care costs down,” said Rep. Ami Bera (D-Calif.). “I think the public's angry. So I think they will blame the party in charge.”
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Joe Anuta / Politico:
The Mamdani era begins
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Punchbowl News:
1/2/26 ☀️ AM: … Today is the last day of Congress' winter break.
1/2/26 ☀️ AM: … Today is the last day of Congress' winter break.
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Julie Roginsky / Salty Politics with Julie Roginsky:
MAGA Voters F-Ed Around. In 2026, They're Finding Out.
MAGA Voters F-Ed Around. In 2026, They're Finding Out.
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Scripps News, WUSA, WisPolitics, Associated Press and Raw Story
Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
The blame for alleged fraud in Minnesota belongs to conservatives — 🆕 🕛 PN 2026 SPECIAL 🆕 🕛 Click the button below to sign up for an annual paid subscription for the special price of $40 ⬇️ — The internet is currently awash in right-wing propaganda …
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Pamela Herd / Can We Still Govern?:
Understanding Mamdani's Vision — Whatever your views on Zohran Mamdani, it is worth paying attention to his inauguration speech. He is the first executive of a major American government in the long time to lay out a vision that is unapologetically and explicitly left-wing.
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New York Times:
Mamdani's First Orders Focus on Housing and Undoing Adams's Decisions — Mayor Zohran Mamdani signed a flurry of executive orders on his first day as mayor of New York City. They were aimed at protecting tenants and revoking some of ex-Mayor Eric Adams's past orders.
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Jasmine Baehr / Fox News:
Hours after taking office, NYC Mayor Mamdani targets landlords, moves to intervene in private bankruptcy case
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Matzav.com, IJR, abc7NY and New York Times
Deanna Garcia / Spectrum News NY1:
Mamdani signs executive orders aimed at addressing housing in NYC
Mamdani signs executive orders aimed at addressing housing in NYC
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CBS News, The Forward, New York Times, abc7NY and New York Post
Matthew Purdy / New York Times:
After Watergate, the Presidency Was Tamed. Trump Is Unleashing It. — In the 1970s, Congress passed a raft of laws to hold the White House accountable. President Trump has decided they don't apply to him. — A power-hungry president had twisted the government into a tool for his personal political benefit.
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Ed Mazza / HuffPost:
‘Makes No Sense To Me’: CNN Doctor Reveals ‘Hazard’ Of Trump's Health Revelation — Dr. Jonathan Reiner was left baffled by the president's explanation of his medication use. — CNN medical analyst Dr. Jonathan Reiner on Friday said President Donald Trump's explanation of his aspirin use “makes no sense.”
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Max Rego / The Hill:
Ex-Cheney physician says Trump aspirin regimen ‘makes no sense’
Ex-Cheney physician says Trump aspirin regimen ‘makes no sense’
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Lauren Fedor / Financial Times:
US retreats from Donald Trump's Italian pasta tariffs — Rome says proposed levies of up to 92% set to be reduced after US commerce department review — The US government has softened its stance on proposed tariffs that would have roughly doubled the cost of Italian pasta brands …
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Jack Ewing / New York Times:
Tesla Car Sales Dropped 9% in 2025, Falling Behind China's BYD — As the largest maker of electric vehicles in the United States, Tesla suffered more than other carmakers from the elimination of federal incentives. — Tesla's car sales declined 16 percent in the last three months of 2025 …
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Tom Phillips / The Guardian:
Maduro urges Trump to abandon ‘illegal warmongering’ and start ‘serious talks’ — Venezuelan president warns of a ‘forever war’ similar to Iraq after US counterpart claims first land strike on dock — The Venezuelan leader, Nicolás Maduro, has urged Donald Trump to abandon his …
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Stephen Fowler / NPR:
With few Epstein files released, conspiracy theories flourish and questions remain — During the 2024 election, President Trump promised to release the Epstein files as part of a campaign message arguing the government was run by powerful people hiding the truth from Americans.
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Raw Story
Mark Hertling / The Bulwark:
What ‘Regime Change’ in Venezuela Would Really Mean — It's not clear the administration has settled on a goal, much less considered the consequences. — AS THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION INCREASES military pressure on the Maduro regime in Venezuela, a debate has emerged about whether …
Steve Benen / MS NOW:
Trump gives away the game on his motivations for the first vetoes of his second term — After his first term in the White House, Donald Trump had issued fewer vetoes than any American president since Warren Harding, who served only two years in the White House in the early 1920s.
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Reuters:
US says it thwarted potential ISIS-inspired New Year's Eve attack in North Carolina — The U.S. Justice Department said on Friday it thwarted an alleged plan by a North Carolina man to carry out an ISIS-inspired attack using knives and hammers on New Year's Eve.
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Adrian Carrasquillo / The Bulwark:
Scoop: ICE Plans to Descend on Phoenix — Following L.A., Chicago, and Charlotte, DHS now intends to scale up arrests—and its network of detention facilities—in Maricopa County. — ALTHOUGH DONALD TRUMP'S IMMIGRATION AGENDA is becoming less and less popular with voters …
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Ben Berkowitz / Axios:
Trump's wealth grew in 2025, but his investors took lumps — Retail investors had the chance in 2025 to put their money directly on Donald Trump, in a way unlike any American presidency in history. — A couple of those bets didn't work out so well.
Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
Talarico brings in nearly $7M with latest haul for Texas Senate race — Texas state Rep. James Talarico (D) hauled in nearly $7 million in the fourth quarter of fundraising last year in the Texas Senate race, raking in more than $13 million since launching his bid in September, his campaign announced Friday.



