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Sean Coughlan / BBC:
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested and in custody on suspicion of misconduct in public office  —  Summary  — Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office  — Police say King Charles's brother is in custody and officers are carrying …
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Megan Specia / New York Times:
Live Updates: U.K. Police Arrest Former Prince Andrew Over Epstein Ties  —  The British police on Thursday arrested Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor on suspicion of criminal activity linked to the Epstein files.  —  Here's the latest.  —  The police in Britain on Thursday arrested Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor …
Julie K. Brown / The Epstein Files:
Prince Andrew's Arrest  —  “Today our broken hearts have lifted at the news that no one is above the law, not even royalty,” — Virginia Giuffre's family  —  Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, brother to Britain's King Charles, has been arrested on charges of suspicion of misconduct in public office …
Reuters:
Live updates: British police arrest Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor over Epstein links  —  Thames Valley police said they had arrested a man in his sixties in connection with an investigation into misconduct in a public office.
Danica Kirka / Associated Press:
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office over ties to Epstein  —  Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the former British prince who was stripped of his royal titles because of his links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, was arrested Thursday on suspicion of misconduct in public office.
Bloomberg:
Former Prince Andrew Arrested on Suspicion of Misconduct  —  Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the brother of the UK's King Charles, has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office after further details emerged of his relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
NBC News:
Former Prince Andrew arrested following Epstein files revelations
David Gilmour / Mediaite:
King Charles Breaks Silence After Arrest of Brother Andrew in Epstein Probe: ‘The Law Must Take Its Course’
Jérôme Lefilliâtre / Le Monde:
Epstein files hand French prosecutors trove of new leads
Choe Sang-Hun / New York Times:
South Korean Ex-Leader Is Sentenced to Life in Prison  —  Former President Yoon Suk Yeol was found guilty of masterminding an insurrection when he imposed martial law in 2024.  It was the country's biggest criminal trial in decades.  —  South Korea's Yoon Sentenced to Life in Prison
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Lee Seung-ku / The Korea Herald:
Yoon Suk Yeol sentenced to life for leading insurrection  —  Former defense minister sentenced to 30 years, police chief gets 12 years  —  The Seoul Central District Court on Thursday sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol to life imprisonment, finding him guilty of leading an insurrection.
CNN:
Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol handed life sentence for leading insurrection
Raphael Rashid / The Guardian:
South Korea's former president Yoon Suk Yeol jailed for life for leading insurrection
New York Times:
Trump Order Aims to Boost Weedkiller Targeted in Health Lawsuits  —  An executive order aimed at ramping up production of glyphosate set off alarms among supporters of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.  —  President Trump issued an executive order late Wednesday aimed at spurring …
Discussion: The White House and CNBC
William Vaillancourt / The Daily Beast:
Married MAGA Rep Addresses Bombshell Aide Affair Claim  —  ‘PERSONAL SMEARS’  —  Gonzales, who is running for a fourth term, is facing calls for his resignation.  —  A Trump-endorsed Texas congressman has addressed his alleged affair with a former aide who died by suicide last year.
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New York Times:
U.S. Military Moves Into Place for Possible Strikes in Iran  —  President Trump has given no indication that he has made a decision about how to proceed, as diplomatic talks continue.  —  The rapid buildup of U.S. forces in the Middle East has progressed to the point that President Trump …
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CNN:
US military prepared to strike Iran as early as this weekend, but Trump has yet to make a final call, sources say
Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Is Withdrawing All Forces From Syria, Officials Say
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Matt Grossman / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Trade Deficit Surged in December
Discussion: Associated Press and NewsMax.com
Josh Boak / Associated Press:
Tariffs paid by midsized US firms tripled last year, new analysis from JPMorganChase Institute shows
Discussion: The Hill
Julia Ainsley / NBC News:
‘No expense has been spared’: Inside a luxury jet DHS wants to buy for deportations  —  DHS leadership says the department needs the jet for immigrant deportations and Kristi Noem's travel.  A brochure given to passengers who recently flew on it with Noem highlights its …
Ben Penn / Bloomberg Law:
In-Your-Face DOJ Aide Rides Prosecutors for ‘Chief Client’ Trump  —  When leaders of all 93 US attorneys' offices met for their weekly video chat last month, the 33-year-old Justice Department aide who presided had a blunt message.  —  President Donald Trump is their “chief client” …
Discussion: Raw Story
Washington Post:
What Stephen Colbert's spat with CBS is really about  —  Keeping the equal-time rule in place is a political choice.  —  The Trump presidency ought to be an education for progressives in the ways government overregulation can distort politics and business.
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Ted Johnson / Deadline:
FCC Chairman Confirms “Enforcement Action” Underway Against ABC's ‘The View’, Calls Stephen Colbert-James Talarico Incident A “Hoax”
Greg Olear / PREVAIL:
Donald Trump is mentioned in the Epstein Files over a million times.  This is an illustration of what that looks like.  —  A short video.  —  Replace every word in Anna Karenina, The Decameron, Ulysses, and Moby-Dick with the words “Donald Trump,” and you have some idea of what being mentioned over a million times looks like.
Washington Post:
New DHS memo outlines plan to detain refugees for further vetting  —  Resettlement organizations said the updated guidance represents a dramatic shift in how refugees are treated after being legally permitted to enter the United States.  —  The Department of Homeland Security issued …
Jason Leopold / Bloomberg:
Goldman Lawyer, Epstein Conferred on Secret Service Prostitution Scandal  —  In a series of 2014 emails, the wealthy financier gave advice to the former White House counsel as the Colombian incident blew up.  —  Kathryn Ruemmler, who resigned last week as the top lawyer at Goldman Sachs Group Inc. …
Reuters:
Exclusive: US plans online portal to bypass content bans in Europe and elsewhere  —  The U.S. State Department is developing an online portal that will enable people in Europe and elsewhere to see content banned by their governments including alleged hate speech and terrorist propaganda …
Wall Street Journal:
The Accomplice Who Was Going to Testify Against Jeffrey Epstein—Then Went Dark  —  French model scout Jean-Luc Brunel was negotiating to provide prosecutors with evidence against the sex offender in 2016—three years before he was finally arrested—but ultimately backed out
Discussion: Reuters
Jon Collins / MPR News:
ICE drawdown?  Indications point to steady enforcement activity outside the Twin Cities  —  {"type":"doc","content":[{"type":"parag raph", “content”:[{"text":"It's been almost a week since the federal government announced that officials planned to “draw down” the number of federal agents in Minnesota." …
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
The Guardian:
Trump officials plan to build 5,000-person military base in Gaza, files show  —  Exclusive: approximately 350-acre compound planned as base for multinational force, according to records reviewed by the Guardian  —  The Trump administration is planning to build a 5,000-person military base in Gaza …
Discussion: Reuters, Bloomberg and Raw Story
Paul Waldman / Public Notice:
Yeah, US Olympians are woke.  Deal with it.  —  PN is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  ⛷️ Subscribe to PN ⛷️  —  We don't know if Vice President JD Vance anticipated that when he attended the opening ceremonies at the Winter Olympics in Italy he'd be booed by the crowd.
Discussion: Fox News
Matthew Kupfer / Democracy Docket:
New York appellate court allows redraw of congressional map to move forward  —  A New York Appellate Court has ruled that the state's independent redistricting commission must draw up a new congressional map, after a court struck down* the state's current 11th Congressional District for diluting …
Keith Naughton / The Hill:
Failure to communicate: Trump's messaging isn't working  —  Late last month, President Trump achieved a remarkable foreign policy coup, effectively wresting control of the Panama Canal away from China.  Not that anyone heard much about it — Trump was far too busy raging …
Discussion: Raw Story
 
 
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Elena Giordano / Politico:
US succeeds in erasing climate from global energy body's priorities
Discussion: E&E News and CleanTechnica
Jennifer Rubin / The Contrarian:
Orwell Would Cringe  —  Trump's assault on the First Amendment continues
Paul Krugman:
A Pause to Refresh  —  And a few notes on the state of the stack
Financial Times:
Mandelson's advisory firm Global Counsel to go into administration
Sam Blewett / Politico:
UK to ‘pause for thought’ on Chagos Islands deal after Trump blast
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Nate Raymond / Reuters:
US judge throws out immigration board's ruling endorsing Trump mass detention policy
Phillip Nieto / Daily Mail:
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