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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.
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NBC News:
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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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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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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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
Associated Press:
Senate advances Pete Hegseth as Trump's defense secretary, despite allegations
Senate advances Pete Hegseth as Trump's defense secretary, despite allegations
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CNN:
Hegseth's ex-wife gives new statement to FBI amid scrutiny over his nomination
Hegseth's ex-wife gives new statement to FBI amid scrutiny over his nomination
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Murkowski announces she will vote against Hegseth
Murkowski announces she will vote against Hegseth
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Kathryn Watson / CBS News:
Hegseth clears procedural vote for defense secretary despite losing Collins and Murkowski
Hegseth clears procedural vote for defense secretary despite losing Collins and Murkowski
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Connor O'Brien / Politico:
Murkowski announces she'll oppose Hegseth
Murkowski announces she'll oppose Hegseth
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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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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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David French / New York Times:
Donald Trump Is Running Riot
Donald Trump Is Running Riot
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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 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 …
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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Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:
Musk mocks Nazi salute accusations with puns
Musk mocks Nazi salute accusations with puns
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Erik Ortiz / NBC News:
After Trump orders Denali renamed, a McKinley descendant promotes a compromise — Trump wants North America's tallest peak renamed in honor of President William McKinley, drawing heat from many in Alaska. — When President Donald Trump signed an executive order on his first day back in office …
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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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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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Alexandra Koch / Fox Business:
Shelling out: Egg prices rise nearly 37 percent
Shelling out: Egg prices rise nearly 37 percent
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Politico:20 minutes ago
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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City of Newark:15 minutes ago
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.
Glenn Thrush / New York Times:
Justice Dept. Cancels Entry-Level Job Offers in Honors Program — The program, which has functioned quietly for decades, is the latest target of Trump administration appointees who are eager to exert more control over who gets government jobs. — The Justice Department has abruptly rescinded job offers …
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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 …
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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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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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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Claire Heddles / NOTUS:20 minutes ago
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 …
Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
CNN Plots Major Overhaul as It Enters a New Trump Era — Mark Thompson has promised to reinvent CNN since he arrived in 2023. Now, he is remaking the network's TV lineup and its work force. — Give people news when and where they want it. — That, says Mark Thompson, CNN's chief executive …
Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
Costco's board rejects anti-DEI motion, defends ‘respect and inclusion’ — Costco's board of directors rejected anti-diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts, noting the company will defend “respect and inclusion” as efforts are underway nationwide to strike the practices.
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New York Times:
What Republicans Could Cut to Pay for Trump's Tax Cuts: Medicaid and More — President Trump wants a massive tax cut and immigration crackdown bill. Now Republicans must decide what to cut to help pay for it. — Top Republicans are passing around an extensive menu of ideas to cover …
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Nick Bednar / Default:NEW!
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.