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Reuters:
Saudi Arabia abandons pursuit of U.S. defence treaty over Israel stalemate — Saudi Arabia has abandoned its pursuit of an ambitious defence treaty with Washington in return for normalising relations with Israel and is now pushing for a more modest military cooperation agreement, two Saudi and four Western officials told Reuters.
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Nick Paton Walsh / CNN:
Trump's Ukraine envoy has a plan to end the war that Putin may revel in — In a single post, the president-elect told the world what the end of the Ukraine war might look like. And it is going to be a big diplomatic ask, to say the least. — “I am very pleased to nominate General Keith Kellogg …
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Eli Stokols / Politico:
Playbook: Biden's frustrating photo finish
Playbook: Biden's frustrating photo finish
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Mediaite and The Daily Caller
Michael Crowley / New York Times:
Trump May Find Things to Like About Biden's ‘Horrible’ Foreign Policy
Trump May Find Things to Like About Biden's ‘Horrible’ Foreign Policy
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Raw Story, Deseret News, New Statesman and Wall Street Journal
New York Times:
Trump Disavowed Project 2025 During the Campaign. Not Anymore. — President-elect Donald J. Trump has filled his administration with people who have ties to the right-wing manifesto. — During the campaign, President-elect Donald J. Trump swore he had “nothing to do with” …
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Bloomberg:
Zelenskiy Open to Cease-Fire If NATO Protects Unoccupied Areas — Signals openness to cease-fire without winning back territory — NATO membership unlikely soon or to cover only part of country — Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy suggested he'd accept a cease-fire with Russia …
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Politico:
With Ag secretary pick, Trump brushes back RFK Jr. — Trump's HHS pick Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and other Trump allies have been bitterly warring over the USDA chief role for weeks. — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spent weeks lobbying Donald Trump to nominate an Agriculture secretary who would be his ally …
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Raw Story
Gabriel Hays / Fox News:
CNN host visibly stunned by incoming border czar saying he'll ‘jail’ Denver mayor for refusing deportations — Denver mayor has said he's willing to go to jail in protest of Trump immigration policies — Join Fox News for access to this content — CNN host Kasie Hunt was visibly stunned …
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RedState
The Guardian:
Tesla owners turn against Musk: 'I'm embarrassed driving this car around' — The electric car brand was once a liberal favourite - but the CEO's embrace of Trump has led to an angry backlash — As Elon Musk has embraced Donald Trump and various far-right conspiracy theories …
Amie Parnes / The Hill:
Ranking the Democrats: Here's who the party could nominate next as president — Democrats are licking their wounds after Vice President Harris's defeat to President-elect Trump, but already are looking toward who might lead their party in a 2028 presidential contest. — It's a fight that looks wide open.
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Democratic senators say they bungled border security in 2024
Democratic senators say they bungled border security in 2024
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Breitbart, New York Post and RedState
Christiaan Hetzner / Fortune:
Elon Musk's DOGE partner Vivek Ramaswamy says they'll scrutinize $6.6 billion Biden loan to Tesla rival Rivian — Donald Trump's designated government efficiency co-czar, Vivek Ramaswamy, signaled his intention to scrutinize a loan granted by the Biden administration to EV manufacturer Rivian, a rival of Tesla.
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Electrek and Business Insider
Juliann Ventura / The Hill:
Former Senate counsels: FBI vetting of Trump Cabinet picks is ‘a must’ — Two former Senate counsels agreed in a New York Times op-ed published Friday that President-elect Trump nominations for his Cabinet need to undergo FBI checks. — The essay comes as some Republicans are rejecting …
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New York Times and Raw Story
Rob Gillies / Associated Press:
Trudeau says Trump would raise prices on Americans if he follows through on Canada tariff threat — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday that if President-elect Donald Trump follows through on this threat to impose sweeping tariffs on Canadian products, he would be raising prices …
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Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:
Putin praises ‘intelligent’ Trump amid assassination threats — Russian President Vladimir Putin praised President-elect Trump as an “intelligent” and “experienced” leader Thursday, while noting he does not believe the president-elect is “safe” following the two attempts on his life earlier this year.
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Stephen M. Lepore / Daily Mail:
Gavin Newsom and his wife Jennifer's Thanksgiving Day message to Californians spectacularly backfires... and everyone is saying the same thing — Gavin Newsom has been slammed online for posting a turkey of a Thanksgiving video amid concerns the wealthy governor is out of touch with his state's problems.
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Washington Post:
Texas is gearing up in a big way for Trump's mass deportation campaign — The state's Republican leaders say they're primed for Texas to be both the model and epicenter as the incoming administration cracks down on immigration. — EAGLE PASS, Texas — While Donald Trump's opponents denounce …
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David R. Lurie / Public Notice:
Tulsi Gabbard and Trump's scheme to gut the intel agencies — 🛍️ Black Friday Special! 🛍️ Click the button below to sign up for a full annual subscription to Public Notice for the special discounted price of $40. — 🎁 PN Black Friday Special Offer 🎁
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Jenny Jarvie / Los Angeles Times:
As Trump's lead in popular vote shrinks, does he really have a ‘mandate’? — Though Trump overwhelmingly won the electoral college vote, his tally in the popular vote is hardly a landslide. — In the last 75 years, only three other presidents had popular-vote margins that were smaller than Trump's.
Aimee Picchi / CBS News:
Costco eggs sold under the Kirkland brand are recalled due to salmonella risk — Some Costco eggs sold under the Kirkland Signature brand are being recalled due to the risk of salmonella, according to a notice from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. — The Kirkland Signature Organic …
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Mara Hvistendahl / New York Times:
U.S. Zoos Gave a Fortune to Protect Pandas. That's Not How China Spent It. — A Times investigation found that zoos knew conservation money went toward apartment buildings and roads. But they wanted to keep displaying pandas, so nobody looked too closely.
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Juliann Ventura / The Hill:
Auto industry may lose 17 percent of profits due to Trump's tariff plan: Report — Carmakers in the U.S. and Europe could lose up to 17 percent of their combined annual core profits in a worst-case scenario if the U.S. imposes steep tariffs on Europe and the key U.S. allies of Mexico and Canada …