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8:55 PM ET, December 12, 2024

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Time:
Read the Full Transcript of Donald Trump's 2024 Person of the Year Interview With TIME  —  President-elect Donald Trump, TIME's 2024 Person of the Year, sat down for a wide-ranging interview at his Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Fla., on Nov. 25.  —  Over the course of the interview …
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Garrett Ross / Politico:
Playbook PM: Trump's ‘fury’ road to redemption
Discussion: NPR
Jacob Bogage / Washington Post:
The Postal Service's electric mail trucks are way behind schedule
Discussion: Bloomberg and Washington Examiner
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
FBI missed ‘basic step’ when gathering intel in the lead-up to Jan. 6, DOJ watchdog finds  —  Investigators found no evidence of undercover FBI employees at the Capitol, but the presence of FBI informants could further fuel right-wing “fedsurrection” conspiracy theories.
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Fox News:
DOJ IG reveals 26 FBI informants were present on Jan. 6  —  The FBI only directed 3 confidential human sources to attend the events of Jan. 6, 2021, Horowitz says  —  Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz said there were more than two dozen confidential human sources in the crowd on Jan. 6 …
The White House:
FACT SHEET: President Biden Announces Clemency for Nearly 1,500 Americans  —  Today's announcement will commute the sentences of close to 1,500 individuals who were placed on home confinement and will pardon 39 individuals convicted of non-violent crimes  —  Today, President Biden announced …
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Colleen Long / Associated Press:
Biden commutes roughly 1,500 sentences and pardons 39 people in biggest single-day act of clemency
New York Times:
Trump's Middle East Adviser Pick Is a Small-Time Truck Salesman  —  The lore around Massad Boulos, Tiffany Trump's father-in-law, is that he is a billionaire dealmaker.  Records show otherwise.  —  The lore around Massad Boulos, Tiffany Trump's father-in-law, is that he is a billionaire dealmaker.
Matt Margolis / PJ Media:
Christopher Wray Is Preparing to Sabotage Trump and Patel  —  On Wednesday, Christopher Wray announced that he is resigning as director of the FBI.  —  “After weeks of careful thought, I've decided the right thing for the bureau is for me to serve until the end of the current administration …
New York Times:
Democrats Ask That Trump Cabinet Picks Produce Communications With Epshteyn  —  The two top Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee said prospective nominees should be prepared to testify about any discussions with Boris Epshteyn about their selections.  —  The two top Democrats …
Discussion: CBS News
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Daniel Klaidman / CBS News:   Senate Democrats want communications between Boris Epshteyn and potential Trump appointees disclosed
Gina Heeb / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Advisers Seek to Shrink or Eliminate Bank Regulators  —  Advisers asked potential nominees whether Trump could abolish the FDIC  —  The Trump transition team has started to explore pathways to dramatically shrink, consolidate or even eliminate the top bank watchdogs in Washington.
Reuters:
No Iranian drone ‘mothership’ off the United States, Pentagon says  —  The Pentagon on Wednesday flatly dismissed claims by a U.S. lawmaker that Iran might be launching drones over New Jersey from a “mothership” off the East Coast.  —  “There is no truth to that,” said Pentagon spokesperson Sabrina Singh.
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Bruce Shipkowski / Associated Press:
US senator says mysterious drones spotted in New Jersey should be ‘shot down, if necessary’
Dana Mattioli / Wall Street Journal:
Jeff Bezos' Amazon Plans to Donate $1 Million to Trump's Inauguration  —  The tycoon, long a Trump foe, is among tech leaders seeking improved ties with the president-elect  —  Amazon.com is planning a $1 million donation to president-elect Donald Trump's inaugural fund …
Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
House Republicans launch investigation into CVS Caremark for potential antitrust violations  —  House Republicans want to know whether pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) CVS Caremark violated federal antitrust laws by threatening independent pharmacies to keep them from using money-saving tools outside the PBM's network.
CNN:
Pete Hegseth, Trump's Defense pick, says allowing gay troops to serve openly reflects a Marxist agenda  —  Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for secretary of defense, has repeatedly criticized policies allowing gay people to serve openly in the US military, calling them part of a …
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Republicans clash over ‘SALT’ deduction as they seek to extend Trump's tax law  —  Early battle lines are forming over a contentious issue that has split Republicans in high-tax states from their other colleagues as they plan a big tax bill next year.  —  WASHINGTON — A group …
Discussion: Bloomberg
Politico:
Was mocking Musk a mistake?  Democrats think about warmer relationship with the billionaire  —  Democrats had soured on the richest man on the planet.  But a few are starting to wonder if that was a mistake.  —  Ro Khanna is trading texts with Elon Musk.  Josh Shapiro took a call from him.
Discussion: HotAir
Katie Robertson / New York Times:
Los Angeles Times Owner Wades Deeper Into Opinion Section  —  Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong's public comments and actions, including recently blocking an editorial weighing in on President-elect Trump's cabinet picks, have concerned many staff members.  —  After President-elect Donald J. Trump announced …
James Lalino / The Daily Wire:
EXCLUSIVE: Biden Races To Sell Off Border Wall Parts Before Trump Takes Office  —  ‘The goal is to move all of it off the border before Christmas,’ Arizona border patrol agent tells The Daily Wire  —  The Biden administration is using its final weeks to haul a massive amount …
New York Times:
Musk's Foundation Gave Away Less Money Than Required in 2023  —  Private foundations must donate 5 percent of their assets every year.  Elon Musk's enormous charity missed that standard for three consecutive years.  —  For the third year in a row, Elon Musk's charitable foundation did not give away enough of its money.
Discussion: New Republic
Ryan Cooper / American Prospect:
Democrats Lost the Propaganda War  —  The party used up about $5 billion on political ads in 2024.  There's a better way.  —  A Fox News ad is displayed outside the Fiserv Forum on the eve of the Republican National Convention, July 14, 2024, in Milwaukee.
Discussion: Mostly signs
Megan Messerly / Politico:
'Now she's the world's problem': Some Arizona Republicans relieved Lake is heading to Washington  —  She's still expected to play a role in Arizona politics.  —  President-elect Donald Trump's pick of longtime loyalist Kari Lake to lead Voice of America has some Arizona Republicans breathing a sigh of relief.
Christina Wilkie / CNBC:
SEC charges Cantor Fitzgerald, led by Trump's Commerce pick, with breaking securities laws … WASHINGTON — The Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday charged global financial services firm Cantor Fitzgerald with violating laws related to disclosures by so-called blank-check companies before they raised money from the public.
Discussion: US Securities …
New York Times:
Blue States are Unaffordable.  The Price Will be Political.  —  Every year, millions of Americans bounce around the country like electrons, moving from one state to another.  But there are patterns in this chaos, and one of the clearest in recent decades is that Americans are moving from blue states to red states.
Ayelet Sheffey / Business Insider:
Hundreds of student-loan borrowers who applied for debt cancellation are being denied relief by a major lender, over 20 Democratic lawmakers say  — Sen. Elizabeth Warren led over 20 colleagues in requesting the CFPB and FTC investigate student-loan company Navient.
Li Zhou / Vox:
Why The Onion's Infowars bid has been blocked — for now  —  In November, satirical newspaper The Onion won a bankruptcy auction to purchase Infowars, a website dedicated to hawking anti-government conspiracy theories.  On Wednesday, however, a federal bankruptcy judge rejected the purchase …
Discussion: Mother Jones, abc7NY and Vanity Fair
Washington Post:
RFK Jr.'s daughter-in-law meets with Trump's chosen CIA director about possible job  —  The president-elect has voiced support for Amaryllis Fox Kennedy, a former CIA operative, getting a senior role at the agency or in another national security post.  —  Amaryllis Fox Kennedy …
Sarah Longwell / The Bulwark:
The FBI's Turning Point  —  George explains the implications of Christopher Wray's resignation.  —  ∙ Paid  —  In this episode, George Conway and Jonathan V. Last, in for Sarah Longwell, break down Christopher Wray's resignation, Trump's escalating legal troubles …
Andrew Solender / Axios:
AOC faces Pelosi-led slugfest for Oversight role … - The fight comes as several septuagenarian committee ranking members are facing desperate battles against - or yielding to - younger challengers.  — “Many members are concerned about [the] precedent these races are setting,” one senior House Democrat told Axios.
New York Times:
University of Michigan May Fire D.E.I. Official Over Antisemitism Claim  —  The official, an administrator of multicultural programs, was accused of making antisemitic remarks in a private conversation.  She has denied the allegations.  —  The University of Michigan is considering firing …
Discussion: Reason
Clarissa Ward / CNN:
‘My God there is light’: CNN witnesses moment Syrian prisoner is freed from Assad's forced detention  —  While searching a secretive prison in the belly of the Assad regime's legacy of torture for American journalist Austin Tice, CNN's Clarissa Ward made a startling discovery …
Discussion: New York Post, The Sun and Mediaite
 
 
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Dhruv Khullar / New Yorker:
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Discussion: Orlando Sentinel and STAT
New York Times:
Mayor Adams Meets Trump's ‘Border Czar’ as Immigration Crackdown Looms
Nikki McCann Ramirez / Rolling Stone:
Dem Senators Demand: No Anti-LGBTQ or Abortion Measures in Funding Bill
Alejandra O'Connell-Domenech / The Hill:
Ohio Senate passes measure forcing hospitals to administer ivermectin, other patient-requested treatments
Discussion: Plain Dealer
Rolling Stone:
'It'll Be Brutal': Inside Trump's Planned War on Leakers and the Press
Discussion: Alternet.org
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Leah Willingham / Associated Press:
Newly elected West Virginia lawmaker arrested and accused of making terroristic threats
Discussion: New York Times
Victoria Prodeline / Monmouth University …:
Republicans Would Not Be That Bothered if Trump Goes After Political Enemies
Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
FBI informant accused of lying about Joe and Hunter Biden pleads guilty
Ian Campbell / The Hill Times:
Rise of Bluesky may create progressive ‘echo chamber,’ say observers as more MPs join
Arthur Delaney / HuffPost:
Trump Backtracks On Campaign Pledge To Bring Down Grocery Prices
Discussion: Mediaite and Democrats
Brian Stelter / CNN:
Trump's Kari Lake ‘pick’ sparks fears at Voice of America
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Rick Porter / The Hollywood Reporter:
Nielsen and Fox: Super Bowl 2025 averaged a record 126M viewers, up 2% YoY, across Fox, Fox Deportes, Telemundo, Tubi, and NFL platforms; Tubi had 13.6M alone

Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
PBS closes its DEI office to comply with President Trump's EO and says affected staff are leaving, as it faces an FCC investigation and threats to its funding

Max Tani / Semafor:
Mark Halperin's media startup 2WAY, which hosts panel videos and does live events built around political pundits like Sean Spicer, raised a $4M seed in December

 
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