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2:20 AM ET, January 17, 2025

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NBC News:
Biden administration has no plans to fine companies if TikTok ban goes into effect  —  A ban on the popular app is set to start on Sunday, although the Supreme Court could rule at any time on whether to uphold it.  —  WASHINGTON — The Biden administration does not plan to levy billions …
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The Hill:
Pelosi not attending Trump inauguration
Sophia Cai / Politico:
TikTok to sponsor Trump inauguration party
Associated Press:
Biden won't enforce TikTok ban, official says, leaving fate of app to Trump
New York Times:
Giuliani Keeps His Home in Settlement of Defamation Case  —  The former mayor of New York City was at risk of forfeiting his sole remaining home, a Palm Beach apartment, to election workers he defamed after the 2020 vote.  —  Rudolph W. Giuliani has reached a settlement with two Georgia election workers …
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Associated Press:
Giuliani settles legal fight with former Georgia election workers, agrees to stop defaming them
Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
The Washington Post's New Mission: Reach ‘All of America’  —  This week, The Post began trying out a new mission statement: “Riveting Storytelling for All of America.”  —  After Donald J. Trump entered the White House in 2017, The Washington Post adopted a slogan that underscored …
New York Times:
Eric Adams Heads to Mar-a-Lago to Meet With Trump  —  The New York mayor, who is under federal indictment, has spoken warmly about President-elect Donald J. Trump in recent weeks and has said he is open to receiving a pardon from him.  —  Mayor Eric Adams of New York City was on his way to Florida …
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Rebecca Shaw / The Guardian:
I knew one day I'd have to watch powerful men burn the world down - I just didn't expect them to be such losers  —  Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg's desperation to be cool as they suck up to Donald Trump is so cringe it makes my skin crawl  —  I don't know if anyone else has noticed …
Discussion: Raw Story
Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
Biden says he spent too much time on policy, not enough on politics  —  President Biden said that he spent too much time on policy and not enough time on politics while reflecting on his presidency in his final interview just days away from leaving office.  —  Biden sat down with MSNBC host …
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NBC News:
‘One of the great tragedies of American politics’: Biden ends 5 decades in public life
Discussion: Chronicles
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Mike Johnson faces bipartisan shock, fury for ousting Intel chair … - Turner's replacement is Rep. Rick Crawford (R-Ark.), who is closer to MAGA world on issues like Ukraine, Axios' Hans Nichols reported. … - “This is not a President Trump decision. … - “It's a new Congress.
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Politico:
Rep. Rick Crawford expected to serve as House Intelligence chair
Maya Prabhu / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Far-right state senator arrested for trying to enter the Georgia House  —  State Sen. Colton Moore last year was banned from House chambers by the speaker.  —  A northwest Georgia senator was arrested Thursday after he refused to abide by a ban on entering the House chamber made by the speaker last year …
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Dan Raby / WAGA-TV:
State senator arrested at Georgia Capitol while trying to enter House chamber
New York Times:
Stephen Miller, Channeling Trump, Has Built More Power Than Ever … In less than a decade, Stephen Miller has risen from an anti-immigrant agitator on Capitol Hill to one of the most powerful unelected people in America.Doug Mills/The New York Times  —  When Stephen Miller met with Mark Zuckerberg …
Fox News:
FBI closed DEI office in December, agency says  —  EXCLUSIVE: The FBI has closed its DEI office, Fox News can confirm.  —  “In recent weeks, the FBI took steps to close the Office of Diversity and Inclusion (ODI), effective by December 2024,” the agency told Fox News Digital on Thursday.
Theodore Schleifer / New York Times:
Trump Picks a Jet-Setting Pal of Elon Musk to Go Get Greenland  —  Negotiations over an 836,000-square-mile island may fall to a close friend of Elon Musk with experience in deal-making.  Just not that kind of deal-making.  —  Ken Howery is a quiet, unassuming tech investor who prioritizes discretion.
Discussion: Townhall
Thomas P.M. Barnett / Politico:
An Expert in Grand Strategy Thinks Trump Is on to Something  —  Do you want a future in which Canada defects to the EU, Russia rules the Arctic and China runs Latin America?  That's the default outcome of non-action.  —  Our inbound president Donald Trump generates torrents of diplomatic angst …
South China Morning Post:
Trump's official portrait released - and it looks like his mugshot  —  Unlike his smiling photo from his first term, Trump is seen glaring at the camera like he does in the image taken at Fulton County Jail  —  The official US presidential and vice-presidential portraits of Donald Trump …
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Naomi LaChance / Rolling Stone:
Trump's Billionaire Treasury Pick Stresses Importance of Tax Cuts for Billionaires  —  Scott Bessent outlined his plan to enrich the rich and screw the poor during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Banking Committee  —  President-elect Donald Trump's Treasury Secretary pick …
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Emily Wilkins / CNBC:
These five Republicans are ready to derail Trump's tax cuts over the SALT cap
Discussion: New York Post and Politico
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Ross O'Keefe / Washington Examiner:
Jill Biden rethinks relationship with Pelosi after ousting: ‘Disappointing’
Axios:
Scoop: Trump team sweats McConnell's vote on Tulsi Gabbard … - Gabbard's team isn't banking on McConnell's vote, sources tell Axios.  — McConnell is studiously avoiding public or private indications that he'll support Trump's nominees, three people familiar with the matter tell Axios.
Bryan Metzger / Business Insider:
Trump's attorney general pick owned at least $3.9 million in Truth Social stock and made $1 million as a lobbyist last year  — Pam Bondi owned $3.9 million in Truth Social stock as of mid-December, per financial documents.  — She also earned more than $1 million last year from lobbying.
NBC News:
Elon Musk to speak at Trump's inauguration weekend rally  —  The rally, which will be held in downtown Washington, D.C. on the day before Trump's inauguration ceremony, will also feature Hulk Hogan, Kid Rock and The Village People.  —  Elon Musk is among the opening speakers …
Jeff Stein / Washington Post:
The House Democrat who wants Trump to go big on tariffs  —  Most Democrats are preparing to criticize Trump's tariff policies as too far-reaching.  Maine's Jared Golden says his party should embrace protectionism.
Discussion: Kennebec Journal …
Chris Geidner / Law Dork:
Judge who wanted to ban mifepristone refuses to dismiss case  —  The federal judge who unsuccessfully tried to ban the medication abortion drug mifepristone nationwide back in 2023 announced on Thursday that he is keeping a version of the case alive for now.
Discussion: WAGA-TV and The Hill
Lanre Bakare / The Guardian:
Moon added to list of threatened cultural sites for first time  —  Potential looting and commercial trips pose risk to artefacts left by lunar landings, says World Monuments Fund  —  The moon has been placed on a list of threatened heritage sites, owing to fears of potential looting and destruction caused by planned commercial trips.
Discussion: Focus Taiwan and SPACE.com
 
 
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David A. Fahrenthold / New York Times:
Two Watchdogs Were Rebuffed From Joining Trump's Cost-Cutting Effort
Discussion: Daily Mail
Taylor Giorno / The Hill:
Trump Treasury secretary nominee won't support raising minimum wage
Michael Copley / NPR:
Trump's pick for EPA administrator is Lee Zeldin. Here's what to know.
David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Biden Tightens Cybersecurity Rules, Forcing Trump to Make a Choice
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump floats adding Los Angeles aid to reconciliation bill
Associated Press:
Donald Trump vows to help ‘troubled’ Hollywood with Mel Gibson, Jon Voight and Sylvester Stallone
 Earlier Items: 
Nicholas Wu / Politico:
Progressive Hill staff group pitches lighter workweek
Graham Kates / CBS News:
Judgment in Trump's New York fraud case stands at $502 million ahead of inauguration
Discussion: Raw Story
Ginger Conejero Saab / NBC Bay Area:
Famed cartoonist with Bay Area ties arrested on child porn charges
Joseph Cox / 404 Media:
Meta Is Laying the Narrative Groundwork for Trump's Mass Deportations
Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
MAGA “populism” was always an inch deep — Trump's billionaire-palooza proves it
Discussion: Raw Story
Callum Borchers / Wall Street Journal:
You Blamed DEI for Hurting Your Career. Now What?
Discussion: Digby's Hullabaloo
 

 
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Amazon reports Q4 ad revenue up 18% YoY to $17.29B, vs. $17.4B est., and subscription services revenue up 10% YoY to $11.51B

Charlotte Klein / New York Magazine:
The Bulwark had its first profitable year in 2024, and its Substack, which has 76K paid subscribers, is gaining 700 to 1,000 paid subscribers every day or two

Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
The British Film Institute: UK broadcasters slashed their spending on high-end TV shows to the lowest level since 2015, while US streamers increased spending

 
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