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2:55 PM ET, January 18, 2025

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New York Times:
Trump's Deportation Plan Is Said to Start Next Week in Chicago  —  The size of the planned immigration raids is unclear, but they would be the opening step in the president-elect's goal of overseeing the largest deportation program in history.  —  The incoming Trump administration intends to carry out …
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump to Begin Large-Scale Deportations Tuesday  —  Chicago will be early target and the government will send as many as 200 officers to carry out the operation, according to people familiar with the planning  —  The incoming Trump administration is planning a large-scale immigration raid …
Mike Debonis / Politico:
The indoor inauguration's winners and losers
Discussion: Townhall
New York Times:
Under Trump's Big Tent, Republicans Are Starting to Clash
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
Stephen Fowler / NPR:
After major 2024 defeats, the Democratic Party searches for a new direction
Discussion: The Free Press and Semafor
NBC News:
Trump says he will ‘most likely’ give TikTok a 90-day extension to avoid a ban  —  Trump spoke to NBC News' Kristen Welker in an exclusive phone interview Saturday, discussing his plans on what to do about the popular social media app.  —  President-elect Donald Trump told NBC News' …
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Tony Czuczka / Bloomberg:
Trump ‘Most Likely’ To Give TikTok 90-Day Reprieve, NBC Says  — President-elect has indicated he wants to avoid app shutdown  — Trump tells NBC he'll probably announce decision on Monday  —  President-elect Donald Trump said he will “most likely” give TikTok a 90-day reprieve …
Axios:
Trump launches meme coin, apparently makes more than $25 billion overnight … - It also speaks to the nature of the crypto industry that someone could have $25 billion worth of something that literally did not exist 24 hours previously. … - His website bills it as “the only official Trump meme.”
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Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
Trump launches first official cryptocurrency  —  President-elect Trump launched his first official cryptocurrency, which shot up in value quickly to kick off his inauguration weekend.  —  “My NEW Official Trump Meme is HERE!  It's time to celebrate everything we stand for: WINNING!
David Marchese / New York Times:
Curtis Yarvin Says Democracy Is Done.  Powerful Conservatives Are Listening.  —  Philip Montgomery for The New York Times  —  For a long time, Curtis Yarvin, a 51-year-old computer engineer, has written online about political theory in relative obscurity.
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
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Matt Novak / Gizmodo:
Marc Andreessen Seems to Think Hillary Clinton Was Actually President  —  The New York Times made a sneaky edit to its own transcript to make Andreessen sound more coherent. … Marc Andreessen, the billionaire tech investor who co-founded Netscape, has recently been making the rounds …
Discussion: New York Times
Doug Bock Clark / ProPublica:
State Supreme Court Candidate Wants Military Absentee Votes Tossed.  Years Earlier, That's How He Voted.  —  ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.  Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing around the country, to receive our stories in your inbox every week.
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Tatyana Tandanpolie / Salon:
“A troubling trend”: Experts say Republicans are continuing to undermine democracy in North Carolina  —  Jefferson Griffin, a Republican state Supreme Court candidate, is refusing to accept his November loss  —  North Carolina Appeals Court Judge Jefferson Griffin's legal effort to contest …
Matina Stevis-Gridneff / New York Times:
Canada Prepares for Trump Tariff Threat With Three-Stage Plan  —  Canadian officials are preparing retaliatory measures if the new U.S. administration imposes tariffs on Canadian imports.  —  Orange juice from Florida.  Whiskey from Tennessee.  Peanut butter from Kentucky.
Jason Linkins / New Republic:
Shove the Presidency Down Trump's Throat  —  The most recent entry in the “good advice for Democrats” canon comes from occasional TNR contributor and Bulwark writer Jonathan V. Last, who wrote, “The job of the Democratic party comes in two parts.  First: Do not help Republicans.  Not in any way.
Discussion: Digby's Hullabaloo
New York Times:
Support for Trump's Policies Exceeds Support for Trump  —  A new poll found the public is sympathetic to the president-elect's plans to deport migrants and reduce America's presence overseas.  —  Many Americans who otherwise dislike President-elect Donald J. Trump share his bleak assessment …
Rachael Bade / Politico:
The Real Story Behind Mike Turner's Firing  —  The speaker's decision to cashier his Intelligence chair wasn't about Donald Trump.  —  When Speaker Mike Johnson summarily fired House Intelligence Chair Mike Turner this week, everyone assumed it was about Donald Trump.
Discussion: Raw Story and The Status Kuo
New York Times:
What Border Crisis?  Mexican Migrant Shelters Are Quiet Ahead of Trump  —  Ahead of the inauguration, migrant shelters south of the Rio Grande are far from full, a reflection of the tougher measures imposed on both sides of the border.  —  Ahead of the inauguration, migrant shelters south …
Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
Trump says he will ‘probably’ travel to Los Angeles next week  —  In an exclusive phone interview with NBC News' Kristen Welker, the president-elect added that he has not yet spoken with California Gov. Gavin Newsom about the wildfires.  —  President-elect Donald Trump will likely travel …
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Trump Brings a Chill to Washington  —  For many moons over the Potomac, the protocol for inaugurations has been as immutable and dignified as the words of presidents engraved on their monuments.  —  Leaders and luminaries would put aside their grudges and come together to celebrate democracy.
Washington Post:
How moving Trump's inauguration inside spurred an all-out scramble  —  The sudden weather-induced change forced a scramble for hundreds of thousands of people who had spent months planning for the swearing-in of the nation's 47th president.  —  President-elect Donald Trump on Friday ordered …
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Transition Live Updates: Trump, Citing Cold Weather, Moves Inauguration Indoors
 
 
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Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Trump Just Handed Steve Bannon a Big Weapon in His War With Elon Musk
Discussion: Raw Story
Bloomberg:
Commerce Nominee Lutnick Is Backer of Outlaws' Favorite Cryptocurrency
Fernando Cervantes Jr / USA Today:
President-elect Donald Trump to hold ‘victory rally’ in Washington, DC before inauguration
Discussion: Florida Politics
Katherine Doyle / NBC News:
Former Trump aides are warning newbies: Buy legal insurance or risk a hefty bill
Tierney Plumb / Eater DC:
Exclusive: Elon Musk May Be the Latest Leader of D.C.'s Line Hotel
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Emma G. Fitzsimmons / New York Times:
Eric Adams, With Pardon Talk Swirling, Meets With Trump Near Mar-a-Lago
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Can He Do That? Here's What Biden's Move on the Equal Rights Amendment Means.
Aaron Boxerman / New York Times:
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David Folkenflik / NPR:
CNN settles lawsuit after $5 million defamation verdict
Alexa Corse / Wall Street Journal:
Bill Gates ‘Impressed’ With Trump's Interest in Global Health During Three-Hour Dinner
Michael Smith / Bloomberg:
A Trump-Voting Farmer's Warning: Mass Deportations Would Be a Disaster
Discussion: Raw Story
 

 
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Martyn Ziegler / The Times:
Sources: Netflix is expected to bid for the US broadcast rights to Formula 1 starting from the 2026 season; ESPN currently holds the rights under a $90M deal

Jason Schreier / Bloomberg:
WBD took $300M in gaming writedowns in 2024; current and former staff blame a lack of a strong, cohesive vision during former games chief David Haddad's tenure

Georg Szalai / The Hollywood Reporter:
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