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Sunday, February 2, 2025

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Ken Martin Elected DNC Chair

Minnesota Democrat Who Wanted Trump to Be Charged with Treason Elected DNC Chair

National Review (News)

Ken Martin elected Democratic National Committee chair

MS NOW

DNC Elects Minnesota Operator Ken Martin As New Chairperson

Newsweek

Saturday, February 1, 2025

Kevin Wolf/AP/File

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Pentagon Kicks Out Four Left-Leaning Outlets, Invites Three From the Right, HuffPost

Pentagon to swap traditional media with pro-Trump outlets under new rotational program for Defense Department workspace

CNN Digital

DOD removes media outlets from Pentagon under new rotation program

Straight Arrow News

Trump Pentagon Boots NBC, NYT, NPR, Politico to Make Room for NYP, Breitbart News, OANN, HuffPost

Breitbart News

Friday, January 31, 2025

Credit: Elizabeth Frantz of Reuters

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Trump's New Tariff Policy on Trade Sparks Economic Debate

Why tariffs on Mexico and Canada could drive up grocery costs, in 3 charts

CNN Digital

Trump to Follow Through with Tariffs on Canada, Mexico, China: White House

National Review (News)

Trump: Nothing Canada, Mexico or China can do to delay Feb 1 tariffs

Reuters

Drew Angerer/Getty Images/File

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FCC Chair Opens Investigation into NPR and PBS

Trump FCC chair targets NPR, PBS for investigation ahead of Congressional threats to defund

Fox News Digital

Trump’s FCC is investigating NPR and PBS stations over sponsorships

CNN Business

FCC chair launches investigation into NPR, PBS

The Hill

KEREM YUCEL/AFP/GETTY

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Ibram X. Kendi Leaves Boston University’s ‘Antiracist’ Center for Howard University

Ibram X. Kendi leaves Boston University and ‘antiracist research center’ for Howard

Washington Examiner

Center for Anti-Racist Research To Close Down

Newsweek

Ibram X. Kendi to join Howard University faculty, launch research institute

Washington Post

Thursday, January 30, 2025

AFP via Getty Images

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Did DEI Play a Role in the DC Plane Crash, as Trump Suggested?

Researching Trump’s statements about DEI, past administrations after DC crash

USA TODAY Fact Check

'Next-level terrible’: Two Trumps on display in wake of Potomac plane crash

Washington Examiner

Trump Blames DEI And Biden After Fatal DC Plane Crash—But FAA’s Diversity Hiring Policies Existed For Years

Forbes

Vertex Pharmaceuticals

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FDA Approves First Non-Opioid Painkiller in 20 Years

FDA approves Vertex’s non-opioid painkiller, first new kind of pain medicine in decades

CNBC

Historic FDA approval marks first nonopioid breakthrough since Clinton era

Washington Times

FDA approves new, non-opioid painkiller Journavx

Washington Post

Wednesday, January 29, 2025

Kenny Holston / Pool via Getty Images

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Meta to Pay $25M to Settle Trump's 2021 Lawsuit Over Suspended Accounts

Meta agrees to pay $25 million to settle Trump lawsuit over suspended accounts

NBC News Digital

Meta to Pay $25 Million to Settle 2021 Trump Lawsuit

Wall Street Journal (News)

Meta Settles Trump Lawsuit for $25 Million over Suspended Accounts After January 6

National Review (News)

Getty Images

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Passenger Flight and Army Helicopter Collide Near DC, Leaving No Survivors

Washington DC plane crash – latest: 19 bodies recovered after American Airlines jet collides with army helicopter

The Independent

DC Plane Crash Victims: What We Know

Newsweek

American Airlines plane crash: Dozens feared dead after collision with Black Hawk helicopter in Washington DC

Daily Mail

Via Change.org

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Swiss Authorities Detain and Deport Pro-Palestinian American Journalist

Swiss Police Arrest, Deport Palestinian American Journalist Ali Abunimah

TruthOut

UN experts decry arrest of pro-Palestinian American journalist in Switzerland

Reuters

Switzerland Arrests, Deports ‘Electronic Intifada’ Director Ali Abunimah

Breitbart News

Screenshot from The Hill

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RFK Jr. Answers Questions About Vaccines, Abortion, and Medicaid at Senate Hearings

5 takeaways from RFK Jr.’s first Senate hearing

The Hill

RFK Jr's confirmation hearing goes off rails amid multiple clashes with Dem senators: 'Repeatedly debunked'

Fox News Digital

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. struggles to answer questions on Medicare and Medicaid at confirmation hearing

Associated Press

Tuesday, January 28, 2025

New York Post (News)

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Menendez Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison

Disgraced ex-NJ Sen. Bob Menendez cries as he begs for leniency — but gets 11 years in prison for gold bar bribery scheme

New York Post (News)

Former New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez sentenced to 11 years in federal bribery and corruption case

CBS News (Online)

[Brian Inganga/AP

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Rebels Take Control of Major City in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Rwanda-backed M23 strengthens its control over DRC’s Goma

Al Jazeera

Half A Million Civilians Displaced in DR Congo as Government Loses Grip on Major City

Breitbart News

Congo protesters attack Kinshasa embassies over conflict in east

Reuters

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

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Trump Administration Rescinds Order to Freeze Federal Aid Spending

White House: Trump's Funding Freeze Remains 'in Full Force'

Newsmax (News)

White House Rescinds Order to Freeze Federal Assistance, Grants

Wall Street Journal (News)

White House rescinds freeze on federal grants, in reversal

Washington Post

CJ Pearson/X

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NY Mag Criticized For Cropping Black People Out of Photo, Claiming ‘Almost Everyone Is White’

NY Mag Accused of Cropping Out Black People from Pro-Trump Party

Daily Beast

New York Mag accused of editing Trump party photo after describing it as nearly all white

Straight Arrow News

NY Mag cover accused of cropping out Black attendees of Trump inauguration event

Fox News Digital

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

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Trump Offers Federal Employees 8 Months’ Severance Pay Ahead of Government Restructuring

Trump offering buyouts to all federal workers

Axios

Trump offers millions of federal workers eight months of pay to resign

BBC News

Trump offers all federal workers an 8-month buyout to resign

Washington Times

Monday, January 27, 2025

MartyA45_ /TMX via AP

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White House Says Drones Spotted in New Jersey Were Authorized by FAA

Mystery Drones ‘Authorized for Research’ by FAA: White House

The Epoch Times

Drones Over New Jersey Were Authorized, Trump Official Says

Bloomberg

Godofredo A. Vásquez/AP

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How Sensible Are Trump’s Deportation Plans?

‘People are scared’: As ICE raids begin in Chicago, residents are wary

Christian Science Monitor

How Trump’s Deportation Plans Could Blow Up the Food System and Increase Migrant Labor

Politico

Mass deportations are the Christian thing to do

Blaze Media

Wired

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What is DeepSeek?

Hacks, restrictions and censorship: The battle over DeepSeek as AI enters new phase

MarketWatch

Chinese app DeepSeek hammers US tech stocks with cheaper open-source AI model

Fox Business

How Chinese AI Startup DeepSeek Made a Model that Rivals OpenAI

WIRED

New York Post (News)

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Google Maps Changes Names of Geographical Features After Trump's Order

Google Maps will make Trump’s changes to show Gulf of America and Mount McKinley

New York Post (News)

Google Maps Plans to Rename Gulf of Mexico and Denali After Trump’s Order

Daily Beast

US Google Maps Users to See 'Gulf of America' Instead of 'Gulf of Mexico'

Newsweek

Sebastian Willnow/dpa via AP

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Musk Tells Germans to ‘Move Beyond’ Past Guilt in Video Appearance at AfD Rally

Elon Musk tells German far-right crowd the nation should move beyond "past guilt" ahead of Holocaust Remembrance Day

CBS News (Online)

European leaders criticise Musk for telling Germans to move 'beyond the past'

Euronews

Musk tells Germans to 'move beyond' past guilt in party speech

Washington Examiner

Mediaite

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Takeaways From JD Vance's First Interview as VP with CBS News

JD Vance Clashes With CBS Host Over Unvetted Immigration

Independent Journal Review

JD Vance Defends Trump's J6 Pardons in CBS Interview

Mediaite

New York Times (News)

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White House Freezes All Federal Grants and Loans

White House orders freeze on ‘all federal financial assistance’

Washington Times

White House Orders Pause of Federal Financial-Assistance Programs

Wall Street Journal (News)

White House Budget Office Orders Pause in all Federal Loans and Grants

New York Times (News)

DOJ

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January 6 Rioter Pardoned by Trump Shot and Killed by Indiana Police

Indiana man pardoned by Trump after Jan. 6 conviction shot dead by deputy during traffic stop

New York Post (News)

Jan. 6 rioter pardoned by Trump shot, killed by sheriff’s deputy

The Hill

Pardoned Jan. 6 rioter shot, killed by police in Indiana

Washington Post

Sunday, January 26, 2025

AP/Mohammad Abu Samra

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Palestinians Return to Northern Gaza After Israel, Hamas Reach Hostage Exchange Deal

Palestinians celebrate their return to northern Gaza after 15 months of war

Associated Press

Six hostages to be freed and Gazans to be allowed north

BBC News

Palestinians stream back to northern Gaza after Israel lifts closure

Fox News Digital

REUTERS/Leah Millis

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Trump Fires 17 Inspectors General

Trump uses mass firing to remove independent inspectors general at a series of agencies

Associated Press

Trump's firing of independent watchdog officials draws criticism

Reuters

Trump fires 17 government watchdogs at various federal agencies

Fox News Digital

(AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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Trump Suspends Foreign Aid, Except for Israel and Egypt, for 90 Days

Trump pauses US foreign development aid for 90 days pending review

Reuters

Trump suspends US foreign assistance for 90 days pending reviews

Associated Press

Trump freezes foreign aid under ‘America First’ policy

The Telegraph - UK

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Colombia Agrees to Accept Deportation Flights, Trump Pulls Back Threatened Tariffs

Trump backs off trade threats after Colombia agrees to deportation flights

Washington Post

Trump holds off on tariffs after Colombia agrees to take migrant planes

Washington Times

AP Photo/Ng Han Guan

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CIA Takes Stance on COVID, Says Lab Leak ‘More Likely’ Than Natural Origin

The CIA believes COVID most likely originated from a lab but has low confidence in its own finding

Associated Press

New CIA assessment claims COVID-19 virus 'probably' came from Chinese laboratory

Euronews

CIA Admits COVID-19 "More Likely" Came From Chinese Lab

ZeroHedge

Saturday, January 25, 2025

MANDEL NGAN/AFP

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Trump, California Officials Hold Roundtable for Fire Victims

In Visit to Pacific Palisades, Trump Praises Firefighters and Blames Democratic Officials

New York Times (News)

LA residents fume at Mayor Karen Bass during Trump wildfire roundtable: ‘We can’t even see our homes right now!’

New York Post (News)

Trump publicly spars with Karen Bass after touring wildfire damage

Newsweek

Friday, January 24, 2025

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt

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White House Says Deportation Flights on Military Aircraft Have Begun

Trump's White House says deportation flights are underway, posting pictures of people being loaded into US Air Force C-17s

Business Insider

White House says migrant deportation flights with military aircraft have begun

The Hill

White House: Deportation Flights Have Begun

Newsmax (News)

Tom Williams

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Hegseth Confirmed as US Defense Secretary

Pete Hegseth confirmed to lead Pentagon after VP Vance casts tie-breaking vote

Fox News Digital

McConnell opposes Hegseth on final confirmation vote

The Hill

Hegseth confirmed as Trump’s defense secretary in tie-breaking vote despite turmoil over his conduct

Associated Press

Thursday, January 23, 2025

Washington Examiner

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State Attorneys General Reach $7.4 Billion Settlement with Purdue Pharma, Sacklers over Opioid Lawsuits

Purdue Pharma and Sackler family agree to $7.4 billion settlement

Washington Examiner

Letitia James blasts Purdue Pharma's Sacklers after $7.4 billion settlement

Newsweek

Purdue Pharma, Sackler families boost contribution in opioid settlement to $7.4 billion

ABC News (Online)

Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

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What to Make of Tech Leaders Rallying Behind Trump

Battle against ‘woke mind virus’ is ‘not yet won’ despite Big Tech’s shift to Trump: Software company investor

Fox News Digital

Why the tech industry is cozying up to Trump the second time around

Yahoo News

The Epoch Times

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Trump Speaks to World Economic Forum

Trump tells Davos he will demand lower interest rates, oil prices

Reuters

‘We Don’t Need’ Canadian Oil, Trump Says in WEF Speech

The Epoch Times

Trump delivers an ultimatum: Make products in America, or else!

CNN Digital

AP Photo/Edgar H. Clemente

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Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump's Bid to End Birthright Citizenship

Judge blocks Trump’s ‘blatantly unconstitutional’ executive order that aims to end birthright citizenship

CNN Digital

Federal Judge Blocks Trump's 'Blatantly Unconstitutional' Birthright Citizenship Executive Order

Reason

Federal judge blocks Trump’s birthright citizenship order

Washington Times

The Hill

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What Pushes US Voters to Switch Sides?

I hate Trump, but I’m glad he won

Guest Writer - Left

MAGA Traumatized Me. Here’s How I Moved On.

Rich Logis

Wednesday, January 22, 2025

CNBC

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Media Layoffs: CNN Shifts Focus to Digital, NBC Announces Minimal Cuts

CNN is announcing layoffs as part of a further shift to digital business

Associated Press

CNN plans to lay off hundreds of employees, cut costs; NBC plots firings

New York Post (News)

CNN to lay off hundreds of employees as post-inauguration transformation begins, sources say

CNBC

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Top Podcasts of January 23, 2025

LEAKED Footage of Blake Lively's alleged "Sexual Harassment" | Candace Ep. 137

Candace Owens

Trump Plans to Abandon Clean Energy. Can He Do It?

New York Times (News)

#2261 - Warren Smith

Joe Rogan

ABC News (Online)

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Trump Pushes Putin to End War

Putin reportedly concerned over Russia's economy ahead of possible Trump tariffs

Fox News Digital

Trump tells Putin to end 'ridiculous war' in Ukraine or face new sanctions

BBC News

Trump demands Putin 'make a deal' now to end war in Ukraine

ABC News (Online)

Bloomberg Finance LP

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What is Stargate, Trump's New AI Infrastructure Project?

Trump’s AI Push: Understanding The $500 Billion Stargate Initiative

Forbes

Trump Announces $500 Billion ‘Stargate’ Project To Make U.S. Lead The World In AI Development

The Daily Wire

Musk clashes with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman over Trump-supported Stargate AI data center project

Associated Press

Washington Times

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House Passes Laken Riley Act

Congress passes Laken Riley Act, sends bill to Trump to sign

Washington Times

House passes Laken Riley Act, sending it to Trump for first legislative win

The Hill

House passes Laken Riley Act, sending the first bill to Trump to sign into law

NBC News Digital

Shannon Finney/Getty Images

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CNN Staff Instructed to Mitigate Personal Bias During Trump’s Inauguration

CNN boss Mark Thompson told Jake Tapper, Anderson Cooper and 100 other journalists not to ‘express outrage’ during Trump inauguration: report

New York Post (News)

CNN Boss Warns Star Hosts to Avoid Trashing Trump’s Record

Daily Beast

Tuesday, January 21, 2025

Michael Dwyer/AP

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Department of Homeland Security Removes Limitations on Arrests in 'Protected Areas'

Trump Admin. Lifts Ban on Immigration Arrests at Schools

Education Week

Trump unleashes ICE from Biden-era limitations on nabbing illegal aliens at 'protected areas,' including churches and schools

Blaze Media

Trump authorizes ICE to target schools and churches

ABC News (Online)

Fox News Digital

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Trump Criticizes Bishop Who Asked Him to 'Have Mercy' on Migrants, LGBTQ People During National Prayer Service

Who is Mariann Edgar Budde, the bishop who angered Trump with inaugural sermon?

The Guardian

Trump excoriates bishop as 'Radical Left hard line Trump hater' after politically charged prayer service

Fox News Digital

Donald Trump hits out at bishop who confronted him: 'Very ungracious'

Newsweek

Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

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J6 Pardons Divide Conservative Establishment

Some Trump voters express reservations with his sweeping Jan. 6 pardons

NPR (Online News)

Trump Pardons the Jan. 6 Cop Beaters

Wall Street Journal (Opinion)

Pardoning Capitol Rioters Is No Way to Restore Law and Order

National Review (Opinion)

AP Photo/Alex Brandon

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What Are the Implications of Biden's Preemptive Pardons?

The final corruption of Joe Biden

Jonathan Turley

Every News Anchor Who Launders Trump Freeing Jan 6 Criminals By Clutching Biden Pardon Pearls Can Kick Rocks

Mediaite

CNN Digital

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Trump Directs Government DEI Employees to be Placed on Leave

White House orders government DEI employees to be placed on leave

CNN Digital

Trump administration directs federal DEI staff to be put on leave

Washington Times

Trump orders all federal diversity, equity and inclusion employees placed on paid leave starting Wednesday

CNBC

Leo Correa/AP

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Gaza Ceasefire: Israel Releases 90 Palestinian Prisoners, Some Held Without Charges

Who are the Palestinian prisoners released by Israel?

Al Jazeera

Israel frees 90 Palestinian women and minors from prison on day two of Gaza ceasefire

Euronews

Families of 90 Palestinian prisoners released by Israel amid Gaza ceasefire deal express joy - as crowds wave Hamas and Islamic Jihad flags

Daily Mail

A screenshot of reproductiverights.gov from the Internet Archive.

Headline Roundup

Government Website On Reproductive Rights Is Gone

A federal website on reproductive rights has vanished

The Verge

Pro-Abortion White House Website Is Gone

Townhall

Reproductive rights website goes offline as Trump becomes president

Newsweek

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