Trump refuses to rule out use of military force to try to take control of the Panama Canal and Greenland
PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Trump refuses to rule out use of military force to try to take control of the Panama Canal and Greenland.
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- Evening Standard
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Putin’s air force pounded critical infrastructure facilities close to the Polish border
- HuffPost
Coca-Cola’s Donald Trump Honor Leaves Critics Bubbling With Outrage
Anger fizzed over the corporation's tribute to the president-elect.
- HuffPost
Trump's Biggest Flip-Flop Leads To A Fact-Check For The Ages From Jordan Klepper
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- HuffPost
Paul Krugman Issues Dire Warning On How ‘A Lot’ Of Trump Voters Will Be ‘Brutally Scammed’
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- The Daily Beast
Trump Makes Mike Johnson Fire Republican ‘Deep-Stater’: Sources
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- CNN
Jill Biden expresses disappointment with Pelosi: ‘We were friends for 50 years’
First lady Jill Biden expressed her disappointment with former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in a new interview with The Washington Post, providing rare public comments about the fractured relationship between her husband, Joe Biden, and Pelosi following the president’s departure from the 2024 race.
- The Independent
Trump takes full credit for ‘EPIC’ ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas
Ceasefire expected to be formally announced later today
- The Daily Beast
RFK Jr. Admits He Didn’t Come Clean on Anti-Vax Fortune
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. failed to disclose hundreds of thousands of dollars he made from his anti-vax crusade, Donald Trump’s transition team has admitted to the Daily Beast. Trump’s pick for health secretary previously said his career as the founder, chairman, and general counsel of the nonprofit Children’s Health Defense was “unpaid” and “the opposite of a profit motive.” In personal financial disclosure forms required for all presidential candidates, Kennedy initially reported that he had earne
- HuffPost
Ana Navarro Smacks Down Kevin O'Leary's Biden 'History' Question With A Blunt Look At Trump
The CNN commentator reminded the "Shark Tank" investor about his ties to the president-elect in a tense on-air exchange.
- NY Daily News
Michelle Obama doesn’t want to ‘pretend’ at Trump inauguration: report
After Michelle Obama’s office confirmed that the former First Lady will not be present at Donald Trump’s inauguration, many people have speculated about the reason for her absence. A source close to the “Becoming” author says she simply does not want to be “pretend” with someone she feels is a threat to American democracy. “There’s no overstating her feelings about Trump. She’s not one to ...
- The Daily Beast
Giuliani Trolls Court With Puppy Video Taken 1,000 Miles Away Amid No-Show Appearance
Rudy Giuliani is not letting his legal woes ruin his inauguration excitement. Despite being scheduled to testify in a New York courtroom, the disgraced lawyer was absent from the proceedings Thursday and instead shared a video of his Pomeranian frolicking at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort. “Vinny loves hanging out at Mar-a-Lago, but he’s ready to spend a lot more time in Washington, D.C. over the course of the next four years in support of his favorite President—Donald J. Trump!,” Giuliani wro
- Evening Standard
Putin army explosives factory attacked deep inside Russia, says Ukraine
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- BuzzFeed
These Jokes About A Republican Senator's Misspelled Sign Are Very Funny
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- BBC
Why India is reaching out to the Taliban now
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- The Daily Beast
Joe Biden Torches Trump’s Tech Bros ‘Oligarchy’ in Farewell Address
President Joe Biden, in his farewell address Wednesday night from the Oval Office, pointed the finger at a “very few, ultra-wealthy people” as he warned about the spread of misinformation and disinformation on social media and the abuse of artificial intelligence—each consequences of a “tech-industrial complex” that could grow even more powerful in the next Trump administration. Though he didn’t say his name, Biden alluded to his successor’s self-identified “first buddy,” Elon Musk, the billiona
- The Daily Beast
WATCH: MAGA Lawmaker Thrown to Ground as He Tries to Defy Georgia House Ban
A MAGA state senator in Georgia was shoved to the ground and arrested Thursday for trying to defy a ban and forcefully enter the House chambers. Colton Moore was thrown down as he tried to push his way past police and officials to make it inside the chamber for Gov. Brian Kemp’s state of the state speech. Moore, 31, was banned indefinitely from the chambers last year after he referred to the late House speaker David Ralston as “one of the most corrupt Georgians we’ve seen in our lives” during a
- The Independent
Russia open for talks with Trump after Putin’s diplomat praises his attack on Nato
Trump has echoed Moscow’s rhetoric, which has described its ‘special military operation’ in Ukraine as a response to planned Nato membership for Kyiv
- The Independent
Puerto Rico calls on Trump to respond after Venezuelan President Maduro threatens to invade
Maduro said he wants to ‘achieve’ Puerto Rico’s ‘liberty’ with military force
- The Daily Beast
Seth Meyers Mocks Trump’s Laughable Excuse for Hate-Watching His Show
Seth Meyers mocked President-elect Donald Trump in his “Closer Look” segment Wednesday—all without mentioning his name. The Late Night host began the segment with a warning to Pete Hegseth fans that he was about to make fun of the defense secretary nominee. “You might be saying, ‘Seth, why would a Pete Hegseth fan be watching your show?’ Fair point,” Meyers said.