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MAGA Hardliner: Cut Off My Fingers, I Won’t Vote for Johnson

By Juliegrace Brufke, Mary Ann Akers

Rep. Thomas Massie makes graphic pledge to oppose Mike Johnson–and more joining him would doom Trump’s Speaker.

Bernie Sanders Wades Into MAGA Civil War to Trash Elon Musk

By Will Neal

The veteran senator said Musk is “wrong” about the visa debate causing chaos in Trumpworld.

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise Wildly Blames DEI After New Orleans Attack

By David Gardner

A radio host pressed Scalise to provide any proof to support his take.

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Political Betting Market Isn’t Sweating Mike Johnson’s Uphill Battle for Speaker

By Yasmeen Hamadeh

The current Speaker of the House’s chances to win reelection seem high, at least according to political bettors.

Uncertainty Looms as Trump’s Inauguration Day Approaches

By The Daily Beast

Stanford professor Jamil Zaki, author of “Hope for Cynics,” joins The New Abnormal to discuss hope and the weaponization of hopelessness.

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Meta Taps GOP Figure and Brett Kavanaugh’s Pal to Key Company Role

Joel Kaplan, a White House staffer under President George W. Bush, will replace outgoing president for global affairs Nick Clegg.

Suspected Las Vegas Cybertruck Bomber Was a ‘Big’ Trump Supporter: Source

Sources say Matthew Livelsberger, a Green Beret who enlisted in the U.S. Army as a teenager, was a fan of the president-elect.

James Carville: I Was Wrong About Kamala Harris

The longtime Democratic strategist admitted he thought the vice president would win in November.

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1. Elon Musk’s Meddling in U.K. Affairs Reaches New Heights With Bizarre Plea to King Charles III

ABOVE HIS STATION

The MAGA flagbearer called for the dissolution of the U.K.‘s parliament.

2. Trump Returns to Bizarre Obsession in Midnight Message: ‘Get Rid of Windmills!’

TILTING AT TURBINES

Trump revisits his long-running hatred of ‘windmills’ after U.K. vows to clamp down on oil and gas production.

3. Wife of Vegas Cybertruck Bomber Broke Up With Him Six Days Before Explosion: Report

NEW DETAILS

Law enforcement sources told the New York Post that the couple got into a fight about his infidelity a few days before he died in front of the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas.

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