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Dec 2024
33m 9s

Ring-Kissing, Lawsuits and a Looming Shu...

The New York Times
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Weeks before his inauguration, President-elect Donald J. Trump is pushing the federal government toward a shutdown, corporate titans are flocking to Mar-a-Lago to gain his favor and a major media company has capitulated to Trump’s legal strategy of suing those who cross him. The Times journalists Michael Barbaro, Maggie Haberman, Catie Edmondson and Andrew ... Show More
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