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A List of Those Who Could Be in Line for Trump’s ‘Retribution’

President-elect Donald J. Trump believes he has been wronged by current and former officials, members of the media and more.

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Supporters of President-elect Donald J. Trump outside Mar-a-Lago in West Palm Beach, Fla., in December.
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U.S. Spy Chief Took on Role of Negotiator in Gaza War

As C.I.A. director, William J. Burns was deeply focused on China and Russia when the Middle East conflict plunged him back into his old life.

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Director William J. Burns of the C.I.A. said he was “on the phone every day” in recent months with the prime minister of Qatar and the chief of Israel’s Mossad.
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For Those Deemed Trump’s Enemies, a Time of Anxiety and Fear

Donald Trump is returning to the White House vowing to seek retribution. Those in his sights are worried both about him — and his supporters.

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President-elect Donald J. Trump has promised to punish adversaries, particularly those involved in his prosecutions and the congressional investigation of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
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Health Secretary Defends Biden’s Covid Vaccine Mandates and Social Media Efforts

By: Sheryl Gay Stolberg
In a wide-ranging interview, Xavier Becerra, President Biden’s health secretary, defended his tenure and hinted that he might run for governor of California.

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Secretary Xavier Becerra of the Health and Human Services Department in his office in Washington this month. He defended the Biden administration’s health policies but acknowledged that voters did not reward the Biden and Harris campaigns for them.
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Who Is Coming to Trump’s Inauguration — and Who Isn’t

By: Chris Cameron
Billionaires, foreign leaders and celebrities including Mike Tyson and Carrie Underwood will appear at the inauguration. Some prominent Democrats are taking a pass.
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Trump Begins Selling New Meme Coin Days Ahead of Inauguration

By: Eric Lipton
The president-elect and his family have a direct and potentially lucrative stake in the sale of a cryptocurrency product that surged in value in the hours after going on sale, days before his inauguration.

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President-elect Donald J. Trump announced the launch of his new business on Friday, selling a cryptocurrency token featuring his image.
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Trump Inauguration Schedule: Key Events and Ceremonies

By: Chris Cameron
The president-elect will host a party at his golf club in Virginia on Saturday, kicking off four days of celebrations.

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Preparations for the inauguration were still visible outside the Capitol after President-elect Donald J. Trump announced it would be moved indoors because of predicted extreme cold weather.
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When the U.S. Hit Canada With Steep Tariffs Before, Canada Had a Plan B

By: Ian Austen
But economic, political and technological changes have left Canada with few ways to handle trade restrictions now.

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About $300 million in trade moves between Windsor, Ontario, and Detroit each day.
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‘The Interview’: Curtis Yarvin Says Democracy is Done

By: David Marchese
The once-fringe writer has long argued for an American monarchy. His ideas have found an audience in the incoming administration and Silicon Valley.

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Under Trump’s Big Tent, Republicans Are Starting to Clash

By: Lisa Lerer and Michael C. Bender
Donald J. Trump won his battle with establishment Republicans. Now, it’s disputes over immigration, taxes and foreign policy that will test his party’s unity.

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Cracks in Donald J. Trump’s expanded coalition are already showing.
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George Washington’s Inaugural Coat on Display at Mount Vernon

By: Alexander Nazaryan
For a limited time, George Washington’s inaugural coat, which distanced his office from the military and from European royalty, will be on display at Mount Vernon.

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George Washington’s simple brown coat was immortalized in “The Inauguration of Washington,” a lithograph published by Currier & Ives.
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Why the Supreme Court Upheld a Ban on TikTok

By: Adam Liptak， Farah Otero-Amad， Laura Salaberry and Pierre Kattar
A unanimous Supreme Court on Friday upheld a law that effectively bans the wildly popular app TikTok in the United States starting on Sunday, Jan. 19. Adam Liptak, who covers the Supreme Court for The New York Times, explains how free speech and national security collided in this decision.

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C.I.A.’s Chatbot Stands In for World Leaders

By: Julian E. Barnes
The spy agency is trying to give its teams better tools and make it easier for the private sector to develop technology for their secretive work.

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Nand Mulchandani, who helped found a series of successful start-ups before joining the Pentagon’s artificial intelligence center, is the C.I.A.’s first chief technology officer.
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How Antony Blinken, America’s Top Diplomat, Became the Secretary of War

By: Edward Wong and Michael Crowley
President Biden’s longtime aide rallied scores of nations to defend Ukraine, but then became a villain to the many critics of U.S. support for Israel’s war in Gaza.

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Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken was the face of two wars that often cast him in very different lights.
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As Polio Survivors Watch Kennedy Confirmation, All Eyes Are on McConnell

By: Sheryl Gay Stolberg
There are an estimated 300,000 polio survivors in the United States. For some, the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary is reviving their painful memories.

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Senator Mitch McConnell on a 2019 visit to the facility at Warm Springs, Ga., where he was treated for polio as a child.
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The Art of the Image: Trump as His Own Executive Producer

By: Shane Goldmacher
The once and soon-to-be president takes advantage of the blurry lines between appearance and perception, between reputation and reality.

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Imagery, and President-elect Donald J. Trump’s mastery of it, played a vital role in powering his return to the White House.
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Kennedy’s Plan for the Drug Crisis: A Network of ‘Healing Farms’

By: Jan Hoffman
The positions of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on vaccines and drug companies are well known. His approach to addiction has been far less scrutinized.

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Simple Promise Farms in Elgin, Texas, an addiction recovery community praised by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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Trump’s Deportation Plan Is Said to Start Next Week in Chicago

By: Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Hamed Aleaziz
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.

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The operation was expected to start on Tuesday and last through the following Monday, according to people familiar with the planning.
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Pence Is Said to Be Planning to Attend Trump’s Inauguration

By: Maggie Haberman
The relationship between President-elect Trump and his former vice president, Mike Pence, was irreparably broken when Mr. Pence refused Mr. Trump’s efforts to overturn the election.

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Former Vice President Mike Pence greeting Donald Trump at the funeral for former President Jimmy Carter at Washington National Cathedral last week.
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Little-Known Intelligence Agency Outlines Limits on Spying

By: Eileen Sullivan
The move by an agency within the Department of Homeland Security was part of a broader effort by the Biden administration to strengthen oversight and set clear guidelines for handling intelligence.

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The Department of Homeland Security has run an intelligence agency which has at times spied on American citizens in the United States.
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If Democrats Attack Trump’s Rich Pals as ‘Oligarchs,’ Will It Stick?

By: Jess Bidgood
Some Democrats see Elon Musk as an ideal foil. But not everyone agrees.

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In a farewell address, President Biden warned of an emerging “oligarchy” and a “tech-industrial complex.”
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Noem Faces Questions on Immigration as Trump’s Homeland Security Pick

The department that the South Dakota governor seeks to lead will be critical to fulfilling the incoming administration’s promises to quickly crack down on immigration.

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President-elect Donald J. Trump has said that Gov. Kristi Noem will work closely with Tom Homan, whom he has announced as the White House’s “border czar” and given a broad portfolio of responsibilities.
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Biden Will Commute Sentences of Nearly 2,500 Drug Offenders

The action, aimed at inmates who received harsher sentences based on old disparities in drug laws, will be the broadest commutation of individual sentences ever issued by a U.S. president.

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The commutations add to President Biden’s sweeping use of his clemency powers as he prepares to leave office.
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