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What We’re Reading: The Winning Has Already Begun, Kamala’s Spending Spree, Dems’ Toxic Brand … And More

Trump Off and Running

Canada bolstering border security after Trump talks, Canadian official says — Axios

Trump Is Already Negotiating Peace, Tariffs, and Immigration Deals — Hot Air

Trump Picks

JD Vance Delivers the Perfect Response to John Bolton’s Freak-Out Over Kash Patel — RedState

Republicans Praise Patel Pick as ‘Type of Change’ Needed at FBI — Newsmax

‘Should Be Disqualified’: Conservatives Come Out Against Trump’s DEA Pick Over What He Did During COVID — Daily Caller

Border Security

Illegal Immigrants Less Likely To Commit Crime? Guess Again — RealClearInvestigations

California will not help Trump’s deportation plans, Alex Padilla says — Politico

Kamala’s Follies

Just When You Thought We Were Rid of Her… — Andrew Malcolm, RedState

The Kamala Campaign Is in Total Denial — Spiked

Former Biden aide slams Harris campaign for blaming media after loss — The Hill

James Carville Torches Harris Campaign — Breitbart

Kamala Harris still in fundraising mode weeks after election defeat — Just the News

The Continuing Mystery of the Harris Campaign’s Runaway Spending and Unpaid Debts — National Review

Licking Their Wounds

Dems finally admit Biden botched border after 2024 election loss: ‘We destroyed ourselves’ — New York Post

Former House Democrat: ‘We Need A Rebranding … Our Brand Is Toxic’ — Off the Press

Dems Will Do Their Best To Defend Status Quo — PBS NewsHour

Ohio Dem Sen Brown Says Lost Reelection Because GOP ‘Rigged The System’ — Daily Caller

Misc

Biden Admin To Lend $6 Billion to EV Company Just Before Leaving Office — Washington Free Beacon

Three men die after Google Maps leads them across collapsed bridge — Not the Bee

Ellen DeGeneres’s UK mansion ‘floods’ just weeks after she fled the US ‘due to Donald Trump’s presidential win’… — MSN

Humor

The Week in Pictures: Annual Tryptophan Hangover Edition — Powerline

Ocasio-Cortez vows to use only lowercase letters to fight capitalism — Genesius Times

Are You An Alcoholic? Look For These Warning Signs — Babylon Bee

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