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Billionaire Mark Cuban on Saturday explained why he thinks fellow mega-rich Americans are kissing Donald Trump's proverbial ring.

Cuban, who has found himself in Trump's crosshairs in the past, took to social media over the weekend to give his insider perspective on why people like Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg are trying to woo Trump.

In a recent post to his blog, veteran journalist Dan Froomkin argued that mainstream media outlets' coverage of President-elect Donald Trump has been dismal in its grasp of who Trump is on a fundamental level. He then relayed advice from another experienced reporter on how journalists can more accurately cover the incoming administration over the next four years.

On his website Press Watch, Froomkin argued that Trump should be viewed not merely as a politician, but as a "proverbial snake-oil salesman." He opined that media outlets that failed to "situate Trump’s words and actions in the context of an ongoing con" were engaging in "deception" by "failing to tell the central story." Froomkin cited Pulitzer Prize winner David Cay Johnston, who referred to the 45th and 47th president of the United States as "the greatest con artist in the history of the world."

Donald Trump's re-election win in November has led to him being showered with cash from previous donors as well as corporate interests hoping to either stay on his good side or find future favor with the president-elect, reports the New York Times.

On Saturday morning the Times reported the president-elect has raked in a "staggering sum" to be used for his Jan. 20 inauguration as well as to fund a "super PAC called Make America Great Again Inc. and its associated nonprofit group, which is expected to be used by Mr. Trump’s team to back his agenda and candidates who support it, while opposing dissenters."

Vice President Kamala Harris had the privilege of swearing in another new crop of U.S. Senators on Friday. But one person was having a rough day.

New Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) — who defeated far-right MAGA ally Kari Lake in November — brought his baby daughter and son Michael to the swearing-in ceremony. The boy told Harris, "I'm sorry you didn't win."

The U.S. House of Representatives opened Friday morning to begin the 119th Congress with a cheer for the missing Florida man who now works for the far-right OAN channel.

House Clerk Kevin McCumber began the session by announcing that new members from American Samoa, Puerto Rico, Washington, D.C., Guam, the Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Mariana Islands were present. Then, he mentioned Gaetz.

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy are making big claims about leading the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), but one conservative columnist warns that it's all for show.

"There is little chance Elon Musk will save us from debt. It's all a show," wrote Dace Potas, who leads Lone Conservative, which purports to be the largest conservative student publication in America.

London-based writer Imogen West-Knights has penned an essay for Slate detailing how many in the United Kingdom are handling the prospect of a second Trump term and she has found that many people across the pond simply want to pretend it's not happening.

In particular, West-Knights has found that many Brits are engaging in a practice that she describes as "concentrated ignoring" in reaction to Trump's victory last year.

The House Ethics Committee is mulling over whether to investigate Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN), according to a report.

Ogles's 2022 loan to his campaign committee could have violated House ethics rules. The Office of Congressional Ethics, a separate investigator body, recommended the probe.

Fox News host Sandra Smith pushed incoming border czar Tom Homan into admitting he had no proof after he claimed that recent attacks in New Orleans and Las Vegas were connected.

During a Thursday interview on Fox News, Smith told Homan that authorities had "no evidence" to connect a truck explosion in Las Vegas to a truck driver who killed at least 15 people in New Orleans.

Vice President-elect J.D. Vance defended a far-right, anti-immigrant German political party after billionaire Elon Musk revealed plans to use his social media platform to promote the group.

A spokesperson for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party confirmed this week that Musk planned to host a discussion with AfD's chancellor candidate Alice Weidel.

Confronted by the possibility of a revolt by far-right House members against re-electing House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), the GOP leadership is considering taking emergency measures to assure the certification of the votes for Donald Trump as president next week.

According to a report from CNN, there is a consideration of an "emergency break glass option" on the table designed to go around the lack of a speaker if one is not voted in on Friday.

As it stands now, there is one definite no vote on Johnson from Rep. Tom Massie (R-KY), with as many as 14 more House Republicans who are on the fence about handing the gavel back to the Louisiana conservative.

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With that in mind, there is consideration being given to calling an emergency session –– the "break the glass" scenario –– that would allow the Trump presidential certification to proceed four years after it was disrupted by supporters of the losing Trump who stormed the Capitol and forced lawmakers to flee for their lives.

However, as CNN is reporting, that "special" session may not come to pass because it "would be a tough sell for many institutionalist Republicans."