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Clarissa-Jan Lim

Breaking/trending news blogger

Clarissa-Jan Lim is a breaking/trending news blogger for MSNBC Digital. She was previously a senior reporter and editor at BuzzFeed News.

Clarissa-Jan Lim is a breaking/trending news blogger for MSNBC Digital. She was previously a senior reporter and editor at BuzzFeed News.

Latest from Clarissa-Jan Lim

17m ago

Satirical news site The Onion buys Alex Jones’ Infowars at auction as ‘a very funny joke’

The Onion, a satirical news website, has won a bankruptcy auction to buy Alex Jones' Infowars, the media platform that Jones used to spread conspiracy theories about the Sandy Hook mass shooting.
1h ago

Trump picks vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to serve as health secretary

Kennedy has no significant experience in health policy, though he is the founder of one of the largest anti-vaccine organizations in the country.
1h ago

A running list of all the people Trump has picked to serve in his administration

President-elect Donald Trump has begun rolling out staffing decisions for his incoming administration, naming some of his top allies to prominent positions in his cabinet and beyond.
1d ago

Trump picks Kristi Noem, governor of South Dakota, for homeland security secretary

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem will be nominated as Donald Trump’s secretary of homeland security, a powerful position that will be tasked with carrying out the president-elect’s immigration crackdown.
1d ago

Senate Republicans pick John Thune as majority leader

Senate Republicans have chosen John Thune of South Dakota as the new majority leader, ushering in a new era of Senate leadership for Trump's second term.
1d ago

Melania Trump declines Jill Biden's invitation to the White House

Melania Trump, who sometimes bucked tradition as first lady, is likely to carve out an even more nontraditional path for herself the second time around.
2d ago

Demand for abortion pills skyrockets ahead of Trump’s return to the White House

Interest in abortion medication has skyrocketed in the U.S., according to organizations that prescribe and supply abortion pills, as women prepare for the uncertainty of abortion access during Donald Trump’s second term.
2d ago

Federal judge says Louisiana law requiring Ten Commandments in schools is unconstitutional

A federal judge in Louisiana has temporarily blocked a state law that requires the Ten Commandments to be displayed in classrooms, finding it unconstitutional.
5d ago

After Trump wins on a campaign rife with anti-trans ads, LGBTQ people flood crisis hotlines

LGBTQ advocacy organizations reported a flood of calls to their crisis hotlines after Donald Trump won the election, following a campaign rife with anti-trans attacks.
5d ago

There’s already a snag in Trump’s transition with the Biden administration

Donald Trump’s team has reportedly been dragging its feet on signing important paperwork to aid the transition with the Biden administration, potentially impeding a smooth beginning for Trump’s return to the White House.
5d ago

Dozens arrested, four held in attacks on Israeli soccer fans in Amsterdam

Four people were being held by Dutch authorities on Saturday in connection with violent clashes in Amsterdam after a soccer match between a local Dutch team and Maccabi Tel Aviv on Thursday.
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