News Alerts of the hour – President Donald Trump

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• President Donald Trump dreams of empire expansion – Axios Axios President-elect President Donald Trump has big plans to make America greater, in terms of square mileage.
• Stelter on what President Donald Trump's FCC pick may be signaling with Disney letter | CNN Business CNN Incoming chairman of the Federal Communications Commission Brendan Carr wrote a letter to Disney CEO Bob Iger about the Disney-owned ABC network's .
• military mission in Syria will pose an early dilemma for President Donald Trump – The Washington Post Washington Post The upheaval triggered by Bashar al-Assad's ouster has raised urgent questions about the 2000 troops who serve as a bulwark against ISIS and Iran.
• President Donald Trump rejects claims Elon Musk has too much influence – Al Jazeera Al Jazeera President Donald Trump told his supporters at a rally that billionaire ally Elon Musk was 'not taking the presidency'.
• Biden commutes most federal death sentences before President Donald Trump term – Al Jazeera Al Jazeera White House says 37 of 40 inmates on federal death row will face life in prison instead.