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Michael Kaplan / CBS News:
Matt Gaetz ethics report says his drug use and sex with a minor violated state laws  —  Former Rep. Matt Gaetz, a Florida Republican who briefly stood to become President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be attorney general, was found by congressional ethics investigators to have paid numerous women …
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Elaine Godfrey / The Atlantic:
Not the Life Matt Gaetz Was Planning On  —  The normal rules of public disgrace may no longer apply to Donald Trump.  But at least some expectation of good behavior remains, it seems, for a politician in Trump's orbit.  —  After a multiyear investigation, the House Ethics Committee reported today …
David Firestone / New York Times:
The Trumpian Attitude at the Heart of the Gaetz Report  —  The Trumpian Attitude at the Heart of the Gaetz Report  —  There is so much repellently sleazy behavior documented in the House Ethics Committee report about Matt Gaetz that a reader has to stop every few pages to look away and focus …
CNN:
House Ethics report finds evidence Matt Gaetz paid thousands for sex and drugs including paying a 17-year-old for sex in 2017  —  The House Ethics Committee found evidence that former Rep. Matt Gaetz paid tens of thousands of dollars to women for sex or drugs on at least 20 occasions …
House Committee on Ethics:
Statement of the Committee on Ethics Regarding Representative Matt Gaetz
Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
Takeaways From the House Ethics Committee's Investigation on Matt Gaetz30 minutes ago
Discussion: Steady, Vox and ABC News
NBC News:
Former Rep. Matt Gaetz seeks restraining order to halt release of House Ethics report
Associated Press:
Relief, defiance, anger: Families and advocates react to Biden's death row commutations  —  Victims' families and others affected by crimes that resulted in federal death row convictions shared a range of emotions on Monday, from relief to anger, after President Joe Biden commuted dozens of the sentences.
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The White House:
FACT SHEET: President Biden Commutes the Sentences of 37 Individuals on Death Row
The Hill:
Biden's death row commutations draws chorus of mixed reactions
Ian Millhiser / Vox:
The long decline of the American death penalty, explained
The White House:
Statement from President Joe Biden on Federal Death Row Commutations
Associated Press:
Biden gives life in prison to 37 of 40 federal death row inmates before Trump can resume executions
NBC News:
Bill Clinton is hospitalized for observation and testing after developing a fever  —  A source close to the 42nd president told NBC News that the situation is “not urgent” and that Clinton is “awake and alert.”  —  Former President Bill Clinton has been hospitalized in Washington after developing a fever …
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Fox News:
Bill Clinton admitted to hospital for ‘testing and observation’ after falling ill
Discussion: Associated Press
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Former D.C. police intel chief found guilty of tipping off Proud Boys leader ahead of Jan. 6 attack  —  Shane Lamond was charged for tipping then-Proud Boys chairman Enrique Tarrio off about the warrant out for his arrest in the leadup to the Capitol attack.
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Washington Post:
D.C. officer guilty of leaking to Proud Boys' Tarrio before Jan. 6
Discussion: HuffPost, WTTG-TV and Axios
Michael Kunzelman / Associated Press:
An ex-Washington police officer is convicted of lying about leaks to the Proud Boys leader
Discussion: The Hill and CBS News
New York Times:
Trump's Wish to Control Greenland and Panama Canal: Not a Joke This Time  —  In recent days the president-elect has called for asserting U.S. control over the Panama Canal and Greenland, showing that his “America First” philosophy has an expansionist dimension.
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Reuters:
Greenland is not for sale, its leader says in response to Trump
Daniel W. Drezner / Drezner's World:
Donald Trump, American Imperialist
ABC News:
Luigi Mangione's attorney blasts police, mayor for using the accused CEO killer as ‘political fodder’  —  Mangione pleaded not guilty to state murder and terror charges.  —  Luigi Mangione sits with his lawyer Karen Friedman Agnifilo during a hearing in New York State Supreme Court on charges …
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Isaac Schorr / Mediaite:
Elon Musk Is a Paid Subscriber to Shockingly Racist Pro-Apartheid South African X Account  —  Elon Musk, the richest man in the world and advisor to President-elect Donald Trump, is a paid subscriber to a virulently racist X account.  —  Musk not only follows an account called “Boer” …
Hatty Willmoth / Newsweek:
Scientists Warn of Harmful Release From Tea Bags  —  Drinking tea from plastic-containing tea bags could expose you to billions of nano- and microplastics with every sip, putting your health at risk.  —  Many tea bags contain small amounts of tiny plastic particles called microplastics.
Brian Stelter / CNN:
Trump's FCC pick sends stern letter to Bob Iger, blasting ‘erosion in public trust’  —  New York CNN —  The incoming chairman of the Federal Communications Commission is sending a stern message to the owners of television stations and networks.  And he is using ABC's recent settlement …
Sean O'Driscoll / Newsweek:
Trump Organization Accused of Tax Evasion in Panama: What We Know  —  has started a quarrel with Panama over the fees it's charging American ships to use the Panama Canal, while the Trump Organization is fighting a court case over taxes in the central American country.  —  What to Know
Alina Selyukh / NPR:25 minutes ago
Walmart illegally opened delivery drivers' deposit accounts, U.S. says  —  A federal lawsuit alleges that Walmart deceived more than a million delivery drivers by creating deposit accounts without their knowledge or consent, using their Social Security numbers and other personal information.
New York Post:
Fiend accused of burning woman to death on NYC subway is illegal migrant from Guatemala who sneaked into US after he was deported  —  The illegal Guatemalan migrant accused of setting a straphanger on fire and gawking as she burned to death was once deported — but sneaked back into the US …
Elizabeth Elkind / Fox News:
Johnson allies urge Trump to intervene as messy speaker battle threatens to delay 2024 certification  —  ‘I would hope that President Trump would chime in,’ one House Republican said  —  Allies of Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., are urging President-elect Trump to publicly reaffirm support …
Discussion: The Independent
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Brooke Migdon / The Hill:
Texas AG Paxton sues NCAA for allowing transgender women to compete  —  Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) sued the NCAA on Sunday, accusing the organization of engaging in “false, deceptive, and misleading practices” by allowing transgender women to participate in athletic events it markets as women's competitions.
 
 
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Alina Selyukh / NPR:
Walmart illegally opened delivery drivers' deposit accounts, U.S. says   Find
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Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
Takeaways From the House Ethics Committee's Investigation on Matt Gaetz   Find
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Associated Press:
Judge rules Arkansas law allowing criminal charges against librarians is unconstitutional   Find
55 minutes ago
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Republicans' Anti-Trans Attacks Have Left Democrats Flat-Footed   Find
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Elizabeth Elkind / Fox News:
Johnson allies urge Trump to intervene as messy speaker battle threatens to delay 2024 certification   Find
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USA Today:
Man charged with murder after woman set ablaze on New York City subway train   Find
 
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Associated Press:
Judge rules Arkansas law allowing criminal charges against librarians is unconstitutional
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Republicans' Anti-Trans Attacks Have Left Democrats Flat-Footed
Tara Suter / The Hill:
Texas, Florida, Arizona and Idaho likely to gain House seats after 2030 census
Discussion: The Federalist
 Earlier Items: 
Nahal Toosi / Politico:
Trump's many special envoys could mean some special headaches
Discussion: Alternet.org
Zeeshan Aleem / MSNBC:
Trump's MAGA merchandise business operations are unacceptably opaque
Discussion: Raw Story
Nick Corasaniti / New York Times:
A Pro-Trump Group's Risky Bet on Infrequent Voters Seems to Have Paid Off
Discussion: Townhall
Emily Baumgaertner / New York Times:
Research Finds Vaccines Are Not Behind the Rise in Autism. So What Is?
Tara Suter / The Hill:
Cardinal Dolan: Trump ‘takes his Christian faith seriously’
Discussion: Fox News and Breitbart
Kate Riga / Talking Points Memo:
Anti-Abortion Officials Continue Deputizing Angry Men To Turn Over Their Partners In New Legal Foray
 

 
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