memeorandum: Thousands March in Washington to Protest Deaths by Police (New York Times)

11:25 PM ET, December 13, 2014

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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:

Cruz center of Senate meltdown — Sen. Ted Cruz, the firebrand conservative freshman from Texas, has blown up the Senate leadership's plans to have a peaceful weekend by forcing round-the-clock votes on President Obama's nominees and the $1.1 trillion omnibus.

Discussion: Politico, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, The Moderate Voice and PoliticusUSA

The Hill:

Senate passes $1.1T funding bill — The Senate voted 56-40 late Saturday evening to pass a $1.1 trillion spending package that funds most of the government through next September. — The vote culminates a weak of acrimonious sniping and sends the spending bill to President Obama's desk for a signature.

Discussion: Raw Story

Daniel Strauss / Talking Points Memo:

Other Senators Fume Over Cruz's Push For Vote On Obama Immigration Action — Other members of the Senate fumed Saturday over objections by Sens. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Mike Lee (R-UT) that held up a $1.1 trillion omnibus bill meant to keep the government open.

Discussion: Daily Kos

NBC News:

After days of procedural wrangling, the Senate has reached an agreement to wrap up final passage of a $1.1 trillion spending package Saturday night. — The upper chamber had been stuck in limbo Saturday after Republicans Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas and Mike Lee of Utah forced a delay …

Discussion: BuzzFeed and Daily Kos

Daniel Strauss / Talking Points Memo:

Dems: Thanks Ted Cruz And Mike Lee For The Extra Help Advancing Nominees — While Republican senators were fuming at Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) for holding up a $1.1 trillion spending bill aimed at preventing a government shutdown, Democrats saw a silver lining …

Discussion: msnbc.com, Vox and Politico

Associated Press:

The Senate unexpectedly cleared the way Saturday night for swift passage of a $1.1 trillion government-wide spending bill that highlighted fissures inside both political parties in an era of divided government. — The agreement capped a day of intrigue in which Democrats launched a drive …

Discussion: Politico

Niels Lesniewski / Roll Call:
Reid Announces Weekend Votes After Blockade (Updated)

Discussion: The World's Greatest …, Political Wire and Booman Tribune

Brendan O'Connor / Gawker:

NY Police Union Doesn't Want De Blasio At Cop Funerals — New York City's largest police union, the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association (PBA) is encouraging its members to sign a form letter asking Mayor Bill De Blasio and City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito not to attend their funerals if they are killed while on active duty.

Discussion: Mediaite, FOX News Radio and Mike the Mad Biologist

Tara Palmeri / New York Post:

Cops tell de Blasio: Stay away from our funerals — Not over their dead bodies. — Cops are warning Mayor de Blasio and Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito to stay away from their funerals should they be killed in the line of duty. — The Patrolmen's Benevolent Association distributed …

Discussion: Hot Air, New York Magazine, The PJ Tatler, Liberty Unyielding and CBS New York

New York Times:

Thousands March in Washington to Protest Deaths by Police — WASHINGTON — They came to the nation's capital on buses and planes and minivans and trains, from Florida, Detroit and Staten Island, led as much by the families, friends and supporters of African-American men and boys killed …

Discussion: Hinterland Gazette, Liberaland, FOX News Radio and DCist

Washington Post:

‘Enough is enough’: Elizabeth Warren's launches fiery attack after Congress weakens Wall Street regs — With Congress set to pass a government spending bill that weakens a provision of Dodd-Frank, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) took the floor of the Senate on Friday evening to lash out at her colleagues.

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Firedoglake, Raw Story, New York Times and National Review

Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Warren makes her mark

Discussion: Politico, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Taylor Marsh, PoliticusUSA and Bloomberg

Chris Cillizza / Washington Post: Worst year: President Obama, for losses at home and crises abroad

Danielle Avitable / WJTV:

Pastor Dresses Horse in Wedding Dress to Protest Same-Sex Marriage — It's not something you see every day, a horse in a wedding dress standing outside the federal courthouse. — “I thought it was laughable and I believe he was going for a ridiculous protest and he certainly got one,” says Eddie Outlaw, LGBT advocate.

Discussion: The Clarion-Ledger, Hinterland Gazette, The Moderate Voice, Advocate, Liberaland and Raw Story

Matt Wilstein / Mediaite:

Justice Scalia: Constitution Doesn't Prohibit Torture — In an interview with Radio Television Suisse this week following the release of Senate Intelligence Committee's CIA torture report, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia said he doesn't “think it's so clear at all” …

Discussion: FOX News Radio

Joanne Lipman / Wall Street Journal:

Women at Work: A Guide for Men — Even the most well-intentioned male managers can be clueless when dealing with women in the workplace — We are flooded with career-advice books for women. There are women's networking groups and leadership conferences galore.

Discussion: Dr. Helen and Vox Popoli