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11:20 PM ET, December 24, 2021

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Daniel Chaitin / Washington Examiner:
Trump suspected of making ‘several’ tapes of Capitol riot response  —  The House committee investigating the Capitol riot suspects there are several versions of a video message recorded by former President Donald Trump in response to the violence on Jan. 6.  —  One line of inquiry of the panel …
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Tyler Olson / Fox News:
Trump spokesman cooperating with Jan. 6 committee but fighting subpoena for financial records  —  Taylor Budowich's bank, JPMorgan, is represented by Obama AG Loretta Lynch  —  Fox News Flash top headlines for December 24  —  FIRST ON FOX: Taylor Budowich, a spokesman for former President Donald Trump …
Jenni Fink / Newsweek:
Jim Jordan ‘Very Scared’ as 1/6 Committee Seeks Info on Trump Calls, Fellow Lawmaker Says  —  The January 6 committee wants to speak with Representative Jim Jordan about his communication with former President Donald Trump on January 6, 2021, and a Democratic lawmaker urged him to offer up “everything” he knows.
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Judge Upholds His Block on New York Times Coverage of Project Veritas  —  The New York State judge also ordered The Times to turn over physical copies and destroy any electronic versions of documents a lawyer prepared for the conservative group.  —  A New York trial court judge has upheld …
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New York Times:
A Dangerous Ruling About The Times, Project Veritas and Press Freedom  —  The editorial board is a group of opinion journalists whose views are informed by expertise, research, debate and certain longstanding values.  It is separate from the newsroom.  —  Half a century ago …
Discussion: Insider
Hayes Brown / MSNBC:
NORAD's Christmas Eve Santa Claus tracker needs to end  —  This Christmas Eve, the United States military will be busy “tracking” Santa Claus' sleigh as it makes its reindeer-powered journey across American airspace.  What's today known as the North American Aerospace Defense Command …
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Peggy Noonan / Wall Street Journal:
The Third, and Last, Covid Winter Begins  —  We'll be living for a long time with the virus's ramifications for health, the economy and politics.  —  In New York we feel back where we started.  It's like 2020, with everyone in a mask and canceling gatherings and scrambling to find a test.
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
White House reporters ask for virtual press briefings during the latest covid surge  —  With a fierce new variant of the coronavirus on the loose, White House reporters are urging press secretary Jen Psaki to move her daily briefings online — but it's an idea Psaki has been cool to so far.
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David Shepardson / Reuters:
Exclusive: U.S. to lift travel curbs on eight African countries
Ashraf Khalil / Associated Press:   US to lift omicron-linked travel ban on southern Africa
Christopher Hutton / Washington Examiner:
US to lift travel restrictions on eight African countries
MSNBC:
‘We took the Capitol’: Proud Boy pleads guilty to Jan. 6 conspiracy charges  —  On Wednesday, one of the members of the Proud Boys became the first to admit he was at the Capitol to stop the transfer of power, as part of a cooperation agreement with the government.
Leslie Josephs / CNBC:
Airlines cancel hundreds of Christmas Eve flights as Covid hits crews  — More than 500 flights were cancelled in the U.S. on Christmas Eve.  — United and Delta blamed some of the cancellations on rising numbers of Covid infections.  — Airlines ramped up pressure on the CDC this week …
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Zack Stanton / Politico:
The Worst Political Predictions of 2021  —  What did you get totally wrong about 2021?  Here's my answer: I was sure — sure — that as soon as the Covid vaccines were widely available, all but an infinitesimally small percentage of American adults would line up to take the shot, crush the pandemic and get back to life as normal-ish.
Ed Pilkington / The Guardian:
Report shows the extent of Republican efforts to sabotage democracy  —  Research identifies at least 262 bills were introduced in 41 states this year with the intent to hijack the election process  —  The Republican assault on free and fair elections instigated by Donald Trump is gathering pace …
Zachary Petrizzo / The Daily Beast:
Jason Miller's ‘Free Speech’ Site Gettr Site Bans Users From Posting Racist Term ‘Groyper’  —  The free speech right-wing alternative battles fury from white nationalists.  —  The free speech-centered, MAGA-inspired Twitter alternative Gettr, led by former Trump advisor Jason Miller …
Discussion: Raw Story and Joe.My.God.
Sameer Yasir / New York Times:
As Hindu Extremists Call for Killing of Muslims, India's Leaders Keep Silent  —  Right-wing Hindu activists at a conference took an oath to harm Muslims if necessary to make “a Hindu-only nation,” the most blatant example of rising anti-Muslim sentiment across India.
Discussion: Al Jazeera
CNN:
New January 6 video shows three hours of violent and chaotic assault on police  —  Capitol Police officer: Trump supporters are being lied to  —  (CNN)The Justice Department this week released a three-hour video of a battle between rioters and the police at the US Capitol Building on January 6 …
Washington Post:
Afghans spending their first Christmas in America seek the miracle of kindness  —  At Christmastime, the families arrive disoriented, desperate for a roof of their own over their heads.  Many have children but little money and few possessions ― no furniture, no appliances, sometimes not even IDs.
Michiko Kakutani / New York Times:
Didion's Prophetic Eye on America  —  Ms. Kakutani is a former chief book critic of The Times.  She reviewed several works by Joan Didion over the decades and interviewed Ms. Didion.  —  Joan Didion was a writer uniquely attuned to the disorder and fragmentation of our times …
Discussion: CBS News
Associated Press:
Hochul takes on COVID critics, cuts health worker quarantine  —  NEW YORK (AP) — New York is shortening the amount of time essential workers must stay home after testing positive for COVID-19, Gov. Kathy Hochul said Friday, seeking to strike a balance between staunching the virus' rapid spread …
Discussion: East Bay Times, Fox News and The Hill
 
 
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Kelly Weill / The Daily Beast:
Roger Stone Is Desperate for Cash and Still Selling Autographed Rocks
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Karol Markowicz / Wall Street Journal:
Florida's Plague Is the Media's Cold
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Gableman calls for GOP state senator to resign as he signals he wants more taxpayer funding for his election review
Discussion: Raw Story
Washington Post:
Pregnancy apps have become a battleground of vaccine misinformation
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Politico:
Say it ain't Joe: Manchin's not the only big hurdle left for Biden's megabill
Discussion: Raw Story
David Ignatius / Washington Post:
The Navy SEALs, a Christmas story
Paula Reid / CNN:
Giuliani associate Bernard Kerik plans to publicly release some documents requested by January 6 committee
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and Raw Story
Danusha Goska / Front Page Magazine:
‘Christmas’ Lights or ‘Holiday’ Lights?
Greg Myre / NPR:
How the Soviet Union's collapse explains the current Russia-Ukraine tension
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Financial Times:
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