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Justice Dept. subpoenas Ariz., Mich., Wis. officials for Trump communications — The requests, sent to multiple counties targeted by Trump in his effort to reverse his 2020 loss, are among the first known subpoenas issued by Jack Smith, the newly appointed special counsel in the Jan. 6 probe
New York Times:
Warnock Claims Momentum in Georgia, as Walker Banks on Election Day Turnout — On the eve of Georgia's Senate runoff, Raphael Warnock, a Democrat, warned his supporters about being overconfident. Herschel Walker urged Republicans to flood the polls on Tuesday.
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Isaac Schorr / Mediaite:
‘A Bunch of Vultures and Hyenas’ Have Hamstrung the Herschel Walker Campaign — Republican politicians, operatives, and laymen alike are praying that the Georgia Senate runoff between incumbent Democrat Raphael Warnock and challenger Herschel Walker won't yield more disappointment …
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Bryan Schott / Salt Lake Tribune:
Mike Lee, Burgess Owens are raising money for Herschel Walker's Senate campaign — and keeping half of the cash
Mike Lee, Burgess Owens are raising money for Herschel Walker's Senate campaign — and keeping half of the cash
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Rep. Andy Biggs / The Daily Caller:
I'm Running To Replace Kevin McCarthy As House Speaker And Break The Establishment — It is time. It is time for new leadership of the U.S. House of Representatives. — People are thrilled that Speaker Nancy Pelosi's reign of Leftist extremism is ending.
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CNN:
Kevin McCarthy faces debt-limit dilemma as House GOP ratchets up demands amid speaker bid — House Republicans are plotting tactics for their new majority and weighing how to use their leverage to enact a laundry list of demands, with many zeroing in on an issue with enormous economic implications: Raising the nation's borrowing limit.
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Mona Charen / The Bulwark:
Why the Right Needs Hunter Biden — They think his story assuages their guilt, but it doesn't. — They are all leaping in with both feet—all the usual suspects. Elon Musk gave Matt Taibbi access to internal Twitter documents, promising a big reveal about how the company handled the Trump campaign's planned October surprise.
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Washington Post:
For Trump, the Constitution is malleable
For Trump, the Constitution is malleable
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CNN:
House January 6 committee has decided to make criminal referrals, chairman says — The House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol has decided to make criminal referrals to the Department of Justice, the panel's chairman, Rep. Bennie Thompson, told reporters Tuesday.
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Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
House Jan. 6 Committee to Issue Criminal Referrals, Chairman Says
House Jan. 6 Committee to Issue Criminal Referrals, Chairman Says
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CNN:
Trump's slow 2024 start worries allies — Back in 2015, Donald Trump's first campaign rally in Iowa as a contender for the Republican presidential nomination came just 10 hours after he declared his candidacy in New York. The following day, he was across the country in New Hampshire …
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Associated Press:
Youngkin's early shine faces test as he eyes White House bid — Glenn Youngkin swept into office as a Republican sensation with a fresh formula for victory as the GOP contemplated its future beyond Donald Trump. But one year after Youngkin became the first Republican in more than a decade …
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Ronald Brownstein / CNN:
How Trump's legacy became ‘pure poison’ for independents
How Trump's legacy became ‘pure poison’ for independents
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Washington Post:
Family of Jan. 6 officer declines GOP leaders' handshakes at ceremony — The family members of a police officer who died as a result of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol refused to shake hands with the Republican leaders at a ceremony awarding law enforcement the Congressional Gold Medal.
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CNN:
Family of fallen officer snubs McCarthy and McConnell as Congress honors law enforcement who defended the Capitol on Jan. 6
Family of fallen officer snubs McCarthy and McConnell as Congress honors law enforcement who defended the Capitol on Jan. 6
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Deirdre Walsh / NPR:
Capitol Police chief: Jan. 6 failures ‘largely’ fixed but extremism threat persists
Capitol Police chief: Jan. 6 failures ‘largely’ fixed but extremism threat persists
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Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
JFK Assassination Investigator Has Jarring New Claim About Oswald's CIA Involvement — A prominent Kennedy assassination investigator says the CIA has never disclosed documents proving that Lee Harvey Oswald was involved with the CIA in 1963. — The CIA holds documents …
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Marc Caputo / NBC News:
More than 70% of voters in poll want Biden to release JFK assassination records
More than 70% of voters in poll want Biden to release JFK assassination records
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JFK Facts
New York Times:
Ukraine Targets Bases Deep in Russia, Showing Expanded Reach — Launching drones at air bases 300 miles from its own territory, Ukraine changed the geography of the war. It said it had developed drones with a range of over 600 miles. — KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine executed its most brazen attack …
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Max Boot / Washington Post:
We can win a battle of production lines with Russia. But there's a better way.
We can win a battle of production lines with Russia. But there's a better way.
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New York Times:
Embassies in Denmark and Romania receive ‘dangerous parcels,’ Ukraine says.
Embassies in Denmark and Romania receive ‘dangerous parcels,’ Ukraine says.
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Peter Stone / The Guardian:
Top US conservatives pushing Russia's spin on Ukraine war, experts say — Some of the Kremlin's most blatant falsehoods aimed at undercutting US aid are promoted by major figures on the right — Ever since Russia launched its brutal war in Ukraine the Kremlin has banked …
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Jim Geraghty / National Review:
American Public Support for Ukraine Aid Slips
American Public Support for Ukraine Aid Slips
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Daniel Wu / Washington Post:
‘Shark Week’ lacks diversity, overrepresents men named Mike, scientists say — Researchers say Discovery's programming overwhelmingly featured White men as experts while emphasizing negative messages about sharks — Lisa Whitenack loved sharks as a kid. She spent rainy days leafing through a guide to sharks in Reader's Digest.
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Caitlin Emma / Politico:
Lawmakers labor to break impasses stalling massive spending bill — Top lawmakers are still grasping for the deal they need to tee up a sprawling year-end spending package as potential pitfalls for the bill pile up, nearly guaranteeing that Congress will be working until Christmas or later to fund the government.
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
McConnell pans proposals to add marijuana, permitting provisions to defense bill
McConnell pans proposals to add marijuana, permitting provisions to defense bill
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Jill Lawrence / The Bulwark:
Hypocrisy, Thy Name Is GOP — Herschel Walker, Bill Bennett, and Donald Trump's legacy. — Reagan-era Education Secretary William Bennett had a moment last week: On November 29, Simon & Schuster released a thirtieth-anniversary updated edition of his 1993 bestseller, The Book of Virtues.
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Morning Shots
Joan Biskupic / CNN:
How William Rehnquist led to the new monumental challenge to presidential election rules — When Chief Justice William Rehnquist helped decide the 2000 presidential election, his radical legal theory failed to gain a majority. But today's conservative court is giving it another chance …
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Steven Nelson / New York Post:
Biden faces press outcry after ‘petty’ and ‘punitive’ Christmas party snubs — They're making a list and checking it twice. — President Biden is facing an outcry from the White House press corps for the “petty” exclusion of journalists from the traditional presidential media Christmas parties.
Jordain Carney / Politico:
GOP senators tune out House conservatives' impeachment calls — House conservatives want their party to go big on impeachment next year. Across the Capitol, Senate Republicans on their would-be jury are not ready to convict. — While House GOP leaders feel intense pressure …
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Sui-Lee Wee / New York Times:
In Sweeping Legal Overhaul, Indonesia Outlaws Sex Outside Marriage — Parliament also approved a law that criminalizes criticism of the government, delivering a blow to the country's progressive reputation. — Indonesia has long been known as a widely tolerant nation at the forefront …
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Selim Algar / New York Post:
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis joins Elon Musk as Time Person of Year finalist — This would surely drive Donald Trump up, if not over, the wall. — A rising GOP star and presumptive 2024 presidential candidate, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, has made Time magazine's shortlist for Person of the Year …
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