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1:00 PM ET, December 21, 2022

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Washington Post:
Zelensky slated to meet Biden, appear in Congress on Wednesday  —  The trip will mark his first public international appearance since Russia invaded Ukraine  —  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday plans to appear in Washington to meet with President Biden and visit Capitol Hill …
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David Freedlander / New York Magazine:
Fall of the Progressive Boy King  —  Sean McElwee formed a lucrative alliance with SBF.  Then his patron went bust and he suffered his own scandal.  —  As much as he was known on Twitter for his persona as a lefty rabble-rouser, Sean McElwee was equally renowned among Democratic professionals …
Discussion: Eschaton
Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
Zelensky Knows the Clock Is Ticking  —  When Volodymyr Zelensky arrives in Washington—his first time leaving Ukraine since the Russian invasion last winter—he will find a city that is even more obsessed with itself than usual.  The Republicans are about to take over the House with a tiny majority …
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Zelenskyy in Washington, Scalise in waiting  —  With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  HOLIDAY SURPRISE — Ukrainian President VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY is set to visit Washington today in his first known journey outside his besieged nation since Russian troops invaded 300 days ago.
Karen Townsend / HotAir:
President Zelensky set to visit Biden, Congress in D.C. today... maybe
Ja'han Jones / MSNBC:
Ronna McDaniel may have helped bury Trump with Jan. 6 testimony  —  The RNC chair has been slavishly loyal to Trump, but her Jan. 6 testimony may have helped seal his fate if the former president ultimately faces charges.  —  Ronna McDaniel is in the catbird seat to retain her job as Republican Party chair.
Discussion: Raw Story
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Joe Perticone / The Triad:
Ronna Romney McDaniel Might Be in Trouble  —  The RNC isn't reversing course after the midterms—it's going further to the right.  —  Hey fam: JVL here.  I'm turning today's newsletter over to my new Bulwark colleague, Joe Perticone, who has a fantastic story on the cray-cray at the RNC.
Mary Clare Jalonick / Associated Press:
Jan. 6 panel prepares to unveil final report on insurrection
Josh Meyer / USA Today:   Will Trump loyalist Hope Hicks' Jan. 6 testimony incriminate the former president?
CNN:
Exclusive: Trump's former White House ethics lawyer told Cassidy Hutchinson to give misleading testimony to January 6 committee, sources say
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Informant warned FBI weeks before Jan. 6 that the far-right saw Trump tweet as ‘a call to arms’  —  WASHINGTON — On Dec. 19, 2020, the day that then-President Donald Trump sent a tweet summoning his supporters to a “wild” protest in the nation's capital on Jan. 6, one of the FBI's own …
Discussion: Raw Story
Miranda Green / NPR:
She was an ABC News producer.  She also was a corporate operative  —  NPR's David Folkenflik reported this story with Mario Ariza and Miranda Green of Floodlight, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates the powerful interests stalling climate action.  —  Television news producer Kristen Hentschel …
NBC News:
House committee votes to make public Donald Trump's personal and business tax records  —  House committee votes to release Donald Trump's tax returns  —  The House Ways and Means Committee voted Tuesday to make six years of former President Donald Trump's tax returns public …
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Timothy L. O'Brien / Bloomberg:
I've Seen Trump's Tax Returns and Now You Can, Too  —  Sometime soon — possibly within the next few days — a congressional committee led by Democrats will begin doling out former President Donald Trump's income tax returns to the public.  The disclosure marks the end of a bitter, multi-year battle to keep the returns under wraps.
Al Weaver / The Hill:
Electoral Count Act set to deliver another blow to Trump  —  The House isn't the only congressional chamber taking steps this week to counteract former President Trump, as legislation to overhaul how Congress counts electoral votes is one step closer to becoming law.
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Ryan King / Washington Examiner:
‘Dead on arrival’: McCarthy threatens to tank McConnell's agenda if Senate GOP votes for omnibus
Wall Street Journal:
Afghanistan's Taliban Ban All Education for Girls  —  Afghan girls and women have been squeezed out of public and professional life since the Taliban takeover last year  —  The Taliban banned girls from attending elementary school, effectively instituting a total ban on the education of girls …
Washington Post:
No conclusive evidence Russia is behind Nord Stream attack  —  World leaders were quick to blame Moscow for explosions along the undersea natural gas pipelines.  But some Western officials now doubt the Kremlin was responsible.  —  After explosions in late September severely damaged undersea pipelines built …
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Todd Bensman / CIS.org:
Latin American Media: Migrants Marching North for Title 42's Funeral
Discussion: Dallas Morning News and KVIA-TV
Washington Post:
Why the immigration debate is only going to get more tense
Discussion: Fox News
Washington Post:
Skepticism before a search: Inside the Trump Mar-a-Lago documents investigation  —  The FBI was initially reluctant to investigate Donald Trump's possession of classified documents, and cautious when it did so  —  FBI officials had a lot to worry about in late July as they discussed whether …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Natasha Bertrand / CNN:
Exclusive: Biden task force investigating how US tech ends up in Iranian attack drones used against Ukraine  —  The Biden administration has launched an expansive task force to investigate how US and western components, including American-made microelectronics …
American Prospect:
Ticketmaster's Dark History  —  A 40-year saga of kickbacks, threats, political maneuvering, and the humiliation of Pearl Jam  —  Just over 28 years ago, Taylor Swift was a precocious Montessori preschooler growing up on a Pennsylvania Christmas tree farm, and Eddie Vedder was the Most Important Musician …
Discussion: ABC7, Bloomberg and The Ringer
Burgess Everett / Politico:
See Romney run?  Trump's top GOP foil eyes Senate reelection  —  Many of Mitt Romney's fellow senators assume his willingness to break from his party — and Donald Trump — means he's planning for only one term.  They may be surprised.  —  The Utahn was the first senator in history to vote …
Sarah Wallace / NBC New York:
Face Recognition Tech Gets Girl Scout Mom Booted From Rockettes Show — Due to Where She Works  —  A recent incident at Radio City Music Hall involving the mother of a Girl Scout is shedding light on the growing controversy of facial recognition, as critics claim it is being used …
 
 
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CNN:
Exclusive: Pelosi's California home didn't receive security review in four years before October's violent attack, Capitol Police chief says
Discussion: The Hill
Wilson Ring / Associated Press:
The AP Interview: Vermont Sen. Leahy ponders his legacy
Discussion: The Hill and VTDigger
Justin Garcia / News & Views …:
DeSantis appoints anti-abortion Hillsborough County judge Jared Smith to appeals court
Jake Kanter / Deadline:
The BBC Is Making Money Producing Glossy Tourism Ads For China's Propaganda Machine
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Axios:
Central Ohio's measles outbreak leads the U.S.
Matt Katz / Gothamist:
Legal filing: NYPD illegally used sealed arrest records in Adams bail reform ‘publicity stunt’
Discussion: Politico
 Earlier Items: 
Philip Caldwell / Washington Free Beacon:
Biden Admin to Drop Half a Million on Artificial Intelligence That Detects Microaggressions on Social Media
Discussion: RedState
Jon Heyman / New York Post:
Carlos Correa agrees to 12-year, $315 million contract with Mets after Giants deal falls through
NBC News:
California police say member of Elon Musk's security team is a suspect following stalker claim
Umair Irfan / Vox:
America's most important EV is also its goofiest
Mia Jankowicz / Insider:
Marjorie Taylor Greene attacks Lauren Boebert, calls her childish and mocks her struggle to get re-elected
Shannon Osaka / Washington Post:
This little-known bottleneck is blocking clean energy for millions
Discussion: Informed Comment and E&E
Politico:
New book says Biden called Harris a ‘work in progress’
Lee Fang / The Intercept:
Twitter Aided the Pentagon in Its Covert Online Propaganda Campaign
 

 
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