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10:40 AM ET, December 22, 2022

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New York Times:
Biden and Zelensky Present a United Front Against Russia  —  President Volodymyr Zelensky described military assistance for Ukraine as an investment in global security and democracy in the face of Russian aggression.  —  WASHINGTON — President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine delivered …
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Wall Street Journal:
Mr. Zelensky Goes to Washington  —  The U.S. would be far worse off today if Putin had conquered Ukraine.  —  By The Editorial Board  —  Volodymyr Zelensky's visit to Washington on Wednesday is a symbolically important moment after 10 brutal months of war in Ukraine.
Cathy Young / The Bulwark:
Putin's Useful Idiots: Right Wingers Lose It Over Zelensky Visit  —  The anti-Ukraine right can't stand America standing as the arsenal of democracy.  —  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's surprise arrival in Washington on Wednesday for a meeting with President Joe Biden and a speech …
Vanessa Friedman / New York Times:
The Olive Green Sweatshirt Goes to Congress  —  Volodymyr Zelensky came to Washington wearing his reality on his sleeves.  —  He never donned the political camouflage of a suit.  —  The olive green sweatshirt, with its little Ukrainian trident embroidered at the neck …
Discussion: Fox News, BizPac Review and Insider
Michael Luciano / Mediaite:
Tucker Carlson Rips Zelensky Speech, Says It's ‘Humiliating’ for Congress to Give Aid to a ‘Ukrainian Strip Club Manager’  —  Tucker Carlson ripped Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky immediately after the leader delivered a speech to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday night.
Toluse Olorunnipa / Washington Post:
Zelensky's visit yields remarkable moment for two presidents
Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
Standing alongside Zelenskyy, Biden pledges to aid Ukraine ‘as long as it takes’
Jonathan Lemire / Politico:
Zelenskyy comes to Washington and pulls neither punches nor asks
New York Times:
I.R.S. Routinely Audited Obama and Biden, Raising Questions Over Delays for Trump  —  The revelation that the agency had not audited Donald J. Trump during his first two years in office despite a mandatory presidential audit program raised concerns about potential politicization.
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Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
‘Openly Gay’ Rep.-Elect George Santos Didn't Disclose Divorce With Woman  —  Santos ran his campaign as an openly gay Republican.  Since he was elected, a number of key biographical details have started to crumble.  Here's the latest one. … Republican congressman-elect George Santos …
Discussion: Raw Story and New Republic
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New York Times:
Caroline Ellison and FTX Co-Founder Gary Wang Plead Guilty to Fraud  —  Caroline Ellison, the former chief executive of Alameda Research, and Gary Wang, a founder of FTX, are cooperating in the federal criminal case against Mr. Bankman-Fried.  —  Two former top executives …
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Wall Street Journal:
Caroline Ellison, Associate of FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried, Pleads Guilty to Criminal Charges  —  The Alameda Research ex-CEO and former FTX executive Gary Wang pleaded guilty for roles in fraud leading to exchange's collapse  —  FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried Transferred to U.S. Custody, Flies to New York
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Inside the scramble to trace SBF's dirty money
Discussion: Just The News
Sam Brodey / The Daily Beast:
The Incredible 37-Page Guide for Staffing Sen. Kyrsten Sinema  —  Aides to the Arizona senator were expected to get her groceries, fix her internet, and learn her very specific preferences for airline seats, according to an internal memo. … Always have a “room temperature” bottle of water on hand for her at all times.
Discussion: Raw Story
Lucien Bruggeman / ABC News:
Trump-era pardon recipients are increasingly back in legal jeopardy  —  Some experts connect the phenomenon to Trump's unorthodox approach to clemency.  —  In February, former newspaper executive Kenneth Kurson pleaded guilty to cyberstalking his ex-wife.  Months later, rapper Kodak Black …
Discussion: Gothamist
New York Times:
Caught on Camera, Traced by Phone: The Russian Military Unit That Killed Dozens in Bucha … When videos and photos emerged in April showing bodies of dozens of civilians strewn along a street in Bucha, Ukrainians and the rest of the world voiced horror and outrage.
Discussion: CBS News
Stuart A. Thompson / New York Times:
Musk Lifted Bans for Thousands on Twitter.  Here's What They're Tweeting.  —  Many reinstated users are tweeting about topics that got them barred in the first place: Covid-19 skepticism, election denialism and QAnon.  —  Since Elon Musk bought Twitter in October, the self-proclaimed …
New York Times:
‘Major Trustee, Please Prioritize’: How NYU's E.R. Favors the Rich  —  Dozens of doctors said the nonprofit hospital pressured them to give preferential treatment to donors, trustees and their families.  —  In New York University's busy Manhattan emergency department, Room 20 is special.
Tim Dickinson / Rolling Stone:
Jan. 6 Testimony: Top Proud Boy Dishes on Beef With Oath Keepers  —  “I still was on the F- Oath Keepers train,” Enrique Tarrio says of relationship with Stewart Rhodes' militia  —  THE CONNECTION BETWEEN the Oath Keepers militia and the Proud Boys has been a subject of fascination …
Mailchimp:
NEW POLL: Ruben Gallego Would be Strongest Candidate for 2024 Arizona Senate Race  —  PPP survey shows Sinema favorability at just 31/47, Gallego at 35/27;  —  3-way race: Gallego 40%, Lake 41%, Sinema 13%  —  PHOENIX, ARIZONA - Today, Public Policy Polling released a survey of Arizonans …
Washington Post:
Publix heiress was willing to spend $3 million on Jan. 6 rally, documents show  —  Groups controlled by Charlie Kirk received $1.25 million for buses bringing people to Washington and rally promotion  —  Groups under the direction of pro-Trump activist Charlie Kirk received $1.25 million.
Natalie Kitroeff / New York Times:
President López Obrador Suggests the Attack on Ciro Gómez Leyva Was Staged  —  After assailants shot at Ciro Gómez Leyva in his own neighborhood, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador suggested that the assassination attempt was actually an effort to destabilize the government.
John Solomon / Just The News:
House GOP locates emails, texts showing Pelosi office directly involved in failed Jan. 6 security  —  House Republicans have gathered a trove of text and email messages revealing that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office was directly involved in the creation and editing of the Capitol security plan …
Democratic Party of Virginia:
Sen. Jennifer L. McClellan Receives Democratic Nomination in VA-04  —  RICHMOND, VA - Today at 4:05 AM, the Democratic Party of Virginia concluded its tabulation of the results of the Firehouse Primary held on Tuesday, December 20, 2022 to elect a Democratic nominee for the Special Election …
ProPublica:
Porn, Piracy, Fraud: What Lurks Inside Google's Black Box Ad Empire  —  In late 2021, the right-wing site Conservative Beaver published a story falsely claiming the FBI had arrested Pfizer's CEO for fraud.  —  It wasn't Conservative Beaver's first brush with fabricated news.
Joseph Bernstein / New York Times:
If Twitter Fails, They'll Be Free  —  For some of Twitter's most prolific users, the platform was often a “hellsite.”  Now they contemplate a life without it.  —  The literary critic Fredric Jameson once said it was easier to imagine the end of the world than the end of capitalism.  But what about Twitter?
Politico:
Senate kicks government funding drama closer to shutdown deadline  —  Senators left the Capitol on Wednesday night without a critical deal allowing for votes on a $1.7 trillion government funding package, kicking the bill into Thursday and closer to a shutdown deadline.
 
 
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Chuck Ross / Washington Free Beacon:
Think Tank Funded by Pro-Biden Billionaires Colluded With Journalists and Big Tech To Kill Hunter Biden Coverage
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Washington Post:
A U.S. ally in Iraq vowed to tackle corruption. Torture and extortion followed.
Lia Opperman / The Princetonian:
3 Princeton DEI staff members resign, alleging lack of support
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Althouse
Michael Sfard / Haaretz:
As Crimes of Apartheid Worsen, the West's Exceptionalism Toward Israel Must End
Scott Maxwell / Orlando Sentinel:
Childhood immunizations drop in Florida, where public health is mocked
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John Bowden / The Independent:
Matt Gaetz and Lauren Boebert blow through Capitol security and refuse screenings before Zelensky speech
Carrie Keller-Lynn / The Times of Israel:
'I've done it': Netanyahu announces his 6th government, Israel's most hardline ever
Paul Farrell / Daily Mail:
REVEALED: GMA producer was paid thousands of dollars by Florida-based lobbying firm to perform ‘hit job’ …
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene / The Daily Caller:
If Republicans Want To Get Things Done, There's Only One Choice For House Speaker
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and Raw Story
Robert A. George / Bloomberg:
Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger Put Patriotism Over Politics
Erika Kinetz / Associated Press:
‘We will find you:’ Russians hunt down Ukrainians on lists
Ian Millhiser / Vox:
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