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12:35 PM ET, December 27, 2022

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Washington Post:
Rep.-elect George Santos acknowledges ‘résumé embellishment’ but answers little on finances  —  The Long Island Republican was pressed to address questions about whether he fabricated his biography and why he reported skyrocketing wealth  —  George Santos, a Long Island Republican …
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New York Post:
Liar Rep.-elect George Santos admits fabricating key details of his bio  —  Long Island Rep.-elect George Santos came clean to The Post on Monday, admitting that he lied on the campaign trail about his education and work experience — but insisting that the controversy won't deter him from serving out his two-year term in Congress.
Jacob Kornbluh / The Forward:
Document reveals Santos boasted of being ‘proud American Jew’ during campaign  —  Congressman-elect George Santos, a Republican from New York who reportedly lied about his Jewish heritage and has admitted he fabricated key details of his resume, said in an interview Monday evening that he never claimed to be Jewish.
Ellen Francis / Washington Post:
Democrats call for George Santos to resign seat over résumé ‘lies’  —  Democratic lawmakers are calling for Rep.-elect George Santos to resign from the House seat he won in November, after the Long Island Republican admitted to “résumé embellishment” — dialing up the pressure on GOP leadership to respond.
New York Times:
George Santos Admits to Lying About College and Work History  —  The congressman-elect told The New York Post that he had not graduated from college or worked at two major Wall Street companies, as he had previously claimed.  —  Representative-elect George Santos admitted on Monday …
Skye Ostreicher / City & State New York:
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: George Santos' on-camera explanation of swirling controversies
William McGurn / Wall Street Journal:
It's Joe Biden's Border Now  —  The fight over Title 42 encapsulates all the dysfunctions of immigration policy.  —  WSJ Opinion: How Biden's Border Mess Began With a Reverse Trump Mindset  —  YOU MAY ALSO LIKE  —  Created with sketchtool.  —  1x  —  The border will soon be open.
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
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Stephanie Lai / New York Times:
Buses of Migrants Arrive at Kamala Harris's Home on Christmas Eve
Kaelan Deese / Washington Examiner:
Leader in plot to kidnap Michigan governor faces up to life in sentencing  —  The convicted leader in a plot by members of militia groups to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer potentially faces up to a life term in prison when he's sentenced on Tuesday.  —  Adam Fox and his co-defendant Barry Croft …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
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Reuters:
Ringleader in plot to kidnap Michigan governor sentenced to 16 years in prison
Paul Kirby / BBC:
Russian sausage tycoon Pavel Antov dies in Indian hotel fall  —  Russian sausage tycoon Pavel Antov has been found dead at an Indian hotel, two days after a friend died during the same trip.  —  They were visiting the eastern state of Odisha and the millionaire, who was also a local politician …
New York Times:
‘Tragic Battle’: On the Front Lines of China's Covid Crisis  —  Medical staff are outnumbered and working sick as the nation's health care system buckles under the strain of a spiraling crisis.  —  Slumped in wheelchairs and lying on gurneys, the sickened patients crowd every nook and cranny …
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
Noam Scheiber / New York Times:
‘Most Pro-Union President’ Runs Into Doubts in Labor Ranks  —  Many union leaders say the Biden White House has delivered on its promises.  But its handling of a freight rail dispute has given rise to detractors.  —  Joseph R. Biden Jr. vowed to be “the most pro-union president you've ever seen.”
Discussion: Washington Examiner
New York Times:
Retirees Are One Reason the Fed Has Given Up on a Big Worker Rebound  —  Workers are in short supply three years into the pandemic job market rebound, and officials increasingly think they aren't coming back.  —  Alice Lieberman had planned to work for a few more years as a schoolteacher …
Sam Levine / The Guardian:
The untold story of how a US woman was sentenced to six years for voting  —  The case of Pamela Moses sparked a national outcry - but newly uncovered documents reveal the extent of its injustice  —  It was the morning after Labor Day and Pamela Moses was in a rush.
Associated Press:
The AP Interview: Ukraine FM aims for February peace summit  —  Ukraine's foreign minister said Monday that his nation wants a summit to end the war but he doesn't anticipate Russia taking part, a statement making it hard to foresee the devastating invasion ending soon.
Matt Egan / CNN:
Exclusive: $4 gas could return as soon as May, GasBuddy projects  —  New York CNN Business —  Gas prices will probably be significantly cheaper overall next year.  Yet the national average could still climb back above the $4-a-gallon threshold as soon as May, according to GasBuddy projections shared exclusively with CNN.
Discussion: Washington Examiner, UPI and NBC Boston
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Scoop: U.S. Jewish leaders warn Israeli officials over incoming right-wing government  —  Several U.S. Jewish leaders during a meeting with Israeli officials earlier this month warned that racist and extremist moves by the new Israeli government could seriously hamper support for Israel among Jews …
New York Times:
With Record Military Incursions, China Warns Taiwan and the U.S.  —  Taiwan said China sent 71 military aircraft near the island days after President Biden bolstered U.S. support for Taiwan.  —  China sent a record number of military aircraft to menace self-ruled Taiwan in a large show …
 
 
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