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Josh Dawsey / Washington Post:
Many former Trump aides say he shouldn't be president.  Will it matter?  —  Critics are grappling with how they can puncture Trump's candidacy in 2024 and whether their voices will have any impact  —  John F. Kelly, the longest-serving chief of staff in President Donald Trump's White House …
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Adam Wren / Politico:
‘Did Trump Change, or Did You?’:  We Asked a Pro-Impeachment Republican Why He'd Back Trump  —  In a new Q&A, former GOP Rep. Peter Meijer defends his decision to back Donald Trump if he's the Republican nominee.  —  Things have gotten complicated for Peter Meijer when it comes to his feelings about Donald Trump.
Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Maria Bartiromo Floats Bonkers New COVID Conspiracy About Trump and China
Discussion: Raw Story, Political Wire and Mediaite
New York Times:   Trump's Dire Words Raise New Fears About His Authoritarian Bent
Julia Manchester / The Hill:
6 in 10 Trump voters say there's a ‘chance’ they choose another candidate: Poll
Chris Brennan / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
The ‘faith-based’ leader for Philly's Moms for Liberty chapter is a registered sex offender  —  Phillip Fisher Jr. is a pastor and Republican ward leader who coordinates faith-based outreach for Philadelphia's Moms for Liberty chapter.He's also a registered sex offender …
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Ryan Bort / Rolling Stone:
Right-Wing ‘Moms for Liberty’ Organizer Is a Convicted Sex Offender  —  Phillip Fisher Jr., who does faith-based outreach for the group in Philadelphia, abused a 14-year-old in 2011, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported on Monday  —  MOMS FOR LIBERTY is a conservative parental rights group …
Discussion: Newsbusters
Zach Montellaro / Politico:
Federal appeals court ruling threatens enforcement of the Voting Rights Act  —  The decision from the 8th Circuit is likely headed to the Supreme Court.  —  A federal appeals court issued a ruling Monday that could gut the Voting Rights Act, saying only the federal government …
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Sen. Mike Lee promotes a debunked conspiracy theory about a Jan. 6 rioter  —  Kevin Lyons stole a photo and a wallet from Nancy Pelosi's office, but conservative figures are using a video of the Trump supporter to spread misinformation about Jan. 6.  —  WASHINGTON — A Republican senator …
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Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
Biden quips about his age while pardoning Thanksgiving turkeys on his birthday  —  President Biden made a few jokes about his age while pardoning Thanksgiving turkeys at the White House, an annual tradition that fell on his 81st birthday.  —  He thanked the chair of the National Turkey Federation …
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Alexandra Hutzler / ABC News:
Biden turns 81 as questions about age continue to dominate 2024 race
Lisa Friedman / New York Times:
‘Congratulations, Birds’: Biden Pardons a Pair of Turkeys
Brandi Buchman / Law & Crime:
Appeals court judges express skepticism as Trump lawyer fights to reverse gag order in Jan. 6 case  —  At oral arguments debating whether a temporarily-lifted gag order on Donald Trump in his election subversion case in Washington, D.C., is warranted, it was a question of the First Amendment and faith …
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Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Judge Aileen Cannon's Games in Florida May Delay Other Trump Trials
Discussion: Law and Chaos, Raw Story and Truthout
Associated Press:
The lion, the wig and the warrior.  Who is Javier Milei, Argentina's president-elect?  —  His legions of fans call him “the madman” and “the wig” due to his ferocity and unruly mop of hair.  He refers to himself as “the lion.”  He thinks sex education is a Marxist plot to destroy the family …
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Insider Paper:
President-elect Milei vows 'end of Argentina's decline'
Walter Shapiro / New Republic:
The Real Reason Why Biden Shouldn't Drop Out  —  Panicked Democrats, vibrating with anxiety over the polls, continue to nurture an unlikely fantasy: Joe Biden looks at his family across the Thanksgiving table on Nantucket and says with a weary sigh, “I can't do this for another five years.
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Althouse
NBC News:
New York Jets icon Joe Namath allegedly allowed sexual abuse at his camp, lawsuit says  —  Philip Lyle Smith, 64, said he was sexually abused by a high school football coach at Namath's camps in the 1970s, according to the lawsuit.  —  A Florida real estate broker accused New York Jets icon Joe Namath …
Jamie Weinstein / The Dispatch:
Trump's Retribution … The New York Times political correspondent Maggie Haberman tells Jamie that a second Trump will be defined by unfettered score settling.  Plus:  —Trump's social media strategy  —Bannon friction -Trump/Carlson 24?  —Trump's totalitarian rhetoric -The trials are happening
Julie Wernau / Wall Street Journal:
Support for Abortion Access Is Near Record, WSJ-NORC Poll Finds  —  Some 55% of respondents say a pregnant woman should be able to get an abortion for any reason  —  Santana De'LaBay, a 29-year-old Republican with six children, thinks her party is wrong to back broad abortion restrictions.
Olafimihan Oshin / The Hill:
RFK Jr. leads 2024 candidates in favorability poll  —  Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. currently leads the pack of 2024 presidential candidates with a high favorability rating among respondents in a Harvard CAPS-Harris survey.  —  The poll, published Monday and shared …
Steve Reilly / The Messenger:
Trump's Georgia Co-Defendant Harrison Floyd Fights Back on Fani Willis' Bid to Revoke His Bail  —  The former leader of ‘Black Voices for Trump’ is scheduled to appear Tuesday afternoon at a hearing in Fulton County to determine if he should be sent to jail while awaiting trial  —  JWPlayer
Discussion: Raw Story
Harvard CAPS:
KEY RESULTS  —  November 2023: Harvard CAPS-Harris Poll  —  DOWNLOAD FILE  —  SUBSCRIBE … Poll Archive  —  November 2023 : National Poll  —  November 20, 2023  —  Key Results - November  —  #2023 #2024 Elections #abortion #Antisemitism #Congress #Crime #foreignpolicy #Hamas …
Discussion: The Messenger and Breitbart
Jennifer Jacobs / Bloomberg:
White House Opens Accounts for Biden, Harris on Meta's Threads  —  White House officials have opened accounts on the social media platform Threads, days after they condemned Elon Musk's endorsement of antisemitic content in a post on X that provoked outrage and alienated advertisers.
Cheyenne Haslett / ABC News:
4 more free COVID tests will be available to each household ahead of the holidays  —  The winter season is expected to bring a resurgence of the virus.  —  Boxes of BinaxNow a COVID-19 at home test kit made by Abbott, Aug. 13, 2022, in North Haledon, N.J.  —  Ahead of the approaching holidays …
Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
A New Group Linked to DeSantis Allies Pops Up in Iowa  —  The group, Fight Right, was registered in recent days as Gov. Ron DeSantis tries to boost his momentum heading into the Iowa caucuses.  —  A new political group with ties to Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida began reserving airtime in Iowa on Monday …
Olafimihan Oshin / The Hill:
Cardi B declines to endorse Biden, pointing to spending on wars  —  Rapper and actress Cardi B declined to lend her endorsement to President Biden's 2024 reelection effort, noting New York City's recent public service cuts and the country providing resources to Israel and Ukraine.
 
 
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Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
How SCOTUS's “ethics code” provides cover for corruption
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Emily Stewart / Vox:
Wages are rising. Jobs are plentiful. Nobody's happy.
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Senate Dems stake their 2024 hopes on last 2 red-state incumbents
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