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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
What happens after Donald Trump's ‘final battle’?  —  I was driving with my kids on Sunday, mind wandering as I steered.  I was looking at a cluster of leafless trees when the first words from a social media post by Donald Trump popped into my mind.  —  “2024 is our final battle.”
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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.
Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
Trump calls to ‘revamp the RNC’ if GOP debates go ahead  —  “GREAT POLLS JUST RELEASED - BEST EVER!  Harvard/Harris TRUMP 67%, DeSanctimonious 9%, Birdbrain 8%, Ramaswamy 5%, Christie - dead in the water, a total loser!  TRUMP UP 7% to 10% on CROOKED JOE BIDEN,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform …
Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Maria Bartiromo Floats Bonkers New COVID Conspiracy About Trump and China  —  While “just asking questions,” the once-respected anchor suggested China unleashed COVID-19 on the world just to destroy Trump.  —  Fox Business Network anchor Maria Bartiromo was once again just asking questions …
Discussion: Raw Story, Political Wire and Mediaite
New York Times:
Trump's Dire Words Raise New Fears About His Authoritarian Bent  —  The former president is focusing his most vicious attacks on domestic political opponents, setting off fresh worries among autocracy experts.  —  Donald J. Trump rose to power with political campaigns that largely attacked external targets …
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 …
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
Discussion: Newsbusters
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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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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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 …
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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Lisa Friedman / New York Times:
‘Congratulations, Birds’: Biden Pardons a Pair of Turkeys
Alexandra Hutzler / ABC News:
Biden turns 81 as questions about age continue to dominate 2024 race
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'
Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Trump congratulates Javier Milei on win in Argentina presidential race
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
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
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
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 …
Wired:
Secretive White House Surveillance Program Gives Cops Access to Trillions of US Phone Records  —  A WIRED analysis of leaked police documents verifies that a secretive government program is allowing federal, state, and local law enforcement to access phone records of Americans who are not suspected of a crime.
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Common Dreams
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.
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.
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 …
Commission on Presidential Debates:
Commission on Presidential Debates Announces Sites and Dates for 2024 General Election Debates and 2024 Nonpartisan Candidate Selection Criteria  —  The nonpartisan, nonprofit Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) today announced sites and dates for three presidential debates …
 
 
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