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1:10 PM ET, November 21, 2023

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Julia Shapero / The Hill:
Texas attorney general opens probe into Media Matters over report on X ads  —  Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) said Monday that his office is opening an investigation into Media Matters for America over its recent reports accusing X, the platform formerly known as Twitter …
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CNN:
Elon Musk's X sues media watchdog Media Matters over report on pro-Nazi content on the social media site  —  After a devastating advertiser exodus last week involving some of the world's largest media companies, X owner Elon Musk is suing the progressive watchdog group Media Matters …
Robert Reich / The Guardian:
Billionaires are lining up to fund Donald Trump's anti-democratic agenda  —  The more disturbing Trump's public proclamations become, the more US plutocrats seem to want him to win  —  As an ever-greater portion of the nation's total wealth goes to the top, it's hardly surprising that ever …
Discussion: Raw Story and Semafor
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Tim Dickinson / Rolling Stone:
Tux-Wearing Christian Nationalists Laugh About Their Influence, Live From Mar-a-Lago
Discussion: Raw Story and Digby's Hullabaloo
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
What happens after Donald Trump's ‘final battle’?
Discussion: Raw Story and Crooks and Liars
Washington Post:
Many now see Haley as Trump's top GOP challenger.  She faces hurdles ahead.  —  Jockeying in a tier below the former president has moved, with Haley surging into a distant second place  —  HOOKSETT, N.H. — Nikki Haley has in many ways pushed past Ron DeSantis to become the top alternative to Donald Trump …
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Eliza Collins / Wall Street Journal:
The Way Nevada Will Pick the GOP Presidential Nominee Is a Mess
Discussion: USA Today and Washington Examiner
Politico:
Playbook: Why the Trump gag order fight matters
Discussion: Fox News and Civil Discourse …
Associated Press:
Vivek Ramaswamy struggles to gain traction with Iowa Republicans as critics question his path ahead
Discussion: NBC News and USA Today
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Israel-Hamas deal on hostage release and ceasefire is imminent, sources say  —  A deal between Israel and Hamas to free dozens of hostages and declare a multi-day ceasefire is imminent and could be announced by the Qatari mediators as soon as Tuesday, two sources with direct knowledge of the issue told Axios.
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Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
Biden says ‘things are looking good’ on Hamas releasing hostages  —  President Biden said Tuesday that efforts to bring home hostages being held by Hamas are “looking good,” amid reporting that a tentative deal has been made to release hostages.  —  “We are now very close, very close.
Reuters:
White House says Israel, Hamas hostage deal closer than before
New York Times:
The Trump Threat Is Growing.  Lawyers Must Rise to Meet This Moment.  —  American democracy, the Constitution and the rule of law are the righteous causes of our times, and the nation's legal profession is obligated to support them.  But with the acquiescence of the larger conservative legal movement …
Discussion: The Guardian, Raw Story, The Hill and IJR
Jim Little / Pensacola News Journal:
Matt Gaetz at 21% approval rating in Florida, poll says  —  A new poll shows U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz is a polarizing figure in Florida, both in and outside of the Republican Party.  —  A poll from the Florida Atlantic University Mainstreet PolCom Lab released last week showed that 57% …
Brittany Gibson / Politico:
Cornel West sets his sights on a key battleground state  —  The independent candidate is well positioned to capitalize on Biden's weaknesses in a certain swing state.  —  Independent presidential hopeful Cornel West is taking aim at Michigan by courting voter groups that Joe Biden is struggling with …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Sam Sutton / Politico:
CFPB chief's warning: AI is a ‘natural oligopoly’ in the making  —  Director Rohit Chopra's comments came in the wake of the stunning ouster of OpenAI's co-founder and CEO Sam Altman.  —  Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra is warning that the nature …
Jordain Carney / Politico:
House GOP's Biden impeachment effort heads into final stage  —  The conference plans to depose Hunter Biden in December and is working to tie up other threads before January — when advocates hope they can start moving toward a vote.  —  House Republicans are closing in on a make-or-break moment …
Associated Press:
Utah special congressional election sees GOP ex-House staffer face Democratic legislator  —  Republican Celeste Maloy and state Sen. Kathleen Riebe are competing to become the first woman in Utah's congressional delegation since 2019 and only the fifth in history.
Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
North Carolina sued over new state Senate maps  —  The newly redrawn district boundaries for the North Carolina state Senate divide predominantly Black counties in a way that dilutes the power of Black residents, according to a lawsuit filed Monday.  —  The lawsuit — filed …
US Department of Justice:
Cyber Scam Organization Disrupted Through Seizure of Nearly $9M in Crypto  —  For Immediate Release  —  The Justice Department announced today the seizure of nearly $9 million worth of Tether, a cryptocurrency pegged to the U.S. dollar.  These seized funds were traced to cryptocurrency …
Discussion: The Messenger
Hawaii News Now:
Large military aircraft overshoots runway, ends up in Kaneohe Bay  —  HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A large U.S. Navy aircraft ended up in shallow waters of Kaneohe Bay on Monday afternoon after overshooting the runway at Marine Corps Base Hawaii.  —  The incident happened about 1:57 p.m. when the P-8 Poseidon aircraft was landing.
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Bloomberg.com:
US Navy Plane Plunges Into Hawaii Bay After Overshooting Runway
 
 
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Washington Post:
The far right toppled McCarthy over spending. What has it gotten them?
Discussion: Raw Story
Ramona Giwargis / San José Spotlight:
Silicon Valley Congresswoman Anna Eshoo expected to retire
Discussion: Washington Post and The Hill
U.S. Customs and Border Protection:
CBP officers seize 354 pounds of methamphetamine at El Paso port
Discussion: Washington Examiner and CBS News
Philip Carl Salzman / PJ Media:
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion—and the Elimination of Jews
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Republican megadonor Mercer family weighs backing Trump as they maintain massive war chest
Damian Carrington / The Guardian:
World facing ‘hellish’ 3C of climate heating, UN warns before Cop28
Discussion: New Republic and Politico
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Ian Urbina / Politico:
How Uyghur Forced Labor Makes Seafood That Ends Up in School Lunches
Washington Post:
Democratic machine looms large in race to unseat Menendez
Tom Mutch / The Daily Beast:
Israeli Victim's Family Calls for Ceasefire: ‘War Is Only Serving Hamas and Netanyahu’
Discussion: CBS News and Al Jazeera
dayton-daily-news:
Beavercreek Walmart mass shooting: 4 injured, gunman kills self, police say
Rick Hasen / Election Law Blog:
Eighth Circuit's Holding that Private Plaintiffs Do Not Have Right to Sue to Enforce Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act Would Decimate the Rights of Minority Voters …
Wired:
Secretive White House Surveillance Program Gives Cops Access to Trillions of US Phone Records
Discussion: The Daily Caller
 

 
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Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Anthropic raised another $4B from Amazon, will make AWS its primary training partner, and is working with Annapurna Labs to develop new Trainium accelerators

Tom Warren / The Verge:
Microsoft releases the first beta preview of its Recall AI feature for Copilot+ PCs, including Click to Do, a feature similar to Google's Circle to Search

Melissa Quinn / CBS News:
SCOTUS dismisses Meta's appeal of a lower court order reviving a shareholder lawsuit for allegedly misleading investors on the 2015 Cambridge Analytica scandal

 
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