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2:45 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 …
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
America's most unhinged, unelected official  —  Stephen Miller, the notorious advisor to former president Donald Trump, suggested on X yesterday that a “conservative state Attorney[] General” should pursue civil and criminal charges against Media Matters.  Miller claims that Media Matters committed …
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
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Annie Karni / New York Times:
House Speaker Mike Johnson Visits Trump at Mar-a-Lago
Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Ignore Trump? Democrats Now Want Him Plastered All Over the News.
Politico:
Playbook: Why the Trump gag order fight matters
Discussion: Fox News and Civil Discourse …
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
Reuters:
White House says Israel, Hamas hostage deal closer than before
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
Associated Press:
Vivek Ramaswamy struggles to gain traction with Iowa Republicans as critics question his path ahead
Discussion: NBC News and USA Today
Tim Dickinson / Rolling Stone:
Tux-Wearing Christian Nationalists Laugh About Their Influence, Live From Mar-a-Lago  —  The pastor with whom Speaker Mike Johnson prayed to ward off God's judgment made the case for Christian dominion at Trump's Florida domain  —  CHRISTIAN NATIONALISTS WERE out in force at Mar-a-Lago on Friday night …
Discussion: Raw Story and Digby's Hullabaloo
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 …
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
Tobias Burns / The Hill:
App payment confusion causes IRS to delay $600 sales reporting threshold — again  —  Taxpayers and gig workers who use apps such as Venmo and Paypal to make money selling personal goods and services don't have to worry about the new $600 threshold for reporting sales on form 1099-K to the IRS this year.
Wall Street Journal:
Binance Founder Changpeng Zhao Agrees to Step Down, Plead Guilty  —  Zhao's crypto exchange will also admit wrongdoing and agree to pay $4.3 billion in fines  —  The chief executive of Binance, the largest global cryptocurrency exchange, plans to step down and plead guilty …
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% …
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.
CNN:
Mike Johnson's America: Revisit landmark SCOTUS decisions and use government to ‘restrain evil’  —  Mike Johnson, the new speaker of the House, voiced support for revisiting Supreme Court decisions that struck down restrictions on the use of contraception, barred bans on gay sex …
Ramona Giwargis / San José Spotlight:
Silicon Valley Congresswoman Anna Eshoo is retiring  —  For the first time in two decades, a Silicon Valley congressmember is poised to retire and shake up the South Bay's political landscape — with many local Democrats reportedly eyeing the seat.  —  Multiple sources in Sacramento …
ProPublica:
How a Maine Businessman Made the AR-15 Into America's Best-Selling Rifle  —  Neither a gun enthusiast nor a right-wing ideologue, Richard Dyke used political connections and lobster giveaways to build Bushmaster, the company that popularized assault-style rifles.  —  Under the Gun: How Gun Violence Is Impacting the Nation
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:
After OpenAI's stunning ouster, policymakers are warning that AI could turn the economy on its head  —  AI's future will likely rest with a handful of very large companies and their boards, the Consumer Bureau's director says.  —  Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra …
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 …
 
 
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Washington Post:
The far right toppled McCarthy over spending. What has it gotten them?
Discussion: Raw Story
US Department of Justice:
Cyber Scam Organization Disrupted Through Seizure of Nearly $9M in Crypto
Discussion: The Messenger
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
 Earlier Items: 
Damian Carrington / The Guardian:
World facing ‘hellish’ 3C of climate heating, UN warns before Cop28
Discussion: New Republic
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
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Beavercreek Walmart mass shooting: 4 injured, gunman kills self, police say
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Large military aircraft overshoots runway, ends up in Kaneohe Bay
 

 
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