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Annie Karni / New York Times:
House Speaker Mike Johnson Visits Trump at Mar-a-Lago — It was the speaker's first trip to see the former president since he won his post, and it came as he faced anger from right-wing lawmakers for moving to fund the government. — Speaker Mike Johnson on Monday night visited former …
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Tim Dickinson / Rolling Stone:
Tux-Wearing Christian Nationalists Laugh About Their Influence, Live From Mar-a-Lago
Tux-Wearing Christian Nationalists Laugh About Their Influence, Live From Mar-a-Lago
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Josephine Harvey / HuffPost:
Cassidy Hutchinson Gives Dark Reason Why ‘Everybody Should Vote For Joe Biden’
Cassidy Hutchinson Gives Dark Reason Why ‘Everybody Should Vote For Joe Biden’
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Robert Reich / The Guardian:
Billionaires are lining up to fund Donald Trump's anti-democratic agenda
Billionaires are lining up to fund Donald Trump's anti-democratic agenda
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New York Times:
The Trump Threat Is Growing. Lawyers Must Rise to Meet This Moment.
The Trump Threat Is Growing. Lawyers Must Rise to Meet This Moment.
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The Hill, Raw Story, The National Pulse+, The Guardian and IJR
Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
House Democrat apologizes after saying Trump ‘has to be eliminated’
House Democrat apologizes after saying Trump ‘has to be eliminated’
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Ben Samuels / Reuters:
Israel-Hamas War Day 46 | Israeli Cabinet Okays Deal for Release of 50 Hostages Held by Hamas, Temporary Cease-fire — The deal is expected to include the release of 50 hostages from Gaza in exchange for 150 Palestinian prisoners ■ Far-right minister Ben-Gvir and Smotrich oppose hostage deal …
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The Times of Israel:
Israel set to approve Gaza hostage deal slated to see release of 50 Israelis
Israel set to approve Gaza hostage deal slated to see release of 50 Israelis
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NBC News:
Israel-Hamas war live updates: Israeli government agrees to hostage deal
Israel-Hamas war live updates: Israeli government agrees to hostage deal
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The Times of Israel:
Cabinet approves deal for release of 50 hostages in exchange for multi-day ceasefire
Cabinet approves deal for release of 50 hostages in exchange for multi-day ceasefire
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Barak Ravid / Axios:
Israel-Hamas deal on hostage release and ceasefire is imminent, sources say
Israel-Hamas deal on hostage release and ceasefire is imminent, sources say
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NBC News:
Ron DeSantis' team was going after Nikki Haley. They turned on each other instead. — Haley's rise has posed an existential threat to DeSantis' candidacy, and his team has struggled in how to counter it. — Leaders of Ron DeSantis' Never Back Down super PAC met privately last Tuesday …
Luke Funk / The Messenger:
UK Museum Determines Roman Emperor Was Trans, Changes Pronouns to She/Her — Elagabalus only ruled for 4 years before being assassinated — A UK museum has reclassified a Roman emperor as a transgender woman after doing research. — The North Hertfordshire Museum will use her and she when referring to Elagabalus.
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Consumers' Research:
WOKE ALERT: BEST BUY, ACTIVISION, TARGET, NORDSTROM, & HOME DEPOT — FIVE WOKE COMPANIES TO WATCH THIS BLACK FRIDAY AND CYBER MONDAY — These five companies went Woke, and now they're vying for your business on Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Keep these companies' woke antics in mind when you're shopping for deals.
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Helen Holmes / The Daily Beast:
‘Scream VII’ Star Axed Over Pro-Palestine Posts — Melissa Barrera wrote on Instagram that “Western media only shows the [Israeli] side. Why do they do that, I will let you deduce for yourself.” — Scream VII actress Melissa Barrera has been “quietly” dropped by Spyglass Studios …
Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Dean Phillips supporters launch ads attacking Biden's electability — The spots, focused on generational change and the president's current polling, will initially run in New Hampshire and the Washington area — A new super PAC supporting the presidential campaign of Minnesota …
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NBC News:
Colorado Supreme Court to take up appeals in Trump ballot case — A state judge ruled last week that Trump “engaged in insurrection” but that the U.S. Constitution's ban on insurrectionists' holding office didn't apply to presidents. — The Colorado Supreme Court agreed Tuesday …
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Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
Poll: Gun ownership reaches record high with American electorate — A record share of voters in NBC News' latest poll say that they or someone in their household owns a gun. — More than half of American voters — 52% — say they or someone in their household owns a gun, per the latest NBC News national poll.
Karissa Waddick / USA Today:
OnPolitics: New appeals court ruling tees up Voting Rights Act review — Hey there OnPolitics readers! Another voting rights case could be heading to the Supreme Court - this time over who can file suit under the Voting Rights Act. — The St. Louis-based U.S. Court of Appeals …
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Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Democrats nearly double Republicans in October fundraising — The Democratic National Committee (DNC) far outperformed its Republican National Committee (RNC) counterpart in fundraising in October. — The latest Federal Election Commission (FEC) campaign filings show the DNC …
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Robert Katzberg / Slate:
The D.C. Circuit Court Revealed the Huge Flaw in Trump's Gag Order Claim — Monday's oral argument in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on the validity of Judge Tanya Chutkan's limited ban of defendant Donald Trump's pretrial free speech rights underscores …
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Maya Bodnick / Slow Boring:
Business leaders are ignoring Elon Musk's antisemitism — They're much quieter when antisemitism comes from the right than from the left — As a Jewish Harvard student, I've had a front row seat to elite backlash against pro-Palestinian activism on campus, including aggressive efforts …
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Politico:
Cuomo weighs run for NYC mayor amid Adams' woes — Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo wouldn't try to compete in a primary against Eric Adams — NEW YORK — Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo is indicating to allies he may want to run for New York City mayor if fellow Democrat Eric Adams sinks under the weight of a federal investigation.
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CBS News:
North Philadelphia shooting leaves 2 men dead, 5 injured: police — PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — A shooting in North Philadelphia has left two men dead and five others injured on Tuesday night, police said. — The shooting happened in the area of 6th Street and Allegheny Avenue at around 8:30 p.m., according to police.
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Julia Mueller / The Hill:
Republican Celeste Maloy wins Utah special House election — Republican Celeste Maloy was projected to win a Thanksgiving-week special election for the open U.S. House seat in Utah left vacant by her former boss, Rep. Chris Stewart (R-Utah), according to Decision Desk HQ.
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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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Jesse Naranjo / Politico:
The twentysomething mayor-elect making history in Indiana — With help from Brakkton Booker, Ella Creamer, Rishika Dugyala and Teresa Wiltz — Hi, Recasters! The U.S. is reportedly brokering a deal between Israel and Hamas to exchange some hostages, New York City's mayor blames …
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 …
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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
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 …
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