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Nick Robertson / The Hill:
Romney says any Democrat would be ‘an upgrade’ over Trump in 2024 — Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) signaled that nearly any candidate in the 2024 field, of either party, would be an “upgrade” over another term for former President Trump. — “I'd be happy to support virtually any one of the Republicans …
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Jazmine Ulloa / New York Times:
To Beat Trump, Nikki Haley Is Trying to Speak to All Sides of a Fractured G.O.P. — Her campaign will test what political strategists and observers of her rise in politics have said is among her greatest political skills: an ability to massage her message to the moment.
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Jorge Ramos Avalos / Jorgeramos.com:
THE DANGER OF NOT CONFRONTING TRUMP — I believe we must question and confront Trump for democracy, for the rights of immigrants and, simply, for good journalism. — Due to the strong criticisms after Univision aired an interview with Donald Trump on Nov. 9 -that put in doubt the independence …
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Mary Papenfuss / The Messenger:
Trump Shows Off at Palmetto Bowl Football Faceoff on Nikki Haley's Home Turf to Mixed Reception — 'You lost. You're guilty. Welcome to Columbia, Donald,' flashed two billboards that greeted him, sponsored by ‘vermin’ — Former President Donald Trump came out to watch …
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Theresa Vargas / Washington Post:
A doctor tried to renew his passport. Now he's no longer a citizen. — The Northern Virginia doctor was born in D.C. and given a U.S. birth certificate. At 61, he learned his citizenship was granted by mistake. — Siavash Sobhani is stateless. — The Northern Virginia doctor knows at least that much about his situation.
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New York Times:
A Troubling Trump Pardon and a Link to the Kushners — A commutation for a drug smuggler named Jonathan Braun had broader implications than previously known. It puts new focus on how Donald Trump would use his clemency powers in a second term. — Even amid the uproar …
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Joel Achenbach / Washington Post:
What we actually know about aliens, according to science — GREEN BANK, W.Va. — It came from space, hurtling at tremendous speed: a mystery object, reddish, rocky, shaped like a cigar. Its velocity was so extreme it had to have come from somewhere far away, in the interstellar realm.
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Santos lashes out at colleagues as he stares down expulsion — Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) said Friday he won't resign from Congress but acknowledged he will likely be expelled as he lobbed salacious accusations at colleagues and called the chair of the Ethics Committee a “p***y”.
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Thomas Phippen / Fox News:
Santos accuses colleagues of voting hungover, sleeping around in profanity-laden tirade against ethics report
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Lauren Leatherby / New York Times:
Gaza Civilians, Under Israeli Barrage, Are Being Killed at Historic Pace — In less than two months, more than twice as many women and children have been reported killed in Gaza than in Ukraine after two years of war. — Israel has cast the deaths of civilians in the Gaza Strip as a regrettable …
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New York Post:
Pro-Israel teacher hides in Queens high school as ‘radicalized’ students riot: ‘They want her fired’ — Hundreds of “radicalized” kids rampaged through the halls of a Queens high school this week for nearly two hours after they discovered a teacher had attended a pro-Israel rally …
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Natasha Singer / New York Times:
At Meta, Millions of Underage Users Were an ‘Open Secret,’ States Say — Meta “routinely documented” children under 13 on Instagram and “unlawfully” collected their data, according to a newly unsealed complaint. — Meta has received more than 1.1 million reports of users under the age …
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Kayla Guo / New York Times:
Members of Congress Head for the Exits, Many Citing Dysfunction — More than three dozen incumbents have announced they will not seek re-election next year. Some are running for other offices, while others intend to leave Congress altogether. — Eleven are running for the Senate.
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Steff Danielle Thomas / The Hill:
Trump slams evangelical leader who endorsed DeSantis as ‘scammer’ — Former President Trump turned his ire onto influential Iowa evangelical leader Bob Vander Plaats, after he announced his endorsement of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis earlier this week. — “Bob Vander Plaats …
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The Times of Israel:
Irish PM panned for saying freed hostage child Emily Hand ‘found’ after she was ‘lost’ — FM Eli Cohen summons ambassador and accuses Leo Varadkar of ‘losing his moral compass’; Minister Gantz: ‘Emily was never “lost” - she was brutally kidnapped and held hostage’
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Michael R. Sisak / Associated Press:
Ex-officer Derek Chauvin, convicted in George Floyd's killing, stabbed in prison, AP source says — Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd, was stabbed by another inmate and seriously injured Friday at a federal prison in Arizona …
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