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3:20 PM ET, November 27, 2023

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Donald P. Moynihan / New York Times:
Trump Has a Master Plan for Destroying the ‘Deep State’  —  I study government bureaucracies.  This is not normally a key political issue.  Right now, it is, and everyone should be paying attention.  —  Donald Trump, the former president and current candidate, puts it in apocalyptic terms …
Discussion: Raw Story and Digby's Hullabaloo
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Erica Orden / Politico:
Trump is fighting an uphill battle in his fraud trial.  But it could be years before penalties kick in.  —  A verdict is expected in December.  Here's how the case is going — and what comes next.  —  NEW YORK — Two months into Donald Trump's civil fraud trial, the case does not seem to be going well for him.
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
With Trump moving closer to renomination, rewriting Jan. 6 attack gains urgency  —  There is no mystery about the Capitol riot.  There is nothing intangible, no unseen engine for what occurred.  There is no uncertainty about what happened and why.  —  But because everything about what unfolded …
Gary Fields / Associated Press:
Trump hints at expanded role for the military within the US.  A legacy law gives him few guardrails  —  Campaigning in Iowa this year, Donald Trump said he was prevented during his presidency from using the military to quell violence in primarily Democratic cities and states.
Discussion: Raw Story and The Messenger
Mike Allen / Axios:
Scoop: Haberman, Swan sign deal for Trump book
Kelby Vera / HuffPost:
Chris Christie Says Trump's Behavior ‘Encourages’ Antisemitism And Intolerance
Washington Post:
Donations to GOP drop as worries mount about the party's finances  —  Donors have not cut as many large checks to the RNC in recent years, and the party's small-dollar program has also suffered  —  The Republican Party's finances are increasingly worrisome to party members …
Sam Brodey / The Daily Beast:
Matt Gaetz Is Miraculously More Hated Than Ever in Congress  —  And that's saying something for a man who was under FBI investigation for allegedly sex-trafficking a minor. … In this unsettled moment on Capitol Hill, truth is relative, chaos reigns, and virtually nothing is for certain.
Discussion: Raw Story and Washington Examiner
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Juan Williams / The Hill:
Matt Gaetz is 2023's ‘Politician of the Year’
Discussion: Raw Story and Mediaite
Arek Sarkissian / Politico:
‘This guy is a charlatan’: University of Florida turns against Joe Ladapo  —  Colleagues say the state surgeon general rarely is on campus and has “sullied” the reputation of the flagship school.  —  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Professors at the University of Florida had high hopes for Joseph Ladapo.
Discussion: Balloon Juice, Raw Story and Daily Kos
Ben Jacobs / Slate:
Trump Rallies Aren't Even Really About Politics at This Point  —  Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley have partisans.  Donald Trump has fans.  —  For all of Donald Trump's rhetorical innovations, personality quirks, and alleged criminal malfeasance, what has made him truly unique as a political figure …
Discussion: Raw Story and National Review
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Rachel Frazin / The Hill:
Leaked documents show UAE effort to push fossil fuel deals amid leadership of global climate summit
Discussion: Bloomberg and Politico
Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:
Man pleads not guilty in shooting of 3 Palestinian American students in Vermont  —  The man accused of shooting three Palestinian American students in Vermont pleaded not guilty to charges at an arraignment hearing Monday.  —  Jason Eaton, 48, appeared in court virtually …
Rolling Stone:
We Spied on Trump's ‘Southern White House’ From Our Couches  —  Tracking people in-and-out of Mar-a-Lago was easy, thanks to commercial software.  Think your privacy is any better protected?  —  SPYING ON PRESIDENTS used to be a tough business.  One of the great unsung heroes of American history …
Nikki McCann Ramirez / Rolling Stone:
Netanyahu Welcomes Elon Musk to Israel After Antisemitic Post  —  The editor of the Israeli newspaper Haaretz bashed the prime minister for giving the “blatant antisemite” X owner a “PR visit”  —  DAYS AFTER ENDORSING an antisemitic conspiracy theory on X, Elon Musk flew to Israel to meet …
Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:
Trump Organization no longer prepares financial statements at heart of trial, executive testifies  —  Former President Trump's company no longer prepares the sweeping financial statements now under scrutiny in his civil fraud trial in New York, an executive testified on Monday.
Discussion: Raw Story and Associated Press
Mychael Schnell / The Hill:
Johnson speaks to Santos ‘about his options’ amid threatened expulsion  —  Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Monday said he spoke with Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) “at some length” during the holiday recess “about his options” as the embattled lawmaker faces a likely third vote on his expulsion.
Emily Brooks / The Hill:
Speaker Johnson says he's ‘confident’ Ukraine, Israel aid will pass House  —  Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said he is “confident and optimistic” that Congress can push through supplemental funding for both Israel and Ukraine — but did not commit to tying the two together …
 
 
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Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Trump Doesn't Want to Name His Experts in the Hush Money Case
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