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1:30 PM ET, November 28, 2023

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ABC News:
Pence told Jan. 6 special counsel harrowing details about 2020 aftermath, warnings to Trump: Sources  —  The former VP is the top official known to have spoken with investigators.  —  In this Nov. 24, 2020 file photo President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence prepare to speak …
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Nikki Haley Is Coming for Your Retirement  —  It feels like years ago, but actually only a few months have passed since many big Republican donors seemed to believe that Ron DeSantis could effectively challenge Donald Trump for the Republican nomination.  It has been an edifying spectacle …
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Billionaire-backed Koch network endorses Nikki Haley for president  — The political network largely financed by billionaire Charles Koch has endorsed Nikki Haley for president.  — The endorsement marks the end of a yearlong search for a viable alternative to Donald Trump.
New York Times:
Koch Network Endorses Nikki Haley in Bid to Push GOP Past Trump
Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Trump's Backdoor Attempts to Delay His Trials Are Backfiring  —  The New York judge overseeing Donald Trump's hush money trial won't even consider pushing it back, especially after prosecutors accused defense lawyers of delay games. … Donald Trump's calendar is filling up—and not with campaign events.
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Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Georgia prosecutors oppose plea deals for Trump, Meadows and Giuliani  —  Exclusive: sources say Fulton county prosecutors unwilling to offer deals to key trio, preferring instead to force them to trial  —  Fulton county prosecutors do not intend to offer plea deals to Donald Trump and at least …
Reuters:
Rupert Murdoch to be deposed in Smartmatic defamation case against Fox  —  Rupert Murdoch is set to be questioned under oath on Tuesday and Wednesday as part of voting technology company Smartmatic's $2.7 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox Corp (FOXA.O) over coverage of debunked vote …
Discussion: The Hill, The Messenger and The Wrap
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Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Fox News founder Rupert Murdoch deposed in Smartmatic election lawsuit  — Rupert Murdoch is being deposed in the $2.7 billion Smartmatic defamation lawsuit against Fox Corp. over allegedly damaging election lies, a source familiar with the matter told CNBC.
Discussion: Political Wire
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Matt Viser / Washington Post:
Hunter Biden says he is willing to testify in public hearing before House panel
NBC News:
Hunter Biden's team weighs House subpoena as James Biden cooperates with GOP panel
Discussion: The Hill, Breitbart, CNBC and New York Post
Reuters:
Ukrainian spy chief's wife poisoned, media reports say  —  The wife of Ukraine's military spy chief has been poisoned with heavy metals and is undergoing treatment in a hospital, a spokesperson for the agency said on Tuesday.  —  Marianna Budanova is the wife of Kyrylo Budanov …
Matt Gertz / Media Matters for America:
Major news outlets gave much less coverage to Trump's “vermin” attack then they did Clinton's “deplorables” remark  —  Huge disparities mark coverage in national broadcast, cable, and print outlets  —  RESEARCH CONTRIBUTIONS FROM ROB SAVILLO, HARRISON RAY, PETE TSIPIS & TORRI LONERGAN
Stephen I. Vladeck / The Atlantic:
Why the Fifth Circuit Keeps Making Such Outlandish Decisions  —  Where to even start in cataloging the most ridiculous—and alarming—recent rulings to come out of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit?  —  There's a case about whether a class action could go forward that boiled …
Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:
House GOP lawmakers who flouted chamber's mask rule take legal fight to Supreme Court  —  Three House Republicans who had their pay docked for not complying with a pandemic-era mask requirement on the chamber floor have taken their legal fight to the Supreme Court, urging the justices to hear their case after losing in a lower court.
Discussion: The Messenger
Ian Millhiser / Vox:
The new Trump judge revolt against the Voting Rights Act, explained  —  At the very moment the Supreme Court appears to be moderating on voting rights, GOP judges are going after America's most important voting rights law.  —  The Supreme Court, after a long period of hostility toward …
Steve Levy / Washington Examiner:
The Left's fear of fascism under Trump is the ultimate example of projection  —  The liberal crazies, from actor Rob Reiner to the once conservative but now ideologue-for-sale Joe Scarborough, have their knickers in a knot over the potential that America may drift into “fascism” …
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Ann M. Simmons / Wall Street Journal:
Russian Court Extends Detention of WSJ Reporter
Jack Birle / Washington Examiner:
AOC condemns House GOP over playing ‘political football’ on spending: 'It's not fair'  —  Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) accused House Republicans of playing “political football” on government spending, arguing it only hurts regular federal workers and the economy.
Discussion: The Messenger
CNN:
Jimmy Carter and all living former first ladies to attend Rosalynn Carter's memorial service  —  Former President Jimmy Carter is expected to attend the Tuesday memorial service for his late wife, Rosalynn Carter, in Atlanta, his grandson told CNN - a tribute that will also be attended by all of the living former first ladies.
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Scoop: Jewish Democrats rebuke GOP bill to expel Palestinians
Janet Lorin / Bloomberg:
Harvard, Penn, MIT Presidents Called Before Congress on Antisemitism
Washington Post:
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The Hill:
GOP faces ominous signs in effort to avoid January shutdown
Lee Moran / HuffPost:
‘Take It Seriously’: Presidential Historian Issues Warning Over New Donald Trump Vow
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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
In Alabama, another small-town paper hit in ‘open season’ on free press
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Rebecca Picciotto / CNBC:
‘Stop the price gouging’: Biden hits corporations over high consumer costs
Molly Hennessy-Fiske / Washington Post:
Antagonisms flare as red states try to dictate how blue cities are run
Discussion: Political Wire
Maggie Harrison / Futurism:
Sports Illustrated Published Articles by Fake, AI-Generated Writers
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