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2:45 PM ET, November 29, 2023

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Tom LoBianco / The Messenger:
Ramaswamy Political Director Joining Trump Campaign (Exclusive)  —  The move marks a major blow to Ramaswamy, who soared to prominence over the summer but has struggled to maintain his momentum  —  A former top aide to GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy is leaving his campaign …
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Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Trump should pick Haley as VP, McCarthy says  —  Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said in an interview Wednesday that he would advise former President Trump to pick 2024 presidential candidate Nikki Haley as his running mate.  —  During the New York Times's DealBook Summit …
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
GOP senators feel ambushed by Trump's policy promises  —  Former President Trump is creating new political headaches for Republicans locked in a highly competitive battle to win back the Senate majority by making extreme statements on health care, immigration and other issues unlikely to play well with swing voters in key states.
Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
The bad news is Trump is polling well — but the good news is he's ready to blow it  —  Trump is running on the Big Lie and a promise to take away Obamacare — both are losing strategies  —  Democrats, for very good reason, have been in a poll-induced panic for weeks now.
Alexandra Ulmer / Reuters:
If Trump convicted, Home Depot billionaire says he'd still likely fund campaign  —  Republican mega-donor Bernie Marcus said on Tuesday he would likely still give money to Donald Trump's 2024 presidential bid if the former president was convicted of a crime - but the billionaire does not plan to be one of his biggest financial backers.
David Edwards / Raw Story:
Trump attacks wife of New York fraud trial judge as appeals court considers gag order
Discussion: Slate and HuffPost
Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
McCarthy says he doesn't criticize Trump on TV because ‘it drives him crazy’
Alex Thompson / Axios:
Why an anti-Trump group is running some pro-Trump ads
Discussion: The Messenger and New Republic
Nicholas Biase / US Department of Justice:
U.S. Attorney Announces Charges In Connection With Foiled Plot To Assassinate U.S. Citizen In New York City  —  For Immediate Release  —  U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of New York  —  Indian Government Employee Directed a Plot From India to Murder U.S.-Based Leader of Sikh Separatist Movement
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Washington Post:
U.S. prosecutors allege assassination plot of Sikh separatist directed by Indian government employee  —  An Indian government employee who described himself as a “senior field officer” responsible for intelligence ordered the assassination of a Sikh separatist in New York City in May, U.S. prosecutors alleged Wednesday.
Luc Cohen / Reuters:
Indian gov't official directed Sikh separatist's assassination plot in US, DOJ says
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Mysterious woman tells school board that Scholastic book sparked porn addiction  —  On November 14, a 20-year-old woman named Lanah Burkhardt appeared before the school board of the Conroe Independent School District in Texas.  Burkhardt told the board that, when she was 11 …
Discussion: The Messenger and BOOK RIOT
Dan Merica / The Messenger:
Biden, Faced with Economic Pessimism, Turns to Economic Populism  —  As ‘Bidenomics’ fails to catch on with voters, the president is turning to a more populist message focused on price gouging and business ‘greed’  —  President Joe Biden is reemphasizing his focus on an economic populism …
Discussion: Breitbart
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Associated Press:
Biden targets GOP Rep. Boebert in her district in a fresh political attack on Republicans
Russell Contreras / Axios:
How Arab American voters' defections could hurt Biden
Discussion: IJR and The Daily Caller
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Mark Cuban says ‘no plans’ to run for president in 2024 on heels of Dallas Mavericks deal  — The billionaire Mark Cuban reiterated that he has no plans to run for president in 2024.  — Cuban plans to sell a majority stake in the NBA team Dallas Mavericks to Miriam Adelson and her family …
Mari Yamaguchi / Associated Press:
US military Osprey aircraft with 6 aboard crashes off southern Japan, at least 1 dead  —  A crew member who was recovered from the ocean after a U.S. military Osprey aircraft carrying six people crashed Wednesday off southern Japan has been pronounced dead, coast guard officials said.
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Helen Santoro / The Lever:
Why Drugs Are Disappearing From Your Insurance Coverage  —  Powerful companies are removing hundreds of medicines from insurance plans — and they're spending millions to stop attempts at reform.  —  For the millions of Americans that take one or more prescription drugs …
Discussion: Jacobin
Yvonne Wingett Sanchez / Washington Post:
Arizona officials charged with allegedly conspiring to delay midterm election outcome  —  PHOENIX — Two Republican members of a county election board in southern Arizona were indicted by a state grand jury this week for allegedly flouting last year's deadline to formally accept the results of the November 2022 midterm election.
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The misleading Ukraine claim at the heart of the GOP's impeachment push  —  House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) would like you to know (or, at least, would like consumers of right-wing television news to know) that his investigation into President Biden (or, at least, into members of Biden's family) is credible.
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon to business leaders: ‘Help Nikki Haley’  — JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon told an audience of business leaders to “help” Nikki Haley's 2024 Republican campaign for president.  — “Get a choice on the Republican side that might be better than [Donald] Trump,” …
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ABC News:
Super PAC backing Nikki Haley seeks to swing independent voters in bid to beat Donald Trump
Washington Post:
Speaker Johnson expresses ‘real reservations’ about motion to expel Santos  —  House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Wednesday expressed “real reservations” about a motion to expel embattled Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) and said that lawmakers would be free to “vote their conscience” during a floor vote expected Thursday.
Russ Bynum / Associated Press:
Judge rejects effort to dismiss case against former DA charged in Ahmaud Arbery killing's aftermath  —  A judge Tuesday refused to dismiss misconduct charges against a former Georgia prosecutor accused of hindering the investigation into the 2020 killing of Ahmaud Arbery.
Discussion: The Messenger, The Hill and The Root
Annie Karni / New York Times:
Schumer Condemns Antisemitism, Warning the Left Against Abetting It  —  The majority leader and highest-ranking Jewish official in the country, cautioned progressives and young people against unwittingly embracing bigotry in the name of social justice.  —  Senator Chuck Schumer …
David Strom / HotAir:
More Police State BS  —  Did you ever like a tweet sent by Donald Trump?  —  If so, Jack Smith, the special prosecutor going after Donald Trump has you on a list.  In fact, he subpoenaed your name from Twitter.  —  This is where we are.  As I wrote earlier this week if you flew …
Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
First plane using only sustainable fuel flies across Atlantic  —  A Virgin Atlantic plane powered using only sustainable fuel completed its flight from London to New York on Tuesday, highlighting an eco-friendly and low-carbon option for transatlantic flights.
Morgan Phillips / Daily Mail:
Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy told DailyMail.com he still hasn't decided if he will seek re-election in 2024 after he was ousted by his colleagues two months ago  —  He has faced multiple questions about his political future after eight conservative colleagues joined the Democrats …
Discussion: USA Today and The Nation
 
 
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