memeorandum: Appeals Court Says Jan. 6 Suits Against Trump Can Proceed for Now (New York Times)

3:45 PM ET, December 1, 2023

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Liz Skalka / HuffPost:

George Santos Accused Of Stealing House Member's Personal Credit Card Info — GOP Rep. Max Miller of Ohio made the allegation not long before Santos was expelled from Congress. — Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio) accused his now-former GOP colleague George Santos of stealing his and his mother's …

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, The Hill, The Daily Beast, BizPac Review, Alternet.org, Twitchy, Mediaite, Raw Story and New Republic

NBC News:

House votes to expel indicted Rep. George Santos from Congress — The New York Republican is now just the third lawmaker since the Civil War to be expelled from the House of Representatives. — WASHINGTON — The House voted overwhelmingly to expel indicted Rep. George Santos on Friday …

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Politico:

Steve Scalise reveals what's really happened since McCarthy's fall — The House Majority Leader illuminates what happened behind closed doors after Kevin McCarthy's ousting as well as what to expect next on impeachment; why he will vote against expelling George Santos; and how Speaker Mike Johnson …

Discussion: Washington Examiner

Sarah Mimms / NBC News:
40 bills that didn't get a single vote: What Rep. George Santos did in Congress

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New York Times:
House Expels George Santos From Congress in Historic Vote

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Axios:
Rep. George Santos expelled from Congress in historic vote

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Washington Post:
How each House member voted on expelling George Santos from Congress

CNN:
House votes to expel Santos from Congress in historic vote

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Kyle Stewart / NBC News:
Rep. George Santos may be expelled from the House — what happens next?

Washington Post:

Trump can be held civilly liable in Jan. 6 riot, judges rule — Donald Trump can be held civilly liable for the actions of the mob that attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, an appeals court ruled Friday in a long-awaited decision that could clear the way for lawsuits seeking financial damages from the former president.

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Axios:

Behind the Curtain — Scoop: The Trump job applications revealed — We told you in a “Behind the Curtain” column last month that Trump allies are pre-screening the ideologies of thousands of potential appointees and employees in case he wins back the White House.

Discussion: Vanity Fair, Mediaite, Daily Kos, The Dispatch, Raw Story and The Messenger

Politico:

Trump may be sued over Jan. 6 incitement claims, appeals court panel rules — The three-judge panel turned aside Trump's sweeping argument that nearly all speech and conduct by an incumbent president should be shielded from lawsuits. — Donald Trump can be sued over claims that he incited violence …

Eli Okun / Politico: Playbook PM: Bye George

New York Times:
Appeals Court Says Jan. 6 Suits Against Trump Can Proceed for Now

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David Wasserman / Cook Political Report:
NY-03: With Santos Expulsion Likely, Toss Up Special Looms on Long Island

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Jake Lahut / The Daily Beast:
Biden Wants to Abolish the Fees Trump Charges at His Resorts

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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump's campaign thinks it's getting a surprise assist from Dean Phillips

Discussion: CNN

Christopher Cadelago / Politico:

Newsom camp: Hannity, DeSantis cheated. They dispute the charges. — The messy prime-time event outside Atlanta between Gavin Newsom and Ron DeSantis didn't end when the Fox News cameras stopped. Newsom's team says DeSantis and Fox broke several rules. — ALPHARETTA, Georgia — So much for that Newsom-Hannity bromance.

NBC News:

Sparks flew behind the scenes at the Ron DeSantis and Gavin Newsom debate — While the candidates said they were happy to keep debating for longer than 90 minutes, an intervention from the California governor's wife put a stop to it. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and California Gov. Gavin Newsom …

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Washington Post:
Republican officials consider shaking up presidential debate system

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New York Times:

DeSantis Super PAC Suffers Another Big Staff Loss, This Time Its Chairman — The departure of Adam Laxalt, a longtime friend of the Florida governor, is the latest shake-up inside Never Back Down as it faces questions over the group's strategy and spending.

Discussion: Washington Post, The Hill, The Messenger, Shore News Network, Alternet.org, Florida Politics and Political Wire

Alex Isenstadt / Politico:

DeSantis campaign blames its own super PAC for leaks, bad TV advertising — The criticism comes amid an intensifying feud between Ron DeSantis' presidential campaign and Never Back Down. — Tensions between Ron DeSantis' struggling presidential campaign and his allied super PAC are boiling over …

Discussion: The Atlantic and Political Wire

ABC News:
Trump is stepping up his advertising in Iowa, where governor has backed DeSantis

Discussion: Washington Examiner, Raw Story, The Guardian, NPR and HuffPost

Fred Barbash / Washington Post:

Sandra Day O'Connor, pathbreaking woman on Supreme Court, dies at 93 — The court's first female justice was known for her independence on the bench — Sandra Day O'Connor, the first female U.S. Supreme Court justice, whose independence on a court that was often ideologically divided …

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NBC News:
Sandra Day O'Connor, the first female Supreme Court justice, dead at 93

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Ariane de Vogue / CNN:
Former Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, first woman on the Supreme Court, dies

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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Sandra Day O'Connor, first woman on Supreme Court, dies at 93

Reuters:

Walmart says it is not advertising on social platform X — Walmart (WMT.N) said on Friday it is not advertising on social media platform X, one of the latest brands to say it has dropped the Elon Musk-owned site. — “We aren't advertising on X as we've found other platforms to better reach our customers …

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New York Times:

Advertisers Say They Do Not Plan to Return to X After Musk's Comments — Elon Musk, the owner of X, criticized advertisers with expletives on Wednesday at The New York Times's DealBook Summit. — Advertisers said on Thursday that they did not plan to reopen their wallets anytime soon with X …

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CNN:

Speaker Johnson wrote foreword for book filled with conspiracy theories and homophobic insults — Speaker of the House Mike Johnson wrote the foreword and publicly promoted a 2022 book that spread baseless and discredited conspiracy theories and used derogatory homophobic insults.

Discussion: Punchbowl News, The Daily Beast, New Republic, Mediaite, Raw Story, The Bulwark and The Messenger

Forbes:

Why Cornel West Is Broke — Newly uncovered divorce filings reveal allegations of a “secret life” and help explain why the presidential candidate, who has earned millions of dollars over the years, has hardly anything left. — Cornel West has been a fixture of American society for more than three decades …