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5:10 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 …
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Eli Okun / Politico:
Playbook PM: Bye George  —  REMEMBERING SANDRA DAY O'CONNOR — The first woman to ascend to the Supreme Court died today at 93, the end of a remarkable life that broke down barriers for women in the legal field and altered the course of American history with crucial swing votes on the court.
Discussion: Associated Press
New York Times:
House Expels George Santos From Congress in Historic Vote  —  Mr. Santos, a New York Republican, is the sixth member of the House to be expelled in the body's history.  “To hell with this place,” he said after his colleagues ousted him.  —  Back  —  TRANSCRIPT  —  House Ousts George Santos From Office in Bipartisan Vote
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 …
Washington Post:
How each House member voted on expelling George Santos from Congress
Politico:
Steve Scalise reveals what's really happened since McCarthy's fall
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Fox News Anchor Harris Faulkner Laments Santos Expulsion as a Loss for Israel
Discussion: Raw Story
Jake Lahut / The Daily Beast:
Biden Wants to Abolish the Fees Trump Charges at His Resorts
Discussion: Alternet.org and Raw Story
Axios:
Rep. George Santos expelled from Congress in historic vote
Kyle Stewart / NBC News:
Rep. George Santos may be expelled from the House — what happens next?
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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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.
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.
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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
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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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 …
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Marc Caputo / The Messenger:
Trump Camp Blasts Republican Congressman for Running ‘Dishonest Scam PAC’ (Exclusive)
Discussion: Political Wire
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump's campaign thinks it's getting a surprise assist from Dean Phillips
Discussion: CNN
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
Ariane de Vogue / CNN:
Former Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, first woman on the Supreme Court, dies
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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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.
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 …
 
 
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Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Former Olympic swimmer Klete Keller to be sentenced for storming the Capitol on Jan. 6
Discussion: CBS News, UPI and Raw Story
Elizabeth Napolitano / CBS News:
What to know about the widening cantaloupe recall over deadly salmonella risks
Discussion: NPR and UPI
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
GOP Melts Down As Dick Durbin Uses Its Tactics For Advancing Biden Judges
Discussion: The Nation and Alternet.org
The Messenger:
Democratic Senate Candidates Relish Chance to Run on Obamacare After Trump Floats Repeal
Discussion: Political Wire
 Earlier Items: 
Katherine Doyle / NBC News:
The White House ran afoul of the Hatch Act after initial warning, government watchdog says
Washington Post:
DeSantis calls for resignation of embattled Florida GOP chairman
Tim Alberta / Politico:
The Bogus Historians Who Teach Evangelicals They Live in a Theocracy
Discussion: Raw Story and Alternet.org
Michael Schaffer / Politico:
Nobody Wants Your RBG Candle Anymore
 

 
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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
As the DirecTV-Disney carriage dispute continues, DirecTV nudges customers to Fubo or Sling and offers a $30 credit, and Disney offers $30 off Hulu with Live TV

Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Sinclair ousts Ken Solomon, CEO of the Tennis Channel since 2005, citing his time spent advising Dr. Phil McGraw's company as a growing distraction

Nathália Pandeló Corrêa / Inbox Collective:
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