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7:40 PM ET, December 2, 2023

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Marianna Sotomayor / Washington Post:
Hard-right backtrack on spending levels leaves sour taste for colleagues  —  Fiscal fights have been at the heart of Republican conflict this year, including the debate over the top-line spending level for 2024  —  Under a sweltering July heat outside the Capitol, members …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Annie Karni / New York Times:
McCarthy, Laboring to Adjust to Life After the Speakership, Eyes Exiting Congress  —  The California Republican is still angry at his ouster and has struggled to acclimate.  His colleagues expect him to retire, but he has taken his time deciding.  —  At an emotional evening news conference immediately …
Politico:
Biden's EPA launches crackdown on planet-warming methane  —  The rule's 3 a.m. rollout was timed to coincide with the ongoing U.N. climate talks in Dubai.  —  The Environmental Protection Agency unveiled sweeping new regulations targeting methane emissions from the oil and gas sector on Saturday …
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New York Times:
Biden Administration Announces Rule to Cut Millions of Tons of Methane Emissions  —  The measure, which requires oil and gas producers to detect and fix leaks of the greenhouse gas, came as the U.S. vice president spoke at the COP28 climate summit.  —  Vice President Kamala Harris pledged …
Peter Jamison / Washington Post:
What home schooling hides: A boy tortured and starved by his stepmom  —  Roman Lopez was 11 when he went missing.  His years of torment were concealed by home schooling.  —  Deep Reads features The Washington Post's best immersive reporting and narrative writing.  —  Nobody could find Roman Lopez.
Grace Kazarian / CBS News:
Chris Christie may not appear on Republican primary ballot in Maine  —  Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is in danger of not appearing on Maine's primary ballot after he fell short of the minimum 2,000 signatures needed from Maine voters to qualify for the state's Republican presidential primary, state officials said Friday.
Robert Downen / The Texas Tribune:
Texas GOP executive committee rejects proposed ban on associating with Nazi sympathizers and Holocaust deniers  —  Some members of the committee said such a ban, proposed two months after a prominent conservative activist was caught meeting with a famous white supremacist, might be a “slippery slope” or too vague.
Discussion: Diane Ravitch's blog
Russell Contreras / Axios:
Muslim Americans in swing states launch anti-Biden campaign  —  Muslim Americans in the several swing states are scheduled to gather in Michigan on Saturday to start a campaign they're calling #AbandonBiden, a reflection of their outrage over President Biden's handling of the Israel-Hamas war.
Kyle Morris / Fox News:
Johnson says vote on Biden impeachment inquiry is ‘necessary step’ after WH ‘stonewalled’ GOP investigations  —  'I think it's something we have to do at this juncture,' House Speaker Mike Johnson told Fox News  —  House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is looking to move forward …
Rolf Dobelli / Politico:
Henry Kissinger's (Maybe) Last Interview: Drop the Two-State Solution  —  In one of the final interviews before he died, the famous statesman said the two-state solution was no longer viable and that the U.S. must reconcile with China.  —  Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger is introduced …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
New York Times:
Drunk and Asleep on the Job: Air Traffic Controllers Pushed to the Brink  —  A nationwide shortage of controllers has resulted in an exhausted and demoralized work force that is increasingly prone to making dangerous mistakes.  —  One air traffic controller went into work drunk this summer and joked about “making big money buzzed.”
Discussion: Business Insider
Kurt Zindulka / Breitbart:
Paris Terror Attack: One Killed, Two Injured by ‘Allahu Akbar’ Knifeman  —  Paris police arrested a man on Saturday evening after he allegedly killed one man and injured another two while shouting ‘Allahu Akbar’.  —  UPDATE 2350: The alleged attacker, referred to only Armand R …
Steven Shepard / Politico:
Obamacare is even more popular than the last time Trump tried to kill it  —  The issue doesn't specifically motivate Republican voters, either.  —  Donald Trump couldn't repeal Obamacare in 2017, largely because it had become too popular.  It's even more popular now.
Caroline Jones / Inside Climate News:
Ohio Fails to Pass Restrictions on College Teaching About Climate Policies  —  The legislation, written to fight the “woke fiefdom” of higher education, doesn't have the votes to pass the Ohio House.  —  Ohio lawmakers have failed, at least for now, to pass a bill that would exert control over discussion of …
Jim Brunner / The Seattle Times:
U.S. Rep. Adam Smith's Bellevue home spray-painted with demands for Gaza cease-fire  —  U.S. Rep. Adam Smith's Bellevue home has been vandalized by people advocating for a cease-fire in the conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, his office said Friday.  —  Smith's garage doors were hit …
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Washington Post:
Trump pardoned them. Now they're helping him return to power.
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Sarah Polus / The Hill:
Pelosi calls Santos a ‘coward’ for leaving chamber before expulsion vote closed
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NBC News:
Judge denies two of Trump's motions to dismiss his federal election interference case
Nick Robertson / The Hill:
Florida appeals court reverses ruling on DeSantis's congressional maps
AJ McDougall / The Daily Beast:
Boebert Enlists Dave Chappelle for Transphobic Photo Op
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