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1:45 PM ET, December 7, 2023

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The Hill:
House GOP releases Biden impeachment inquiry resolution ahead of planned vote  —  The House GOP released a resolution Thursday to formalize its months-long impeachment inquiry into President Biden, with a full House vote planned for next week.  —  The resolution authorizing the inquiry …
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Mychael Schnell / The Hill:
House censures Bowman for falsely pulling fire alarm
Molly Ball / Wall Street Journal:
Debate Performances Fuel Haley's Rise in GOP Nomination Race  —  New WSJ poll shows the former U.N. ambassador, the focus of attention on Wednesday night's stage, has edged into second place behind Trump  —  Deft yet serious, quick-witted yet substantive, Nikki Haley's debate performances …
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Politico:
Do Trump's rivals know what time it is?  —  With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  LIFE COMES AT YOU FAST — “Candidate for Santos' old seat is convicted on Jan. 6 charges after testifying he had ‘no idea’ Congress met in the Capitol,” by NBC's Megan Lebowitz
Discussion: Alternet.org and Vox
New York Times:
Five Takeaways From the Republican Debate
Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
Christie slams Ramaswamy as ‘most obnoxious blowhard in America’
Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Chris Christie Savages Vivek Ramaswamy as ‘Obnoxious Blowhard’
Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Georgia prosecutors predict jail sentences in Trump 2020 election case  —  Exclusive: Fulton county prosecutors say in emails their legal careers will continue long after defendants go to jail  —  Fulton county prosecutors have signaled they want prison sentences in the Georgia criminal case …
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Los Angeles Times:
Kevin McCarthy uses PAC to lavish cash on high-end resorts, private jets and fine dining  —  Rambling above the rust-colored cliffs of the Palos Verdes Peninsula, the Terranea Resort is known for its ocean views, world-ranked spa and villas that can command $3,000 a night or more.
Politico:
Georgia just obliterated Lucy McBath's district.  She says she's not going anywhere.  —  Democratic-backed groups have vowed to challenge the new map in court again.  —  Georgia Republicans just shredded Democratic Rep. Lucy McBath's suburban Atlanta district — but she says she will fight to remain in Congress.
Dan Ladden-Hall / The Daily Beast:
Senator's Son Involved in Police Chase That Killed Deputy  —  The lawmaker said his child “suffers from serious mental disorders.”  —  A son of North Dakota Sen. Kevin Cramer was involved in a police chase on Wednesday evening that ended with a crash that killed a deputy, the lawmaker and authorities said.
Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
Trump seeks pause in Jan. 6 proceedings amid appeal effort to toss federal case  —  Former President Trump filed a motion seeking to halt activity in his election interference case after filing a notice of appeal Thursday seeking to override a decision from a federal judge who denied his motion to toss the case.
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Jared Gans / The Hill:
Christie presses DeSantis over Trump at GOP debate
Axios:
Behind the Curtain — Exclusive: How Trump would build his loyalty-first Cabinet  —  Former President Trump, if elected, would build a Cabinet and White House staff based mainly on two imperatives: pre-vetted loyalty to him and a commitment to stretch legal and governance boundaries …
Robert Jimison / New York Times:
McCarthy's Exit May Create Even More Headaches for the Tiny G.O.P. Majority  —  The former speaker's decision to leave his seat a year early could affect control of the House, the legislative agenda and his party's efforts to keep its majority in the 2024 election.
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Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
Washington Post journalists walk off jobs in one-day strike  —  Journalists at The Washington Post walked off their jobs in a one-day strike Thursday.  —  More than 750 staff members at the Post walked out, refusing to work for 24 hours in what they say is the “biggest labor protest at the company” in 48 years.
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Daniella Silva / NBC News:
Texas judge grants pregnant woman's request to get an abortion  —  A Dallas-area mother found out that her fetus has trisomy 18, a genetic condition that can cause stillbirth or death of a newborn.  The court order allows her to end the pregnancy.  —  A Texas judge on Thursday granted …
Punchbowl News:
12/7/23 ☀️ Punchbowl News AM  —  THE TOP … But leaders in both parties are already raising serious doubts about the path forward for the foreign aid measure — if there is one — following Wednesday's failed vote.  —  Senate GOP negotiators are openly deriding …
Discussion: The Messenger and Washington Times
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Washington Post:
Senate Republicans block procedural vote for Ukraine aid package
Karoun Demirjian / New York Times:
Republicans Block Aid to Ukraine, Jeopardizing Its Fight Against Russia
Pamela Paul / New York Times:
What Is Happening at the Columbia School of Social Work?  —  During orientation at the Columbia School of Social Work at Columbia University, the country's oldest graduate program for aspiring social workers, students are given a glossary with “100+ common terms you may see or hear used in class …
Discussion: HotAir
CNN:
CNN to host two GOP presidential primary debates in 2024  —  CNN will host two Republican presidential primary debates next month in Iowa and New Hampshire - states that hold the first contests in the race for the 2024 GOP nomination, the network announced Thursday.
The White House:
FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Actions to Lower Health Care and Prescription Drug Costs by Promoting Competition  —  President Biden believes that health care should be a right, not a privilege.  For too long, corporate special interests and trickle-down economics …
Washington Post:
New research undercuts Republican views of racism  —  Republicans are more likely to say White people experience racism than Black people.  That's not true.  —  The emergence of the Black Lives Matter movement almost a decade ago was predicated on the killing of Black people at the hands of law enforcement.
Discussion: The Root
Ximena Conde / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Sabra products at Acme stores vandalized with boycott stickers in Lower Merion  —  Sabra hummus products at three Acme Markets in Lower Merion were vandalized Wednesday with stickers instructing shoppers to “boycott Israeli goods,” according to a company spokesperson.Sabra is owned by PepsiCo …
Discussion: Raw Story and IJR
Sarah Beth Hensley / ABC News:
Harvard's president answers backlash over response to calls for ‘genocide of Jews’  —  Threats to the Jewish community “have no place at Harvard,” Claudine Gay said.  —  Harvard University President Claudine Gay watches a video being played during a House Education and The Workforce Committee hearing titled …
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New York Times:
College Presidents Under Fire After Dodging Questions About Antisemitism
 
 
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Corbin Hiar / Politico:
Wind and solar pose climate threat too, oil giant Saudi Arabia argues
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Bloomberg:
US, UK Say Russia Targeted Officials in Political Cyber Campaign
Natasha Korecki / NBC News:
At the GOP debate, Ron DeSantis calls Middle Eastern garb ‘man dresses’
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Christie Zizo / WKMG:
GOP activist from The Villages found guilty of 2020 election voter fraud
Discussion: Villages-News and Raw Story
Politico:
A Biden donor calls it quits
Discussion: CNBC, IJR and The Daily Caller
Gabe Stern / Associated Press:
Six fake Donald Trump electors, indicted by Nevada grand jury
 

 
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