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2:25 PM ET, December 8, 2023

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Jonathan Martin / Politico:
Where Are All the Anti-Trump Republicans?  —  A vast array of GOP power brokers detest and disdain the former president.  So why are they keeping so quiet?  —  Here's a portrait of how Donald Trump reclaims power.  —  At a Hoover Institution conference here last week …
Discussion: The Hill, Alternet.org and Raw Story
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Kayla Gallagher / The Messenger:
Trump Tells NY Civil Fraud Trial Sketch Artist He's ‘Gotta Lose Some Weight’  —  Earlier in the trial, the former president's son, Don Trump Jr., told courtroom sketch artist Jane Rosenberg, who was on assignment for Reuters to ‘make me look sexy’  —  After viewing his courtroom sketch …
Jake Lahut / The Daily Beast:
GOP's Brutal Math: Trump Could Secure Nomination Before Conviction  —  Looking at the primary schedule, Republicans see the party handcuffing itself to a candidate on the verge of politically toxic criminal convictions. … ‘People need to wake up’  —  There's a scenario many Republicans are dreading …
Mark Leibovich / The Atlantic:
Trump Voters Are America Too
Discussion: Mediaite and Raw Story
The Harvard Crimson:
‘I Am Sorry’: Harvard President Gay Addresses Backlash Over Congressional Testimony on Antisemitism  —  Harvard President Claudine Gay apologized for her remarks at the end of her congressional testimony, which sparked fierce national criticism and led the leadership of Harvard Hillel …
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WSB-TV:
Woman arrested for pouring gasoline, trying to burn down Martin Luther King Jr.'s birth home  —  ATLANTA — Atlanta police are investigating after a woman attempted to burn down Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birth home.  —  Police told Channel 2 Action News they were called to King's birth home …
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Nick Robertson / The Hill:
Woman tried to burn down Martin Luther King Jr.'s birth home, police say  —  A woman was arrested Thursday afternoon after attempting to burn down Martin Luther King Jr.'s childhood home in Atlanta, police said.  —  The Atlanta Police Department said the woman poured gasoline …
Dan Ladden-Hall / The Daily Beast:
Bystanders Stop Woman Torching Martin Luther King Jr.'s Atlanta Birth Home  —  She had already poured gasoline on the property when people intervened, police said.  —  Off-duty police officers and tourists on Thursday helped to stop a woman setting fire to the house where Martin Luther King Jr …
Rolling Stone:
Inside Trump's Plot To Corrupt the 2024 Election With ‘Garbage’ Data  —  For more than a decade, election officials have relied on a system to reduce fraud and boost voter registration.  Trump's cronies are sabotaging it, state by state — and trying to replace it with something more MAGA
Discussion: Raw Story and Alternet.org
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Washington Post:
2024 vote could bring electoral college distortions to the forefront  —  The system empowers a sliver of the U.S. population in a diminishing number of battleground states.  And the majority may not even prevail.  —  Arlando Monk is an increasingly rare find in presidential politics: a voter whose choices matter.
Discussion: Raw Story
Lindsay Whitehurst / Associated Press:
Hunter Biden is indicted on 9 tax charges, adding to gun charges in a special counsel investigation  —  Hunter Biden has been indicted on tax charges in California as a special counsel investigation into the business dealings of President Joe Biden's son intensifies against the backdrop of the 2024 election
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Washington Post:
Hunter Biden indicted on federal tax evasion charges in California
Evan Perez / CNN:
First on CNN: Federal prosecutors file new criminal case against Hunter Biden
Olivia Beavers / Politico:
GOP lawmaker: Ousted aides targeted my daughter for OnlyFans account  —  Rep. Brandon Williams, who represents a battleground seat, says his altercation stemmed from a threat to expose his daughter's OnlyFans account.  —  A Republican member of Congress is alleging that a former top aide spearheaded a …
The White House:
FACT SHEET: President Biden Announces Billions to Deliver World-Class High-Speed Rail and Launch New Passenger Rail Corridors Across the Country  —  $8.2 Billion from the President's Investing in America Agenda to Deliver Transformative Passenger Rail in America
Peter Baker / New York Times:
White House Disavows U.S. Islamic Group After Leader's Oct. 7 Remarks  —  The director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations said in a speech that he was “was happy to see” Palestinians break out of Gaza on the day Hamas attacked Israel.  —  The White House disavowed …
Orlando Mayorquin / New York Times:
Sheriff's Deputy Killed in Car Chase Involving U.S. Senator's Son  —  Ian Cramer, the son of Senator Kevin Cramer of North Dakota, led police on a car chase in North Dakota on Wednesday.  —  The son of a United States senator was arrested on felony charges after he led police in North Dakota …
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Politico:
A 68 billion dollar bummer  —  THE BUZZ — California Democrats are in a lose-lose situation.  —  State budget analysts are predicting a $68 billion deficit next year, putting legislative leaders and Gov. Gavin Newsom in the unenviable position of having to slash costs and reject most proposals for new funding in 2024.
Bob Norman / Florida Center for Government …:
Police have recovered video of Florida GOP chair and alleged victim in rape investigation  —  Disclaimer: This story contains explicit sexual content and details involving an alleged sexual assault.  —  Sarasota police have recovered a cell phone video taken by Florida GOP chairman Christian Ziegler …
Dan Primack / Axios:
Wharton board calls on Penn president Liz Magill to resign  —  University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill is being asked to resign by the board of Penn's Wharton business school, according to a letter obtained by Axios. … - Earlier today, Axios reported that a wealthy donor pulled …
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Matt Egan / CNN:
UPenn board chair expected to speak with president Liz Magill about stepping down
CNN:
Exclusive: Pro-Trump lawyer Kenneth Chesebro cooperating in multiple state probes into 2020 fake electors plot  —  The pro-Trump lawyer who helped devise the 2020 fake electors plot and already pleaded guilty to the conspiracy in Georgia is now cooperating with Michigan and Wisconsin state investigators …
Elliot Smith / CNBC:
Musk's Scandinavian woes deepen as Tesla loses Swedish court case, Finnish union joins port blockade  — Tesla is facing mounting pressure across Scandinavian countries to sign a collective bargaining agreement with employees in Sweden.  — Finnish transport workers' union AKT …
Discussion: NBC News
Eduardo Medina / New York Times:
Retail Group Retracts Startling Claim About ‘Organized’ Shoplifting  —  The National Retail Federation had said that nearly half of the industry's $94.5 billion in missing merchandise in 2021 was the result of organized theft.  It was likely closer to 5 percent.
Discussion: Mercury News and Global News
 
 
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
‘What the Heck?’ CNN's Debate Plans Leave New Hampshire Officials Confused.
Jeff Cox / CNBC:
U.S. payrolls rose 199,000 in November, unemployment rate falls to 3.7%
Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:
Reddit moderators, Yelp warn SCOTUS of real-world dangers of GOP social media laws
Discussion: The Messenger
Pew Research Center:
Americans' Views of the Israel-Hamas War
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Politico
CNN:
House votes to censure Democratic Rep. Jamaal Bowman over fire alarm incident
US Department of Justice:
Texas Man Sentenced to More Than 11 Years in Prison for Conspiracy To Obstruct Congress and Other Charges During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
Steven Monacelli / Texas Monthly:
The Texas Historical Commission Removed Books on Slavery From Plantation Gift Shops
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
U.S. political ad market projected to reach record $16 billion in 2024
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
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