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2:50 PM ET, December 8, 2023

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Sarah Arnold / Townhall:
This Is Who Melania Trump Is Reportedly Pushing for Her Husband's VP, and It's Not Surprising  —  In less than six weeks, voting is set to start in the 2024 Republican primary, and the only top contender is former President Trump.  —  So the only question remains: who will be his vice president pick?
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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 …
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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Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
At a Hearing on Israel, University Presidents Walked Into a Trap
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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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
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
RNC officially bows out of hosting primary debates — for now  —  The organization steps aside as television networks plan more early state debates.  —  The Republican National Committee is pausing its participation in 2024 GOP primary debates, the organization decided Friday.
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
‘What the Heck?’ CNN's Debate Plans Leave New Hampshire Officials Confused.
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
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 …
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 …
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.
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
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
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.
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 …
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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Dareh Gregorian / NBC News:
Federal appeals court upholds but narrows the gag order in Trump's D.C. election interference case
Devon Pendleton / Bloomberg:
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Discussion: Political Wire
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
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
Discussion: Digby's Hullabaloo
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
U.S. political ad market projected to reach record $16 billion in 2024
Discussion: The Messenger