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9:30 PM ET, December 8, 2023

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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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Matt Egan / CNN:
UPenn President Liz Magill under fire over her testimony on antisemitism: ‘An utter disgrace’  —  New York CNN —  The growing chorus of donors, politicians, business leaders and other prominent figures calling for the immediate ouster of University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill …
Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
At a Hearing on Israel, University Presidents Walked Into a Trap
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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Mark Leibovich / The Atlantic:
Trump Voters Are America Too
Discussion: Mediaite and Raw Story
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
Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
What to know about Trump-appointed judge in Hunter Biden tax case  —  Mark Scarsi, a U.S. district court judge, has been assigned to the case involving a federal indictment against President Biden's son, Hunter Biden.  —  Scarsi is based in the Central District of California and oversees Los Angeles.
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Lindsay Whitehurst / Associated Press:
Hunter Biden is indicted on 9 tax charges, adding to gun charges in a special counsel investigation
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
RNC officially bows out of hosting primary debates  —  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.
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
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Washington Post:
2024 vote could bring electoral college distortions to the forefront
Discussion: Political Dictionary and Raw Story
Morgan Phillips / Daily Mail:
Nancy Mace and her entrepreneur fiancé Patrick Byrant split after 18 months - as staff quit her office and she's accused of discussing her sex life with aides  — The South Carolina lawmaker - who was one of the eight to vote out former Speaker Kevin McCarthy - split with her fiancé last month
ABC News:
Appeals court largely upholds Trump gag order in federal election interference case  —  Trump is prohibited from making public statements about potential witnesses.  —  Former President Donald Trump speaks during a Commit to Caucus rally, Dec. 2, 2023, in Ankeny, Iowa.
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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
Danny Hakim / New York Times:
As More ‘Fake Electors’ Face Charges, a Key Witness Emerges  —  Kenneth Chesebro, an architect of the plan to deploy people claiming to be Trump electors in states won by President Biden, is cooperating with inquiries in Michigan, Arizona and Nevada.  —  Twenty-four of the so-called fake Trump electors …
Misty Severi / Washington Examiner:
Casey DeSantis causes Iowa caucus confusion with call to descend on state  —  Casey DeSantis, the wife of Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL), briefly caused confusion on Friday when she appeared to call for supporters of her husband across the country to descend on Iowa and seemingly take part in the Iowa caucuses in January.
Discussion: The Messenger and Florida Politics
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.
NBC News:
Trump PAC paid for expert witness testimony in N.Y. civil fraud trial  —  Eli Bartov, an accounting professor at New York University, said that his $900K in expert witness fees were paid by the Trump Organization and Trump's Save America PAC.  —  An expert witness in the $250 million civil fraud trial …
Nick Robertson / The Hill:
1 in 5 young Americans think Holocaust was a myth  —  A fifth of Americans ages 18-29 believe the Holocaust was a myth, according to a new poll from The Economist/YouGov.  —  While the question only surveyed a small sample of about 200 people, it lends credence to concerns about rising antisemitism …
Jane C. Timm / NBC News:
Dominion wins access to Newsmax journalists' texts in its defamation case  —  The ruling is a blow to the conservative news organization, which said in filings that it had avoided such a mandate in a similar case.  —  Dominion Voting Systems is entitled to review personal communications …
Discussion: Political Wire
Tim Dickinson / Rolling Stone:
Massachusetts Finally Cracks Down on Notorious New England Neo-Nazis  —  After years of intimidating the public with impunity, NSC-131 will be brought to court for alleged “violent and unlawful conduct.” … The 26-page, five-charge complaint is the most aggressive effort yet to blunt …
Discussion: Mass.gov, UPI, The Hill, Raw Story and WTOP News
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
Steven Monacelli / Texas Monthly:
The Texas Historical Commission Removed Books on Slavery From Plantation Gift Shops  —  An agency spokesperson claimed that the move had nothing to do with politics.  Internal emails show otherwise.  —  After visiting the Varner-Hogg plantation an hour south of Houston …
ABC News:
FDA approves 2 new gene therapies for sickle cell disease, a ‘functional cure’ for many patients  —  Sickle cell disease is a genetic condition affecting at least 100,000 Americans.  —  Research for sickle cell disease.  —  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) …
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US Food and Drug Administration:
FDA Approves First Gene Therapies to Treat Patients with Sickle Cell Disease
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Americans More Upbeat About Future Social Security Benefits  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Americans are more optimistic about the future of Social Security than they have been in recent years, even though only about half currently express optimism.  Among U.S. nonretirees, 50% expect …
 
 
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Brooke Migdon / The Hill:
House GOP will introduce a second transgender athlete ban next week
Zachary Leeman / The Messenger:
GOP Kansas Sen. Marshall Wants to Impeach Biden, But Also Wants Him on 2024 Ticket
Discussion: Political Wire and Mediaite
Des Moines Register:
Vivek Ramaswamy, Libertarian candidate? In Iowa, his campaign flirts with a third-party run
Discussion: Alternet.org and Political Wire
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Who is Ghana's masked presidential contender?
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Devon Pendleton / Bloomberg:
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Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:
Reddit moderators, Yelp warn SCOTUS of real-world dangers of GOP social media laws
Discussion: The Messenger
Politico:
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Elliot Smith / CNBC:
Musk's Scandinavian woes deepen as Tesla loses Swedish court case, Finnish union joins port blockade
Discussion: NBC News
Peter Baker / New York Times:
White House Disavows U.S. Islamic Group After Leader's Oct. 7 Remarks
 

 
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Shalini Ramachandran / Wall Street Journal:
Cablevision founder Charles Dolan, a cable TV industry pioneer who launched HBO and AMC Networks and whose family controls Madison Square Garden, dies at 98

CBS News:
Greg Gumbel, a CBS Sports anchor and commentator who covered the NFL and college basketball for more than 20 years, died at 78 of cancer

Todd Spangler / Variety:
Eight free-speech groups, including the EFF, and three members of Congress file briefs with SCOTUS in support of TikTok's appeal against the divest-or-ban law

 
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