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7:40 AM ET, December 9, 2023

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Alexandra Hutzler / ABC News:
Liz Cheney says Donald Trump's ‘dictator’ remark should be taken ‘literally and seriously’  —  Cheney spoke with ABC's Jonathan Karl for “This Week.”  —  ABC “This Week” co-anchor Jonathan Karl interviews former Wyoming Congresswoman Liz Cheney.  —  Former GOP Rep. Liz Cheney …
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Zachary Leeman / The Messenger:
GOP Kansas Sen. Marshall Wants to Impeach Biden, But Also Wants Him on 2024 Ticket
Discussion: Political Wire and Mediaite
Rafael Bernal / The Hill:
Federal judge bars separating migrant families for 8 years  —  A federal judge on Friday blocked the federal government from separating families solely as part of border enforcement policy for the next eight years, stopping any potential return to the short-lived zero tolerance policy of 2018.
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Elliot Spagat / Associated Press:
Federal judge prohibits separating migrant families at US border for 8 years
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Washington Post:
Trump camp escalates attempt to limit second-term talk from outside allies  —  Top officials in Donald Trump's campaign sought Friday to quell discussions about his possible second term in the White House, amid alarms about authoritarianism and reports about personnel.
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’
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 …
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 …
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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
Edith M. Lederer / Associated Press:
US vetoes UN resolution backed by many nations demanding immediate humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza  —  The United States vetoed a United Nations resolution Friday backed by almost all other Security Council members and dozens of other nations demanding an immediate humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza.
Steff Danielle Thomas / The Hill:
Billionaire GOP donor endorses Haley, says Trump's time has ‘come and gone’  —  Home Depot co-founder and billionaire Ken Langone put his support behind GOP hopeful Nikki Haley on Friday, calling her approach to the 2024 election “smart.”  —  “I think she's just what we need right now.
Politico:
Dems want to focus on abortion rights.  A Trump ally may have just helped.  —  A Texas case underscores the legal and ethical gray areas physicians have faced since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.  —  A showdown in Texas over one woman's right to terminate a non-viable pregnancy …
Discussion: The Hill and CNN
Isabella Murray / ABC News:
Why are the 14th Amendment lawsuits seeking to bar Trump failing?  —  So far, all 14th Amendment lawsuits against Trump have been rejected by courts.  —  Former President Donald Trump attends a Manhattan courthouse trial in a civil fraud case in New York, October 18, 2023.
Discussion: Raw Story and New York Daily News
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
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.
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
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
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
John Yoon / New York Times:
Bystanders Stop Woman From Burning Home Where Martin Luther King Jr. Was Born  —  Two off-duty police officers from New York and two visitors intervened.  The woman was arrested and charged with attempted arson, Atlanta police said.  —  Bystanders stopped a 26-year-old woman from setting fire …
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WSB-TV:
Woman arrested for pouring gasoline, trying to burn down Martin Luther King Jr.'s birth home
 
 
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