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10:35 AM ET, December 9, 2023

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J. David Goodman / New York Times:
Texas Supreme Court Temporarily Halts Court-Approved Abortion  —  The court, responding to an appeal from Attorney General Ken Paxton, put on hold a lower court order allowing an abortion for a woman whose fetus has a fatal condition.  —  The Texas Supreme Court late Friday temporarily halted …
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Politico:
Dems want to focus on abortion rights. A Trump ally may have just helped.
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New York Times:
Fears of a NATO Withdrawal Rise as Trump Seeks a Return to Power  —  Current and former European diplomats said there was growing concern a second Trump presidency could mean an American retreat from the continent and a gutting of NATO.  —  For 74 years, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization …
Discussion: Political Wire
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Takes 2024 Lead as Biden Approval Hits New Low, WSJ Poll Finds  —  Unhappiness with Biden's performance is pervasive, with economic pessimism weighing him down  —  WASHINGTON—President Biden's political standing is at its weakest point of his presidency, a new Wall Street Journal poll finds …
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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
Associated Press:
US vetoes UN resolution backed by many nations demanding immediate humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza  —  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — 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.
Tara Suter / The Hill:
Sen. Vance sends letter slamming Ohio State University DEI efforts, calling it ‘racial hatred’  —  Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) sent a letter slamming Ohio State University for its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts Friday.  —  “Today I wrote to the leadership of Ohio State …
Alexander Burns / Politico:
Her Online Sex Life Was Exposed.  She Lost Her Election.  Now She's Speaking Out.  —  Susanna Gibson's campaign was rocked when an opponent exposed her private digital life to the public.  She won't be the last.  —  It is not often that a state legislative campaign in an off-season election seizes the national spotlight.
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Tara Suter / The Hill:
CDC issues travel advisory for Mexico, citing ‘Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever’  —  The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) issued a travel advisory for Mexico Friday, citing “reports” of Rocky Mountain spotted fever.  —  “There have been reports of Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) …
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
Discussion: CBS News, The Daily Caller, NPR and Axios
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 …
Associated Press:
Voters to choose between Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee and state Sen. John Whitmire for Houston mayor  —  The new mayor will have to deal with new laws from the GOP-led state government over control of local elections and the ability to impose local regulations.  —  HOUSTON — Two of Houston's …
Laura Kuenssberg / BBC:
Ukraine in ‘mortal danger’ without aid, Olena Zelenska warns  —  Olena Zelenska has warned that Ukrainians are in “mortal danger” of being left to die if Western countries don't continue their financial support.  —  Ukraine's first lady spoke to Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg …
Discussion: Politico and Blue Virginia
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 …
Discussion: Alternet.org, Raw Story, Reuters and CNN
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.
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’
 
 
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Isabella Murray / ABC News:
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Brooke Migdon / The Hill:
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