memeorandum: Mitt Romney Says Joe Manchin Is the 'Joe I'd Like to Vote For' in 2024 (Eva Surovell/The Messenger)

1:25 PM ET, December 10, 2023

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Kelly Garrity / Politico:

Trump the ‘human gumball machine’ will ‘impose his will’ on the nation if elected, Romney says — “A thought or a notion comes in and it comes out of his mouth. There's not a lot of filter that goes on,” he said of Trump. — Some Republicans have read former President Donald Trump's comment …

Discussion: The Hill, NBC News, Axios and Associated Press

Quinn Scanlan / ABC News:

Liz Cheney's plea: ‘Our focus has got to be on defeating Donald Trump’ in 2024 — She sat down with “This Week” co-anchor Jonathan Karl to discuss her new book. — “This Week” co-anchor Jonathan Karl interviews former Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney. — Former Republican Rep. Liz Cheney …

Discussion: Washington Examiner, USA Today, The Guardian, Axios, Breitbart and HuffPost

Eva Surovell / The Messenger:

Mitt Romney Says Joe Manchin Is the 'Joe I'd Like to Vote For' in 2024 — The Utah senator, a vocal Trump critic, did not rule out voting for President Joe Biden — Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, on Sunday said he would prefer to vote for Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., come 2024.

Discussion: The Hill, NBC News and Political Wire

Jason Beeferman / Politico:

Trump defends dictator comments amid NYC soiree filled with MAGA diehards — At an event with key figures within the MAGA movement, the former president repeated comments that he wants to be a dictator on “day one.” — NEW YORK — The chairman of an Austrian political party founded by ex-Nazis …

Discussion: Wall Street Journal and Raw Story

Peter Baker / New York Times:

Talk of a Trump Dictatorship Charges the American Political Debate — Former President Donald J. Trump and his allies are not doing much to reassure those worried about his autocratic instincts. If anything, they seem to be leaning into the predictions. — When a historian wrote an essay …

Discussion: The Hill, New York Post and The Messenger

Kyle Cheney / Politico:

Jack Smith reveals sweeping scope of bid to debunk Trump election machine claims — In a new filing, his team described interviewing more than a dozen of the top intelligence officials in Trump's administration. — Special counsel Jack Smith on Saturday sharply rejected Donald Trump's contention …

Discussion: Raw Story

The Guardian:

Republicans to meet allies of Hungary's Viktor Orbán on ending Ukraine aid — Hungarian appearance at two-day event part of Orbán's transatlantic attempt to bolster Russia's war — Allies of Hungary's far-right prime minister Viktor Orbán will hold a closed-door meeting …

Discussion: Saywhat Politics and Political Wire

George Packer / The Atlantic:

‘We Only Need Some Metal Things’ — Will America abandon Ukraine? — In the summer of 1940, when Great Britain was fighting Nazi Germany alone, Winston Churchill asked to borrow a few dozen aging American destroyers to defend the English coast from imminent invasion.

Discussion: The Hill

Daniel Arkin / NBC News:

University of Pennsylvania president steps down amid criticism of antisemitism testimony — The chair of the Penn Board of Trustees announced that Liz Magill has voluntarily stepped down as president of the Ivy League school. — University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill resigned …

New York Times:

Penn's President Resigns After Her Responses About Antisemitism — At a congressional hearing this week, Elizabeth Magill had appeared to dodge questions of whether she would discipline students if they called for the genocide of Jews. — The president of the University of Pennsylvania …

Dan Primack / Axios:
Exclusive: Wharton board tries to increase pressure on Penn president Liz Magill

Discussion: NewsNation, Fox News, Business Insider and ABC News

Ry Rivard / Politico:

I Covered Joe Manchin for Years. He Might Not Care If He Sinks Joe Biden. — The senator's brand of centrism helped him survive West Virginia's rapid transformation from blue to red. But it also helped sow the seeds of the Democratic Party's demise back home.

Discussion: Associated Press and The Messenger

NBC News:

She's with him: Hillary Clinton steps out as a key player in Biden's re-election effort — Clinton hosted a $1 million fundraiser at her Georgetown home. — WASHINGTON — On the final Monday in November, in a Washington home stately enough to have a name — Whitehaven …

Discussion: Washington Examiner, Politico and HotAir

Andrew Zhang / Politico:

Sheila Jackson Lee loses Houston mayor's race to tough-on-crime state senator — The showdown illuminates the faultlines within the Democratic Party over how to deal with crime on a local level. — Democratic state Sen. John Whitmire defeated Democratic Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee …

Discussion: Fox News, National Review, No More Mister Nice Blog, The Messenger, New York Times, Raw Story, NPR, Associated Press, The Hill, Twitchy, CBS News, NBC News, The Daily Caller, RedState, The Gateway Pundit, Washington Examiner, The Texas Tribune and Political Wire

Olivia Alafriz / Politico:

Trump hits Casey DeSantis over call for out-of-state backers to ‘be a part of the caucus’ in Iowa — The Florida first lady told Fox News viewers that “you do not have to be a resident of Iowa to be able to participate in the caucus.” — Former president Donald Trump seized on an apparent blunder …