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Nick Robertson / The Hill:
It's ‘insulting’ to have ‘nonsense Republicans’ on Biden impeachment inquiry panel, Democrat says  —  Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) dubbed some of her Republican colleagues “idiots” and “a-holes” alongside criticism of the House Oversight Committee's attempts to launch a formal impeachment inquiry into President Biden.
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The Messenger:
Some House Republicans Admit There Is No Evidence To Impeach Biden  —  ‘Probably not,’ Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., said Tuesday when asked if Biden committed high crimes or misdemeanors  —  A number of House Republicans are openly admitting that there is no evidence to impeach President Joe Biden …
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Julian E. Barnes / New York Times:
Russia Has Suffered Staggeringly High Losses, U.S. Report Says  —  The declassified intelligence assessment also found that Russia's objective has been eroding Western support for Ukraine, the country it invaded.  —  The Russian push in eastern Ukraine this fall and winter was designed …
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Politico:
U.S. declassifies intel as the White House pushes for more Ukraine funding  —  The U.S. assesses that more than 13,000 Russian soldiers have been killed or wounded in a key eastern Ukrainian battleground since October.  —  The U.S. has declassified intelligence on the situation in Ukraine …
Discussion: NBC News, Voice of America and NDTV
Camilo Montoya-Galvez / CBS News:
White House lays out offer on immigration changes in talks with Congress  —  Washington — The Biden administration on Tuesday indicated to congressional lawmakers that it would be willing to support a new border authority to expel migrants without asylum screenings, as well as a dramatic expansion …
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David S. Cloud / Wall Street Journal:
Israel's Netanyahu Rejects U.S. Plan for Postwar Gaza  —  The prime minister says he won't allow the Palestinian Authority to take over Gaza  —  TEL AVIV—Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday said he would block the Biden administration's postwar plan to have the Palestinian Authority …
Monica Alba / NBC News:
Biden extends White House invitation to families of Americans held hostage by Hamas  —  Biden has held Zoom meetings with the family members and they have met in person with other administration officials.  —  WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has invited family members of Americans taken hostage …
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Reuters:
Biden says Netanyahu must change Israel government, losing global support
MJ Lee / CNN:
Families of American hostages not invited to White House Hanukkah reception
Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Trump on Hannity's show: 24 false or misleading claims in 5 minutes  —  The Fact Checker  —  A bogus claim every 12 seconds, on average.  That's what a single five-minute clip of former president Donald Trump speaking in Iowa on Dec. 5 yielded.  In the clip, from a Fox News “town hall” …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Judd Legum / Popular Information:
10 alarming things Trump has promised to do in a second term
Discussion: Vanity Fair and Digby's Hullabaloo
Melissa / Harvard University:
Statement from the Harvard Corporation: Our President  —  As members of the Harvard Corporation, we today reaffirm our support for President Gay's continued leadership of Harvard University.  Our extensive deliberations affirm our confidence that President Gay is the right leader to help …
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
The history behind Jack Smith's Trump-Supreme Court gambit  —  A key 2020 episode — also involving the Supreme Court and a Trump claim of absolute immunity — is worth recalling in this moment  —  The question of Donald Trump's criminal jeopardy could be headed to the Supreme Court sooner rather than later.
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Lili Bayer / The Guardian:
Far-right Polish MP uses fire extinguisher to put out Hanukah candles after Donald Tusk speaks out against xenophobia - Europe live  —  Speaker of house tells reporters that a complaint will be filed with the prosecutor's office against Grzegorz Braun after incident  —  Key events
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Anna Koper / Reuters:
Far-right Polish lawmaker uses fire extinguisher on Hanukkah candles in parliament
Brakkton Booker / Politico:
Poll: A fifth of Black voters want ‘someone else’ instead of Trump or Biden  —  The former president has also substantially improved his 2020 numbers with Black voters, according to the GenForward survey.  —  One of the best-respected polls of voters of color shows President Joe Biden …
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Moira Donegan / The Guardian:
Kate Cox begged Texas to let her end a dangerous pregnancy.  She won't be the last  —  Two years ago, a woman like Cox was able to control her body on her own terms.  Now, she has to go before a court and beg  —  In most cases, we would never have learned her name.
Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:
Missouri AG launches investigation of Media Matters  —  Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey (R) says he has launched an investigation into Media Matters for America, the progressive watchdog, following its report about harmful antisemitic content on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter.
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Judge: Giuliani may have defamed Georgia election workers again outside DC courthouse  —  Just minutes after leaving the first day of his civil trial, Rudy Giuliani repeated a false allegation about the pollworkers.  —  Rudy Giuliani's defiant public statements outside a Washington, D.C. …
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
FBI arrests an ‘internet pornography personality’ on Jan. 6 charges  —  Paul Caloia, who went by the name “GodHypnotic,” was “bragging” in a Skype chat about taking part in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, an FBI affidavit stated.  —  WASHINGTON — The FBI has arrested an …
Mariana Labbate / The Messenger:
Democrat Rep. Moskowitz Mocks GOP Chair James Comer With George Santos Cameo  —  ‘Hey James, just wanted to stop by to congratulate you for being the largest landowner in your county,’ the expelled lawmakers says in a Cameo video ordered by Moskowitz  —  Florida Democrat Rep. Jared Moskowitz used …
Discussion: Raw Story, Mediaite and Daily Kos
Drew Harwell / Washington Post:
Pharmacies share medical data with police without a warrant, inquiry finds  —  The revelation could shape the debate over Americans' health privacy as states move to criminalize abortion and drugs related to reproductive health  —  The nation's largest pharmacy chains have handed …
Jonathan Landay / Reuters:
U.S. intelligence assesses Ukraine war has cost Russia 315,000 casualties - source  —  A declassified U.S. intelligence report assessed that the Ukraine war has cost Russia 315,000 dead and injured troops, or nearly 90% of the personnel it had when the conflict began, a source familiar with the intelligence said on Tuesday.
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Houston Keene / Fox News:
Antisemitic sign hung outside Michigan Republican congressman's district office  —  The sign depicted Uncle Sam removing his American stovepipe hat to reveal a kippah with a Star of David underneath reading ‘Jew u$ury buy$ USA pols’  —  An antisemitic sign was hung outside the office …
Discussion: Raw Story and Washington Times
Maura Reynolds / Politico:
'We'll Be at Each Others' Throats': Fiona Hill on What Happens If Putin Wins  —  The veteran Russia watcher is deeply alarmed as Washington reaches an inflection point on the war in Ukraine.  —  It was nearly two years ago that Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine …
Discussion: HotAir and UPI
ACLU of DC:
Lawsuit Challenges D.C. Transit Authority for Violating the First Amendment  —  Complaint Alleges That WMATA Unlawfully Rejected Controversial Ads  —  WASHINGTON D.C.— The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of the District of Columbia, the First Liberty Institute, and the law firm of Steptoe …
Sareen Habeshian / Axios:
Penn names interim president after Liz Magill's resignation … - “Dr. Jameson has a deep appreciation for Penn's values and world-class research, teaching, patient care, and service,” the board said in a statement. … - Magill, along with MIT President Sally Kornbluth …
 
 
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Marita Vlachou / HuffPost:
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Shia Kapos / Politico:
Republicans promise delegates will stay in Wisconsin for GOP convention
Discussion: The Messenger and Raw Story
Adam Sexton / WMUR:
Gov. Chris Sununu to announce endorsement in Republican presidential race at Tuesday event, sources tell WMUR
Aaron Sibarium / Washington Free Beacon:
‘This is Definitely Plagiarism’: Harvard University President Claudine Gay Copied Entire Paragraphs From Others' Academic Work and Claimed Them as Her Own
Paresh Dave / Wired:
Google's App Store Ruled an Illegal Monopoly, as a Jury Sides With Epic Games
 

 
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