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3:55 PM ET, December 12, 2023

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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, Politico and NDTV
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, UPI and Washington Post
Reuters:
Biden says Netanyahu must change Israel government, losing global support  —  U.S. President Joe Biden said on Tuesday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu needs to change his hardline government and that Israel cannot say no in the future to a Palestinian state, ramping up pressure on the Israelis.
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MJ Lee / CNN:
Families of American hostages not invited to White House Hanukkah reception
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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Kayla Gallagher / The Messenger:
Thirty-One Percent of Republicans Would Not Vote for Trump If He Gets Felony Conviction: Poll
Discussion: Reuters
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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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
Anna Koper / Reuters:
Far-right Polish lawmaker uses fire extinguisher on Hanukkah candles in parliament  —  A far-right Polish lawmaker used a fire extinguisher to put out Hanukkah candles in the country's parliament on Tuesday during an event with members of the Jewish community, provoking outrage and leading the speaker to exclude him from the sitting.
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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 …
Discussion: Axios and Lawyers, Guns & Money
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Joseph Choi / The Hill:
Pharmacies sharing medical data without police warrant: Congressional investigation
Discussion: The Daily Caller
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 …
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. …
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 …
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
Adam Sexton / WMUR:
Gov. Chris Sununu to announce endorsement in Republican presidential race at Tuesday event, sources tell WMUR  —  Governor to endorse Nikki Haley, sources say  —  MANCHESTER, N.H. —  Republican presidential candidates have been competing for Gov. Chris Sununu's endorsement for months.
John Sakellariadis / Politico:
Harry Coker confirmed as White House cyber director  —  Democrats led a 59-40 vote to confirm nominee Harry Coker as the White House's second-ever National Cyber Director.  —  The Biden administration finally has its next cyber czar — and it has got Senate Democrats to thank for it.
Discussion: Axios and The Messenger
Washington Post:
New York high court allows state Democrats chance to alter congressional maps  —  The ruling could have national consequences in determining which party controls the House during the next Congress  —  The New York State Court of Appeals on Tuesday granted Democrats who control the state legislature …
Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
An Iowa fight over a Satanic display reminds us: Republicans believe “free speech” is only for them  —  The key to understanding the GOP furor over “anti-semitism” on campus?  A altar to Lucifer in the Des Moines Capitol  —  It's become a holiday tradition, especially in the red states.
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 …
 
 
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Andrew Rice / New York Magazine:
Inside the Trial That Could Be ‘the End of Mr. Giuliani’
Jonathan Landay / Reuters:
U.S. intelligence assesses Ukraine war has cost Russia 315,000 casualties - source
Tyler Pager / Washington Post:
Brian Fallon to join Biden campaign as Harris's communications director
Discussion: Washington Examiner
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Discussion: RedState and Raw Story
Shia Kapos / Politico:
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Discussion: The Messenger and Raw Story
Jeff Cox / CNBC:
Inflation slowed to a 3.1% annual rate in November
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
J. David Goodman / New York Times:
Texas Supreme Court Rules Against Woman Who Sought Court-Approved Abortion