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10:05 AM ET, December 13, 2023

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Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
House Set to Approve Biden Impeachment Inquiry as It Hunts for an Offense  —  Republicans are pushing forward with a formal investigation even though their yearlong scrutiny of the president and his family has turned up no proof of high crimes or misdemeanors.
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Washington Post:
Hunter Biden defies subpoena as House GOP plans vote on impeachment inquiry  —  House Republicans have said formalizing the inquiry will put them on stronger legal footing for any court challenges related to their investigations  —  Hunter Biden will not appear for a closed-door deposition Wednesday …
Mike Fleming Jr / Deadline:
André Braugher Dies: Star Of ‘Homicide: Life On The Street’, ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ & Other Series And Films Was 61  —  Co-Editor-in-Chief, Film  — VIBE Editor-In-Chief Datwon Thomas Takes Executive Producer, Talent Post At Dick Clark Productions  — Mort Engelberg Dies …
Wall Street Journal:
Israel Begins Pumping Seawater Into Hamas's Gaza Tunnels  —  Early effort to flood tunnels is one of several techniques aimed at destroying network that underpins Hamas's operations  —  Israel's military has begun pumping seawater into Hamas's vast complex of tunnels in Gaza …
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Associated Press:
Biden takes a tougher stance on Israel's ‘indiscriminate bombing’ of Gaza
David S. Cloud / Wall Street Journal:
Israel's Netanyahu Rejects U.S. Plan for Postwar Gaza
Gareth Vipers / Wall Street Journal:
Tesla to Recall More Than Two Million Vehicles Over Autopilot Safety Concerns  —  Move follows two-year investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration  —  Tesla will recall more than two million vehicles over concerns over its Autopilot system, following a two-year probe …
Nick Robertson / The Hill:
Santos: ‘I want to go back to Congress’  —  Former Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) said he'd be interested in returning to Congress, just two weeks after he was removed from office and wrote off Congress.  —  It's a stark reversal from previous comments about his future.  —  “Why would I want to stay here?
Discussion: The Messenger, Mediaite and Vanity Fair
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Mariana Labbate / The Messenger:
Democrat Rep. Moskowitz Mocks GOP Chair James Comer With George Santos Cameo
Discussion: Raw Story, Mediaite and Daily Kos
Zach Montellaro / Politico:
New York's high court just blew up the fight for control of the House  —  Here are five takeaways from the Tuesday's court ruling to redistrict New York — and what to know about the chaotic weeks ahead.  —  New York's high court gave Democrats a big leg up in the dogfight for control of the House of Representatives.
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Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Top Court Clears Path for Democrats to Redraw House Map in New York
Politico:
Playbook: A protest that should worry Biden and Harris  —  With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  IT'S A WRAP — “Climate summit makes ‘historic progress’ — but the world still can't quit oil,” by Karl Mathiesen, Zia Weise, Zack Colman …
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
We Were Told Biden Is Secretly Running the DOJ.  Why Is His Son Being Charged? … It has long been an article of faith on the right that Attorney General Merrick Garland is prosecuting Donald Trump because President Biden wants him to.  Even the Trump-skeptical corners …
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court agrees to hear showdown over abortion pill access  —  In a high-stakes legal battle, the Biden administration is defending federal approval of the abortion pill mifepristone, including a recent move to make it available by mail.  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday took …
NBC News:
Florida abortion rights activists win over Republicans in ballot measure push  —  An abortion rights group says more than 150,000 of the voters who have signed its petition to get protections into the state constitution are registered Republicans.  —  PINECREST, Fla. — Jaymie Carter is a registered Republican.
The Messenger:
Trump Tries to Slow Down Appeals Court Review on ‘Presidential Immunity’  —  The former president's lawyers cited ‘How the Grinch Stole Christmas’ in a court filing on Wednesday arguing against a speedy briefing schedule … “The prosecution has one goal in this case: To unlawfully attempt to try …
Alice Miranda Ollstein / Politico:
Contraception is a winning issue, conservative strategists tell GOP  —  Former Trump confidante Kellyanne Conway and other strategists are citing poll data showing strong demand among GOP voters for birth control after the fall of Roe.  —  Kellyanne Conway is going to Capitol Hill on Wednesday …
Discussion: Raw Story
Alexander Ward / Politico:
Trump considers overhauling his approach to North Korea if he wins in 2024  —  The idea, which has been considered in other forms during years of U.S.-led negotiations with North Korea, would be a shift in Washington's overall approach to Pyongyang.  —  Donald Trump is considering a plan …
Discussion: New York Times and Raw Story
Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
Trump Legal Defense Fund's Biggest Expense Was Mar-a-Lago  —  New tax filings show that a legal defense fund for Trump isn't spending any money on legal services, but is dishing out for a party at Mar-a-Lago.  —  A legal defense fund for Donald Trump appears to have placed its spending priorities in a strange place: Mar-a-Lago.
Benjamin Weiser / New York Times:
Michael D. Cohen's Lawyer Cited Cases That May Not Exist, Judge Says  —  Mr. Cohen, the onetime fixer for former President Donald J. Trump, went to prison after pleading guilty to campaign finance violations.  He wants the court to end his supervised release.
Discussion: HuffPost, Law & Crime, Politico and Axios
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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Emanuel Fabian / The Times of Israel:
Ten soldiers, including two senior officers, killed in Gaza fighting and deadly ambush  —  9 troops of Golani Brigade, Air Force's Unit 669, killed in one of the deadliest incidents of ground offensive so far, taking toll to 115; combat engineer killed in separate clash
Dan Ladden-Hall / The Daily Beast:
Russian Missile Attack Injures 50+, Damages Children's Hospital in Kyiv, Ukraine Says  —  Ten ballistic missiles were intercepted and destroyed, officials said, but falling debris led to more pain and destruction.  —  At least 53 people were hurt in a Russian missile attack on Kyiv …
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
The truth about Wreaths Across America  —  Wreaths Across America is a non-profit organization that places wreaths on the graves of military veterans.  It's a simple gesture that has proven popular.  Wreaths Across America placed 33,000 wreaths in 2007, its first year.
Paul Demko / Politico:
‘Thank God they walked out’: Oregon's partisan divide highlights heightened animosity in statehouses  —  Republicans lawmakers in Oregon are banned from running for reelection after staging a six-week protest over guns, abortion and transgender issues.  —  Ten Oregon Republican senators …
New York Times:
In a First, Nations at Climate Summit Agree to Move Away From Fossil Fuels  —  Nearly 200 countries convened by the United Nations approved a milestone plan to ramp up renewable energy and transition away from coal, oil and gas.  —  For the first time since nations began meeting three decades ago …
CNN:
Takeaways from CNN's Iowa town hall with Ron DeSantis  —  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday showed new urgency in taking on Donald Trump, attacking the former president at every turn at a CNN town hall in Iowa with the state's caucuses less than five weeks away.
Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
EXCLUSIVE: Willis hints at courtroom role during Trump trial  —  Fulton DA says she's ‘a trial lawyer at my soul’  —  Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis indicated she could take an active role in the courtroom as her election interference case against former President Donald Trump and 14 others progresses.
Discussion: The Guardian, Raw Story and Blaze Media
Matt Dixon / NBC News:
Florida school board votes for Moms for Liberty co-founder Bridget Ziegler to resign  —  Ziegler's husband, the Florida GOP chair, is accused of rape, and the couple has admitted to a three-way sexual encounter with the alleged victim.  The school board's vote is nonbinding.
 
 
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Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Russia-Ukraine war: Biden and Zelenskiy hold press conference after US president announces $200m extra Ukraine aid - as it happened
The White House:
Statement from President Joe Biden on Continued Denials of Abortion Care
Discussion: The Messenger
Mother Jones:
After Jan. 6, Brad Parscale Felt “Guilty” for Helping Trump. Now He's Back on Trump's Gravy Train.
Discussion: New York Times and Raw Story
The White House:
Statement from President Joe Biden on the November Consumer Price Index
Discussion: Townhall and CNBC
John Hayward / Breitbart:
Turkish MP Suffers Heart Attack During Tirade Against Israel
 Earlier Items: 
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Trump sells snippets of mugshot suit, Mar-a-Lago dinner in latest NFT promotion
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Judge: Giuliani may have defamed Georgia election workers again outside DC courthouse