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NBC News:
Federal appeals court denies Trump's presidential immunity defense in E. Jean Carroll case  —  The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found Trump's lawyers waited too long - three years - to try to use the defense for his upcoming civil trial.  —  A federal appeals court on Wednesday shot …
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Nikki McCann Ramirez / Rolling Stone:
GOP Rep. Explains Impeachment Push: ‘Donald J. Trump 2024, Baby!’  —  In video obtained by Rolling Stone, Troy Nehls touted Trump returning to the White House when asked what Republicans have to gain from a Biden impeachment inquiry … The party has struggled to gin up a legitimate rationale …
Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
House Set to Approve Biden Impeachment Inquiry as It Hunts for an Offense
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Glenn Youngkin praises Trump on economy, downplays ‘dictator’ fears
Discussion: Blue Virginia
Alexander Ward / Politico:
Trump considers overhauling his approach to North Korea if he wins in 2024
Discussion: New York Times and Raw Story
NBC News:
Supreme Court agrees to hear Jan. 6 cases that could affect Trump prosecution  —  The justices will consider whether a charge for seeking to obstruct an official proceeding, which Trump also faces, can be applied to the events on Jan. 6, 2021.  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed …
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Politico:
Supreme Court will review scope of obstruction law that Trump is charged with breaking  —  The case calls into question prosecutors' handling of an Enron-era obstruction law to punish those who stormed Congress.  —  The Supreme Court has agreed to take up a case that could derail hundreds …
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
December 12, 2023  —  Last night, Special Counsel Jack Smith asked the Supreme Court …
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senate Democrats press Thomas to recuse himself from Trump immunity case
CNN:
Hunter Biden flouts subpoena for closed-door testimony, demanding to testify publicly: ‘I am here’  —  President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden defied Republican investigators' subpoena for closed-door testimony, demanding to testify publicly Wednesday.  —  In his first public statement since …
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Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
Hunter Biden, Defying Deposition Subpoena, Again Offers Public Testimony  —  The president's son appeared at a news conference at the Capitol as House investigators awaited him at a private session he declined to attend.  —  Hunter Biden, the president's son, appeared on Capitol Hill …
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Hunter Biden will not sit for deposition by GOP, says father not ‘financially’ involved in his business
Tom Krisher / Associated Press:
Tesla recalls nearly all vehicles sold in US to fix system that monitors drivers using Autopilot  —  Tesla is recalling nearly all vehicles sold in the U.S., more than 2 million, to update software and fix a defective system that's supposed to ensure drivers are paying attention when using Autopilot.
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Gareth Vipers / Wall Street Journal:
Tesla to Recall More Than Two Million Vehicles Over Autopilot Safety Concerns
Discussion: Semafor, Wired and The Verge
Ann E. Marimow / Washington Post:
Supreme Court will decide access to key abortion drug mifepristone  —  The Supreme Court announced Wednesday that it will decide this term whether to limit access to a key abortion drug, returning the polarizing issue of reproductive rights to the high court for the first time since …
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Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court agrees to hear showdown over abortion pill access
Bloomberg:
Republican Senators Say They're Weighing Biden's Immigration Offer  —  President Joe Biden has offered changes to US border policy that raises the prospects of a bipartisan deal on immigration and aid to Ukraine, Republican senators said Wednesday.  —  Republicans met behind closed doors …
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Fox News
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 …
A.B. Stoddard / The Bulwark:
Trump Said Too Much Too Soon  —  DONALD TRUMP HAS CHOSEN to make “dictator” his brand.  No one made him do it.  But the fact that he did, eleven months before the election, is a good thing.  —  Trump's plans to destroy our foundational checks and balances and rule as a king hadn't penetrated …
Discussion: Raw Story and Politico
David Shepardson / Reuters:
US agency will not reinstate $900 mln subsidy for SpaceX Starlink unit  —  The U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday reaffirmed its 2022 decision to deny SpaceX satellite internet unit Starlink $885.5 million in rural broadband subsidies.  —  The FCC said the decision impacting …
Kerry Breen / CBS News:
NASA rover unravels history of lake on Mars that grew up to 22 miles wide, 100 feet deep  —  NASA's Perseverance rover has learned new data about a major crater on Mars, teaching researchers and astronomers about how the structure was formed and when water was present on the planet.
Zachary Leeman / The Messenger:
Fani Willis Responds to GOP Backlash to Trump Case: ‘They Want to Come Up With This Foolishness’  —  ‘They worry the hero is treated the same as everybody else,’ the Fulton County, Georgia district attorney said  —  Fulton County, Ga., District Attorney Fani Willis is speaking up amid pushback …
Ken Bensinger / New York Times:
Inside the Troll Army Waging Trump's Online Campaign  —  A team of meme-makers has been flooding social media with pro-Trump posts riddled with sexist and racist tropes.  Donald Trump is cheering them on.  —  The video, called “Let's Get Ready to Bumble,” is a slick mash …
Nick Timiraos / Wall Street Journal:
Fed Holds Rates Steady and Sees Cuts Next Year  —  Officials don't rule out further hikes while penciling in three rate cuts in 2024  —  WASHINGTON—The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady and signaled inflation had improved more rapidly than anticipated, opening the door to rate cuts next year.
The Guardian:
Revealed: House speaker did little to fight toxic ‘burn pit’ his father campaigned against  —  Mike Johnson's creationist beliefs clash with climate facts in a district where many residents still hold deep concerns about pollution  —  Oliver Laughland in Shreveport, Louisiana and Stephanie Kirchgaessner in Washington
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 …
Washington Post:
Monumental, Youngkin announce deal to move Caps, Wizards to Virginia  —  Renderings show a 20,000-seat arena, practice facilities for the Wizards and Capitals, expanded esports facilities, a performing arts venue, “fan plaza” and more  —  The owner of the Wizards and Capitals has reached …
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 …
Discussion: PJ Media, RedState and Breitbart
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Scoop: U.S. delaying sale of M16 rifles to Israel over settler violence  —  The Biden administration is again holding up the licenses for selling more than 20,000 U.S.-made rifles to Israel over concerns about attacks by extremist Israeli settlers against Palestinian civilians in the occupied West Bank, two U.S. officials told Axios.
 
 
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