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1:20 PM ET, December 14, 2023

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Greg Walters / VICE:
Trump Got a Big Sign the Supreme Court Doesn't Have His Back  —  Donald Trump may have handpicked three members of the Supreme Court's conservative majority.  That doesn't mean they are doing him any favors.  —  Former President Donald Trump has tried every legal trick in the book to postpone …
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Adam Klasfeld / The Messenger:
New York Appeals Court Rejects Trump's Challenge of Gag Orders  —  After 11 weeks of proceedings, Trump's civil fraud trial ended on Wednesday, and he's been under a gag order since Oct. 3  —  A New York appellate court on Thursday denied former President Donald Trump's attempt …
Elizabeth Crisp / The Hill:
Liz Cheney: Constitutional checks, balances won't stop Trump abuses  —  Former Rep. Liz Cheney is no longer in Congress, but she's not slowing in her efforts to warn Republicans about the danger of electing former President Trump in 2024.  —  “The risk is far too great to elect Mr. Trump ever again …
Discussion: Raw Story and The Messenger
Carlos Lozada / New York Times:   Liz Cheney's Checkered History
Ken Meyer / Mediaite:
Fox Board Member Paul Ryan Slams Trump, Hails Cheney and Kinzinger: 'Trump's Not a Conservative, He's an Authoritarian Narcissist'
Liz Cheney / Wall Street Journal:
Checks and Balances Won't Stop Trump
Rasmussen Reports:
Election 2024: Trump Opens 10-Point Lead  —  Former President Donald Trump now has a double-digit lead for 2024, as support for re-electing President Joe Biden has faded in the past month.  —  The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that …
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Press / Morning Consult Pro:
Morning Consult |  Bloomberg News Partnership Survey: Biden's and Trump's Ballot Performance as of Early December 2023  —  Trump leads Biden in all seven swing states, regardless of whether or not third party candidates are listed. … This survey, which identifies key issues in the 2024 election …
Bloomberg:
Trump Pulls Ahead in Michigan as Union, Women Voters Sour on Biden  —  Biden now trails Trump in seven swing states on economic concerns, the latest Bloomberg News/Morning Consult Poll shows.  —  Donald Trump has pulled ahead of President Joe Biden in must-win Michigan as voters remain pessimistic …
Discussion: Fox News, Forbes, Raw Story and The Hill
Victoria Prodeline / Monmouth University …:
Trump Broadly Favored in GOP Primary  —  Democrats back Biden but with little enthusiasm  —  West Long Branch, NJ - Former President Donald Trump enjoys widespread support among an enthusiastic and motivated base of potential Republican primary voters in Michigan, according to the Monmouth ("Mon-muth") University-Washington Post Poll.
James Bennet / The Economist:
When the New York Times lost its way  —  America's media should do more to equip readers to think for themselves  —  Are we truly so precious?  " Dean Baquet, the executive editor of the New York Times, asked me one Wednesday evening in June 2020.  I was the editorial-page editor of the Times …
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Politico:
Playbook: The politics that could make or break a border deal  —  With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  WHAT YOUR MEDIA FRIENDS ARE TEXTING ABOUT — The Economist's James Bennet is out with a very buzzy, nearly 17,000-word piece on the culture war roiling …
Brian Slodysko / Associated Press:
The Republican leading the probe of Hunter Biden has his own shell company and complicated friends  —  Rep. James Comer, a multimillionaire farmer, boasts of being one of the largest landholders near his rural Kentucky hometown, and he has meticulously documented nearly all of his landholdings …
CNN:
Rudy Giuliani now won't testify in defamation trial brought by former Georgia election workers  —  Former Donald Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani will no longer testify in his defamation damages trial over how much he should pay two Georgia election workers millions of dollars in damages …
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Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
It's the Beginning of the Disastrous End for Rudy Giuliani
Discussion: Raw Story
Politico:
Kamala Harris pushes White House to be more sympathetic toward Palestinians  —  Her response to the Israel-Hamas war underscores how Democrats are walking a fine line between pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian constituencies.  —  Vice President Kamala Harris has been telling colleagues …
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Matthew Yglesias / Slow Boring:   Is it time for a second look at Kamala Harris?
Alex Thompson / Axios:
Why Hunter Biden went public: “I need to call out their lies”  —  After mostly lying low for years, Hunter Biden is publicly hitting back at Republicans — a more aggressive approach he believes will help him and President Biden, according to people familiar with his team's thinking.
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Politico:
Behind Hunter Biden's unexpected appearance: A surprising ally and a heads-up to his dad
Stephen Neukam / The Messenger:
Jamie Raskin Rails Against Republicans at Hunter Biden-less Deposition (Exclusive)
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Jan. 6 rioter with ‘Foxmania’ pleads guilty to felony Capitol attack charge  —  “You want war?”  Anthony Alexander Antonio shouted during the Jan. 6 attack.  “We got war. 1776 all over again.”  —  WASHINGTON — A Jan. 6 defendant whose attorney said was infected with “Foxmania” …
Discussion: The Daily Beast
Mike Allen / Axios:
Exclusive: McCarthy eyes AI for new career, can imagine working with Musk … The ornate first-floor room was Rep. Nancy Pelosi's hideaway, before the GOP evicted her to make room for McCarthy after he lost the gavel.  — “AI is where California is going to come back,” he added.
The White House:
Statement from President Joe Biden on Baseless House Republican Impeachment Stunt  —  The American people need their leaders in Congress to take action on important priorities for the nation and world.  —  On Tuesday, I met with the President of Ukraine, who is leading his people in a battle for freedom against Russian aggression.
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Karoun Demirjian / New York Times:
Senate Passes Defense Bill, Steering Clear of Far-Right Policy Dictates
Reuters:
Biden impeachment inquiry authorized by House Republicans, despite lack of evidence
Mike Brest / Washington Examiner:
Navy officer serving prison sentence in Japan for fatal crash returning to US, family says  —  A Navy officer who has been serving a prison sentence in Japan over a car crash that killed two people has been transferred into U.S. custody and is being returned to the United States.
Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Georgia Republican Drew Ferguson says he won't run for reelection  —  Rep. Drew Ferguson (R-Ga.) announced Thursday that he will not run for reelection, adding to a growing number of lawmakers opting to retire from office.  —  Ferguson, at 57 years old, is younger than the average member serving in the House.
Discussion: Fox News, Roll Call, WXIA-TV and WRBL-TV
New York Post:
GOP calls to strip Harvard of billions in federal cash, tax breaks over ‘antisemitism shame’  —  Harvard is facing demands to be stripped of billions of dollars in federal payments and tax breaks over its failure to tackle antisemitism on campus.  —  The university benefits from hundreds …
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Fox News:
Democrat senator blasts ‘failure’ of university leaders to protect Jewish students, asks Biden admin to review
Discussion: Washington Examiner
 
 
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Ryan King / New York Post:
Boston mayor under fire for ‘no whites’ Christmas party for city's ‘Electeds of Color’
Elena Schneider / Politico:
Biden campaign names top voter turnout operative as chief of staff
Discussion: The Messenger and Journal Sentinel
Jeff Kosseff / New York Times:
Social Media Is a Mess. Government Meddling Would Only Make It Worse.
Thomas Barrabi / New York Post:
GOP critics decry ‘regulatory harassment’ as FCC denies Elon Musk's Starlink $900M in subsidies
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Bush v. Gore destroyed us
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Sid Garcia / ABC7:
Protest calling for cease-fire in Gaza shuts down SB 110 Freeway in downtown Los Angeles
Justin Rohrlich / The Daily Beast:
Carnegie Mellon Student Sues Over Prof's ‘Cruel Campaign of Antisemitic Abuse’
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