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11:20 AM ET, December 15, 2023

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New York Times:
Behind the Scenes at the Dismantling of Roe v. Wade  —  On Feb. 10 last year, Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. showed his eight colleagues how he intended to uproot the constitutional right to abortion.  —  At 11:16 a.m., his clerk circulated a 98-page draft opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization.
Discussion: The Messenger
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Washington Post:
Why Bob Vander Plaats thinks some evangelicals can't quit Trump  —  Good morning, Early Birds.  We're running out of shelves on which to hide our elves.  Please send suggestions (and, more importantly, newsworthy tips) to earlytips@washpost.com.  Was this forwarded to you?  Sign up here.
CNN:
The mystery of the missing binder: How a collection of raw Russian intelligence disappeared under Trump  —  A binder containing highly classified information related to Russian election interference went missing at the end of Donald Trump's presidency, raising alarms among intelligence officials …
CDC:
Urgent Need to Increase Immunization Coverage for Influenza, COVID-19, and RSV and Use of Authorized/Approved Therapeutics in the Setting of Increased Respiratory Disease Activity During the 2023 - 2024 Winter Season  —  Distributed via the CDC Health Alert Network
Politico:
Cornel West thinks Biden won't make it to the general election  —  The independent candidate rejected the idea he could be a “spoiler” for Biden in an exclusive meeting with POLITICO.  —  Cornel West doesn't think Joe Biden will make it to the general election.
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Charisma Madarang / Rolling Stone:
Trump Says Biden Plunging U.S. Into Depression. The Stock Market Hit a Record High
NBC News:
Rep. Elise Stefanik files complaint against judge who has ruled in Jan. 6 and Trump cases  —  The New York Republican and staunch Trump ally is asking for an ethics investigation, arguing the judge has engaged in “highly inappropriate political speech.”  —  WASHINGTON — Rep. Elise Stefanik …
Discussion: Fox News, The Messenger, Axios and Raw Story
Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
What Trump has already taken from us  —  Democracy is a culture — and Trump is destroying it.  —  In the long arc of human history, the modern democratic era is a mere blip.  —  Humans first began residing in city-like agricultural settlements about 10,000 years ago.
Discussion: HotAir and The Bulwark
Madison Fernandez / Politico:
Republicans struggle as they keep getting forced to talk about abortion  —  The contrast between GOP candidates' maneuvering toward the middle and real-world events that remind the public of the party's most aggressively anti-abortion faction shows how vexing the issue remains for the party.
Discussion: Fox News
Larry Neumeister / Associated Press:
Ex-FBI counterintelligence official gets over 4 years in prison for aiding Russian oligarch  —  A former top FBI counterintelligence official was ordered Thursday to spend over four years in prison for violating sanctions on Russia by going to work for a Russian oligarch seeking dirt …
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Sareen Habeshian / Axios:
Ex-FBI official sentenced for assisting “Putin's henchman”
Ella Lee / The Hill:
Michigan appeals court rules Trump can stay on 2024 primary ballot  —  The Michigan Court of Appeals decided Thursday that former President Trump can remain on the state's 2024 Republican primary ballot, blocking a series of challenges to his candidacy related to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack.
US Department of Justice:
85-Year Old D.C. Man Charged With Killing His 81-Year-Old Wife  —  For Immediate Release  —  U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Columbia  —  Defendant Did Not Want to Eat the Pancakes She Made and Stabbed Her in the Back.  —  WASHINGTON - Steven Schwartz, 85, of Washington, D.C. …
William Vaillancourt / The Daily Beast:
Rudy Giuliani Labels ‘Daily Show’ Guest Host a ‘Slob’ After Roast  —  The former New York City mayor was not impressed with a segment aired on “The Daily Show” this week.  —  As a Washington, D.C. jury decides if he'll pay $43 million to a pair of Georgia poll workers he defamed …
Discussion: Raw Story, Vanity Fair and The Hill
Politico:
Playbook: The fascinating race to replace George Santos  —  With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  TALK OF THIS TOWN — DONALD TRUMP is accused of swiping National Archives property.  But MELANIA TRUMP is set to star today in a killer photo op at the Archives: A naturalization ceremony.
Politico:
US has collected intel it could use to judge Israel's conduct of war  —  The U.S. has been gathering information about Israel's tactics in Gaza since the start of the war and provided those reports to lawmakers.  —  While American officials say they are not making judgments in real …
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Barak Ravid / Axios:
“High intensity” phase of Gaza war needs to end within weeks, Sullivan tells Netanyahu
CBS News:
Ukraine councilor detonates grenades at meeting, wounding 26, in attack captured on video  —  A Ukrainian village councilor set off hand grenades at a meeting in an attack that was captured on video and left 26 people wounded, the country's national police said Friday.
Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
EXCLUSIVE: Apology letters surface in Fulton Trump case  —  Statements from Powell, Chesebro are just one sentence long  —  The apology letters written by two of the attorneys who struck plea agreements in the Fulton County election interference case are just one sentence long and hand-written on lined notebook paper.
Telegraph:
Hamas plot to attack Jews across Europe is foiled by police  —  Seven arrests made during raids in Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands as fears grow that Middle East war is increasing global threat  —  A Hamas plot to kill Jews in Europe was foiled by German and Danish police who uncovered …
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Craig Mauger / The Detroit News:
In court, Michigan Republicans tie false elector effort to Donald Trump's campaign  —  Lansing — Testifying in court Thursday, top Michigan Republicans linked the organization and execution of a false certificate saying Donald Trump won the state's 2020 presidential election directly to Trump's campaign.
Discussion: Raw Story
Bridget Bowman / NBC News:
New York Republicans choose ex-Israel Defense Forces soldier as nominee to replace George Santos  —  County party leaders selected the Nassau County legislator to be the GOP nominee in February's special election.  —  New York Republicans have selected Nassau County legislator Mazi Melesa Pilip …
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New York Times:
Hungary Blocks Ukraine Aid After E.U. Opens Door to Membership
Christopher Tremoglie / Washington Examiner:
Biden White House Christmas video is missing the ‘reason for the season’
Eli Rosenberg / NBC Boston:
Mayor Wu's Boston City Council holiday party invitations draw criticism
Politico:
Jack Smith is still scrutinizing John Eastman
Discussion: The Messenger and Raw Story
 Earlier Items: 
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Here's how dishonest James Comer's Biden allegations are
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Jeffries: Government will shut down unless House GOP yields on demands
Discussion: RedState and PoliticusUSA
Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Cheney's book tops NYT print and e-book bestseller lists
Discussion: The Messenger
Adam Klasfeld / The Messenger:
The Story Behind Trump's Gag Order Involves a Man Under Criminal Investigation for Stalking (Exclusive)
Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Vibes, the Economy and the Election
Discussion: American Prospect and HotAir
 

 
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