memeorandum: No Beliefs, Just Intentions — Victims of abuse create language to name both abuse and abusers. (A.R. Moxon/The Reframe)

7:05 PM ET, December 17, 2023

Top Items:

CBS News poll: Haley gains on Trump in New Hampshire while he continues to dominate in Iowa — Donald Trump still leads in New Hampshire, but Nikki Haley has consolidated much of the non-Trump vote and has emerged as the top alternative to him there. Among the top candidates …

Discussion: Axios, Boston Herald, Politico, NBC News, Washington Times, New York Post, The Hill, Vanity Fair, ABC News, The Guardian, The Daily Caller, Washington Examiner, The Daily Beast, The Messenger, Associated Press and Wall Street Journal

Dana Blanton / Fox News:

Fox News Poll: Trump's lead in GOP primary widens — Voters split over whether impeachment of Biden is legit or bogus — Former President Donald Trump keeps gaining ground in the Republican presidential nomination contest, as fewer than one third of GOP primary voters now back all his rivals combined …

Discussion: Wall Street Journal, The Messenger, Breitbart, Bloomberg, RedState, Twitchy, Daily Caller News Foundation, USA Today, Political Wire and The Atlantic

Washington Post:

Ron DeSantis wanted to change the way campaigns were funded. Then the fights started. — With just weeks to go before the Iowa caucuses, the GOP candidate's bold strategy is now in tatters and its top architect has resigned — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis entered the Republican presidential race …

New York Times:

Jeff Roe, Top Strategist for Star-Crossed DeSantis Super PAC, Resigns — Mr. Roe, who helped lead Never Back Down, the super PAC behind the Florida governor's presidential campaign, resigned Saturday, the latest shake-up in the group. — Jeff Roe, the chief strategist for the leading super PAC supporting …

Discussion: Politico, Florida Politics, The Messenger, Associated Press and Talking Points Memo

Isaac Arnsdorf / Washington Post:

Trump quotes Putin condemning American democracy, praises autocrat Orban — Trump also called Jan. 6 defendants “hostages” and again demonized immigrants as “poisoning the blood of our country” — DURHAM, N.H. — Republican polling leader Donald Trump approvingly quoted autocrats Vladimir Putin …

Discussion: New York Times, CNN, PoliticusUSA, Politico and The Messenger

Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:

Biden campaign says Trump ‘parroted Adolf Hitler’ in New Hampshire rally remarks — The Biden campaign late Saturday sharply criticized former President Trump for invoking rhetoric it referred to as “parroting Adolf Hitler” in the wake of remarks in which Trump said immigrants were “poisoning the blood of our country.”

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CNN:
Trump quotes Putin to call Biden ‘threat to democracy,’ reiterates anti-immigrant rhetoric at New Hampshire rally

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Nathan Layne / Reuters:
Trump repeats ‘poisoning the blood’ anti-immigrant remark

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Associated Press:

Florida Republican Party suspends chairman and demands his resignation amid rape investigation — TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Republican Party of Florida suspended Chairman Christian Ziegler and demanded his resignation during an emergency meeting Sunday, adding to calls by Gov. Ron DeSantis …

Discussion: Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Advocate, Raw Story, USA Today, Orlando Sentinel, Florida Politics, Business Insider, The Daily Beast and NBC News

Zac Anderson / Sarasota Herald-Tribune:

Florida GOP votes to strip Chair Christian Ziegler of authority amid rape allegation — The Florida GOP on Sunday began the process of removing Chair Christian Ziegler amid a sexual assault allegation, with the party's executive board voting during an emergency meeting to censure the chair …

Discussion: Politico, Axios, Washington Post, Business Insider, The Daily Beast, Mother Jones, The Messenger, WFLA-TV, Crooks and Liars, Political Wire, Washington Examiner and Florida Politics

Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:

Canada will soon announce an all-EV sales requirement for 2035: reports — Canada is expected to announce new regulations this week that will require all vehicles sold in the country to be zero-emissions by 2035, according to news reports. — The new regulations, which will reportedly …

Discussion: CBC News, Toronto Star and Bloomberg

New York Times:

Israel invites journalists into a car-width tunnel beneath Gaza, not far from its border. — U.S. to Push Israel to Scale Back War … Amid anguish over the accidental killing of hostages, Netanyahu vows to keep fighting. — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Sunday to keep fighting in Gaza …

Discussion: Associated Press, Exposing the role …, Los Angeles Times, Business Insider, UPI, Bloomberg.com, The Daily Beast, Euractiv and NBC News

Tal Axelrod / ABC News:
Sen. Van Hollen bemoans ‘unacceptably high’ number of civilian deaths in Gaza

Discussion: Washington Examiner and The Messenger

A.R. Moxon / The Reframe:

No Beliefs, Just Intentions — Victims of abuse create language to name both abuse and abusers. Inevitably, abusers use that same language to deny what they're doing. Navigating false equivalence in an age of rising fascism. … Two families got fed up and moved away. The Nobles of Iowa moved to blue Minnesota.

Andrew Solender / Axios:

Dean Phillips' standing on Capitol Hill has all but collapsed — As Rep. Dean Phillips ramps up his long-shot bid for president, his Democratic colleagues back in Washington are fuming at what they see as the Minnesotan's betrayal of his party. … - Democrats “who see the same polls that I see …

Discussion: Political Wire

Reuters:

Majority of Chileans reject new conservative constitution - early results — Early results show that a majority of Chileans voted to reject a new conservative constitution to replace its dictatorship-era text. — A total of 54.30% voted against the text while 45.70% voted in favor of it with 7.97% of ballot boxes tallied.

Discussion: Bloomberg, New York Times, Reuters and Washington Post

Jon Levine / New York Post:

Majority of Americans 18-24 think Israel should ‘be ended and given to Hamas’ — A majority of young Americans said they believe Israel should “be ended and given to Hamas,” according to a shocking poll. — The survey, conducted THIS WEEK by Harvard-Harris polling, found 51% of Americans between …