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2:15 PM ET, December 18, 2023

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ProPublica:
A “Delicate Matter”: Clarence Thomas' Private Complaints About Money Sparked Fears He Would Resign  —  Friends of the Court: SCOTUS Justices' Beneficial Relationships With Billionaire Donors  —  Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas' decadeslong friendship with real estate tycoon Harlan Crow …
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Zachary B. Wolf / CNN:
Trump's rhetoric in final campaign sprint goes to new dark extremes  —  Donald Trump's rhetoric dropped to a spine-tingling new low this weekend with less than a month before the Iowa caucuses.  —  The GOP primary front-runner said migrants are “poisoning the blood” of the US …
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Trump polls shot upward after indictments started  —  TRUMP POLLS SHOT UPWARD AFTER INDICTMENTS STARTED.  Sometimes the poll numbers for former President Donald Trump look downright crazy.  Over the weekend, Fox News released a new national survey that showed Trump leading …
Axios:
Behind the Curtain — Another Trump 2025 edge: a compliant Congress
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Ginger Gibson / NBC News:
Trump says immigrants are ‘poisoning the blood of our country.’ Biden campaign likens comments to Hitler.
Mariana Alfaro / Washington Post:
'Biden's too old,' Nikki Haley says in new campaign ad
Associated Press:
Pope approves blessings for same-sex couples if they don't resemble marriage  —  Pope Francis has formally approved allowing priests to bless same-sex couples, with a new document explaining a radical change in Vatican policy by insisting that people seeking God's love and mercy shouldn't be subject to …
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press.vatican.va:
Testo in lingua inglese  —  On the Pastoral Meaning of Blessings  —  This Declaration considers several questions that have come to this Dicastery in recent years.  In preparing the document, the Dicastery, as is its practice, consulted experts, undertook a careful drafting process …
Jason Horowitz / New York Times:
Pope Francis Allows Priests to Bless Same-Sex Relationships  —  A church official said the blessings amounted to “a real development” that nevertheless did not amend “the traditional doctrine of the Church about marriage.”  —  Pope Francis has taken one of the most concrete steps in his efforts …
Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:
Priests can bless same-sex unions, pope says
Discussion: Politico and Associated Press
Tyler Pager / Washington Post:
Biden said to be increasingly frustrated by dismal poll numbers  —  In one recent meeting he said poll numbers were unacceptably low and he wanted to know what his team and his campaign were doing about it  —  The night before President Biden departed Washington to celebrate Thanksgiving on Nantucket …
Monmouth University Polling Institute:
President's Rating Hits Record Low  —  Biden gets especially poor marks on inflation and immigration; few Americans say he is paying enough attention to their concerns  —  West Long Branch, NJ - President Joe Biden's job rating has hit an all-time low in the Monmouth ("Mon-muth") …
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NBC News:
Biden unharmed after car strikes president's motorcade in Delaware  —  It was not immediately clear why the sedan smashed into an SUV that was part of the motorcade.  The driver was surrounded by agents who had their guns drawn.  —  A sedan smacked into a Secret Service vehicle that was part …
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Politico:
Conservatives move to keep abortion off the 2024 ballot  —  “We don't believe those rights should be subjected to majority vote.”  —  Conservatives are testing new tactics to keep abortion off the ballot following a series of high-profile defeats.  —  In Arizona, Florida, Nevada and other states …
CNN:
Trump defends former influencer convicted of election interference who has racist, antisemitic past  —  Donald Trump and Donald Trump Jr. have come to the defense of a one time social media influencer who has been convicted of election interference and has a well-known history of pushing deeply racist …
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Jim Messina / Politico:
No Labels Is Pushing a Lie That Will Elect Trump  —  There's no path to victory for a third-party candidate.  —  With a rematch between President Joe Biden and Donald Trump almost set in stone, it's time to put a farce to rest: The notion that a third-party candidate could actually win the presidency in 2024.
Oriana Pawlyk / Politico:
Southwest's $140M penalty ‘should put all airlines on notice’ after travel debacle  —  Last year's travel mess left 16,900 flights canceled and more than two million passengers stranded.  —  The Transportation Department is slapping Southwest Airlines with the largest consumer protection penalty …
Jamie Joseph / Fox News:
Biden's daughter owes thousands in income taxes, lien documents show  —  Read this article for free!  —  Plus get unlimited access to thousands of articles, videos and more with your free account!  —  FIRST ON FOX: Ashley Biden, President Biden's daughter, owes $5,000 in income taxes beginning in 2015 …
Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
New York AG Ridicules Trump's Failed Courtroom Hail Marys  —  Donald Trump keeps asking a judge to hand him a total victory at his bank fraud trial.  The longshot strategy has failed miserably.  Now, the New York AG is tearing him apart for it.  —  The New York Attorney General's office …
David Propper / New York Post:
Vivek Ramaswamy tells CNN's Van Jones ‘Just shut the f-k up’ at Turning Point USA Americafest  —  Presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy suggested Sunday that CNN commentator Van Jones should “just shut the f-k up” in response to Jones labeling the brash Republican a “demagogue” earlier this month.
 
 
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Bloomberg:
Pentagon Warns Ukraine Military Aid Fund to Run Out Dec. 30
Discussion: Voice of America
Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:
Passport processing times back at pre-pandemic norm: State Department
European Commission:
Commission opens formal proceedings against X under the Digital Services Act
Max Boot / Washington Post:
Netanyahu is picking a fight with Israel's best friend: Joe Biden
Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
White House pushes back against ‘extreme Congressional Republicans’ in year-end memo
Discussion: Washington Examiner
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Ed Niedermeyer / Rolling Stone:
Elon Musk's Big Lie About Tesla Is Finally Exposed
Discussion: Futurism
Corbin Bolies / The Daily Beast:
Lindsey Graham Is Suddenly Bored of Biden Impeachment Probe
Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:
Canada will soon announce an all-EV sales requirement for 2035: reports
Discussion: CBC News, Toronto Star and Bloomberg
A.R. Moxon / The Reframe:
No Beliefs, Just Intentions  —  Victims of abuse create language to name both abuse and abusers.
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Dean Phillips' standing on Capitol Hill has all but collapsed
 

 
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CNN:
Two Baltic Sea internet cables, connecting Lithuania with Sweden and Finland with Germany, were suddenly disrupted, sparking concerns of Russian sabotage
 
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