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9:35 AM 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 …
Discussion: Civil Discourse … and Raw Story
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 …
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Washington Post:
Trump reprises dehumanizing language on undocumented immigrants, warns of ‘invasion’  —  Former president Donald Trump on Sunday accused undocumented immigrants of waging an “invasion” of the United States, in a speech that highlighted his frequent use of dehumanizing language and exaggerated terms …
Discussion: CNN and The Guardian
Axios:
Behind the Curtain — Another Trump 2025 edge: a compliant Congress  —  If former President Trump wins next year, he'd have much greater power than in his first term — and fewer restraints on carrying out his political agenda.  That's thanks to the trifecta of a more compliant cabinet, government workforce — and Congress.
Discussion: The Daily Beast
Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Trump's lead in GOP primary widens
Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Biden campaign says Trump ‘parroted Adolf Hitler’ in New Hampshire rally remarks
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 …
Discussion: RedState and BizPac Review
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Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Car crashes into parked SUV in Biden's motorcade near Delaware campaign HQ  —  President Biden and first lady Jill Biden are safe after a car crashed into an SUV guarding his motorcade near his campaign headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware on Sunday night, the White House said.
Reuters:
Biden safe after car collides with motorcade  —  President Joe Biden was safe on Sunday night after a car collided with a motorcade SUV that was part of the president's security detail, a Reuters witness said.  —  Biden and First Lady Jill Biden had just left his campaign headquarters when the collision occurred.
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 …
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 …
Ed Niedermeyer / Rolling Stone:
Elon Musk's Big Lie About Tesla Is Finally Exposed  —  More than 2 million of the cars are being recalled — because Tesla's “self-driving” systems have always been anything but  —  BACK IN 2016, Elon Musk claimed that Tesla cars could “drive autonomously with greater safety than a person.
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Scoop: Crypto leaders build colossal $78 million war chest for 2024  —  Cryptocurrency industry leaders have poured $78 million into super PACs aimed at bolstering and growing the ranks of crypto-friendly lawmakers on Capitol Hill, Axios has learned. … - Crypto-focused super PAC Fairshake …
Discussion: CNBC and Politico, more at Techmeme »
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 …
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Zac Anderson / Sarasota Herald-Tribune:
Florida GOP votes to strip Chair Christian Ziegler of authority amid rape allegation
Jim Messina / Politico:
A Third-Party Candidate Can't Win in 2024  —  No Labels is pushing a dangerous lie that would simply serve to put Donald Trump back in the White House.  —  With a rematch between President Joe Biden and Donald Trump almost set in stone, it's time to put a farce to rest …
Discussion: Fox News and Bloomberg
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
Alice Wright / Daily Mail:
US Army faces ‘TikTok mutiny’ as Gen Z recruits whine about low pay, ‘sh***y’ food and FITNESS TESTS while on bases in uniform  — Brazen posts represent audacious challenge to top brass amid recruitment crisis  — One of the posts by military influencer Anthony Laster slams Army life
 
 
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Corbin Bolies / The Daily Beast:
Lindsey Graham Is Suddenly Bored of Biden Impeachment Probe
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No Beliefs, Just Intentions  —  Victims of abuse create language to name both abuse and abusers.
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Dean Phillips' standing on Capitol Hill has all but collapsed
New York Times:
Israel invites journalists into a car-width tunnel beneath Gaza, not far from its border.
 

 
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Reuters:
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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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