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6:10 PM ET, December 18, 2023

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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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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 …
Kelly Garrity / Politico:
‘Too old’: Nikki Haley makes a direct attack on Biden's age
Mariana Alfaro / Washington Post:
'Biden's too old,' Nikki Haley says in new campaign ad
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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Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:
Trump makes fresh bid to toss Georgia election interference charges  —  Attorneys for former President Trump on Monday formally asked a judge to toss Trump's Georgia 2020 election criminal racketeering case on First Amendment grounds.  —  Steve Sadow, Trump's lead Georgia attorney …
Steve Reilly / The Messenger:
Trump's Georgia Attorneys, Citing First Amendment, Ask for Dismissal of Indictment
Discussion: Raw Story
Axios:
Behind the Curtain — Another Trump 2025 edge: a compliant Congress
Discussion: Washington Examiner
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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Testo in lingua inglese
Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
Right-wing tantrum over Jill Biden Christmas video accidentally reveals how much MAGA hates America  —  When the “war on woke” is over, the only entertainment left for Trump cultists will be Dear Leader's speeches  —  Last week, First Lady Jill Biden, rejecting her predecessor's loathing of Christmas cheer …
Discussion: Raw Story
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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Matt Wilstein / The Daily Beast:
Ziwe Exposes George Santos Once and for All in Scathing Sit-Down  —  In a nearly 20-minute interview, comedian Ziwe Fumudoh gave America the George Santos takedown it was waiting for.  —  It instantly became the most hotly anticipated—and dreaded?—political stunt of the year …
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Judy Kurtz / The Hill:
Santos has message for ex-colleagues: 'I'll outlive them'
Lora Jones / BBC:
BP pauses all Red Sea shipments after rebel attacks  —  Oil giant BP has announced it is pausing all shipments of oil through the Red Sea after recent attacks on vessels by Houthi rebels.  —  The firm blamed the “deteriorating security situation” in the region as Iran-backed Houthis target ships they believe are bound for Israel.
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 …
Discussion: Newsbusters and Raw Story
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 …
Washington Post:
Everyone expected a recession.  The Fed and White House found a way out.  —  The economy's strength and stability — defying many of the most optimistic predictions — represents a remarkable development after seemingly endless crises  —  After two years of relentless pressure over everything …
Discussion: Press Herald and Chicago Tribune
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 …
Chris D'Angelo / HuffPost:
Interior Watchdog Confirms J6 Organizers Lied About Planned March On Capitol  —  “So, um, basically she lied to all of us,” a National Park Service official told investigators.  —  The group that organized the pro-Donald Trump rally in front of the White House on Jan. 6, 2021 …
Discussion: New York Times and The Hill
Zoë Richards / NBC News:
Appeals court rejects Mark Meadows' bid to move his Georgia case out of state court  —  Meadows, who served as White House chief of staff under President Donald Trump, was previously denied a request to move his Georgia election interference case to federal court.
Alex DeLuca / Miami New Times:
Miami GOP Strategist Barbara Balmaseda Arrested on Capitol Riot Charges  —  Barbara Balmaseda has been charged with a felony count of obstructing an official proceeding during the Capitol riot. … Authorities have unsealed an arrest warrant for Barbara Balmaseda, a former Florida International …
Discussion: Politico, Political Wire and Raw Story
Gary Fineout / Politico:
Complaint accuses DeSantis campaign of illegally coordinating with Never Back Down  —  Campaign Legal Center has now filed a total of five complaints against DeSantis or his donors this year.  —  TALLAHASSEE, Florida — A watchdog group that has already filed several complaints …
Steven Greenhouse / New Republic:
How Corporations Crush New Unions  —  The spacious second-floor conference room at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts, was an unlikely place for labor and management to face off, but there they were: eight Trader Joe's workers at one row of tables, a Trader Joe's official and two lawyers for the company at another.
 
 
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