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8:45 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 …
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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Brent D. Griffiths / Business Insider:
Clarence Thomas was deep in debt when he hinted to a GOP lawmaker that he'd quit if he didn't get a pay raise: report
Discussion: Raw Story and Mock Paper Scissors
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 …
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Associated Press:
Pope approves blessings for same-sex couples if they don't resemble marriage
Jason Horowitz / New York Times:
Pope Francis Allows Priests to Bless Same-Sex Couples
Associated Press:
Pentagon announces new international mission to counter attacks on commercial vessels in Red Sea  —  MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — The U.S. and a host of other nations are creating a new force to protect ships transiting the Red Sea that have come under attack by drones and ballistic missiles fired …
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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.
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 …
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Andrew Atterbury / Politico:
Former Miami Young Republicans director arrested over Jan. 6 charges
Discussion: Raw Story
Talking Points Memo:
Inside The Russian Propaganda Mill Beaming Out Of A Florida Strip Mall  —  When Ben Swann delivers a news report, he looks and sounds like any other TV anchor: conventionally attractive, slick hair, clad in an unremarkable but well-tailored suit.  —  But unlike thousands of TV reporters around …
Al Weaver / The Hill:
Cardin ‘angry,’ ‘disappointed’ with ex-staffer after sex tape reveal  —  Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) on Monday said he is “angry” after a video emerged of a now-former staffer performing lewd acts in a Senate committee hearing room.  —  Cardin declined to delve into particulars about the staffer …
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 …
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Ted Hesson / Reuters:
Texas to arrest migrants crossing border illegally under new state law  —  Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Monday signed a law allowing state law enforcement to arrest people suspected of crossing the U.S.-Mexico border illegally, giving local officers powers long delegated to the U.S. government …
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CNN:
GOP Gov. Abbott signs border bill that makes entering Texas illegally a state crime
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
Steve Sabia / NASA:
NASA's Webb Rings in Holidays With Ringed Planet Uranus  —  NASA's James Webb Space Telescope recently trained its sights on unusual and enigmatic Uranus, an ice giant that spins on its side.  Webb captured this dynamic world with rings, moons, storms, and other atmospheric features - including a seasonal polar cap.
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
The New York Times Is Part of the Effing Problem  —  So much both sides.  —  1. Shade of a Gray Lady  —  James Bennet has written a long piece for the Economist about “When the New York Times Lost Its Way.”  —  Bennet was an editor at the Atlantic who went to the NYT to run …
Discussion: Raw Story and New York Times
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
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'
Chelsea Cirruzzo / Politico:
Biden administration pleads with states after millions of kids lose Medicaid coverage  —  According to HHS, nine states are responsible for 60 percent of children's coverage losses between March and September.  —  HHS wants states with the highest rates of children dropped from Medicaid …
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Democrats seek to restrain new immigration powers, fearing abuse by Trump  —  The former president and other immigration hardliners eying the White House are on the minds of senators as they negotiate new aslyum restrictions and border security measures.  —  WASHINGTON — Senators negotiating …
Discussion: The Messenger
NBC News:
Trump super PAC prepares to go on attack against Nikki Haley in New Hampshire  —  MAGA Inc. hasn't been on TV in New Hampshire since June, but the group has placed new ad buys in New Hampshire over the next three weeks.  —  The super PAC backing former President Donald Trump is preparing …
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: Raw Story and Newsbusters
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
 
 
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