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1:10 PM ET, December 19, 2023

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Politico:
Playbook: Dropping the H-bomb on 2024  —  With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  NEW NYT/SIENA POLL — Among registered voters: Trump beats Biden, 46% to 44%.  Among likely voters: Biden beats Trump, 47% to 45%.  Toplines ... Crosstabs
Discussion: Raw Story
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New York Times:
Poll Finds Wide Disapproval of Biden on Gaza, and Little Room to Shift Gears  —  Opinion is split between those wanting the war to end and those pressing for a definitive Israeli victory, and the divide is starkest among older and younger generations.  —  Opinion is split between those wanting …
Politico:
Why Biden's campaign keeps linking Trump to Hitler  —  The Biden campaign warns that Trump's rhetoric — from “vermin” to “poisoned” blood — could reflect history repeating.  —  Comparing your political opponent's words to Adolf Hitler's used to be controversial.
Nate Cohn / New York Times:
How Much Is Biden's Support of Israel Hurting Him With Young Voters?  —  Donald Trump leads him among those 18 to 29, a new poll shows.  —  As recently as this summer, a poll with Donald J. Trump leading among young voters would have been eye-popping.  —  Now, it's increasingly familiar …
Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
Don't Give In to Political Despair. Trump Is Too Great a Threat.
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
‘Poisoning the blood’: Trump's ugliest moments on immigrants
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Democrats seek to restrain new immigration powers, fearing abuse by Trump
Alex Thompson / Axios:
Biden resists his age limitations, causing tension  —  President Biden's reluctance to acknowledge his physical limitations at age 81 is causing some tension on his team, as senior aides and First Lady Jill Biden push him to rest more and be vigilant about his health going into 2024.
Ben Feuerherd / The Messenger:
Nearly 200 People Tied to Pedophile Jeffrey Epstein Will Be Publicly Named in New Year: Judge  —  The names of at least two journalists are among those that will be revealed, according to the documents  —  The names of nearly 200 people connected to pedophile sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein …
Discussion: New York Post
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Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Trump Is Scrambling to Block One Particular Expert Witness in His New E. Jean Carroll Case  —  Donald Trump's lawyers want to bar the same expert witness who came up with a hefty calculation in Rudy Giuliani's defamation case from testifying in a new E. Jean Carroll lawsuit.
Discussion: Raw Story
US Department of Justice:
Fernandina Beach Man Pleads Guilty To Threatening To Kill A United States Supreme Court Justice  —  For Immediate Release  —  U.S. Attorney's Office, Middle District of Florida  —  Jacksonville, Florida - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Neal Brij Sidhwaney (43 …
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R.V. / New York Times:
Toplines: December 2023 Times/Siena Poll of Registered Voters Nationwide  —  Donald Trump leads Joe Biden by 46 percent to 44 percent among registered voters.  —  Thinking ahead to next year's presidential general election, are you almost certain that you will vote, very likely to vote …
Emily Mae Czachor / CBS News:
Body found in Kentucky lake by fishermen in 1999 identified as fugitive wanted by FBI  —  Nearly a quarter century after fishermen discovered a body chained to the bottom of a lake in western Kentucky, authorities say advanced forensic testing helped identify the remains as a fugitive wanted by the FBI in the late 1990s.
Tiana Lowe Doescher / Washington Examiner:
The Senate sex tape is also textbook sexual harassment — by the participants  —  It turns out that the taxpayers aren't the only people getting screwed in the storied halls of the Senate.  In the scandal that everyone in the Beltway can't shut up about, the now-infamous Senate staffer …
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Al Weaver / The Hill:
Cardin ‘angry,’ ‘disappointed’ with ex-staffer after sex tape reveal
Lucas Thompson / NBC News:
White House announces new steps toward launching its climate corps for young people  —  The American Climate Corps will work across seven federal agencies, with hopes to place its first cohort of young Americans into environmental justice programs next summer.
Discussion: The Messenger and The White House
The Messenger:
Trump Georgia Co-Defendant's Lawyers File Notice to Withdraw from RICO Case  —  Defense lawyers for Trevian Kutti, the former publicist for the rapper known as Kanye West, on Monday night filed notice they want to drop their client in the Fulton County case  —  JWPlayer
Discussion: WAGA-TV, Raw Story and Political Wire
Rachel Frazin / The Hill:
Biden administration takes step toward protecting old-growth trees  —  The Biden administration on Tuesday took a step toward protecting older trees that store carbon dioxide and help to lessen climate change.  —  It issued a proposed plan with apparent limitations on cutting down old-growth trees …
Zachary Leeman / The Messenger:
GOP Lawmaker: Congressional Colleagues ‘Compromised’ on Jeffrey Epstein Flight Logs  —  The Tennessee congressman said Marsha Blackburn was ‘snubbed’ when trying to subpoena the flight records for the infamous ‘Lolita Express’  —  Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., is accusing colleagues of being …
Discussion: Mediaite
David Wildstein / New Jersey Globe:
Kim brandishes internal poll with 23 point lead over Murphy  —  Indicted U.S. Senator Bob Menendez at 6% among likely '24 Democratic primary voters  —  A new internal poll conducted by Andy Kim's campaign gives the three-term congressman a 23-point lead over First Lady Tammy Murphy in the race …
Discussion: The Hill, Politico and Political Wire
U.S. Department of Defense:
Statement from Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III on Ensuring Freedom of Navigation in the Red Sea  —  The recent escalation in reckless Houthi attacks originating from Yemen threatens the free flow of commerce, endangers innocent mariners, and violates international law.
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Associated Press:
Pentagon announces new international mission to counter attacks on commercial vessels in Red Sea
Uriel J. García / The Texas Tribune:
Gov. Greg Abbott signs bill making illegal immigration a state crime  —  The new law would authorize police to arrest people they suspect crossed the Rio Grande between ports of entry.  Abbott also signed a bill earmarking more than $1 billion for more border barriers.
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Ted Hesson / Reuters:
Texas to arrest migrants crossing border illegally under new state law
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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Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
Florida was supposed to be the future of the GOP — now the state party is in shambles
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Matthew Barakat / NBC4 Washington:
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