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3:00 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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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.
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 …
Isaac Arnsdorf / Washington Post:
Trump team data suggests clinching GOP nomination by March
Discussion: NBC News and The Bulwark
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
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 …
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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: Raw Story
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Joyce Lupiani / WAGA-TV:
Counsel withdraws for former Kanye West publicist, Trump co-defendant Trevian Kutti  —  Trevian Kutti (Fulton County Sheriff's Office)  —  FULTON COUNTY, Ga. - The attorneys representing Trevian Kutti, a co-defendant of Donald Trump and former publicist for Kanye West, have filed a motion to withdraw as counsel of record.
Discussion: Raw Story and Political Wire
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.
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: New Republic and Raw Story
Doug Smith / Los Angeles Times:
$750 a month, no questions asked, improved the lives of homeless people  —  For L.A. Times Subscribers  —  If 100 homeless people were given $750 per month for a year, no questions asked, what would they spend it on?  —  That question was at the core of a controlled study conducted …
Discussion: Fox Business
Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
Florida was supposed to be the future of the GOP — now the state party is in shambles  —  Gov. Ron DeSantis grasps desperately for attention, as the state party chair is pushed out after a rape allegation  —  It may seem hard to believe right now, but this time last year …
Discussion: Raw Story and Florida Politics
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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
Politico:
Tuberville may drop remaining holds on military nominations, citing end of the year  —  Chuck Schumer has said he plans to bring up the four-star military promotions this week.
Discussion: Raw Story and Political Wire
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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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Prosecutors eyed obstruction charges months before Jack Smith took over Trump case  —  A newly unsealed court document underscores the Justice Department's long pursuit of evidence to support the obstruction allegations now lodged against Trump.  —  Months before special counsel Jack Smith took …
Discussion: New York Times and Political Wire
Reuters:
Mexico to challenge Texas' new ‘inhumane’ migration law, president says  —  Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Tuesday said his government was preparing to challenge a new Texas law allowing state law enforcement to arrest suspected migrants, which he called “inhumane.”
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Uriel J. García / The Texas Tribune:
Gov. Greg Abbott signs bill making illegal immigration a state crime
Ted Hesson / Reuters:
Texas to arrest migrants crossing border illegally under new state law
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 …
Discussion: Fox News, The Daily Caller and IJR
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Al Weaver / The Hill:
Cardin ‘angry,’ ‘disappointed’ with ex-staffer after sex tape reveal
 
 
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NBC News:
U.S. watchlists for tracking travelers with possible terror ties risk violating rights and are too broad, Senate report says
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Kim brandishes internal poll with 23 point lead over Murphy
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Judge issues order keeping Confederate memorial at Arlington Cemetery for now
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