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6:25 PM ET, December 19, 2023

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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 …
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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
Politico:
Why Biden's campaign keeps linking Trump to Hitler
Isaac Arnsdorf / Washington Post:
Trump team data suggests clinching GOP nomination by March
Discussion: HuffPost, NBC News and The Bulwark
ABC News:
Federal judge orders documents naming Jeffrey Epstein's associates to be unsealed  —  More than 150 people are expected to be identified in early January.  —  Jeffrey Epstein attends Launch of RADAR MAGAZINE at Hotel QT on May 18, 2005.  —  A federal judge in New York has ordered …
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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 …
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:   BOOM: Judge Orders Over 100 of Child Predator Jeffrey Epstein's High Profile Associates to Be Revealed in Next 14 Days …
Kelly Garrity / Politico:
Tucker Carlson rips DeSantis' political operation as ‘nastiest’ and ‘stupidest’ he's seen  —  A member of DeSantis' team appeared to respond with a jab at Donald Trump's campaign.  —  Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson lit into Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' allies during Turning Point USA's AmericaFest …
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Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:
DeSantis swipes at Trump over missed filing deadline in call for Chip Roy challenger
Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
Florida was supposed to be the future of the GOP — now the state party is in shambles
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.
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Beege Welborn / HotAir:
Knew It: The Real Problem? POTATUS Is Just Too Gosh Darn Energetic for His Own Geriatric Good
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Michael Kunzelman / Associated Press:
Ex-Proud Boys leader is sentenced to over 3 years in prison for Capitol riot plot  —  A former leader of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group was sentenced on Tuesday to more than three years behind bars for joining a plot to attack the U.S. Capitol nearly three years ago.
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New York Times:
Proud Boys Member Who Helped Prosecution Sentenced in Jan. 6 Attack
Discussion: Axios and Daily Kos
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
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
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The Messenger:
Trump Georgia Co-Defendant's Lawyers File Notice to Withdraw from RICO Case
Discussion: Raw Story
NBC News:
Colorado Supreme Court kicks Trump off the state's 2024 ballot for violating the U.S. Constitution  —  The ruling marks the first time a 14th Amendment challenge to Trump's candidacy has been successful.  —  In a bombshell decision, Colorado's Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled …
Sky Palma / Raw Story:
Turning Point USA conference-goers yell hate slurs at Black and gay GOPer: video  —  A Black and openly gay conservative influencer posted a video to X that apparently shows him being heckled with homophobic slurs by “white supremacists” during the right-wing Turning Point USA conference currently being held in Phoenix.
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 …
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
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
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
Brianna Herlihy / Fox News:
Ketanji Brown Jackson slapped with ethics complaint over husband's income  —  Group says Supreme Court justice omitted portions of husband's income on disclosure forms for years  —  FIRST ON FOX — A conservative policy group has filed an ethics complaint against Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Associated Press:
Turkey links Sweden's NATO bid to US approving F-16 jet sales and Canada lifting arms embargo  —  Ratification of Sweden's NATO membership by Turkey's parliament hinges on the U.S. Congress' approval of Turkey's request to purchase F-16 fighter jets, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said …
 
 
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Vivian Jones / The Tennessean:
Tennessee Republican files bill aimed to ban pride flags, trans flags in public schools
Andrew Solender / Axios:
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Reuters:
Mexico to challenge Texas' new ‘inhumane’ migration law, president says
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