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8:30 AM ET, December 21, 2023

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Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Colorado Supreme Court justices face a flood of threats after disqualifying Trump from the ballot  —  The latest round of threats fits a familiar pattern: Trump faces a legal setback, and officials face threats.  —  In the 24 hours since the Colorado Supreme Court kicked former President Donald Trump off …
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Washington Post:
Christie defies calls to bow out, leaving anti-Trump movement splintered  —  The former New Jersey governor and his allies argue that someone needs to take the fight to Trump and that he is best equipped for a one-on-one showdown  —  LONDONDERRY, N.H. — Chris Christie arrived …
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Trump Asks Supreme Court to Put Off Hearing Case on Immunity Claim  —  The former president urged the justices to move slowly in his federal election interference case, an apparent attempt to delay the trial, set for March.  —  Former President Donald J. Trump urged the Supreme Court …
Mike Memoli / NBC News:
Biden's team weighs how to talk to key voters about Trump  —  Biden aides are looking for a message that criticizes Trump without turning off some voters.  —  WASHINGTON — While President Joe Biden increasingly rallies his base with fiery rhetoric casting Donald Trump as the gravest threat …
Jesse Paul / The Colorado Sun:
Colorado GOP threatens to withdraw from or ignore state's presidential primary if Trump isn't on the ballot  —  The Colorado GOP is threatening to try to withdraw from Colorado's Republican presidential primary in March — or ignore the results — if Donald Trump isn't on the ballot …
Rolling Stone:
Trump Vows to Amp Up the Hitler Talk  —  Trump plans to keep using the “poisoning the blood” line attacking immigrants, sources tell Rolling Stone.  If anything, he thinks he was being “too nice” … In response to the Adolf Hitler comparisons, Trump has privately vowed to further amp …
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Colorado Secretary Of State ‘Extremely Concerned’ About Pro-Trump Violence
Joey Garrison / USA Today:
President Biden, in wake of Colorado ruling, says Trump ‘no question’ supported an insurrection
Stephen Gruber-Miller / Des Moines Register:
‘I will beat him fair and square,’ Nikki Haley says after Colorado court disqualifies Trump
Paul Rosenzweig / The Bulwark:
A Need for Speed: SCOTUS Should Move Fast on Trump Immunity Claim
Discussion: Raw Story
Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
Booting Trump off the ballot isn't just legally correct — it's the smart move for the Supreme Court
Associated Press:
Federal judge blocks California law that would have banned carrying firearms in most public places  —  A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked a California law that would have banned carrying firearms in most public places, ruling that it violates the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution …
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Brady Knox / Washington Examiner:
California law that would ban guns from most public places blocked by federal judge  —  A California law that would ban guns from most public spaces has been blocked by a federal judge.  —  U.S. District Judge Cormac Carney granted a preliminary injunction for plaintiffs, ruling the law violated the Second Amendment.
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Jan. 6 rioter nabbed in Bumble dating app sting pleads guilty to assaulting officers  —  Andrew Taake was turned in by a Bumble user who used the dating app to try to illicit confessions from Donald Trump supporters who took part in the Capitol attack.  —  WASHINGTON — Nearly three years ago …
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Will Steakin / ABC News:
Speaker Mike Johnson and daughter were profiled attending ‘purity ball’ in 2015 German TV news segment  —  The unearthed segment is the latest example of Johnson's deeply held views.  —  A still image from a 2015 German news segment featuring Mike Johnson and his family.
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Scoop: Warner Bros. Discovery in talks to merge with Paramount Global  —  Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav met with Paramount Global CEO Bob Bakish on Tuesday in New York City to discuss a possible merger, Axios has learned from multiple sources.
Rcabello / Lieutenant Governor:
Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis Calls for Secretary of State Weber to Explore Legal Options to Remove Former President Donald Trump from California's 2024 Presidential Primary Ballot  —  Contact: Press@ltg.ca.gov, (916) 803-2191  —  SACRAMENTO - Today, Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis sent …
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Ally Mutnick / Politico:
House Republicans land last-minute Ohio recruit for key House race  —  House Republicans launched a last-minute scramble to recruit state Rep. Derek Merrin.  —  House Republicans may have found a way to salvage their flailing prospects in a crucial swing seat.
Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
The NRA Is at Rock Bottom—And 15 Years of Tax Filings Tell the Story  —  Years of NRA tax returns obtained by The Daily Beast show that the gun group's revenue has been falling for years.  And last year was the NRA's weakest fundraising year since 2008. … Pay Dirt is a weekly foray into the pigpen of political funding.
Discussion: Raw Story
The White House:
Statement from President Joe Biden on Securing the Release of Americans Detained in Venezuela  —  Today, ten Americans who have been detained in Venezuela have been released and are coming home, including all six wrongfully detained Americans.  These individuals have lost far too much precious …
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Reuters:
U.S. to free ally of Venezuela's Maduro in exchange for 36 prisoners -source
Associated Press:
US, Venezuela swap prisoners: Maduro ally for 10 Americans, plus fugitive contractor ‘Fat Leonard’
Justin Jouvenal / Washington Post:
GOP voter-fraud crackdown overwhelmingly targets minorities, Democrats  —  Black and Hispanic people made up more than 75 percent of defendants and Democrats nearly 60 percent in a controversial push by Republicans to prosecute election cheating, according to a first-of-its-kind analysis by The Washington Post
 
 
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Tom Lasseter / Reuters:
House Speaker Johnson among US politicians with ancestral ties to slavery
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Steve Reilly / The Messenger:
Trump Gag Order Opinion Reissued by US Appeals Court, Revealing Public Officials' Security Concerns
Discussion: Raw Story
Mike Godwin / Washington Post:
Yes, it's okay to compare Trump to Hitler. Don't let me stop you.
Discussion: Mock Paper Scissors
Janet Lorin / Bloomberg:
Congress Widens Probe of Harvard President to Plagiarism Accusations
Tara Suter / The Hill:
42 percent of GOP Iowa caucusgoers say ‘poisoning the blood’ remarks make them more likely to support Trump: poll
Discussion: Political Wire
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Quinnipiac University Poll:
Haley Ties DeSantis For First Time In GOP Primary, While Trump Still Dominates, With Biggest Lead To Date, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds …
CNN:
‘Incompetent dumpster fire’: Michigan GOP rocked by financial turmoil and infighting
Discussion: Raw Story
Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:
Lincoln Memorial steps vandalized with ‘Free Gaza’ graffiti
 

 
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
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Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Donald Trump announces that Sriram Krishnan, until recently a general partner at a16z, will serve as senior policy advisor for AI at the White House OSTP
 
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