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5:30 PM ET, December 21, 2023

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Dahlia Lithwick / Slate:
The Supreme Court Did This to Itself  —  The Supreme Court is on a collision course with itself, and it's not clear that the justices even know it.  We are now witnessing a five-car pileup of Trump-slash-Jan. 6 cases that will either be heard by the Supreme Court or land on their white marble steps in the coming weeks.
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Politico:
Trump advisers and Colorado Republicans huddle after shock ruling  —  Republicans in the state are hoping the ex-president will make a swing through in a show of support.  —  Top officials with Donald Trump's presidential campaign and the Colorado Republican Party spoke on Thursday …
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
New Trump Cases Shadowed by Rocky Relationship With Supreme Court  —  Though he appointed three justices, his administration had the worst track record before the justices since at least the 1930s.  —  “I'm not happy with the Supreme Court,” President Donald J. Trump said on Jan. 6, 2021.
John Sexton / HotAir:
Washington Post Editorial Board: The Supreme Court Should Toss the Colorado Decision  —  People (including our own Ed Morrissey) have been saying this since the decision appeared Tuesday but I'm still a bit surprised to see the Washington Post's editorial board making the same case.
Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
The Colorado Ruling Calls the Originalists' Bluff  —  The disqualification of Donald Trump challenges the Supreme Court's conservatives to follow through on their stated beliefs.  —  The Colorado Supreme Court has left the justices of the United States Supreme Court in the very uncomfortable position …
Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Putin 'has Trump's number' and still sees him ‘as an asset’, says Fiona Hill
Discussion: Raw Story
Sophia Cai / Axios:
It's not just Trump: How racism shadows the GOP campaign
Discussion: Raw Story, The Hill and HuffPost
Sam Baker / Axios:
Supreme Court showdown with Trump
Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Democrats Keep Hoping It's Curtains for Trump. He's Still Center Stage.
Washington Post:
Christie defies calls to bow out, leaving anti-Trump movement splintered
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Colorado Supreme Court justices face a flood of threats after disqualifying Trump from the ballot
Mike Memoli / NBC News:
Biden's team weighs how to talk to key voters about Trump
Discussion: The Intercept
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani files for bankruptcy protection, lists more than $100 million in debts  — Rudy Giuliani filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in New York.  — The former New York City mayor listed debts that include a recent nearly $150 million civil judgment …
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Luc Cohen / Reuters:
Giuliani seeks bankruptcy after $148 million judgment in defamation case
Julian J. Giordano / The Harvard Crimson:
Harvard President Claudine Gay to Submit 3 Additional Corrections, Corporation Says Improper Citations Fall Short of Research Misconduct  —  Harvard President Claudine Gay will request three corrections to her 1997 Ph.D. dissertation in the latest series of updates Gay has submitted amid mounting allegations of plagiarism.
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Jennifer Schuessler / New York Times:
Harvard Finds More Instances of ‘Duplicative Language’ in President's Work  —  Claudine Gay has faced growing criticism of not only her response to antisemitism on campus but also her scholarship.  —  Harvard University, in the face of mounting questions over possible plagiarism …
Annie Karni / New York Times:
Fetterman, Breaking With the Left on Israel, Rejects ‘Progressive’ Label  —  The Pennsylvania senator, who has angered liberal Democrats with his staunchly pro-Israel stance and position on immigration, assailed the left and said he no longer considers himself a progressive.
Kelly Garrity / Politico:
Maybe he was talking about fentanyl?  Some in GOP defend Trump's ‘poisoning the blood’ comments  —  Meanwhile, Democrats draw comparisons to Hitler.  —  Amid the ongoing fallout from former President Donald Trump's comments about immigrants — which have drawn comparisons to Adolf Hitler …
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Rolling Stone:
Trump Vows to Amp Up the Hitler Talk
NBC News:
No Labels floats the possibility of a coalition government or Congress selecting the president in 2024  —  The group, which is trying to mount a third-party presidential campaign, could block a major party nominee from winning the Electoral College outright.
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
Jordan expands probe into Smith's handling of Trump cases  —  House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) expanded his probe into special counsel Jack Smith, asking him to turn over all documents and records related to his prosecutions of former President Trump.
Politico:
Schiff riding high amidst scramble for 2nd place in CA Senate race  —  Morning Consult poll reveals Rep. Adam Schiff as a clear leader in the race with Republican Steve Garvey and Democratic Reps. Katie Porter and Barbara Lee tied for second place.  —  LOS ANGELES — Rep. Adam Schiff holds …
Associated Press:
Over 570K people in Gaza starving due to war fallout: UN report  —  At least five people were killed and dozens injured in a strike that hit three residential homes and a mosque in Gaza's southern city of Rafah on Wednesday.  (20 December).  —  Photos  —  More than half a million people in Gaza …
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Associated Press:
Top Hamas leader arrives in Cairo for talks on the war in Gaza in another sign of group's resilience
 
 
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Jack Smith Swings Back at Trump in Push to Start Working on South Florida Jury Questionnaire
Discussion: Raw Story and Sun-Sentinel
Jeremiah Poff / Washington Examiner:
Catholic women's college reverses plan to admit transgender biological men
ABC News:
High suburban turnout may be the new norm
Discussion: Political Wire
Brad Dress / The Hill:
Comer calls on Pentagon for Osprey information after fatal crash
Discussion: UPI, Axios and Wall Street Journal
Gilad Edelman / The Atlantic:
The English-Muffin Problem  —  A simple explanation for economic discontent
Discussion: The Hill and Digby's Hullabaloo
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Washington Post:
12 states where the fate of abortion rights could be on 2024 ballots
Discussion: Political Wire and WFLA-TV
Kadia Goba / Semafor:
U.S. House quietly investigated separate sex tape scandal
Lisa Rein / Washington Post:
A broken immigration system keeps workers out of jobs the U.S. needs to fill
Associated Press:
Federal judge blocks California law that would have banned carrying firearms in most public places
 

 
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
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New York Times:
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