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10:10 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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Sophia Cai / Axios:
It's not just Trump: How racism shadows the GOP campaign  —  Donald Trump is getting headlines for saying immigrants are “poisoning the blood of our country.”  But for months the GOP race for president has been shadowed by xenophobia, as some candidates or those backing them have embraced racist and white nationalist themes.
Discussion: Raw Story
Washington Post:
How Rep. Jamie Raskin sees the Colorado Supreme Court ruling  —  Good morning, Early Birds.  Winter is no longer coming — it's here.  Today is the shortest day of the year.  Tips: earlytips@washpost.com.  Was this forwarded to you?  Sign up here.  Thanks for waking up with us.
Discussion: The Hill and New York Magazine
Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Democrats Keep Hoping It's Curtains for Trump.  He's Still Center Stage.  —  As Donald Trump faces a new threat to his political future, this time over the question of ballot eligibility, Democrats again find themselves looking toward American institutions to stop him.
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 …
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 …
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Trump Asks Supreme Court to Put Off Hearing Case on Immunity Claim
Rolling Stone:
Trump Vows to Amp Up the Hitler Talk
Jesse Paul / The Colorado Sun:
Colorado GOP threatens to withdraw from or ignore state's presidential primary if Trump isn't on the ballot
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
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
Paul Rosenzweig / The Bulwark:
A Need for Speed: SCOTUS Should Move Fast on Trump Immunity Claim
Discussion: Raw Story
Stephen Gruber-Miller / Des Moines Register:
‘I will beat him fair and square,’ Nikki Haley says after Colorado court disqualifies Trump
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 …
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
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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Alex Nguyen / The Daily Beast:
Capitol Rioter's High-School Classmate Gives Him Up to Feds
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.
Joint Chiefs of Staff:
Readout of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr.'s Video Teleconference with People's Liberation Army of China Chief of the Joint Staff Department Gen. Liu Zhenli  —  Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Public Affairs  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. …
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
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.
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
Discussion: Twitchy, HotAir and Political Wire
Steve Reilly / The Messenger:
Trump Gag Order Opinion Reissued by US Appeals Court, Revealing Public Officials' Security Concerns
Discussion: Raw Story
Rachel Weiner / Washington Post:
Judge says Rudy Giuliani must pay $148 million judgment immediately
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: Metro.co.uk and Political Wire
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House Republicans land last-minute Ohio recruit for key House race
Reese Gorman / Washington Examiner:
Matt Gaetz fundraises off the possibility that the House will expel him like Santos
The White House:
Statement from President Joe Biden on Securing the Release of Americans Detained in Venezuela
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U.S. charges Hezbollah operative who allegedly planned 1994 Argentina bombing that killed 85
Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:
Lincoln Memorial steps vandalized with ‘Free Gaza’ graffiti
 

 
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

Jack Dunn / Variety:
Trump appoints Mark Burnett, the British TV executive who created and produced the reality show The Apprentice, as a special envoy to the UK

Kimberly Nordyke / The Hollywood Reporter:
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