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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.
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Sam Baker / Axios:
Supreme Court showdown with Trump — The Supreme Court is stuck with Donald Trump, whether the justices like it or not. … - Almost no one in politics has managed to escape that maelstrom undamaged, and that's bad news for the court at a time when its seams are more visible than they've been in decades …
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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 …
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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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How Rep. Jamie Raskin sees the Colorado Supreme Court ruling
How Rep. Jamie Raskin sees the Colorado Supreme Court ruling
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Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Colorado Supreme Court justices face a flood of threats after disqualifying Trump from the ballot
Colorado Supreme Court justices face a flood of threats after disqualifying Trump from the ballot
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Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Democrats Keep Hoping It's Curtains for Trump. He's Still Center Stage.
Democrats Keep Hoping It's Curtains for Trump. He's Still Center Stage.
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Jesse Paul / The Colorado Sun:
Colorado GOP threatens to withdraw from or ignore state's presidential primary if Trump isn't on the ballot
Colorado GOP threatens to withdraw from or ignore state's presidential primary if Trump isn't on the ballot
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Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Colorado Secretary Of State ‘Extremely Concerned’ About Pro-Trump Violence
Colorado Secretary Of State ‘Extremely Concerned’ About Pro-Trump Violence
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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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Washington Post:
Rudy Giuliani files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in New York after defamation case — Rudy Giuliani has filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy in New York, one day after a federal judge ruled that he must immediately pay the $148 million he owes two Georgia women he falsely accused of helping to steal the 2020 election.
Rachel Weiner / Washington Post:
Judge says Rudy Giuliani must pay $148 million judgment immediately
Judge says Rudy Giuliani must pay $148 million judgment immediately
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Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Putin 'has Trump's number' and still sees him ‘as an asset’, says Fiona Hill — Former White House Russia expert argues in a podcast why Moscow is eager for the ex-president to return — Vladimir Putin has had Donald Trump's “number for some time ... knows how to manipulate him” …
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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.
Washington Post:
Christie defies calls to bow out, leaving anti-Trump movement splintered
Christie defies calls to bow out, leaving anti-Trump movement splintered
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Mike Memoli / NBC News:
Biden's team weighs how to talk to key voters about Trump
Biden's team weighs how to talk to key voters about Trump
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Shauneen Miranda / Axios:
Biden campaign compares Trump to Hitler in quotes graphic
Biden campaign compares Trump to Hitler in quotes graphic
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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.
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Gilad Edelman / The Atlantic:
The English-Muffin Problem — A simple explanation for economic discontent — The economy is hot, but the people are bothered. Americans think the country is in dreadful economic shape despite strong wage growth, low unemployment, and steadily declining inflation. We know this from survey after survey.
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Kadia Goba / Semafor:
U.S. House quietly investigated separate sex tape scandal — The Scoop — The high-profile Senate sex scandal that rocked Washington, D.C. this month, was, in fact, the time in less thantwo years that sexually explicit videos filmed in the U.S. Capitol prompted an investigation.
Juliegrace Brufke / Axios:
Scoop: Mike Johnson urges Biden to unleash executive actions on border security … - Johnson argued Biden should reimplement Trump administration policies such as resuming construction of the border wall and ending the use of parole programs that release people who've crossed the border.
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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 …
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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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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.
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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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