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3:00 PM ET, December 22, 2023

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Craig Mauger / The Detroit News:
Trump recorded pressuring Wayne County canvassers not to certify 2020 vote  —  Then-President Donald Trump personally pressured two Republican members of the Wayne County Board of Canvassers not to sign the certification of the 2020 presidential election, according to recordings reviewed …
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Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court sidesteps decision on Trump presidential immunity claim in federal election interference case  —  Trump is claiming broad immunity for actions he took in office, including efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results for which he faces criminal prosecution.
Jess Bidgood / The Boston Globe:
'He's the only one that's speaking the truth': Trump's fans trust nothing — except him  —  CORALVILLE, Iowa — Joannie Firkins, 63, does not trust the COVID vaccine.  She does not trust the Internal Revenue Service.  She does not trust the results of the 2020 election and she certainly does not trust President Biden.
Discussion: Raw Story and Political Wire
Darren Samuelsohn / The Messenger:
Former Trump DOJ Official Jeff Clark Loses Fight to Halt His Georgia RICO Case Pending Appeal
Discussion: Raw Story and Outside the Beltway
Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Georgia officials ask FBI to investigate emails from pro-Trump election skeptic
Discussion: Raw Story and The Messenger
John Santucci / ABC News:
Trump allegedly pressured Michigan election workers not to certify 2020 vote: Report
Discussion: Raw Story and acecomments.mu.nu
Washington Post:
Biden economic adviser sees ‘a glimmer of evidence’ Americans feel better about the economy
Discussion: Politico and The Daily Caller
The White House:
A Proclamation on Granting Pardon for the Offense of Simple Possession of Marijuana, Attempted Simple Possession of Marijuana, or Use of Marijuana  —  In Proclamation 10467 of October 6, 2022 (Granting Pardon for the Offense of Simple Possession of Marijuana), I exercised my authority under …
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Associated Press:
Biden pardons thousands convicted of marijuana charges on federal lands and in Washington
Michael Barfield / Florida Center …:
Police have recovered second Ziegler sex video, sources say  —  A sex video involving Sarasota School Board member Bridget Ziegler and an unidentified woman has been recovered by police as part of the ongoing criminal investigation of a rape allegation made against Bridget's husband …
Matt Wilstein / The Daily Beast:
Joe Rogan Corrected On-Air for Blaming Trump Gaffe on Biden  —  The podcaster was caught off guard by a live fact-check from his own team that revealed it was Trump—not Biden—who made the gaffe in question.  —  Joe Rogan has done it again.  But this time, even his own producers couldn't help …
Washington Post:
Pro-DeSantis super PAC cancels ads in Iowa and New Hampshire  —  It's the latest shift for the organization, which now says it is “laser focused” on its ground game in early states.  —  Never Back Down, the embattled super PAC supporting Republican presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis …
Discussion: New York Post and Washington Times
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Abené Clayton / The Guardian:
California town proposes ban on Pride, Black and women's history celebrations  —  Far-right council members in Huntington Beach introduce agenda item to switch focus to US wars and America's independence  —  The southern California city of Huntington Beach, a bastion of conservative voters …
Discussion: Raw Story and Los Angeles Times
Politico:
Democrats sue New Hampshire over GOP-backed election law  —  President Joe Biden's campaign is supporting the legal challenge, which was first shared with POLITICO.  —  The Democratic National Committee is suing New Hampshire officials over a Republican-backed election law that it claims …
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Hugh Hewitt / The Hugh Hewitt Show:
Former President Donald Trump On President Biden, Support for Israel, The War In Ukraine, Campaign 2024, and What a Second Trump Term Would Look Like  —  Former President Trump Donald Trump joined me this morning:  —  Audio:  —  12-22hhs-trump  —  Transcript:
Alexander Tin / CBS News:
New COVID variant JN.1 surges to 44% of cases, CDC estimates — even higher in New York, New Jersey  —  The new COVID-19 variant that scientists call JN.1 now makes up about 44.1% of COVID-19 cases across the country, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated Friday …
Mary Ilyushina / Washington Post:
Raunchy celebrity party in Russia draws outrage over ‘nude illusion’ theme  —  RIGA, Latvia — A raunchy celebrity-filled party in Moscow has drawn the ire of Russian politicians and fervent Christian Orthodox activists who are urging law enforcement to punish the event's guests and organizers …
Isaac Stanley-Becker / Washington Post:
When her family needed money, Nikki Haley found a lucrative path  —  The candidate's public policy positions — hawkish and pro-business — created well-paid private opportunities when she abruptly resigned from government in 2018  —  Nikki Haley was representing the United States on the world stage …
Discussion: Raw Story
Politico:
Trump allies and MAGA luminaries move to kill off the Haley-for-VP buzz  —  Haley's rise has prompted speculation she'd be a logical running mate for Trump.  —  Donald Trump's allies, MAGA media influencers and even his son are sending the Republican frontrunner a message as he begins …
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Jan. 6 rioters the far right claimed were antifa keep getting unmasked as Trump supporters  —  Misinformation about the Capitol attack continues to go viral on the right, but the claims are slowly getting debunked, federal case by federal case.  —  WASHINGTON — In nearly three years since …
Discussion: Raw Story and Reason
Nicole Narea / Vox:
The US may be flouting its own laws by sending unrestricted aid to Israel  —  US law limits aid to countries that violate human rights.  Here's why it isn't applied to Israel.  —  The recent high-profile killings of three Israeli hostages, two women in a Gaza church, and 11 unarmed Palestinian men …
Adam Entous / New York Times:
Hunter Biden Text Cited in Impeachment Inquiry Is Not What G.O.P. Suggests  —  A 2019 message from the president's son alluded to giving his father half his salary.  The back story offers unflattering insights into the Biden family but does not support assertions of corruption.
Discussion: Fox News, Raw Story and IJR
Wall Street Journal:
How Putin's Right-Hand Man Took Out Prigozhin  —  Nikolai Patrushev, a top ally of the Russian leader for decades, put in motion the assassination of the mutinous chief of the Wagner mercenary group  —  On the tarmac of a Moscow airport in late August, Yevgeny Prigozhin waited …
Corbin Bolies / The Daily Beast:
WaPo Finally Reaches New Deal With Union After 18 Months  —  The contract negotiations have been a protracted source of tensions within the esteemed newsroom.  —  After about 18 months, two publishers, three rounds of job cuts, and a daylong walkout, The Washington Post and its union …
 
 
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Richard Lawler / The Verge:
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CBS News:
Judge keeps Chris Christie off Maine's Republican primary ballot
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US Department of Justice:
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