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4:15 AM ET, December 27, 2023

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Eric Bazail-Eimil / Politico:
Trump shares cryptic ‘dictatorship’ word cloud on Truth Social  —  It's not the first time Trump has called himself a dictator, but it's the first time he's said it via word cloud.  —  Voters surveyed by the Daily Mail described former President Donald Trump's political goals as “corruption,” “revenge” and “dictatorship.”
Discussion: Daily Mail, Twitchy and Axios
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Rob Crilly / Daily Mail:
Voters describe their 2024 choice between a Trump second term and a Biden second term as a choice between REVENGE or NOTHING in Daily Mail poll  — JL Partners asked 1000 voters for a word to sum up Biden and Trump's plans  — The results suggest the nation has a bleak view of the 2024 candidates
Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
2024 wild card: A banner year for third-party candidates
Discussion: Breitbart and Vox
NBC News:
Vivek Ramaswamy's campaign stops all TV ad spending less than a month before Iowa and New Hampshire  —  A spokesperson for the GOP candidate's presidential campaign said it has “the ability to be nimble and hyper targeted” in ad spending going forward.  —  Vivek Ramaswamy's presidential campaign …
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Debra Kahn / Politico:
Ramaswamy campaign stops TV ad spending  —  The biotech entrepreneur's campaign for the Republican nomination has been sputtering in recent months.  —  Vivek Ramaswamy's presidential campaign has ceased spending on television advertising ahead of next month's Republican presidential contests, NBC News reported Tuesday.
Discussion: Mediaite
Larry Neumeister / Associated Press:
1st Amendment claim struck down in Project Veritas case focused on diary of Biden's daughter  —  Criminal prosecutors may soon get to see over 900 documents pertaining to the alleged theft of a diary belonging to President Joe Biden's daughter after a judge rejected the conservative group Project Veritas' First Amendment claim.
Bloomberg:
Schaeuble, Who Helped Forge German Reunification, Dies at 81  — Merkel appointed him to oversee federal finances in 2009  — He also served as president of the lower house of parliament  —  Wolfgang Schaeuble, who helped forge German reunification before being toppled from party leadership …
Discussion: Reuters
Wall Street Journal:
The DEI Rollback of 2023  —  States start to limit programs that sow racial and political division.  —  The diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) bureaucracy on campus has proliferated in recent years, but there are signs it's finally meeting resistance.  The latest good news is from Wisconsin …
Associated Press:
Prosecutors oppose Sen. Bob Menendez's effort to delay May bribery trial until July  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors on Tuesday urged a judge to reject U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez's request to delay his bribery trial scheduled for next spring by two months, until July.
New York Times:
After Nashville School Shooting, Parents Push for Gun Control Action  —  A group of parents reeling from a mass shooting at their children's private Christian school believed no one was in a better position to persuade the G.O.P. to enact limited gun control.  —  Mary Joyce told herself she would be kind, just as she always had been.
Discussion: Raw Story
Jake Swearingen / Business Insider:
An avalanche of money is coming to kick Lauren Boebert out of Congress  — Lauren Boebert was nearly unseated in 2022 by Adam Frisch, a Democrat who's running again in 2024.  — He's raised more money than all but two members of Congress and the most of any nonincumbent.
Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:
Appeals court wipes conviction for ex-congressman  —  A federal appeals court panel wiped ex-Rep. Jeff Fortenberry's (R-Neb.) conviction of lying to the FBI about an illegal campaign contribution, ruling Tuesday that he was not tried in the proper venue.  —  Last year, a jury sitting …
Associated Press:
Israeli military says Gaza ground offensive has expanded into urban refugee camps  —  Gaza's more than 54,500 wounded include a growing number of amputees.  Health officials say overwhelmed hospitals at times had to amputate limbs, which in normal times could have been saved.
Nick Robertson / The Hill:
Haley releases New Hampshire ad featuring Sununu  —  Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley dropped a new GOP primary ad in New Hampshire Tuesday featuring Gov. Chris Sununu (R), as Haley pushes to challenge former President Trump in the state's primary.  —  The ad features Sununu …
Carter Sherman / The Guardian:
Ohio grand jury to decide whether to charge woman who miscarried for ‘abuse of a corpse’  —  Brittany Watts's water broke prematurely and she miscarried at home; when she went to the hospital a nurse called the police  —  A grand jury is set to decide whether an Ohio woman who miscarried …
ABC News:
Police increase security for Colorado Supreme Court justices in wake of Donald Trump ruling  —  The court ruled Trump is ineligible for president under the 14th Amendment.  —  A general view of the Colorado Supreme Court in Denver, Colo., Dec. 20, 2023, the day after the court ruled …
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Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Police increase patrols around Colorado justices' homes after Trump ruling
 
 
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Bill Scher / Politico:
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Discussion: The Daily Beast
Sidney Blumenthal / The Guardian:
Will Trump provoke a crisis of legitimacy for the US supreme court?
Discussion: Raw Story
Benjamin Netanyahu / Wall Street Journal:
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