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11:20 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: CNN, Daily Mail, Axios, Twitchy and Althouse
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Axios:
Exclusive data: Trump lowers his own social media punch  —  Former President Trump has curtailed the reach of his campaign message by not returning to X, according to an Axios analysis. … - His engagement on Truth Social is much smaller — and actually shrinking.
Discussion: The Messenger, The Hill and Raw Story
Jacob Knutson / Axios:
Thousands — and some city officials — want Trump's Hollywood star removed  —  An activist is forcing Los Angeles city officials to confront an unprecedented question: Whether former President Trump's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame can be withdrawn, the Los Angeles Times reports.
Caroline Petrow-Cohen / Los Angeles Times:
Nobody's ever lost their star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Will Trump be the first?
Discussion: Raw Story
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
Marshall Cohen / CNN:
Michigan Supreme Court rejects ‘insurrectionist ban’ case and keeps Trump on 2024 primary ballot  —  The Michigan Supreme Court has rejected an attempt to remove former President Donald Trump from the 2024 ballot based on the US Constitution's “insurrectionist ban.”
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Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Trump Is Testing the Bounds of Presidential Immunity—and Losing  —  At just about every turn, Trump is trying to hide behind the presidential seal for immunity.  His gambit doesn't seem to be working, for some very essential reasons.  —  For years, Donald Trump has hid behind the presidential seal …
Jazmine Ulloa / New York Times:
Nikki Haley's Bold Strategy to Beat Trump: Play It Safe  —  Ms. Haley still trails far behind the former president in polls.  Yet she is not deviating from the cautious approach that has led her this far.  —  At a packed community center in southwestern Iowa, Nikki Haley broke …
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NBC News:
Vivek Ramaswamy's campaign stops all TV ad spending less than a month before Iowa and New Hampshire
Danny Hakim / New York Times:
A Fake Trump Elector in Michigan Told Prosecutors of Regret, Anger  —  The Trump supporter is the only one of the 16 fake Michigan electors who has agreed to cooperate with the authorities and had charges against him dropped.  —  One of the Republicans in Michigan who acted as a fake elector …
Holly Otterbein / Politico:
John Fetterman isn't the politician you thought he'd be — and he doesn't care  —  John Fetterman's had a rollercoaster of a year.  —  In January, he was sworn into office as Pennsylvania's new Democratic senator despite suffering from a debilitating stroke on the campaign trail.
Michael Hirsh / Politico:
The Biden Administration Is Quietly Shifting Its Strategy in Ukraine  —  For two years, Biden and Zelenskyy have been focused on driving Russia from Ukraine.  Now Washington is discussing a move to a more defensive posture.  —  President Joe Biden has shifted from promising the U.S. would back Ukraine for …
Dan Ladden-Hall / The Daily Beast:
Trans Actress Accuses Delta Staff of ‘Human Rights Violation’ in Viral Row  —  Tommy Dorfman claimed one of the airline workers had “intentionally” referred to her with the wrong pronoun.  —  Transgender actress Tommy Dorfman accused Delta Air Lines workers of committing a “human rights violation” …
Discussion: RedState
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Danika Fears / The Daily Beast:
Melania Thinks It's Time to ‘Leave Her Mark on History’  —  OUT OF THE SHADOWS  —  Melania Trump is reportedly ready for her moment in the spotlight.  The former first lady, who's made only a handful of public appearances since Donald Trump left office, was reportedly encouraged by her …
NBC News:
Matt Napolitano, Fox News audio anchor and reporter, dies at 33 after a brief illness  —  Napolitano wrote and produced segments for all Fox News audio platforms.  He contributed sports-related coverage for Fox Business Network's “Cavuto: Coast to Coast” weekday series anchored by Neil Cavuto.
Connor O'Brien / Politico:
Alabama lawmakers vow to keep fighting on Space Command, and it could involve Trump  —  “We've got two paths, both of which are good,” House Armed Services Chair Mike Rogers said.  —  Despite President Joe Biden's decision this summer to reverse a Trump-era move and keep U.S. Space Command in Colorado …
Discussion: The Messenger
Washington Post:
After Sandy Hook, they voted no. Now these senators want new gun laws.  —  Reflecting on a decade of mass killings and surging AR-15 sales, four current and three former senators recant some or all of their 2013 positions on gun laws in emotional interviews with The Post
Discussion: The Hill
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Democratic group makes a $5.9 million bet on flipping George Santos' House seat  —  First on NBC News: House Majority PAC plans to spend heavily on TV, digital and mail ads to win a special election that it is calling a harbinger for the November battle over the chamber.
Jonathan Larsen / Salon:
GOP congressman traveled to Uganda to support anti-LGBTQ death penalty law  —  Rep. Tim Walberg co-chairs the National Prayer Breakfast — and urged Uganda to “stand firm” on “death to gays” law  —  In a little-noticed October speech in Uganda, Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Mich. …
Discussion: Raw Story
Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
Israeli military leader says war in Gaza will go on for ‘many more months’  —  Israel expects the war in Gaza will go on for “many more months,” Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Chief of the General Staff Herzi Halevi said.  —  “The war will continue for many more months, and we will operate in various ways …
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Associated Press:
Israeli military says Gaza ground offensive has expanded into urban refugee camps
 
 
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Lauren Villagran / USA Today:
As migration surges, immigration court case backlog swells to over 3 million
Emily Cochrane / New York Times:
A Private Liberal Arts College Is Drowning in Debt. Should Alabama Rescue It?
Alex Wickham / Bloomberg:
Hunt to Announce UK Budget March 6 as Tories Push for Giveaways
Discussion: Politico
Washington Post:
U.S. strikes Iran-backed militias in Iraq after troops are wounded in drone attack
Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
2024 wild card: A banner year for third-party candidates
Discussion: The Hill, Breitbart and Vox
Wall Street Journal:
The DEI Rollback of 2023  —  States start to limit programs that sow racial and political division.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
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New York Times:
After Nashville School Shooting, Parents Push for Gun Control Action
Discussion: Raw Story
Reuters:
Rapper Ye, the former Kanye West, apologizes in Hebrew for anti-Jewish remarks
Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:
Appeals court wipes conviction for ex-congressman
 

 
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