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9:50 AM ET, December 27, 2023

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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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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, Axios, Twitchy and Althouse
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 …
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.
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
Sidney Blumenthal / The Guardian:
Will Trump provoke a crisis of legitimacy for the US supreme court?
Discussion: Raw Story
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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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 …
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.
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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
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
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.
Discussion: Adweek, The Messenger and Deadline
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 …
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 …
Emily Cochrane / New York Times:
A Private Liberal Arts College Is Drowning in Debt.  Should Alabama Rescue It?  —  Birmingham-Southern College was on the verge of receiving a multimillion-dollar loan, but the state treasurer balked, saying it was not a justifiable use of taxpayer money.  —  On a crisp fall …
Alex Wickham / Bloomberg:
Hunt to Announce UK Budget March 6 as Tories Push for Giveaways  — Treasury announces budget date in emailed statement Wednesday  — Timing gives Conservatives leeway over when to call election  —  Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt will announce the UK's next budget on March 6 …
Discussion: Politico
Lauren Villagran / USA Today:
As migration surges, immigration court case backlog swells to over 3 million  —  The nation's immigration-court backlog swelled by more than a million cases in 2023, according to new data, as the number of migrants seeking asylum at the U.S. border surged.  —  The backlog surpassed 3 million cases …
 
 
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Connor O'Brien / Politico:
Alabama lawmakers vow to keep fighting on Space Command, and it could involve Trump
Discussion: The Messenger
Washington Post:
U.S. strikes Iran-backed militias in Iraq after troops are wounded in drone attack
Bloomberg:
Schaeuble, German Minister and Fiscal Guardian, Dies at 81
Discussion: Associated Press and Reuters
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
 Earlier Items: 
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
Bill Scher / Politico:
Which 2028 Presidential Wannabe Had the Best Year?
Carter Sherman / The Guardian:
Ohio grand jury to decide whether to charge woman who miscarried for ‘abuse of a corpse’