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4:10 PM ET, December 27, 2023

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Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:
Trump demands recusal of Maine secretary of state in 14th Amendment determination  —  Former President Trump on Wednesday demanded the Maine secretary of state recuse herself from her upcoming decision on the former president's ballot eligibility under the 14th Amendment, citing her past statements about the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
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Rolling Stone:
Trump Demands MAGA Group Give Him ‘Millions.’ That's Not Legal, Experts Say  —  Trump wants a cut from a think tank raising money to support his agenda and staff his administration, sources tell Rolling Stone. … At least that's how former President Donald Trump sees it.
Discussion: Raw Story
Daniel Barnes / NBC News:
Special counsel Jack Smith seeks to block Trump from making ‘political attacks’ during trial  —  Smith also asked the court to prohibit Trump from blaming law enforcement for the attack on Jan. 6, 2021.  —  WASHINGTON — Special counsel Jack Smith filed a motion Wednesday …
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.”
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 …
Patrick Marley / Washington Post:
Michigan Supreme Court allows Trump to appear on 2024 primary ballot
New York Times:
Trump Is Not the Only Reason to Fix This Uniquely Dangerous Law
Discussion: Raw Story
The Guardian:
FBI investigating threats directed at Colorado supreme court justices after Trump ruling
Eric Bazail-Eimil / Politico:
Trump shares cryptic ‘dictatorship’ word cloud on Truth Social
William Grimes / New York Times:
Tom Smothers, Comic Half of the Smothers Brothers, Dies at 86  —  Though he played a naïve buffoon onstage, he was the driving force behind the folk-singing duo's groundbreaking TV show.  —  Tom Smothers, the older half of the comic folk duo the Smothers Brothers, whose skits and songs on …
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Mike Barnes / The Hollywood Reporter:
Tom Smothers, Comedian, Musician and Scourge of CBS Censors, Dies at 86
Discussion: UPI
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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Maura Zurick / Newsweek:
Viral Video of Trans Actress Being Misgendered by Delta Staff Sparks Debate
Caroline Petrow-Cohen / Los Angeles Times:
Nobody's ever lost their star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.  Will Trump be the first?  —  (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)  —  Hollywood Hills resident Andrew Rudick is on a mission.  —  Over the last three years, he's submitted public records requests, retrieved case documents …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Jacob Knutson / Axios:   Thousands — and some city officials — want Trump's Hollywood star removed
David Strom / HotAir:
30% of Young Americans Think Osama bin Laden was “A Force for Good”  —  If this doesn't creep you out, you need to seek help from a psychologist.  They have drugs for that.  —  Three in ten Gen Zer's think that Osama bin Laden was a force for good, and a similar proportion of Black Americans think the same.
Discussion: Washington Times
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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 …
Discussion: The Daily Caller and New York Post
Natalie Allison / Politico:
'You're asking me about risk of embarrassment?':  Why Asa Hutchinson is still running for president  —  He is testing the limits of just how long an accomplished conservative can withstand rejection and rebuke from his own party's base.  —  Asa Hutchinson, left, greets customers …
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 …
Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
Judge denies DOJ request to pause lawsuit challenging Alabama ban on trans care for minors  —  A federal judge in Alabama denied the Biden administration's request to pause a lawsuit challenging the state's transgender care ban while other courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court, consider similar challenges in other states.
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 and Mediaite
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: Truthout, DNyuz and Raw Story
Kirsti Knolle / Reuters:
OBITUARY Gaston Glock, the man behind the gun, dies aged 94 - APA  —  Gaston Glock, the reclusive engineer and tycoon who developed one of the world's best-selling handguns, died on Wednesday aged 94, Austrian news agency APA said.  —  The Austrian won loyal followings among police …
Discussion: The Messenger
 
 
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Mariam Khan / ABC News:
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Judge orders Starbucks to rehire, give back pay to fired Colorado union leader; Starbucks to appeal
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As migration surges, immigration court case backlog swells to over 3 million
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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
Bloomberg:
Schaeuble, German Minister and Fiscal Guardian, Dies at 81
 

 
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