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4:50 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.”
New York Times:
Trump Is Not the Only Reason to Fix This Uniquely Dangerous Law  —  The Insurrection Act is a dangerous centuries-old federal statute that authorizes the president, with few restraints, to deploy the U.S. military inside the United States to suppress threats the president perceives to the constitutional order.
Discussion: Raw Story
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
The Guardian:
FBI investigating threats directed at Colorado supreme court justices after Trump ruling
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.
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: The Hill, TMZ.com, Billboard and UPI
House Committee on Ethics:
Statement of the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Ethics Regarding Representative Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick  —  Pursuant to Committee Rule 7, the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Ethics (Committee) determined to release the following statement:
Discussion: The Messenger and Florida Politics
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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
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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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Melania Trump spends Christmas with ailing mother, missing Mar-a-Lago celebration  —  It should be no surprise that she spent this Christmas with her ailing mother,' a source tells Fox News Digital  —  Read this article for free!  —  Plus get unlimited access to thousands of articles, videos and more with your free account!
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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?  —  (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
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 …
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 Messenger, The Hill and Mediaite
United States Capitol Police:
USCP Officers Arrest Man with Machete & Knife outside the U.S. Capitol  —  Yesterday afternoon, United States Capitol Police (USCP) officers arrested a man who was carrying a machete and a knife on the East Front of the U.S. Capitol.  —  “This is another example of the vigilance …
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 …
 
 
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Mariam Khan / ABC News:
Senate negotiations on border and Ukraine aid to resume
Kirsti Knolle / Reuters:
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CBS News:
Judge orders Starbucks to rehire, give back pay to fired Colorado union leader; Starbucks to appeal
Discussion: The Colorado Sun
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Jonathan Larsen / Salon:
GOP congressman traveled to Uganda to support anti-LGBTQ death penalty law
Discussion: Truthout, DNyuz and Raw Story
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?
 

 
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Reuters:
Canada orders TikTok's business in the country to be dissolved, citing national security risks, and says it's not blocking Canadians' access to the app
 
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