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Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Colorado Republicans ask Supreme Court to hear Trump ballot eligibility dispute — The request means Trump for now will remain on the ballot for the state's Republican primary under the terms of the Colorado Supreme Court's ruling. — WASHINGTON — The Colorado Republican Party …
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Colorado GOP asks US Supreme Court to overturn ruling disqualifying Trump from 2024 ballot — The Colorado Republican Party says it has asked the US Supreme Court to overturn the unprecedented state Supreme Court ruling that removed Donald Trump from Colorado's 2024 ballot.
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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 Demands MAGA Group Give Him ‘Millions.’ That's Not Legal, Experts Say
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New York Times:
Trump Is Not the Only Reason to Fix This Uniquely Dangerous Law
Trump Is Not the Only Reason to Fix This Uniquely Dangerous Law
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Danny Hakim / New York Times:
A Fake Trump Elector in Michigan Told Prosecutors of Regret, Anger
A Fake Trump Elector in Michigan Told Prosecutors of Regret, Anger
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Marshall Cohen / CNN:
Michigan Supreme Court rejects ‘insurrectionist ban’ case and keeps Trump on 2024 primary ballot
Michigan Supreme Court rejects ‘insurrectionist ban’ case and keeps Trump on 2024 primary ballot
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Patrick Marley / Washington Post:
Michigan Supreme Court allows Trump to appear on 2024 primary ballot
Michigan Supreme Court allows Trump to appear on 2024 primary ballot
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Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Trump Is Testing the Bounds of Presidential Immunity—and Losing
Trump Is Testing the Bounds of Presidential Immunity—and Losing
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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:
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Kimberly Leonard / Politico:
House Ethics launches investigation into Florida Democrat — Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-Fla.) is under investigation over complaints that she may have violated campaign finance laws. — MIAMI — The House Ethics Committee announced Wednesday that it's investigating Florida Democrat …
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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
Tom Smothers, Comedian, Musician and Scourge of CBS Censors, Dies at 86
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Jane Coaston / New York Times:
Tim Alberta on Why Evangelical Politics Was Ready for Trump — Roughly 24 percent of Americans consider themselves “born-again or evangelical,” but what that means — spiritually, culturally, politically — depends on whom you ask. For some evangelicals, the role of politics …
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USA Today:
Herb Kohl, former U.S. senator and Milwaukee Bucks owner, dies at age 88 — Amy Rabideau Silvers, Craig Gilbert and Bill GlauberUSA TODAY Network — Herb Kohl, the former U.S. senator, Milwaukee Bucks owner and retail shopping magnate, died Wednesday afternoon at the age of 88 after a brief illness.
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Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:
These states have the most LGBTQ residents: Research — California has the largest number of LGBTQ Americans, according to new research, while Washington, D.C., has the greatest percentage of LGBTQ residents and the South claims a larger share of LGBTQ adults than any other region.
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Politico:
Haley declines to say slavery was cause of Civil War — The former South Carolina governor instead said it was a dispute over how ‘government was going to run.’ — Nikki Haley declined to say that slavery was a cause of the Civil War on Wednesday evening, placing the blame, instead, on the role of government.
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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 …
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Wills Robinson / Daily Mail:
One in five young Americans has a POSITIVE view of Osama Bin Laden: Disturbing Daily Mail poll results also reveal three in 10 Gen-Zers think the views of the 9/11 mastermind were a ‘force for good’ — Alarming poll results show some voters under 30 are sympathetic to Bin Laden
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David Strom / HotAir:
30% of Young Americans Think Osama bin Laden was “A Force for Good”
30% of Young Americans Think Osama bin Laden was “A Force for Good”
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CNN:
Christie pushes back on calls for him to drop out in 7-figure New Hampshire ad buy — Chris Christie is directly pushing back on calls for him to drop out of the 2024 Republican presidential primary in a new seven-figure ad buy debuting in New Hampshire on Thursday, according to details shared exclusively with CNN.
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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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Jesse Paul / The Colorado Sun:
Lauren Boebert will switch congressional districts to improve her chances of winning in 2024 — U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert announced Wednesday night that she is ditching her reelection bid next year in Colorado's 3rd Congressional District to run instead in the state's 4th Congressional District …
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.
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Gabrielle M. Etzel / Washington Examiner:
What the House investigation into COVID-19 origins has turned up after one year — have made inroads into unraveling some of the mysteries surrounding the origins of COVID-19 three years after the pandemic swept the world. — The Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic was tasked …
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New York Times:
In Bid to Slow Migrant Surge, Adams Restricts Bus Arrivals Into New York — In an executive order, Mayor Eric Adams required bus companies to provide advance notice of trips or face criminal charges. — Mayor Eric Adams placed limits for the first time on Wednesday on how migrants arrive in New York …
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Soo-hyang Choi / Reuters:
North Korea's Kim orders military to accelerate war preparations -state media — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered its military, the munitions industry and the nuclear weapons sector to accelerate war preparations to counter what he called unprecedented confrontational moves by the U.S., state media said on Thursday.
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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” …
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