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7:40 AM ET, December 28, 2023

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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Colorado Republican Party Says It Asked Supreme Court to Keep Trump on Ballot  —  The party's petition urged the justices to review a ruling from the Colorado Supreme Court, which said the former president had engaged in insurrection and is ineligible to hold office.
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CNN:
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.
Nicholas Riccardi / Associated Press:
Trump ballot ban appealed to US Supreme Court by Colorado Republican Party  —  The Colorado Republican Party on Wednesday appealed that state's supreme court decision that found former President Donald Trump is ineligible for the presidency, the potential first step to a showdown …
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 …
Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:
Trump demands recusal of Maine secretary of state in 14th Amendment determination
Patrick Marley / Washington Post:
Michigan Supreme Court allows Trump to appear on 2024 primary ballot
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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.
Washington Post:
As Haley climbs in the polls, she confronts attacks criticized as sexist  —  The former South Carolina governor is vying to become the first woman to win the Republican nomination, but she faces long odds in a party that has been slower to elevate women into some of the most prominent elected offices
Discussion: New York Times and The Messenger
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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Annie Linskey / Wall Street Journal:
Biden Knew Carter Was in Trouble in 1979.  Now He's in the Same Boat.  —  Both presidents faced inflation and foreign-policy challenges as they sought a second term  —  WASHINGTON—When an unpopular Democratic incumbent president was struggling to build support for a second term …
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story, The Messenger and Mediaite
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Daniel Barnes / NBC News:
Special counsel Jack Smith seeks to block Trump from making ‘political attacks’ during trial
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 …
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.
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.
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.
Discussion: USA Today and The Daily Caller
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.
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 …
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 …
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”
 
 
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The Messenger:
House Republicans Demand to Know If President Biden Influenced Son's ‘Scheme’ to Defy Subpoena
Will Carless / USA Today:
After USA TODAY investigation, military finally releases internal extremism report
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Gabrielle M. Etzel / Washington Examiner:
What the House investigation into COVID-19 origins has turned up after one year
Discussion: Twitchy, Blaze Media and Balloon Juice
 Earlier Items: 
CBS News:
Judge orders Starbucks to rehire, give back pay to fired Colorado union leader; Starbucks to appeal
Discussion: The Colorado Sun
Jill Colvin / Associated Press:
Trump denies echoing Hitler on immigration. But it's a pattern.
Discussion: Raw Story
Rolling Stone:
Trump Demands MAGA Group Give Him ‘Millions.’ That's Not Legal, Experts Say
Discussion: Digby's Hullabaloo and Raw Story
Dan Ladden-Hall / The Daily Beast:
Trans Actress Accuses Delta Staff of ‘Human Rights Violation’ in Viral Row