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5:35 PM ET, December 28, 2023

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Politico:
Haley blames a ‘Democratic plant’ for Civil War question that tripped her up  —  The former South Carolina governor also said that the war was, indeed, about slavery.  —  Hours after declining to do so, Nikki Haley said on Thursday morning that she believed slavery was, indeed, the cause of the Civil War.
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Associated Press:
Nikki Haley doesn't mention slavery when asked what caused the Civil War.  She later walks that back  —  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley was asked at a New Hampshire town hall about the reason for the Civil War, and she didn't mention slavery in her response.
Matt Lewis / The Daily Beast:
Nikki Haley's Slavery Gaffe Shows How Scared She Is of MAGA Republicans  —  In the dumbest of enforced errors, the GOP primary challenger fumbled an easy question about the Civil War, then tried to blame it on a “Democratic plant.” … We're just over two weeks out from the first votes …
Washington Post:
Nikki Haley acknowledges Civil War ‘about slavery’ after facing backlash
Politico:
Haley declines to say slavery was cause of Civil War
Washington Post:
As Haley climbs in the polls, she confronts attacks criticized as sexist
Discussion: The Messenger
PhillyBurbs:
Bucks County mom behind conservative school movement charged with assault, giving teens alcohol  —  Chris Ullery Bethany RodgersUSA TODAY NETWORK  —  A former Pennsylvania lieutenant governor candidate and outspoken voice in the conservative “parental rights” school movement has been charged …
CNN:
Exclusive: Recordings, emails show how Trump team flew fake elector ballots to DC in final push to overturn 2020 election  —  Two days before the January 6 insurrection, the Trump campaign's plan to use fake electors to block President-elect Joe Biden from taking office faced a potentially crippling hiccup …
Mark Niesse / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
BREAKING: Federal judge upholds Georgia's Republican redistricting plan  —  Democrats unlikely to gain a U.S. House seat under new maps  —  A federal judge upheld Georgia's new political districts that preserve Republican power, ruling Thursday that state legislators “fully complied” …
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Nick Robertson / The Hill:
Rep. Lucy McBath to switch districts due to Georgia redistricting  —  Rep. Lucy McBath (D-Ga.) announced Thursday that she will pursue election in Georgia's 6th District in 2024 after a federal judge approved a GOP-led redistricting plan, which changed her current 7th District seat to favor Republicans.
Will Carless / USA Today:
Ex-GOP student leader's links to Jan. 6 Capitol riot and a neo-Nazi web site  —  The young man is seen running with the crowd of Trump supporters toward the U.S. Capitol early in the afternoon of Jan. 6, 2021.  He wears a thigh-length dark blue coat, his face almost fully covered with a mask.
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Travis Gettys / Raw Story:   Jan. 6 riot suspect revealed as Trump administration employee who praised Hitler: report
Chris Harris / The Messenger:
Seattle Supporters Watch Black Lives Matter Garden Leveled After It Was Overrun by Drug Users, Homeless  —  The garden was established by community organizers and demonstrators during the summer of 2020, to memorialize those individuals of color who have been killed with police bullets
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Tiana Lowe Doescher / Washington Examiner:
The conservative pin-up calendar is harmless kitsch, not pornography  —  In the dumbest possible online nontroversy that has been branded #Calendargate, a handful of conservatives — and disproportionately, conservative women — are apoplectic over a calendar featuring photo shoots of various right-wing bloggers and “influencers.”
Discussion: Mediaite and Twitchy
Washington Post:
India targets Apple over its phone hacking notifications  —  NEW DELHI — A day after Apple warned independent Indian journalists and opposition party politicians in October that government hackers may have tried to break into their iPhones, officials under Prime Minister Narendra Modi promptly took action — against Apple.
Natalie Allison / Politico:
The New Republican Governors Chief Explains the Loss in Kentucky and How to Tackle Trump Tweets  —  As the new chair of the Republican Governors Association, Gov. Bill Lee has some advice for his party.  —  For many Republicans, trying to strike a balance between the party's often-warring factions has been a career-killer.
Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
Sanders tests positive for COVID-19 during Senate break as infections rise nationally  —  Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said on Thursday he tested positive for COVID-19, amid a nationwide spike in infections.  —  The 82-year-old Sanders, in a post on the social media platform X …
Camilo Montoya-Galvez / CBS News:
Biden administration warns Texas it will sue if state implements strict immigration law  —  The Biden administration on Thursday warned Texas that it will sue the state if it implements a strict immigration law known as SB4 that would empower state and local law enforcement officials to arrest …
Houston Keene / Fox News:
Colorado to include Trump on 2024 primary ballot as state GOP appeals to Supreme Court  —  The Colorado GOP appealed decision to remove Trump from ballot on Wednesday  —  The Colorado secretary of state will include former President Donald Trump on the 2024 Colorado primary ballot …
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Colorado Republican Party Says It Asked Supreme Court to Keep Trump on Ballot
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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 …
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The White House:
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Discussion: The Daily Caller and Fox News
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Blame democracy's woes on the GOP or ‘tyranny of the minority’? Try the voters.
Discussion: Raw Story
Wall Street Journal:
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Nick Robertson / The Hill:
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Andrew Freedman / Axios:
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Discussion: NPR, RTÉ and abc7NY
Jesse Paul / The Colorado Sun:
Lauren Boebert will switch congressional districts to improve her chances of winning in 2024
 

 
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Reuters:
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