memeorandum: New Year's resolutions for the media (and those who love to hate us) (Catherine Rampell/Washington Post)

1:40 PM ET, December 29, 2023

Top Items:

Why Trump May Find Himself in Jail Sooner Than He Thinks — Donald Trump is doing his best to delay as many cases as possible. But there's a simple reason Trump may find himself behind bars sooner than he thinks: Trump himself. — The countdown is on for Donald Trump's D.C. trial in March.

Discussion: Raw Story and 77 WABC

Patrick Marley / Washington Post:

Donald Trump removed from Maine primary ballot by secretary of state — Maine barred Donald Trump from the primary ballot Thursday, making it the second state in the country to block the former president from running again under a part of the Constitution that prevents insurrectionists from holding office.

Nick Robertson / The Hill:

John Dean: 'Trump's in trouble' after Maine ruling — Nixon White House attorney John Dean said Thursday he believes the Maine decision to remove former President Trump from the ballot will be difficult to overturn, calling it “very solid.” — Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows (D) …

Discussion: Raw Story, USA Today, The Messenger, IJR, Digby's Hullabaloo, RedState, CBS News, Blaze Media, Breitbart, Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion, CNN, FOX 2 and ABC News

Ed Morrissey / HotAir:

Maine Democrat Official *Decrees* Trump Disqualified? — And now there are two states which have claimed to disqualify Donald Trump from the Republican primary. Colorado at least put on a pretense of due process with a civil lawsuit in state court that resulted in Trump being found guilty …

Discussion: Reason, Associated Press, The Daily Caller, acecomments.mu.nu, UPI, The Hill, The Messenger, Deadline, Fox 8 Cleveland WJW and Mock Paper Scissors

Donald J. Trump For President 2024:
Trump Campaign Statement on Maine Secretary of State Ruling

Discussion: RedState, Blaze Media, National Review, NPR, The Gateway Pundit and Business Insider

Zach Montellaro / Politico:
Maine strips Trump from the ballot, inflaming legal war over his candidacy

Chris Cameron / New York Times:
Trump Rivals Criticize Maine Decision in His Defense

Discussion: Townhall, The Messenger, The Guardian, The Hill and Political Wire

Nick Robertson / The Hill:
Elder reacts to states barring Trump from ballot: 'It's going to set the country on fire'

Discussion: Washington Post, Reuters, Vanity Fair, Robert Reich, The Messenger, The Daily Caller, Associated Press, Florida Phoenix, American Greatness, Al Jazeera, Daily Kos and Political Wire

Maine.gov:
Maine Secretary of State Decision in Challenge to Trump Presidential Primary Petitions

Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Supreme Court Urged to Move Fast on Trump's Ballot Eligibility

Discussion: Daily Breeze, Breitbart, Blaze Media, HuffPost, The Daily Signal, IJR, PHL17.com, American Greatness, Washington Examiner and The Hill

Houston Keene / Fox News:
Colorado to include Trump on 2024 primary ballot as state GOP appeals to Supreme Court

Discussion: Raw Story, The Daily Caller, uncoverdc.com, New York Post, Daily Mail, 77 WABC, Washington Examiner, Florida Phoenix, RedState, The Daily Beast, Alpha News, The Gateway Pundit, The Maine Wire, SCOTUSblog, The Colorado Sun, The Post Millennial, Washington Post and UPI

Benjamin Weiser / New York Times:

Michael Cohen Used Fake Cases Cited by A.I. to Seek an End to Court Supervision — Donald Trump's former fixer had sought an early end to court supervision after his 2018 campaign finance conviction. He enlisted the help of Google Bard. — Michael D. Cohen, the onetime fixer …

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Jo Yurcaba / NBC News:

Ohio's Republican governor vetoes trans care restriction and sports ban — Gov. Mike DeWine is one of only a few Republican governors to veto a restriction on transition-related care for minors or a ban on trans student athlete participation. — Ohio's governor vetoed a bill Friday …

Lauren Irwin / The Hill:

Democrats go after GOP's ‘anti-history record’ with billboard ads — The Democratic National Committee (DNC) has launched four billboards in Iowa attacking Republican presidential candidates for their “anti-history record” as they spend the weekend campaigning in the Hawkeye state.

Discussion: The Messenger, Raw Story and Crooks and Liars

Brakkton Booker / Politico:
'She's toast': Republicans of color disappointed by Haley's slavery misstep

Heidi Przybyla / Politico:

Public Christian schools? Leonard Leo's allies advance a new cause — A tight-knit group of activists tied to Leo's non-profit network are rallying around an Oklahoma effort to create a public Catholic school. — POLITICO illustration by Emily Scherer/Photos by AP, Getty Images, iStock

Discussion: Raw Story and Digby's Hullabaloo

New York Times:

After Rise in Murders During the Pandemic, a Sharp Decline in 2023 — The country is on track for a record drop in homicides, and many other categories of crime are also in decline, according to the F.B.I. — Detroit is on track to record the fewest murders since the 1960s.

Discussion: Washington Examiner, The Hill, The Messenger, Axios, ABC News and Off the Kuff

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 …

Discussion: New Republic, Raw Story, PoliticusUSA, The Daily Caller, New York Times, The Messenger, Business Insider, Election Law Blog, Mediaite, Political Wire and Mock Paper Scissors

Catherine Rampell / Washington Post:

New Year's resolutions for the media (and those who love to hate us) — A new year is coming, but many of the same old problems plague journalism. So as we plow into 2024, join me in my intermittent tradition: New Year's resolutions for the news media. This election-year edition includes …

Marley Jay / NBC News:

The ‘wealth transfer’ from boomers won't save Gen X and millennials — Experts say baby boomers will give more than $50 trillion to their heirs. But for many, health care costs will claim the bulk of that wealth. — The story goes that baby boomers are going to give tens of trillions …

Mary Kekatos / ABC News:

7 of the biggest medical breakthroughs in 2023 — There were major breakthroughs in Alzheimer's and sickle cell treatment. — From the first-ever RSV vaccines to the first drug fully approved to treat Alzheimer's disease, here are seven of the biggest medical breakthroughs in 2023.

NBC News:

Russia unleashes huge barrage of drones and rockets on Ukraine — Cities across the country were hit in what Kyiv said was one of the biggest aerial attacks of the war. — Russia unleashed rockets and drones throughout Ukraine early Friday, damaging schools, hospitals and homes across …