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USA Today:
A fraying coalition: Black, Hispanic, young voters abandon Biden as election year begins — In a new USA TODAY/Suffolk University Poll, Biden's failure to consolidate his victorious 2020 support has left him narrowly trailing Trump. — President Joe Biden heads into the election year …
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Washington Post:
U.S. oil production hit a record under Biden. He seldom mentions it. — The politics of oil are particularly tricky for Democrats, whose chances for victory in next year's elections can hinge on whether young, climate-focused voters come out in big numbers.
Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Looking Ahead to 5 Things That Will Shape the 2024 Election — Trials, a Kennedy and the economy are among the variables to consider. — It's divisible by four. It's a leap year. It's a Summer Olympics year. — It's a presidential election year. — Happy New Year?
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Town of Secaucus:
Several Busses of Migrants Arrive at Secaucus Junction Train Station — Statement of Mayor Michael Gonnelli — Yesterday morning the Secaucus Police Department and town officials received word from the Hudson County Executives' Office that several busses transporting migrants in route …
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Adeel Hassan / New York Times:
New State Laws Will Affect Americans Starting Jan. 1, 2024 — Many state laws take effect on the first day of 2024, including new rules on gun safety, a ban on diversity programs and a curb on telemarketing calls. — A spate of new state laws, including on guns, minimum wage and gender transition care …
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Politico:
In rare apology, Israeli minister says she ‘sinned’ for her role in reforms that tore country apart — Distel Atbaryan appeared to accept the argument that the internal divisions created perceptions of weakness that encouraged Hamas to attack. — JERUSALEM — A former member …
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ABC News:
Court documents naming Jeffrey Epstein's associates to be unsealed: What to know — Former President Clinton, Prince Andrew and others are expected to be named. — In this May 18, 2005 file photo, Jeffrey Epstein attends the launch of Radar Magazine at Hotel QT in New York.
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Carmen Paun / Politico:
Mental hospitals warehoused the sick. Congress wants to let them try again. — Lawmakers are on the verge of allowing Medicaid to cover substance use treatment in the facilities. — The linked crises of drug addiction and homelessness have Washington on the verge of embracing …
Allison Novelo / CBS News:
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has thrown out the GOP-drawn district maps. That could be a huge change for the purple state — Republican Sen. Ron Johnson won reelection in 2022 in Wisconsin by just over 25,000 votes — the latest slim-majority victory in the state, which gave …
John Katsilometes / Las Vegas Review-Journal:
Comic legend Shecky Greene dies at 97 — Shecky Greene, an entertainment legend whose very name became synonymous with stand-up comedy, has died. He was 97. — Greene died at 3:21 a.m. Sunday at his home in Las Vegas of natural causes, confirmed by his wife of 41 years Marie Musso Green.
ABC News:
Former Trump White House insiders call possible 2nd term a threat to American democracy — “We don't need to speculate,” one told “This Week” co-anchor Jonathan Karl. — ABC's Jonathan Karl interviews Sarah Matthews, left, Cassidy Hutchinson, center, and Alyssa Farah Griffin, Dec. 15, 2023, in Washington.
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Kaitlin Washburn / Chicago Sun Times:
Another plane of migrants arrives in Chicago area as Mayor Brandon Johnson continues call for federal help — A plane from Texas dropped 355 migrants off about 1 a.m. Sunday in Rockford, officials said. They were transported by bus to a Chicago landing zone.
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Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Graham backtracks on earlier Jan. 6 criticism of Trump: ‘It depends on what the conduct is’ — Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Sunday appeared to backtrack on earlier criticism of former President Trump's actions on Jan. 6 and suggested, instead, that his presidential immunity defense was …
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Chico Harlan / Washington Post:
The climate future arrived in 2023. It left scars across the planet. — The year will mark a point when humanity crossed into a new climate era — an age of “global boiling,” as the U.N. Secretary General called it. — AVAS, Greece — By the time the flames were barreling down the slope …
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