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Washington Post:
Trump asks Supreme Court to keep his name on Colorado ballot — Former president, who is the 2024 GOP frontrunner, is also appealing a Maine official's decision to bar him from the ballot in that state — Donald Trump asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to ensure he can appear …
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Trump lawyers' doozy of a filing on voter fraud
Trump lawyers' doozy of a filing on voter fraud
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Raw Story, The Messenger and New Republic
Sarah Ellison / Washington Post:
A right-wing tale of Michigan election fraud had it all - except proof
A right-wing tale of Michigan election fraud had it all - except proof
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Right Wing Watch, The Mahablog, Media Matters for America and Raw Story
Washington Post:
Florida surgeon general calls for halt on mRNA covid vaccines, citing debunked claim — Florida's top health official called for a halt to using mRNA coronavirus vaccines on Wednesday, contending that the shots could contaminate patients' DNA — a claim that has been roundly debunked …
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Political Wire
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Florida Department of Health:
Florida State Surgeon General Calls for Halt in the Use of COVID-19 Mrna Vaccines — Contact: — Communications Office — NewsMedia@flhealth.gov — 850-245-4111 — Tallahassee, Fla. — On December 6, 2023, State Surgeon General Dr. Joseph A. Ladapo sent a letter to the United States Food …
Rebecca Reynolds / Associated Press:
FBI calls bomb threats that led to brief lockdowns and evacuations of some state capitols a hoax — A bomb threat emailed to officials in several states early Wednesday briefly disrupted government affairs and prompted some state capitol evacuations, but no explosives were found …
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Andy Rose / CNN:
Multiple state Capitols evacuated due to mass-emailed bomb threats — Capitol buildings in multiple states were temporarily shut down and evacuated Wednesday because of threats. — “It was a mass email sent to several (Secretaries of State) and state offices across the country,” …
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Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
Bomb threats force evacuations in a half-dozen state capitols
Bomb threats force evacuations in a half-dozen state capitols
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Claudine Gay / New York Times:
Former Harvard President Claudine Gay: This Is About More Than My Mistakes — On Tuesday, I made the wrenching but necessary decision to resign as Harvard's president. For weeks, both I and the institution to which I've devoted my professional life have been under attack.
Jacob Shamsian / Business Insider:
The names of more than 170 Jeffrey Epstein associates were just revealed in unsealed court documents. Here's what we know. — The names of more than 170 Jeffrey Epstein associates were just unsealed. — Powerful associates like Bill Clinton, Prince Andrew, Glenn Dubin, and Jean Luc Brunel are in the documents.
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CNN:
Epstein-linked John Does are about to be named publicly. Here's what we know — New York CNN — Newly unsealed documents from a lawsuit connected to accused sex-trafficker Jeffrey Epstein will begin to be released Wednesday afternoon, by order of a federal judge in New York.
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Politico:
Harvard agitators turn their ire toward Penny Pritzker — The Dem mega-donor pushes back at hedge-funder Bill Ackman's call for her to resign. — The leadership turmoil engulfing Harvard University is putting a major Democratic Party figure on the defensive.
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Associated Press:
Harvard president's resignation highlights new conservative weapon against colleges: plagiarism
Harvard president's resignation highlights new conservative weapon against colleges: plagiarism
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Ian Ward / Politico:
We Sat Down With the Conservative Mastermind Behind Claudine Gay's Ouster
We Sat Down With the Conservative Mastermind Behind Claudine Gay's Ouster
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Robert Reich / The Guardian:
Powerful donors managed to push out Harvard's Claudine Gay. But at what cost?
Powerful donors managed to push out Harvard's Claudine Gay. But at what cost?
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The Root
Brynn Tannehill / New Republic:
The Polls Prove It: Many Republicans Love Fascism — It is no longer controversial to speak plainly about the authoritarian shift of the Republican Party, led by Donald Trump. Hillary Clinton was dragged in 2016 for saying, “You could put half of Trump's supporters into what I call the basket …
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Raw Story
Robert Downen / The Texas Tribune:
Former U.S. Rep. Mayra Flores accused of cribbing others' pictures of Mexican food as her own cooking — Flores, who is challenging U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez for her old seat, is being accused of routinely stealing stylish photos of Mexican campfire cooking and passing them off as her own idyllic life on a ranch.
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Karoun Demirjian / New York Times:
A Skeptic of the G.O.P.'s Hard Immigration Line Becomes Its Champion — Representative Tony Gonzales, who represents a Texas border district, drew a censure and primary opponents for defying his fellow Republicans on immigration. Now he has swung into line.
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Sheridan Bass / Committee on Homeland Security:
MEDIA ADVISORY: Chairman Green Announces First Hearing as Part of Impeachment Proceedings Against DHS Secretary Mayorkas
MEDIA ADVISORY: Chairman Green Announces First Hearing as Part of Impeachment Proceedings Against DHS Secretary Mayorkas
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CNN:
House committee to formally begin impeachment proceedings against Biden Homeland Security chief over border policies
House committee to formally begin impeachment proceedings against Biden Homeland Security chief over border policies
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US Department of Justice:
Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against the State of Texas Regarding Unconstitutional SB 4 Immigration Law — For Immediate Release — The Justice Department today filed suit against the State of Texas to challenge Senate Bill 4 (SB 4) under the U.S. Constitution's Supremacy Clause and Foreign Commerce Clause.
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Kathryn Watson / CBS News:
Justice Department sues Texas over state's new border security law
Justice Department sues Texas over state's new border security law
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Donald Trump / Des Moines Register:
This is how I will end Joe Biden's border disaster on day one — We do not have time for on-the-job training. Unlike every other candidate, with me, there is no question. I promise you that I will get this job done. — The most urgent task facing the next president …
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Ron DeSantis / Des Moines Register:
Immigrants are overwhelming us; I will control the border
Immigrants are overwhelming us; I will control the border
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George F. Will / Washington Post:
A Constitution-flouting ‘authoritarian’ is already in the White House — Overcaffeinated Cassandras continue to forecast an “authoritarian” and anti-constitutional Donald Trump dictatorship. They are mistaken about the near future because, among other reasons, they misread the recent past.
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The White House:
A Joint Statement from the Governments of the United States, Australia, Bahrain, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Singapore, and the United Kingdom — Recognizing the broad consensus as expressed by 44 countries around the world on December 19, 2023 …
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Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
GOP Rep Calls Jesse Watters a ‘Fucking Hack,’ Claims Fox News Canceled Interview in Retaliation — Crenshaw brought up Watters' past infidelity and blasted him as a “f*cking clown” after the Fox star suggested he may have been involved in unethical stock transactions.
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NBC News:
Florida man arrested and accused of threatening to kill Rep. Eric Swalwell and his kids — Prosecutors say a 72-year-old man from Greenacres left voicemail messages that included threats to “come after you and kill you” and “come and kill your children.” — A Florida man was arrested Wednesday …