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9:00 PM ET, January 8, 2024

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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The GOP's post-Trump lesson: Power isn't dependent on voting  —  Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) serves as Republican Conference chair, the party's third-highest leadership position in the House.  She earned that position in part by doing what her predecessor, former Wyoming congresswoman Liz Cheney …
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Adam Klasfeld / The Messenger:
Trump Loses Federal Appeal on Immunity in E. Jean Carroll Case  —  No judge from the Second Circuit called for a vote to rehear Trump's appeal, leaving the Supreme Court as the last possible stop for the former president  —  Donald Trump on Monday lost again in the former president's bid …
CNN:
Trump wants Georgia election subversion case dismissed, arguing he has presidential immunity
Mariana Labbate / The Messenger:
Trump Says He Will Attend Presidential Immunity Hearing
Politico:
Biden won't accept an Austin resignation if offered  —  The president is not considering sacking his defense secretary, officials say.  —  President Joe Biden is not considering firing Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin after he did not tell the White House about his emergency hospitalization …
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Democrats question whether Biden should agree to debate Trump
Asma Khalid / NPR:
Protesters calling for a ceasefire in Gaza interrupted Biden's campaign speech
David Strom / HotAir:
Newsflash: America Actually Doesn't Need a Defense Secretary
Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
BREAKING: Filing alleges ‘improper’ relationship between Fulton DA, top Trump prosecutor  —  Fani Willis hired alleged romantic partner as special prosecutor, court motion says  —  District Attorney Fani Willis improperly hired an alleged romantic partner to prosecute Donald Trump …
Diana Falzone / Mediaite:
Exclusive: Roger Stone Spoke With Cop Pal About Assassinating Eric Swalwell and Jerry Nadler  —  Weeks before the 2020 presidential election, infamous political operative Roger Stone sat across from his associate Sal Greco at a restaurant in Florida.  —  At the time, Greco was an NYPD cop working security for Stone on the side.
NBC News:
Special counsel Jack Smith was targeted by attempted swatting on Christmas Day  —  Police were dispatched toward Smith's residence but were called off when they learned it was a false alarm and that everyone inside the home was safe.  —  Special counsel Jack Smith, who is overseeing …
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NBC News:
Tanya Chutkan, the judge overseeing Trump's federal election interference case, appears to be victim of ‘swatting’  —  Police and fire trucks responded to reports of a shooting at Chutkan's home, but police determined no shooting had taken place.  —  WASHINGTON — Police and fire trucks showed …
Matt Dixon / NBC News:
Florida Republican Party ousts Christian Ziegler as chairman after rape allegation  —  The move was widely expected after news broke last month that Ziegler was under investigation by the Sarasota County Police Department.  —  The Republican Party of Florida on Monday formally voted …
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Ginger Gibson / NBC News:
Driver in custody after crashing into White House gates  —  The crash occurred just before 6 p.m. ET, a spokesman for the Secret Service wrote on X.  —  WASHINGTON — A driver was in custody Monday after crashing a vehicle into an exterior gate of the White House complex, a spokesman for the Secret Service wrote on X.
Casey Newton / Platformer:
Substack says it will remove Nazi publications from the platform  —  Nazi content violates rules against incitement to violence, the company says  —  Substack is removing some publications that express support for Nazis, the company said today.  The company said this did not represent …
Dan Milmo / The Guardian:
‘Impossible’ to create AI tools like ChatGPT without copyrighted material, OpenAI says  —  Pressure grows on artificial intelligence firms over the content used to train their products  —  The developer OpenAI has said it would be impossible to create tools like its groundbreaking chatbot …
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
This Might Be the High-Water Mark of Trumpism  —  An argument for why Trump's numbers can't get much better and Biden's numbers are likely to improve.  —  1. How Biden Wins  —  Mark Halperin watched both Trump and Biden's January 5 speeches and came away with a shrewd piece of analysis.
Discussion: Raw Story and Digby's Hullabaloo
Ben Smith / Semafor:
Welcome to Semafor Media, where we are still largely staffed by humans.  —  More than a decade ago, the Supreme Court ruled that corporations are people.  Hollywood has spent the years since reversing that formula: What if people — celebrities, that is — could be corporations?
Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
Why Iowa Turned So Red When Nearby States Went Blue  —  Over the past 15 years, the Upper Midwest has seen a remarkable state-by-state sorting of voters along partisan lines.  —  With the Iowa caucuses six days away, politicians will be crisscrossing the state, blowing through small-town Pizza Ranches …
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Will Sommer / Washington Post:
Business Insider story on Harvard antagonist's wife draws owner's scrutiny  —  The news site's German owner, Axel Springer, plans to review a story about alleged plagiarism by former MIT professor Neri Oxman, whose billionaire husband, Bill Ackman, sought to oust Harvard's president for similar academic transgressions.
Jon Ostrower / The Air Current:
United finds loose bolts on plug doors during 737 Max 9 inspections  —  Air safety reporting by The Air Current is provided without a subscription as a public service.  Please subscribe to gain full access to our all scoops, in-depth reporting and analyses.
Politico:
Say it ain't snow.  Iowa's forecast is terrible and it's impacting the campaign.  —  If you like a foot of snow and single digit temperatures, then this is the caucus for you.  —  The current forecast in Iowa could best be described as frigid bordering on terrible.
abc7NY:
325 arrested after Pro-Palestinian protesters block major bridges, Holland Tunnel  —  Lauren Glassberg reports.  —  WABC  —  NEW YORK (WABC) — Hundreds of arrests were made after pro-Palestinian protesters blocked traffic on the Brooklyn, Manhattan and Williamsburg bridges as well as the Holland Tunnel on Monday morning.
 
 
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Steve Reilly / The Messenger:
Rudy Giuliani Asks Georgia Judge to Let His Defense Team Interview Co-Defendants Who Pleaded Guilty
Discussion: Raw Story
Jason Horowitz / New York Times:
Pope Francis Calls For Global Ban on Surrogacy
Associated Press:
Palestinians flee from central Gaza's main hospital as fighting draws closer and aid groups withdraw
Justin Rohrlich / The Daily Beast:
Right-Wing Sicko Behind Violent Threats Had Thousands of Ammo Rounds, Feds Say
Discussion: NBC News and Raw Story
Breanne Deppisch / Washington Examiner:
Supreme Court rejects Exxon's push for venue change in Minnesota climate lawsuit
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Bloomberg
Marcia Dunn / Associated Press:
US company says its moon landing attempt is in jeopardy because of an engine problem
 Earlier Items: 
James D. Zirin / The Hill:
To disqualify or not to disqualify: The Supreme Court confronts the ‘laugh test’
Discussion: IJR
Rachel Frazin / The Hill:
Supreme Court rejects taking up Alaska challenge to EPA's Pebble Mine decision
Thom Hartmann / The Hartmann Report:
Rightwing Billionaires & Trump Want a Nation Where Everything is For Sale
CNN:
House Republicans plot swift impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas as moderates signal support
NBC News:
House Republicans release report recommending Hunter Biden be held in contempt of Congress
Joshua Yaffa / New Yorker:
What Could Tip the Balance in the War in Ukraine?
 

 
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Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
Trade body data: copyrighted music revenue was $45.5B in 2023, above cinema box office spending of $33.2B in 2023 and $41.9B in 2019; record labels made $28.5B

Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
The music industry is entering a cycle of consolidation, driven by a slowdown at the major labels, the growing market for independents, and the rapacity of PE

Geneva Abdul / The Guardian:
Internal email: the UK's Reach plans to merge staff at The Daily Mirror and celebrity magazine OK! to cut costs, but the move won't result in cutting of roles

 
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