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7:40 AM ET, December 3, 2024

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New York Times:
How Biden Changed His Mind on Pardoning Hunter: ‘Time to End All of This’  —  The threat of a retribution-focused Trump administration and his son's looming sentencings prompted the president to abandon a promise not to get involved in Hunter Biden's legal problems.
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Politico:
Biden just gave Trump a new pardon playbook  —  Joe Biden's broad reprieve for his son gives the president-elect new rationale for even more expansive pardons than those he issued in his first term.  —  In his sweeping pardon of Hunter Biden, President Joe Biden did not just protect his son.
Wall Street Journal:
Unpacking the Unusual Hunter Biden Pardon  —  The president issued a blanket pardon to his son, covering any and all conduct dating to 2014  —  President Biden on Sunday granted a full and unconditional pardon to his son, Hunter Biden, who faced a possible prison sentence for federal felony gun and tax convictions.
Ed Mazza / HuffPost:
John Dean Reveals Biden Move That Could Doom Trump's ‘Revenge’ Plot  —  The Watergate figure said the president could “take the wind” out of Trump's plans for revenge and retribution with a stroke of his pen.  —  LOADING  —  John Dean, the former White House counsel who helped bring …
Eric Levitz / Vox:
For Democrats, the Hunter Biden pardon is a problem — and an opportunity
Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
BREAKING: Biden Reneges on No-Pardon Pledge for Hunter
Zachary Basu / Axios:
Hunter Biden pardon deepens Dems' identity crisis
Hugo Gurdon / Washington Examiner:
Lies, damned lies, and the pardon of Hunter Biden
David Voreacos / Bloomberg:
Why Biden's Pardon of His Son Is So Controversial
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
The extraordinary breadth of Hunter Biden's pardon
Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
White House press secretary defends Hunter Biden pardon: ‘Enough is enough’
Fox News:
Trump suggests Canada become 51st state after Trudeau said tariff would kill economy: sources  —  Trudeau made a hastily arranged visit to Mar-a-Lago last Friday after Trump threatened Canada with tariffs  —  Join Fox News for access to this content  —  President-elect Trump suggested …
Mitch Smith / New York Times:
Wisconsin Judge Strikes Down Limits on Public Sector Unions  —  The 2011 law stripped most government workers in the state of collective bargaining rights and set off protests that lasted weeks.  —  A Wisconsin judge on Monday struck down portions of a 2011 law that stripped most government workers …
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Politico:
Unions score major win in Wisconsin with court ruling restoring collective bargaining rights
Discussion: Fox Business
Rachel Ryan / Spectrum News 1 Wisconsin:
Dane County judge strikes down Act 10, restoring collective bargaining power for some public employees
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Minho Kim / New York Times:
For U.K. Ambassador, Trump Picks Billionaire Who Supported His Rivals  —  Warren Stephens, an investment banker, gave $2 million in 2016 to a group aiming to block Donald J. Trump's political rise.  More recently, he backed Asa Hutchinson, Chris Christie, Mike Pence and Nikki Haley before donating to the Trump campaign.
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Matthew Chapman / Raw Story:
Trump privatization plan will add thousands a year to typical mortgage: expert  —  A proposed deregulation of the home loan market that Donald Trump is widely expected to pursue could have massive consequences for new homebuyers — particularly those with low incomes, reported CNN on Monday.
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Samantha Delouya / CNN:   Trump may renew a housing fight that could rattle mortgage rates
ProPublica:
Formaldehyde Causes More Cancer Than Any Other Toxic Air Pollutant.  Little Is Being Done to Curb the Risk.  — An Ever-Present Danger: Formaldehyde is all around us and causes more cancer than any other chemical in the air.  It can also trigger asthma, miscarriages and fertility problems.
Stephen Robinson / Public Notice:
Nancy Mace's never-ending chase for 15 more minutes of fame  —  Her descent into crude bigotry shows that she'll do anything for attention. … 📸  —  Nancy Mace made headlines in recent weeks with her ugly, transphobic attacks on Democratic Rep.-elect Sarah McBride.
Discussion: New Yorker
Domenico Montanaro / NPR:
Trump falls just below 50% in popular vote, but gets more than in past elections  —  President-elect Donald Trump got very close to a majority of the vote in this presidential election, but not quite.  It is not exactly the “unprecedented and powerful mandate” Trump claimed on election night.
Discussion: New York Times and The Guardian
New York Times:
Inside the Supreme Court Ethics Debate: Who Judges the Justices? … As the summer of 2023 ended, the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court began trading even-more-confidential-than- usual memos, avoiding their standard email list and instead passing paper documents in envelopes to each chambers.
Punchbowl News:
12/3/24 ☀️ AM:  —  How Democrats are cleaning up their House  —  The Vault: Treasury nom Bessent to start making Senate rounds  —  GOP leaders rebuff attempts to bypass FBI background check for Cabinet noms  —  How Democrats are cleaning up their House
New York Times:
Trump Says He Will Block Acquisition of U.S. Steel by Japanese Firm  —  The announcement reiterated sentiments the president-elect expressed on the campaign trail, and further imperiled a deal that had already run into widespread political opposition.  —  President-elect Donald J. Trump …
John Ismay / New York Times:
U.S. Sending $725 Million in Arms to Ukraine, Including More Land Mines  —  The package of military hardware is the largest since a $1 billion drawdown from Pentagon stockpiles was announced in late April.  —  The Pentagon will send Ukraine an additional $725 million in military assistance …
Tara Suter / The Hill:
Ocasio-Cortez first person to hit a million followers on Bluesky  —  Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) is the first person to hit a million followers on the social platform Bluesky, according to the platform.  —  Other than Bluesky's own account, Ocasio-Cortez's follower landmark is a first for a user …
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Aubrie Spady / Fox News:
Biden blocks new mining in region that produces about 40% of nation's coal: 'It's a disaster'
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Freddy Brewster / The Lever:
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Discussion: Associated Press
NBC News:
Senate approves promotion for general involved in Afghanistan exit after a Republican blocked it
Discussion: Reuters
David Dayen / American Prospect:
Insider Memo Envisions a New DLC
Aris Folley / The Hill:
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Trump Threatens ‘Hell to Pay’ Unless Gaza Hostages Are Freed Before Inauguration
Marty Schladen / Ohio Capital Journal:
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Julia Davis / The Daily Beast:
The Kremlin Celebrates Trump's Cabinet Picks
Discussion: Mock Paper Scissors
Paige Hopkins / Axios:
In photos: Jill Biden's 2024 White House Christmas decor
Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
‘Trumpworld deeply worried’: Sources tell MSNBC hosts of ‘controversy inside Trump orbit’
Discussion: New Republic
Nate Silver / Silver Bulletin:
The expert class is failing, and so is Biden's presidency
 

 
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Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
Meta revamping its content moderation systems with Community Notes is good, but Zuckerberg pretending it's about free speech is bad, and the timing is stupid

Variety:
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