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6:00 AM ET, December 3, 2024

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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.
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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 …
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.
Eric Levitz / Vox:
For Democrats, the Hunter Biden pardon is a problem — and an opportunity  —  President Joe Biden has pardoned Hunter Biden for all crimes — known and unknown — that his son committed over the past 11 years.  —  This is not a great look for a man who's decried President-elect Donald Trump's attacks …
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.
Zachary Basu / Axios:
Hunter Biden pardon deepens Dems' identity crisis … - By pardoning Hunter on gun and tax convictions — or any other crimes he “may have committed” between Jan. 1, 2014, and Dec. 1, 2024 — some Democrats believe Biden has sacrificed a moral high ground that's been foundational to the party's identity in the Trump era.
Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
BREAKING: Biden Reneges on No-Pardon Pledge for Hunter
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’
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
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 …
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
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 …
Ephrat Livni / New York Times:
Trump Threatens ‘Hell to Pay’ Unless Gaza Hostages Are Freed Before Inauguration  —  President-elect Donald J. Trump said in a social media post on Monday that the hostages must be released before his inauguration in January.  —  President-elect Donald J. Trump on Monday demanded …
emptywheel:
America Just Failed the Test of Responding to Trump's Politicized Prosecutions  —  Let's imagine that, two years from now, Pam Bondi rolls out charges against some onetime adversary of Donald Trump.  To the extent that journalists will still be employed and reading court filings …
Politico:
Trump's health nominees want Covid vindication.  Here's how their critique has aged.  —  Trump's picks to lead the NIH and FDA were critics of health officials and their pandemic policies.  —  The Covid wars are still raging in 2024, and now the Covid contrarians are in charge.
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 …
Freddy Brewster / The Lever:
Harris Stayed Silent On Khan Amid Probe Of Top Adviser's Firm  —  When Democratic donors attacked the Biden-Harris administration's chief antitrust regulator Lina Khan during this year's election, Vice President Kamala Harris declined to defend her, prompting some critics to say Harris …
Discussion: Associated Press
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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:
Schumer says bipartisan talks to avoid shutdown before Christmas ‘on the right track’
Lindsay Whitehurst / Associated Press:
First transgender attorney to argue before the Supreme Court, challenging health care ban for minors
Marty Schladen / Ohio Capital Journal:
Study: U.S.-made weapons might be driving migrants to the southern border
Julia Davis / The Daily Beast:
The Kremlin Celebrates Trump's Cabinet Picks
Discussion: Mock Paper Scissors
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Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
‘Trumpworld deeply worried’: Sources tell MSNBC hosts of ‘controversy inside Trump orbit’
Discussion: New Republic
Victor Goury-Laffont / Politico:
French government faces collapse in no-confidence vote
Nate Silver / Silver Bulletin:
The expert class is failing, and so is Biden's presidency
Nicole Narea / Vox:
Trump is targeting protections for almost 1 million legal immigrants
Discussion: Alternet.org
Andrew Prokop / Vox:
Are progressive groups sinking Democrats' electoral chances?
Discussion: The Hill
George Packer / The Atlantic:
The End of Democratic Delusions
Discussion: American Prospect and Raw Story
 

 
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