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5:55 PM ET, December 13, 2024

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New York Times:
Kennedy's Lawyer Has Asked the F.D.A. to Revoke Approval of the Polio Vaccine  —  Aaron Siri, who specializes in vaccine lawsuits, has been at Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s side reviewing candidates for top jobs at the Department of Health and Human Services.  —  The lawyer helping Robert F …
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Reuters:
Trump to discuss ending childhood vaccination programs with RFK Jr.  —  U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in an interview published on Thursday said he will be talking to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., his nominee to run the Department of Health and Human Services, about ending childhood vaccination programs.
Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
Survey: Most voters disapprove of RFK Jr.'s nomination after learning his views  —  Most Americans disapprove of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. potentially leading the Department of Health and Human Services once they hear about his positions and beliefs, according to a survey from Democratic-aligned groups Protect …
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
When depicting the government as bad is more important than stopping polio
Discussion: New York Times
Annie Karni / New York Times:
Pelosi Hospitalized in Luxembourg After Falling  —  A person familiar with the incident said the former House speaker, 84, had tripped going down stairs at a palace.  She was taken to a hospital for treatment and evaluation.  —  Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi was hospitalized on Friday …
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Fox News:
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi injured, hospitalized while traveling to Luxembourg  —  Pelosi, 84, was traveling overseas for Battle of the Bulge remembrances  —  Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi suffered an injury and has been admitted to a hospital in Luxembourg, Fox News has confirmed.
NBC News:
Nancy Pelosi hospitalized during congressional visit to Luxembourg
Eleanor Klibanoff / The Texas Tribune:
Texas files first lawsuit against out-of-state abortion provider  —  This case sets up a legal battle between Texas' near-total abortion ban and New York's shield law that protects doctors from out-of-state prosecution.  —  Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit accusing …
Discussion: The Verge and Forbes
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Reuters:
Exclusive: Trump transition wants to scrap crash reporting requirement opposed by Tesla  —  The Trump transition team wants the incoming administration to drop a car-crash reporting requirement opposed by Elon Musk's Tesla (TSLA.O), according to a document seen by Reuters …
Chris Truax / The Hill:
America voted for a dumpster fire — Democrats just need to let it burn itself out  —  There's a quiet but intense debate going on today in America, over how and whether the country will function over the next few years.  —  Despite Republicans having an ostensible House majority for the last two years …
Discussion: Roll Call and Axios
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:   Trump may be moving GOP senators on Hegseth, but he's not swaying Americans
Cade Metz / New York Times:
OpenAI's Sam Altman to Donate $1 Million to Trump's Inaugural Fund  —  Mr. Altman and OpenAI have recently hired key executives who previously worked for the Clinton, Obama and Biden administrations.  —  OpenAI said on Friday that its chief executive, Sam Altman, was planning to donate $1 million …
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Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
The New Age of Trump: Protection Money and FU You Money
Discussion: NPR, Business Insider and Townhall
Fox Business:
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman to donate $1 million to Trump's inaugural fund
Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic:
Trump Is About to Betray His Rural Supporters  —  This article was featured in the One Story to Read Today newsletter.  Sign up for it here.  —  Donald Trump's support in rural America appears to have virtually no ceiling.  In last month's election, Trump won country communities …
Discussion: Raw Story
Holly Otterbein / Politico:
Democrats need to change their approach to Trump's second term, top Kamala Harris pollster says  —  One of the first public airings of Democrats' strategy suggests they should try something new this time around with the president-elect.  —  A pollster to Kamala Harris' presidential campaign …
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Erica L. Green / New York Times:
Harris to Deliver Speech Urging Young People to Stay Civically Engaged
Discussion: The Hill
Associated Press:
About 3 in 10 are highly confident in Trump on Cabinet, spending or military oversight: AP-NORC poll  —  Americans may have recently elected Donald Trump to a second term, but that doesn't mean they have high confidence in his ability to choose well-qualified people for his Cabinet …
Discussion: AP-NORC, The Independent and The Hill
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April Rubin / Axios:   Half of Americans have no confidence in Trump's Cabinet picks: Poll
Annie Karni / New York Times:
Gillibrand Presses Biden to Amend the Constitution to Enshrine Sex Equality  —  Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York is leading the charge for Democrats to persuade President Biden to adopt the Equal Rights Amendment, which would invite a Supreme Court battle.
Politico:
'Everyone's demoralized.' Trump's climate threats rattle world's biggest science meeting  —  Researchers attending the American Geophysical Union conference worry their work could disappear when a president who rejects climate science takes office.  —  Censorship.  Funding cuts.  Layoffs.
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump says GOP will push to eliminate daylight saving time  —  President-elect Trump on Friday said Republicans would push to eliminate daylight saving time, calling it “inconvenient” and “costly.”  —  “The Republican Party will use its best efforts to eliminate Daylight Saving Time …
Emily Baumgaertner / New York Times:
Six Childhood Scourges We've Forgotten About, Thanks to Vaccines  —  Most Americans, including doctors, have no memory of the devastating diseases that routinely threatened children until the 1960s.  —  Some of President-elect Donald J. Trump's picks for the government's top health posts …
Discussion: Raw Story
Mia McCarthy / Politico:
Vance invites Daniel Penny to Army-Navy game  —  “Daniel's a good guy, and New York's mob district attorney tried to ruin his life for having a backbone,” Vance wrote in a post on X.  —  Vice-president elect JD Vance will bring Daniel Penny, a Marine veteran recently acquitted …
Kevin Frey / Spectrum News NY1:
'I wish I didn't pull that damn fire alarm': Rep. Bowman reflects on his time in Congress, primary loss  —  “I wish I didn't pull that damn fire alarm, you know what I'm saying?”  —  A candid admission by New York Congressman Jamaal Bowman about a moment that made him the butt of jokes …
Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
A toxic brew of money and threats is perverting the courts  —  Alex Jones and Elon Musk are using MAGA tactics to intimidate judges. … 📚  —  Earlier this week, The Onion's bid to buy Alex Jones's Infowars fell apart in a manner that was as perplexing as it was depressing.
Discussion: Vox
Annie Waldman / ProPublica:
UnitedHealth Is Strategically Limiting Access to Critical Treatment for Kids With Autism  —  America's Mental Barrier: How Insurers Interfere With Mental Health Care  — Secret Playbook: Leaked documents show that UnitedHealth is aggressively targeting the treatment of thousands of children …
Ella Lee / The Hill:
Georgia judge rejects Trump campaign lawyer attempt to invalidate guilty plea  —  The Georgia judge overseeing the state's election interference case against President-elect Trump and several allies on Friday rejected ex-Trump lawyer Kenneth Chesebro's attempt to invalidate his guilty plea in an election interference case.
New Republic:
Transcript: Trump's Rage at FBI Darkens as GOPers Signal Surrender  —  The following is a lightly edited transcript of the December 13 episode of the  —  Daily Blast podcast.  Listen to it here.  —  Greg Sargent: This is The Daily Blast from The New Republic, produced and presented by the DSR network.
Discussion: New York Times
 
 
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New York Times:
Patel Distorts Justice Dept. Benghazi Inquiry, Inflating His Role
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Andrew Witty / New York Times:
UnitedHealth Group C.E.O.: Brian Thompson Was Never Content With the Status Quo
April Rubin / Axios:
NJ governor urges Biden to direct more resources to mystery drone investigation
Politico:
Security worries  —  State officials want to calm the nerves of New York City's business elite …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Marcia Brown / Politico:
Trump's pick to lead USDA hasn't returned Vilsack's call
Discussion: RedState
The Hill:
Gabbard struggles to woo senators ahead of confirmation fight
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Anna Merlan / Mother Jones:
The Conspiracy World Is Pushing Paranoia About a Post-Inauguration “Plandemic”
Discussion: Raw Story and USA Today
Erin Mansfield / USA Today:
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Biden commutes sentence for Kids-for-Cash judge
 

 
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Jessica Testa / New York Times:
An analysis of YouTube's new weekly ranking of top podcasts in the US by watch time shows many popular and well-established podcasts did not rank in the top 100

Reuters:
Charter says it will acquire Cox Communications for $21.9B, valuing Cox at $34.5B including debt and uniting two of the biggest US cable and broadband operators

Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
Sources: New York Sun owner Dovid Efune is launching a new “British bid” to buy The Telegraph with backing from Brexit backer Jeremy Hosking and Nadhim Zahawi
 
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