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6:55 PM ET, December 14, 2024

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Associated Press:
ABC agrees to give $15 million to Donald Trump's presidential library to settle defamation lawsuit  —  ABC News has agreed to pay $15 million toward Donald Trump's presidential library to settle a lawsuit over anchor George Stephanopoulos' inaccurate on-air assertion that the president-elect …
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George / Fox News:
George Stephanopoulos and ABC apologize to Trump, are forced to pay $15 million to settle defamation suit  —  FIRST ON FOX- ABC News and its top anchor George Stephanopoulos have reached a settlement with Donald Trump in his defamation suit, which will result in the news network paying the president-elect $15 million.
New York Times:
ABC to Pay $15 Million to Settle a Defamation Suit Brought by Trump  —  The outcome of the lawsuit marks an unusual victory for President-elect Donald J. Trump in his ongoing legal campaign against national news organizations.  —  ABC News agreed on Saturday to give $15 million …
Discussion: The Independent and NBC News
New York Times:
South Korea's President Is Impeached After Martial Law Crisis  —  Some members of President Yoon Suk Yeol's own party helped remove him from office.  But the political uncertainty is far from over.  —  Eleven days ago, President Yoon Suk Yeol of South Korea made a bold power grab …
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Michelle Ye Hee Lee / Washington Post:
South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol impeached after martial law ploy  —  Yoon must immediately hand over power to the prime minister, who will act as caretaker while the courts review the impeachment vote.  The process could take months.  —  SEOUL — The South Korean National Assembly voted Saturday …
Greg Sargent / New Republic:
How GOP Senators Are Secretly Getting Ready to Surrender to Trump … It's largely passing unnoticed, but Republicans are quietly laying the groundwork to give their full blessing to one of Donald Trump's more corrupt schemes: Unleashing law enforcement on his political enemies without cause once he's sworn in again next year.
Discussion: The Guardian, Alternet.org and RedState
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Washington Post:
Trump wants his daughter-in-law in the Senate.  DeSantis may defy him.  —  Lara Trump's interest in replacing Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Florida), Donald Trump's pick for secretary of state, complicates an already fraught relationship between Trump and the state's Republican governor.
Discussion: Raw Story and Alternet.org
Hailey Fuchs / Politico:   Assessing Patel's confirmation chances
Representative Nancy Pelosi:
Pelosi Spokesperson Statement  —  Washington, D.C. - Ian Krager, spokesperson for Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi, issued this statement:  —  “Earlier this morning, Speaker Emerita Pelosi underwent a successful hip replacement and is well on the mend.  —  “Speaker Pelosi is grateful …
Filip Timotija / The Hill:
Apple CEO visits Mar-a-Lago, joining list of tech execs seemingly courting Trump  —  Apple CEO Tim Cook visited Mar-a-Lago on Friday, joining a growing list of tech executives that are seemingly courting President-elect Trump ahead of his return to the White House.
Discussion: RedState, Breitbart and The Verge
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Michael Dorgan / Fox News:
Trump brings political drama to Army-Navy game sidelines  —  Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth and Marine veteran Daniel Penny are attending the game with President-elect Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance  —  President-elect Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance will attend …
Brie Stimson / Fox News:
Trump seizes on drone controversy to mock Chris Christie  —  The former New Jersey governor endorsed the president-elect in 2016, but the two have since had a falling-out  —  President-elect Trump on Saturday seized on the mysterious drone controversy in New Jersey to mock one-time ally turned nemesis Chris Christie.
Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Trump's Transition Business Largely Happens After Night Falls  —  At his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida, the president-elect has been hosting diplomatic dinners, announcing cabinet picks and firing off texts to his aides — all after the sun goes down.  —  It was past midnight in Florida this week …
Discussion: Digby's Hullabaloo and Althouse
Maegan Vazquez / Washington Post:
Pelosi underwent hip surgery after ‘hard fall’ in Luxembourg  —  The former speaker had surgery after she was hospitalized after a fall during a congressional visit to Luxembourg marking the 80th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge.  —  Former House speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-California) …
Filip Timotija / The Hill:
Obesity rate among US adults fell in 2023 for first time in over a decade: Study  —  The obesity rate among U.S. adults fell in 2023 for the first time in over a decade, according to a new study released on Friday.  —  The study published in the journal JAMA Health Forum found that obesity nationwide …
Reuters:
Trump taps Truth Social CEO Nunes to lead intelligence board  —  U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday named ally Devin Nunes, a former U.S. lawmaker who now runs Trump's Truth Social social media platform, to serve as chairman of President's Intelligence Advisory Board.
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
December 13, 2024  —  Time magazine's interview with President-elect Donald Trump, published yesterday, revealed a man who was so desperate to be reelected to the presidency that he constructed a performance that he believed would woo voters, but who has no apparent plans for actual governance.
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Fox News:
D.C. restaurant server fired after comments about refusing service to some Trump officials  —  ‘We as a restaurant are simply horrified to be associated with base prejudice,’ Beuchert's Saloon said in a statement  —  A Washington, D.C.-area restaurant server has been fired after she spoke …
Politico:
Trump's plan to end birthright citizenship could be decided by the Supreme Court  —  His early messaging is setting the stage for one of the first major legal battles of his second term.  —  Donald Trump's team is crafting an executive order to end birthright citizenship for the children …
Discussion: Raw Story
Maegan Vazquez / Washington Post:
Polio survivor Mitch McConnell criticizes efforts to undermine vaccine  —  The statement is the first time the Senate minority leader has publicly weighed in on the nomination process beyond acknowledging meeting with some of Trump's picks for his administration.
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Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
McConnell Defends Polio Vaccine, an Apparent Warning to Kennedy
 
 
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Billal Rahman / Newsweek:
New Mexico Governor Refuses National Guard Deployment for Mass Deportations
Discussion: Daily Kos
ABC News:
No women will lead House committees for first time in 2 decades
Marc A. Caputo / The Bulwark:
RFK Jr.'s Hopes of Having Daughter-in-Law at CIA Hit Roadblock
Wall Street Journal:
A New Risk for Employers: Losing Millions of Migrants With Temporary Work Permits
Discussion: Alternet.org
James Poniewozik / New York Times:
The Trump Show Is Returning. Will It Be Triumph, Tragedy or Farce?
Justin Baragona / The Independent:
LA Times billionaire owner killed op-ed that was critical of Trump's cabinet picks, report says
NBC News:
Trump nominates conservative culture warrior to lead DOJ civil rights
 Earlier Items: 
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Bringing Elon to a knife fight
Discussion: Slow Boring
Texas Attorney General:
Attorney General Ken Paxton Sues Activist New York Doctor for Illegally Providing Abortion Drugs Across State Lines
Wall Street Journal:
The Week CEOs Bent the Knee to Trump
Discussion: Axios and Digby's Hullabaloo
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
DeSantis's dilemma on sending Lara Trump to the Senate