Judge Denies Trump's Bid to Throw Out Conviction Over Immunity Ruling  —  Justice Juan M. Merchan thwarted one of several attempts by Donald J. Trump to clear his record of 34 felonies before returning to the White House.  —  A judge on Monday rejected Donald J. Trump's argument …

Trump sues Des Moines Register, top pollster for ‘brazen election interference,’ fraud over Harris poll  —  FIRST ON FOX: President-elect Donald Trump is suing the Des Moines Register and its top pollster J. Ann Selzer for “brazen election interference” and fraud over its final 2024 presidential …

The toxic nature of “debate me, bro” culture  —  Dan Dezner has a good blog about how even if the resistance to things like RFK Jr.'s war on vaccines is able to mostly hold the line — far from a guarantee in itself — there is a huge opportunity cost to pretending there is any legitimate …

Questions ABC News Should Answer Following the $16 Million Trump Settlement … As someone who practiced press law for more than twenty years, and served as a senior executive of news organizations for just as long, I was shocked by the decision of ABC News last week to pay $16 million …

Scoop: Top editors stiff the Washington Post … - One person involved in the search told us Lewis' pitch was foggy and uninspiring. … Other candidates include current interim executive editor Matt Murray.  But it's hard to imagine this monthslong process unfolding so publicly — only to end with the same guy in charge.

The Electoral College votes to confirm results for the 2024 presidential election today.  Here's what to know.  —  At state capitols across the U.S. Tuesday, the presidential electors will be gathering to cast their electoral votes, formalizing President-elect Donald Trump's victory …

Tragedy in Wisconsin  —  A teacher and student were killed by a 15-year old girl in the latest school shooting to rock the nation.  Bitcoin has hit a new high after Trump's plan to create a U.S. bitcoin strategic reserve stoked enthusiasm.  What are the odds of seeing a white Christmas?

AOC loses key vote in House Oversight race to Gerry Connolly … - The House Democratic caucus still has to vote on whether to accept the recommendation - though that ratification is rarely denied.

Statement from President Joe Biden on Shooting at Abundant Life Christian School in Wisconsin  —  Today, families in Madison, Wisconsin, are grieving the loss of those who were killed and wounded at Abundant Life Christian School.  It's shocking and unconscionable.  —  We need Congress to act.

A low, low point for ABC News  —  ABC News not only settled a defamation suit with Trump.  It paid out $15 million.  What?

A bomb killed a Russian general in Moscow.  A Ukrainian official says secret service was behind it  —  Live from Moscow after an explosive device planted close to a residential apartment block killed the head of Russia's Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Defence Forces, Lt. General Igor Kirillov, Russia's Investigative Committee said.

Trump and SoftBank CEO Announce $100 Billion Investment in US Projects  —  The technology company plans to invest $100 billion in U.S. projects, echoing the multibillion-dollar pledge it made after Donald J. Trump's first election victory in 2016.  —  President-elect Donald J. Trump's …

Meddling for MAGA  —  Patrick Soon-Shiong, the owner of the Los Angeles Times, has dismayed staffers as he curtails critical coverage of Donald Trump.  —  Patrick Soon-Shiong's meddling at the Los Angeles Times has grown more pervasive than previously realized.

After Trump's Victory, Republicans Trust the Election System Again  —  Surveys taken since Donald Trump's win show a resurgent faith among the president-elect's supporters, and little Democratic appetite for conspiracy theories.  —  Americans are more confident in the country's election system …

Elizabeth Warren asks Trump to set conflict-of-interest rules for Musk  —  The letter from the Massachusetts senator comes as the tech tycoon has taken a prominent role inside Trump's orbit  —  Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) wrote a letter to President-elect Donald Trump on Monday …

Freed prisoner who said he was a victim of the Assad regime was an intelligence officer, locals say  —  A man who was filmed by CNN being released by rebels from a Damascus jail was a former intelligence officer with the deposed Syrian regime, according to local residents …

Hegseth's Guard Left the Army After the Beating of a Civilian During Training  —  John Hasenbein, who has escorted Donald J. Trump's pick for defense secretary to meetings on Capitol Hill, said he was unjustly prosecuted for the 2019 episode.  —  When Pete Hegseth visited senators on Capitol Hill …

Trump's Time interview provides a sobering reminder  —  He's staggeringly unfit.  Always has been.  Always will be. … 📰  —  In conjunction with naming him “Person of the Year,” Time Magazine last week published a lengthy interview with Donald Trump.

12/17/24 ☀️ AM:  —  Tick-tock: The CR is still under wraps, as a House vote slips to Thursday  —  The Vault: Brown's nomination gambit looks shaky  —  RFK Jr. wades slowly into confirmation fight  —  Trump allies start making impoundment moves

The Great Capitulation  —  At a press conference at Mar-a-Lago on Monday, Donald Trump described recent visits from Tim Cook, C.E.O. of Apple, Sergey Brin, a co-founder of Google, and other tech barons.  “In the first term, everyone was fighting me,” he said.  “In this term, everyone wants to be my friend.”

Oh, Never Mind  —  Do you remember when candidate Donald Trump said, “Grocery prices have skyrocketed.  How can a family afford that?  So, when I win, I will immediately bring prices down.”  That was at a rally in August.  —  Or how about this: “We will end inflation and make America affordable again …