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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 …
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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Judge rejects Trump request to toss Bragg charges in New York on basis of presidential immunity — Judge Merchan has not yet ruled on Trump's motion to dismiss the charges altogether — Judge Juan Merchan on Monday rejected Trump attorneys' request to dismiss charges brought …
NBC News:
Judge in Trump's hush money case denies bid to toss out guilty verdict
Judge in Trump's hush money case denies bid to toss out guilty verdict
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Associated Press:
Judge rejects Trump's bid to toss hush money conviction because of Supreme Court immunity ruling
Judge rejects Trump's bid to toss hush money conviction because of Supreme Court immunity ruling
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Emily Shapiro / ABC News:
Abundant Life Christian School shooting in Madison: 4 killed, 5 hurt — The suspected shooter, a juvenile believed to be a student, is also dead. — LIVE — Emergency vehicles are parked outside the Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wis., where multiple injuries were reported following a shooting, Dec. 16, 2024.
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The White House:
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.
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New York Times:
Here's the latest on the shooting. — A teenage student opened fire at a Christian school in Madison, Wis., on Monday, killing another student and a teacher, the authorities said. At least six other people were injured in the shooting at the school, Abundant Life, where the youngest students fled …
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Scott Bauer / Associated Press:
3 dead, others injured in a shooting at a private Christian school in Wisconsin
3 dead, others injured in a shooting at a private Christian school in Wisconsin
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Scott Lemieux / Lawyers, Guns & Money:
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 …
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Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
Trump seeks to smooth over concerns about RFK Jr.
Trump seeks to smooth over concerns about RFK Jr.
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Trump is surrounding himself with vaccine skeptics
Trump is surrounding himself with vaccine skeptics
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
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.
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Scott Wong / NBC News:
Senior Democrat Gerry Connolly beats out AOC in key vote for top party post on Oversight panel
Senior Democrat Gerry Connolly beats out AOC in key vote for top party post on Oversight panel
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Richard J. Tofel / Columbia Journalism Review:
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 …
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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
A low, low point for ABC News — ABC News not only settled a defamation suit with Trump. It paid out $15 million. What?
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Fox News:
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 …
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Tara Palmeri / Puck:
Trump's Retribution Tour Begins — On Monday evening, Trump sued Ann Selzer, the respected pollster who incorrectly predicted a Harris victory in Iowa. Is he looking for compensation over damages or simply firing a warning shot to the industry ahead of his next term?
Erin Doherty / Axios:
“Everybody wants to be my friend,” Trump brags after tech CEOs seek audiences
“Everybody wants to be my friend,” Trump brags after tech CEOs seek audiences
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Grace Harrington / The Daily Beast:
Trump Says He'll Sue Pollster Ann Selzer for Wrong Prediction
Trump Says He'll Sue Pollster Ann Selzer for Wrong Prediction
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Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Another Federal Judge Reverses Decision To Retire, Ruins Trump's Plans To Fill His Seat — U.S. appeals court judge James Wynn, an Obama appointee, is the third judge to change his mind about retiring since Trump won reelection. — LOADING — WASHINGTON — For the third time since Donald Trump won …
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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Blocked Muslim Judicial Nominee Decries Senate ‘Smear Campaign’
Blocked Muslim Judicial Nominee Decries Senate ‘Smear Campaign’
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Oliver Darcy / Status:
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.
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New York Times:
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 …
CTV News:
Trudeau considering his options as leader after Freeland quits cabinet, sources say — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is considering his options as leader, sources tell CTV News, after Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland revealed she will quit cabinet. — In an explosive resignation letter …
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New York Times:
Top Canada Minister Resigns, Threatening Trudeau's Hold on Power
Top Canada Minister Resigns, Threatening Trudeau's Hold on Power
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Politico:
Trump transition launches DHS landing team full of first-term alums — President-elect Donald Trump's Homeland Security landing team is starting work today with meetings at the Transportation Security Administration's headquarters in Springfield, Virginia. The sprawling Department …
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Dan Rather / Steady:
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 …
New York Times:
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 …
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Colleen Long / Associated Press:
Japan's SoftBank plans to invest $100 billion in US projects over the next four years.
Japan's SoftBank plans to invest $100 billion in US projects over the next four years.
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Patrick Reilly / New York Post:
Prisoner CNN helped free from Syrian prison was actually notorious Assad regime torturer: report — The prisoner CNN helped free from a secret facility in Syria was actually a notorious member of Bashar al-Assad's forces known to torture those who refused to pay him off, according to a shocking local fact check.
Gerard Baker / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Is Back, This Time Without Disdain — As his domestic critics have gotten in line, so the world has saluted his restoration, if reluctantly. — Almost exactly eight years ago, President-elect Trump hosted a gathering at Trump Tower for the leaders of America's biggest technology companies.