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Katherine Doyle / NBC News:
Trump files suit against Iowa pollster Ann Selzer and Des Moines Register newspaper  —  Selzer published a poll days before the election that said Kamala Harris was ahead by 3 percentage points.  Trump ultimately won the state by 13 percentage points.  —  WASHINGTON — Donald Trump is suing Ann Selzer …
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
A Big Pile of Money and Lawyering to Defend Trump's Legal Targets?  —  In the wake of Donald Trump's election victory and promised revenge tour, a number of individuals have proposed the creation of an organization or fund which would take on the job of defending the various lawsuits …
The Hill:
Judge denies Trump's request to advance suit against Bob Woodward  —  President-elect Trump's attorney unsuccessfully asked a federal judge to move forward with his lawsuit against journalist Bob Woodward over published audio tapes of interviews the famed Watergate reporter conducted with Trump for a 2020 book.
Discussion: RedState, Raw Story and IJR
Andrew Solender / Axios:
AOC defeated by Connolly in battle for Oversight role … - Ocasio-Cortez, one of House Democrats' most high-profile members, also lost a vote of the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee on Monday. … - He had the backing of several veteran lawmakers, including former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.).
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NOTUS:
How Democrats' Old Guard Beat Out AOC  —  Relatively young House Democrats have beaten more senior members for top committee posts this week.  But the party saw something different in the race between Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Gerry Connolly.  — Copy
New York Times:
Elon Musk and SpaceX Face Federal Reviews After Violations of Security Reporting Rules … Elon Musk and his rocket company, SpaceX, have repeatedly failed to comply with federal reporting protocols aimed at protecting state secrets, including by not providing some details of his meetings …
Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
GOP report recommends Liz Cheney be criminally investigated over Jan. 6 work  —  Republicans released a report Tuesday reviewing the “failures and politicization” of the now-disbanded House Jan. 6 committee, capping their investigation by recommending a criminal investigation into former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.).
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Just The News:
House GOP accuses Liz Cheney of tampering with J6 witness, ask FBI to investigate criminality  —  Interim report by Rep. Barry Loudermilk concludes Jan. 6 attack was “preventable,” highlights intelligence and security failures, Cheney's possible shenanigans.  — Article  — Dig Deeper
Filip Timotija / The Hill:
Shock poll: 41 percent of young voters find killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO acceptable  —  A poll found 41 percent of adults under 30 consider the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson acceptable, more than the 40 percent in that demographic who consider it unacceptable.
Discussion: Power Line
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New York Times:
What Kennedy Has Said About the Polio Vaccine in Recent Years  —  President-elect Donald Trump's choice for health secretary has suggested that the polio vaccine cost more lives than it saved and that the vaccine did not wipe out the disease in the U.S.  —  Robert F. Kennedy Jr. began a tour …
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Rolling Stone:
'It's Frightening': ABC News Staffers Incensed by ‘Capitulation’ to Trump  —  “My fear is this sets a tone for the next four years, and that the tone is: Do not upset the president” … A New York jury had ruled in May of that year that Trump was liable for sexual abuse and defamation against Carroll.
Bloomberg:
Biden's LNG-Export Study Presents ‘Speed Bump’ for Trump  — Study finds more US exports threatens higher global emissions  — Trump has vowed to end a moratorium on new LNG permits  —  The Biden administration released a key study Tuesday that is likely to complicate President-elect …
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Martha McHardy / Newsweek:
Republican House Majority in Peril  —  The Republican wafer-thin majority in the House of Representatives is facing growing uncertainty as GOP members of  —  's Cabinet.  —  Representative Victoria Spartz, an Indiana  —  , announced on Monday that she would no longer …
Zeke Miller / Associated Press:
Archivist says Equal Rights Amendment can't be certified as Democrats push Biden to recognize it  —  In a rare joint statement, the archivist and deputy archivist of the United States said Tuesday that the 1970s-era Equal Rights Amendment cannot be certified without further action by Congress or the courts …
Discussion: New York Times, Twitchy and Truthout
Michael R. Sisak / Associated Press:
Trump's lawyers allege juror misconduct in latest bid to get his hush money conviction dismissed  —  President-elect Donald Trump's lawyers are raising a new claim in their fight to overturn his hush money conviction, alleging that the historic verdict was tainted by juror misconduct.
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NBC News:
Trump lawyers allege ‘grave juror misconduct’ in their latest attack on hush money conviction
Discussion: Raw Story
Rolling Stone:
Possible Trump FEMA Pick Made Millions After Florida Disaster-Response Gig  —  Democratic Rep. Jared Moskowitz is seen as a contender to lead FEMA under Donald Trump.  He says he's staying in Congress  —  Over the past two years, Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.) built a national profile …
Jess Bravin / Wall Street Journal:
Judge Broke Rules by Criticizing Justice Alito During Flag Flap  —  Investigation concludes it was an ethics violation to question the ethics of a Supreme Court justice  —  WASHINGTON—Amid collapsing public confidence in U.S. courts, a federal judge has been found culpable of misconduct.
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
Shawn McCreesh / New York Times:
George Santos, Disgraced Former Congressman, Still Wants Your Attention  —  After his lies and expulsion from Congress, and before his sentencing in February, George Santos chases the limelight with a party and a podcast.  —  “Be nice to me, please,” George Santos was pleading to a group of half-drunk, half-bored reporters.
Discussion: Raw Story
Pamela McClintock / The Hollywood Reporter:
Disney Pulls Transgender Storyline from Pixar's ‘Win or Lose’ Streaming Series (Exclusive)  —  The original animated show about a co-ed high school team debuts on Disney+ in February. … The series follows a co-ed middle school softball team named the Pickles in the week leading up to their championship game.
Julia Davis / The Daily Beast:
Kremlin Insiders Spill Putin's Secret Plan to Manipulate Trump  —  Head of RT Margarita Simonyan, a decorated state TV propagandist and Kremlin insider, has spilled not only Russia's hopes and dreams for Donald Trump's second term in office but also Moscow's strategy for suckering him in.
Discussion: Atlantic Council
Gallup:
Americans Pass Judgment on Their Courts  —  Sharp decline in confidence in judiciary is among the largest Gallup has ever measured  —  LONDON — Americans' confidence in their nation's judicial system and courts dropped to a record-low 35% in 2024.  —  The result further sets the U.S. apart …
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
GOP senator blocks proposal to protect federal workers from Trump  —  Republican Sen. Eric Schmitt (Mo.) on Tuesday blocked a request by Democratic senators to pass legislation to protect federal workers from civil service reforms that President-elect Trump has endorsed to fight what he calls the “deep state” in Washington, D.C.
Discussion: GovExec.com and Maryland Matters
Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Nancy Mace says mysterious drones could be from ‘outer space’  —  Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) said in a podcast interview that the public should not rule out “outer space” as a possible origin of some of the drones sighted recently in the Northeast.  —  In an interview on “OutKick” recorded Monday …
Christopher Condon / Bloomberg:
Trump and Fed Headed for Potential Conflict if Rate Cuts Paused … Looking Ahead  —  Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is widely expected to deliver another quarter-point interest-rate reduction tomorrow.  The bigger question at hand is what hints the Fed drops about the path ahead …
Discussion: New York Times
Lee Moran / HuffPost:
CNN Fact-Checker Flags ‘Most Dangerous Part’ Of Donald Trump's News Conference  —  There was “a lot of lying from the president-elect” but one comment stood out, said Daniel Dale.  —  LOADING  —  There was “a lot of lying” from Donald Trump during the press conference the president-elect gave …
Stephen Castle / New York Times:
Elon Musk Met With Nigel Farage at Mar-a-Lago  —  The British politician shared an image on social media that showed him at Donald Trump's Florida resort with the tech billionaire.  —  As preparations for President-elect Donald J. Trump's return to the White House continue at Mar-a-Lago …
Catherine Rampell / Washington Post:
Make America the Great Depression Again: Trump's plan to kill the FDIC  —  The president-elect's transition team is looking to unshackle banks from regulations.  —  Donald Trump has officially revealed when America was last “great”: the 1930s.  —  Back in that golden era, there was no polio vaccine.
Politico:
Trump eyes donor for Air Force chief  —  Trump donor Andrew McKenna is a leading contender for secretary of the Air Force, according to three people close to the transition.  McKenna, a private pilot who heads a small Washington advisory and investment firm, would be the latest of Trump's picks …
Cathleen O'Grady / Science:
Infamous paper that popularized unproven COVID-19 treatment finally retracted  —  Study on hydroxychloroquine by Didier Raoult and colleagues gets pulled on ethical and scientific grounds  —  A 2020 paper that sparked widespread enthusiasm for hydroxychloroquine as a COVID-19 treatment was retracted today …
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
Stephen Neukam / Axios:
Schumer's last sprint to beat McConnell and Trump's judges record … - Schumer has moved 20 judicial nominees through the Senate during the lame duck session.  — Schumer had a one-seat majority for the last two years of the Biden administration.  — Vice President Harris voted seven times …
Associated Press:
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.
Washington Post:
Musk's influence on X eclipses all members of the incoming Congress, combined  —  The tech billionaire's X account blasts his political messages to an audience far bigger than Trump reaches on the platform, data analysis by The Post shows.  —  From the moment Musk first endorsed Trump …
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Why did murders surge in 2020?  Research says economics, not activism.  —  New analysis from Brookings shows that the increase began not with the death of George Floyd but the erosion of employment.  —  2020 was a tumultuous year, to put it mildly.  There was a presidential election …
Amy Gardner / Washington Post:
Electoral college elects Donald Trump as next president  —  The gatherings unfolded uneventfully, unlike four years ago when alternate electors for Trump convened in seven states that he lost.  —  The electoral college convened in all 50 states Tuesday to elect Donald Trump to be the 47th president …
 
 
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Trump's tariffs could be leading to buyer's remorse
Discussion: CBS News
Anna Giaritelli / Washington Examiner:
Authorities arrest suspected terrorist who was released after illegal border crossing
Discussion: Fox News and RedState
Adeja Shivonne / WNYW-TV:
NJ mayor links drone sightings to missing radioactive material
Olivia Beavers / Politico:
McHenry gets a mini portrait
Carol Rosenberg / New York Times:
U.S. Releases Kenyan Prisoner Held for Nearly 18 Years Without Charges
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Saleen Martin / USA Today:
Women lawmakers 70 times more likely to be victims of deepfake porn, study finds
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Joanne Kenen / Politico:
He Was Surgeon General — And He's Got Thoughts About the Reaction to the United Healthcare Killing
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Mark Bowden / The Atlantic:
The Crumbling Foundation of America's Military
The Hill:
House Republicans fume at Speaker Johnson over handling of CR: ‘A total dumpster fire’
Jane Onyanga-Omara / USA Today:
Tragedy in Wisconsin  —  A teacher and student were killed by a 15-year old girl in the latest school shooting to rock the nation.
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