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Charles Homans / New York Times:
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 …
Marshall Cohen / CNN:
Thirteen 2020 fake electors will cast real Electoral College votes for Trump on Tuesday  —  Thirteen Republicans who participated in the 2020 fake electors plot, including some who are facing criminal charges, will cast real Electoral College votes Tuesday for President-elect Donald Trump, as electors in the states finalize his victory.
Discussion: NPR
Fox News:
Dems push drastic move that Mike Lee calls ‘a phenomenally bad idea’
Discussion: IJR
New York Times:
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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NBC News:
Judge in Trump's hush money case denies bid to toss out guilty verdict
Discussion: Semafor, abc7NY and Daily Mail
Associated Press:
Judge rejects Trump's bid to toss hush money conviction because of Supreme Court immunity ruling
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?
Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:
Trump sues Des Moines Register, pollster
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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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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Brian Stelter / CNN:
Why ABC News settled with Donald Trump for $15 million
Hadas Gold / CNN:
Emboldened by ABC settlement, Trump threatens more lawsuits against the press
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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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
The Real Scandal of Our Media Tycoons
Discussion: New York Times
Axios:
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.
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Mike Allen / Axios:   🗞️ Axios AM: Washington Post scoop
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.  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?
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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.
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.
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.
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?
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 …
Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
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 …
Discussion: Mediaite and Joe.My.God.
CNN:
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 …
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story and Joe.My.God.
Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
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.
Punchbowl News:
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
Discussion: Politico
 
 
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Daniel Greenfield / Frontpage Mag:
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CBS News:
Eye Opener: 2 killed, 6 injured in Wisconsin school shooting
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Gallup:
Americans Pass Judgment on Their Courts
Nicole Narea / Vox:
Trump's for-profit presidency
Michael Barclay / Human Events:
RABBI MICHAEL BARCLAY: Trump's superpower is inspiring ordinary people to do extraordinary things
New York Times:
On Trump's Proposals, Wall Street Investors Have Selective Hearing
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Avery Lotz / Axios:
Teachers raised with shooter drills grapple with school gunfire's busiest year
Politico:
Trump transition launches DHS landing team full of first-term alums
Gerard Baker / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Is Back, This Time Without Disdain
Betsy Klein / CNN:
Gillibrand makes a last-minute White House push for women's rights constitutional amendment
Discussion: Truthout
Matt Lavietes / NBC News:
Democratic senators seek to ax transgender care ban from defense bill
Discussion: HotAir, Washington Times, NOTUS and The Hill
Dan Rather / Steady:
Oh, Never Mind
 

 
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