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11:50 AM ET, December 17, 2024

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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
The Real Scandal of Our Media Tycoons  —  Quote of the year so far, from Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago yesterday: “In the first term, everyone was fighting me.  This time, everybody wants to be my friend.”  —  Amazing how many friends you can make with just a few well-chosen threats of vengeance against your remaining enemies!
Discussion: New York Times
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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 …
Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:
Trump sues Des Moines Register, pollster  —  President-elect Trump sued the Des Moines Register and pollster J. Ann Selzer on Monday over a poll released just before Election Day indicating Vice President Harris had a sizable lead in Iowa.  —  The poll found Harris leading Trump in Iowa …
Discussion: Reuters and HuffPost
Hadas Gold / CNN:
Emboldened by ABC settlement, Trump threatens more lawsuits against the press
Brian Stelter / CNN:
Why ABC News settled with Donald Trump for $15 million
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  —  All topics  —  ☀️ Good Tuesday morning! … 🦾 Our Axios AI+ Summit in San Francisco today runs from 2 to 5:20 p.m. PT. Guests include OpenAI chief strategy officer Jason Kwon, Instagram co-founder Mike Krieger …
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 …
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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.
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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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 …
Politico:
Congress strikes deal on $100B in disaster aid and punting funding into March, House GOP leaders say  —  Congressional leaders have struck a bipartisan deal to push the government funding deadline to March 14 and deliver more than $100 billion in emergency aid for disaster relief …
Discussion: The Hill and CBS News
Paul Krugman / Krugman wonks out:
Masayoshi Son and the Art of the Fake Deal  —  The investment Trump is touting is fake on multiple levels  —  Just a quick note about the latest fake news, economic policy edition.  (I have a doctor's appointment, and probably won't get my planned post, about health care, out until the middle of the day.)
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.
CNN:
KFile: Pete Hegseth spread baseless conspiracy theories that January 6 attack was carried out by leftist groups  —  President-elect Donald Trump's pick for secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth, justified the January 6, 2021, US Capitol attack and spread baseless conspiracy theories claiming …
Discussion: Raw Story and Daily Kos
Tim Dickinson / Rolling Stone:
The Battle Against Trump 2.0 Begins in the States  —  Democratic governors are talking a tough game against the incoming administration — and activists are determined to hold them to their promises  —  D … Or, at least, the microphones.  —  In the days following the 2024 election …
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
A low, low point for ABC News  —  The real story of inflation  —  Covid-era stimulus didn't cause higher prices.  It was the pandemic itself.  —  Ian Birrell  —  Argentina's much-mocked Javier Milei just might get the last laugh  —  Washington Post Opinions  —  Assad is gone.
Fox News:
Dems push drastic move that Mike Lee calls ‘a phenomenally bad idea’  —  Several Senate Democrats are pushing a constitutional amendment to abolish the Electoral College and replace it with a presidential election system where the winner of the popular vote wins the White House contest.
Discussion: IJR
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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 …
Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
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.”
Federal Trade Commission:
Federal Trade Commission Announces Bipartisan Rule Banning Junk Ticket and Hotel Fees  —  Rule targets bait-and-switch pricing for live-event tickets and short-term lodging  —  The Federal Trade Commission today announced a final Junk Fees Rule to prohibit bait-and-switch pricing …
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 …
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Craig wins seat to lead Dems on House Agriculture Committee  —  House Democrats voted Tuesday to make Rep. Angie Craig (D-Minn.) their top member on the House Agriculture Committee, choosing a junior member of the powerful panel over a more veteran lawmaker who was also vying for the seat.
Discussion: Axios
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 …
Bill Press / The Hill:
Donald Trump makes Christmas shopping easy!  —  Christmas is our favorite holiday, full of good times and good cheer.  But we all know the weeks before Christmas can also be a royal pain in the butt: figuring out what to buy for whom, and then braving crowded stores to buy gifts or ordering …
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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CBS News:
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New York Times:
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