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10:40 AM ET, December 17, 2024

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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 …
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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
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?
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 …
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.
more at Mediagazer »
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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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Marshall Cohen / CNN:
Thirteen 2020 fake electors will cast real Electoral College votes for Trump on Tuesday
Discussion: NPR
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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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.
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 …
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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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.)
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New York Times:
Trump and SoftBank CEO Announce $100 Billion Investment in US Projects
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.”
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Politico:
From big tech to the media, the rush to kiss Trump's ring is on
Discussion: New York Times
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.
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: CBS News and The Hill
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.
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 …
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 …
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 …
Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:
Former Harris campaign official: ‘No value’ in speaking to mainstream newspapers  —  A former top aide to Vice President Harris's presidential campaign says her team found little to gain from granting interviews to mainstream media organizations.  —  “There's just no value …
CBS News:
Eye Opener: 2 killed, 6 injured in Wisconsin school shooting  —  A school shooting in Wisconsin leaves a teacher and a student dead, along with the alleged killer, a 15-year-old girl.  President-elect Donald Trump defends his controversial Cabinet picks.  All that and all that matters in today's Eye Opener.
Discussion: NPR
Chris Hamby / New York Times:
Drugmakers Paid PBMs Not to Restrict Opioid Prescriptions … In 2017, the drug industry middleman Express Scripts announced that it was taking decisive steps to curb abuse of the prescription painkillers that had fueled America's overdose crisis.  The company said it was …
Discussion: ProPublica
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
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.
Lexi Lonas Cochran / The Hill:
Jill Biden says she's taught final class at Virginia community college  —  First lady Jill Biden announced on Monday that she has taught her final class at Northern Virginia Community College after 15 years at the school.  —  At a virtual “thank you” event for educators …
 
 
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Daniel Greenfield / Frontpage Mag:
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New York Times:
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Discussion: Raw Story
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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
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Julian Fowler / BBC:
A UK court finds the Police Service of Northern Ireland and the Metropolitan Police unlawfully spied on two Belfast journalists to identify their sources

Melissa Clarke / ABC:
Australia's ABC names former Nine CEO Hugh Marks as managing director, starting March 10, 2025; Marks oversaw the AU$4B merger of Nine and Fairfax Media in 2018

Axios:
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