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11:30 AM ET, December 19, 2024

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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
The World's Richest Man Wants to Burn It All Down  —  Per NBC News, the Republicans who welcomed Elon Musk into their tent as a key decision-maker and thought leader are having an excellent time: … Happy Thursday.  —  The Kent Brockman Republicans  —  by William Kristol
Discussion: NBC News and WSVN-TV
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Axios:
Behind the Curtain: Musk's America … - A Trump source told us this is the new playbook: Republican lawmakers got “instant and overwhelming feedback. … You should never bet against Trump or Elon.”  — Now, the two are a combined force blanketing culture, media and governance.
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Trump says Mike Johnson will ‘easily remain speaker’ if he acts ‘decisively and tough’ on spending bill  —  Trump told Fox News Digital anyone who supports a bill that doesn't take care of debt ceiling should be ‘primaried and disposed of’  —  EXCLUSIVE: President-elect Donald Trump told Fox News Digital …
Garrett Haake / NBC News:
Trump calls for abolishing the debt ceiling  —  In a phone interview with NBC News, Trump said getting rid of the debt ceiling entirely would be the “smartest thing [Congress] could do.  I would support that entirely.”  —  President-elect Donald Trump said Thursday that Congress should get rid …
Stef W. Kight / Axios:
Rand Paul floats Elon Musk for House Speaker … - Musk has already emerged as one of the most powerful voices in politics, and has become one of President-elect Trump's closest confidants. … - “[T]hink about it . . . nothing's impossible. … - Non-representative names have been floated over the years during Speaker elections.
Politico:
Johnson and Trump team floating stopgap plan with disaster aid, debt limit, farm bill  —  Speaker Mike Johnson and Donald Trump's team are circling a new federal funding stopgap plan that includes disaster aid, pushing off a debt limit fight for two years and a one-year farm bill extension …
Miles Klee / Rolling Stone:
Musk Kills Government Funding Deal, Demands Shutdown Until Trump Is Sworn In  —  The Republican megadonor bombarded X with lies about a stopgap bill that would have extended federal funding until the spring  —  Elon Musk, self-described “First Buddy” of President-elect Donald Trump …
Punchbowl News:
12/19/24 ☀️ AM: … At first, the House Republican Conference was aghast — truly aghast — at the size and scope of the bill.  And then Elon Musk, President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance put the final nails in the coffin, saying the mammoth package was absurd …
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Trump's Trump  —  As you've likely seen, things kind of went off the rails today on Capitol Hill.  Speaker Mike Johnson had assembled one of those big spending packages to avoid a government shutdown.  Then Elon Musk went off on the bill and started a stampede for the exits among House Republicans.
Discussion: CNN, The Hill and Political Wire
Juliann Ventura / The Hill:
Bernie Sanders blasts ‘President Elon Musk’ for derailing spending deal  —  Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) took aim at tech mogul Elon Musk for saying that any lawmaker supporting the continuing resolution for the newly unveiled end-of-the-year funding deal should be voted out of office.
Politico:
What Elon got wrong about the CR
NOTUS:
Senate Republicans Suggest Trump's Call to Renegotiate the Government Funding Deal Is Unrealistic
New York Times:
The Wrath of Trump: House Republicans Map a Case Against Liz Cheney
Politico:
Johnson weighs spending plan B as Elon Musk stokes opposition
Ari Natter / Bloomberg:
Trump, Musk Threaten Government Shutdown. Here's What That Costs
Reuters:
US Congress has two days to avert shutdown after Trump rejects spending bill
Discussion: Associated Press
NBC News:
Trump opposes funding bill, pushing government closer to a shutdown
Kate Brumback / Associated Press:
Appeals court removes prosecutor Fani Willis from Georgia election case against Trump and others  —  A state appeals court on Thursday removed Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump and others but did not dismiss the indictment …
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Melissa Quinn / CBS News:
Georgia appeals court removes Fani Willis from Trump 2020 election case  —  Washington — The Georgia Court of Appeals on Thursday ruled that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis must be removed from the 2020 election case against President-elect Donald Trump, reversing a trial judge's decision …
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling / New Republic:
In Massive Twist, Trump's Georgia Case Might Not Be Dead Yet  —  Donald Trump's forthcoming presidency might not hinder the proceedings surrounding his Georgia election interference charges, according to an attorney for Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis.
Stephen Robinson / Public Notice:
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New York Post:
ABC's George Stephanopoulos was repeatedly warned not to use word ‘rape’ by producer — but said it anyway: sources  —  George Stephanopoulos was repeatedly told by his executive producer not to “use the word rape” before going on the air to discuss Donald Trump but the ABC News anchor ignored the warning …
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Noam Scheiber / New York Times:
Amazon Delivery Drivers at Seven Hubs Walk Out  —  The retail giant said it expected its operations to be largely unaffected by the strike of some drivers at contracting firms Amazon uses to deliver packages.  —  Workers who deliver packages from seven Amazon facilities across the country went …
MSNBC:
‘Unelected President Musk’: Elon posts 70 times trashing GOP bill, Trump caves  —  “Musk is not just Trump's co-president—he is the head dude in charge,” says Chris Hayes on Musk calling for Republicans to shut down the government—before Trump even weighed in.  Punchbowl's Melanie Zanona joins to discuss.
Joe Gould / Politico:
In rare move, Republican senators call for Hegseth's FBI report  —  The Senate Armed Services Committee usually limits who can view these types of background checks.  Lawmakers want to see this one.  —  At least a dozen senators are pushing to see the FBI's background check on Pete Hegseth …
Discussion: Wide World of News and Raw Story
Oliver Darcy / Status:
House of Laz  —  SpinCo boss Mark Lazarus has indicated in private conversations that he believes the public perception of MSNBC is that Republicans cannot get a fair shake from the network — and he wants to change that. … To be clear, Lazarus has signaled that he wants the channel to retain its core progressive identity.
Discussion: Twitchy and TVLine
William Vaillancourt / The Daily Beast:
Dems Troll ‘Vice President’ Trump as Musk Meddles With Government Funding Bill  —  WHO'S IN CHARGE?  —  The term “President Musk” also started trending on X, which he owns.
Discussion: Twitchy
 
 
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New York Times:
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