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12:35 PM 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
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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 …
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.
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.
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 …
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Hawley: “We need to have a serious look at who is leading this Congress”  —  Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) slammed Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) for having “cooked” up a massive year-end spending bill that he claims is full of Democratic priorities and declared: “We need to have a serious look at who is leading this Congress.”
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.
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 …
Juliann Ventura / The Hill:
Bernie Sanders blasts ‘President Elon Musk’ for derailing spending deal
CNN:   Predictions for next year
Paul Krugman / Krugman wonks out:
The Chaos Monkeys Have Already Taken Over the Zoo
Discussion: Raw Story and Business Insider
Politico:
What Elon got wrong about the CR
NOTUS:
Senate Republicans Suggest Trump's Call to Renegotiate the Government Funding Deal Is Unrealistic
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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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Trump cheers disqualification of ‘corrupt’ Fani Willis, says case is ‘entirely dead’  —  ‘Everybody should receive an apology,’ President-elect Donald Trump told Fox News Digital  —  EXCLUSIVE: President-elect Donald Trump reacted to the Georgia Court of Appeals decision to disqualify …
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.
Wall Street Journal:
How the White House Functioned With a Diminished Biden in Charge  —  Aides kept meetings short and controlled access, top advisers acted as go-betweens and public interactions became more scripted.  The administration denied Biden has declined.  —  During the 2020 presidential primary …
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 …
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Alan Rappeport / New York Times:
Trump Tossed a Debt Limit Grenade Into Spending Talks. Here's Why.
Discussion: The Hill
Stephen Robinson / Public Notice:
Trump's walk back on lowering prices is a media failure  —  🍳 Public Notice is made possible by paid subscribers.  If you aren't one, please click the button below to sign up and support our independent journalism.  🍳  —  🥚 Subscribe to Public Notice 🥚
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.
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Washington Post:
Government shutdown nears after Trump and Musk kill compromise
Discussion: Fox News and Unfogged
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Fox News:
Biden sets economy-wide climate target: Reducing emissions 66% in 2035 from 2005 levels
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 …
Joseph Choi / The Hill:
FDA keeps Mounjaro off shortage list after reevaluation  —  The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has reaffirmed that Mounjaro and Zepbound are no longer in shortage following a reevaluation of its decision to remove it from federal drug shortage list amid intense pushback from compounded drug manufacturers.
Discussion: STAT
Jonathan Martin / Politico:
‘The Black Swan Election’: Trump's Campaign Chiefs Tell Their Inside Story  —  LaCivita and Fabrizio explain what their inside numbers showed, where Harris messed up and why Trump wanted Vance.  —  Earlier this month, on the sidelines of the quadrennial campaign managers' conference …
 
 
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New York Times:
In 150+ X posts, Elon Musk led the charge to kill a bipartisan spending deal, in part by sharing misinfo, which may lead to a government shutdown over Christmas

Reuters:
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