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3:30 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
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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 …
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 …
Paul Krugman / Krugman wonks out:
The Chaos Monkeys Have Already Taken Over the Zoo  —  The peddlers of misinformation are high on their own supply  —  Well, I was going to post about proposals for bank deregulation, but I think that can wait for a bit.  The news of the moment is the looming prospect that the federal government will shut down over the weekend.
Discussion: Politico and Raw Story
Rolling Stone:
Dems Troll Trump by Calling Elon the Real President  —  As some Republicans call for Musk to be installed as House Speaker, Democrats are taking a jab at the president-elect's ego  —  Elon Musk has not been elected to any public office, but after tanking Republicans' most recent attempt …
Discussion: New Republic and Alternet.org
Joanne Haner / The Hill:
GOP senator suggests Trump come to Washington to unite party  —  Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) called on President-elect Trump to visit the nation's capital to unite the GOP over the controversial funding bill.  —  “There's one person that can control the Republican caucus in the United States House …
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.
Robert McCoy / New Republic:
MTG Suddenly Calls for Elon Musk to Take Over as House Speaker
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Democrats rage at “unelected co-president” Elon Musk
Discussion: RedState, The Hill and Townhall
Juliann Ventura / The Hill:
Bernie Sanders blasts ‘President Elon Musk’ for derailing spending deal
Miles Klee / Rolling Stone:
Musk Kills Government Funding Deal, Demands Shutdown Until Trump Is Sworn In
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
GA appeals court disqualifies DA Fani Willis from Trump election case, lets indictment stand … A Georgia appeals court on Thursday disqualified Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from overseeing the criminal election interference prosecution of President-elect Donald Trump and other defendants.
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Kate Brumback / Associated Press:
Prosecutor Fani Willis is removed from the 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, the latest legal victory …
CNN:
Georgia appeals court disqualifies Fulton County DA Fani Willis from prosecuting Trump  —  A Georgia Court of Appeals on Thursday disqualified Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from prosecuting the case against President-elect Donald Trump and his alleged co-conspirators over their efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
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 …
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:   Musk's dangerous, exaggerated conflation of social media and democracy
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 …
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Chris Isidore / CNN:
Thousands of Amazon drivers have gone on strike in the thick of the holiday package season
Colby Hall / Mediaite:
EXCLUSIVE: Neil Cavuto Leaving Fox News  —  Neil Cavuto is leaving Fox News after 28 years at the network and will bid viewers farewell at the end of Your World Thursday afternoon, Mediaite has learned.  —  Thursday will be the anchor's last day on the air as his contract is up at the end of the month.
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Washington Post:
Even some in the pro-Trump media environment are wary of his plans  —  They are much less worried, though, about Trump trying to become a dictator.  —  President-elect Donald Trump is an unusual politician, to understate the obvious.  He has a vision for what he'd like to see happen in the country …
Stephen Robinson / Public Notice:
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Dave Levinthal / Rolling Stone:
The NRA Is Selling Off Assets As It Bleeds Cash  —  The long-feared gun lobby was forced to liquidate most of its investment portfolio amid legal turmoil and declining membership revenue  —  WASHINGTON — The National Rifle Association is liquidating investments as it bleeds cash amid legal turmoil …
Washington Post:
Government shutdown nears after Trump and Musk kill compromise  —  Congress has dwindling time left to find a new way to extend the current deadline of midnight Saturday.
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MSNBC:
‘Unelected President Musk’: Elon posts 70 times trashing GOP bill, Trump caves
 
 
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