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8:45 PM ET, December 21, 2024

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Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Justice Thomas Did Not Disclose Additional Trips, Democrats Say  —  The revelation was included in a report by Democratic staff members on the Senate Judiciary Committee who had conducted a 20-month investigation into ethics practices at the Supreme Court.  —  Justice Clarence Thomas failed …
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Associated Press:
New ethics inquiry details more trips by Clarence Thomas paid for by wealthy benefactors  —  Investigation by Senate Democrats found that Thomas accepted gifts and travel worth more than $4.75m since 1991  —  A nearly two-year investigation by Democratic senators of supreme court ethics details …
Discussion: The Hill
Chris Geidner / Law Dork:
Senate Dems' report on SCOTUS ethics inquiry decries “culture of misconduct”
Discussion: Rolling Stone
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Mike Johnson concludes the 118th Congress as it began — in chaos  —  A historically unproductive Congress ends with the House speaker battling to keep his job amid an ungovernable majority.  —  The 118th Congress ended almost exactly as it began: with chaos in the House of Representatives …
Discussion: The Hill
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Megan Lebowitz / NBC News:
Biden signs government funding bill, averting shutdown crisis  —  The move formally ends the impending shutdown crisis after Congress passed the bill.  —  WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden signed a government funding bill on Saturday, formally averting a shutdown crisis after Congress passed the bill.
The Hill:
Live updates: Biden signs funding bill; Questions move to Johnson
Politico:   Playbook: Shutdown? Averted. Crisis? Delayed.
New York Times:
Trump Wanted Shutdown to Happen on Biden's Watch, Not His
Lisa Friedman / New York Times:
Trump Appoints ‘The Apprentice’ Producer as Special Envoy to Britain  —  Mark Burnett and President-elect Donald J. Trump had a long and successful collaboration that made Mr. Trump a household name.  —  President-elect Donald J. Trump has tapped Mark Burnett, the producer who helped turn …
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Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:
‘The Apprentice’ creator tapped as Trump's United Kingdom envoy  —  President-elect Trump announced that Mark Burnett will serve as the special envoy to the United Kingdom in his next administration in a Saturday post on Truth Social.  —  “With a distinguished career in television production and business …
WCBM TALKRADIO AM 680:
‘Missing’ GOP Congresswoman Not Seen For Six Months Finally Found Living at Dementia Care Home  —  A Republican Congresswoman who has been “missing” for the past six months has finally been found.  —  Rep. Kay Granger has served as the representative for Texas's 12th Congressional District since 1997.
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
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Carlos Turcios / Dallas Express:
EXCLUSIVE: Where is Congresswoman Kay Granger?
Discussion: RedState
New York Times:
Private messages detail an alleged campaign to tarnish Blake Lively after she accused Justin Baldoni of misconduct on the set of “It Ends With Us.”  —  Last summer, as the release of “It Ends With Us” approached, Justin Baldoni, the director and a star of the film, and Jamey Heath …
Tina Moore / New York Post:
NYPD's top cop Jeffrey Maddrey abruptly resigns after allegedly demanding underling perform sexual favors — including ‘kiss his penis’ — in exchange for overtime  —  The NYPD's highest-ranking uniformed officer abruptly resigned late Friday night after The Post uncovered explosive allegations …
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Joe Anuta / Politico:
Eric Adams calls explosive allegations against NYPD ally ‘extremely concerning’
Discussion: Associated Press and New York Post
Filip Timotija / The Hill:
These 20 GOP senators voted against the Social Security bill  —  Twenty GOP senators voted against legislation approved by the Senate late Friday that would bolster Social Security benefits for over 2 million American citizens working in a range of occupations.
Discussion: Plain Dealer and New York Times
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Kate Gibson / CBS News:
Senate approves bill to expand Social Security to millions of Americans
Gary Fineout / Politico:
Lara Trump removes herself from Florida Senate sweepstakes  —  Lara Trump, who recently stepped down from her post as co-chair of the Republican National Committee, announced her decision Saturday evening in a social media post.  —  TALLAHASSEE, Florida — Lara Trump says she is taking …
Paul Krugman / Krugman wonks out:
A Win for the Vibecession Story  —  Guess what?  Popular economic narratives aren't reliable  —  Still experimenting with this newsletter.  My original plan was to write most weekdays and take weekends off.  But there's so much to write about!  So I will sometimes put up relatively brief …
Discussion: Digby's Hullabaloo
Daily Mail:
Senile Biden's insult to families of Marines murdered in disastrous Afghan withdrawal  —  Joe Biden kept the grieving relatives of the Marines killed in Afghanistan waiting for three hours while he napped on Air Force One on the tarmac before a dignified transfer, multiple military families have told Daily Mail.
Robert Tait / The Guardian:
Trump's ‘stunningly unqualified’ diplomatic team shapes up at breakneck speed  —  Trump is hardly the first US president to introduce miscast nominees, but he has nominated ambassadors at a rate not recalled in recent memory  —  They seem an unlikely, almost motley, crew of emissaries.
Discussion: Alternet.org
The White House:
Statement from President Joe Biden on the Bipartisan Government Funding Bill  —  The bipartisan funding bill I just signed keeps the government open and delivers the urgently needed disaster relief that I requested for recovering communities as well as the funds needed to rebuild the Francis Scott Key Bridge.
 
 
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Trump outlines slate of appointments less than a month from Inauguration Day
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Jack Dunn / Variety:
Trump appoints Mark Burnett, the British TV executive who created and produced the reality show The Apprentice, as a special envoy to the UK

 
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