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Eric Levitz / Vox:
House Republicans just exposed the limits of Trump's power  —  Support independent journalism that matters — become a Vox Member today.  —  This week's installment of the long-running saga, “House Republicans cannot govern,” will soon be forgotten.  Elon Musk's decision to blow …
The Hill:
House passes bill to avert government shutdown after whirlwind funding fight  —  The House approved legislation to avert a government shutdown hours before the deadline Friday, sending the bill to the Senate for consideration after a whirlwind week on Capitol Hill.
Washington Post:
8 policies stripped from GOP bill after Trump, Musk rebellion  —  Research for children's health, a crackdown on junk fees, pay hikes for lawmakers and more were jettisoned from the legislation.  —  The House of Representatives approved legislation Friday to keep the government funded …
Axios:
House passes 11th-hour bill to avert government shutdown … - The vote was 366-34.  — The measure also includes a one-year Farm Bill extension and over $100 billion in disaster relief for hurricane-ravaged areas. … - The House failed to pass a bill Thursday that would have also included …
Hans Nichols / Axios:
Mike Johnson's magic debt ceiling promise … - Don't ask about Plan C: It lived a short, unhappy life, mostly confined to X.  — Johnson's Plan D survived because Republicans pretended the debt ceiling was in the agreement and Democrats know that it's not.
Melissa Goldin / Associated Press:
Musk helped kill a congressional spending bill.  But much of what he spread was misinformation  —  President-elect Donald Trump's billionaire ally Elon Musk played a key role this week in killing a bipartisan funding proposal that would have prevented a government shutdown …
Associated Press:
Government funding bill clears Congress and heads to President Biden, averting a shutdown
Eric Lutz / Vanity Fair:
Republicans Own This Government Shutdown S—t Show
Alex Nguyen / Mother Jones:
Elon Musk Applauds the German Neo-Nazi Party  —  After rallying behind Trump, the tech billionaire supports AfD and other anti-immigration parties.  —  Elon Musk appears to be leaning even further into a full neo-Nazi embrace.  Following his social media assault to block …
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Kate Connolly / The Guardian:
Outrage as Elon Musk claims ‘only AfD can save Germany’  —  German health minister calls US billionaire's intervention weeks before election ‘undignified and problematic’  —  Elon Musk has caused outrage in Berlin after appearing to endorse the far-right, anti-immigrant Alternative für Deutschland.
Discussion: Business Insider
Gary Legum / Wonkette:
Elon Musk Boosting German Fascists, What Could Possibly Go Wrong
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Senate confirms Biden's 235th judge, beating Trump's record  —  It's an important milestone for Joe Biden as he tops his predecessor Donald Trump's total number of judicial nominees confirmed before handing the White House back over to him.  —  WASHINGTON — The Democratic-led Senate confirmed …
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Kevin Freking / Associated Press:
Senate approves 235th judge of Biden's term, beating Trump's tally  —  President Joe Biden secured the 235th judicial confirmation of his presidency Friday, an accomplishment that exceeds his predecessor's total by one after Democrats put extra emphasis on the federal courts following Donald …
Tobi Raji / Washington Post:
Senate confirms 2 Biden judicial nominees, boosting total over Trump  —  President Joe Biden's diverse cohort of judges includes more women, people of color and LGBTQ+ individuals than any other U.S. president.  —  The Senate on Friday confirmed President Joe Biden's last two judicial nominees …
Washington Post:
Trump's claims of a mandate run into reality of narrow majorities  —  Donald Trump's last-minute demands for a congressional funding package were rejected by Republicans, foreshadowing the challenges he could face next year.  —  President-elect Donald Trump's last-minute demands …
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Wall Street Journal:
Biden Weighs Commuting Sentences of Death Row Inmates  —  Amid pleas from religious and civil-rights groups, president is considering whether to convert death sentences to life without parole  —  WASHINGTON—President Biden is considering commuting the sentences of most, if not all …
Fox News:
2 dead, many injured after man drives into German Christmas market in suspected terror attack: report  —  A festive Christmas market in Eastern Germany erupted into chaos after a car was driven into a group of people in the city of Magdeburg on Friday in a suspected terrorist attack.
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Sentencing closes chapter for Oath Keeper seeking redemption after Jan. 6  —  Joshua James pleaded guilty to seditious conspiracy but later became a crucial cooperator for prosecutors.  —  Joshua James earned his Purple Heart in 2007, when an IED tore through a bridge he was crossing in Baghdad …
Politico:
San Diego official resigns suddenly over ‘security reasons’  —  Supervisor Nora Vargas was heavily involved in a recent effort to enact a “sanctuary” immigration policy in San Diego County.  —  A member of the board of supervisors in California's second-largest county abruptly resigned Friday …
New York Times:
‘It Will Be a More Robust Check on Trump Than the G.O.P. Congress’: Three Legal Experts on Trump 2.0  —  Kate Shaw, a contributing Opinion writer, hosted a written online conversation with Times Opinion columnist David French and Jack Goldsmith, a law professor at Harvard and a co-author of …
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Republicans Are Plotting $2.5 Trillion in Spending Cuts.  Yes, Including Entitlements.  —  The problem: No one seems to know how they'll do this.  — Copy  —  House Republicans have a new plan for their agenda next year — one that might even satisfy tech billionaire Elon Musk.
Jeremiah Jacobsen / KARE-TV:
Roseville election ruling shakes up control of Minnesota legislature  —  Barring an appeal and another court ruling, Republicans could have as much as a two-seat majority to start the 2025 legislative session.  —  ST PAUL, Minn. — A court decision in a contested Roseville election is set …
CNN:
Party City is going out of business  —  New York CNN —  Party City is closing down all of its stores, ending nearly 40 years in business, CNN has learned.  —  CEO Barry Litwin told corporate employees Friday in a meeting viewed by CNN that Party City is “winding down” …
 
 
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Michael Stratford / Politico:
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New York Times:
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Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Arizona prosecutors seek access to trove of Trump allies' emails, texts
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Trumpism's healthcare fracture-lines (permalink)
Robert Reich:
The American oligarchy is back, and it's out of control
Discussion: Noahpinion and Business Insider
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Trump Moves to Replace Officials Whom New Presidents Traditionally Leave Alone
Nate Cohn / New York Times:
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Allie Griffin / New York Post:
George Mason freshman, 18, busted for plotting attack on Israel's NYC consulate — as he was facing possible deportation
 

 
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Paresh Dave / Wired:
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Reuters:
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