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The Hill:
Live updates: Government shutdown disarray offers preview of Trump term battles  —  Just as the government funding deadline arrived early Saturday, Congress passed an interim plan to prevent a shutdown after a chaotic few days and nights in Washington.  —  President Biden is expected to sign the funding bill on Saturday.
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New York Times:
Transition Live Updates: House Approves Stopgap Funding Bill Hours Ahead of Shutdown Deadline  —  The new legislation would keep the government open but did not include the debt ceiling increase that President-elect Donald J. Trump had demanded.  It now goes to the Senate.  —  Here are the latest developments.
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.
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 …
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.
Eric Lutz / Vanity Fair:
Republicans Own This Government Shutdown S—t Show
Associated Press:
Government funding bill clears Congress and heads to President Biden, averting a shutdown
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 …
Discussion: Associated Press
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Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Senate Democrats blast Supreme Court's ‘ethical crisis’ as investigation concludes  —  With Republicans about to take control of the Senate, Democrats on the Judiciary Committee issued a report detailing alleged ethical lapses by justices.  —  WASHINGTON — A lengthy investigation …
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 …
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
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Alex Nguyen / Mother Jones:
Elon Musk Applauds the German Neo-Nazi Party
Gary Legum / Wonkette:
Elon Musk Boosting German Fascists, What Could Possibly Go Wrong
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 …
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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 …
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 …
Kate Gibson / CBS News:
Senate approves bill to expand Social Security to millions of Americans  —  Legislation to expand Social Security benefits to millions of Americans passed the U.S. Senate early Saturday and is now headed to the desk of President Biden, who is expected to sign the measure into law.
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 …
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.
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 …
 
 
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Tim Miller / The Bulwark:
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Michael Stratford / Politico:
Biden abandons mass student debt cancellation plans amid GOP lawsuit
New York Times:
Biden Administration Weighs Putting Up Roadblocks to Trump's Deportation Campaign
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Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
Newest GOP funding bill includes health extenders, but not PMB reform: Guthrie
New York Times:
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Arizona prosecutors seek access to trove of Trump allies' emails, texts
Discussion: Raw Story and IJR
Pluralistic:
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
CNN:
Party City is going out of business
 

 
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Liz Pelly / Harper's:
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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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