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11:40 AM ET, December 24, 2024

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Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
December 23, 2024  —  Today the House Ethics Committee released its report on its investigation of widely reported allegations that while in office, former representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL) had engaged in sexual misconduct and illicit drug use, shared inappropriate videos on the House floor …
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Elaine Godfrey / The Atlantic:
Not the Life Matt Gaetz Was Planning On
Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
Takeaways From the House Ethics Committee's Investigation on Matt Gaetz
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Scoop: How the Matt Gaetz ethics report finally came out
David Firestone / New York Times:
The Trumpian Attitude at the Heart of the Gaetz Report
New York Times:
Trump's Wish to Control Greenland and Panama Canal: Not a Joke This Time  —  In recent days the president-elect has called for asserting U.S. control over the Panama Canal and Greenland, showing that his “America First” philosophy has an expansionist dimension.
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Dave Lawler / Axios:
Trump dreams of empire expansion
Politico:
Dems finally get some good news: GOP dysfunction  —  Democrats were bracing for full Republican control of government.  Now they're hoping the last week has been a preview.  —  Democrats are starting to cobble together a playbook for the second Trump era: Mock Republicans for their dysfunction …
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Justin Papp / Roll Call:   Annie Kuster wants to lead by example. That's why she's retiring from Congress
Joseph R. Biden Jr / The White House:
Message to the Senate on the President's Veto of S. 4199  —  I am returning herewith without my approval S. 4199, the “Judicial Understaffing Delays Getting Emergencies Solved Act of 2024” or the “JUDGES Act of 2024.”  —  S. 4199 seeks to hastily add judgeships with just a few weeks left in the 118th Congress.
Colin Meyn / The Hill:
Biden administration withdraws birth control rules  —  The Biden administration is withdrawing a set of proposed rules aimed at expanding access to contraception that would have made it more difficult for employer-sponsored health plans and insurers to exclude coverage of birth control.
Lee Roper / The Mind Shield:
Cardinal says Donald Trump “takes his Christian faith seriously.”  —  Archbishop of New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan said in a Fox News interview that thrice married, twice divorce, adjudicated rapist and serial liar Donald Trump “takes his Christian faith seriously.”
Discussion: Breitbart and The Hill
Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
Trump isn't fooling anyone by saying Elon Musk's “not going to be president”  —  The more Donald Trump denies he's being controlled by billionaire Elon Musk, who purchased the president-elect with over $250 million in campaign spending this year, the less anyone believes him.
Shadi Hamid / Washington Post:
How eight years changed one conservative's mind about Trump  —  Michael Brendan Dougherty's shift toward Trump reflects changes in the American electorate.  —  I voted for Kamala Harris, though grudgingly due to her support for the war in Gaza.  I hoped she would win.  She didn't.
Discussion: Raw Story
Axios:
Dems warm to conservative media after rough 2024 … - They say they no longer can look past the huge audiences offered by Fox News and conservative podcasts, whose messaging power became evident when Republicans swept the White House and both chambers of Congress in last month's election.
Discussion: Raw Story
Joseph R. Biden Jr / The White House:
Statement from President Joe Biden on H.R. 5009, Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025  —  Today, I have signed into law H.R. 5009, the “Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025” (the “Act").
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Associated Press:
Biden signs defense bill despite objections to ban on transgender health care for military children
Discussion: Politico
Public Notice:
How Democrats can win the messaging war  —  “Liberals trust the mainstream media — foolishly, I think.  The trust is not deserved,” Ryan Cooper tells us.  —  ∙ Paid  —  🎅☃️🎁🌟🎄 SUPPORT INDEPENDENT MEDIA THIS HOLIDAY SEASON 🎄🌟🎁☃️🎅
Robert E. Rubin / New York Times:
If You're Worried About the Future of Our Country, Do Something About It  —  In the early 1990s, when I was a co-senior partner at Goldman Sachs, younger people sometimes asked me for advice.  I told them, “First, become really good at what you do, and then branch out to get involved …
ABC News:
American Airlines resumes flights after nationwide ‘technical issue’  —  A “technical issue” disrupted American Airlines flights nationwide on Tuesday.  —  An American Airlines passenger plane is parked at a gate at Philadelphia International Airport in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Dec. 13, 2024.
Alina Selyukh / NPR:
Walmart illegally opened delivery drivers' deposit accounts, U.S. says  —  A federal lawsuit alleges that Walmart deceived more than a million delivery drivers by creating deposit accounts without their knowledge or consent, using their Social Security numbers and other personal information.
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Here's why business leaders are spending big on Trump's inaugural committee … Top CEOs and their companies are pledging to donate millions of dollars to President-elect Donald Trump's inaugural committee, as they seek to get on his good side and make inroads before he takes office.
Discussion: The Hill
NBC News:
Bill Clinton is hospitalized for observation and testing after developing a fever  —  A source close to the 42nd president told NBC News that the situation is “not urgent” and that Clinton is “awake and alert.”  —  Former President Bill Clinton has been hospitalized in Washington after developing a fever …
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Fox News:
Bill Clinton admitted to hospital for ‘testing and observation’ after falling ill
Associated Press:
Judge rules Arkansas law allowing criminal charges against librarians is unconstitutional  —  A federal judge on Monday struck down key parts of an Arkansas law that would have allowed criminal charges against librarians and booksellers for providing “harmful” materials to minors.
Discussion: Arkansas Advocate and IJR
New York Post:
Fiend accused of burning woman to death on NYC subway is illegal migrant from Guatemala who sneaked into US after he was deported  —  The illegal Guatemalan migrant accused of setting a straphanger on fire and gawking as she burned to death was once deported — but sneaked back into the US …
 
 
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ProPublica:
Trump's Pick to Lead Federal Housing Agency Has Opposed Efforts to Aid the Poor
Henry Farrell / Foreign Affairs:
The Rise and Fall of Economic Statecraft
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Republicans' Anti-Trans Attacks Have Left Democrats Flat-Footed
Discussion: Alternet.org
Elizabeth Elkind / Fox News:
Johnson allies urge Trump to intervene as messy speaker battle threatens to delay 2024 certification
Discussion: The Independent
USA Today:
Man charged with murder after woman set ablaze on New York City subway train
Tara Suter / The Hill:
Texas, Florida, Arizona and Idaho likely to gain House seats after 2030 census
Discussion: The Federalist
ABC News:
Luigi Mangione's attorney blasts police, mayor for using the accused CEO killer as ‘political fodder’
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Associated Press:
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Nahal Toosi / Politico:
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Discussion: Alternet.org
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Former D.C. police intel chief found guilty of tipping off Proud Boys leader ahead of Jan. 6 attack
Isaac Schorr / Mediaite:
Elon Musk Is a Paid Subscriber to Shockingly Racist Pro-Apartheid South African X Account
Emily Baumgaertner / New York Times:
Research Finds Vaccines Are Not Behind the Rise in Autism. So What Is?
Discussion: Politico
Hatty Willmoth / Newsweek:
Scientists Warn of Harmful Release From Tea Bags
Discussion: PBS NewsHour