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Khaleda Rahman / Newsweek:
Republicans Fear Speaker Battle Means They 'Can't Certify the Election' — What's New — to publicly reaffirm support for him to avoid a lengthy battle to replace him that could delay the certification of Trump's election victory in January. — Newsweek has contacted spokespeople …
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John T. Bennett / Roll Call:
Protracted GOP speaker fight could complicate Electoral College count
Protracted GOP speaker fight could complicate Electoral College count
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Politico:
Dems finally get some good news: GOP dysfunction
Dems finally get some good news: GOP dysfunction
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Anthony Adragna / Politico:
Biden vetoes bill that would have created dozens of new federal judge slots
Biden vetoes bill that would have created dozens of new federal judge slots
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Robert Greenall / BBC:
Denmark boosts Greenland defence after Trump repeats desire for US control — The Danish government has announced a huge boost in defence spending for Greenland, hours after US President-elect Donald Trump repeated his desire to purchase the Arctic territory.
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Dave Lawler / Axios:
Trump dreams of empire expansion … - In each case, Trump is blending trolling, negotiation and intimidation. — He pitched statehood for Canada at least in part to needle “Governor” Justin Trudeau. — But he has doubled down in the last 48 hours (including via memes) on taking over Greenland and claiming the Panama Canal.
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New York Times:
Trump's Wish to Control Greenland and Panama Canal: Not a Joke This Time
Trump's Wish to Control Greenland and Panama Canal: Not a Joke This Time
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Ramesh Ponnuru / Washington Post:
Congressional Republicans have a new headache: Elon Musk — The budget fight revealed new limits on Republican effectiveness. — Democrats spent much of the presidential campaign warning that a second Donald Trump presidency would move methodically and remorselessly toward sinister goals …
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Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
Trump isn't fooling anyone by saying Elon Musk's “not going to be president”
Trump isn't fooling anyone by saying Elon Musk's “not going to be president”
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Washington Post:
This company rates news sites' credibility. The right wants it stopped. — NewsGuard, which prizes its nonpartisan criteria, has become a prime target of the GOP's battle against disinformation watchdogs. — When veteran newsmen L. Gordon Crovitz and Steven Brill started their news site rating company …
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Election Law Blog
Sharon McGowan / The Hill:
Elon Musk wants to ‘delete’ many Americans' financial lifeline — Nearly every exit poll conducted on Election Day found that, more than any other issues, voters' concerns about the economy helped to return Donald Trump to the White House and put Republicans back in charge of both houses of Congress.
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.
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Raw Story
The White House:
Bill Signed: HR 663 — On Monday, December 23, 2024, the President signed into law: — H.R. 663, the “Native American Child Protection Act;” — Thank you to Representative Gallego, and Senators Lujan and Collins for their leadership. — H.R. 1097, the “Everett Alvarez, Jr. Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2023;”
Public Notice:
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Michelle Boorstein / Washington Post:
For some Latinos, ‘prosperity gospel’ led them to Trump — The set of beliefs has overtaken traditional theologies centered on the poor. Some experts say that helps explain a shift among Latino Christians to Trump. — ALLENTOWN, Pa. — The Lehigh Valley Barbershop was bustling with the next generation of American strivers.
Sara Eisen / CNBC:
Biggest banks sue the Federal Reserve over annual stress tests … WATCH NOW — A group of banks and business groups are suing the Federal Reserve over the annual bank stress tests. — The Bank Policy Institute, which represents big banks like JPMorgan, Citigroup and Goldman Sachs …
Jack Jenkins / RNS:
At Trump's inauguration, reports of a pay-to-pray — (RNS) — President-elect Donald Trump's transition team is reportedly planning an interfaith prayer service the day before his inauguration, where participants can worship alongside the businessman and his wife, Melania.
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Raw Story
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.
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Axios, Politico and Daily Caller News Foundation
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.”
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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Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
Takeaways From the House Ethics Committee's Investigation on Matt Gaetz
Takeaways From the House Ethics Committee's Investigation on Matt Gaetz
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Halina Bennet / New York Times:
Pro-Palestinian Activists Removed From Michigan's Student Government — The president and vice president of the University of Michigan's student assembly were impeached after they demanded divestment and stopped funding campus activities. — Alifa Chowdhury's successful campaign to lead …
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Washington Examiner
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.
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HotAir
Associated Press:
Biden signs defense bill despite objections to ban on transgender health care for military children — The president also objected to language prohibiting the use of money earmarked to transfer detainees held at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, to some foreign countries and into the U.S.
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Politico
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