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2:20 PM ET, December 27, 2024

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Charlie Nash / Mediaite:
Elon Musk's Critics Stripped of Verification Badge After Publicly Challenging Billionaire: ‘The Beginning Stages of Censorship’  —  Several conservative critics of billionaire Trump surrogate Elon Musk were stripped of their verification badges on X after publicly challenging Musk's stance on immigration.
Discussion: New Republic and Pharyngula
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Katherine Doyle / NBC News:
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy open rift with MAGA loyalists over skilled worker visas  —  The backlash escalated Thursday, when Vivek Ramaswamy, in a post on X, criticized an American culture that he said “venerated mediocrity over excellence.”  —  A multi-day firestorm has erupted over comments …
Josh Kovensky / Talking Points Memo:
Who Got Duped?  MAGA Activists Worry That Nativism And Tech Oligarchy May Not Go Hand In Hand  —  This is your TPM evening briefing.  —  It's not always a great idea to cover political stories that exist entirely on social media.  You can end up focused on narratives and disputes …
Rolling Stone:
Trump Ally Laura Loomer Says Elon Musk Is ‘Silencing’ Her Amid Immigration Spat  —  As Loomer railed at Musk for backing legal immigration for skilled tech workers, his X platform took away Loomer's blue check verification badge  —  MAGA world is fighting, and it's getting ugly.
Axios:
MAGA civil war breaks out over American “mediocrity” culture
Justin Baragona / The Independent:
‘Should MAGA stay home in 2026?’ Laura Loomer wages ‘racist’ war against ‘tech bros’ over Indian migrants
Discussion: Salon and The Independent
Julia Shapero / The Hill:
Musk, Ramaswamy defend Silicon Valley's foreign-born hires
Jonathan Martin / Politico:
Brian Schatz to Democrats: Please, Stop With ‘Center’ and ‘Making Space’  —  As the Hawaii senator charts his path up the Senate hierarchy, he reflects on his party's major challenges.  —  Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) can seem mellow.  Having grown up in Hawaii, he exudes not only the Aloha spirit …
Discussion: The Hill
Stephen Robinson / Public Notice:
The press is ignoring the real Liz Cheney scandal  —  🎊☃️🎁🥂🎄 SUPPORT INDEPENDENT MEDIA THIS HOLIDAY SEASON 🎄🥂🎁☃️🎊 … 🎉🎉 Subscribe to Public Notice 🎉🎉
Discussion: Washington Examiner
James Angelos / Politico:
German president fires starting gun for Feb. 23 election  —  Dissolving of parliament sets the stage for what could be Germany's sharpest swerve to the right in decades.  —  German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier dissolved the lower house of parliament, or Bundestag …
Discussion: Bloomberg
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Jin Yu Young / New York Times:
South Korean Lawmakers Vote to Impeach Acting President as Crisis Deepens  —  The vote was the second major impeachment in two weeks after President Yoon's ill-fated martial law bid set off turmoil.  The country's currency has plunged.  —  South Korea's leadership crisis deepened on Friday …
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Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Case of ‘missing’ congresswoman sparks uncomfortable conversation  —  Republican Rep. Kay Granger moved to an assisted-living facility months ago and stopped casting votes — a detail that wasn't disclosed to the public.  —  When it comes to understanding the final months …
Fox News:
Sean Hannity and Ainsley Earhardt engaged  —  Fox News Channel hosts Sean Hannity and Ainsley Earhardt have officially taken their relationship to the next level.  —  Hannity proposed to Earhardt over Christmas at their home church, solidifying their long-term commitment to each other.
Michael Casey / Associated Press:
US homelessness up 18% as affordable housing remains out of reach for many people  —  The United States saw an 18.1% increase in homelessness this year, a dramatic rise driven mostly by a lack of affordable housing as well as devastating natural disasters and a surge of migrants in several parts …
Xavier Martinez / Wall Street Journal:
A Razor-Thin House Majority Creates Headaches for Republicans  —  Small margin threatens Mike Johnson's future as speaker and the House's ability to advance Trump's agenda  —  WASHINGTON—They won, but barely.  —  Republicans held on to control of the House of Representatives in November …
Discussion: Election Law Blog
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Brad Reed / Raw Story:
‘We are screwed’: Virologists warn about disease they say could become the next pandemic  —  A new report from PBS highlights the potential danger of bird flu turning into a full-blown pandemic in the United States.  —  In particular, PBS spoke with several experts who said the United States …
New York Times:
Canadian Ministers to Meet Trump Aides at Mar-a-Lago to Discuss Border, and Tariffs  —  President-elect Donald J. Trump has threatened to impose tariffs on Canadian exports unless the country stops the flow of migrants and fentanyl to the U.S.  —  Two top Canadian ministers will meet …
Catherine Rampell / Washington Post:
Oops!  Consumers finally realize that Trump could worsen inflation.  —  Fearing high prices, some are stocking up for what could be an expensive four years.  —  A day late and a dollar short, Americans are realizing that President-elect Donald Trump plans to short them a few dollars.
Discussion: Raw Story
Associated Press:
Lawmakers can subpoena Fani Willis over Trump election case, judge rules  — A new ruling by a Fulton County Superior Court judge says that Georgia senators can subpoena District Attorney Fani Willis over possible misconduct during her prosecution of the Trump election interference case.
Sara Moniuszko / CBS News:
Systane eye drops recalled due to potential fungal contamination  —  One lot of Systane brand eye drops were voluntarily recalled due to possible fungal contamination, the United States Food and Drug Administration announced earlier this week.  —  Systane Lubricant Eye Drops Ultra PF …
Discussion: Hollywood Life and WTSP
Politico:
Forget Beijing — The House China committee is up against Trump and Elon Musk  —  Dems warn that GOP control of the White House and Capitol Hill will test the committee's bipartisan harmony and risk descent into “messaging and rhetoric.”  —  The House committee charged with helping …
Discussion: Raw Story
 
 
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New York Times:
Wall St. Is Minting Easy Money From Risky Loans. What Could Go Wrong?
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Barbara Sprunt / NPR:
Congressional lawmakers almost got a pay bump this year. Then it crashed and burned
New York Times:
NPR and PBS Stations Brace for Funding Battle Under Trump
Emma Colton / Fox News:
‘Greater reckoning’: Obama's spot in the Democratic sun fading after Harris loss
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Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
As Roy Cooper's Term Ends in North Carolina, He's Cagey About His Future
Discussion: CNN
Ruth Ben-Ghiat / Lucid:
Republicans Have Crashed a National Economy Before To Enable Power Grabs and Privatizations
Sara Ruberg / New York Times:
The Bald Eagle Is (Finally) the National Bird of the United States
Discussion: Court Watch and MPR News
Wyatt Olson / Stars & Stripes:
Last survivor of USS Utah, sunk during Pearl Harbor attack, dies at age 105
Phil Williams / WTVF-TV:
In reporting on hate and extremism, ‘while the attacks are personal, so is the cause’
 

 
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Greg Stohr / Bloomberg:
Filing: Trump asks SCOTUS to pause the law that could ban TikTok, saying the court should give him time to “pursue a political resolution” of the dispute

CBS News:
Greg Gumbel, a CBS Sports anchor and commentator who covered the NFL and college basketball for more than 20 years, died at 78 of cancer

Youkyung Lee / Bloomberg:
Shares of South Korean entertainment companies related to Squid Game drop 20%+ following a less-than-perfect debut for the new season of the series on Netflix
 
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