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7:20 AM ET, December 27, 2024

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Hafiz Rashid / New Republic:
MAGA in Total Mayhem as Laura Loomer Goes to War With Elon Musk  —  Right-wing influencer and Donald Trump gadfly Laura Loomer is attacking Elon Musk, seemingly over his desire for more immigrants to work and study in science and technology fields in the United States.
Discussion: Raw Story
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Justin Baragona / The Independent:
‘Should MAGA stay home in 2026?’  Laura Loomer wages ‘racist’ war against ‘tech bros’ over Indian migrants  —  The far-right provocateur is taking aim at Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy over their support of highly skilled workers from India, claiming that the country's residents have a low IQ …
The Hill:
Congress has the power to block Trump from taking office, but lawmakers must act now  —  The Constitution provides that an oath-breaking insurrectionist is ineligible to be president.  This is the plain wording of Section 3 of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution.
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Tal Kopan / The Boston Globe:
New Hampshire lawmaker reflects on retiring from Congress: 'I'm trying to set a better example'
Christina A. Cassidy / Associated Press:
Trump has pressed for voting changes. GOP majorities in Congress will try to make that happen
Discussion: Alternet.org and Raw Story
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 …
Washington Post:
Congress stripped IRS of another $20 billion in government shutdown fight  —  Republican lawmakers have now clawed back half the investment the Biden administration made in the tax agency.  —  Congress revoked an additional $20 billion from the Internal Revenue Service last week …
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Hafiz Rashid / New Republic:
Republicans Quietly Axed IRS Funding Amid Government Shutdown Chaos
Discussion: Alternet.org
Sara Ruberg / New York Times:
The Bald Eagle Is (Finally) the National Bird of the United States  —  The bird of brown and white feathers has long represented the United States as a majestic and soaring symbol, but only this week did a law make it official.  —  The bald eagle received a title this week that many may have assumed …
Discussion: Court Watch, MPR News and USA Today
Eugene Daniels / Politico:
Playbook: How Schumer is prepping for Trump 2.0  —  With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  ELECTIONS AND CONSEQUENCES, PART 1 — “After backing Trump, low-income voters hope he doesn't slash their benefits,” by WaPo's Tim Craig
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Kierra Frazier / Politico:
Former FBI and CIA head prods Senate to reject Patel, Gabbard  —  A former head of the FBI and CIA is raising objections over whether Kash Patel and Tulsi Gabbard, President-elect Donald Trump's picks to be directors of the FBI and national intelligence, respectively, are qualified to serve in the Cabinet.
Discussion: Raw Story
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.
Shaimaa Khalil / BBC:
Head of WHO was in Yemen airport during Israeli air strikes, with crew member injured  —  Summary  — Israel has launched air strikes in Yemen, targeting several sites controlled by the Houthis  — At least three people have been killed and 14 injured.  It is unclear if they were civilians
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Ruth Ben-Ghiat / Lucid:
Republicans Have Crashed a National Economy Before To Enable Power Grabs and Privatizations  —  Lessons from Chile during the military dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet  —  Welcome back to Lucid, and hello to all new subscribers.  Our next Q&A will take place on Friday, Dec. 27, 1-2pmET.
Phil Williams / WTVF-TV:
In reporting on hate and extremism, ‘while the attacks are personal, so is the cause’  —  “Journalists like myself have a choice: surrender to the fascist mob that wants to intimidate the truth-tellers - or rededicate ourselves to doing what's right no matter the cost.”
Euronews:
Breaking news.  Exclusive: Preliminary investigation confirms Russian missile caused Azerbaijan Airlines crash  —  38 passengers were killed on Wednesday after Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8432 crashed as it attempted to make an emergency landing near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan.
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CBS News:
Plane crash probe in Kazakhstan underway as speculation mounts about possible Russian involvement
Wyatt Olson / Stars & Stripes:
Last survivor of USS Utah, sunk during Pearl Harbor attack, dies at age 105  —  Warren “Red” Upton, the last surviving veteran of the battleship USS Utah, which sank in Pearl Harbor during the 1941 Japanese surprise attack and remains there as a memorial, died Wednesday in San Jose, Calif. He was 105.
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Bonchie / RedState:
NEW: Extensive COVID-19 Origins Cover-Up Revealed, and the Biden Admin Was Pulling the Strings
Discussion: Twitchy
Ellen Knickmeyer / Associated Press:
The US says it pushed retraction of a famine warning for north Gaza.  Aid groups express concern  —  A lead organization monitoring for food crises around the world withdrew a new report this week warning of imminent famine in north Gaza under what it called Israel's “near-total blockade,” …
Discussion: New York Post and Al Jazeera
Emily Goodin / Daily Mail:
Trump to restore White House Diet Coke button as Bidens move out in whirlwind Inauguration Day turnaround  — Staff will have about five hours on Inauguration Day to move Trumps in  — Staff liked Trump in his first term; he would tip them with $50s  —  When Donald and Melania Trump enter …
 
 
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Jordain Carney / Politico:
Freedom Caucus chair: House GOP needs to consider if ‘current leadership is what we need’
Discussion: Raw Story
Ramsey Touchberry / Washington Examiner:
Trump could thrust low-key ambassador picks in spotlight as he eyes Greenland and Panama Canal takeovers
New Republic:
What if Trump Does Everything He's Promised—and the People Don't Care?
April Rubin / Axios:
Medicare $2,000 prescription drug cap starts Jan. 1
Discussion: Daily Kos and Washington Examiner
 Earlier Items: 
Alexander B. Howard / CIVIC TEXTS:
Counting down the DOGE Days of Winter
Associated Press:
Americans are exhausted by political news. TV ratings and a new AP-NORC poll show they're tuning out
Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
Marianne Williamson launches bid for DNC chair
Lisa Rein / Washington Post:
Trump wants federal workers back in the office. It may be a tall task.
Discussion: UnHerd and Raw Story
 

 
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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

Angrej Singh / Axios:
Some conservative critics of Elon Musk allege censorship and claim they were stripped of their X verification badges after challenging his views on H-1B visas

Bloomberg:
Analysis: 50%+ of the US households showing highly-distorted power readings from February to October were within 20 miles of significant data center activity
 
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