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9:35 PM ET, December 7, 2022

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New York Times:
Classified Documents Found in Trump Search of Storage Site  —  The discovery came as series of searches were conducted by a team hired by the former president, after a federal judge directed his lawyers to look for any materials still in his possession.  —  Former President Donald J. Trump hired people …
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Washington Post:
Trump team searches two of his properties amid court battle with DOJ  —  The former president's lawyers say no classified documents were found at Trump Tower in New York or at his golf club in Bedminster, N.J.  —  Lawyers for former president Donald Trump conducted a search of at least …
Alex Leary / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Legal Team Finds Two More Documents Marked Classified
Discussion: Bloomberg
House Committee on Ethics:
Statement of the Acting Chairwoman and Acting Ranking Member of the Committee on Ethics Regarding Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez  —  Pursuant to House Rule XI, clause 3(b)(8)(A), and Committee Rules 17A(b)(1)(A), 17A(c)(1), and 17A(j), the Acting Chairwoman and Acting Ranking Member …
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Zach Everson / Forbes:
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Is Under Investigation By House Ethics Committee  —  The House Committee on Ethics is investigating Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), according to a statement the panel issued on Wednesday.   —  The statement, which did not provide many details about the inquiry …
Ryan King / Washington Examiner:
AOC facing House Ethics Committee investigation
Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
How Raphael Warnock defeated Herschel Walker  —  It was one of the most unusual political events in recent Georgia history.  After vilifying Gov. Brian Kemp for much of the past decade, the Democratic Party of Georgia held a suburban event featuring voters who sang the Republican's praises …
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Natalie Allison / Politico:
‘He never should have run for this seat’
Jim Geraghty / National Review:
Are We Ready to Learn Our Lessons Now, Republicans?
Romy Ellenbogen / Miami Herald:
'Don't say gay' bill sponsor indicted on fraud charges related to COVID business loans  —  State Rep. Joe Harding, a Republican from North Florida, was indicted Wednesday on charges of money laundering and wire fraud after a federal grand jury said he falsely claimed two inactive businesses …
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Mitra Taj / New York Times:
Peru's President Quickly Ousted After Moving to Dissolve Congress  —  Pedro Castillo announced the move just before Congress voted to impeach him.  Much of his government resigned to protest what political leaders said was a coup attempt.  —  LIMA — Peru's president was ousted from office …
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Marco Aquino / Reuters:
New Peru president sworn in, predecessor Castillo arrested
Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
Hello!  You've Been Referred Here Because You're Wrong About Twitter And Hunter Biden's Laptop  —  Hello!  Someone has referred you to this post because you've said something quite wrong about Twitter and how it handled something to do with Hunter Biden's laptop.
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Tom Ley / Defector:
What Are The Twitter Files, And Do You Need To Care About Them?
Georgi Kantchev / Wall Street Journal:
Russian Oil-Price Cap Adds to Fiscal Pressure on Moscow  —  Ceiling of $60 a barrel provides room for Russia to profit from current prices, but won't be enough to slow widening budget deficit  —  How a Cap on Russian Oil Prices Could Affect U.S. Consumers  —  Created with sketchtool.
Discussion: Politico, Marketplace and Bloomberg
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Simon Shuster / Time:
Volodymyr Zelensky  —  SEE FULL LIST  —  Read about the people who represent the Spirit …
ABC News:
Trump hosts event featuring QAnon, ‘Pizzagate’ conspiracy theorist at Mar-a-Lago  —  The event came two weeks after Trump had dinner with Ye and Nick Fuentes.  —  A prominent adherent of the QAnon and “pizzagate” conspiracy theories posed for photos with former President Donald Trump …
Discussion: New York Times, CNN, The Hill and Raw Story
Paul Kirby / BBC:
Germany arrests 25 accused of plotting coup  —  Twenty-five people have been arrested in raids across Germany on suspicion of plotting to overthrow the government.  —  The group of far-right and ex-military figures are said to have prepared to storm the parliament building, the Reichstag, and seize power.
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NBC News:
Germany arrests dozens suspected of plotting far-right extremist coup
Candice Ortiz / Mediaite:
‘These F*cking People’: Barstool Star and Fox News Regular Caught on Hot Mic Destroying Network, Its Audience, and Tucker  —  Barstool Sports star Francis Ellis has appeared multiple times on Fox News, particularly on the 7 p.m. show hosted by Jesse Watters.
Discussion: The Daily Beast and The Daily Wire
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Inside the turmoil roiling No Labels' unity ticket presidential campaign  —  Over the past year, the centrist group No Labels has spearheaded an ambitious $70 million project laying the groundwork for a unity ticket presidential campaign in 2024.  —  For that effort, its founder and CEO …
Discussion: Political Wire
Zachary Petrizzo / The Daily Beast:
Fox News Host Mark Levin's War on ‘Imbecile’ Far-Right Congressmen Just Got Uglier  —  The intense battle between the shouty right-wing radio host and several conservative lawmakers escalated this week with a new round of Trumpian insults.  —  A skirmish between shouty Fox News host Mark Levin …
Discussion: Raw Story, Mediaite, Forbes and CNN
Maureen Mackey / Fox News:
Kirk Cameron is denied story-hour slot by public libraries for his new faith-based kids book  —  Actor-writer has not gotten a single ‘yes’ from the 50-plus public libraries his publisher has contacted so far — ‘messaging does not align,’ he was told  —  Kirk Cameron, former ‘Growing Pains’ actor …
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Rachel Weiner / Washington Post:
Trump told crowd to ‘fight like hell’ before riot. Can he be sued?
Discussion: Raw Story
Michael Harriot / TheGrio:
Thankfully, Van Jones has apologized for my silence on antisemitism  —  Editor's note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author's own.  Read more opinions on theGrio.  —  (The full text and audio of Van Jones' speech at the UJA-Federation of New York Wall Street Dinner are available at ejp.com.)
Kate Aurthur / Variety:
Jennifer Lawrence and Viola Davis Get Honest About Female Action Heroes, Motherhood and Press Tours Ruining Acting … I heard an interesting story about how it came to you. … And instead of presenting it traditionally, she pitched the idea of this movie, which she'd written a treatment for and was shopping around town.
Peter Kiefer / The Ankler:
The 'Grey's Anatomy' Liar Confesses it All  —  Elisabeth Finch, disgraced and in exile, explains what made her do it  —  “At a certain point, the hardest thing becomes remembering what you said or told people.”  —  It's Halloween, a fitting holiday for former Grey's Anatomy star writer Elisabeth Finch …
Marc Elias / Democracy Docket:
Headed Toward a Middle Ground?  Today's Argument in Moore v. Harper  —  Every oral argument before the U.S. Supreme Court is important.  But even by those standards, the argument the Court heard today in Moore v. Harper was very important.  This is because, while most cases hinge on an issue …
 
 
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Douglas London / Foreign Policy:
U.S. Rivals Are Facing Unrest. Is It Due to Luck or Skill?
CNN:
Exclusive: Biden administration weighs Ukrainian requests for access to US stockpile of controversial cluster munitions
Discussion: Political Wire
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Scoop: CIA warns Turkey that strikes in Syria endanger U.S. troops
Discussion: Al Jazeera
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Jason Rantz / MyNorthwest.com:
Beloved Seattle restaurant suffers 18th break-in by thieves the Democrats enable
Discussion: HotAir and Ace of Spades HQ
Alex Hammer / Daily Mail:
American Girl is accused of ‘stripping away all innocence’ in book that teaches children as young as THREE how to change gender by asking doctors for puberty blockers
Aaron Rupar / Public Notice:
Ron DeSantis is not moderate
William Saletan / The Bulwark:
Cowardice and Desperation: How Republicans Responded to Trump's Constitution Comment
Joe Perticone / The Bulwark:
House Republicans ‘May Dig Their Own Grave’ With Fringe Political Investigations
Discussion: Raw Story
U.S. Department of Justice:
Russian Intelligence Agent Charged with Fraud and Money Laundering in Connection with Purchase and Use of Luxury Beverly Hills Real Estate
Sadie Gurman / Wall Street Journal:
Whitey Bulger Killed After Inmates Were Tipped Off on His Prison Transfer, Watchdog Says