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12:00 AM ET, December 24, 2022

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Diana Glebova / The Daily Caller:
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Con Job And A Disgrace’: Donald Trump Issues Video Response To Jan. 6 Report  —  Former President Donald Trump issued a video response to the release of the Jan. 6 report Friday, claiming the committee investigating the riot omitted evidence, made false statements and …
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New York Times:
Jan. 6 Panel Issues Final Report, Placing Blame for Capitol Riot on ‘One Man’  —  The report expanded on this summer's televised hearings, describing in detail what it called former President Donald J. Trump's “multipart plan” to overturn the 2020 election.  —  WASHINGTON — Declaring …
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
The Jan. 6 report's most important finding: Trump enabled extremist groups  —  It will take weeks to absorb the massive, 845-page report from the House Jan. 6 select committee.  No doubt, certain sections will receive more attention than others, such as Chapter 1, about Donald Trump's role …
Reuters:
Exclusive: Elon Musk orders removal of Twitter suicide prevention feature, sources say  —  Twitter Inc removed a feature in the past few days that promoted suicide prevention hotlines and other safety resources to users looking up certain content, according to two people familiar with the matter …
New York Times:
Tory Lanez Found Guilty of Shooting Megan Thee Stallion  —  Mr. Lanez, a Canadian rapper, was convicted of firing at the Houston hip-hop star after an argument in 2020.  The matter became the subject of speculation and gossip on social media and in songs.  —  LOS ANGELES …
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Pam Belluck / New York Times:
The F.D.A. Now Says It Plainly: Morning-After Pills Are Not Abortion Pills  —  Labels of Plan B One-Step had previously said, without scientific evidence, that the pill might block fertilized eggs from implanting in the womb.  —  The Food and Drug Administration on Friday significantly changed …
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US Food and Drug Administration:
Plan B One-Step (1.5 mg levonorgestrel) Information
Discussion: ABC News and STAT
Emily Cochrane / New York Times:
House Clears $1.7 Trillion Spending Package, Averting Shutdown  —  The bill, which passed the Senate on Thursday, now heads to President Biden's desk for his signature.  —  WASHINGTON — Congress on Friday cleared a roughly $1.7 trillion government funding package that would provide significant increases …
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Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
House passes $1.7 trillion spending bill that rewrites U.S. election law, sending it to Biden to sign
Tony Romm / Washington Post:
House approves $1.7 trillion omnibus bill amid GOP objections, sending it to Biden
New York Times:
George Santos's Early Life: Odd Jobs, Bad Debts and Lawsuits  —  Representative-elect George Santos, who is under scrutiny over potentially misrepresenting key parts of his campaign biography, had other undisclosed troubles in his early career.  —  The polite young customer service agent …
Discussion: HotAir, DNyuz and NBC New York
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Joe Perticone / The Bulwark:   George Santos's Problems Are Just Getting Started
Wall Street Journal:
Putin, Isolated and Distrustful, Leans on Handful of Hard-Line Advisers  —  Russia's president built a power structure designed to deliver him the information he wants to hear, feeding into his miscalculation on the Ukraine war  —  MOSCOW—Russian troops were losing the battle for Lyman …
Discussion: Washington Post
Select Committee to Investigate …:
Release of Select Committee Materials  —  Washington—Today, the Select Committee made public additional transcripts of witness testimony that was gathered over the course of the Select Committee's investigation into the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Discussion: The Hill
Peter Sterne / City & State New York:
'It's on life support.' Hochul's chief judge pick faces existential opposition  —  A growing number of Democrats have expressed publicly that they will vote against Hector LaSalle, possibly pressuring the governor to appeal to Republicans.  —  Gov. Kathy Hochul has so far stuck by her choice.
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New York Amsterdam News:
We Need a Chief Justice for All
James Fallows / Breaking the News:
The Skill Involved in Zelensky's Congressional Address  —  The words of the speech were ‘left brain,’ with careful writerly eloquence.  The in-person performance was ‘right brain,’ with emotional power beyond the words.  The combination was remarkable.  —  This post starts with some major …
Farhad Manjoo / New York Times:
Elon Musk's Twitter Antics Are Hurting Tesla's Brand  —  Not long ago, Tesla's electric vehicles were far and away the best on the market.  If you wanted a stylish, long-range, easy-to-charge and feature-packed E.V., Elon Musk would be your most likely supplier — even if you hated his guts.
Discussion: Boston Herald, Bloomberg and Electrek
Tyler Durden / ZeroHedge News:
Arizona Gov Forced To Dismantle $80 Million Cargo-Container Wall He Just Built  —  Under the duress of a federal lawsuit, Arizona Governor Doug Ducey has agreed to dismantle two long sections of border wall the state built out of stacked shipping containers capped by concertina wire.
Olivia Nuzzi / New York Magazine:
The Final Campaign … Donald Trump was calling from Mar-a-Lago.  It was a Monday afternoon in the middle of December.  He was at his desk in what is known as 45 Office, a room on the second floor, above what is known as the Donald J. Trump Grand Ballroom, 20,000 square feet festooned …
Bryan Metzger / Insider:
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has been vacationing in Costa Rica during one of the most consequential legislative weeks of the year  — Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has been vacationing in Costa Rica this week.  — That's despite the House voting on a major government spending bill that she's dubbed the “omnimonster.”
Hemant Mehta / OnlySky Media:
KS lawmaker behind “In God We Trust” bill found guilty of COVID Relief Fraud  —  Michael Capps, a former Kansas lawmaker who once sponsored a bill to put the words “In God We Trust” in every federal building, has been found guilty of committing COVID relief fraud and money laundering.
Discussion: Kansas Reflector and Raw Story
Revolver News:
Ukraine bots try to game Elon Musk's Twitter but get slapped down with the quickness...  Brief note: The Grinch is trying to steal Revolver this Christmas.  Fortunately, we are supported by many generous Subscribers and Donors, which helps us weather any cancel culture storm.
Discussion: The Post Millennial
Maegan Vazquez / CNN:
Bidens read to children at Children's National Hospital ahead of Christmas weekend  —  President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden met with patients at Children's National Hospital in Washington on Friday, carrying on a longstanding tradition during the holiday season.
Discussion: UPI and The Hill
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Washington Post:
Inside the monumental, stop-start effort to arm Ukraine
Discussion: Al Jazeera and Associated Press
Bolts:
Ten Questions that Will Shape Democracy and Voting Rights in 2023
Shira Ovide / Washington Post:
Those government TikTok ‘bans’ hardly ban anything
Malcolm Nance / Special Intelligence:
Why I Fought in Ukraine & Will Fight Harder in America
Michelle Rindels / The Nevada Independent:
Departing Secretary of State Cegavske: ‘I just stuck up for the law’
Discussion: Raw Story
David Wasserman / Cook Political Report:
22 Things We Learned in 2022: House Edition (11-17)
Discussion: Roll Call and National Review
 Earlier Items: 
Financial Times:
Britain's winter of discontent is the inevitable result of austerity
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
McConnell calls out ‘diminished’ Trump, vows not to bow to his candidates in 2024
 

 
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Arasu Kannagi Basil / Reuters:
OpenAI and Reddit partner to bring Reddit content to ChatGPT and more via Reddit's Data API, bring new AI tools to Reddit, and make OpenAI a Reddit ad partner

Mia Sato / The Verge:
Memo: Gannett is adding AI-generated summaries to the top of some stories, with a disclaimer at the bottom; some USA Today stories already show the summaries

Steven Waldman / @stevenwaldman:
The California Senate Appropriations Committee approves a bill imposing fees on Alphabet, Meta, and Amazon to pay for local news through employment tax credits

 
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