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9:05 AM ET, December 25, 2022

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Jacques Billeaud / Associated Press:
Lake loses suit over her defeat in Arizona governor's race  —  PHOENIX — A judge has thrown out Republican Kari Lake's challenge of her defeat in the Arizona governor's race to Democrat Katie Hobbs, rejecting her claim that problems with ballot printers at some polling places on Election Day were the result of intentional misconduct.
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New York Times:
Arizona Judge Rejects Kari Lake's Effort to Overturn Her Election Loss  —  Kari Lake, a Republican who was defeated by Katie Hobbs in the Arizona governor's race, had made false election claims the centerpiece of her campaign.  —  A state judge on Saturday rejected Kari Lake's last-ditch effort …
Discussion: Al Jazeera, Law & Crime and CBS News
New York Times:
How the Worst Fears for Democracy Were Averted in 2022
Discussion: Washington Examiner and The Hill
Washington Post:
Judge rules against Kari Lake in bid to overturn Arizona election results
Faiz Siddiqui / Washington Post:
Twitter brings Elon Musk's genius reputation crashing down to earth  —  Musk's intense focus on his social media company purchase has devolved into the culture wars.  Meanwhile, Tesla is tanking.  —  Elon Musk was speechless.  —  The Twitter CEO was on a live audio chat Tuesday night …
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Farhad Manjoo / New York Times:
Elon Musk's Twitter Antics Are Hurting Tesla's Brand
Discussion: Boston Herald and Bloomberg
A.J. Katz / Adweek:
This Week with George Stephanopoulos Executive Producer Dax Tejera Dies  —  Some very, very sad news to report on Christmas Eve.  Dax Tejera, the executive producer of ABC This Week with George Stephanopoulos, has died from a heart attack.  —  He was only a few weeks shy of his 38th birthday.
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
McConnell team raised worries about attack on Biden inauguration, ex-NSA O'Brien told Jan. 6 committee  —  Two days after pro-Donald Trump rioters attacked the Capitol, then-national security adviser Robert O'Brien got a call from Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell and an aide who asked …
Quentin Young / Colorado Newsline:
Trump attorney Jenna Ellis of Colorado under investigation for alleged misconduct  —  Jenna Ellis, the Colorado attorney who represented former President Donald Trump as he tried to overturn the 2020 election, is under investigation by the Colorado Office of Attorney Regulation Counsel.
Discussion: Raw Story
Kenneth Li / Reuters:
Twitter restores suicide prevention feature after Reuters report  —  Twitter Inc restored a feature that promoted suicide prevention hotlines and other safety resources to users looking up certain content, after coming under pressure from some users and consumer safety groups over its removal.
The Athletic:
Mets have concerns with Carlos Correa's physical: Sources  —  It's the physical.  Again.  —  The New York Mets, like the San Francisco Giants earlier in the week, have raised concerns about Carlos Correa's surgically repaired lower right leg, potentially jeopardizing their 12-year …
fmprc.gov.cn:
Maintain a Global Vision,Forge Ahead with Greater Resolve and Write a New Chapter in Major-Country Diplomacy with Chinese Characteristics  —  Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee  —  State Councilor and Minister of Foreign Affairs of  —  At the Symposium on the International Situation and
Discussion: Politico and Bloomberg
CNN:
January 6 panel's criminal referrals are ‘worthless,’ Trump lawyer says  —  The January 6 committee's criminal referrals to the Justice Department, urging the prosecution of Donald Trump, are “worthless,” one of the former president's lawyers told CNN on Saturday.
Discussion: The Hill and Alaska Beacon
New York Times:
Putin Wants Fealty, and He's Found It in Africa  —  The Russian president has unleashed a new disorder on the world with his war in Ukraine, and the Central African Republic may be its ultimate expression.  —  BANGUI, Central African Republic — In early March, as Russia's invasion …
Internal Revenue Service:
IRS announces delay for implementation of $600 reporting threshold for third-party payment platforms' Forms 1099-K  —  News Releases for Frequently Asked Questions  —  WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today announced a delay in reporting thresholds for third-party settlement organizations set …
Brady Knox / Washington Examiner:
Top five takeaways from the newest trove of Jan. 6 transcripts  —  The Jan. 6 Committee released 46 more witness transcripts the day after the release of its final report.  —  The new witness transcripts included hundreds of pages of testimony from several key people in the last days …
Discussion: CNN, Mediaite, Political Wire and Insider
Mark Chiusano / Newsday:
George Santos' congressional freshman yearbook entries come with questions  —  Besides a photo and party affiliation, there are only three pieces of personal information in George Santos' entry for the recently released 118th Congress freshman yearbook — and all three of them come with questions.
 
 
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