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Catie Edmondson / New York Times:
Republican Plan to Avoid Shutdown Fails in the House  —  Where Things Stand  — The House rejected a new Republican proposal to avert a shutdown, a day after President-elect Donald J. Trump torpedoed a spending deal that House Speaker Mike Johnson had struck with Democrats.
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USA Today:
‘President-elect Musk’: Elon's influence on display in government spending fight  —  Musk began posting on X against a stopgap government spending bill on Wednesday well before Trump weighed in against the legislation.  —  Zac Anderson Josh MeyerUSA TODAY  —  Hours before Donald Trump blew …
Rolling Stone:
Republicans Cut Child Cancer Research From Funding Bill After Musk's Meddling  —  The House GOP has been in a state of chaos after the billionaire led a campaign to kill a bipartisan funding bill  —  Less than 48 hours before defaulting and triggering a shutdown, Congress is still scrambling …
Charles Sykes / The Atlantic:
The GOP Is Treating Musk Like He's in Charge  —  This week, the world's richest person solidified his influence over American politics.  —  Yesterday, a tantrum from the world's richest person swayed events in Congress.  First, Elon Musk launched a blizzard of X posts denouncing …
Politico:
Playbook: Do Trump and Johnson want a shutdown?  —  With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  A FUN ONE — “The Worst Political Predictions of 2024,” by Zack Stanton, featuring predictions from ROB REINER, ARI FLEISCHER, President JOE BIDEN's advisers …
Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
House GOP drops PBM reforms in scaled-down spending bill  —  House Republicans have abandoned language to rein in the pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) industry from a new government funding bill released late Thursday.  —  Leaders earlier this week agreed to PBM reforms as part of a sweeping health package …
Discussion: STAT
Axios:
Behind the Curtain: Media vs. reporting … We are also the government," Donald Trump Jr. tweeted yesterday to his 13 million followers.  — MAGA's online army now can assess “information rapidly & pressure our representatives to act in a manner that actually represents what we want,” Don Jr. added.
Discussion: ESPN, KFMB and Associated Press
Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:
Trump team affirms he's leader of GOP amid ‘President Musk’ barbs  —  President-elect Trump's transition team pushed back against Democratic lawmakers who suggested Elon Musk is the “real leader” of the Republican Party after his aggressive pressure campaign against a stopgap spending measure.
Discussion: Semafor and IJR
Politico:
Republicans scramble for a path forward after spending plan collapse
Discussion: Bloomberg and WHDH-TV
Washington Post:
How every House member voted on the failed attempt to avoid a shutdown
Politico:
Trump-backed funding bill fails as government shutdown looms
Fox News:
Here's a list of the 38 Republicans who defied Trump by voting ‘no’ on the failed spending bill
Sarakshi Rai / The Hill:
READ: Republicans' revamped ‘plan B’ spending bill
Discussion: NewsNation
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Spending Deal Debacle Threatens Johnson's Tenuous Hold on His Job
Arthur Delaney / HuffPost:
New GOP Spending Plan Bombs In House Vote After Musk, Trump Torched Original Plan
Tommy Christopher / Mediaite:
‘President Elon Musk!’ MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell And Dem Dan Goldman Taunt Trump Over Musk Taking Lead
Discussion: Twitchy, Raw Story and Daily Kos
Noah Weiland / New York Times:
Here's What Could Happen in a Government Shutdown  —  With a funding deadline approaching, workers are bracing for the possibility of a disruptive holiday season, which could include longer wait times for travelers.  —  There have been more than 20 gaps in federal government funding since 1976 …
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Associated Press:
Pentagon warns that a government shutdown will cost troops their pay over the holidays  —  Republicans' decision to abandon a congressional spending plan will cost troops their paychecks over the holidays unless some agreement is reached before Friday's deadline to prevent a government shutdown, the Pentagon warned.
Politico:
Shutdown threatens ‘chaos’ for Trump's transition and inauguration
Discussion: USA Today
Meg Kinnard / Associated Press:
Closures, Social Security checks, furloughs: What a government shutdown might mean
Alexander Hurst / The Guardian:
Elon Musk is becoming a one-man rogue state - it's time we reined him in  —  He has bankrolled elections, stoked riots and ignored laws.  We mustn't make the mistake of playing nice with the world's richest bully  —  Elon Musk is, more or less, a rogue state.
Reuters:
Elon Musk gives nod to German far-right party as election looms  —  U.S. billionaire Elon Musk, set to join President-elect Donald Trump's administration, waded into Germany's election campaign on Friday, calling the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) the country's saviour.
Discussion: Joe.My.God., Deadline and Politico
Liz Dye / Public Notice:
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Bloomberg:
Biden Cancels Nearly $4.3 Billion in Public Worker Student Debt  — Latest push will wipe out debt for around 55,000 borrowers  — Biden has forgiven around $180 billion of educational loans  —  President Joe Biden on Friday announced plans to cancel student debt for about 55,000 public sector workers …
Discussion: ABC News, Fox News and Business Insider
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
GA appeals court disqualifies DA Fani Willis from Trump election case, lets indictment stand … A Georgia appeals court on Thursday disqualified Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from overseeing the criminal election interference prosecution of President-elect Donald Trump and other defendants.
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CNN:
Georgia appeals court disqualifies Fulton County DA Fani Willis from prosecuting Trump
Alyce McFadden / New York Times:
Many Videos That Purport to Show Drones in New Jersey Likely Show Planes, Visual Analysis Finds  —  Here's why it's hard to distinguish objects in the night sky.  —  This shaky footage of a seemingly anomalous object, filmed by Kevin Anton flying northbound over Morris Plains, N.J. …
Benjamin Weiser / New York Times:
U.S. Files Murder Charge Against Mangione That Could Bring Death Penalty  —  Federal authorities filed a total of four counts against Luigi Mangione, who is accused of killing Brian Thompson, the chief executive of UnitedHealthcare.  —  Federal prosecutors on Thursday unsealed a murder case …
 
 
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The Texas Tribune:
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Politico:
A MAGA power play roils Senate GOP campaign groups
Discussion: Raw Story
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Top GOP pollster fired after financial mismanagement allegations
Discussion: Raw Story
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Teamsters Launch Largest Strike Against Amazon in American History
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Ian Millhiser / Vox:
The Supreme Court's new abortion case should be an easy win for Planned Parenthood
Discussion: LifeNews.com and JURIST
Washington Post:
The U.S. seized a Russian yacht. Now you're paying for it.
Discussion: The Independent and Bloomberg
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump threatens primary against Texas conservative Chip Roy
Olivia Beavers / Politico:
GOP lawmakers prepare to carry out Gaetz's revenge, expose harassment settlements
Discussion: Blaze Media
Politico:
Top aide to Eric Adams indicted on bribery and conspiracy charges
Jonathan Chait / The Atlantic:
How Liberal America Came to Its Senses
Washington Post:
Jeff Bezos and Donald Trump met for dinner at Mar-a-Lago, joined by Elon Musk
 

 
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Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
Netflix agrees to acquire WBD's studios and streaming business in an $82.7B cash-and-stock deal, set to close after WBD splits into two companies in Q3 2026

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Will Sommer / @willsommer:
The Blaze retracts its article accusing a former Capitol Police officer of being the January 6 pipe bomber after the FBI arrested a different person
 
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