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G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
The 2024 Trump “realignment” is over already — It is a matter of fact that Donald Trump won the 2024 election in large part by shrinking the vote margins for Kamala Harris among non-white, working-class, and young voters, relative to past Democratic nominees. — But the interpretation of Trump's 2024 win is a matter of opinion.
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Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling / New Republic:
DOJ Admits to Republicans That Epstein Files Are Even Worse for Trump … Rumors about Donald Trump's connection to Jeffrey Epstein have gripped the Republican Party. — A few conservative representatives with ties to the FBI and the Justice Department have spilled that the true details …
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Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
“None of this is complicated,” political data specialist Tom Bonier wrote yesterday …
“None of this is complicated,” political data specialist Tom Bonier wrote yesterday …
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Alex Burness / Bolts:
Five Ways Tuesday's Results Will Affect Voting Rules and Democracy
Five Ways Tuesday's Results Will Affect Voting Rules and Democracy
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The Philadelphia Inquirer and Mercury News
Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
America Begins Clapping Back at Donald Trump
Politico:
Senate will vote Friday to advance shutdown-ending deal, Thune tells Republicans
Senate will vote Friday to advance shutdown-ending deal, Thune tells Republicans
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Politico:
Senate sinks measure to block military action against Venezuela
Senate sinks measure to block military action against Venezuela
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Associated Press, The Moderate Voice and The American Conservative
Axios:
Emboldened Democrats push to prolong government shutdown
Emboldened Democrats push to prolong government shutdown
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Politico:
Freshman Senate Dems and House Republicans to huddle on bipartisan ACA plan
Freshman Senate Dems and House Republicans to huddle on bipartisan ACA plan
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The Atlantic:
Just When It Looked Like the Shutdown Might End
Just When It Looked Like the Shutdown Might End
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Filip Timotija / The Hill:
GOP senators sink resolution to block potential strikes on Venezuela
GOP senators sink resolution to block potential strikes on Venezuela
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Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Jury acquits D.C. ‘sandwich guy’ charged with chucking a sub at a federal agent — Sean Dunn faced single misdemeanor offense after federal grand jurors refused to indict him on the felony charge sought by prosecutors. — WASHINGTON — Jurors showed no appetite for the Justice Department's case against …
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Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
The softest Nazis you ever did see — Public Notice is supported by paid subscribers. Become one ⬇️ — ✊ Subscribe to PN ✊ — The Trump administration only wants the most formidable warriors, real stone-cold-killer types, to join his war on immigrants.
Molly Roberts / Lawfare:
Sandwich Guy, Thrower of Hoagie-Or Hero?
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Salvador Rizzo / Washington Post:
Jury finds D.C. ‘sandwich guy’ not guilty of assaulting officer
Jury finds D.C. ‘sandwich guy’ not guilty of assaulting officer
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Tony Romm / New York Times:
Judge Orders Trump Administration to Fully Fund Food Stamps This Month — The Justice Department later said it would appeal, leaving the program known as SNAP in limbo. — A federal judge ordered the Trump administration on Thursday to fund food stamps in full for roughly 42 million low-income Americans …
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Administration Must Fund Full SNAP Benefits for November, Judge Rules
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Aria Bendix / NBC News:
Judge orders Trump administration to deliver full SNAP benefits to states by Friday
Judge orders Trump administration to deliver full SNAP benefits to states by Friday
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Vance calls court order to fully fund SNAP ‘absurd ruling’
Vance calls court order to fully fund SNAP ‘absurd ruling’
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Regina Garcia Cano / Associated Press:
Trump has accused boat crews of being narco-terrorists. The truth, AP found, is more nuanced — Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share — One was a fisherman struggling to eke out a living on $100 a month. Another was a career criminal.
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Zach Everson / Forbes:
Trump Wine Hits Government Shelves — Topline — The Trump Organization's second-term push to monetize Donald Trump's presidency has reached the aisles of military exchanges, as Coast Guard-run stores, which provide service members and their families with access to tax-free consumer goods, have stocked Trump-branded wine and cider.
New York Times:
Musk Wins $1 Trillion Pay Package, Creating Split Screen on Wealth in America — Tesla shareholders approved a plan to grant Elon Musk shares worth nearly $1 trillion if he meets ambitious goals, including vastly expanding the company's stock market valuation.
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Allan Smith / NBC News:
Trump touts cost of Walmart's Thanksgiving meal to vindicate his policies — ignoring a key detail — Since Tuesday's elections, Trump has repeatedly boasted that Walmart's Thanksgiving meal bundle is cheaper than it was under President Joe Biden. But there's also less food in it.
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Daniel Dale / CNN:
Fact check: Cheaper Walmart Thanksgiving meal touted by Trump has fewer items than last year's
Fact check: Cheaper Walmart Thanksgiving meal touted by Trump has fewer items than last year's
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Lindsay Whitehurst / Associated Press:
Supreme Court lets Trump block transgender and nonbinary people from choosing passport sex markers — Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share — The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed President Donald Trump's administration …
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Steve Vladeck / One First:
189. The Breezy Inequity of Trump v. Orr
189. The Breezy Inequity of Trump v. Orr
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New York Times:
Justice Dept. Is Said to Be Investigating D.C. Mayor Over Foreign Trip — The investigation into Muriel Bowser could face significant hurdles because of the known facts of the case and recent turmoil inside the Justice Department. — 4 MIN READ — Got a Tip?
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Natalie Allison / Washington Post:
Trump pardons former Tennessee House speaker, top aide awaiting prison — Trump has granted clemency in the opening year of his term to several former elected officials convicted on corruption-related charges. — President Donald Trump has pardoned the former Tennessee House speaker …
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Chasity Maynard / WSMV-TV:
President Trump pardons former TN House Speaker Glen Casada, chief of staff, after corruption convictions
President Trump pardons former TN House Speaker Glen Casada, chief of staff, after corruption convictions
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Philip Allen Lacovara / The Bulwark:
The Founders Would Abhor Trump's Domestic Deployments — STARTING IN THE SPRING and then escalating over the summer, President Donald Trump sent federal troops or “called up” National Guard units to Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., Memphis, Portland, and Chicago.
Reuters:
Trump, in shift, acknowledges Americans are paying “something” for tariffs — President Donald Trump on Thursday acknowledged that U.S. consumers are paying more for goods because of the tariffs he has set, a shift in rhetoric even as he insisted that the policy has benefited Americans overall.
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Catherine Rampell / The Bulwark:
How the Supreme Court Could Save Christmas
How the Supreme Court Could Save Christmas
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Above the Law, OSV News and Townhall
New York Times:
Serbian Lawmakers Approve Luxury Trump Hotel on Historic Bombing Site — Despite a fraud investigation into officials who endorsed the project, Parliament used an extraordinary provision in the Constitution to push the plans through. — The Serbian Parliament approved a new law Friday …
New York Times:
10 Years After a Breakthrough Climate Pact, Here's Where We Are — Almost exactly 10 years ago, a remarkable thing happened in a conference hall on the outskirts of Paris: After years of bitter negotiations, the leaders of nearly every country agreed to try to slow down global warming …
Gregory Svirnovskiy / Politico:
Stefanik officially launches campaign for New York governor … POLITICO reported on Thursday that Stefanik planned to enter the race. — Another Democrat who featured prominently in Stefanik's campaign announcement was New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, a democratic socialist whose brand …
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CNN:
Multiple people at Joint Base Andrews fall ill after suspicious package delivered with white powder, sources say — A suspicious package was delivered to a US military base in Maryland on Thursday which caused multiple people to fall ill and be taken to the hospital, CNN has learned.
New York Times:
Sexual Assault of Mexico's President Exposes Challenges of Her Equality Push — President Claudia Sheinbaum was groped on the street this week, in an episode that set off a national conversation about what has and has not changed since Mexico elected its first female leader.
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Thomas Black / Bloomberg:
A $1.4 Billion Rare-Earth Deal With a Trumpian Twist — As the US seeks to counter China's threat to use its dominance in rare-earth elements to squeeze American manufacturers, the government is using public-private partnerships to hasten the production of small magnets that are used in all kinds of products.
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