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Biden invites Zelenskyy to the White House amid a stepped-up push for Congress to approve more aid  Yahoo NewsBiden to host Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at White House Tuesday  CNNBiden invites Ukrainian President Zelenskyy to the White House on Tuesday  NBC NewsZelensky to visit White House as aid package stalls in Congress  The HillBiden to host Zelenskyy at White House amid stalled negotiations  POLITICO

Why the sentence imposed on Michigan school shooter Ethan Crumbley is significant  CNNEthan Crumbley sentenced to life in prison  FOX 26 HoustonLife without parole for Oxford High School shooter feels just  Detroit Free PressEthan Crumbley sentenced to life in prison without parole  ABC NewsTeenager sentenced to life in prison for fatally shooting four classmates in Michigan  Salon

From potential flooding to snow, D.C. to deal with wild weather into Monday  The Washington PostHeavy rain and flooding Sunday; chance for burst of snow heading into Monday  FOX 5 Washington DCWet weather, whipping winds set to strike DC area Sunday  WTOPWEATHER ALERT DAY: Heavy Rain, Wind & Winter Weather Possible Sunday  Fox BaltimoreD.C.-area forecast: Sunday soaker with a late-day flood risk; snowflakes late tonight?  The Washington Post

Bernie Sanders opposes ‘Squad,’ rejects permanent cease-fire between Israel, Hamas  Fox NewsOpen: This is “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Dec. 10, 2023  Face the NationBernie Sanders: You can’t have a ‘permanent ceasefire’ with Hamas who wants ‘permanent war’  The Times of IsraelTranscript: Sen. Bernie Sanders on “Face the Nation,” Dec. 10, 2023  CBS NewsBernie Sanders: “Israel is losing the war” in public opinion  CBS News

Trump again defends infamous ‘Access Hollywood’ comments and warns Biden, ‘Be very careful’  ABC NewsTrump defends dictator comments amid NYC soiree filled with MAGA diehards  POLITICOTrump dismisses warnings that his victory would threaten democracy and says Biden is the real threat  CNNTrump warns that ‘Biden indictments’ against him opened ‘Pandora’s box’: ‘Joe, be very careful what you wish for’  New York Post Trump doubles down on ‘dictator’ remarks at New York Republican gala  The Hill

Elon Musk restores account of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones on X  The Washington PostElon Musk restores Alex Jones X account  Eyewitness News ABC7NYElon Musk restores X account of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones  NPR‘The people have spoken’: Elon Musk restores the X account of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones after poll  CNNElon Musk reinstates Alex Jones on X  Fox News

Tennessee tornadoes leave at least 6 dead, dozens hurt and more than 40,000 without power  CNN6 dead, nearly 2 dozen injured after severe storms tear through central Tennessee  WHAS11Madison woman recounts looking for a baby after tornado in Davidson County  News Channel 5 NashvilleTornado touches down in Gibson Co.  WBBJ-TVSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued for parts of the Mid-South  FOX13 Memphis

Trump tests federal gag order with attack on Bill Barr: ‘He was a coward’  The Guardian USDonald Trump Takes the Stand This Week—Shortly After His Gag Orders Were Upheld – Mother Jones  Mother JonesDonald Trump May Have Just Broken His Gag Order  NewsweekAppeals court upholds Trump gag order in election interference case | The Excerpt  USA TODAYTrump vows to appeal judge’s gag order decision in Jan. 6 case  The Hill

2 Philadelphia police officers shot in Holmesburg; suspect also shot  WPVI-TVView Full Coverage on Google News

Texas Supreme Court temporarily blocks woman from emergency abortion  KABC-TVNews Wrap: Texas high court grants AG Paxton’s request to pause abortion ruling  PBS NewsHourTexas Supreme Court blocking emergency abortion approval: ‘It’s obviously disappointing’  MSNBCTexas abortion: Kate Cox case reveals broader antiabortion strategy  The Boston GlobeLetters to the Editor — Kate Cox’s story, Plano ISD, Sandra Day O’Connor, Dallas County  The Dallas Morning News

Tornado touches down in Garner, Tornado Warning in effect for Central North Carolina Counties  WRALNC Weather: Tornado warning issued in Wake County as storms push through Raleigh and Garner in North Carolina  WTVD-TVTornado watch issued for Hampton Roads, northeast North Carolina  The Virginian-PilotNational Weather Service Raleigh issues tornado watch for central North Carolina  CBS17.comTree on home, other damage in Garner after Wake County tornado warnings  CBS17.com

Speaker Mike Johnson doesn’t have “political capital” yet in Washington, Robert Costa says  Face the NationMeet House Speaker Mike Johnson’s inner circle of Senate rebels, Trump officials and veteran aides  NBC NewsMentors, Senate rebels and Trump officials: Meet Speaker Mike Johnson’s inner circle  Yahoo News

Leading Senate Democrat on border talks: ‘Republican demands are unreasonable’  POLITICOCongress can’t say “we’re going to do nothing” on border, Sen. James Lankford says  Face the NationSenate Heads into Crucial Week to Strike Deal on Ukraine, Border  The Wall Street JournalThe Senate is stuck on the border; why not just enforce the law? | Mulshine  NJ.com’Crisis’: Senators race to reach Ukraine and Israel aid, border deal  USA TODAY

NY AG: Trump’s high-priced expert witnesses help my fraud-trial case  Business InsiderNew York AG suggests Trump experts helped push her fraud case forward  The HillWhat to watch when former President Donald Trump returns to testify in New York civil fraud trial  CNNTrump Will Not Testify as Scheduled in Civil Fraud Trial  The New York TimesTrump Paid Expert Witness $877500 for Work in Fraud Trial  Bloomberg

‘S.N.L.’ Invites University of Phoenix to the House Antisemitism Hearing  The New York Times’SNL’ swings and misses with cold open attempting to skewer antisemitism hearings hours after UPenn President Liz Magill resigns: ‘Abysmal’  New York Post ‘Saturday Night Live’ Cold Open Skewers University Presidents For Their Evasive Answers At House Antisemitism Hearing  DeadlineSaturday Night Live Skit Mocks Antisemitism Hearing with University Presidents  National Review’SNL’ mocks university presidents’ antisemitism hearing in cold open  The Hill

Minneapolis store clerk killed after being impaled by golf club  NBC NewsMinnesota grocery clerk who was neighborhood ‘fixture’ killed when ‘crazy’ man impales him with golf club  New York Post Grocery store clerk remembered after brutal attack  FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. PaulCommunity remembering slain store clerk  FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. PaulGrocery clerk dies after customer impales him with a golf club: Minneapolis police  KELOLAND.com

Nearly 100 animals found starving in ‘filthy’ habitats seized from Virginia zoo  Business Insider’It’s angering:’ Natural Bridge Zoo representative responds to warrants claiming dozens of dead animals seized  WSETWDBJ7 Investigates: Natural Bridge Zoo search warrants reveal alleged animal abuse  WDBJNearly 100 animals seized from zoo amid animal cruelty investigation, authorities say  KCBDDozens of animals taken from Virginia roadside zoo as part of investigation  CBS 6 News Richmond WTVR

Sarasota Residents Want MAGA Couple Bridget and Christian Ziegler Gone After Rape, Threesome Allegations  The Daily BeastHypocrisy with Florida GOP leader amid sex scandal  MSNBCThis Gay School Board Member Has Choice Words for the Zieglers’ Bisexual Tryst and Allegations  Yahoo NewsChristian, Bridget Ziegler will lose a lot of money over sex scandal  Sarasota Herald-TribuneZieglers, begone. Florida doesn’t need more hypocrisy | Editorial  Orlando Sentinel

What to Know About Elizabeth Magill, the Penn President Who Resigned  The New York TimesUniversity of Pennsylvania president resigns after testimony  ReutersProgressivism is a cancer on society: Lisa Boothe  Fox NewsLiz Magill’s ouster at Penn will help the worst people take down free speech, higher ed  The Philadelphia InquirerOpinion: Liz Magill’s Penn resignation shows the trouble with Congress policing campus speech  Los Angeles Times

Massive storm targets East with flood threat, strong winds, snow and severe storms after spawning deadly Tennessee tornadoes  CNNMajor storm slamming East Coast with heavy rain, snow, wind and severe weather  The Washington PostTechnical Discussion: A FIRST ALERT Weather Day For A High Impact Storm This Afternoon Into Tomor…  WFSB 3Flood watch in effect as powerful storm to bring heavy rain, wind to NYC  New York Post Winter Storm Warning Issued for 8 States With ‘Heavy Snow’ Set To Hit  Newsweek

Man charged with capital murder of Edna teenage cheerleader  KPRC Click2HoustonTexas police arrest illegal immigrant in 16-year-old cheerleader Lizbeth Medina’s murder  Fox NewsTexas police investigate death of cheerleader whose body was found in a bathtub  NBC NewsMan arrested on capital murder charge in death of Edna High School cheerleader, police say  KHOU.comArrest made in slaying of Texas high school cheerleader  ABC News

Mitt Romney says he doesn’t see ‘any evidence’ to authorize Joe Biden impeachment inquiry  USA TODAYMitt Romney opposes Biden impeachment probe while ripping Hunter as ‘unsavory person’  New York Post Sen. Romney doesn’t see ‘any’ evidence to support Biden impeachment inquiry  NBC NewsWhite House touts Romney criticizing GOP impeachment inquiry efforts  The HillRomney, Murphy agree Hunter Biden’s alleged crimes don’t reflect on President Biden  Axios

Cheney: Americans “can’t count” on GOP in Congress to defend the constitution  AxiosTo defeat Trump, Liz Cheney is out to defeat House Republicans  The Washington PostLiz Cheney’s plea: ‘Our focus has got to be on defeating Donald Trump’ in 2024  ABC NewsLetter to the editor: Above all else, ensure that Trump doesn’t win  Press HeraldIn ‘Oath and Honor,’ Liz Cheney is both eloquent and evasive  The Washington Post

GOP Sen. Mitt Romney doesn’t rule out voting for Biden, says Trump has ‘authoritarian’ interests  NBC NewsTrump the ‘human gumball machine’ will ‘impose his will’ on the nation if elected, Romney says  POLITICORomney compares Trump’s ‘dictator’ remark to ‘human gumball machine’  The HillFull Mitt Romney: Trump’s campaign one of ‘retribution, anger and hate’  NBC NewsMitt Romney says his endorsement in 2024 race would be ‘kiss of death’  The Guardian US

What happened on election day in Houston, including mayoral runoff  Houston Chronicle Senator John Whitmire is the new Mayor of Houston, defeating Sheila Lee Jackson in race  FOX 26 HoustonHouston’s mayor-elect takes parting shot at Sheila Jackson Lee: ‘We don’t bully people’  Fox NewsWhitmire’s mayoral win opens his Senate seat for the first time in 40 years  Houston Chronicle John Whitmire elected Houston mayor, what could this mean for the city’s future  FOX 26 Houston