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— On the Show:
— Marc Elias, a top Democratic election lawyer, joins us to discuss his arguments before the Supreme Court on December 9 in defense of federal limits on coordinated spending between parties and candidates
— The Trump administration faces escalating private sector job losses as ADP reports companies are losing about 13,500 jobs per week while the White House hides official economic data
— Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy urges passengers to follow etiquette rules on planes while highlighting the need for fully staffed, competent air traffic control
— A federal judge dismisses Trump’s criminal cases against James Comey and Letitia James because Lindsey Halligan, the prosecutor Trump appointed, was not legally authorized
— Attorney General Pam Bondi promises legal action and appeals for Trump’s dismissed cases even though a judge ruled every part of the cases invalid due to improper prosecutorial authority
— The White House postpones the unveiling of Trump’s new health care proposal while ACA subsidies are likely to continue for at least two more years
— Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent advises people to move from blue states to red states to slightly reduce inflation while ignoring the larger income and health disparities
— Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt defends Trump’s H1-B policies, healthcare focus, and confidence in Lindsey Halligan despite contradictions with his own statements
— Karoline Leavitt insists that all presidential orders are lawful even as Trump repeatedly attempts to push the military into illegal actions and the UCMJ requires disobedience of unlawful orders
— On the Bonus Show: Texas men indicted over plot to overtake Haitian island, the Pentagon to cut ties with the Boy Scouts, the Trump phone is nowhere to be seen, and much more…
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