12/29/2023 05:08 CDT/Online version

MAINE SOS REMOVES TRUMP FROM BALLOT; CRAZED PROSECUTOR SMITH WANTS TO LIMIT TRUMP’S DEFENSES

TODAY’S TOP TEN

LEFTIST SOS IN MAINE REMOVES TRUMP FROM BALLOT

LEFTIST SECRETARY OF STATE IN MAINE unilaterally removes Trump from 2024 primary ballot. The Last Refuge.

POLITICAL PROSECUTOR JACK SMITH WANTS COURT to exclude J6 evidence from Trump’s J6 trial. Legal Insurrection.

NIKKI HALEY TRIES TO EXPLAIN HER ANSWER about the Civil War after liberal media erupts. Daily Caller.

LAUREN BOEBERT SWITCHING CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS in Colorado to improve re-election odds. TheBlaze.

COLORADO SECRETARY OF STATE CONFIRMS that Donald Trump will be on the ballot in 2024. Just the News.

RASH OF SWATTING AGAINST CONSERVATIVES could have deadly consequences. ZeroHedge.

A NEW POLITICAL BELLWETHER EMERGES: Osceola County, Florida, along the I-4 Corridor. reason.

NEWEST GREEN PROBLEM FOR CLIMATE ZEALOTS: Nobody wants to buy a used electric vehicle. ZeroHedge.

INSIDE THE ELABORATE BUNKERS where billionaires hope to ride out societal collapse. Metro.

THE SURPRISING RED STATES THAT PERSECUTE religious schools and charities. The Federalist.

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COMMENTARY WORTH READING

• Barry Sanders’ humility a quality most athletes lack. Shawn Fleetwood.
• Why the Left hates Clarence Thomas. David Harsanyi.
• Will elections finally be secure in 2024? Hans von Spakovsky.

VIDEO WORTH WATCHING

• Worst of 2023: The craziest analysis award. Media Research Center.
• Vivek Ramaswamy: I’m thrilled to disappoint the liberal media. Fox News.
• Trump’s lawyer: Jack Smith is on the run. Real Clear Politics.

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MOST CLICKED ITEM YESTERDAY

• CATHOLIC ALL-GIRLS COLLEGE IN NOTRE DAME, INDIANA, reverses course on allowing men posing as women to enroll. The Georgia Star News.

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