James Comer is the boy who cried ‘cover up’

Texas woman's attorney reacts to court blocking emergency abortion  [VIEW IN BROWSER]( MSNBC DAILY Understand today's news [VIEW IN BROWSER]( MSNBC DAILY Understand today's news Sunday, December 10, 2023 IN CASE YOU MISSED IT [Alternate text] As the GOP presidential [candidate pool dwindles,]( the fourth and final [Republican debate](Wednesday night became yet another [contentious showdown]( with no real [winner or loser (apart from candidate Donald Trump, who did not attend and remains miles ahead in polls).](Meanwhile, defendant Trump was [back in court](this week in his N.Y. civil fraud trial, where he’s set to[testify in his own defense]( as the final witness on Monday. Adding to the [media scrutiny]( around Trump’s presidential agenda, the former president blundered [a softball question]( this week from Fox News host Sean Hannity, responding to a question about his [authoritarian aspirations]( by saying he would only be a dictator [“on Day One”](of his presidency. Two months after being ousted as House speaker, Rep. Kevin McCarthy [announced that he's quitting Congress altogether](, joining [a growing list]( of lawmakers who plan to retire. The [mass exodus from Congress](also includes [Reps. Patrick Henry](, [Dan Kildee](, Dean Phillips and [Ken Buck]( and [Sens. Mitt Romney]([and Joe Manchin](, among others. At least three people were killed in a [campus shooting]( at the University of Las Vegas on Wednesday, adding to a [record year of mass killings]( in the U.S. On Thursday, President Biden’s son Hunter Biden was [indicted]( on [nine federal tax charges]( in California, further eroding any basis for Republicans’ [misguided complaints]( about a “two-tiered” justice system that purportedly favors Democrats. On Friday, the Texas Supreme Court paused a lower court ruling that [would have allowed a pregnant woman](, whose fetus is unlikely to survive, to get an abortion. Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton had pushed for the stay, arguing that Texas law does not permit abortions solely based on the fact that a fetus is unlikely to survive outside the womb. Missed something? Don't worry. Here are our select columns and videos from the week. And don't forget to check out [MSNBC.com]( for more.   EDITOR'S PICKS [Alternate text] [CLARISSA-JAN LIM]( [With new Hunter Biden charges, James Comer loses the plot]( James Comer is seeing cover-ups in every corner with new Hunter Biden charges. [Read more.]( [JORDAN RUBIN]( [Jan. 6 defendants' appeal to Supreme Court could have a big impact on Trump]( The justices' review could affect Trump's case in Washington, where his pretrial immunity appeal already calls the March trial date into question.[Read more.]( [CHRIS HAYES]( [The truth and the spin of Biden’s economic recovery]( Regardless of responsibility, presidents get blamed for the bad stuff and praised for the good. [Read more.]( [BRIAN TYLER COHEN]( [Why the biggest loser of the fourth GOP debate was also the biggest liar]( Lines were drawn. Attacks were lobbed. Mistakes were made. [Read more.]( [ZEESHAN ALEEM]( [George Santos never learned his lesson. His new gig proves it.]( George Santos is getting rich off Cameo. That's a sad comment on America. [Read more.]( [LISA RUBIN]( [Team Trump was ‘Clueless’ in a New York appeals court]( With time running out, Team Trump was desperate to rush the appeal of his gag order, only to learn no litigant can bend court schedules to his will. [Read more.]( [SYMONE]( [University of Pennsylvania President resigns amid criticism of antisemitism testimony]( The President of University of Pennsylvania has stepped down amid criticism of antisemitism testimony before Congress. Shermichael Singleton and Maria Teresa Kumar join Symone Sanders-Townsend to discuss the development. YASMIN VOSSOUGHIAN REPORTS ['It really is shocking': Texas woman's attorney blasts court for blocking emergency abortion]( The attorney for Kate Cox, a 31-year-old pregnant woman in need of an emergency abortion, reacts to the Court's decision to temporarily block the Texas judge's ruling. 'This cannot be the way healthcare is practiced in this country," Cox's attorney says. [ALI VELSHI]( [‘He’s being dead serious’: Michael Cohen reacts to Trump ‘dictator’ comment]( Former Trump attorney Michael Cohen speaks to Ali Velshi about Trump’s increasingly disturbing rhetoric. "Donald Trump doesn't joke. He doesn't have a sense of humor. Everything that he’s saying is on his mind.” [MSNBC]( [U.S. approves emergency $106M arms sale to Israel]( The State Department has announced that the White House has approved a $106 million in emergency arms sales of nearly 14,000 tank shells to Israel and bypassing the standard Congressional approval process.     MORE FROM MSNBC [Alternate text] Tonight, MSNBC Films presents an encore presentation of “The Recall: Reframed.” The eye-opening documentary short explores the aftermath of the controversial 2016 sentencing of Stanford swimmer Brock Turner, the subsequent removal of California Judge Aaron Persky, and the role of the criminal legal system in seeking justice for sexual assault victims. And, immediately following the film, Ari Melber speaks with the filmmakers about the social justice issues that the documentary raises. Watch “The Recall: Reframed” tonight at 10pm Eastern on MSNBC, and streaming now on Peacock. 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