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Show Rundown
Open — Abe in the burbs taking selfies with The Grinch
5:20 — WGAS NewsBag; Matt Gaetz House Ethics Committee report drops
14:30 — Biden commutes 37 of 40 federal death sentences
21:08 — Lara Trump won’t be the next senator from Florida
23:16 — Kay Granger has abandoned her seat in Congress, and a local journalist is on the case
29:44 — Trump and Musk stop extended government funding bill before Congress passes last-minute temporary solution
41:23 — Larry Hogan looks into the mysterious sky and sees…stars?
47:30 — Slate columnist hated a book but missed the worst part
56:25 — Did CBS News’s Senior National News Correspondent Mark Strassmann Get Off a Good One?
1:02:33 — The Billboard Hot 100 Game
1:27:33 — Wrap-up! Homestead; La Palma; Christmas viewing

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