The President says a deal is close that would free hostages in Gaza, while more Democrats in Congress call for a ceasefire or conditions on military aid to Israel. Meanwhile, Biden celebrates his 81st birthday with more bad polling and anxious Democrats. Trump continues his run of bonkers campaign stops in Iowa and Fox News kicks off the holiday season with a meltdown over “woke” Christmas. Then, ProPublica and NPR reporter Andrea Bernstein joins the show to talk about the newly announced Supreme Court ethics code and her podcast about right-wing judicial activist Leonard Leo, “We Don’t Talk About Leonard”. Finally, we kick off a new Thanksgiving tradition and pardon our favorite political turkeys of 2023.

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SHOW NOTES: 

• Punchbowl: In Halifax, lawmakers warn about Ukraine and border
• Politico: Democrats in Senate, House discuss conditioning military aid to Israel
• WaPo: Joe Biden: The U.S. won’t back down from the challenge of Putin and Hamas
• New Republic: First Jewish Member of Congress Joins Calls for Cease-Fire in Gaza
• VT Digger: Becca Balint: Cease-fire needed to stop bloodshed in Israel-Hamas conflict
• STATEMENT OF CONGRESSMAN JAMIE RASKIN, NOVEMBER 17, 2023
• JTA: 2 more Jewish Democrats, Jamie Raskin and Sara Jacobs, join growing calls for a ‘bilateral’ ceasefire
• Axios: Scoop: Jewish Democrats lead push for Gaza fuel shipments
• Ossoff: Sen. Ossoff Addresses U.S. Senate on Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza
• Haaretz: How a U.S. Senator Captured the Democratic and Jewish Consensus on Israel and Gaza
• Axios: Scoop: Bipartisan Jewish Caucus begins to take shape
• The Guardian: AOC leads Democrats urging Biden to call for Gaza ceasefire over children’s rights
• New Republic: You Won’t Believe How Much AIPAC Is Spending to Target the Squad in 2024
• Axios: Scoop: Bipartisan Jewish Caucus begins to take shape
• JTA: ‘Blood on your hands’: Jewish congressman’s office defaced with pro-Palestinian graffiti
• NBC News: Poll: Biden’s standing hits new lows amid Israel-Hamas war
• CNN: Biden’s birthday prompts debate about age and wisdom of America’s oldest president
• Reuters: Biden turns 81 as worries about his age weigh on re-election prospects
• The Guardian: Biden celebrates birthday as polls show struggles against Trump 
• CNN: Trump returns to Iowa in the wake of blockbuster ‘insurrectionist ban’ ruling
• AP News: Trump celebrates win in Colorado election case during return visit to Iowa
• CNN: LIVE UPDATES: Hearing on Trump gag order in federal 2020 election subversion case 
• Independent: Fox News complains about ‘gay Nutcracker’ Christmas decor at Target
• Washington Post: Welcome to War on Christmas season!