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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Trump dogs “dull” DeSantis ahead of potential 2024 matchup — Donald Trump is trashing Ron DeSantis in private as an ingrate with a “dull personality” and no realistic chance of beating him in a potential 2024 showdown, according to sources who've recently talked to the former president about the Florida governor.
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Associated Press:
Texas rabbi: Captor grew “belligerent” late in standoff — COLLEYVILLE, Texas (AP) — A rabbi who was among four people held hostage at a Texas synagogue said Sunday that the British man who held them captive became “increasingly belligerent and threatening” toward the end of the 10-hour standoff.
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The Independent:
Teenagers arrested in UK in connection with Texas synagogue siege as FBI name British hostage-taker — FBI has named Texas synagogue hostage-taker as British citizen Malik Faisal Akram — Two teenagers have been arrested in Manchester after a British man flew to the US …
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New York Times, Breitbart, New York Post, Mediaite and The Daily Wire
Jacob Thorburn / Daily Mail:
President Joe Biden says hostage situation at Texas synagogue was an ‘act of terror’
President Joe Biden says hostage situation at Texas synagogue was an ‘act of terror’
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RedState, FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth, Breitbart, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Instapundit and The Daily Wire
Washington Free Beacon:
Michigan's Dana Nessel Speculates ‘White Supremacy’ to Blame for Texas Synagogue Terrorist Attack
Michigan's Dana Nessel Speculates ‘White Supremacy’ to Blame for Texas Synagogue Terrorist Attack
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Townhall and The Gateway Pundit
Sky News:
Texas synagogue siege: British hostage taker named as Malik Faisal Akram
Texas synagogue siege: British hostage taker named as Malik Faisal Akram
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Dia Gill / The Daily Beast:
Synagogue Hostage-Taker Had ‘Mental Health Issues,’ Brother Says
Synagogue Hostage-Taker Had ‘Mental Health Issues,’ Brother Says
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Associated Press, CBS Dallas / Fort Worth, Breitbart, The Times of Israel, Raw Story and Jihad Watch
Jacob Magid / The Times of Israel:
‘Calm, collected’ synagogue rabbi wowed FBI through 10-hour Texas hostage crisis
‘Calm, collected’ synagogue rabbi wowed FBI through 10-hour Texas hostage crisis
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BizPac Review, littlegreenfootballs.com and Power Line
Lahav Harkov / Jerusalem Post:
Yes, the Colleyville synagogue attack was ‘specifically’ targeting Jews
Yes, the Colleyville synagogue attack was ‘specifically’ targeting Jews
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The Western Journal, Umar's Newsletter, Joe's Newsletter, CNN and Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Nick Arama / RedState:
Biden Supporter Makes Trouble at Trump Rally, but She Immediately Has Cause to Regret It — President Donald Trump was in classic form last night, taking down Joe Biden and all his failures during his rally in Florence, Arizona. — Trump had a massive crowd of supporters come out …
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Politico:
MAGA hats and QAnon: Inside Trump's first rally of 2022 — The former president hit all the notes in his rally in Arizona on Saturday. The question is: Is this a precursor to a reelection bid? — Christie Disinger, left, and friend waiting to get into Trump's rally in Florence, Ariz., Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022.
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Mother Jones, Raw Story and The Atlantic
Steven Monacelli / Rolling Stone:
They're Too Extreme for QAnon — and Right at Home at Trump's Rally — Saturday night, he was seated with the VIPs — Florence, Ariz. — One full day before Trump spoke to an estimated 15,000 die-hard Republicans in Arizona, a group of JFK Jr. obsessed QAnon fanatics arrived at the venue grounds here.
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Raw Story
Trent Nelson / Salt Lake Tribune:
Cowardice and misinformation at all levels have left each one of us to fight this battle alone. — By The Salt Lake Tribune Editorial Board — That wan fluttering noise you hear coming from the direction of the Capitol building is the sound of the state of Utah waving the white flag …
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Andrew Kugle / Fox News:
Salt Lake City Tribune editorial calls for National Guard to keep unvaccinated people in their homes — The editorial board wrote the government should ‘deploy the National Guard to ensure that people without proof of vaccination would not be allowed, well, anywhere’ — Fox News Flash top headlines for January 16
Hans Nichols / Axios:
Scoop: VP communications director summoned over past tweets — Jamal Simmons, Vice President Kamala Harris' new communications director, is scheduled to meet with the Congressional Hispanic Caucus on Thursday to listen to their concerns about his old tweets, congressional officials tell Axios.
Fox News:
Gov. Youngkin: Virginians ready for a new direction — In his first television interview since taking office, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin discusses his first executive actions and education priorities.
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Cameron Cawthorne / Fox News:
Gov. Youngkin expresses optimism about the future of Virginia: ‘Ready for a new way forward’
Gov. Youngkin expresses optimism about the future of Virginia: ‘Ready for a new way forward’
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Against the Grain, The Daily Caller, Townhall, Governor Glenn Youngkin, Washington Examiner and WSLS-TV
Yan Zhuang / New York Times:
Novak Djokovic in Australia 11m ago — The unvaccinated tennis star said he was “extremely disappointed” but would respect a court's ruling. He departed on a flight to Dubai from Melbourne Airport on Sunday night. — Here's what you need to know: — Djokovic loses his bid to stay in Australia …
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Damien Cave / New York Times:
How the ‘Djokovic Affair’ Finally Came to an End
How the ‘Djokovic Affair’ Finally Came to an End
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Associated Press, The Gateway Pundit and Washington Post
Rob Picheta / CNN:
Europe's loud, rule-breaking unvaccinated minority are falling out of society — London (CNN)Before Covid-19, Nicolas Rimoldi had never attended a protest. — But somewhere along the pandemic's long and tortuous road, which saw his native Switzerland imposing first one lockdown, then another …
E.J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:
Dr. King was bold. Don't make him bland. — This holiday weekend, Americans will celebrate the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. of their choosing. That's not surprising. But it is a problem. — If the devil can quote scripture for his purposes, it's not shocking that all of us are inclined …
Charlie Sykes / Morning Shots:
Trump's Electoral Forgery/Fraud — The smoking guns are all around us — Happy Sunday! Before you get immersed in a day of playoff football, I'd like to urge you to think about the implications of this story: … In other words, what we have here is attempted election fraud on a massive scale.
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Balloon Juice and Raw Story
Nick Anderson / Washington Post:
University of Michigan president fired after probe into alleged affair with a subordinate — The University of Michigan's governing board has fired the school's president after an investigation into an alleged sexual affair between him and a female subordinate found evidence that he engaged …
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Fox News, The College Fix and The Daily Wire
Jon Wertheim / CBS News:
Investigating who betrayed Anne Frank and her family to the Nazis — Seventy-five years after its publication, “The Diary of Anne Frank” remains among the most widely-read books in the world. Blinkering between hope and despair, the account of a Jewish teenager's life in hiding in an annex behind …
Sonnet Swire / CNN:
New documents show census officials concerned about political interference from Trump's Commerce Department — (CNN)Newly released documents appear to show top career officials at the Census Bureau had drafted a memo of concerns during the Trump administration's attempts to exert political pressure …
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Rolling Stone and New York Times
HuffPost:
Reconstruction-Era Law Could Keep Trump Off Presidential Ballot In 6 Southern States — The language letting them back into the Union required them to enforce the 14th Amendment's ban on insurrectionists in federal or state office. — By S.V. Date — Should former President Donald Trump run …
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Raw Story