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New York Times:
Judge Orders Trump and Lawyer to Pay Nearly $1 Million for Bogus Suit — In a scathing ruling, the judge said the suit against Hillary Clinton and dozens of the former president's perceived political enemies was “brought in bad faith for an improper purpose.”
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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Trump drops lawsuit against New York AG after judge in case sanctions him almost $1 million for Clinton suit — Former President Donald Trump voluntarily dropped a longshot federal lawsuit in Florida against New York Attorney General Letitia James. — The move came a day after the same judge …
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Adela Suliman / Washington Post:
Trump fined nearly $1M for ‘revenge’ lawsuit against Hillary Clinton, others
Trump fined nearly $1M for ‘revenge’ lawsuit against Hillary Clinton, others
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Talking Points Memo, Law & Crime, Insider, NBC News and Just An Earth-Bound Misfit, I
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Trump and lawyer sanctioned almost $1 million for ‘frivolous’ lawsuit against Hillary Clinton
Trump and lawyer sanctioned almost $1 million for ‘frivolous’ lawsuit against Hillary Clinton
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Matt Stieb / New York Magazine:
Here's Every Single Lie Told by George Santos — Since the New York Times revealed that George Santos was not quite the man he sold himself as to voters, it's been hard to track down exactly what is true about the incoming representative's life story. Is he broke or rich? Is he Jewish or Catholic?
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New York Times:
68 Days of Silence: Why the White House Stayed Mum on Classified Documents — Advisers to President Biden calculated that the Justice Department would view possession of the documents as little more than a good-faith mistake. — WASHINGTON — The decision by President Biden and his top advisers …
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Tom Joyce / Washington Examiner:
Biden's presidency is halfway over — if voters have common sense — As of Friday, President Joe Biden will have been in office for two years. That puts him at the halfway point of his first term, and if the people exercise common sense next year and vote Biden out, Friday will also be the halfway point of Biden's presidency.
Loreben Tuquero / PolitiFact:
Trump is wrong; Biden did have the right to declassify records as VP
Trump is wrong; Biden did have the right to declassify records as VP
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Breitbart, Politico, The Daily Caller, Washington Post, Political Wire, NPR and What the Hell is Going On?
Steve Clemons / Semafor:
Principals — with Steve Clemons — What's everyone joking about at Davos? George Santos, of course. At a marquee event hosted by Lally Weymouth and the Washington Post, Carlyle Group co-founder David Rubenstein quipped that the congressman couldn't join the World Economic Forum …
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Shelby Talcott / Semafor:
Can Mike Pence win the anti-abortion vote?
Can Mike Pence win the anti-abortion vote?
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Nancy Cook / Bloomberg:
GOP Quietly Plots What's Next on Abortion in Nod to 2022 Failures
GOP Quietly Plots What's Next on Abortion in Nod to 2022 Failures
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The 19th
Dan Sullivan / Miami Herald:
Judge: DeSantis violated state Constitution, First Amendment in firing state attorney — Despite concluding that Gov. Ron DeSantis violated the Florida Constitution and the First Amendment when he suspended Hillsborough State Attorney Andrew Warren last year, a federal judge ruled Friday …
Meridith McGraw / Politico:
Trump to GOP: Don't touch Medicare or Social Security in debt ceiling fight — Former President Donald Trump issued a warning to Republican lawmakers on Friday: Don't lay a finger on entitlement programs as part of the debt ceiling showdown with the White House.
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Linh Ta / Axios:
No more sliced cheese, white rice under proposed Iowa SNAP bill — Iowa House Republicans are proposing restrictions on the state's SNAP benefits that could dramatically limit what foods recipients can get at the store. … Nearly 40 House Republicans have co-sponsored the bill.
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Politico:
Germany snubs Ukraine's tank request — Germany dashed Ukrainian hopes that Berlin would finally decide on Friday to send modern battle tanks to Kyiv's forces, with German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius arguing there was no international agreement yet on the topic.
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New York Times:
Russia-Ukraine War — Allies Fail to Reach Agreement on Providing Western Tanks to Ukraine
Russia-Ukraine War — Allies Fail to Reach Agreement on Providing Western Tanks to Ukraine
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Adrian Carrasquillo / Newsweek:
Ruben Gallego Set to Launch Senate Campaign Against Kyrsten Sinema — Arizona Representative Ruben Gallego, a former Marine combat veteran who was critical of Senator Kyrsten Sinema's leadership and fidelity to the Democratic Party long before she announced she was leaving it to become an independent …
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Timothy Bella / Washington Post:
All hail, ‘Toadzilla’: Giant toad in Australia could be world's largest — As Kylee Gray got out of her car, she looked to the ground and gasped in disbelief. — The ranger at Conway National Park in Queensland, Australia, had stopped the vehicle last week in a wild rainforest after she saw a snake slithering across the track.
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BBC:
Andrew Tate: Romania court extends police detention for influencer and brother — Influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan are to stay in custody until 27 February after a Romanian court extended their detention by police. — The pair are being investigated over allegations …
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Konstantin Toropin / Military.com:
3 Active-Duty Marines Who Work in Intelligence Arrested for Alleged Participation in Jan. 6 Riot — Three Marines were arrested Wednesday for their participation in the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, according to court documents unsealed Thursday.
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Michael Schaffer / Politico:
D.C. Mayor to Biden: Your Teleworking Employees Are Killing My City — At the swearing-in this month for her third term as the District of Columbia's mayor, Muriel Bowser delivered a surprising inaugural-address ultimatum of sorts to the federal government: Get your employees back to in-person work …
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HotAir
David Shepardson / Reuters:
U.S. FAA says ‘unintentionally deleted files’ prompted computer outage — The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Thursday a preliminary review found that contract personnel “unintentionally deleted files” disrupting a key computer system and prompting a nationwide groundstop …
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Matt Margolis / PJ Media:
The Super Shady Coverup of the Paul Pelosi Story Is Worse Than You Thought — Remember when the Paul Pelosi story was big news for a while, then weird things started coming out, and then suddenly everyone stopped talking about it? — Yeah, I do. — Back in October, the story came …
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IJR, RedState and The Gateway Pundit
Dave Zirin / The Nation:
Tony Dungy Is a Right-Wing Zealot and the NFL and NBC Don't Care — The Hall of Fame coach is held up as the epitome of character—but Tony Dungy has used his devoutness as cover for anti-gay bigotry. — I've covered the March for Life in Washington, D.C., for years.
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Heidi Przybyla / Politico:
Dark money group linked to Leonard Leo is dissolved — A dark money group tied to conservative judicial activist Leonard Leo was dissolved three days after POLITICO inquired about whether it helped to facilitate the multi-million-dollar sale of former White House senior adviser Kellyanne …
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Raw Story
Jordan Uhl / The Lever:
The Lawsuit That Could Freeze Speech Against Billionaires — Since Elon Musk took over Twitter, the national debate over free speech has narrowly focused on tech companies' social media censorship. But offline in a Texas court, a lawsuit could send an intimidating message to political candidates across …
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Jacobin
Washington Post:
Va. Sen. Tim Kaine says he will seek another term — Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) announced Friday he plans to seek a third term, sending a wave of relief through the Democratic Party amid worries that he would retire and create a potential opening for Republicans.
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Tara Palmeri / Puck:
Who's Afraid of Rick Scott? — “Rick Scott's team is vicious,” said a former Ron DeSantis aide. “It's very bad news for Ron if Rick gets in the race.” — Politics can be a soulless and gutless bloodsport, and yet it's rare to see the sort of bizarre choreography that is taking place among …
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