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Rolling Stone:
Trump's Killing Spree: The Inside Story of His Race to Execute Every Prisoner He Could — Before 2020, there had been three federal executions in 60 years. Then Trump put 13 people to death in six months … N THE FINAL moments of Brandon Bernard's life, before he was executed …
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The White House:
Statement from President Joe Biden on Personnel Announcement — I've known Ron Klain since he was a third-year law student. He came to work for me on the Senate Judiciary Committee, and I knew the moment he started that he was a once-in-a-generation talent with a fierce and brilliant intellect.
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Katie Rogers / New York Times:
Jeff Zients Is Named White House Chief of Staff — The White House formally announced that Mr. Zients, 56, would be taking over for Ron Klain, who has held the role since President Biden took office two years ago. — WASHINGTON — President Biden said on Friday that Jeffrey D. Zients …
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Max Moran / American Prospect:
The Myth of Jeffrey Zients — There is no reason to trust a longtime corporate stooge to serve as President Biden's chief of staff. — Jeff Zients, then COVID-19 response coordinator, prepares to speak at a press briefing at the White House, April 13, 2021, in Washington.
Olivia Beavers / Politico:
‘I have no enemies, at least’: Where Santos really stands in the House GOP — Everyone in the Capitol seems to be talking about George Santos. Almost no fellow Republican, however, appears to be forging real bonds with him. — The New York Republican became a migraine for his party …
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Washington Post:
RNC chair seeks to quell revolt, divisions ahead of tense Friday election — GOP leaders are voting on whether to reelect Ronna McDaniel amid demands for accountability for the party's string of electoral failures — DANA POINT, Calif. — A contentious battle over the future of the GOP …
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US Food and Drug Administration:
FDA Proposes Individual Risk Assessment for Blood Donations, While Continuing to Safeguard U.S. Blood Supply — For Immediate Release: — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced it is proposing a change from time-based deferrals to assessing blood donor eligibility using gender-inclusive …
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Cameron Joseph / VICE:
The Classified Document Scandal Is Even Dumber Than You Think — “It's a ridiculous system that's not fit for purpose anymore,” one State Department official told VICE News. — Cameron Joseph — WASHINGTON, US — It's hard to imagine a dumber way to protect our national intelligence.
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Joan Biskupic / CNN:
Exclusive: Supreme Court did not disclose financial relationship with expert brought in to review leak probe — The Supreme Court did not disclose its longstanding financial ties with former Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff even as it touted him as an expert who independently validated …
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Tangle, Political Wire and BuzzFeed News
Sabrina Willmer / Bloomberg:
Trump Bid to Help Ex-Aide Navarro Spurned by Judge in Contempt Case — A letter from former President Donald Trump's lawyer failed to persuade a judge to reconsider his refusal to dismiss a criminal contempt case against one-time White House trade adviser Peter Navarro.
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Tierney Sneed / CNN:
Peter Navarro contempt of Congress trial will be delayed for months, judge says
Peter Navarro contempt of Congress trial will be delayed for months, judge says
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Political Wire
Jonathan Franklin / NPR:
5 Memphis ex-police are charged with murder and jailed over the death of Tyre Nichols — Five former Memphis police officers have been indicted and jailed in the beating death of Tyre Nichols, who died days after a traffic stop on Jan. 7. — Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin III …
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Christopher Rugaber / Associated Press:
US inflation and consumer spending cooled in December — The Federal Reserve's preferred inflation gauge eased further in December, and consumer spending fell — the latest evidence that the Fed's series of interest rate hikes are slowing the economy. Friday's report from the Commerce Department showed …
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Washington Examiner, New York Post, New York Times, Quartz and Associated Press
Jeremy Herb / CNN:
Federal prosecutors discussed charging Trump in Stormy Daniels case when he left office, book says — Days before then-President Donald Trump left the White House, federal prosecutors in New York discussed whether to potentially charge Trump with campaign finance crimes once he was out of office …
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Tom Cotton / Fox News:
Biden's Ukraine incompetence made war far bloodier. It's time to deliver what's needed to defeat Russia — Sending just 31 Abrams tanks to help Ukraine battle Russia is too little, too late — Sen. Tom Cotton: Ukraine Abrams tanks decision is ‘long overdue’
Mattathias Schwartz / Insider:
Exclusive: Inside the extramarital affair and cash-fueled double life of Charles McGonigal, the FBI spy hunter charged with taking Russian money — 2023-01-27T11:00:00Z … One morning in October 2017, Allison Guerriero noticed something unusual on the floor of her boyfriend's Park Slope, Brooklyn, apartment: a bag full of cash.
Punchbowl News:
THE TOP … The Republican chair of the House Budget Committee is adamant that the U.S. government won't default on its debt - even in the event of a debt-limit breach. … “We won't default now,” he added. … But, hypothetically, what if we do run out the fiscal clock and breach the debt limit?
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University of New Hampshire Scholars' Repository:
DeSantis Opens Lead Over Trump in New Hampshire in Race for 2024 GOP Nomination 1/26/2023 — Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has opened a lead over former President Donald Trump among likely voters in the New Hampshire 2024 Republican presidential primary. Less than half of likely GOP primary voters think Trump should be running.
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Pro-DeSantis group to launch ‘opening salvo’ in New Hampshire at GOP meeting
Pro-DeSantis group to launch ‘opening salvo’ in New Hampshire at GOP meeting
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Washington Examiner and Florida Politics
Gabriel Schoenfeld / The Bulwark:
What Mike Pompeo Leaves Out — In a memoir clearly intended to prepare for a presidential run, the former secretary of state toots his own horn—but his silences are louder. — Never Give an Inch: Fighting for the America I Love — “My Mike” was the nickname that President Trump bestowed …
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Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
California Senate race sets up clash of titans — A Senate race pitting the man who spearheaded former President Donald Trump's first impeachment, Adam Schiff, against fundraising powerhouse and wonk superstar Katie Porter would guarantee fireworks and a price tag in the hundreds of millions of dollars.
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Department of Justice:
United States Obtains Temporary Restraining Order Against Firearm Companies Illegally Selling Machine Guns — Civil Action is Part of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York's Civil Initiative to Reduce Gun Violence — On January 19, 2023, the United States filed …
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The Hill
Justice News:
U.S. Attorney Announces Charges And New Arrest In Connection With Assassination Plot Directed From Iran — Members of Eastern European Organized Crime Group Allegedly Plotted to Murder a U.S. Citizen of Iranian Origin in New York City Who Has Publicly Opposed the Iranian Government
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NBC News
Stuart A. Thompson / New York Times:
On Trump's Social Network: Ads for Miracle Cures, Scams and Fake Merchandise — Truth Social, the social network started by former President Donald J. Trump, has struggled to attract large brands. — Between posts about conspiracy theories and right-wing grievances was an unusual advertisement …
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Peter Schorsch / Florida Politics:
Florida House ‘dress code’ asks women to cover their shoulders … Peter Schorsch is the President of Extensive Enterprises Media and is the publisher of FloridaPolitics.com, INFLUENCE Magazine, and Sunburn, the morning read of what's hot in Florida politics.
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RedState
Jack Forrest / CNN:
Court releases video of attack on Paul Pelosi — San Francisco Superior Court on Friday released video and audio recorded during last year's attack on Paul Pelosi after a California court ruled the district attorney's office must make the materials public. — CNN has obtained the CD containing …
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The Guardian:
Revealed: Trump secretly donated $1m to discredited Arizona election ‘audit’ — Funding for controversial review of state's vote count in 2020 election can be traced to former president's Pac — One of the enduring mysteries surrounding the chaotic attempts to overturn Donald Trump's defeat …
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Washington Post and Raw Story