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Lisa Kashinsky / Politico:
Trump makes his first big move in New Hampshire — SALEM, N.H. — Former President Donald Trump is tapping outgoing New Hampshire GOP Chair Stephen Stepanek to help oversee his campaign in the first-in-the-nation primary state as he pushes back against criticism that his operation has been slow to ramp up.
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Michael C. Bender / New York Times:
Trump Tries a New Campaign Tack: Small-Scale — At two events on Saturday, Donald J. Trump is embracing more traditional campaigning as he struggles to maintain support for his third White House bid. — COLUMBIA, S.C. — Donald J. Trump campaigned during his first presidential race …
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Hannah Knowles / Washington Post:
DeSantis advisers prepare for potential presidential run, explore staff options — The private activity is the latest indication the second-term Republican governor is laying a foundation for a potential White House bid — Advisers to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis are actively preparing …
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Michael Graham / NH Journal:
EXCLUSIVE: NHJournal Poll Finds NHGOP Divided on Trump '24 — If Republicans want to win New Hampshire's electoral votes for just the second time since 1988, there is a GOP candidate who handily beats President Joe Biden in Granite State polling. — Gov. Chris Sununu.
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Noah Lanard / Mother Jones:
We Tried to Call the Top Donors to George Santos' 2020 Campaign. Many Don't Seem to Exist. — In September 2020, George Santos' congressional campaign reported that Victoria and Jonathan Regor had each contributed $2,800—the maximum amount—to his first bid for a House seat.
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Justice Department asks FEC to stand down as prosecutors probe Santos — The request is the clearest sign to date of an active criminal investigation examining the congressman's campaign finances — The Justice Department has asked the Federal Election Commission to hold off …
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Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
George Santos' Campaign Might Face a New Criminal Probe
George Santos' Campaign Might Face a New Criminal Probe
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Washington Post:
Retired Gen. Pavel defeats billionaire Babis in Czech election — PRAGUE — A former general defeated a billionaire former prime minister on Saturday in the Czech Republic's presidential election — seen by some as a contest between constitutional democracy and populism, with Russia's war in Ukraine in the background.
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Robert Tait / The Guardian:
Pro-western Petr Pavel sweeps to landslide win in race for Czech presidency — Champagne flows as former general defeats billionaire populist rival Andrej Babiš by largest margin in the country's history — Petr Pavel, a retired general and former senior Nato commander …
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Van Jones / CNN:
The police who killed Tyre Nichols were Black. But they might still have been driven by racism — Editor's Note: Van Jones is a CNN host, political commentator and the founder of Dream.org, a national nonprofit dedicated to criminal justice reform. The views expressed in this commentary are his own.
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CNN:
Video shows Tyre Nichols calling for his mother, beaten by officers now charged in his death
Video shows Tyre Nichols calling for his mother, beaten by officers now charged in his death
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NBC News:
Tyre Nichols video live updates: Memphis police release bodycam video
Tyre Nichols video live updates: Memphis police release bodycam video
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Richard Fausset / New York Times:
From Sacramento to Memphis, Tyre Nichols Cut His Own Path
From Sacramento to Memphis, Tyre Nichols Cut His Own Path
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New York Times:
Fatal beating in Memphis echoes other deadly traffic stops analyzed by The Times.
Fatal beating in Memphis echoes other deadly traffic stops analyzed by The Times.
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Jenny Goldsberry / Washington Examiner:
Social media reacts to gruesome videos of Tyre Nichols beating
Social media reacts to gruesome videos of Tyre Nichols beating
Amber Lee / KTVU-TV:
DePape in bizarre phone call to KTVU says he should have been ‘more prepared’ — David DePape called the KTVU newsroom Friday, the same day a superior court judge ordered video of the hammer attack on Paul Pelosi to be released. He told our reporter he had an important message.
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Bess Levin / Vanity Fair:
Paul Pelosi Will Probably Have to Wait on That Apology From the Right-Wing Media — Newly released footage of the attack on Nancy Pelosi's husband should put their conspiracy theories to rest, but of course, it won't. — In the immediate wake of a man breaking into Nancy Pelosi's San Fransisco home …
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NBC News:
Video shows Memphis officers kick, punch and tase Tyre Nichols during fatal encounter
Video shows Memphis officers kick, punch and tase Tyre Nichols during fatal encounter
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Wall Street Journal:
Biden Hones Policy Themes, Campaign Plans for Re-election Effort — President assembles a campaign staff and prepares for fundraising ahead of expected formal announcement in March or April — How Presidential Documents Are Supposed to Be Archived — Created with sketchtool.
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NBC News:
Air Force general predicts war with China in 2025, tells officers to prep by firing ‘a clip’ at a target, and ‘aim for the head’ — “I hope I am wrong. My gut tells me will fight in 2025,” said Gen. Mike Minihan in a memo sent to the officers he commands and obtained by NBC News.
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Dan Lamothe / Washington Post:
U.S. general warns troops that war with China is possible in two years
U.S. general warns troops that war with China is possible in two years
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Pfizer:
Pfizer Responds to Research Claims — New York, N.Y., January 27, 2023 - Allegations have recently been made related to gain of function and directed evolution research at Pfizer and the company would like to set the record straight. — In the ongoing development of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine …
Courier-Journal:
Holocaust Remembrance Day is a time to remember more than one atrocity — International Holocaust Remembrance Day on January 27 is not just a reminder of the six million Eastern European Jews who were rounded up and murdered between 1941 to 1945. As one Louisville rabbi recently said …
Associated Press:
New York should pay Cuomo's legal fees in suit, judge rules — New York state should pay former Gov. Andrew Cuomo's legal bills as he defends himself against a lawsuit accusing him of sexually harassing a state trooper, a judge ruled Friday. Cuomo, who resigned in 2021 amid sexual harassment allegations …
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Priscilla DeGregory / New York Post:
Andrew Cuomo gets NY-funded defense in trooper sex harass suit, judge rules
Andrew Cuomo gets NY-funded defense in trooper sex harass suit, judge rules
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David M. Drucker / The Dispatch:
Nikki Haley's Campaign-in-Waiting Starts Its Engines … Nikki Haley is planning to challenge Donald Trump for supremacy atop the Republican Party—and she could make her 2024 presidential bid official as soon as next month. — Haley possesses the architecture of a robust White House …
MSN:
A leaked internal message appears to show Elon Musk ordered Twitter staff to suspend a left-wing activist's account — Anti-fascist activist Chad Loder's Twitter account was suspended in November 2022. — A leaked internal Twitter message suggests Elon Musk directly ordered the suspension.
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