memeorandum: Public equally concerned about Biden, Trump classified documents, new poll finds (Mark Murray/NBC News)

3:05 PM ET, January 29, 2023

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Israel Strikes Iran Amid New International Push to Contain Tehran — Israeli, American officials discuss new ways to combat Iranian operations — Israel carried out a drone strike targeting a defense compound in Iran, as the U.S. and Israel look for new ways to contain Tehran's nuclear …

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Reuters:

Israel appears to have been behind drone strike on Iranian factory -US official — Israel appears to have been behind an overnight drone attack on a military factory in Iran, a U.S. official said on Sunday. — Iran claimed to have intercepted drones that struck a military industry target near …

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David Smith / The Guardian:

Trump says he is ‘more angry’ than ever as he tries to revive White House bid — Speech to Republicans in New Hampshire as ex-president becomes first to hit the 2024 campaign trail — Donald Trump, the former US president, tried to get his spluttering White House bid off the launchpad on Saturday …

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Stephen Neukam / The Hill:

Sununu predicts DeSantis ‘probably’ tops Trump in 2024 GOP New Hampshire primary — New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R) predicted on Sunday that former President Trump would not win the New Hampshire GOP primary in 2024, dinging the early performances of Trump's re-election bid and adding …

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Meridith McGraw / Politico:

Trump hits DeSantis: He's a Covid skeptic phony — COLUMBIA, S.C. — Since announcing in November, Donald Trump had an unconventional start to his third presidential campaign: He did not campaign at all. — That's now changing, and part of the reason the former president is holding …

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Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Trump's path to GOP nomination is strewn with obstacles

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Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
Trump kicks off his 2024 campaign: ‘We are at the brink of World War III’

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Kristen Holmes / CNN:
Trump takes aim at DeSantis in first major campaign swing, says he's trying to ‘rewrite history’ on his Covid-19 record

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Sahil Kapur / NBC News:

Never again: How a ‘lesson of 2011’ shaped Biden's no-negotiation stance on debt limit — The Obama-Biden White House agreed to negotiate with Republicans on the debt ceiling. It brought the U.S. economy to the brink of disaster — and the president and vice president vowed to change their posture.

Discussion: Washington Examiner and The Message Box

Olivia Olander / Politico:

McCarthy optimistic about agreement with Biden on debt ceiling — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Sunday he thinks President Joe Biden will come to an agreement with him regarding the debt ceiling, despite the Biden administration's previous assertions that they wouldn't negotiate with House Republicans on the issue.

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CBS News:

Public sees Biden cooperating with documents investigation; job approval remains unchanged — CBS News poll — Slightly more Americans think the Biden administration is handling the classified documents investigation well than badly, with most saying President Biden has tried to cooperate with it.

Mark Murray / NBC News:

Public equally concerned about Biden, Trump classified documents, new poll finds — An equal number of Americans — 67% — say they are as concerned about classified documents found at President Joe Biden's residence and former office as they are about those found at Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago home …

Discussion: New York Post, USA Today, The Hill, Los Angeles Times, CNN and 19FortyFive

Ann E. Marimow / Washington Post:

Trump's lasting legacy on the judiciary is not just at the Supreme Court — NEW ORLEANS — Months before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the federal appeals court based in this Southern city cleared the way to ban most abortions in Texas. The same court appeared to jump the line …

Discussion: Raw Story, Reason and Breitbart

Benjamin Guggenheim / Politico:

GOP national sales tax talk backfires, as Dems see political gold — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has backed his fellow Republicans into a corner with one of the promises he made to his far-right flank to land his job: opening the door to considering fringe legislation that would replace …

Discussion: Althouse

David Cohen / Politico:

Time for ‘national conversation’ on policing, Durbin says — Senate Judiciary Chair Dick Durbin said Sunday that the brutal footage of Memphis police beating Tyre Nichols demonstrated the need for “a national conversation” on law enforcement. — Speaking on ABC's “This Week,” …

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Wall Street Journal:

The Covert Polish Repair Shop Patching Up Ukrainian Arms — Poland has set up a major repair operation aimed at returning damaged Ukrainian artillery and armor to the battlefield — WARSAW—In a sprawling factory complex surrounded by derelict buildings, hundreds of technicians …

David Suissa / Jewish Journal:

No, President Biden, the Synagogue Attack Was Not Against the “Civilized World” … We attach ourselves to narratives because they comfort us. It's comforting to think that the terrorist who murdered seven Jews coming out of a Jerusalem synagogue was striking a blow against “the civilized world,” as President Joe Biden asserted.