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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 …
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.
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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.
CBS News:
Transcript: House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on “Face the Nation,” Jan. 29, 2023  —  The following is a transcript of an interview with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy that aired Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023, on “Face the Nation.”  —  MARGARET BRENNAN: Good morning and welcome to Face the Nation.
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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 …
Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
Trump kicks off his 2024 campaign: ‘We are at the brink of World War III’
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 …
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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.
ABC News:
‘This Week’ Transcript 1-29-23: Ben Crump, Sen. Dick Durbin & Rep. Mike Turner  —  A rush transcript of “This Week with George Stephanopoulos” airing on Sunday, January 29, 2023 on ABC News is below.  This copy may not be in its final form, may be updated and may contain minor transcription errors.
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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 Gilbert / VICE:
Inside a US Neo-Nazi Homeschool Network With Thousands of Members  —  A Ohio couple has been unmasked as leaders of the neo-Nazi “Dissident Homeschool” Telegram channel that distributes lesson plans to 2,400 members.  —  David Gilbert  —  Earlier this month, while the rest of the country …
Discussion: HuffPost
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
The NYT should tell readers whether it helped crooked FBI agents get Trump elected in 2016  —  It was arguably the most consequential “October Surprise” in the history of American presidential elections.  In the waning days of the 2016 race, with polls showing Hillary Clinton clinging to a lead …
Discussion: Breitbart and Raw Story
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
David Rothkopf / The Daily Beast:
We've Done Lots for Ukraine, but Winning Will Take Much More  —  Getting tanks for Ukraine was big but more advanced weapons systems will be needed.  And then comes the really big price tag for rebuilding. … While the Western commitment to send tanks to Ukraine was a welcome breakthrough, it should not be seen as a panacea.
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New York Times:   To Fix Its Problems in Ukraine, Russia Turns to the Architect of the War
 
 
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