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Andrew Romano / Yahoo News:

Post-indictment poll: Trump surges to largest-ever lead over DeSantis — But the latest Yahoo News/YouGov survey also shows that most Americans don't think Trump should be allowed to serve as president again if convicted. — Read full article — President of the United States from 2017 to 2021

Discussion: NPR, Outside the Beltway, Breitbart, Washington Examiner, Raw Story, Joe.My.God., Mediaite, Forbes, RedState, Florida Politics, The Post Millennial, National Review and Althouse

Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:

Trump and Fox News, Twin Titans of Politics, Hit With Back-to-Back Rebukes — Donald Trump's criminal indictment and Fox News's civil trial have nothing in common, but, combined, they delivered a rare reckoning for two forces that have transformed politics.

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New York Times:
Trump's G.O.P. Rivals, Shielding Him, Reveal Their 2024 Predicament

Discussion: El País, The Atlantic, Insider, USA Today, Raw Story, Florida Politics, The Hill and Mediaite

Insider:
Trump surges to a 26-point lead over Ron DeSantis in the 2024 GOP presidential primary post-indictment: poll

Discussion: New York Post, Breitbart, The Hill, Florida Politics and Political Wire

Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Over 24 hours, rumblings of a reckoning for the right

Discussion: TVNewser, Associated Press, NPR and CNBC, more at Mediagazer »

Washington Post:
Shocked and defiant: How Trump is responding to unprecedented indictment

Discussion: New York Times, abc7NY, The Hill, Raw Story and Politico

Ankush Khardori / New York Times:
Trump's Prosecution Has Set a Dangerous Precedent

Discussion: Associated Press, The Guardian, Frontpage Mag, Bangor Daily News, Lawyers, Guns & Money and El País

Pjotr Sauer / The Guardian:

My friend Evan Gershkovich is no spy. Just a brave reporter jailed in Moscow — The US journalist arrested last week is the first to be accused of espionage in Russia since the cold war — ours before Russia's federal security service, the FSB, came for him, my best friend, Evan Gershkovich, sent me a text.

Discussion: Fox News, NBC News and Vanity Fair, more at Mediagazer »

Katie Robertson / New York Times:

Journalist Detained by Russia Was Reporting Stories That ‘Needed to Be Told’ — Evan Gershkovich, who works for The Wall Street Journal, knew the risks of reporting in Russia but felt a deep connection to the country, his friends said. — The reporting job in Moscow had everything Evan Gershkovich …

Discussion: New York Post, RedState, One America News Network, The Gateway Pundit and Voice of America

Fox News:
Wall Street Journal reporter imprisoned in Russia hailed by colleagues for charisma, courage

Discussion: ABC News, Associated Press and Alternet.org

Patrick Marley / Washington Post:

Expensive court race will decide future of abortion in Wisconsin — Voters will decide Tuesday if conservative or liberal judges control the Wisconsin Supreme Court ahead of decisions on abortion and redistricting. — ELKHART LAKE, Wis. — Tuesday's election for a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court …

Discussion: NPR, The Guardian, CBS News, Associated Press and MyNorthwest.com

Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:

Democrats Run on Abortion, Even for Offices With Little Say on the Issue — Seizing on a powerful motivator for their party, Democratic candidates for municipal offices have put Republicans on their heels. “I'm running for mayor, I'm not debating abortion,” one said.

Victor Swezey / The Daily Beast:

WATCH: One Trump Lawyer Shades Another on Live TV — FRIENDLY FIRE — Facing an array of legal challenges from New York to Washington and Georgia, the least former President Donald Trump could ask for is to have his own defense lawyers on the same page. That clearly wasn't the case on Saturday …

Discussion: Raw Story, Mediaite, Politico, The Hill, NewsNation, CBS News and NPR

Jared Gans / The Hill:

Jeb Bush questions Trump indictment, says jury should be ‘the voters’ — Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, who ran for president in 2016, questioned the indictment that the Manhattan grand jury issued against former President Trump on Thursday, saying the jury in deciding the case should be “the voters.”

Discussion: Fox News, Washington Post, The Guardian, Breitbart, CBS News, National Review, HotAir, Washington Times, Florida Politics, Mediaite, Chicago Boyz and PolitiFact

Erik Larson / Bloomberg:
Trump Weighs Asking to Move NY Criminal Case to Staten Island

Discussion: Axios, New York Post, Washington Press, Insider, Washington Examiner, Political Wire, Fox News, CNN and WinRed

Alisa Wiersema / ABC News:

ABC News exclusive: Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson announces 2024 presidential run — He says that Trump should drop out of the race given his recent indictment. — Speaking to ABC News' Jonathan Karl, former Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson announces his plan to run for the Republican presidential nomination.

Discussion: CNN, Insider and Fox Business

Ashley Capoot / CNBC:

Starbucks fired the employee responsible for igniting the Starbucks Workers United union campaign — Starbucks fired Alexis Rizzo, the employee responsible for igniting the Starbucks Workers United union campaign, CNBC confirmed. — Rizzo worked as a shift supervisor at Starbucks …

CNN:

Judge orders books removed from Texas public libraries due to LGBTQ and racial content must be returned within 24 hours — A federal judge in Texas ruled that at least 12 books removed from public libraries by Llano County officials, many because of their LGBTQ and racial content …

Discussion: PinkNews, Louisiana Illuminator, UPI and New York Daily News

Brandi Buchman / emptywheel:

Pride before the fall? Testimony from witnesses in seditious conspiracy trial leaves weaknesses in defense wide open — From emptywheel: Thanks to the generosity of emptywheel readers we have funded Brandi's coverage for the rest of the trial. If you'd like to show your further appreciation …

Alan Feuer / New York Times:
Inside the F.B.I.'s Jan. 6 Investigation of the Proud Boys

Discussion: Alternet.org

New York Times:

Chicagoans Are Picking a Mayor. Here's What Matters From 4 Key Wards. — Voters will go to the polls on Tuesday in the nation's third-largest city, a place where neighborhoods often stand apart. — CHICAGO — Chicago is known as a city of neighborhoods, a sprawling metropolis divided …

Daniel De / The Hill:

One in four college applicants avoids entire states for political reasons — A new survey, drawing notice in academia, shows that 1 in 4 applicants decided against applying to a college this year solely because of the politics in its state. — The finding, long rumored in college admissions circles …

Michael Scherer / Washington Post:

No Labels group raises alarms with third-party presidential preparations — It has money, name-brand political backers and declines to describe either President Biden or Donald Trump as acceptable candidates — Former senator Joe Lieberman knows better than most the impact third-party bids can have on presidential elections.