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New York Times:
E. Jean Carroll May Sue Trump a Third Time After ‘Vile’ Comments on CNN  —  In an interview, her lawyer said that the former president's mocking comments in a town hall broadcast could create fresh legal jeopardy.  —  E. Jean Carroll is weighing whether to file a new defamation lawsuit …
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CNN:
Trump and the Town Hall  —  It's hard to see how America was served by the spectacle of lies that aired on CNN Wednesday evening.  —  Kaitlan Collins is as tough and knowledgable of an interviewer as they come.  She fact-checked Trump throughout the 70-minute town hall.
Charlotte Klein / Vanity Fair:
CNN's Donald Trump Town Hall Was Essentially a Campaign Rally  —  The network gave Trump a platform to spout lies and insults—and a cheering section!  Network boss Chris Licht is defending the debacle, but inside, says one CNN journalist, “the mood is absolutely the lowest.”
Jason Easley / PoliticusUSA:
CNN Trump Town Hall Flops With Ratings Lower Than 2016  —  The ratings are in for CNN's Trump town hall, and the special only drew the audience for an average Tucker Carlson show.  —  Here are the ratings: … CNN was expecting a ratings bonanza after the E. Jean Carroll verdict …
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
CNN Chairman Defends Decision to Host Trump Town Hall  —  “People woke up and they know what the stakes are in this election in a way that they didn't the day before,” Chris Licht, said in a morning call at the network.  —  The chairman of CNN, Chris Licht, issued a robust defense on Thursday …
New York Times:
Five Takeaways From Trump's Unruly CNN Town Hall  —  Behaving as the Republicans' de facto nominee, Donald Trump dug in on his 2020 lies and dodged on abortion.  The G.O.P. audience cheered, but so did Democrats seeking 2024 fodder.  —  Donald Trump is still Donald Trump.
Michael Tomasky / New Republic:
Shame on CNN for That Naked, Cynical Play for Fox Viewers  —  Here's what Chris Licht said the day he took over at CNN: “Sadly, too many people have lost trust in the news media.  I think we can be a beacon in regaining that trust by being an organization that exemplifies the best characteristics …
Axios:
Key takeaways from Trump's CNN town hall … - He inserted himself into the delicate negotiations over the debt ceiling and said congressional Republicans should let the U.S. government default unless Democrats agree to “massive” budget cuts.  — He downplayed the potential fallout from a default …
Politico:
Playbook: How Trump dominated CNN  —  Presented by With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  TITLE 42 GETS EIGHTY-SIXED — NYT: “U.S. Warns Migrants Before End of Pandemic Restrictions That ‘Border Is Not Open’” ... WaPo: “Texas uses aggressive tactics to arrest migrants …
Charlie Sykes / Morning Shots:
The Moment That You Knew  —  Critics had worried that giving the indicted, twice-impeached, coup-plotting, chronically lying sexual predator an unedited, live television forum might turn out badly.  —  The reality, however, was far ghastlier: a sh*tshow for the ages, and a moment that captured …
Darren Tome / CNN:
The chilling reality of Trump
Amanda Carpenter / The Bulwark:
CNN's Trump Town Hall: All Spectacle, No Sunlight
Rolling Stone:
‘F—king Disgrace’: CNN Gifts Trump Primetime Campaign Rally
Stephen Battaglio / Los Angeles Times:
CNN's Trump town hall nabs 3.1 million viewers amid brutal criticism
John Hendrickson / The Atlantic:
Entirely Unrepentant  —  “Our country is being destroyed by stupid people,” …
Jason Easley / PoliticusUSA:
The Lincoln Project Unloads On CNN For Malpractice In Normalizing Trump
Ben Terris / Politico:
The Drug-Fueled Protest in Dianne Feinstein's Office You Haven't Heard About  —  Tales of workplace woe from the underside of the nation's Capitol.  —  He wasn't supposed to be there, but he was wearing a suit and he still had his congressional employee badge.
Salvador Rizzo / Washington Post:
18- to 20-year-olds can't be barred from buying handguns, judge rules  —  A federal judge in Virginia on Wednesday declared unconstitutional a set of federal laws and regulations that prohibit federally-licensed firearms dealers from selling handguns to people who are 18 to 20 years of age …
Discussion: CBS News and Political Wire
Washington Post:
Debt ceiling meeting between Biden, congressional leaders postponed  —  President Biden was expected to huddle with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and top Democrats on Friday.  —  A meeting planned for Friday between President Biden and top congressional leaders on the debt ceiling …
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ProPublica:
The Origins of Our Investigation Into Clarence Thomas' Relationship With Harlan Crow  —  The lavish travel, real estate deal and tuition arrangements have set off a frenzy.  Here's where our reporting started and how we got the story.  —  Our reporting on the relationship between Supreme …
Discussion: Insider, Alternet.org and Common Dreams
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Three-judge panel poised to uphold Jan. 6 obstruction cases  —  During an oral argument Thursday, the Justice Department seemed likely to prevail on its interpretation of a key obstruction statute.  —  The Justice Department appears poised to win a significant appeals court victory in a case …
Zach Jewell / The Daily Wire:
Woke College Puts Professor On Leave For Handing Out Jeremy's Chocolate  —  A California community college history professor is in big trouble with the school's woke administration all because he handed out Jeremy's Chocolate bars to students.  —  David Richardson, a self-described gay conservative …
Matthew Chapman / Raw Story:
Trump gave prosecutors new evidence for all three ongoing criminal cases: experts  —  Legal experts believe that former President Donald Trump's CNN town hall at St. Anselm College in New Hampshire gave fresh evidence to every one of the three ongoing criminal cases against him, reported Salon on Thursday.
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Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court throws out ex-Cuomo aide's bribery conviction  —  The justices' ruling narrowed the scope of a law used to root out public corruption.  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday narrowed the scope of a federal anticorruption law by ruling in favor of an ex-aide to former …
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Connie Wang / New York Times:
Connie  —  IT WAS ON MY FIRST DAY OF COLLEGE at the University of California, Berkeley, when I started to realize there were more of us out there.  —  Suddenly, I was among a student body that was almost 50 percent Asian.  While I was standing in line to order a sandwich at the campus cafe …
Arthur Delaney / HuffPost:
Republicans, George Santos Pass Unemployment Fraud Bill  —  The legislation would give states and prosecutors more incentive to go after imposter unemployment claimants.  —  WASHINGTON — House Republicans passed a symbolic bill Thursday that would clamp down on unemployment insurance fraud.
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Stephen Neukam / The Hill:
First-ever drug-resistant ringworm infections found in US: CDC  —  Two cases of drug-resistant ringworm infections were reported in New York City, the first such cases in the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) announced on Thursday.  —  The infection, which is highly contagious …
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Erika Edwards / NBC News:   At least two cases of drug-resistant ringworm infections found in the U.S., CDC says
Elahe Izadi / Washington Post:
Washington Post names Matea Gold as new managing editor  —  Matea Gold will become a managing editor of The Washington Post, executive editor Sally Buzbee announced Thursday.  —  She replaces Steven Ginsberg, who left The Post last year to take a position as top editor of the Athletic, a sports site owned by the New York Times.
Erik Uebelacker / The Daily Beast:
Couple Suspected of Buying Bud Light Assaulted, Police Say  —  BEER BRAWL  —  Three suspects allegedly assaulted an Ontario couple who was suspected of buying Bud Light Saturday night.  According to a press release from local police, the couple was leaving a liquor store when three men approached …
Discussion: Raw Story, PinkNews and WFLA-TV
Hans Nichols / Axios:
Scoop: Manchin flirts with Iowa voters … But he's acting like it. … - Back in the Senate, he released a statement vowing to oppose all President Biden's EPA nominees over the administration's “radical climate agenda.”  — Manchin's recent no-mercy campaign against Biden could be related …
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Scott Waldman / Politico:
Manchin attacked EPA's new rules. They could cost him millions.
 
 
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Associated Press:
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Fiscal Alliance Foundation:
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Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
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John Koblin / New York Times:
NBC names Craig Melvin as Hoda Kotb's successor on Today, teaming up with Savannah Guthrie, starting January 13; Melvin has been Today's news anchor since 2018

Katie Kilkenny / The Hollywood Reporter:
On Fox News, LA Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong discussed his new approach to publish “views from both sides”, and said the paper had conflated news and opinion

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