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Associated Press:
Rep. Matt Gaetz files resolution to oust Kevin McCarthy as speaker of the House  —  Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz filed a resolution late Monday to oust Kevin McCarthy as speaker, setting up a likely showdown vote in the House in the days ahead.  The far-right Republican from Florida …
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Washington Post:
Matt Gaetz files motion to oust Kevin McCarthy as House speaker  —  Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) introduced a resolution Monday evening to remove Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) from his seat, triggering an expected intraparty clash and setting up a showdown for the House to decide whether to depose McCarthy likely within 48 hours.
The Hill:
Gaetz moves to oust Speaker McCarthy  —  Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) on Monday moved to force a vote on ousting Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), following through with his pledge to do so after the Speaker put a “clean” continuing resolution (CR) to fund the government on the House floor.
New York Times:
Democrats Weigh Whether to Rescue McCarthy From G.O.P. Ouster Bid  —  Party officials said that without promises to address their policy priorities, the speaker should not count on Democratic votes to save him.  —  The hard-right threat to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy from his post …
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Democrats can't really save Kevin McCarthy  —  To become House speaker, Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) had to give away much of the store to a small group of House Republicans.  Less than nine months later, he could be looking for what's left to give Democrats if he wants to try to keep the job.
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump fundraises off fraud trial: ‘Nothing can break me’  —  Former President Trump on Monday was quick to fundraise off of his fraud trial in New York after proceedings wrapped for the day.  —  Trump's campaign blasted out a fundraising email with a subject line of “I just left the courthouse” …
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Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:
New York Post pans Trump's ‘birdbrain’ attack on Haley  —  The editorial board of the New York Post dissed former President Trump after he attacked Nikki Haley, his former Ambassador to the United Nations and one of the candidates who is challenging him for the Republican nomination for president.
Michael Sainato / The Guardian:
Trump says he would prefer to die by electrocution in bizarre campaign rant  —  Former president and frontrunner for the 2024 Republican nomination delivered the odd remarks during a speech in Iowa  —  Faced with a litany of criminal charges, Donald Trump on Sunday told a campaign rally …
Associated Press:
Trump says New York fraud case is a ‘scam’: Latest updates  —  Donald Trump denounces New York fraud case as ‘scam’  —  New York Attorney General Letitia James: President Trump engaged in ‘persistent and repeated fraud’  —  The fraud lawsuit that could cost former President Donald Trump control …
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Trump New York fraud trial ends first day with tax accountant testimony  — The $250 million civil fraud trial that could see Donald Trump permanently banned from doing business in New York ended its first day.  — Trump was present in the courtroom in Manhattan Supreme Court.
Erica Orden / Politico:
As Trump goes on trial for business fraud, he treats courthouse like campaign stop
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Anti-Trump Republicans Won't Save Democracy. Can Anybody?
Discussion: Raw Story and New York Times
Jake Tapper / CNN:
Exclusive: John Kelly goes on the record to confirm several disturbing stories about Trump  —  John Kelly, the longest-serving White House chief of staff for Donald Trump, offered his harshest criticism yet of the former president in an exclusive statement to CNN.
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Matthew Chapman / Raw Story:
John Bolton: It's ‘entirely possible’ Trump wants his supporters to kill Mark Milley
Discussion: Political Wire
EMILYs List:
EMILYs List Statements on Laphonza Butler's Appointment to the U.S. Senate  —  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, in response to the news that Gov. Gavin Newsom will name EMILYs List President Laphonza Butler to the U.S. Senate from California, EMILYs List released the following statements:
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Insider:
California's newly-appointed senator may not live in California at all
Francesca Chambers / USA Today:
Meet Laphonza Butler, the Emily's List president and Kamala Harris ally entering the senate
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Three in 10 Republicans don't think the Biden impeachment probe will be fair  —  Leaders of the House Republican conference would like Americans to be under the impression that the party's investigation into the possible impeachment of President Biden is a sober act, one undertaken solely …
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Julia Davis / The Daily Beast:
Putin's Pals Brag: Elon Musk ‘Really Is Our Agent!’  —  Kremlin propagandists are rejoicing after Congress omitted aid to Ukraine from its most recent government funding bill.  —  Russian experts have long predicted that it's only a matter of time before U.S. aid to Ukraine is jeopardized by war fatigue and domestic issues.
Discussion: Agence France-Presse and Politico
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Julian E. Barnes / New York Times:
Putin's Next Target: U.S. Support for Ukraine, Officials Say
Discussion: ABC News and CNN
Michael Lewis / Washington Post:
Play it again, Sam  —  Inside Bankman-Fried's last year in the crypto game  —  Most of the people who went to work for Sam Bankman-Fried ended up in jobs for which they were not obviously qualified, and Natalie Tien was no exception.  She'd been raised in Taiwan by middle-class parents whose …
The Messenger:
Montana GOP Rep. Prayed for Smaller Republican Majority After 2022 Midterms (Exclusive)  —  Matt Rosendale, who is considering a Senate run, said a smaller GOP margin would help drag the party rightward  —  A Facebook icon representing an external link to share the article on Facebook …
Discussion: Political Wire
Olafimihan Oshin / The Hill:
Spartz says she'll consider resigning from Congress  —  Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-Ind.) announced that she'll consider resigning from her position if Congress does not create a debt commission by the end of this year.  —  “I've done many very difficult things being one woman standing many times …
A.R. Hoffman / New York Sun:
Error in New York's Civil Fraud Case Against Trump Is Flagged by Industry Insiders, Who Say Valuation of Mar-a-Lago Cited by Judge Is Based on a Misunderstanding of Basic Real Estate Practice  —  Apparent mistake by Judge Engoron surfaces in his use of a Palm Beach County appraisal of Mar-a-Lago that …
Sebastian Murdock / HuffPost:
Elon Musk Hit With Lawsuit For Falsely Accusing Man Of Being Part Of Neo-Nazi Brawl  —  Ben Brody, 22, said he was forced to leave his home after Musk falsely accused him of being a federal agent pretending to be a neo-Nazi.  —  Elon Musk, the tech billionaire and far-right sympathizer …
Politico:
GOP senators weigh go-big-or-go-home strategy on Ukraine  —  The GOP confrontation last week over continued aid was a rude awakening for Mitch McConnell and other senators who back Ukraine funding.  —  From Mitch McConnell on down, the Senate's pro-Ukraine coalition is trying to reassure …
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Yuliya Talmazan / NBC News:
E.U. makes historic show of support for Ukraine after U.S. budget deal snub
Natalie Allison / Politico:
Tim Scott's team to donors: Ignore the polls — and bank on South Carolina  —  Scott's national finance co-chair told donors that South Carolina is “where we make the difference.”  —  With Tim Scott struggling to break through in Iowa and New Hampshire, a top campaign adviser …
Discussion: Political Wire
 
 
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