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Maggie Astor / New York Times:
Colorado Trial Will Consider Whether the 14th Amendment Disqualifies Trump  —  While some prominent constitutional experts argue that a clause in the amendment applies to former President Donald J. Trump after Jan. 6, that view is far from universal among legal scholars.
Summer Concepcion / NBC News:
Trial begins on whether Trump should be kept off the 2024 ballot in Colorado  —  The lawsuit alleges Trump violated his oath of office in his efforts to overturn the 2020 election, leading up to the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021.  —  A Denver court will hear arguments Monday in a lawsuit seeking …
New York Times:
Trump's Children Are Set to Take the Stand at His Fraud Trial This Week
Discussion: Mother Jones
Darren Samuelsohn / The Messenger:
Trump's Gag Order Reinstated in D.C.
Brianne Pfannenstiel / Des Moines Register:
Donald Trump builds on big lead as Nikki Haley pulls even with Ron DeSantis in Iowa Poll  —  A Des Moines Register/NBC News/Mediacom Iowa Poll shows 43% of likely Republican caucusgoers pick Trump as their first choice for president, with DeSantis and Haley tied for second at 16%
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Hannah Knowles / Washington Post:
Spurned by moderates and MAGA: How DeSantis's coalition has deflated  —  Centrists have recoiled at DeSantis's entreaties to the Trump base.  At the same time, he has lost ground with Trump supporters.  —  BEDFORD, N.H. — Some moderate Republican voters here recoiled at ads …
Discussion: The Messenger
Mark Murray / NBC News:
Trump maintains commanding lead in Iowa poll  —  Nikki Haley is tied with Ron DeSantis for second place in the NBC/Des Moines Register/Mediacom survey as Trump's backers remain the most committed.  —  Former President Donald Trump now leads his nearest Republican rivals by nearly 30 points in Iowa …
The Daily Beast:
Trump Forgets Which City He Is in During Iowa Campaign Speech  —  WHO?  WHAT?  WHERE?  —  The correct name was eventually whispered into the former president's ear on stage.  —  Though Donald Trump often makes fun of Joe Biden for his old age, Trump himself apparently forgot …
Washington Examiner:
The kids are not all right  —  Images from college campuses nationwide in the wake of Hamas's massacre of Israeli civilians are disturbing.  Marchers chanting, “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free.”  The slogan “Divest from Zionist genocide now” illuminated on a college library.
Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
The Christofascism of Mike Johnson  —  The new House speaker is an opposition researcher's goldmine. … It took Mike Johnson just a couple days last week to rise from a relatively obscure Louisiana congressman to House speaker.  Suffice it to say his background and policy positions …
Discussion: Fox News
Burgess Everett / Politico:
McConnell goes all out as Ukraine fight fractures GOP  —  His intense lobbying effort puts the Senate GOP leader at odds with his new House counterpart, Speaker Mike Johnson.  —  Mitch McConnell is abandoning his typically cautious style when it comes to aiding Ukraine …
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Speaker Mike Johnson's corporate backers  —  Last Wednesday, Republicans selected Congressman Mike Johnson (R-LA) as the next Speaker of the House.  Johnson is the most radical member ever selected as Speaker, championing a host of far-right causes.  Some experts describe Johnson's views …
Jonathan Martin / Politico:
Joe Biden's Big New Hampshire Blunder  —  By attempting to reorder the primary calendar, the president set himself up for a rude awakening in January.  —  I'm reliably told it was Biden himself who wanted to reorder the party's nominating calendar to make South Carolina the leadoff state …
Discussion: USA Today and The Bulwark
University Statements:
Antisemitic threats to our community  —  Dear members of the Cornell community,  —  Earlier today, a series of horrendous, antisemitic messages threatening violence to our Jewish community and specifically naming 104 West — the home of the Center for Jewish Living — was posted on a website unaffiliated with Cornell.
CBS News:
Hundreds storm airport in Russia in antisemitic riot over arrival of plane from Israel  —  Hundreds of people stormed into the main airport in Russia's Dagestan region and onto the landing field Sunday, chanting antisemitic slogans and seeking passengers arriving on a flight from Tel Aviv …
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Jerusalem Post:
Russians storm airport in attempt to attack passengers of Israeli flight
The White House:
FACT SHEET: President Biden Issues Executive Order on Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence  —  Today, President Biden is issuing a landmark Executive Order to ensure that America leads the way in seizing the promise and managing the risks of artificial intelligence (AI).
Washington Post:
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