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New York Times:
How Trump's Verbal Slips Could Weaken His Attacks on Biden's Age — Donald Trump, 77, has relentlessly attacked President Biden, 80, as too old for office. But the former president himself has had a series of gaffes that go beyond his usual freewheeling style.
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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.
Mike Murphy / The Bulwark:
You Are Helping Trump — The case for Chris Christie, Tim Scott, and every other Republican …
You Are Helping Trump — The case for Chris Christie, Tim Scott, and every other Republican …
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Summer Concepcion / NBC News:
Trial begins on whether Trump should be kept off the 2024 ballot in Colorado
Trial begins on whether Trump should be kept off the 2024 ballot in Colorado
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New York Times:
Trump's Children Are Set to Take the Stand at His Fraud Trial This Week
Trump's Children Are Set to Take the Stand at His Fraud Trial This Week
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Mother Jones
Katherine Faulders / ABC News:
Judge reinstates Trump gag order in Jan. 6 case
Judge reinstates Trump gag order in Jan. 6 case
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Alan Feuer / New York Times:
Federal Judge Reinstates Gag Order on Trump in Election Case
Federal Judge Reinstates Gag Order on Trump in Election Case
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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.
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 …
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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).
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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 …
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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.
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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
Russians storm airport in attempt to attack passengers of Israeli flight
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Patrick Svitek / The Texas Tribune:
Attorney General Ken Paxton's securities fraud trial set for April 15 — The charges stem from accusations that in 2011 Paxton tried to solicit investors in a McKinney technology company without disclosing that it was paying him to promote its stock. The attorney general has pleaded not guilty.
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Laura Vozzella / Washington Post:
Youngkin ‘purge’ removed nearly 3,400 legal Virginia voters from rolls — RICHMOND — Gov. Glenn Youngkin's elections team has admitted in the run-up to pivotal General Assembly elections that it removed nearly 3,400 qualified voters from the state's rolls, far higher than the administration's previous estimate of 270.
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Josephine Harvey / HuffPost:
‘Chilling’: Dem Lawmaker Says She Had Election-Denying Exchange With Mike Johnson — Rep. Madeleine Dean said Johnson managed to become House speaker because “very few people knew him or knew what he stands for.” — LOADING — Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-Pa.) described new House Speaker Mike Johnson …
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Washington Post:
Mike Johnson's first big test — Good morning, Early Birds. How many Barbies did you see at Halloween parties over the weekend? We're okay with it. Tips: earlytips@washpost.com. Was this forwarded to you? Sign up here. Thanks for waking up with us.
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Ben Jacobs / Vox:
“Lord of the Flies”: New House Speaker Mike Johnson faces a chaotic opening era
“Lord of the Flies”: New House Speaker Mike Johnson faces a chaotic opening era
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Washington Examiner, The Hill, The Guardian and Raw Story