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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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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 …
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%
Mike Murphy / The Bulwark:
You Are Helping Trump — THE PRE-PRIMARY YEAR is winding down and clarity is coming to the Republican presidential race.
You Are Helping Trump — THE PRE-PRIMARY YEAR is winding down and clarity is coming to the Republican presidential race.
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Raw Story
Politico:
Playbook: Johnson makes money moves
Playbook: Johnson makes money moves
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Hannah Knowles / Washington Post:
Spurned by moderates and MAGA: How DeSantis's coalition has deflated
Spurned by moderates and MAGA: How DeSantis's coalition has deflated
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Mediaite and The Messenger
Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Trump flubs Iowa city for South Dakota city in campaign misstep
Trump flubs Iowa city for South Dakota city in campaign misstep
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Newsweek, Politico, Washington Examiner and The Messenger
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
DOJ seeks 10 years for Trump appointee who assaulted officers on Jan. 6 — “Hell yea I'm going. I'm a Trump appointee. I better be there,” Federico Klein wrote ahead of the Capitol attack. — WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is seeking 10 years in federal prison …
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Political Wire
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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
Trial begins on whether Trump should be kept off the 2024 ballot in Colorado
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Wall Street Journal:
Why Trump's Drastic Plan to Slash the Government Could Succeed
Why Trump's Drastic Plan to Slash the Government Could Succeed
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Raw Story
Ella Lee / The Hill:
Rep. Eric Swalwell to testify in Trump 14th Amendment disqualification trial
Rep. Eric Swalwell to testify in Trump 14th Amendment disqualification trial
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Washington Examiner and The Daily Caller
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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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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Punchbowl News:
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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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New York Times and Fox News
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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Salon, The Weekly Sift, Raw Story, Political Wire, The Colorado Sun and Boston Herald
Brent D. Griffiths / Insider:
Kelly Johnson, who is married to House Speaker Mike Johnson, practices a form of Christian counseling that classifies people into ‘choleric’, ‘phlegmatic,’ and other ancient personality types purportedly ordained by God — Kelly Johnson, the wife of House Speaker Mike Johnson, was a Christian therapist.
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Jesse Bedayn / Associated Press:
Outraised and embattled, Lauren Boebert heads back to Colorado with a revamped campaign strategy — Retreating from the turmoil in Washington, D.C., Rep. Lauren Boebert arrived in bucolic southwest Colorado to turmoil of a different sort — the lingering impact of an embarrassing moment …
Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Kevin McCarthy gets MAGA primary challenger — Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) is getting a primary challenger in his reelection race for his House seat representing the state's 20th congressional district. — David Giglio, who previously lost a congressional bid for the state's 13th district …
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Politico, Washington Examiner, The Daily Caller, Raw Story and Political Wire
Reuters:
Israel at war: IDF operates in Gaza, frees captive soldier — 1,400 Israelis murdered since October 7, including 315 soldiers • Four out of 239 known hostages released by Hamas, one rescued — Mossad chief Barnea flies to Qatar to secure hostage release
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Jerusalem Post, Breitbart, The Sun, GB News, Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion and The Messenger
Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
Lawyer for Former George Santos Treasurer Says He Was Also Duped — A lawyer representing one of George Santos' former treasurers says he was also lied to—and the false information he provided to the media wasn't his fault. — When George Santos' congressional campaign came under federal investigation …
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.