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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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Mike Murphy / The Bulwark:
You Are Helping Trump — THE PRE-PRIMARY YEAR is winding down and clarity is coming to the Republican presidential race. While it is true that New Hampshire's and Iowa's primary voters only start to focus in the ten weeks before their January contests, it is also true that the holiday season must …
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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
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Ella Lee / The Hill:
Rep. Eric Swalwell to testify in Trump 14th Amendment disqualification trial
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Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Trump flubs Iowa city for South Dakota city in campaign misstep
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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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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 …
Hannah Knowles / Washington Post:
Spurned by moderates and MAGA: How DeSantis's coalition has deflated
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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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Katherine Faulders / ABC News:
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
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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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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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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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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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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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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.
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.
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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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
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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
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