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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.
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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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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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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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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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 …
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
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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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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Brent D. Griffiths / Insider:
Kelly Johnson, who is married to House Speaker Mike Johnson, practices an ancient form of Christian counseling that classifies people into ‘choleric’, ‘phlegmatic,’ and other personality types purportedly ordained by God — Kelly Johnson, the wife of House Speaker Mike Johnson, was a Christian therapist.
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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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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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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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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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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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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
Russians storm airport in attempt to attack passengers of Israeli flight
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