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Julia Mueller / The Hill:
Barbara Lee hits California Senate opponents Schiff, Porter on Santos expulsion vote — Rep. Barbara Lee is calling out two of her fellow Democratic California Senate hopefuls — Reps. Adam Schiff and Katie Porter — over the House vote to expel embattled Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.).
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Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Santos vows to remain ‘valuable voice’ in Congress after failed vote to remove him
Santos vows to remain ‘valuable voice’ in Congress after failed vote to remove him
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Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
U.S. to Press Israel for ‘Pauses’ in War Against Hamas — Brief cessations of military operations would allow food, water and other aid to reach Gaza and help with hostage releases, officials say. — Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will urge the Israeli government to agree to a series …
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Anna Schecter / NBC News:
Hamas is hoarding vast amounts of fuel as Gaza hospitals run low, U.S. officials say
Hamas is hoarding vast amounts of fuel as Gaza hospitals run low, U.S. officials say
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Rick Scott / Newsweek:
It's Time To Unite Behind Donald Trump — An open border with terrorists, criminals, and drugs pouring into our country. A botched withdrawal from Afghanistan that stranded thousands of Americans and our allies behind enemy lines, left billions of dollars' worth of U.S. military equipment …
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Marc Caputo / The Messenger:
Sen. Rick Scott Picks Trump Over DeSantis in Florida Showdown (Exclusive)
Sen. Rick Scott Picks Trump Over DeSantis in Florida Showdown (Exclusive)
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Matt Dixon / NBC News:
Florida Sen. Rick Scott endorses Trump as 2024 battle shifts to their state
Florida Sen. Rick Scott endorses Trump as 2024 battle shifts to their state
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Hunter Biden / USA Today:
I fought to get sober. Political weaponization of my addiction hurts more than me. — My struggles and my mistakes have been fodder for a vile and sustained disinformation campaign against my father, President Joe Biden, and an all-out annihilation of my reputation.
Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
From 9/11 to Benjamin Netanyahu: The world is learning that toxic masculinity can't keep us safe — Feminists have long warned about men who hide incompetence with belligerence — Israel proves them right — In his Oval Office address following the Oct. 7 attacks, President Joe Biden …
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David Rothkopf / The Daily Beast:
Biden and Netanyahu Look Headed for a Breakup on Unqualified U.S. Support for the Gaza War
Biden and Netanyahu Look Headed for a Breakup on Unqualified U.S. Support for the Gaza War
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Associated Press:
Biden calls for humanitarian ‘pause’ in Israel-Hamas war
Biden calls for humanitarian ‘pause’ in Israel-Hamas war
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Politico:
Tuberville staffer asks anti-abortion groups to float primaries against Republicans who oppose military holds — The GOP senator's communications director said the email to those groups reflected his personal opinion, and was not endorsed by his boss.
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New York Times:
F.B.I. Raids Home of Eric Adams's Fund-Raising Chief — The raid of the home of Brianna Suggs, a consultant with close ties to the mayor, came as Mr. Adams canceled a series of meetings in Washington, D.C., on Thursday. — Agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation on Thursday searched …
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Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
Mary Trump says Ivanka Trump will throw her father ‘under the bus’ in fraud trial testimony — Mary Trump, the niece of former President Trump, said she thinks Ivanka Trump will throw her father “under the bus” when she testifies in the fraud trial underway in New York.
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Politico:
Pelsoi launches an all-out attack against No Labels — The former House speaker became the most high-profile Democrat to oppose the organization's bid. — Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi on Thursday became one of the highest-profile elected Democrats to go public with her concerns …
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Will the haters once again decide the presidential election? — One of the unusual dynamics of the 2016 presidential race was that neither candidate was particularly well-liked. Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton were viewed more unfavorably than favorably by Election Day, with perceptions of each candidate at historic lows.
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
The brutal GOP attacks on Tuberville — and what they could mean — An undersold cause of the gridlock in Congress is that it's often allowed to fester quietly. Nowhere is that more true than in the Senate. Not only can members effectively wage a filibuster without actually having to speak …
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Jake Lahut / The Daily Beast:
Nancy Mace's Staff Guide Shows Her True Priority: Nancy Mace — A lengthy internal handbook for aides to the Republican lawmaker—obtained by The Daily Beast—demonstrates Mace's thirst for the spotlight. … Well before her fateful vote to remove Kevin McCarthy from the House speakership …
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Politico:
Fetterman makes his move against scandal-plagued Menendez — The Pennsylvania progressive is proposing to punish any senator under indictment for certain crimes — like those Menendez is accused of.
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump describes imprisoned Jan. 6 rioters as ‘hostages’ — Former President Trump on Thursday referred to those jailed over their actions during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol as “hostages” during a rally with supporters in Texas. — Trump walked on stage at a Houston rally to Lee Greenwood's …
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Dylan Wells / Washington Post:
‘You just gaslit her’: How Dean Phillips' first town hall went off the rails in N.H. — MANCHESTER, N.H. — Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.) says he will host 119 town halls in his long-shot primary challenge against President Biden. If the reception at his first is any indication of the next potential 118 …
Katherine Rosman / New York Times:
Student Protesters Walk Out of Hillary Clinton's Class at Columbia — The action was in protest of what they had perceived as the school's role in publicly shaming students who had signed a statement saying that “the Israeli extremist government” shared responsibility for the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas.
NBC News:
Fetterman introduces resolution that would bar Menendez from classified briefings — Fetterman's proposed resolution comes a day after the New Jersey senator attended a classified briefing on Ukraine held by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. — Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa. …
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Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Says Russia's Wagner Group Plans to Send Air Defenses to Hezbollah — Lebanese militant group could potentially create a second front against Israel, according to American intelligence — Wagner Group, the Russian paramilitary organization, plans to provide an air-defense system to Hezbollah …
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Rebecca Cohen / NBC News:
Second woman sues Steven Tyler, alleging he sexually assaulted her when she was a teen — The woman alleges that Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler sexually assaulted her twice in one day after they met when she was 17 in 1975. — A second woman has come forward with allegations …
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