memeorandum: Only 14% of US voters say Joe Biden has made them better off (Financial Times)

1:40 PM ET, November 13, 2023

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Maryanne Trump Barry, Donald Trump's Older Sister, Dies at 86 — A retired federal judge in New Jersey, she supported her brother but, as secret audio recordings revealed in 2019, she could also be scathingly critical of him. — Maryanne Trump Barry, a former federal judge who was an older sister …

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ABC News:

Maryanne Trump Barry, older sister of Donald Trump, has died at 86: Sources — Barry was a senior judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals until 2019. — Donald Trump, Maryanne Trump, and Robert Trump during Opening of Donald Trump's Taj Mahal Casino in April 5, 1990 at Taj Mahal Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, N.J.

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Jim Messina / Politico:

I Was Obama's 2012 Campaign Manager. There's No Need to Panic Over Biden. — Don't sweat the doom and gloom polling. We've been here before. — As you walk into my office, the first thing you see is a framed magazine cover. It's not from the days of triumph — like in November 2012 …

Discussion: Washington Examiner and The Messenger

Jonathan Martin / Politico:

Here's How Biden Can Turn It Around — Top Democrats agree that the president needs more aggressiveness, more help from his friends and a few more friends. Liz Cheney, Rahm Emanuel and Mitt Romney can help. — Just under one year before the presidential election, Democrats should be concerned …

Discussion: Breitbart, Mediaite, RedState, Fox News, Washington Post and Power Line

Washington Post:
MAGA-dominated state Republican parties plagued by infighting, money woes

Discussion: Raw Story

Financial Times:
Only 14% of US voters say Joe Biden has made them better off

Discussion: Washington Examiner, Breitbart, The Daily Caller, Mediaite and Political Wire

Dan Merica / The Messenger:
Pro-Biden Priorities USA Dismisses Poll Worries, Says Election Will Be ‘Tough’ but ‘Winnable’

Discussion: Forbes and Mercury News

Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
A wasteland: Political coverage ignores the threat to democracy

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Kyle Cheney / Politico:

New book details Trump lawyers' secret meeting with Jack Smith ahead of DC indictment — ABC's Jonathan Karl offers an account of a fateful July 27 meeting in his forthcoming book. — Jack Smith's public image, shaped by his near invisibility since taking over the federal criminal cases …

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Mike Allen / Axios:

Scoop: Trump hung up on Kim Kardashian, new Jonathan Karl book says — Former President Trump hung up on Kim Kardashian when she called for help with a clemency case — because he assumed she voted for President Biden, ABC News' Jonathan Karl writes in “Tired of Winning,” out Tuesday.

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ABC News:
Trump was privately enthralled by baseless theory he could be reinstated as president: New book

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Michael Balsamo / Associated Press:

Secret Service agents protecting Biden's granddaughter open fire when 3 people try to break into SUV — Secret Service agents protecting President Joe Biden's granddaughter opened fire after three people tried to break into an unmarked Secret Service vehicle in the nation's capital, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press.

Luke Barr / ABC News:
Secret Service opens fire on people attempting to break into car outside Naomi Biden's home: Sources

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Marianne LeVine / Washington Post:

Trump calls political enemies ‘vermin,’ echoing dictators Hitler, Mussolini — On Veterans Day, the former president vowed to “root out” his liberal opponents, drawing backlash from historians who say his rhetoric is reminiscent of authoritarians — Former president Donald Trump denigrated …

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Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:
Historian Meacham links Trump ‘vermin’ comments to ‘most ghastly kinds of crimes’

Discussion: The Bulwark, Truthout, Raw Story, The Messenger, HuffPost and Eschaton

Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:
Liz Cheney says RNC chair ‘collaborating’ with Trump's ‘Nazi propaganda’

Discussion: The Messenger, Raw Story, Breitbart and Mediaite

Josephine Harvey / HuffPost:
Joe Scarborough Warns Trump Is ‘Going Full-On Hitler’ After Weekend Rhetoric

Discussion: The Hill, The Messenger, Newsbusters, Raw Story, The Guardian and Mediaite

Meg Kinnard / Associated Press:

South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott abruptly ends 2024 presidential bid, shocking even his campaign staff — Republican presidential candidate Tim Scott abruptly announced late Sunday that he was dropping out of the 2024 race, a development that surprised his donors and stunned his campaign staff …

Fox News:
Sen. Tim Scott announces decision to suspend his 2024 presidential campaign

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NBC News:
Tim Scott drops out of the 2024 presidential race

Steve Peoples / Associated Press:
Nikki Haley will launch a $10M ad campaign to try to overtake Ron DeSantis in the GOP primary

Discussion: Washington Post, The Messenger, The Hill, Washington Times, The Dispatch, New York Times, Washington Examiner and Political Wire

Axios:

Behind the Curtain: Trump allies pre-screen loyalists for unprecedented power grab … - His top obsession will be the Justice Department, the FBI and the intelligence community — all of which he thinks conspired to investigate him, thwart him, screw him.

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Jill Colvin / Associated Press:
Trump's plans if he returns to the White House include deportation raids, tariffs and mass firings

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Lisa Needham / Public Notice:

Stephen Miller's “America First Legal” is more dangerous than you think — This free edition of Public Notice is made possible by paid subscribers. If you aren't one already, please consider signing up. Just click the button below. — Click for Public Notice free trial

Politico:

Sinema left the Democratic Party. Democratic donors left her too. — A POLITICO analysis of campaign finance data reveals a tough road ahead if the Arizona independent runs for reelection. — Democratic donors have fled Sen. Kyrsten Sinema since she left the party …

Discussion: NBC News and Washington Examiner

Mychael Schnell / The Hill:

Democrat Dean Phillips says he'll vote for Speaker Johnson's CR proposal — Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.), who is mounting a long-shot bid for the Democratic presidential nomination, will return to the Capitol this week to vote in favor of Speaker Mike Johnson's (R-La.) plan to avert a government shutdown …

Discussion: Washington Examiner, Fox News, The Post Millennial, Politico, NPR and New York Daily News

Eric Hananoki / Media Matters for America:

Pro-Hitler and Holocaust denier account: X has paid me $3,000 in ad revenue sharing — Musk and Yaccarino's X has been placing ads for BetMGM, DraftKings, and FanDuel on the pro-Hitler account — There's more bad news for brands that advertise on X (formerly Twitter): They're helping financially reward pro-Adolf Hitler propaganda.

Discussion: The Times of Israel

NBC News:

‘QAnon Shaman’ who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6 files paperwork to run for Congress — Jacob Chansley, who served about 27 months in prison for his role in the Capitol attack, filed to run for the seat left vacant by Rep. Debbie Lesko, R-Ariz. — Jacob Chansley, the Arizona man known as the …

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NBC News:

Israel-Hamas war live updates: Al Shifa hospital in Gaza no longer functioning, WHO says … Just now — Erin McLaughlin — TEL AVIV — The situation at Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza is “extremely difficult and dangerous,” the head of neurosurgery at the hospital told NBC News this morning.