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Dan Froomkin / Press Watch:
Did ‘vermin’ mark a turning point in Trump coverage? — Saturday night was a low point in the elite media's coverage of Donald Trump. — The New York Times put a light-hearted headline on a news article about Trump's Veterans Day address in New Hampshire, in which he vowed to “root out” …
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
How Trump's rhetoric compares to Hitler's — Donald Trump has long toyed with the language of famous autocrats, authoritarians and fascists. Think: “enemy of the people,” “retribution” and the frequent, years-long allusions to political violence. — But even by his standards …
Charlie Sykes / The Bulwark:
It's Not the Gaffes. It's the Plans. — Pay attention to what Trump is going to do. — Because it's Monday, let's start with the bottom story of the day: Tim Scott Suspends Campaign, as His Sunny Message Failed to Resonate - The New York Time s — Who knew that sunny optimism …
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The Messenger and Raw Story
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.
Azi Paybarah / Washington Post:
Trump calling opponents ‘vermin’ draws rebukes from White House, some in GOP
Mike Allen / Axios:
Scoop: Trump hung up on Kim Kardashian, new Jonathan Karl book says
Scoop: Trump hung up on Kim Kardashian, new Jonathan Karl book says
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Raw Story, Washington Examiner, HuffPost, The Messenger, Newsbusters, New York Post, USA Today, The Hill, UPROXX and Rolling Stone
Eli Okun / Politico:
Playbook PM: The Johnson CR whip count begins
Playbook PM: The Johnson CR whip count begins
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USA Today, ABC News and Washington Post
Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:
Liz Cheney says RNC chair ‘collaborating’ with Trump's ‘Nazi propaganda’
Liz Cheney says RNC chair ‘collaborating’ with Trump's ‘Nazi propaganda’
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HuffPost, Salon, Daily Kos, Raw Story, Mediaite, The Messenger, Breitbart and The Moderate Voice
Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:
Historian Meacham links Trump ‘vermin’ comments to ‘most ghastly kinds of crimes’
Historian Meacham links Trump ‘vermin’ comments to ‘most ghastly kinds of crimes’
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Digby's Hullabaloo, Raw Story, The Guardian, Axios, The Messenger and Mediaite
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
New book details Trump lawyers' secret meeting with Jack Smith ahead of DC indictment
New book details Trump lawyers' secret meeting with Jack Smith ahead of DC indictment
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Raw Story, NBC News, USA Today, The Daily Caller, Law & Crime, WJXB, The Messenger, Scottie's Playtime, UPI, Talking Points Memo, HuffPost and Crooks and Liars
John L. Dorman / Insider:
Trump hung up on Kim Kardashian in 2021 because he thought she voted for Biden, book says
Trump hung up on Kim Kardashian in 2021 because he thought she voted for Biden, book says
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Raw Story, Deadline and The Messenger
Josephine Harvey / HuffPost:
Joe Scarborough Warns Trump Is ‘Going Full-On Hitler’ After Weekend Rhetoric
Joe Scarborough Warns Trump Is ‘Going Full-On Hitler’ After Weekend Rhetoric
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Axios, Salon, Los Angeles Times, Rolling Stone, Mother Jones, The Hill, Raw Story, Newsbusters, Mediaite, New York Magazine, Vanity Fair, Washington Examiner, Daily Kos and The Messenger
ABC News:
‘The boss is not going to leave’: Proffer videos show ex-Trump lawyers telling Georgia prosecutors about efforts to overturn 2020 election — ABC News obtained video from interviews held with Jenna Ellis and Sidney Powell. — Jenna Ellis reads a statement after Ellis pleading guilty …
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Mediaite, New York Times, PoliticusUSA, Washington Examiner, The Daily Beast, The Hill, CNN, Raw Story, UPROXX and The Messenger
Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
Mike Johnson's Shady Finances Are Already Coming Back to Bite Him — Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is facing a new ethics complaint over a litany of alleged violations with his financial disclosures. … When newly minted Republican Speaker of the House Mike Johnson was asked on Fox News …
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Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
Who Paid for Mike Johnson to Attend This Conservative Conference?
Who Paid for Mike Johnson to Attend This Conservative Conference?
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New Republic, Raw Story and Political Wire
Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
The Supreme Court says it is adopting a code of ethics for the first time — The Supreme Court is adopting its first code of ethics, in the face of sustained criticism over undisclosed trips and gifts from wealthy benefactors to some justices. The policy was issued by the court Monday.
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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 …
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Natalie Allison / Politico:
'I've seen better run city council campaigns': Tim Scott's allies fume after exit — The South Carolina senator told just two campaign staff members of his plan to drop out. — When Tim Scott announced the end of his presidential bid from the studio of his house in Hanahan, S.C. …
Discussion:
Political Wire
Olafimihan Oshin / The Hill:
Trump's Truth Social has lost $73 million in less than 2 years, new filing says — Former President Trump's social media platform, Truth Social, has lost $73 million in net sales since the platform's official launch in February 2022, according to a new financial disclosure filing from Digital World Acquisition Corp. (DWAC).
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Nate Silver / Silver Bulletin:
If Biden can't run a normal campaign, he should step aside — Democrats are taking a huge risk either way. But they shouldn't try to get away with a Rose Garden campaign. — It's inherently kind of crazy that American presidential campaigns take more than a year to run, but they do.
Discussion:
Politico and Newsbusters
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New York Times:
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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Ian Millhiser / Vox:
Democrats get surprisingly good news from America's Trumpiest court — The Fifth Circuit decided to obey the law, for a change. — Last Friday, a federal appeals court nudged Louisiana toward redrawing its congressional maps to include a second Black-majority district.
Nikki Schwab / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE - First photos reveal the COCAINE found in the White House: Images of the baggy in cubby hole that sparked White House investigation - and the culprit has still not been found — DailyMail.com uncovered photos through a Freedom of Information Act request
Associated Press:
First nonbinary Mexican magistrate found dead at home — Jesús Ociel Baena made history last year after becoming the first openly nonbinary person to assume a judicial position in the country. — MEXICO CITY — The first openly nonbinary person to assume a judicial position in Mexico …
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Reuters
The Hill:
House shelves Greene's resolution to impeach Mayorkas — The House shelved a resolution to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Monday, punting on Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's (R-Ga.) effort to boot the Biden administration official from his post for his handling of the situation at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Rebecca Ballhaus / Wall Street Journal:
Strip Clubs, Lewd Photos and a Boozy Hotel: The Toxic Atmosphere at Bank Regulator FDIC — Employees say sexual harassment, misogyny pervade federal agency tasked with ensuring stability of nation's banks, driving women to leave — A male Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. supervisor in San Francisco invited employees to a strip club.
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Fox News, The Daily Caller, Washington Post, Bloomberg, RedState, The Hill and New York Post
Zachary Basu / Axios:
Scoop: Trump pollster sees Haley benefiting from Tim Scott's exit … - “Despite the narrative that the DeSantis team is trying to push, it's clear that other candidates dropping out is not causing voters to consolidate around him,” the memo argues. — Trump (43%) continues to boast …
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.
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