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Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
House Speaker Mike Johnson endorses Trump, defends ‘stolen election’ claims — House Speaker Mike Johnson endorsed former President Donald Trump for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination for what appeared to be the first time. — “I'm all in for President Trump,” Johnson, R-La., said on CNBC's “Squawk Box.”
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Marshall Cohen / CNN:
Trump to remain on Michigan ballot after judge rejects another 14th Amendment challenge — A Michigan judge on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit that tried to use the 14th Amendment's “insurrectionist ban” to remove Donald Trump from the state's 2024 ballot. — The judge separately ruled …
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Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
Trump Wants Us to Know He Will Stop at Nothing in 2025 — Over the last few weeks, we've gotten a pretty good idea of what Donald Trump would do if given a second chance in the White House. And it is neither exaggeration nor hyperbole to say that it looks an awful lot like a set …
New York Times:
Johnson Said in 2015 Trump Was Unfit and Could Be ‘Dangerous’ as President — Speaker Mike Johnson, then a Republican state lawmaker, posted on social media that Donald J. Trump lacked the character and morality to be president and could be vindictive. — Years before he played a lead role …
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Juliegrace Brufke / Axios:
Mike Johnson's shutdown plan gets a hall pass from furious Freedom Caucus
Mike Johnson's shutdown plan gets a hall pass from furious Freedom Caucus
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Kayla Gallagher / The Messenger:
Trump Denies Report He Threatened to Leave GOP: ‘That’ Bulls-t'
Trump Denies Report He Threatened to Leave GOP: ‘That’ Bulls-t'
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Washington Post:
After Trump case video leak, Georgia prosecutor seeks emergency seal for evidence — The Atlanta-area prosecutor leading the criminal racketeering case against former president Donald Trump and 14 allies alleging they broke the law when they sought to overturn Trump's 2020 election loss …
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Ex-Trump allies detail efforts to overturn election in Georgia plea videos — A former attorney for Donald Trump has told Georgia prosecutors that a top presidential aide said to her in December 2020 that “the boss” did not plan to leave the White House “under any circumstances,” …
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Darren Samuelsohn / The Messenger:
Trump Co-Defendant Mark Meadows Requests Two-Month Delay in His Georgia Criminal Case
Trump Co-Defendant Mark Meadows Requests Two-Month Delay in His Georgia Criminal Case
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Prosecutors urge appeals court to reinstate Trump gag order
Prosecutors urge appeals court to reinstate Trump gag order
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
McConnell not ready to back resolution to break Tuberville military holds — Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) says he's not ready to vote for a Democratic resolution to confirm more than 350 stalled military promotions at once to circumvent holds placed by Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.).
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New York Times:
More Than 400 U.S. Officials Sign Letter Protesting Biden's Israel Policy — The signers, representing some 40 government agencies, reflect growing internal dissent over the administration's support of Israel's military campaign in Gaza. — More than 400 political appointees …
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Anders Hagstrom / Fox News:
Biden officials rebel against president on Israel-Hamas war, sign dissent letter
Biden officials rebel against president on Israel-Hamas war, sign dissent letter
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Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Greene calls GOP colleague a p‑‑‑‑ — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (Ga.) called fellow GOP Rep. Darrell Issa (Calif.) a p‑‑‑‑ Tuesday after he attacked her for lacking the “maturity and experience” to understand the proper way to bring …
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Karen Townsend / HotAir:
8 Republicans Voted With All House Democrats to Block Mayorkas Impeachment — Democrats get by in the House with a little help from their Republican friends. They blocked Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's move to force a straight up or down vote on the impeachment of DHS Secretary Mayorkas Monday night.
Emanuel Maiberg / 404 Media:
Andreessen Horowitz Invests in Civitai, Which Profits From Nonconsensual AI Porn — Join the newsletter to get the latest updates. — Success — Great! Check your inbox and click the link. — Error — Please enter a valid email address. — Andreessen Horowitz, also known as a16z …
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Juliegrace Brufke / Axios:
Matt Gaetz calls for House Ethics investigation into Kevin McCarthy — Conservative Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) announced Tuesday he is filing an ethics complaint against former Speaker Kevin McCarthy following the California Republican's altercation with Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.).
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GOP lawmaker claims Kevin McCarthy elbowed him after meeting, sparking altercation
GOP lawmaker claims Kevin McCarthy elbowed him after meeting, sparking altercation
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Erin Reed / Erin In The Morning:
Trans Boy Returns To Lead Role In ‘Oklahoma!’ After Outcry At Sherman School Board Meeting — Please support my independent reporting and advocacy on transgender legislation by subscribing. You help me keep this going and keep people informed. — In a crowded school board meeting …
Politico:
Dems prepare to save another GOP speaker from a shutdown — In a private caucus meeting, Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries outlined all the ways Speaker Mike Johnson's spending bill was a win for the party.
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Marc Rod / Jewish Insider:
House members left in stunned disbelief, horror by video of Hamas' attack on Israel — Lawmakers exited a screening of video from the Hamas attack largely in silence, several of them openly crying — House lawmakers were stunned into shock and disbelief by a screening on Capitol Hill of footage of Hamas' attack on Israel on Oct. 7.
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Jeff Cox / CNBC:
Inflation was flat in October from the prior month, core CPI hits two-year low — The consumer price index was flat in October from the previous month but increased 3.2% from a year ago. Both were below Wall Street estimates, sparking a major rally on Wall Street.
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Rebecca Picciotto / CNBC:
Trump's Truth Social has lost $73 million since its launch, faces potential shutdown — Trump Media and Technology Group, Truth Social's parent company, lost $50 million in the fiscal year ending Dec. 2022 and $23 million in the first half of 2023. — The losses come as TMTG tries …
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Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Citadel chief Griffin weighs backing Haley in Republican primary — Billionaire Citadel CEO Ken Griffin is “at the finish line” of deciding whether to financially support former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley in the Republican presidential primary
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Eric Bazail-Eimil / Politico:
Alaska lieutenant governor announces bid to unseat Peltola — Republicans have said Alaska's at-large House seat is one of their top targets in 2024. — Alaska's lieutenant governor announced on Tuesday that she's running to unseat the state's at-large Democratic congresswoman …
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senate Rules panel votes along party lines to break Tuberville's military holds — The Senate Rules Committee voted along party lines Tuesday to advance a resolution that would allow Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) to confirm more than 350 military promotions being held …
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Tara Suter / The Hill:
Moskowitz, Comer get into tense exchange at hearing: ‘You look like a smurf here’ — Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.) and chair of the House Oversight Committee James Comer (R-Ky.) got into a heated exchange on Tuesday. — During a hearing focused on oversight of the U.S. General Services Administration …
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