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Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Donald's Desperate Demand: Trump Files for Mistrial in New York Bank Fraud Case — Trump's lawyers made a 30-page court filing on Wednesday seeking a mistrial, a move they've telegraphed for a while but still marks a new low in the case. … Seeing no way out of his bank fraud trial …
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Ella Lee / The Hill:
Trump files motion for mistrial in NY fraud case — Former President Trump's legal team on Wednesday requested a mistrial in his New York fraud case, claiming that the trial judge and his principal law clerk's purported bias against Trump has “tainted” the case.
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Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
Sen. Joe Manchin says he ‘absolutely’ would consider a presidential run — In an interview with NBC's Kristen Welker, the West Virginia Democrat said he first has to explore whether there's an appetite among voters for a moderate candidate like him. — WASHINGTON — Sen. Joe Manchin …
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Betsy Woodruff Swan / Politico:
Nevada attorney general is investigating false electors who aided Trump in 2020 — The attorney general of Nevada is quietly investigating Republican activists and operatives who falsely pledged the state's six electoral votes to Donald Trump in 2020, despite Joe Biden's victory in the state.
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Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:
New Hampshire 2024: Haley Surges to Second Place While Trump Maintains Lead — Haley Outperforms Trump and DeSantis Against Biden Among New Hampshire Voters — A new Emerson College Polling/WHDH poll of New Hampshire voters finds former President Donald Trump with 49% of voters' support …
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Peter Laffin / Washington Examiner:
Let RFK Jr. debate
Let RFK Jr. debate
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Caitlin Owens / Axios:
How the next Republican president could stop most abortions without Congress — The next Republican president could effectively ban most abortions through a simple policy change at the Department of Justice, experts and advocates on both sides of the abortion debate say.
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Dave Lawler / Axios:
Speaker Mike Johnson calls separation of church and state a “misnomer” … Of course it comes from a phrase that was in a letter that [Thomas] Jefferson wrote, it's not in the Constitution," Johnson said. — “What he was explaining is they did not want the government to encroach upon the church …
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Maria / Crooked Timber:
Silicon Valley's worldview is not just an ideology; it's a personality disorder. — Silicon Valley's ideology is this: Libertarianism for me. Feudalism for thee. — In more detail: — • Surveillance, manipulation and coercion; at first, just for profit, later by necessity, and ultimately for the hell of it
Fox News:
Rashida Tlaib member of secret Facebook group where Hamas terrorists glorified — ‘Squad’ member has been part of controversial group for 6 years — EXCLUSIVE: Rep. Rashida Tlaib is part of a secret social media group in which its members have glamorized Hamas in its war battle with Israel …
Gabrielle M. Etzel / Washington Examiner:
Oklahoma Supreme Court blocks abortion restrictions — The Oklahoma Supreme Court placed temporary injunctions on three laws regulating abortion and abortion pills on Tuesday, signaling that the state's high court could soon weigh whether abortion rights are implied in the state constitution.
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Sean Murphy / Associated Press:
Oklahoma Supreme Court keeps anti-abortion laws on hold while challenge is pending
Oklahoma Supreme Court keeps anti-abortion laws on hold while challenge is pending
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Politico:
Biden campaign considers changing digital fundraising platforms — The Biden campaign is testing alternatives to ActBlue, the small-dollar behemoth that powered much of Democrats' anti-Trump fundraising machine. — President Joe Biden's campaign is mulling a significant change …
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Washington Post:
House passes bill to avert government shutdown, sends to Senate — Senate leaders say they will take up the legislation ‘as soon as possible’ to beat the Saturday deadline when federal funds expire — The House on Tuesday passed stopgap legislation to keep the federal government operating past …
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Playbook: Congress sets up a long, hot January
Playbook: Congress sets up a long, hot January
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Politico:
Conservatives hold back on Johnson ouster threat — but plot other payback
Conservatives hold back on Johnson ouster threat — but plot other payback
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Ross Douthat / New York Times:
Where Does Religion Come From? — Ayaan Hirsi Ali, the ex-Muslim critic of Islamic fundamentalism and longtime champion of Enlightenment liberalism, has announced that she now calls herself a Christian — a conversion that she attributes to a twofold realization.
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Dan Ladden-Hall / The Daily Beast:
GOP Sen. Mullin Says His Offer to Brawl With Union Leader Was ‘Oklahoma Values’ — WHOLESOME — Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) said he was nobly representing “Oklahoma values” when he challenged a union boss to a fight Tuesday. A meeting of the Senate HELP Committee went off the rails …
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NBC News:
‘Stand your butt up’: Fistfight nearly breaks out during Senate hearing until Bernie Sanders steps in
‘Stand your butt up’: Fistfight nearly breaks out during Senate hearing until Bernie Sanders steps in
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Emma Barnett / NBC News:
New Hampshire sets presidential primary date for Jan. 23, defying Biden's new primary order — New Hampshire's first-in-the-nation GOP primary will come after Iowa, but state Democrats will face punishment from the DNC for leapfrogging South Carolina. — CONCORD, N.H. …
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Teri Christoph / RedState:
Hundreds of Jewish Marchers Left Stranded by ‘Malicious’ Bus Drivers — Three hundred Jewish marchers never made it to Tuesday's “March for Israel” in Washington, D.C., in what is being described as the “deliberate and malicious” actions of some bus drivers.
Marist Poll:
GOP at Fault If Government Shuts Down, Say Nearly Half of Americans — If the federal government fails to reach a spending agreement and shuts down, nearly half of Americans will point a finger at congressional Republicans. Most Americans also express displeasure with members of Congress using …
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Summer Concepcion / NBC News:
Biden compares Trump's ‘vermin’ remarks to Nazi rhetoric — Biden slammed former President Donald Trump's remarks last weekend that characterized his political opponents as “vermin” who pose threats within the country. — President Joe Biden on Tuesday decried former President Donald …
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Salvador Rodriguez / Wall Street Journal:
Meta Allows Ads Claiming Rigged 2020 Election on Facebook, Instagram — Company weighed free-speech considerations in changing its policy last year — Meta Platforms will let political ads on Facebook and Instagram question the legitimacy of the 2020 U.S. presidential election …
Matthew Lee / Associated Press:
US extends sanctions waiver allowing Iraq to buy electricity from Iran — The Biden administration has extended by four months a sanctions waiver that will allow Iraq to continue to purchase electricity from Iran and gives Iran limited access to the proceeds to buy humanitarian goods.
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Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon:
Biden Unlocks Fresh Funds to Iran Totaling Billions
Biden Unlocks Fresh Funds to Iran Totaling Billions
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