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Politico:
‘Same clown car with a different driver’: House GOP goes off the rails — Mike Johnson may have avoided a shutdown, but the House GOP is still emotionally raw from its 22-day speakership fight. — The House GOP has descended, as one member put it, into “schoolyard bully bullshit.”
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The unusual inability of the House GOP to win votes — You are probably aware that the Republican majority in the House is having a tough year. — It took them more than a dozen votes to elect a speaker in January, eventually settling on Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) after he agreed to let any member trigger a vote on his ouster.
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The Hill, RedState, So What, Florida Politics, CBS News, Washington Examiner, Axios and New York Times
Zandar / Zandar Versus The Stupid:
Last Post, Please Read — Good morning. This is Zandar's Dad. I am sorry to tell you that he passed away over the weekend, peacefully in his sleep. Fortunately, his computer was on and open to this page but I don't know if I will be able to post again. This blog was Jon's passion.
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David Wickert / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Judge to issue protective order in Georgia Trump case — Lawyer acknowledges sharing videos that prompted dispute. — A Fulton County judge Wednesday said he would draft an order protecting some evidence from pre-trial disclosure in the Donald Trump election interference case …
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Tesnim Zekeria / Popular Information:
How Trump plays the media on abortion — Since the fall of Roe v. Wade, abortion has been a losing issue for Republicans. This was evident in this year's election: in Ohio, voters approved a constitutional amendment to enshrine abortion rights. In Kentucky, pro-choice Governor Andy Beshear …
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Daily Kos
Siobhan Hughes / Wall Street Journal:
Mitch McConnell's Strength Is Tested in Fight for Ukraine Aid — Longtime GOP Senate leader backs broad foreign-aid package as some Republican colleagues balk — WASHINGTON—The Senate battle over Ukraine aid has become a legacy-defining issue for Minority Leader Mitch McConnell …
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Raw Story and The Post Millennial
Politico:
Playbook: Biden and Xi clear the air — With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine — DRIVING THE DAY — THE TRUTH IS OUT THERE — Garrett Graff for POLITICO Mag: “We Have a UFO Problem. What We Don't Have (Yet) is a Serious Answer.” — SHOWDOWN ON SOUTH CAPITOL STREET …
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New York Times and Wall Street Journal
ABC News:
Ethics Committee will not recommend punishment for embattled Rep. George Santos — The New York Republican has pleaded not guilty to charges and defended himself. — Rep. George Santos walks back to his office after debate on the House floor on a resolution to expel him from Congress …
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Liz Dye / Public Notice:
Rudy's Ukraine caper looks even worse now — 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 — There's something so utterly predictable …
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Axios:
Trump's new Latino strategy casts him as victim of socialists … - Hialeah is more than 95% Hispanic, and the vast majority of those residents are Cuban Americans, a conservative electorate that identifies more with Republicans than many other Latino groups.
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Raw Story, Los Angeles Times and CBS News
Ally Mutnick / Politico:
Kari Lake ‘drove a stake’ through the heart of McCain Republicans. Now she wants a meeting. — The Senate candidate is making appeals to some of the very people she attacked in 2022. — Kari Lake is finally ready to move on from the 2022 election — or at least she wants her rivals to.
Alexander Sammon / Slate:
The Squad Is About to Fight for Its Political Life — One of the biggest, bitterest, and most expensive political battles of the 2024 election cycle has emerged: The American Israel Public Affairs Committee, one of the most powerful, best-funded influence operations in Washington …
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Politico, Raw Story, New Republic, The Messenger and Political Wire
Zachary Petrizzo / The Daily Beast:
Trumpworld Is Already at War Over Staffing a New Trump White House — A year out from Election Day, Trumpworld is tearing itself apart over different groups claiming they have the inside track on staffing the White House. … The America First Policy Institute was supposed to add …
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Scoop: U.S. warns Israel it's violating visa waiver deal with West Bank closure — The Biden administration warned Israel that it is violating the visa waiver agreement with the U.S. by preventing Palestinian Americans who live in the occupied West Bank from entering Israel since …
ABC News:
Capitol Police clash with group protesting ‘violently’ outside DNC — Capitol police say all members have been evacuated from the area. — Police officers wear gas masks as they keep watch outside the Democratic National Headquarters during a multi-denominational event hosted …
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Politico:
Ronna McDaniel is under siege — and, her critics concede, likely to survive — The RNC chair faces criticism from lawmakers, candidates and activists. But the committee members themselves don't have much appetite for a change at this juncture. — Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel …
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HotAir, Washington Times, NBC News and Daily Kos
Mabinty Quarshie / Washington Examiner:
Nikki Haley suffers setback from conservatives after vowing to verify social media users — Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley's recent comments on requiring social media users to verify their identity online have sparked conservative backlash to a campaign that has steadily gained momentum in the GOP primary race.
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Jack Birle / Washington Examiner:
Biden judicial nominee fails to explain law terms when asked by Sen. John Kennedy — Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) stumped one of President Joe Biden's judicial nominees while going through a speed round of questions about legal terms during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday.
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RedState, Twitchy, Fox News, The Gateway Pundit and The Daily Caller
Josh Christenson / New York Post:
Rep. Rashida Tlaib part of hidden Facebook group that glorifies Hamas, mocks hostages: report — Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), who says she is advocating for “peace” after Hamas' Oct. 7 terror attack against Israel, is part of a hidden Facebook group that has praised the jihadists who kidnapped …
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Fox News, One America News Network, Exposing the role …, Washington Examiner and acecomments.mu.nu
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Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
‘Anti-establishment’ activist sought to incite Trump supporters on Jan. 6, DOJ argues — John Earle Sullivan, a self-proclaimed activist and journalist, only filmed the riot as a “ploy” to rile up the mob, federal prosecutors argued at his trial. — WASHINGTON — A man who previously held himself …
Laura Italiano / Insider:
Trump's own fraud-trial expert testifies about ‘glaring’ problems in his financial statements — but blames the accountants — Wednesday was Trump's third day of presenting defense witnesses at his civil fraud trial in NY. — An ex-SEC accountant offered blunt testimony on Trump's net-worth statements.
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Raw Story and Associated Press
David Strom / HotAir:
Yet Another Pedophile Leftist Arrested — Yes, they really do want to diddle the kiddies. — It's hard to conclude anything else, given how insistent the Left is about sexualizing kids and the recurring stories about various people in the upper echelons of society who wind up in sex scandals having …
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New York Post, The Gateway Pundit, Fox News, Blaze Media, Breitbart, acecomments.mu.nu and The Post Millennial
Karen DeYoung / Washington Post:
Hamas agrees to tentative deal to free dozens of hostages, pending Israel's approval — Hamas wants a multiday pause in fighting, increased humanitarian aid, and freedom for an unknown number of Palestinians in Israeli jails in exchange for the release of at least 50 women and children being held in Gaza
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Sareen Habeshian / Axios:
Trump whistleblower running for key House seat … - He is the first Democrat set to launch a bid for Spanberger's seat following her announcement that she's entering the 2025 Virginia governor's race. — Semafor first reported on his intention to run for the seat.
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Washington Post and Semafor
Joanne Carducci / The Daily Beast:
Republicans Are the Party of Asinine Toxic Masculinity — A GOP senator challenging a union boss to a fight and an alleged kidney punch in the hallway by a deposed leader—just a normal day for conservatives in the Capitol. … “You're a United States Senator, sit down!!”
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