memeorandum: Rep. Dean Phillips, running for president, won't seek re-election to Congress (Ryan Faircloth/Star Tribune)

4:05 PM ET, November 24, 2023

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Democratic presidential candidate Phillips announces he won't run for reelection in House — Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.) — who launched a long-shot presidential primary bid against President Biden last month — announced Friday he wouldn't run for reelection to the House in 2024.

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Ryan Faircloth / Star Tribune:

Rep. Dean Phillips, running for president, won't seek re-election to Congress — Returning to Congress after his primary challenge to President Biden would be “both unproductive and uncomfortable,” Phillips said. — Democratic Rep. Dean Phillips will not run for re-election to the U.S. House …

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U.S. Representative Dean Phillips:

Rep. Dean Phillips Announces He Won't Seek Re-Election to Congress — MINNETONKA, MN - Today, Rep. Dean Phillips (D, MN) announced he will not seek re-election to Congress in 2024. Phillips has represented Minnesota's Third Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2019 and released the following statement:

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Tom Sykes / The Daily Beast:

Right-Wing Riots Erupt in Dublin After Stabbing Attack — Garda Commissioner Drew Harris blamed the unrest on a “lunatic, hooligan faction driven by far-right ideology,” following horrific stabbing of three children and a woman. — DUBLIN—Right-wing rioters turned a usually bustling district …

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Tom Sykes / The Daily Beast:

Heroic Immigrant Actually Stopped the Dublin Stabbing That Led to Far-Right Riot — Far right ‘hooligans’ whipped up outrage after reports the attacker in the shocking Dublin school stabbing was an immigrant. It turns out, the man who stopped him was Brazilian.

Discussion: The Messenger, RedState and The National Pulse+

Brad Dress / The Hill:
34 people arrested in Dublin as riots erupt over stabbing attack

Timothy Nerozzi / Fox News:

No American hostages freed by Hamas on day one of cease-fire with Israel — US official says White House ‘doing all we can’ to secure Americans' release — Two dozen hostages were released by the terrorist group Hamas, but no American was released on the first day of the cease-fire with Israel.

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NBC News:

Israel-Hamas war live updates: 25 hostages released as cease-fire holds — Thirteen Israeli hostages held captive in the Gaza Strip since the Hamas attack have been released as a pause in fighting that began this morning continues to hold. Israel has also begun the process of releasing 39 Palestinian prisoners.

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Eva Surovell / The Messenger:

Trump Lawyers Say New York Filing Is ‘Irrelevant’ to DC Gag Order Hearing — The back-and-forth concerns a filing submitted by prosecutors on Thanksgiving — JWPlayer — Donald Trump's lawyers on Friday filed a response to prosecutors' Thursday filing, arguing that any threats …

Discussion: Political Wire and Raw Story

Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:

The Secret Megadonor Behind the MAGA Movement's ‘Nerve Center’ — In the aftermath of Jan. 6, one conservative group has been buying up real estate around Capitol Hill and growing its influence. Much of that is thanks to this one secret donor. … In a few short years …

Discussion: Raw Story

Aaron Zitner / Wall Street Journal:

Voters See American Dream Slipping Out of Reach, WSJ/NORC Poll Shows — Fewer believe that anyone who works hard can get ahead — The American dream—the proposition that anyone who works hard can get ahead, regardless of their background—has slipped out of reach in the minds of many Americans.

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Eileen Sullivan / New York Times:

Growing Numbers of Chinese Migrants Are Crossing the Southern Border — More than 24,000 Chinese citizens have been apprehended crossing into the United States from Mexico in the past year. That is more than in the preceding 10 years combined. — The surge of migrants entering …

Discussion: Politico

New York Times:

Could Haley Really Beat Trump? Big Donors Are Daring to Dream. — Powerful players in the business world have gravitated toward Nikki Haley, aware that she remains an underdog but beginning to believe she has a chance. — Late last month, Nikki Haley, the former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations …

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Tiah Shepherd / The Hill:

Judge rejects attempt to enshrine abortion rights on Nevada ballot — A judge in Nevada rejected a proposed 2024 ballot initiative that sought to enshrine reproductive rights, including abortion, in the state's Constitution. — Siding with a newly established PAC — the Coalition for Parents …

Discussion: RedState, New York Post, Las Vegas Review-Journal, The Daily Caller, Associated Press, KOLO-TV and The Nevada Independent

Caroline Linton / CBS News:

Andrew Cuomo accused of sexual assault by former executive assistant Brittany Commisso in new lawsuit — A former executive assistant to former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo who had accused him of groping her has filed a lawsuit alleging he sexually assaulted her.