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Pence told Jan. 6 special counsel harrowing details about 2020 aftermath, warnings to Trump: Sources — The former VP is the top official known to have spoken with investigators. — In this Nov. 24, 2020 file photo President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence prepare to speak …
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Dylan Wells / Washington Post:
Koch network endorses Nikki Haley for president as it looks to stop Trump — The powerful political network led by conservative billionaire Charles Koch endorsed Nikki Haley for president on Tuesday, as it looks to stop Donald Trump from being the Republican nominee.
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Nikki Haley Is Coming for Your Retirement — It feels like years ago, but actually only a few months have passed since many big Republican donors seemed to believe that Ron DeSantis could effectively challenge Donald Trump for the Republican nomination. It has been an edifying spectacle …
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Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Billionaire-backed Koch network endorses Nikki Haley for president — The political network largely financed by billionaire Charles Koch has endorsed Nikki Haley for president. — The endorsement marks the end of a yearlong search for a viable alternative to Donald Trump.
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Zachary Leeman / The Messenger:
Christie to Haley: 'Run Against Trump, or Don't Run'
Christie to Haley: 'Run Against Trump, or Don't Run'
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Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Trump's Backdoor Attempts to Delay His Trials Are Backfiring — The New York judge overseeing Donald Trump's hush money trial won't even consider pushing it back, especially after prosecutors accused defense lawyers of delay games. … Donald Trump's calendar is filling up—and not with campaign events.
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Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Georgia prosecutors oppose plea deals for Trump, Meadows and Giuliani — Exclusive: sources say Fulton county prosecutors unwilling to offer deals to key trio, preferring instead to force them to trial — Fulton county prosecutors do not intend to offer plea deals to Donald Trump and at least …
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Randall D. Eliason / New York Times:
Why Judges in the Trump Jan. 6 Trial Need a Rocket Docket
Why Judges in the Trump Jan. 6 Trial Need a Rocket Docket
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Reuters:
Rupert Murdoch to be deposed in Smartmatic defamation case against Fox — Rupert Murdoch is set to be questioned under oath on Tuesday and Wednesday as part of voting technology company Smartmatic's $2.7 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox Corp (FOXA.O) over coverage of debunked vote …
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Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Fox News founder Rupert Murdoch deposed in Smartmatic election lawsuit — Rupert Murdoch is being deposed in the $2.7 billion Smartmatic defamation lawsuit against Fox Corp. over allegedly damaging election lies, a source familiar with the matter told CNBC.
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John Hudson / Washington Post:
CIA director pushes big hostage deal in secret meeting with Mossad chief — The meeting in Qatar comes as William Burns takes on a central role navigating the crisis for President Biden — CIA Director William J. Burns arrived in Qatar on Tuesday for secret meetings with Israel's spy chief …
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Barak Ravid / Axios:
New pause in Gaza fighting, more hostage releases now on the table
New pause in Gaza fighting, more hostage releases now on the table
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Politico:
The Hunter Biden counter-offensive: A strategy long overdue, or a political minefield — The president's son has a new legal plan, and it will play out in parallel with his father's reelection campaign. — For years, as Hunter Biden faced a protracted criminal probe …
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Matt Viser / Washington Post:
Hunter Biden says he is willing to testify in public hearing before House panel
Hunter Biden says he is willing to testify in public hearing before House panel
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Reuters:
Ukrainian spy chief's wife poisoned, media reports say — The wife of Ukraine's military spy chief has been poisoned with heavy metals and is undergoing treatment in a hospital, a spokesperson for the agency said on Tuesday. — Marianna Budanova is the wife of Kyrylo Budanov …
Matt Gertz / Media Matters for America:
Major news outlets gave much less coverage to Trump's “vermin” attack then they did Clinton's “deplorables” remark — Huge disparities mark coverage in national broadcast, cable, and print outlets — RESEARCH CONTRIBUTIONS FROM ROB SAVILLO, HARRISON RAY, PETE TSIPIS & TORRI LONERGAN
Stephen I. Vladeck / The Atlantic:
Why the Fifth Circuit Keeps Making Such Outlandish Decisions — Where to even start in cataloging the most ridiculous—and alarming—recent rulings to come out of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit? — There's a case about whether a class action could go forward that boiled …
Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:
House GOP lawmakers who flouted chamber's mask rule take legal fight to Supreme Court — Three House Republicans who had their pay docked for not complying with a pandemic-era mask requirement on the chamber floor have taken their legal fight to the Supreme Court, urging the justices to hear their case after losing in a lower court.
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Ian Millhiser / Vox:
The new Trump judge revolt against the Voting Rights Act, explained — At the very moment the Supreme Court appears to be moderating on voting rights, GOP judges are going after America's most important voting rights law. — The Supreme Court, after a long period of hostility toward …
Steve Levy / Washington Examiner:
The Left's fear of fascism under Trump is the ultimate example of projection — The liberal crazies, from actor Rob Reiner to the once conservative but now ideologue-for-sale Joe Scarborough, have their knickers in a knot over the potential that America may drift into “fascism” …
Associated Press:
Russian court extends detention of WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich until end of January — The hearing took place behind closed doors because authorities say details of the criminal case against the American journalist are classified. — MOSCOW — A court in Moscow on Tuesday extended …
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Ann M. Simmons / Wall Street Journal:
Russian Court Extends Detention of WSJ Reporter
Russian Court Extends Detention of WSJ Reporter
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Jack Birle / Washington Examiner:
AOC condemns House GOP over playing ‘political football’ on spending: 'It's not fair' — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) accused House Republicans of playing “political football” on government spending, arguing it only hurts regular federal workers and the economy.
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CNN:
Jimmy Carter and all living former first ladies to attend Rosalynn Carter's memorial service — Former President Jimmy Carter is expected to attend the Tuesday memorial service for his late wife, Rosalynn Carter, in Atlanta, his grandson told CNN - a tribute that will also be attended by all of the living former first ladies.
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