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Tom LoBianco / The Messenger:
Ramaswamy Political Director Joining Trump Campaign (Exclusive) — The move marks a major blow to Ramaswamy, who soared to prominence over the summer but has struggled to maintain his momentum — A former top aide to GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy is leaving his campaign …
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Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Trump Caught Moving Money Around to Pay Massive Tax Bill — Trump wasn't supposed to be moving significant amounts of money around without notifying a court-appointed auditor. He just got caught paying himself so he could pay his taxes. … A court-ordered financial auditor …
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Zachary Basu / Axios:
Trump unleashes grievances, warnings in wild 24 hours on Truth Social — Former President Trump has spent the last 24 hours on Truth Social unleashing a torrent of grievances, vengeful promises and links to online conspiracy theories about his political rivals.
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Alex Griffing / Mediaite:
'I Didn't Say He'd Be a Great President': McCarthy Jabs at Trump, Predicts He'll Lose 2024 If Campaign is About ‘Revenge’ — Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) jabbed former President Donald Trump while being interviewed at the New York Times's Dealbook Summit on Wednesday.
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Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Trump doubles down, saying ‘Obamacare Sucks’ and must be replaced — Despite the GOP 2024 frontrunner's call, congressional Republicans are divided on whether to pick that battle again after they tried and failed to eliminate the law in 2017. — WASHINGTON — Even as his party has backed away …
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Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
McCarthy says he doesn't criticize Trump on TV because ‘it drives him crazy’ — Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Wednesday warned former President Trump against focusing his 2024 reelection bid on “revenge,” suggesting Trump will lose without an optimistic message.
Alexandra Ulmer / Reuters:
If Trump convicted, Home Depot billionaire says he'd still likely fund campaign
If Trump convicted, Home Depot billionaire says he'd still likely fund campaign
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Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
The bad news is Trump is polling well — but the good news is he's ready to blow it
The bad news is Trump is polling well — but the good news is he's ready to blow it
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Olivia Rinaldi / CBS News:
Dozens of Republican senators are silent on endorsing Trump
Dozens of Republican senators are silent on endorsing Trump
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Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Trump should pick Haley as VP, McCarthy says
Trump should pick Haley as VP, McCarthy says
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Jennifer Peltz / Associated Press:
Deutsche Bank was keen to land a ‘whale’ of a client in Trump, documents at his fraud trial show
Deutsche Bank was keen to land a ‘whale’ of a client in Trump, documents at his fraud trial show
Laura Davison / Bloomberg:
Wall Street Wants Anyone But Biden and Trump for 2024
Wall Street Wants Anyone But Biden and Trump for 2024
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Meg Kinnard / Washington Examiner:
Koch allies' Haley endorsement raises questions about GOP foreign policy debate
Koch allies' Haley endorsement raises questions about GOP foreign policy debate
Lee Moran / HuffPost:
Home Depot's Billionaire Founder Says He'll Fund Trump... Even If He's Convicted
Home Depot's Billionaire Founder Says He'll Fund Trump... Even If He's Convicted
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
GOP senators feel ambushed by Trump's policy promises
GOP senators feel ambushed by Trump's policy promises
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The Hill:
Democrats won't bail out Santos this time around, sending grim sign about fate in House — House Democrats have had it with Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.). — While dozens of Democratic lawmakers had voted against the effort to expel the embattled New York Republican earlier in the month …
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Olivia Beavers / Politico:
Speaker Johnson singed by a blast of conservative fury
Speaker Johnson singed by a blast of conservative fury
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Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Mysterious woman tells school board that Scholastic book sparked porn addiction — On November 14, a 20-year-old woman named Lanah Burkhardt appeared before the school board of the Conroe Independent School District in Texas. Burkhardt told the board that, when she was 11 …
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Aimee Picchi / CBS News:
Here's how much more you need to spend to maintain your living standard — The typical American household must spend an additional $11,434 annually just to maintain the same standard of living they enjoyed in January of 2021, right before inflation soared to 40-year highs, according to a recent analysis of government data.
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Nicholas Biase / US Department of Justice:
U.S. Attorney Announces Charges In Connection With Foiled Plot To Assassinate U.S. Citizen In New York City — For Immediate Release — U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of New York — Indian Government Employee Directed a Plot From India to Murder U.S.-Based Leader of Sikh Separatist Movement
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Washington Post:
U.S. prosecutors allege assassination plot of Sikh separatist directed by Indian government employee
U.S. prosecutors allege assassination plot of Sikh separatist directed by Indian government employee
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ABC News:
Attorney warned Trump 'it's going to be a crime' if he didn't comply with subpoena for classified docs: Sources — Trump attorney Jennifer Little spoke with federal investigators, sources said. — This image contained in a court filing by the Department of Justice on Aug. 30, 2022 …
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Yvonne Wingett Sanchez / Washington Post:
Arizona officials charged with allegedly conspiring to delay midterm election outcome — PHOENIX — Two Republican members of a county election board in southern Arizona were indicted by a state grand jury this week for allegedly flouting last year's deadline to formally accept the results of the November 2022 midterm election.
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Barak Ravid / Axios:
Scoop: Biden warned Bibi Israel can't operate in southern Gaza the way it did in north — President Biden told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last Sunday that he is concerned about a possible Israeli military operation in southern Gaza after the current pause in fighting ends, two U.S. officials told Axios.
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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Mark Cuban says ‘no plans’ to run for president in 2024 on heels of Dallas Mavericks deal — The billionaire Mark Cuban reiterated that he has no plans to run for president in 2024. — Cuban plans to sell a majority stake in the NBA team Dallas Mavericks to Miriam Adelson and her family …
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Politico:
Bombenomics: Biden admin circulates map showing states that benefit from Ukraine aid — The White House has adjusted its sales pitch to skeptical Republicans, highlighting how continued funding benefits the U.S. — Battleground states Pennsylvania and Arizona are reaping billions of dollars …
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Helen Santoro / The Lever:
Why Drugs Are Disappearing From Your Insurance Coverage — For the millions of Americans that take one or more prescription drugs, having a health insurance plan that covers their medications is crucial. The list of covered medications — called a drug formulary — can mean the difference between …
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Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
Biden confirms second American hostage released by Hamas — President Biden on Wednesday confirmed that a second American hostage has been released by Hamas amid the fragile pause in fighting in the Middle East. — Biden told reporters that Liat Atzili, an Israeli American, is “safe in Egypt just across the border.”
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