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Trump's revenge? GOP braces for daily blasts from ‘orange Jesus’ — His reascension, as nominee or the eventual winner, threatens to spark the same clashes with the Hill GOP that took a heavy toll on the party. — Congressional Republicans are steeling themselves for a return to daily life …
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New York Times:
Why a Second Trump Presidency May Be More Radical Than His First — Donald Trump has long exhibited authoritarian impulses, but his policy operation is now more sophisticated, and the buffers to check him are weaker. — Donald Trump has long exhibited authoritarian impulses …
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The Hill, So What, Mediaite, NBC News, The Atlantic and New Republic
Matt Dixon / NBC News:
How Roger Stone convinced Trump not to attack Ron DeSantis in his home state — An excerpt from the upcoming book “Swamp Monsters” by NBC News reporter Matt Dixon tells the tale of how Trump's team lobbied the political troublemaker to help them out.
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The Messenger and Business Insider
The Atlantic:
If Trump Wins — The staff of The Atlantic on the threat a second term poses to American democracy. — For The Atlantic's January/February 2024 issue, 24 contributors consider what Donald Trump could do if he were to return to the White House. Trump's second term, they conclude, would be much worse.
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
How Donald Trump uses dishonesty — You don't need to know a lot about Donald Trump to have a broad understanding of what motivates him and how he approaches power. You only really need to know that he is someone who spent decades running a private company focused on selling real estate in New York City.
McKay Coppins / The Atlantic:
Loyalists, Lapdogs, and Cronies
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John Dickerson / CBS News:
Liz Cheney on why she believes Trump's reelection would mean the end of our republic
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Jennifer Haberkorn / Politico:
Senate Dems say border talks are dead. Republicans say it's merely a flesh wound. — Hanging in the balance is Biden's foreign policy agenda. — The lead Democrat in the Senate border negotiations warned Monday that those discussions have fallen apart, endangering a major part of President Joe Biden's foreign policy agenda.
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Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Burgum suspends 2024 GOP presidential campaign — North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum (R) is suspending his campaign in the Republican presidential primary after failing to gain traction in the crowded field. — Burgum's campaign was seen as a longshot from its conception.
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
ABC and CNN eying future GOP primary debates
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Steven Scheer / Reuters:
Israel investigates possible trading knowledge ahead of Oct 7 Hamas attack — Israeli authorities are investigating claims by U.S. researchers that some investors may have known in advance of a Hamas plan to attack Israel on Oct. 7 and used that information to profit from Israeli securities.
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Stephen M. Lepore / Daily Mail:
Pennsylvania governor slams anti-Semitic mob who screamed 'You can't hide, we charge you with genocide' into Jewish-owned Philly FALAFEL restaurant...hours after students at nearby UPenn called for ‘intifada’ — A mob the Democrat governor of Pennsylvania called anti-Semitic protested …
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Joseph Menn / Washington Post:
Ousted propaganda scholar Joan Donovan accuses Harvard of bowing to Meta — In a whistleblower complaint, she breaks her silence over events that unsettled other misinformation researchers — A prominent disinformation scholar has accused Harvard University of dismissing her to curry favor …
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NBC News:
Koch network faces internal scrutiny after Nikki Haley endorsement — Americans for Prosperity's decision to endorse Nikki Haley for president roiled rank-and-file members of the group who aren't on board. — The political branch of the powerful Koch network is facing scrutiny as operatives chafe …
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Raw Story and The Dispatch
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Scoop: Kushner, Jewish business leaders huddle with Qatari PM — Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump organized a private meeting in New York last Wednesday with Qatar's prime minister and a bipartisan group mostly of Jewish businessmen and billionaires, three sources with direct knowledge of the meeting tell Axios.
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The Messenger, Raw Story and FDD
Kadia Goba / Semafor:
Republican Senate frontrunner in Montana calls for returning ‘healthcare to pure privatization’ — The Scoop — Tim Sheehy, a lead contender for the Republican Senate nomination in Montana, said earlier this year that he wants to privatize the U.S. healthcare system, according to audio obtained by Semafor.
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Raw Story, National Review and IJR
Liz Mair / New York Times:
Republicans Are Finding Out That ‘Pro-Life’ Means a Lot of Things to a Lot of People — Electoral results since the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision should tell a lot of people in the Republican Party something they absolutely do not want to hear: Even rank-and-file G.O.P. voters …
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Balloon Juice
Washington Post:
Kari Lake struggles to court moderates, imperiling GOP Senate pickup — Lake's outreach has been met with skepticism after her 2022 gubernatorial campaign resulted in deep-seated resentments — PHOENIX — When she ran for governor of Arizona last year, Kari Lake unapologetically pilloried …
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The Hill, Alternet.org and Raw Story
Kitty Donaldson / Bloomberg:
Sunak Makes It Harder to Get UK Work Visa as Tory Pressure Grows — Home secretary says aim to reduce migration by 300,000 a year — Overseas care workers will be blocked from bringing dependents — Rishi Sunak's government raised the salary requirement for people applying to live in the UK …
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Politico, Metro.co.uk, GB News and The Sun
Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
CNN's Bash has tense exchange over Hamas rapes with Jayapal — CNN anchor Dana Bash pressed Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) on the silence from some fellow progressive leaders on Hamas's use of rape as a weapon of war against Israeli women, in a tense exchange in a Sunday interview.
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Caroline Kitchener / Washington Post:
'Everybody's daughter': The rape victim behind Kentucky's viral abortion ad — Hadley Duvall helped Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear win reelection — and she's ready to campaign again in 2024 — MIDWAY, Ky. — One month before the governor thanked her for his victory, Hadley Duvall had already won.
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