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Kelly Garrity / Politico:
Trump the ‘human gumball machine’ will ‘impose his will’ on the nation if elected, Romney says — “A thought or a notion comes in and it comes out of his mouth. There's not a lot of filter that goes on,” he said of Trump. — Some Republicans have read former President Donald Trump's comment …
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'America doesn't want' retribution from Trump, McCarthy says — “What President Trump needs to do in this campaign, it needs to be about rebuilding, restoring, renewing America. It can't be about revenge,” McCarthy said. — Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has officially pledged …
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Robert Costa / CBS News:
Kevin McCarthy on Trump: America doesn't want “retribution”
Kevin McCarthy on Trump: America doesn't want “retribution”
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Quinn Scanlan / ABC News:
Liz Cheney's plea: ‘Our focus has got to be on defeating Donald Trump’ in 2024
Liz Cheney's plea: ‘Our focus has got to be on defeating Donald Trump’ in 2024
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Eva Surovell / The Messenger:
Mitt Romney Says Joe Manchin Is the 'Joe I'd Like to Vote For' in 2024
Mitt Romney Says Joe Manchin Is the 'Joe I'd Like to Vote For' in 2024
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The Guardian:
Republicans to meet allies of Hungary's Viktor Orbán on ending Ukraine aid — Hungarian appearance at two-day event part of Orbán's transatlantic attempt to bolster Russia's war — Allies of Hungary's far-right prime minister Viktor Orbán will hold a closed-door meeting …
Politico:
House GOP chips away at centrist resistance on Biden impeachment inquiry — About a half-dozen members are still undecided, but there's only one public ‘no’ vote in POLITICO's whip count. It's a rare sign of unity for the conference. — House Republicans are inches away …
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Marcia Kramer / CBS News:
Former Rep. George Santos says no shortage of corruption in Congress after his expulsion on “The Point with Marcia Kramer” — The Point — George Santos has left the U.S. House of Representatives, but apparently not the public arena. He's making personalized videos on Cameo …
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NBC News:
Iowa poll: Trump surpasses 50% support ahead of first GOP contest — The former president leads Ron DeSantis among likely Iowa caucusgoers, 51% to 19%, with Nikki Haley at 16%. — Former President Donald Trump has expanded his lead over his GOP rivals with five weeks until …
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NBC News:
In a reversal, Donald Trump says he will not testify in his own defense in New York fraud trial — Trump was scheduled to take the stand Monday as the months-long $250 million civil fraud trial against him and his company enters its final week. — In an 11th hour reversal …
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Jason Beeferman / Politico:
Trump defends dictator comments amid NYC soiree filled with MAGA diehards — At an event with key figures within the MAGA movement, the former president repeated comments that he wants to be a dictator on “day one.” — NEW YORK — The chairman of an Austrian political party founded by ex-Nazis …
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Tucker Carlson Is Launching His Own Streaming Service — ‘Tucker Carlson Network’ is expected to go live on Monday and cost $9 a month — Tucker Carlson is launching his own subscription streaming service, people familiar with the matter said, the former Fox News host's official foray …
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Nicholas Confessore / New York Times:
As Fury Erupts Over Campus Antisemitism, Conservatives Seize the Moment — Republicans have been attacking elite universities for years. After a tense congressional hearing last week, many on the left are joining them. — For years, conservatives have struggled to persuade American voters …
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Washington Post:
Less appetite — and opportunity — to serve as fake Trump electors in 2024 — Amid a growing number of criminal investigations into the 2020 election, some who once cast electoral college votes for the former president say they would not do it again — Republican Party activist Ken Carroll thought …
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Ian Mohr / Page Six:
George Santos earning so much on Cameo, he picks up tab for political pals while hanging with Rep. Lauren Boebert in NYC — George Santos is making so much dough on Cameo — he picked up the tab for his political pals on Saturday night. — The ousted pol was hanging with “ball of energy” …
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Sanjana Karanth / HuffPost:
Antony Blinken Defends Lone U.S. Veto On UN Cease-Fire Resolution For Gaza — The secretary of state also claimed the U.S. cares about protecting Palestinian civilians, but just bypassed Congress to approve more arms sales to Israel. — LOADING — Secretary of State Antony Blinken defended …
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Mike McIntire / New York Times:
The Guns Were Said to Be Destroyed. Instead, They Were Reborn. — Communities across the U.S. are fueling a secondary arms market by giving seized and surrendered guns to disposal services that destroy one part and resell the rest. — When Flint, Mich., announced in September …
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The Hill:
‘Morally, this is obscene’: GOP divided over stripping compensation for radiation victims from NDAA — The exclusion of a measure to extend compensation for people exposed to radiation from U.S. nuclear testing from the annual defense bill this week marked yet another fracture in the Republican conference.
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