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Nick Robertson / The Hill:
It's ‘insulting’ to have ‘nonsense Republicans’ on Biden impeachment inquiry panel, Democrat says — Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) dubbed some of her Republican colleagues “idiots” and “a-holes” alongside criticism of the House Oversight Committee's attempts to launch a formal impeachment inquiry into President Biden.
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The Messenger:
Some House Republicans Admit There Is No Evidence To Impeach Biden — ‘Probably not,’ Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., said Tuesday when asked if Biden committed high crimes or misdemeanors — A number of House Republicans are openly admitting that there is no evidence to impeach President Joe Biden …
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Mike Johnson / USA Today:
House speaker: Evidence against Biden can't be ignored. We're pursuing impeachment inquiry. — House Republicans understand that to begin to rebuild Americans' trust in the Congress, we owe it to the people to undertake this process methodically and transparently.
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Nolan D. McCaskill / The Messenger:
McConnell: No Border Deal Until Biden Negotiates With Senate Republicans
McConnell: No Border Deal Until Biden Negotiates With Senate Republicans
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Reuters:
Biden says Netanyahu must change Israel government, losing global support
Biden says Netanyahu must change Israel government, losing global support
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Julian E. Barnes / New York Times:
Russia Has Suffered Staggeringly High Losses, U.S. Report Says — The declassified intelligence assessment also found that Russia's objective has been eroding Western support for Ukraine, the country it invaded. — The Russian push in eastern Ukraine this fall and winter was designed …
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Politico:
U.S. declassifies intel as the White House pushes for more Ukraine funding — The U.S. assesses that more than 13,000 Russian soldiers have been killed or wounded in a key eastern Ukrainian battleground since October. — The U.S. has declassified intelligence on the situation in Ukraine …
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Maura Reynolds / Politico:
'We'll Be at Each Others' Throats': Fiona Hill on What Happens If Putin Wins
'We'll Be at Each Others' Throats': Fiona Hill on What Happens If Putin Wins
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Wall Street Journal:
Israel Begins Pumping Seawater Into Hamas's Gaza Tunnels — Early effort to flood tunnels is one of several techniques aimed at destroying network that underpins Hamas's operations — Israel's military has begun pumping seawater into Hamas's vast complex of tunnels in Gaza …
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David S. Cloud / Wall Street Journal:
Israel's Netanyahu Rejects U.S. Plan for Postwar Gaza — The prime minister says he won't allow the Palestinian Authority to take over Gaza — TEL AVIV—Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday said he would block the Biden administration's postwar plan to have the Palestinian Authority …
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Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Trump on Hannity's show: 24 false or misleading claims in 5 minutes — The Fact Checker — A bogus claim every 12 seconds, on average. That's what a single five-minute clip of former president Donald Trump speaking in Iowa on Dec. 5 yielded. In the clip, from a Fox News “town hall” …
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Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Trump sells snippets of mugshot suit, Mar-a-Lago dinner in latest NFT promotion
Trump sells snippets of mugshot suit, Mar-a-Lago dinner in latest NFT promotion
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Judd Legum / Popular Information:
10 alarming things Trump has promised to do in a second term
10 alarming things Trump has promised to do in a second term
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Camilo Montoya-Galvez / CBS News:
White House lays out offer on immigration changes in talks with Congress — Washington — The Biden administration on Tuesday indicated to congressional lawmakers that it would be willing to support a new border authority to expel migrants without asylum screenings, as well as a dramatic expansion …
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Melissa / Harvard University:
Statement from the Harvard Corporation: Our President — As members of the Harvard Corporation, we today reaffirm our support for President Gay's continued leadership of Harvard University. Our extensive deliberations affirm our confidence that President Gay is the right leader to help …
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
The history behind Jack Smith's Trump-Supreme Court gambit — A key 2020 episode — also involving the Supreme Court and a Trump claim of absolute immunity — is worth recalling in this moment — The question of Donald Trump's criminal jeopardy could be headed to the Supreme Court sooner rather than later.
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Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Supreme Court Could Gift Trump a Trial-Free Super Tuesday
Supreme Court Could Gift Trump a Trial-Free Super Tuesday
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Monica Alba / NBC News:
Biden extends White House invitation to families of Americans held hostage by Hamas — Biden has held Zoom meetings with the family members and they have met in person with other administration officials. — WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has invited family members of Americans taken hostage …
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Brakkton Booker / Politico:
Poll: A fifth of Black voters want ‘someone else’ instead of Trump or Biden — The former president has also substantially improved his 2020 numbers with Black voters, according to the GenForward survey. — One of the best-respected polls of voters of color shows President Joe Biden …
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Lili Bayer / The Guardian:
Far-right Polish MP uses fire extinguisher to put out Hanukah candles after Donald Tusk speaks out against xenophobia - Europe live — Speaker of house tells reporters that a complaint will be filed with the prosecutor's office against Grzegorz Braun after incident — Key events
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Moira Donegan / The Guardian:
Kate Cox begged Texas to let her end a dangerous pregnancy. She won't be the last — Two years ago, a woman like Cox was able to control her body on her own terms. Now, she has to go before a court and beg — In most cases, we would never have learned her name.
Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:
Missouri AG launches investigation of Media Matters — Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey (R) says he has launched an investigation into Media Matters for America, the progressive watchdog, following its report about harmful antisemitic content on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter.
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Judge: Giuliani may have defamed Georgia election workers again outside DC courthouse — Just minutes after leaving the first day of his civil trial, Rudy Giuliani repeated a false allegation about the pollworkers. — Rudy Giuliani's defiant public statements outside a Washington, D.C. …
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Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
FBI arrests an ‘internet pornography personality’ on Jan. 6 charges — Paul Caloia, who went by the name “GodHypnotic,” was “bragging” in a Skype chat about taking part in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, an FBI affidavit stated. — WASHINGTON — The FBI has arrested an …
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Drew Harwell / Washington Post:
Pharmacies share medical data with police without a warrant, inquiry finds — The revelation could shape the debate over Americans' health privacy as states move to criminalize abortion and drugs related to reproductive health — The nation's largest pharmacy chains have handed …
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ACLU of DC:
Lawsuit Challenges D.C. Transit Authority for Violating the First Amendment — Complaint Alleges That WMATA Unlawfully Rejected Controversial Ads — WASHINGTON D.C.— The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of the District of Columbia, the First Liberty Institute, and the law firm of Steptoe …
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Houston Keene / Fox News:
Antisemitic sign hung outside Michigan Republican congressman's district office — The sign depicted Uncle Sam removing his American stovepipe hat to reveal a kippah with a Star of David underneath reading ‘Jew u$ury buy$ USA pols’ — An antisemitic sign was hung outside the office …
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Sareen Habeshian / Axios:
Penn names interim president after Liz Magill's resignation … - “Dr. Jameson has a deep appreciation for Penn's values and world-class research, teaching, patient care, and service,” the board said in a statement. … - Magill, along with MIT President Sally Kornbluth …
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Washington Post:
New York high court allows state Democrats chance to alter congressional maps — The ruling could have national consequences in determining which party controls the House during the next Congress — The New York State Court of Appeals on Tuesday granted Democrats who control the state legislature …
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