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Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
House Set to Approve Biden Impeachment Inquiry as It Hunts for an Offense — Republicans are pushing forward with a formal investigation even though their yearlong scrutiny of the president and his family has turned up no proof of high crimes or misdemeanors.
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Hunter Biden defies subpoena as House GOP plans vote on impeachment inquiry — House Republicans have said formalizing the inquiry will put them on stronger legal footing for any court challenges related to their investigations — Hunter Biden will not appear for a closed-door deposition Wednesday …
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Mike Fleming Jr / Deadline:
André Braugher Dies: Star Of ‘Homicide: Life On The Street’, ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ & Other Series And Films Was 61 — Co-Editor-in-Chief, Film — VIBE Editor-In-Chief Datwon Thomas Takes Executive Producer, Talent Post At Dick Clark Productions — Mort Engelberg Dies …
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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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Biden takes a tougher stance on Israel's ‘indiscriminate bombing’ of Gaza
Biden takes a tougher stance on Israel's ‘indiscriminate bombing’ of Gaza
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Gareth Vipers / Wall Street Journal:
Tesla to Recall More Than Two Million Vehicles Over Autopilot Safety Concerns — Move follows two-year investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Tesla will recall more than two million vehicles over concerns over its Autopilot system, following a two-year probe …
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Nick Robertson / The Hill:
Santos: ‘I want to go back to Congress’ — Former Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) said he'd be interested in returning to Congress, just two weeks after he was removed from office and wrote off Congress. — It's a stark reversal from previous comments about his future. — “Why would I want to stay here?
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Zach Montellaro / Politico:
New York's high court just blew up the fight for control of the House — Here are five takeaways from the Tuesday's court ruling to redistrict New York — and what to know about the chaotic weeks ahead. — New York's high court gave Democrats a big leg up in the dogfight for control of the House of Representatives.
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Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Top Court Clears Path for Democrats to Redraw House Map in New York
Top Court Clears Path for Democrats to Redraw House Map in New York
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Politico:
Playbook: A protest that should worry Biden and Harris — With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine — DRIVING THE DAY — IT'S A WRAP — “Climate summit makes ‘historic progress’ — but the world still can't quit oil,” by Karl Mathiesen, Zia Weise, Zack Colman …
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
We Were Told Biden Is Secretly Running the DOJ. Why Is His Son Being Charged? … It has long been an article of faith on the right that Attorney General Merrick Garland is prosecuting Donald Trump because President Biden wants him to. Even the Trump-skeptical corners …
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Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court agrees to hear showdown over abortion pill access — In a high-stakes legal battle, the Biden administration is defending federal approval of the abortion pill mifepristone, including a recent move to make it available by mail. — WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday took …
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Florida abortion rights activists win over Republicans in ballot measure push — An abortion rights group says more than 150,000 of the voters who have signed its petition to get protections into the state constitution are registered Republicans. — PINECREST, Fla. — Jaymie Carter is a registered Republican.
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The Messenger:
Trump Tries to Slow Down Appeals Court Review on ‘Presidential Immunity’ — The former president's lawyers cited ‘How the Grinch Stole Christmas’ in a court filing on Wednesday arguing against a speedy briefing schedule … “The prosecution has one goal in this case: To unlawfully attempt to try …
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Alice Miranda Ollstein / Politico:
Contraception is a winning issue, conservative strategists tell GOP — Former Trump confidante Kellyanne Conway and other strategists are citing poll data showing strong demand among GOP voters for birth control after the fall of Roe. — Kellyanne Conway is going to Capitol Hill on Wednesday …
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Alexander Ward / Politico:
Trump considers overhauling his approach to North Korea if he wins in 2024 — The idea, which has been considered in other forms during years of U.S.-led negotiations with North Korea, would be a shift in Washington's overall approach to Pyongyang. — Donald Trump is considering a plan …
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Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
Trump Legal Defense Fund's Biggest Expense Was Mar-a-Lago — New tax filings show that a legal defense fund for Trump isn't spending any money on legal services, but is dishing out for a party at Mar-a-Lago. — A legal defense fund for Donald Trump appears to have placed its spending priorities in a strange place: Mar-a-Lago.
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Benjamin Weiser / New York Times:
Michael D. Cohen's Lawyer Cited Cases That May Not Exist, Judge Says — Mr. Cohen, the onetime fixer for former President Donald J. Trump, went to prison after pleading guilty to campaign finance violations. He wants the court to end his supervised release.
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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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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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Emanuel Fabian / The Times of Israel:
Ten soldiers, including two senior officers, killed in Gaza fighting and deadly ambush — 9 troops of Golani Brigade, Air Force's Unit 669, killed in one of the deadliest incidents of ground offensive so far, taking toll to 115; combat engineer killed in separate clash
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Dan Ladden-Hall / The Daily Beast:
Russian Missile Attack Injures 50+, Damages Children's Hospital in Kyiv, Ukraine Says — Ten ballistic missiles were intercepted and destroyed, officials said, but falling debris led to more pain and destruction. — At least 53 people were hurt in a Russian missile attack on Kyiv …
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Judd Legum / Popular Information:
The truth about Wreaths Across America — Wreaths Across America is a non-profit organization that places wreaths on the graves of military veterans. It's a simple gesture that has proven popular. Wreaths Across America placed 33,000 wreaths in 2007, its first year.
Paul Demko / Politico:
‘Thank God they walked out’: Oregon's partisan divide highlights heightened animosity in statehouses — Republicans lawmakers in Oregon are banned from running for reelection after staging a six-week protest over guns, abortion and transgender issues. — Ten Oregon Republican senators …
Mark Alfred / The Daily Beast:
Tech CEO Accused of Raping, Torturing Employee in ‘Slave Contract’ — Tradeshift fired Christian Lanng in October over “serious allegations of sexual assault and harassment.” — The former chief executive of Tradeshift, a billion-dollar San Francisco business software startup …
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New York Times:
In a First, Nations at Climate Summit Agree to Move Away From Fossil Fuels — Nearly 200 countries convened by the United Nations approved a milestone plan to ramp up renewable energy and transition away from coal, oil and gas. — For the first time since nations began meeting three decades ago …
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CNN:
Takeaways from CNN's Iowa town hall with Ron DeSantis — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday showed new urgency in taking on Donald Trump, attacking the former president at every turn at a CNN town hall in Iowa with the state's caucuses less than five weeks away.
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
EXCLUSIVE: Willis hints at courtroom role during Trump trial — Fulton DA says she's ‘a trial lawyer at my soul’ — Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis indicated she could take an active role in the courtroom as her election interference case against former President Donald Trump and 14 others progresses.
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Matt Dixon / NBC News:
Florida school board votes for Moms for Liberty co-founder Bridget Ziegler to resign — Ziegler's husband, the Florida GOP chair, is accused of rape, and the couple has admitted to a three-way sexual encounter with the alleged victim. The school board's vote is nonbinding.
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