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Playbook: The politics that could make or break a border deal — With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine — DRIVING THE DAY — WHAT YOUR MEDIA FRIENDS ARE TEXTING ABOUT — The Economist's James Bennet is out with a very buzzy, nearly 17,000-word piece on the culture war roiling …
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Reuters:
Biden impeachment inquiry authorized by House Republicans, despite lack of evidence — The U.S. House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to formally authorize its ongoing impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, as Republicans unite behind the effort even though they have yet to find evidence of wrongdoing by the Democrat.
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Karoun Demirjian / New York Times:
Senate Passes Defense Bill, Steering Clear of Far-Right Policy Dictates — The $886 billion legislation is the product of bipartisan negotiations between the House and Senate in which right-wing restrictions on abortion, transgender care and diversity initiatives were jettisoned.
The White House:
Statement from President Joe Biden on Baseless House Republican Impeachment Stunt — The American people need their leaders in Congress to take action on important priorities for the nation and world. — On Tuesday, I met with the President of Ukraine, who is leading his people in a battle for freedom against Russian aggression.
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
A revealing exchange on the GOP's speculative impeachment inquiry
A revealing exchange on the GOP's speculative impeachment inquiry
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Ken Meyer / Mediaite:
Fox Board Member Paul Ryan Slams Trump, Hails Cheney and Kinzinger: 'Trump's Not a Conservative, He's an Authoritarian Narcissist' — Former House Speaker Paul Ryan tore into Donald Trump in a recent interview, denouncing the former president as an “authoritarian narcissist,” …
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Kate Brumback / Associated Press:
Lawyer Fani Willis calls proposed pause on Trump's election case ‘silly notion’
Lawyer Fani Willis calls proposed pause on Trump's election case ‘silly notion’
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Greg Walters / VICE:
Trump Got a Big Sign the Supreme Court Doesn't Have His Back
Trump Got a Big Sign the Supreme Court Doesn't Have His Back
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Liz Cheney / Wall Street Journal:
Checks and Balances Won't Stop Trump
Checks and Balances Won't Stop Trump
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Steve Reilly / The Messenger:
Expediting Trump Appeals Court Review Will 'Vindicate the Public's Interest,' Special Counsel Jack Smith Argues
Expediting Trump Appeals Court Review Will 'Vindicate the Public's Interest,' Special Counsel Jack Smith Argues
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Politico:
Supreme Court will review scope of obstruction law that Trump is charged with breaking
Supreme Court will review scope of obstruction law that Trump is charged with breaking
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Nikki McCann Ramirez / Rolling Stone:
GOP Rep. Explains Impeachment Push: ‘Donald J. Trump 2024, Baby!’
GOP Rep. Explains Impeachment Push: ‘Donald J. Trump 2024, Baby!’
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Billy House / Bloomberg:
House Republicans Authorize Biden Impeachment Inquiry
House Republicans Authorize Biden Impeachment Inquiry
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A.B. Stoddard / The Bulwark:
Trump Said Too Much Too Soon — DONALD TRUMP HAS CHOSEN to make “dictator” his brand.
Trump Said Too Much Too Soon — DONALD TRUMP HAS CHOSEN to make “dictator” his brand.
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Marshall Cohen / CNN:
Exclusive: Recordings describe 2020 Oval Office photo-op where Trump was briefed on fake electors and January 6 — Before a group of supportive lawyers entered the Oval Office for a photo-op with then-President Donald Trump in December 2020, they were given a clear instruction …
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Bloomberg:
Trump Pulls Ahead in Michigan as Union, Women Voters Sour on Biden — Biden now trails Trump in seven swing states on economic concerns, the latest Bloomberg News/Morning Consult Poll shows. — Donald Trump has pulled ahead of President Joe Biden in must-win Michigan as voters remain pessimistic …
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Matthew Yglesias / Slow Boring:
Is it time for a second look at Kamala Harris?
Mike Allen / Axios:
Exclusive: McCarthy eyes AI for new career, can imagine working with Musk … The ornate first-floor room was Rep. Nancy Pelosi's hideaway, before the GOP evicted her to make room for McCarthy after he lost the gavel. — “AI is where California is going to come back,” he added.
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Alex Thompson / Axios:
Why Hunter Biden went public: “I need to call out their lies” — After mostly lying low for years, Hunter Biden is publicly hitting back at Republicans — a more aggressive approach he believes will help him and President Biden, according to people familiar with his team's thinking.
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Business Insider:
Trump fraud-trial judge evacuated from Manhattan courthouse soon after testimony ends — The Trump fraud trial is nearing its end in a lower Manhattan courthouse. — More than 10 weeks of testimony wrapped on Wednesday with a verdict expected in a month.
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Sid Garcia / ABC7:
Protest calling for cease-fire in Gaza shuts down SB 110 Freeway in downtown Los Angeles — The CHP says 75 people were arrested. — A protest on the 110 Freeway in downtown Los Angeles prompted a shutdown of southbound lanes as demonstrators called for a cease-fire in Gaza. — KABC
Thomas Barrabi / New York Post:
GOP critics decry ‘regulatory harassment’ as FCC denies Elon Musk's Starlink $900M in subsidies — Republican critics raged after the Federal Communications Commission rejected nearly $900 million in subsidies for Elon Musk's Starlink internet service - a move they decried as a vindictive play by the Biden administration.
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New York Times:
In Annual News Conference, Putin Says His War Aims Have Not Changed — The Russian leader has been taking questions for nearly two hours, albeit in a closely controlled setting. When asked about Ukraine, he suggested that Western support for the country was drying up.
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James Bennet / The Economist:
When the New York Times lost its way — America's media should do more to equip readers to think for themselves — Are we truly so precious? " Dean Baquet, the executive editor of the New York Times, asked me one Wednesday evening in June 2020. I was the editorial-page editor of the Times …
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Carlos Lozada / New York Times:
Liz Cheney's Checkered History — Deep in her new book, “Oath and Honor,” Liz Cheney points out that the likeness of Clio, the Greek muse of history, is found in the Capitol's National Statuary Hall. “Clio is depicted riding in the chariot of time, making notes in the book in her hand,” …
Jeff Kosseff / New York Times:
Social Media Is a Mess. Government Meddling Would Only Make It Worse. — This term, the Supreme Court will reconsider America's laissez-faire approach to regulating the internet, and in doing so it will address vital and new First Amendment questions. Can states stop social media sites from blocking certain content?