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The mystery of the missing binder: How a collection of raw Russian intelligence disappeared under Trump — A binder containing highly classified information related to Russian election interference went missing at the end of Donald Trump's presidency, raising alarms among intelligence officials …
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New York Times:
Behind the Scenes at the Dismantling of Roe v. Wade — On Feb. 10 last year, Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. showed his eight colleagues how he intended to uproot the constitutional right to abortion. — At 11:16 a.m., his clerk circulated a 98-page draft opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization.
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Washington Post:
Why Bob Vander Plaats thinks some evangelicals can't quit Trump — Good morning, Early Birds. We're running out of shelves on which to hide our elves. Please send suggestions (and, more importantly, newsworthy tips) to earlytips@washpost.com. Was this forwarded to you? Sign up here.
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Michael Schaffer / Politico:
Melania Trump Welcomes You to America, for Some Reason — Her husband is accused of swiping Archives property. But she's set to star in a winning photo op. — For two years, the National Archives stalked Donald Trump over secret presidential records he's accused of purloining.
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Craig Mauger / The Detroit News:
In court, Michigan Republicans tie false elector effort to Donald Trump's campaign
In court, Michigan Republicans tie false elector effort to Donald Trump's campaign
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NBC News:
Rep. Elise Stefanik files complaint against judge who has ruled in Jan. 6 and Trump cases — The New York Republican and staunch Trump ally is asking for an ethics investigation, arguing the judge has engaged in “highly inappropriate political speech.” — WASHINGTON — Rep. Elise Stefanik …
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BBC:
Hungary blocks €50bn of EU funding for Ukraine — Hungary has blocked €50bn ($55bn; £43bn) in EU aid for Ukraine - just hours after an agreement was reached on starting membership talks. — “Summary of the nightshift: veto for the extra money to Ukraine,” …
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New York Times:
Hungary Blocks Ukraine Aid After E.U. Opens Door to Membership
Hungary Blocks Ukraine Aid After E.U. Opens Door to Membership
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CBS News:
Ukraine councilor detonates grenades at meeting, wounding 26, in attack captured on video — A Ukrainian village councilor set off hand grenades at a meeting in an attack that was captured on video and left 26 people wounded, the country's national police said Friday.
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Kayla Gallagher / The Messenger:
GOP Sen. Mullin Says Biden ‘May Not Be Impeachable’ Because He Wasn't in Office at the Time of Accused Indiscretion — Mullin's comment comes after the House voted to formalize the impeachment inquiry of the president — Oklahoma Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin suggested that President Joe Biden …
Politico:
Cornel West thinks Biden won't make it to the general election — The independent candidate rejected the idea he could be a “spoiler” for Biden in an exclusive meeting with POLITICO. — Cornel West doesn't think Joe Biden will make it to the general election.
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CDC:
Urgent Need to Increase Immunization Coverage for Influenza, COVID-19, and RSV and Use of Authorized/Approved Therapeutics in the Setting of Increased Respiratory Disease Activity During the 2023 - 2024 Winter Season — Distributed via the CDC Health Alert Network
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Madison Fernandez / Politico:
Republicans struggle as they keep getting forced to talk about abortion — The contrast between GOP candidates' maneuvering toward the middle and real-world events that remind the public of the party's most aggressively anti-abortion faction shows how vexing the issue remains for the party.
Courtenay Brown / Axios:
U.S. economy will pull off soft landing in 2024, CBO projects — The U.S. economy is on track to avoid a recession next year as inflation returns to normal, according to new economic projections released by the Congressional Budget Office. … But its projections suggest America will skirt an all-out contraction in growth.
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Bloomberg:
Ex-Trump Aide Mark Meadows Wants Georgia Election Case Moved to Federal Court — Appeals court judges appear skeptical of both sides' arguments — Ex-Trump aide says actions during 2020 were part of his job — Former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows asked an appeals court …
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Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
What Trump has already taken from us — Democracy is a culture — and Trump is destroying it. — In the long arc of human history, the modern democratic era is a mere blip. — Humans first began residing in city-like agricultural settlements about 10,000 years ago.
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Larry Neumeister / Associated Press:
Ex-FBI counterintelligence official gets over 4 years in prison for aiding Russian oligarch — A former top FBI counterintelligence official was ordered Thursday to spend over four years in prison for violating sanctions on Russia by going to work for a Russian oligarch seeking dirt …
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Twitchy, US Department of Justice, New York Daily News, Wall Street Journal, KEYT-TV, The Hill, The Daily Caller, The Messenger and Instapundit
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