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Dahlia Lithwick / Slate:
The Supreme Court Did This to Itself — The Supreme Court is on a collision course with itself, and it's not clear that the justices even know it. We are now witnessing a five-car pileup of Trump-slash-Jan. 6 cases that will either be heard by the Supreme Court or land on their white marble steps in the coming weeks.
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John Sexton / HotAir:
Washington Post Editorial Board: The Supreme Court Should Toss the Colorado Decision — People (including our own Ed Morrissey) have been saying this since the decision appeared Tuesday but I'm still a bit surprised to see the Washington Post's editorial board making the same case.
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Politico:
Trump advisers and Colorado Republicans huddle after shock ruling — Republicans in the state are hoping the ex-president will make a swing through in a show of support. — Top officials with Donald Trump's presidential campaign and the Colorado Republican Party spoke on Thursday …
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
New Trump Cases Shadowed by Rocky Relationship With Supreme Court — Though he appointed three justices, his administration had the worst track record before the justices since at least the 1930s. — “I'm not happy with the Supreme Court,” President Donald J. Trump said on Jan. 6, 2021.
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Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
The Colorado Ruling Calls the Originalists' Bluff
The Colorado Ruling Calls the Originalists' Bluff
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Sam Baker / Axios:
Supreme Court showdown with Trump
Supreme Court showdown with Trump
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Washington Post:
How Rep. Jamie Raskin sees the Colorado Supreme Court ruling
How Rep. Jamie Raskin sees the Colorado Supreme Court ruling
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Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Democrats Keep Hoping It's Curtains for Trump. He's Still Center Stage.
Democrats Keep Hoping It's Curtains for Trump. He's Still Center Stage.
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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani files for bankruptcy protection, lists more than $100 million in debts — Rudy Giuliani filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in New York. — The former New York City mayor listed debts that include a recent nearly $150 million civil judgment …
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Washington Post:
Rudy Giuliani files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in New York after defamation case — Rudy Giuliani has filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy in New York, one day after a federal judge ruled that he must immediately pay the $148 million he owes two Georgia women he falsely accused of helping to steal the 2020 election.
Aneeta Mathur-Ashton / The Messenger:
Young Voters Overwhelmingly Support Biden Over Trump, Finds Economist/YouGov Poll — The poll comes amid a series reports of low approval ratings among the younger generation for Biden, spurred by his administration's handling of the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict
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Saint Anselm College:
New Poll by Saint Anselm College Survey Center finds Nikki Haley is the clear choice of voters that have an unfavorable opinion of former President Donald Trump
New Poll by Saint Anselm College Survey Center finds Nikki Haley is the clear choice of voters that have an unfavorable opinion of former President Donald Trump
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Sophia Cai / Axios:
It's not just Trump: How racism shadows the GOP campaign
It's not just Trump: How racism shadows the GOP campaign
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US Department of Justice:
New Hampshire Man Indicted for Threatening to Kill Three Presidential Candidates — For Immediate Release — A New Hampshire man has been indicted in connection with sending threatening text messages to three presidential candidates. — Tyler Anderson, 30, of Dover …
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Olivia Alafriz / Politico:
N.H. man indicted after allegedly sending death threats to presidential candidates
N.H. man indicted after allegedly sending death threats to presidential candidates
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Julian J. Giordano / The Harvard Crimson:
Harvard President Claudine Gay to Submit 3 Additional Corrections, Corporation Says Improper Citations Fall Short of Research Misconduct — Harvard President Claudine Gay will request three corrections to her 1997 Ph.D. dissertation in the latest series of updates Gay has submitted amid mounting allegations of plagiarism.
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Jennifer Schuessler / New York Times:
Harvard Finds More Instances of ‘Duplicative Language’ in President's Work
Harvard Finds More Instances of ‘Duplicative Language’ in President's Work
Craig Mauger / The Detroit News:
Trump recorded pressuring Wayne County canvassers not to certify 2020 vote — Then-President Donald Trump personally pressured two Republican members of the Wayne County Board of Canvassers not to sign the certification of the 2020 presidential election, according to recordings reviewed …
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Annie Karni / New York Times:
Fetterman, Breaking With the Left on Israel, Rejects ‘Progressive’ Label — The Pennsylvania senator, who has angered liberal Democrats with his staunchly pro-Israel stance and position on immigration, assailed the left and said he no longer considers himself a progressive.
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Heather Bellow / The Berkshire Eagle:
The police officer who searched for a book in a Great Barrington classroom also used a body camera. The ACLU has ‘deep concerns’ — GREAT BARRINGTON — The plainclothed police officer who entered an eighth grade classroom to search for a book wore a body camera and recorded the incident, leading to more legal questions and concerns.
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The Messenger:
Jack Smith Swings Back at Trump in Push to Start Working on South Florida Jury Questionnaire — The special counsel's office on Thursday doubled down on its call for Judge Cannon to set an important Feb. 2 deadline that can kickstart the vetting of potential jurors
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Dana Priest / Washington Post:
Khashoggi's widow wins political asylum in the United States — The decision may be the last act in a tragic chain of events that began in 2018, when Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi was strangled and dismembered in Turkey — Jamal Khashoggi's widow, who went into hiding after The Washington Post columnist …
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Dave Jamieson / HuffPost:
Whole Foods Workers Have No Protected Right To Wear Black Lives Matter Gear, Judge Rules — An administrative law judge didn't buy the argument that wearing BLM clothing on the job was part of advocating for a better workplace. — LOADING — A National Labor Relations Board judge ruled Wednesday …
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Janet Lorin / Bloomberg:
Harvard Financial Pain Grows as Blavatnik Joins Donor Revolt — Billionaire pauses gifts to school amid antisemitism furor — University is still richest in US with $51 billion endowment … His family foundation has given at least $270 million to Harvard, but it's pausing donations …
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The White House:
Statement from National Economic Advisor Lael Brainard on U.S. Steel — The President believes U.S. Steel was an integral part of our arsenal of democracy in WWII and remains a core component of the overall domestic steel production that is critical to our national security.
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner visit Israel to meet with leaders, families of hostages — Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner traveled to Israel to meet with political leaders and families of those kidnapped during Hamas' Oct. 7 terrorist attacks. — “It's important to see with one's own eyes …
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NBC News:
No Labels floats the possibility of a coalition government or Congress selecting the president in 2024 — The group, which is trying to mount a third-party presidential campaign, could block a major party nominee from winning the Electoral College outright.
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