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Burgess Everett / Politico:
The GOP's most Trump-skeptical bloc starts falling in line — Its leader has no relationship with the former president. But Senate Republicans are peeling off to endorse him on the eve of the Iowa caucus. — Donald Trump is making serious headway with a bloc of the GOP that's among …
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Washington Post:
Republican loyalty to Trump, rioters climbs in 3 years after Jan. 6 attack — Three years after the Jan. 6 attack, Republicans are more sympathetic to those who stormed the U.S. Capitol and more likely to absolve Donald Trump of responsibility for the attack than they were in 2021 …
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Rolling Stone:
Inside the Trump Plot to Turn His Jan. 6 Trial Into a ‘MAGA Freak Show’ — The ex-president and his lawyers have outlandish plans for his election subversion trial — and it's too much even for some former Trump attorneys. — ATTEMPTS TO DRAG Nancy Pelosi into court to berate her on the stand and, hopefully, on live TV.
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Washington Post:
Dec. 14-18, 2023, Washington Post-University of Maryland poll — Keeping up with politics is easy with The 5-Minute Fix Newsletter, in your inbox weekdays.
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Edward-Isaac Dovere / CNN:
How the Biden campaign hopes to make 2024 less about Biden and more about a contrast with Trump — The 2024 campaign year for President Joe Biden's inner circle will largely be about carefully ratcheting up the intensity against Donald Trump, wary of voters becoming dulled to what they expect …
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Washington Examiner, Associated Press, The Messenger and Althouse
Tara Suter / The Hill:
Majority in new poll say Jan. 6 was attack on democracy that should never be forgotten — A majority of Americans say the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot was an “attack on democracy that should never be forgotten,” according to a new Washington Post-University of Maryland poll.
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Houston Keene / Fox News:
Trump wins endorsement from House Majority Leader Steve Scalise
Trump wins endorsement from House Majority Leader Steve Scalise
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Politico:
Playbook: Two telling new ads, plus border talks latest
Playbook: Two telling new ads, plus border talks latest
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Zachary Leeman / The Messenger:
Fox News Announces Trump Town Hall to Compete with CNN Primary Debate — Vivek Ramaswamy will also be holding a competing event on the same night ahead of the Iowa caucus — Fox News will be airing a town hall event with former President Donald Trump on January 10, the same night qualified 2024 GOP hopefuls will debate over on CNN.
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Charlie Nash / Mediaite:
Steve Bannon Says ‘Big Fight’ Will Soon Take Place Over Direction of Trump Campaign: 'They're Gonna Try To Force Nikki on the Ticket'
Steve Bannon Says ‘Big Fight’ Will Soon Take Place Over Direction of Trump Campaign: 'They're Gonna Try To Force Nikki on the Ticket'
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David Moye / HuffPost:
Fox News Panelist Is Surprisingly OK With Trump Being ‘President From Jail’
Fox News Panelist Is Surprisingly OK With Trump Being ‘President From Jail’
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Eli Walsh / The Messenger:
FBI Probes Fiery Fatal Crash Outside New York Event Center as Police Find a Dozen Gas Cans Near Wreck — The collision occurred around 12:50 a.m. as a concert of roughly 1,000 people let out at the Kodak Center in Rochester — Two people were killed and two more were critically injured …
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Kayla Gallagher / The Messenger:
House GOP Frustrated Over Lack of Consequences For Agitators: ‘Congress Lives in a Lawless Society’ — Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., acknowledged to The Hill that the Republican Party struggles with imposing punishment on one another — House Republicans are growing frustrated over the lack …
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Michael Barfield / Florida Center …:
Rape investigation of FL GOP chairman expands to video voyeurism — Sarasota police are investigating whether Florida GOP Chairman Christian Ziegler unlawfully videotaped the sexual encounter at the heart of a rape allegation against him, a third search warrant affidavit obtained by the Florida Trident reveals.
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Judd Legum / Popular Information:
A poisonous campaign — Donald Trump's term as president was chaotic, with an ever-changing cast of characters installed in top positions. But, amidst the mayhem, senior advisor Stephen Miller was a constant. Miller, an anti-immigrant hardliner, started out advising Trump on the 2016 campaign …
Naveur / U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa:
USS Ford CSG Redeploys To Homeport — Immediately following HAMAS's brutal attack on Israel, the USS GERALD R. FORD Carrier Strike Group was ordered to the eastern Mediterranean to contribute to our regional deterrence and defense posture. In the coming days, the USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group …
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Wall Street Journal:
These Voters Will Decide the 2024 Election. They Don't Like What They See. — In counties that backed the past four presidential winners, residents worry America's best days are behind it — Catherine Lucey Eliza Collins Paul Overberg in Washington — Tony Grauslys, a 56-year-old merchandiser …
Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
Man forces way into Colorado Supreme Court days after Trump ballot decision — A man was arrested early Tuesday after he broke into the Colorado Supreme Court overnight, opened fire and caused “significant and extensive” damage, local authorities said. — The man was involved …
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