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The Harvard Crimson:
HARVARD PRESIDENT CLAUDINE GAY RESIGNS, SHORTEST TENURE IN UNIVERSITY HISTORY — Harvard President Claudine Gay will resign Tuesday afternoon, bringing an end to the shortest presidency in the University's history, according to a person with knowledge of the decision.
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New York Times:
Read Claudine Gay's resignation letter. — Claudine Gay faced backlash over Harvard's response to antisemitism on campus, which led to increased scrutiny of her academic record. — Here's what to know about Claudine Gay's resignation. — Faced with a new round of accusations over plagiarism …
Claudine Gay / Harvard University President:
Personal News — Dear Members of the Harvard Community, — It is with a heavy heart but a deep love for Harvard that I write to share that I will be stepping down as president. This is not a decision I came to easily. Indeed, it has been difficult beyond words because I have looked forward …
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Anemona Hartocollis / New York Times:
Harvard's President Faces New Plagiarism Accusations — An unsigned complaint published online in The Washington Free Beacon, a conservative journal, added to previous allegations. — New plagiarism allegations have surfaced against Claudine Gay, the president of Harvard …
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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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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump says he'll compete in Democratic strongholds like NY, NJ, Minnesota — Former President Trump, in a new interview, signaled he plans to focus at least some of his time and energy in 2024 trying to flip traditional Democratic strongholds such as New York, New Jersey and Minnesota in the general election.
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Washington Post:
How Trump reignited his base and took control of the Republican primary
How Trump reignited his base and took control of the Republican primary
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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
How the Biden campaign hopes to make 2024 less about Biden and more about a contrast with Trump
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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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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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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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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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Tara Suter / The Hill:
Majority in new poll say Jan. 6 was attack on democracy that should never be forgotten
Majority in new poll say Jan. 6 was attack on democracy that should never be forgotten
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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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CNN:
Man breaks into Colorado Supreme Court overnight and opens fire, police say — A man was arrested early Tuesday after he broke into the Colorado Supreme Court overnight and opened fire inside the building, state police said in a news release. — The preliminary investigation …
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Tal Axelrod / ABC News:
Trump set to appeal Colorado 14th Amendment ballot disqualification case
Trump set to appeal Colorado 14th Amendment ballot disqualification case
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Eric Bradner / CNN:
Trump, Haley and DeSantis qualify for CNN Iowa debate — Former President Donald Trump, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis qualified for CNN's January 10 Republican presidential primary debate in Iowa, the network announced Tuesday.
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Zachary Leeman / The Messenger:
Fox News Announces Trump Town Hall to Compete with CNN Primary Debate
Fox News Announces Trump Town Hall to Compete with CNN Primary Debate
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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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Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
‘Wrath of God II’? Beirut Explosion Kills Hamas Political Leader — Score one for the Mossad? In the immediate wake of the October 7 massacre, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu promised that everyone in Hamas was “a dead man,” in Gaza and anywhere else in the world.
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Wall Street Journal:
Top Hamas Leader Killed in Suspected Israeli Strike in Beirut
Top Hamas Leader Killed in Suspected Israeli Strike in Beirut
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Danny Hakim / New York Times:
LaPierre, Longtime N.R.A. Leader, Faces Trial That Could End His Reign — A lawsuit brought by New York's attorney general against Wayne LaPierre and three other N.R.A. insiders accuses the gun rights group of decades of corruption. — For decades, Wayne LaPierre, the National Rifle …
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ABC News:
Deadly New Year's collision near Rochester, NY, venue being investigated as possible terrorism: Source — The driver being investigated for terrorism died in the crash, a source said. — Two people were killed and five people injured in a car crash outside the Kodak Center in Rochester, NY, Jan. 1, 2024.
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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 …