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3:50 PM ET, January 2, 2024

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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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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 …
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 …
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 …
Aaron Sibarium / Washington Free Beacon:
Harvard President Claudine Gay Hit With Six New Charges Of Plagiarism
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 …
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.
Tara Suter / The Hill:
Majority in new poll say Jan. 6 was attack on democracy that should never be forgotten
Wall Street Journal:   These Voters Will Decide the 2024 Election. They Don't Like What They See.
Wall Street Journal:
Top Hamas Leader Killed in Suspected Israeli Strike in Beirut  —  Saleh al-Arouri was a founder of the Hamas military wing and one of its top political leaders  —  A top Hamas leader was killed Tuesday by a suspected Israeli strike in Beirut, according to two Lebanese security officials …
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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.
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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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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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.
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 …
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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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.
Bridget Bowman / NBC News:
Republicans spend over $100 million on Iowa ads, with more to come  —  The super PAC backing Nikki Haley is hammering Ron DeSantis and has become the top Iowa advertiser.  Her campaign is also pouring in ad money before Jan. 15.  —  Republican presidential candidates and outside groups …
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Jon Gambrell / Associated Press:
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