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6:00 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 …
April Rubin / Axios:
Harvard president resigns after antisemitism hearing and plagiarism probe  —  Harvard President Claudine Gay resigned Tuesday weeks after she appeared before Congress in a disastrous hearing on antisemitism. … She will have the shortest tenure in school history.
Aaron Sibarium / Washington Free Beacon:
Harvard President Claudine Gay Hit With Six New Charges Of Plagiarism
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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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 …
Tara Suter / The Hill:
Majority in new poll say Jan. 6 was attack on democracy that should never be forgotten
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Another House Republican plans early exit from Congress … - Republicans will be down to just 219 seats to Democrats' 213 once Johnson leaves. … - Peterson said Johnson's resignation will take effect on Jan. 21, and that he will begin work at the university the next day.
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David Skolnick / Vindicator:
Bill Johnson to resign Jan. 21 from Congress, start as YSU president the next day
Discussion: WFMJ-TV and Political Wire
Kayla Gallagher / The Messenger:
House GOP Frustrated Over Lack of Consequences For Agitators: ‘Congress Lives in a Lawless Society’
Discussion: USA Today, Raw Story and The Hill
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
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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Bridget Bowman / NBC News:
Republicans spend over $100 million on Iowa ads, with more to come
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.
Coleman Spilde / The Daily Beast:
MAGA Crowd Has A Breakdown After Green Day Swipes Them on Live TV  —  The pop-punk band changed the lyrics of their song “American Idiot” to fire at the “MAGA agenda,” causing an instantaneous social media meltdown.  —  The dawn of a new year might be a cause for hope and a time for new beginnings …
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 …
George Stockburger / WHTM-TV:
Lawsuit seeks to remove Scott Perry from Pennsylvania ballot using 14th amendment  —  (WHTM) - A lawsuit has been filed in Pennsylvania's Commonwealth Court to remove Republican U.S. House Representative Scott Perry from the 2024 ballot due to the 14th Amendment's insurrection clause.
Discussion: PoliticusUSA and Political Wire
NBC News:
Judge dismisses wrongful death claim against Trump and Brian Sicknick's assailants, but allows lawsuit to proceed  —  A federal judge ruled Tuesday that Sandra Garza, who was Sicknick's partner, lacked standing to bring such a claim.  —  A federal judge in Washington on Tuesday dismissed …
Discussion: CBS News and The Messenger
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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Eli Walsh / The Messenger:
FBI Probes Fiery Fatal Crash Outside New York Event Center as Police Find a Dozen Gas Cans Near Wreck
 
 
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