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4:45 PM ET, January 3, 2024

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Associated Press:
Harvard president's resignation highlights new conservative weapon against colleges: plagiarism  —  (Jan 02) (AP video by Rodrique Ngowi) (AP production by Javier Arciga)  —  American higher education has long viewed plagiarism as among the most serious of offenses.
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Robert Reich / The Guardian:
Powerful donors managed to push out Harvard's Claudine Gay.  But at what cost?  —  Not until now have major donors so brazenly used their financial influence to hound presidents out of office  —  Amid accusations of plagiarism and continuing outrage among Harvard's major donors …
Discussion: The Root and Robert Reich
Zachary Faria / Washington Examiner:
Claudine Gay's defenders have embarrassed themselves
Selim Algar / New York Post:
Harvard's Claudine Gay set to keep her nearly $900K annual salary despite resigning as university president
NBC News:
State Capitols evacuated after bomb threats  —  The state Capitol complexes in Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi and Michigan were evacuated Wednesday after bomb threats were made, officials said.  —  At least four state capitol complexes across the U.S. were forced to evacuate Wednesday morning due …
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Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
Bomb threats force evacuations in a half-dozen state capitols  —  Bomb threats were reported in at least a half-dozen state capitols Wednesday morning, forcing evacuations from statehouse buildings and interrupting court proceedings, according to officials and local news outlets.
S.V. Date / HuffPost:
Biden Could Kill Donald Trump And Not Be Prosecuted, Under Trump's Own Legal Theory  —  Lawyers, including special counsel Jack Smith, warn that Trump's theory of “presidential immunity” would allow presidents to be unaccountable tyrants.  —  LOADING  —  WASHINGTON ― …
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Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Jack Smith Keeps Telegraphing Some Seriously Scandalous Trump Crimes  —  Did Donald Trump accept a bribe?  Order his FBI director to fake evidence?  Tell the National Guard to kill critics?  Sell nuclear secrets?  Jack Smith is being awfully suggestive.  —  As Special Counsel Jack Smith makes …
Matt Viser / Washington Post:
Biden campaign amps up focus on reelection with speech on Jan. 6 anniversary
Punchbowl News:
1/3/24 ☀️ Punchbowl News AM … The first hearing will take place on Jan. 10, with a possible second hearing to be held the following week. … Green accused Mayorkas of misusing taxpayer dollars and purposefully ignoring border security measures.
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CNN:
House committee to formally begin impeachment proceedings against Biden Homeland Security chief over border policies
Patrick Smith / NBC News:
More than 100 killed in blasts at memorial for top Iranian general Soleimani  —  Gen. Qassem Soleimani was killed by a U.S. drone strike in January 2020, sparking angry protests in Iran and across the region.  —  Two explosions rocked a memorial event for Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani …
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David Gritten / BBC:
At least 103 dead in bomb blasts near Iran general Qasem Soleimani's tomb - state TV  —  Watch: Moment crowds disperse after deadly bomb blasts in Iran  —  At least 103 people have been killed by two bomb explosions near the tomb of Iranian general Qasem Soleimani on the fourth anniversary …
The White House:
A Joint Statement from the Governments of the United States, Australia, Bahrain, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Singapore, and the United Kingdom  —  Recognizing the broad consensus as expressed by 44 countries around the world on December 19, 2023 …
Gabrielle M. Etzel / Washington Examiner:
Anti-abortion OB-GYNs react to court victory in Texas case  —  The anti-abortion physicians group that sued the Biden administration over abortion restrictions in Texas praised a ruling from the United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit on Tuesday that found that federal regulations do not grant an absolute right to abortion.
Discussion: Slate
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Eleanor Klibanoff / The Texas Tribune:
Emergency rooms not required to perform life-saving abortions, federal appeals court rules
Josh Fiallo / The Daily Beast:
Former Rep Says it Wasn't Her ‘Intention to Mislead’ by Posting Stolen Food Pics  —  Mayra Flores, a Republican seeking to win back her old seat in the Rio Grande Valley, is accused of routinely stealing photos of Mexican cooking to pass off as her own.  —  The ex-congresswoman Mayra Flores …
Discussion: Current Revolt and Raw Story
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Robert Downen / The Texas Tribune:
Former U.S. Rep. Mayra Flores accused of cribbing others' pictures of Mexican food as her own cooking
Discussion: Political Wire
Paul Egan / Detroit Free Press:
Michigan GOP committee plans meeting to remove Kristina Karamo.  She says it's illegal.  —  LANSING — Members of the Michigan Republican Party's state committee have scheduled a special meeting Saturday to consider the removal of Kristina Karamo, though the embattled state party chair …
Sarah Ellison / Washington Post:
A right-wing tale of Michigan election fraud had it all - except proof  —  Gateway Pundit, a favorite news source of former president Donald Trump's, has pushed false claims of a stolen election even as others have pulled back in the face of consequences  —  The story had all the elements …
Fox News:
Sununu tells Christie he can ‘be the hero,’ help Nikki Haley beat Trump in New Hampshire  —  Gov Chris Sununu says he is not telling Chris Christie to drop out, but says he could help Haley ‘deliver Trump that loss’  —  RYE, N.H - Republican New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu says he is not calling …
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Adam Wren / Politico:
Trump, who lives for drama, has created the dullest of nomination fights
Laura Kelly / The Hill:
Hezbollah leader promises response to Hamas official's killing  —  Hezbollah's leader Hassan Nasrallah said the alleged Israeli assassination of a top Hamas official in a Beirut suburb Tuesday would not go unanswered.  —  On Wednesday, Nasrallah addressed the killing of Saleh al-Arouri …
Associated Press:
Michael Cohen can't hold Trump liable for retaliatory imprisonment, appeals court says  —  A three-judge panel concluded Cohen already obtained relief.  —  NEW YORK — Michael Cohen can't hold his former boss, former President Donald Trump, liable because he was jailed for what he claimed …
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Paul Steinhauser / Fox News:
First on Fox: Haley more than doubles her fundraising with a $24 million haul the past three months  —  Haley's fundraising haul the past three months appears to be the latest sign of her recent momentum in the race for the Republican presidential nomination
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Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
Haley campaign says it hauled in $24M in fourth-quarter fundraising
Discussion: The Messenger
 
 
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George F. Will / Washington Post:
A Constitution-flouting ‘authoritarian’ is already in the White House
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Immigrants are overwhelming us; I will control the border
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. qualifies for presidential ballot in Utah, the first state to grant him access
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Politico:
Why Democrats can't rely on abortion ballot initiatives to help them win
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Eugene Daniels / Politico:
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