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7:50 AM ET, January 4, 2024

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Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Chicago in January with flip flops  —  Judd Legum, Tesnim Zekeria, and Rebecca Crosby  —  Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R) says he has transported 95,000 migrants from the Texas border to New York, Washington, DC, and other cities.  On New Year's Eve, Abbott flew hundreds of migrants …
Discussion: Daily Mail and KRDO
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Karoun Demirjian / New York Times:
A Skeptic of the G.O.P.'s Hard Immigration Line Becomes Its Champion  —  Representative Tony Gonzales, who represents a Texas border district, drew a censure and primary opponents for defying his fellow Republicans on immigration.  Now he has swung into line.
Sheridan Bass / Committee on Homeland Security:
MEDIA ADVISORY: Chairman Green Announces First Hearing as Part of Impeachment Proceedings Against DHS Secretary Mayorkas
Kathryn Watson / CBS News:
Justice Department sues Texas over state's new border security law
Claudine Gay / New York Times:
Former Harvard President Claudine Gay: This Is About More Than My Mistakes  —  On Tuesday, I made the wrenching but necessary decision to resign as Harvard's president.  For weeks, both I and the institution to which I've devoted my professional life have been under attack.
Washington Post:
Florida surgeon general calls for halt on mRNA covid vaccines, citing debunked claim  —  Florida's top health official called for a halt to using mRNA coronavirus vaccines on Wednesday, contending that the shots could contaminate patients' DNA — a claim that has been roundly debunked …
Discussion: Political Wire
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The Daily Beast:
The True Danger of Florida Surgeon General's Bogus mRNA Claims  —  Dr. Joseph Ladapo seems confused about the differences between DNA and mRNA vaccines. … This week, Florida's Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo took the drastic step of calling for a halt to the administration of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines …
Florida Department of Health:
Florida State Surgeon General Calls for Halt in the Use of COVID-19 Mrna Vaccines
Washington Post:
Trump asks Supreme Court to keep his name on Colorado ballot  —  Former president, who is the 2024 GOP frontrunner, is also appealing a Maine official's decision to bar him from the ballot in that state  —  Donald Trump asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to ensure he can appear …
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Trump Asks Supreme Court to Keep Him on Colorado Ballot
S.V. Date / HuffPost:
Biden Could Kill Donald Trump And Not Be Prosecuted, Under Trump's Own Legal Theory
Rebecca Reynolds / Associated Press:
FBI calls bomb threats that led to brief lockdowns and evacuations of some state capitols a hoax  —  A bomb threat emailed to officials in several states early Wednesday briefly disrupted government affairs and prompted some state capitol evacuations, but no explosives were found …
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Jacob Shamsian / Business Insider:
The names of more than 170 Jeffrey Epstein associates were just revealed in unsealed court documents.  Here's what we know.  — The names of more than 170 Jeffrey Epstein associates were just unsealed.  — Powerful associates like Bill Clinton, Prince Andrew, Glenn Dubin, and Jean Luc Brunel are in the documents.
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CNN:
Epstein-linked John Does are about to be named publicly. Here's what we know
Brynn Tannehill / New Republic:
The Polls Prove It: Many Republicans Love Fascism  —  It is no longer controversial to speak plainly about the authoritarian shift of the Republican Party, led by Donald Trump.  Hillary Clinton was dragged in 2016 for saying, “You could put half of Trump's supporters into what I call the basket …
Discussion: Raw Story
Robert Downen / The Texas Tribune:
Former U.S. Rep. Mayra Flores accused of cribbing others' pictures of Mexican food as her own cooking  —  Flores, who is challenging U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez for her old seat, is being accused of routinely stealing stylish photos of Mexican campfire cooking and passing them off as her own idyllic life on a ranch.
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Josh Fiallo / The Daily Beast:
Former Rep Says it Wasn't Her ‘Intention to Mislead’ by Posting Stolen Food Pics
Discussion: Daily Kos and Raw Story
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Ian Ward / Politico:
We Sat Down With the Conservative Mastermind Behind Claudine Gay's Ouster
Associated Press:
Harvard president's resignation highlights new conservative weapon against colleges: plagiarism
NBC News:
Florida man arrested and accused of threatening to kill Rep. Eric Swalwell and his kids  —  Prosecutors say a 72-year-old man from Greenacres left voicemail messages that included threats to “come after you and kill you” and “come and kill your children.”  —  A Florida man was arrested Wednesday …
Discussion: WFLA-TV, UPI, Raw Story and Axios
Jason Koebler / 404 Media:
New Jersey Used COVID Relief Funds to Buy Banned Chinese Surveillance Cameras  —  Join the newsletter to get the latest updates.  —  Success  —  Great!  Check your inbox and click the link.  —  Error  —  Please enter a valid email address.  —  This article was produced in collaboration …
George F. Will / Washington Post:
A Constitution-flouting ‘authoritarian’ is already in the White House  —  Overcaffeinated Cassandras continue to forecast an “authoritarian” and anti-constitutional Donald Trump dictatorship.  They are mistaken about the near future because, among other reasons, they misread the recent past.
Discussion: Outside the Beltway and Raw Story
Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
GOP Rep Calls Jesse Watters a ‘Fucking Hack,’ Claims Fox News Canceled Interview in Retaliation  —  Crenshaw brought up Watters' past infidelity and blasted him as a “f*cking clown” after the Fox star suggested he may have been involved in unethical stock transactions.
 
 
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California Storms Pull Surprising Find From Ocean's Depth: A WWII-Era Bomb
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Politico:
House education chair says campus antisemitism probe will continue after Harvard president resignation
New York Times:
Former Guard Official Says Army Retaliated for His Account of Jan. 6 Delay
Discussion: Raw Story and Political Wire
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Fox News:
Sununu tells Christie he can ‘be the hero,’ help Nikki Haley beat Trump in New Hampshire
The White House:
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David Shariatmadari / The Guardian:
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