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4:20 PM ET, January 4, 2024

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Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
Trump Received Millions From Foreign Governments as President, Report Finds  —  House Democrats released evidence that the former president took in at least $7.8 million from foreign entities while in office, engaging in the kind of conduct the G.O.P. is grasping to pin on President Biden.
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Samuel Benson / Deseret News:
Most Republicans think Donald Trump is a person of faith.  We asked why  —  More Republicans see Trump as a ‘person of faith’ than as ‘religious’  —  Most Republican voters consider former President Donald Trump to be a person of faith, putting him ahead of other more vocally religious individuals …
New York Times:
How Trump Has Used Fear and Favor to Win Republican Endorsements  —  The former president keeps careful watch over his endorsements from elected Republicans, aided by a disciplined and methodical behind-the-scenes operation.  —  On his last day as president on Jan. 20, 2021 …
Will Weissert / Associated Press:
One attack, two interpretations: Biden and Trump both make the Jan. 6 riot a political rallying cry  —  WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump will spend Saturday's third anniversary of the Capitol riot by holding two campaign rallies in leadoff-voting Iowa in his bid to win back the White House.
David French / New York Times:
The Case for Disqualifying Trump Is Strong  —  It's been just over two weeks since the Colorado Supreme Court ruled that Section 3 of the 14th Amendment disqualifies Donald Trump from holding the office of president of the United States.  It stayed the effect of that ruling until this week.
Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
Trump Meets With Teamsters President as Union Weighs 2024 Endorsement  —  The Teamsters union has yet to endorse a presidential candidate, even as President Biden has called himself the most pro-union president in history.  —  Sean M. O'Brien, the general president of the Teamsters union …
Jacqueline Alemany / Washington Post:
Report: Trump businesses received $7.8 million in foreign payments during presidency  —  During Donald Trump's presidency, his businesses received at least $7.8 million in payments from the foreign governments and officials of 20 countries, including China, Saudi Arabia and Qatar …
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Could the Supreme Court actually disqualify Trump?  —  Donald Trump has now appealed rulings from two states banishing him from their 2024 primary ballots for allegedly engaging in an insurrection after the 2020 election.  Trump petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to reject the Colorado Supreme Court's decision.
NBC News:
Trump received at least $7.8 million in payments from foreign governments as president, House Democrats say
Discussion: Bloomberg
NBC News:
Multiple people shot at Iowa high school on the first day after winter break, officials say  —  The shooter at Perry High School is dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, multiple senior law enforcement officials said.  Three others were injured, including two students and an administrator, the officials added.
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Washington Post:
A quarter of Americans believe FBI instigated Jan. 6, Post-UMD poll finds  —  More than 3 in 10 Republicans have adopted the falsehood that the FBI conspired to cause the Capitol riot  —  Twenty-five percent of Americans say it is “probably” or “definitely” true that the FBI instigated the Jan. 6 …
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Washington Post:
Here's one bipartisan deal Congress could strike in January  —  Good morning, Early Birds, and happy Thursday.  Tips: earlytips@washpost.com.  Was this forwarded to you?  Sign up here.  Thanks for waking up with us.  —  In today's edition ... A House Democratic super PAC …
Josephine Harvey / HuffPost:   Michael Fanone Has A Grave Warning For Voters
Brad Dress / The Hill:
ISIS claims responsibility for deadly Iran bombing  —  The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has claimed responsibility for a deadly Iran bombing that killed over 80 people and wounded scores more.  —  ISIS, seen as a terrorist group by most of the world, said in a widely circulated statement …
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Clauda Tanios / Reuters:
Islamic State claims responsibility for attacks that killed nearly 100 people in Iran - group on telegram
Associated Press:
Airstrike in central Baghdad kills Iran-backed militia leader as regional tensions escalate
Asher Notheis / Washington Examiner:
Lululemon founder speaks out against company's focus on diversity and inclusion  —  The founder of clothing outlet Lululemon has spoken out against the company's focus on diversity, arguing that the brand should not be “everything to everybody.”  —  Chip Wilson, who founded …
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Trump team seeks to grind D.C. election interference trial to a complete stop  —  Trump's team wants the special counsel to be held in contempt for providing discovery material and filing motions even when deadlines have been temporarily lifted.  —  WASHINGTON — Attorneys …
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Hugh Hewitt / The Hugh Hewitt Show:
Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie On Whether He Stays In The Race  —  Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie joined me this morning to answer the key question: Is he helping Donald Trump win the GOP nomination:  —  Audio:  —  01-04hhs-christie  —  Transcript:
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Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
Biden moving up planned speech on democracy due to expected winter storm  —  President Biden moved his speech on democracy, marking the anniversary of Jan. 6, up a day due to the incoming winter storm in the Northeast and mid-Atlantic regions this weekend.  —  The president was set to travel …
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Mike Memoli / NBC News:
Biden campaign previews Jan. 6-focused speech with new TV ad
Lydia Saad / Gallup:
No Top U.S. Government Official Earns Majority Job Approval  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — As Congress and the Supreme Court return from holiday break, none of the leading elected or appointed figures of the U.S. federal government receives majority approval from Americans.
Rebecca Klar / The Hill:
Khanna warns AI could ‘erode’ workers' rights, pay  —  Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) warned about the risks the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) could have on the working class and called for federal policy that would give workers power over decisions about AI in an op-ed published Thursday in The New York Times.
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Ro Khanna / New York Times:
The Advent of A.I. Doesn't Have to Mean the Death of Labor
Discussion: The Messenger
Politico:
Stefanik pulls endorsement of House GOP recruit over Trump criticism  —  The No. 4 House Republican leader said she was “very disappointed” in Craig Riedel's “inappropriate comments.”
Discussion: Political Wire and Press Herald
 
 
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Wall Street Journal:
Russia Moves Forward With Plans to Buy Iranian Ballistic Missiles
Nicholas McEntyre / New York Post:
Mob of over 100 looters smashes car through Compton bakery, trashes store after street takeover
Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Want to Understand 2024?  Look at 1948.  —  Americans were angry with Truman because of high prices …
Discussion: New York Magazine
David Shepardson / Reuters:
US Senators urge Tesla, other automakers to stay neutral in union organizing
Discussion: The Messenger
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NBC News:
Florida man arrested and accused of threatening to kill Rep. Eric Swalwell and his kids
Washington Post:
Florida surgeon general calls for halt on mRNA covid vaccines, citing debunked claim
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