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Hans Nichols / Axios:
Landrieu to join Biden's campaign as national co-chair — Mitch Landrieu, the former New Orleans mayor who has been helping President Biden implement his $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, is leaving the White House to be a national co-chair of the Biden-Harris campaign, Axios has learned.
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Biden will visit church where Black people were killed to lay out election stakes and perils of hate — WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden wants Americans to grasp the extraordinary stakes of this year's presidential election, as he sees them. As part of that effort …
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Mariana Labbate / The Messenger:
Trump Says He Will Attend Presidential Immunity Hearing — The hearing is scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 9 — Former President Donald Trump early Monday morning announced he will atend his presidential immunity hearing in D.C. in person on Tuesday. — “Of course I was entitled …
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Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
Biden campaign raises $1M online in 24 hours after Jan. 6 speech — President Biden's reelection campaign raised more than $1 million through online fundraising alone in the 24 hours after the president's Jan. 6 anniversary speech, according to numbers exclusively provided to The Hill.
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Democrats question whether Biden should agree to debate Trump
Democrats question whether Biden should agree to debate Trump
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Mariana Alfaro / Washington Post:
Boebert's ex-husband calls police after fight with congresswoman — The representative from Colorado denies allegations that she punched her former spouse — Police were called to a restaurant in Silt, Colo., on Saturday night after Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) and her ex-husband Jayson …
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Noelle Phillips / Denver Post:
Silt police investigating incident involving U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert and her ex-husband — The Silt Police Department is investigating a Saturday night incident at a restaurant involving U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert and her ex-husband Jayson Boebert. — Silt police Chief Mike Kite confirmed …
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Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
Lauren Boebert's Ex Called The Cops After Physical Fight in Public on Saturday Night
Lauren Boebert's Ex Called The Cops After Physical Fight in Public on Saturday Night
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Politico:
Johnson strikes his first bipartisan deal — a $1.7T funding accord — Ahead of a government shutdown cliff on Jan. 19, angst among House Republicans could still derail efforts to avert a funding lapse. — Congressional leaders have clinched a deal on overall budget totals that could pave …
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Jacob Bogage / Washington Post:
Congressional leaders reach deal that would avert government shutdown
Congressional leaders reach deal that would avert government shutdown
Kevin Freking / Associated Press:
Congress reaches spending deal that could help avoid government shutdown
Congress reaches spending deal that could help avoid government shutdown
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Elizabeth Elkind / Fox News:
House, Senate release bipartisan agreement on government funding as shutdown deadlines loom
House, Senate release bipartisan agreement on government funding as shutdown deadlines loom
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Politico:
'He's a cipher': How Austin's need for privacy just backfired — Pressure is growing on Capitol Hill and within the administration for someone to lose their job. — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is one of the most reclusive Pentagon chiefs in recent memory. That strategy may be backfiring on him.
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Deputy learned of defense secretary's hospitalization 2 days after taking over his duties — The Pentagon did not initially inform Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks, Secretary of State Antony Blinken or senior White House officials. — After being admitted to the hospital last week …
CNN:
Deputy defense secretary was not told Austin had been hospitalized when she assumed his duties
Deputy defense secretary was not told Austin had been hospitalized when she assumed his duties
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New York Times:
Trump Is Connecting With a Different Type of Evangelical Voter — They are not just the churchgoing, conservative activists who once dominated the G.O.P. — Karen Johnson went to her Lutheran church so regularly as a child that she won a perfect attendance award. As an adult, she taught Sunday school.
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Politico:
Senate Dems launch eight-figure bid to boost Tester and Brown — The Montana and Ohio Democrats will face a tough climb to reelection — and their races are integral to their party's hopes of keeping the majority.
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Zach Montellaro / Politico:
The changing congressional map is shifting the fight for control of the House — With primaries in some states just weeks away, there are still big unresolved questions of what some districts will look like. — The partisan tilt of a handful of districts could still change dramatically …
Nahal Toosi / Politico:
The U.S. Is Dealing With an Israeli Leader Who's Losing Control — Benjamin Netanyahu is waging a war while struggling to avoid prison, salvage his legacy and keep his political partners happy. — Benjamin Netanyahu, whom many Israelis simply call “Bibi,” is Israel's longest-serving prime minister …
Hans Nichols / Axios:
Scoop: Pa. Senate hopeful McCormick raised $5.4M in last quarter … - McCormick, a former CEO of the Bridgewater Associates investment firm, also contributed $1 million of his own money in the fourth quarter of 2023 to boost his bid to oust three-term incumbent Sen. Bob Casey (D-Penn.).
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