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Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
BREAKING: Filing alleges ‘improper’ relationship between Fulton DA, top Trump prosecutor — Fani Willis hired alleged romantic partner as special prosecutor, court motion says — District Attorney Fani Willis improperly hired an alleged romantic partner to prosecute Donald Trump …
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Adam Klasfeld / The Messenger:
Trump Loses Federal Appeal on Immunity in E. Jean Carroll Case — No judge from the Second Circuit called for a vote to rehear Trump's appeal, leaving the Supreme Court as the last possible stop for the former president — Donald Trump on Monday lost again in the former president's bid …
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Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:
Kilmeade says Biden went ‘full Hitler’ attacking Trump during Valley Forge speech — Fox News hots Brian Kilmeade said President Biden went “full Hitler” in a recent speech attacking former President Trump ahead of a potential rematch between the two candidates in the 2024 presidential election.
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Josh Wingrove / Bloomberg:
Trump Hopes Any US Market Crash Happens Under Biden And Not Him
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Dennis Aftergut / Slate:
The New Jan. 6 Testimony Against Trump Will Be Devastating at Trial
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Redfield & Wilton Strategies:
Latest US Swing States Voting Intention (28-30 December 2023)
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Brian Beutler / Off Message:
Biden's January 6 Speech Was The Template For A Winning Campaign
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Diana Falzone / Mediaite:
Exclusive: Roger Stone Spoke With Cop Pal About Assassinating Eric Swalwell and Jerry Nadler — Weeks before the 2020 presidential election, infamous political operative Roger Stone sat across from his associate Sal Greco at a restaurant in Florida. — At the time, Greco was an NYPD cop working security for Stone on the side.
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William Vaillancourt / The Daily Beast:
Roger Stone Discussed Assassinating Dems Before 2020 Election: Report — ‘TIME TO DO IT’ — Roger Stone discussed assassinating members of Congress in the lead-up to the 2020 election with a then-NYPD police officer, according to audio of the longtime Republican operative's comments obtained by Mediaite.
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Ariel Edwards-Levy / CNN:
CNN Poll: Haley trims Trump's lead to single digits in New Hampshire — Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has trimmed former President Donald Trump's lead in the Republican primary race in New Hampshire to single digits, according to a new CNN Poll conducted by the University of New Hampshire.
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James Pindell / The Boston Globe:
The Nikki Haley surge in New Hampshire may have peaked, Globe poll finds — Former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley's rise in New Hampshire in the past two months has been real and has injected new energy into what has been largely a sleepy race for the Republican presidential nomination dominated by former president Donald Trump.
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Politico:
Playbook: New NH polls, Trump in court, border talks falter — With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine — DRIVING THE DAY — NEW THIS MORNING — “The Nikki Haley surge in New Hampshire may have peaked, Globe poll finds,” by the Boston Globe's James Pindell: “[T] …
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NBC News:
Special counsel Jack Smith was targeted by attempted swatting on Christmas Day — Police were dispatched toward Smith's residence but were called off when they learned it was a false alarm and that everyone inside the home was safe. — Special counsel Jack Smith, who is overseeing …
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Judd Legum / Popular Information:
The fleecing of America's hourly workers — More than 200,000 workers across the country are owed $163.3 million in back pay, according to a website maintained by the Department of Labor (DOL). This is money companies have paid after they were found liable for wage theft violations …
Nick Visser / HuffPost:
Rep. Steny Hoyer To Seek 23rd Term In Congress, Ending Retirement Speculation — The powerful lawmaker stepped down from his role as House Majority Leader after the party lost its majority in the last election cycle. — LOADING — Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) plans to file for reelection …
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Casey Newton / Platformer:
Substack says it will remove Nazi publications from the platform — Nazi content violates rules against incitement to violence, the company says — Substack is removing some publications that express support for Nazis, the company said today. The company said this did not represent …
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Matt Dixon / NBC News:
Florida Republican Party ousts Christian Ziegler as chairman after rape allegation — The move was widely expected after news broke last month that Ziegler was under investigation by the Sarasota County Police Department. — The Republican Party of Florida on Monday formally voted …
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Ginger Gibson / NBC News:
Driver in custody after crashing into White House gates — The crash occurred just before 6 p.m. ET, a spokesman for the Secret Service wrote on X. — WASHINGTON — A driver was in custody Monday after crashing a vehicle into an exterior gate of the White House complex, a spokesman for the Secret Service wrote on X.
Zack Colman / Politico:
It's official: Global temperatures soared to a new record in 2023 — And 2024 may bring more of the same. — The Earth notched up its warmest year on record last year — but even that new peak is in danger of being surpassed in 2024. — The European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service confirmed …
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Reuters:
France's Macron to name new PM as he launches political reset — French President Emmanuel Macron appointed 34-year-old Education Minister Gabriel Attal as his new prime minister on Tuesday, seeking to breathe new life into his second mandate ahead of European parliament elections.
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
5 ways the Supreme Court may try to defuse its newest Trump bomb — As the justices confront a historic case with enormous political stakes, they might seek a narrow way out. — After years of dodging Donald Trump-related questions, the Supreme Court is now facing the most consequential one of all …
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Suzanne Gamboa / NBC News:
Democrats to spend $35M targeting voters of color in House races — The “historic investment” for the 2024 election surpasses previous cycles for winning Latino, Black, Asian American, Pacific Islander and Native Hawaiian voters, according to Democrats. — Democrats announced Tuesday …
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Reuters:
Russia detains U.S. citizen on drugs charges — A Russian court said on Tuesday that a U.S. citizen had been detained on drugs charges which can carry up to 20 years in prison. — Moscow's Ostankino District Court said that on Jan. 6 Robert Romanov Woodland had been remanded …
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Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
This Might Be the High-Water Mark of Trumpism — 1. How Biden Wins — Mark Halperin watched both Trump and Biden's January 5 speeches and came away with a shrewd piece of analysis. … Halperin then says that Biden's three big problems are: — That he's playing from behind as an incumbent …
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