memeorandum: Ramaswamy's campaign shows signs of unraveling (Sophia Cai/Axios)

2:50 PM ET, January 9, 2024

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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.

Discussion: New York Times, Washington Free Beacon, Washington Examiner, The Hill, Business Insider, The Boston Globe, NH Journal, New York Daily News, Mediaite, Forbes, Politico, The Messenger, USA Today and Eschaton

New York Times:

Trump's Claim of Immunity Reaches Appeals Court — Judges Seem Skeptical of Trump's Claim of Immunity — Judges heard from a lawyer for Donald J. Trump who argued that a president could face criminal charges only if impeached and convicted first, even if the case involved the assassination of a political rival.

Discussion: New Republic, Raw Story, The Hill, Washington Post, The Messenger, CBS News, Politico, CNN, New York Daily News, Outside the Beltway, Twitchy, Althouse and Diane Ravitch's blog

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 …

Discussion: The Messenger and IJR

Sophia Cai / Axios:

Ramaswamy's campaign shows signs of unraveling — Vivek Ramaswamy won't be on the Illinois GOP primary ballot, some of his campaign staffers have begun looking for work elsewhere, and he hasn't qualified for Wednesday's final televised debate before Iowa's caucuses.

Discussion: ABC News, Washington Free Beacon, The Messenger, NBC News and Variety

Alex Gangitano / The Hill:

'He doesn't give a damn about people:' Biden campaign hits Trump comments on economy crashing — President Biden's reelection campaign bashed former President Trump on Tuesday after he said he hoped the U.S. economy crashed in the next 12 months, arguing he doesn't care about people.

Discussion: New York Times, Wall Street Journal, CNBC, Washington Times, Washington Examiner, BizPac Review, New York Post, USA Today, Raw Story and The Wrap

Cameron Easley / Morning Consult Pro:
Trump's Iowa Support Grows Ahead of Next Week's Caucuses

Discussion: The Daily Caller

James Pindell / The Boston Globe:
The Nikki Haley surge in New Hampshire may have peaked, Globe poll finds

Discussion: The Spectator World, Daily Caller News Foundation, The Hill, The Messenger, CBS News, Washington Post and Political Wire

Philip Bump / Washington Post:

Biden highlights the connection between rejecting democracy and race — President Biden's visit to South Carolina on Monday and the speech he gave at Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston have been connected, including by the president, to his speech at Valley Forge, Pa., last week …

Discussion: New York Times, Fox News, NBC News, Daily Mail, Breitbart, The Daily Beast, Newsbusters, WRBL-TV, Voice of America, Florida Politics, Los Angeles Times, RedState, Bloomberg, Washington Examiner, Politico and NPR

Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:
Kilmeade says Biden went ‘full Hitler’ attacking Trump during Valley Forge speech

Discussion: The Federalist, The American Spectator, Fox News, Twitchy, National Review, Mediaite, The Messenger, HuffPost and PJ Media

Josh Wingrove / Bloomberg:
Trump Hopes Any US Market Crash Occurs Under Biden, Not Him

Discussion: Washington Examiner, The Hill, Semafor, The Messenger, Mediaite, Rolling Stone, HuffPost and The Daily Beast

Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
The enthusiasm gap shadowing Biden

Discussion: The Hill, The Messenger, Emerson Polling, Breitbart, New York Magazine, NBC News and ABC News

Chris Stein / The Guardian:

Trump doubles down after DC hearing: 'Most people agree that we're entitled to immunity' - live — If the judges rule in favor of Trump, it could lead to the dropping of the criminal charges brought by special counsel Jack Smith — Trump: 'Most people agree that we're entitled ... to immunity'

Discussion: The Messenger, Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, Honolulu Star-Advertiser, PBS NewsHour, Associated Press, WFLA-TV, Digby's Hullabaloo, Washington Examiner, NBC News, Fox 8 Cleveland WJW and CBS News

ABC News:
Trump immunity hearing live updates: Lawyer warns of ‘frightening future’ if Trump wins case

Punchbowl News:

1/9/2024 ☀️ Punchbowl News AM … Former President Donald Trump is on the path to the GOP presidential nomination. Speaker Mike Johnson is in an increasingly perilous position with his right flank. — Does it sound like Congress is going to approve a border security and immigration deal?

Discussion: Raw Story, Washington Examiner, Daily Kos and The Messenger

Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:
Hoyer to run for reelection, ending retirement speculation

Discussion: The Messenger

Nick Visser / HuffPost:
Rep. Steny Hoyer To Seek 23rd Term In Congress, Ending Retirement Speculation

Discussion: Washington Post, Politico, Fox News and IJR

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 …

NBC News:
Trump co-defendant alleges ‘improper’ relationship between Fani Willis and fellow Georgia prosecutor

Discussion: Bloomberg, Raw Story, Newsbusters, The Guardian, Erick Erickson's Show Notes, New York Post, U-S-NEWS.COM, HuffPost, RedState, The Daily Caller, The Daily Beast, The Messenger and Washington Examiner

Tori Otten / New Republic:

Roger Stone Plotted Assassinating Democrats, Bombshell Report Says — Explosive new audio of Roger Stone reveals the longtime Trump ally was trying to plot the assassinations of two outspoken Democratic congressmen. — A few weeks before the 2020 election, Stone told a member …

Discussion: Rolling Stone, The Guardian, BizPac Review, Mediaite, Crooks and Liars, The Daily Beast, Raw Story, PoliticusUSA, Election Law Blog, The Gateway Pundit, Balloon Juice and Political Wire

NBC News:

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin diagnosed with prostate cancer — Austin was diagnosed with prostate cancer in December and underwent a minimally invasive procedure, officials from Walter Reed said in a statement Tuesday. — WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was diagnosed …

Discussion: ABC News, The Messenger, Axios, Reuters and Bloomberg

Catherine Kim / Politico:

Pizzagate, QAnon and the ‘Epstein List’: Why the Far Right Is Obsessed with Sex Trafficking — An expert on conspiracy theories explains why MAGA figures are embracing the latest twist in the Jeffrey Epstein saga. — A day before the so-called Epstein list was supposed to drop …

Discussion: American Greatness, Daily Mail and Breitbart

Scott Lemieux / Lawyers, Guns & Money:

5th Circuit announces takeover of Department of Energy — Here we go again: — As silly as the finding of standing is, the 5th Circuit's position on the merits that any regulation issued by a Democratic administration is “arbitrary and capricious” is even worse!

Politico:

Progressives MIA in San Francisco mayor's race — THE BUZZ: MOD-ON-MOD FIGHT — Progressives apparently don't want to run the most liberal major city in America. — The emerging field in the 2024 San Francisco mayor's race includes an incumbent and two well-known challengers all campaigning …

Discussion: Washington Examiner

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 …

United States House Committee on Oversight …:

Wenstrup Releases Statement Following Day 1 of Dr. Fauci's Testimony — WASHINGTON — Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) issued the following statement after day one of Dr. Anthony Fauci's two-day, 14-hour transcribed interview:

Discussion: Washington Examiner, RedState, IJR, The Hill, The Daily Caller, BizPac Review, Twitchy and CBS News

Karissa Waddick / USA Today:

Judge Judy endorses Nikki Haley in 2024 presidential election — Famed television court personality “Judge” Judy Sheindlin endorsed 2024 presidential hopeful Nikki Haley in the GOP primary Monday, calling the former South Carolina governor “whip smart.” — “She is principled …

Discussion: Fox News, Forbes, Balloon Juice, The Gateway Pundit, The Wrap and The Messenger

Maegan Vazquez / Washington Post:

Aiming to retake House, DCCC invests $35 million to mobilize voters of color — The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee will invest millions of dollars in an initiative that aims to engage with and persuade voters of color to support Democratic candidates as part of its effort to take back the House majority in November.

Discussion: Roll Call, BizPac Review and The Hill