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Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
Trump team argues assassination of rivals is covered by presidential immunity — Former President Trump's legal team suggested Tuesday that even a president directing SEAL Team Six to kill a political opponent would be an action barred from prosecution given a former executive's broad immunity to criminal prosecution.
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Isaac Arnsdorf / Washington Post:
Trump warns of ‘bedlam,’ declines to rule out violence after court hearing — The former president spoke after his lawyers argued he should be immune from prosecution for trying to overturn the 2020 election — Republican polling leader Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened unrest …
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ABC News:
Trump intends to deliver part of closing himself, say sources — Former President Trump intends to personally deliver part of the defense's closing argument at the conclusion of his civil fraud trial in New York on Thursday, sources familiar with the former president's strategy tell ABC News.
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Washington Examiner, New York Daily News, Associated Press, Raw Story, PoliticusUSA and Slate
Greg Sargent / New Republic:
How Trump's Unhinged Immunity Demand Could Unleash a Second-Term Crime Spree — Donald Trump and his lawyers are making an extraordinary demand in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals: They want Trump granted immunity from criminal charges related to his subversion of the 2020 election …
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Craig Mauger / The Detroit News:
Biden struggling in Michigan as Trump grabs strong lead, poll shows — President Joe Biden's support is on shaky ground in Michigan, and he trails Republican Donald Trump by 8 percentage points in a head-to-head matchup 10 months before the Nov. 5 election, according to a new statewide poll commissioned …
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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.
John Sakellariadis / Politico:
Georgia court weighs voting machines at heart of Trump election fraud claims — A Georgia trial will cast a spotlight on the security of the state's voting machines, which have long come under attack by the former president and his allies. — A federal court will begin hearing arguments Tuesday …
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Guardian and The Messenger
New York Times:
As Political Theater, Trump's Court Appearance Wasn't a Showstopper
As Political Theater, Trump's Court Appearance Wasn't a Showstopper
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NBC News:
Iowa voters voice support for Trump as he claims total immunity from election interference
Iowa voters voice support for Trump as he claims total immunity from election interference
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Bloomberg, Wall Street Journal, ABC News and NewsNation
Associated Press:
Key moments in the arguments over Donald Trump's immunity claims in his election interference case
Key moments in the arguments over Donald Trump's immunity claims in his election interference case
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PBS NewsHour, Axios, WOI, Raw Story, New York Times, KSLTV.com, WFLA-TV, Talking Points Memo, CBS News and Politico
Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
'He doesn't give a damn about people:' Biden campaign hits Trump comments on economy crashing
'He doesn't give a damn about people:' Biden campaign hits Trump comments on economy crashing
Chris Stein / The Guardian:
Trump doubles down after DC hearing: 'Most people agree that we're entitled to immunity' - as it happened
Trump doubles down after DC hearing: 'Most people agree that we're entitled to immunity' - as it happened
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
5 ways the Supreme Court may try to defuse its newest Trump bomb
5 ways the Supreme Court may try to defuse its newest Trump bomb
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New York Times, CT Mirror, The Messenger and IJR
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 …
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Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
RFK Jr. won't attend birthday party fundraiser after celebrity blowback — Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. won't attend a birthday party fundraiser, his campaign said, after multiple celebrities who had been announced as attendees denied that they ever planned to attend.
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Puck, Mediaite, The Messenger and The Daily Beast
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Senate GOP offers House Republicans reality check on spending — Senate Republicans are publicly acknowledging the need for a short-term spending bill to keep the government funded past January and avoid a government shutdown. … - McConnell added that he has “no idea” …
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Jonathan Turley / The Daily Beast:
Homeland Security Chief Alejandro Mayorkas' Failures Are Not Impeachable
Homeland Security Chief Alejandro Mayorkas' Failures Are Not Impeachable
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Punchbowl News:
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NBC News:
Live updates: Iowa winter storm upends campaign plans for GOP candidates — A winter storm forced the campaigns of entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy and former President Donald Trump to cancel their events in Iowa. Ramaswamy is still set to hold four events later in the day.
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Meryl Kornfield / Washington Post:
Asa Hutchinson reminds Iowans who forgot him: 'I'm still running'
Asa Hutchinson reminds Iowans who forgot him: 'I'm still running'
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Political Wire
Sophia Cai / Axios:
Ramaswamy's campaign shows signs of unraveling
Ramaswamy's campaign shows signs of unraveling
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National Review, ABC News, The Messenger, Washington Free Beacon, NBC News and Variety
Associated Press:
US Rep. Greg Pence of Indiana, former VP Mike Pence's older brother, won't seek reelection — Republican U.S. Rep. Greg Pence of Indiana said Tuesday he will not seek reelection this year to a fourth term, becoming the latest House member to announce that they won't run for reelection.
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Chris Perez / Denver Westword:
Lauren Boebert's Ex-Husband Gives His Side of Restaurant Fight Story: “I Was Telling Her I Want Her Back” — Jayson Boebert says that he regrets calling the police Saturday following his public spat with Colorado's most infamous lawmaker. … “I wish this all hadn't happened.”
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HuffPost, Raw Story, UPROXX and Political Wire
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 …
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Public, 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!
Slate:
Republican Officials Openly Insult Women Nearly Killed by Abortion Bans — Red states would rather let a patient die than let her terminate a dangerous pregnancy. And they're barely pretending otherwise. — For many years before S.B. 8 passed in Texas and was then swept into existence …
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CT Mirror
Alfred Ng / Politico:
In the fight over abortion rights, the government bans its first company from tracking medical visits — The settlement is the FTC's first ban on selling sensitive location data. — The Biden administration stopped a company from selling data on people's medical visits on Tuesday …
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Phil Williams / WTVF-TV:
REVEALED: Tennessee Rep. Andy Ogles faces ethics complaint, comparison to George Santos — Non-partisan Campaign Legal Center ask federal ethics agency to investigate irregularities uncovered by NewsChannel 5 — NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — A nonpartisan watchdog group has asked …
Stephen Neukam / The Messenger:
Democratic Donors Bought Hunter Biden's Artwork, Gallery Owner Tells House Investigators — Sources with direct knowledge of the interview of a New York art dealer said Hunter Biden's artwork was sold to two or three Democratic donors — A New York art dealer who sells Hunter Biden's work …
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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ERO Washington, D.C. apprehends noncitizen charged with sexual abuse of Virginia minor, producing child sexual abuse material — The subject assaulted a federal law enforcement officer during his arrest — WASHINGTON — Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Washington …
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Breitbart and The Daily Caller
Josh Meyer / USA Today:
Trump Georgia co-defendant alleges DA Fani Willis had improper relationship with prosecutor — Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis hired an alleged romantic partner to lead the Atlanta prosecution of former President Donald Trump and 18 others on election conspiracy charges …
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