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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 …
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.
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 …
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 …
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
Discussion: The Guardian and The Messenger
Associated Press:
Key moments in the arguments over Donald Trump's immunity claims in his election interference case
Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
'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
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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New York Times:
Austin Was Hospitalized for Complications From Prostate Cancer Surgery
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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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
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.
Discussion: Fox News, HuffPost, ABC News and The Hill
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Meryl Kornfield / Washington Post:
Asa Hutchinson reminds Iowans who forgot him: 'I'm still running'
Discussion: Political Wire
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.
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.”
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 …
Discussion: 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 …
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 …
Discussion: The Hill and Raw Story
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.
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 …
ICE:
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 …
Discussion: Breitbart and The Daily Caller
Daniel Marans / HuffPost:
Dave McCormick-Led Hedge Fund Shed Hundreds Of Jobs After Pocketing State Money  —  The Republican Senate candidate in Pennsylvania has run as an expert in job creation.  —  LOADING  —  Dave McCormick, an extremely wealthy hedge fund manager running as a Republican for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania …
Brittani Moncrease / WFAA-TV:
Following lying in state at Fair Park, dignitaries gather for wake of Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson  —  “She was the epitome of elegance and intelligence,” said Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett.  —  DALLAS — A constant crowd at the Hall of State in Fair Park was the scene of impact at Eddie Bernice Johnson's lie in state.
 
 
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Discussion: Political Wire
New York Times:
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Politico:
Progressives MIA in San Francisco mayor's race
NBC News:
Israel has a long track record of assassinating its enemies. Will it work against Hamas?
Discussion: CBS News and New York Times
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