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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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Los Angeles Times, New York Times, TIME, Metro.co.uk, Al Jazeera, HuffPost, Raw Story, Mediaite, Political Wire and Daily Kos
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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New York Daily News, Washington Examiner, Associated Press, Raw Story and PoliticusUSA
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 …
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The Hill, The Messenger, Politico, The Gateway Pundit, PoliticusUSA, Raw Story and Political Wire
John Sakellariadis / Politico:
Georgia court weighs voting machines at heart of Trump election fraud claims
Georgia court weighs voting machines at heart of Trump election fraud claims
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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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Vanity Fair, The Messenger, ABC News, Honolulu Star-Advertiser, Wall Street Journal, The Hill, USA Today, Politico and Washington Post
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 and Talking Points Memo
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 and CT Mirror
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 and The Messenger
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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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Fox News, Washington Examiner, Wall Street Journal, The Messenger, The Hill, USA Today, BizPac Review, The Floridian, GovExec.com, Raw Story, IJR and New York Times
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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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New York Post, Business Insider, The Hill, The Bulwark, The Gateway Pundit, USA Today and New York Times
Punchbowl News:
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Washington Examiner, Raw Story, Fox News, Breitbart, Daily Kos and The Messenger
Marcia Dunn / Associated Press:
More delays for NASA's astronaut moonshots, with crew landing off until 2026 — Astronauts will have to wait until next year before flying to the moon and at least two years before landing on it, under the latest round of delays announced by NASA on Tuesday.
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New York Times, Politico, New Scientist, CBS News, abc7NY, WOI, The Messenger, Associated Press, Reuters and East Bay Times
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Abbey A. Donaldson / NASA:
NASA Shares Progress Toward Early Artemis Moon Missions with Crew
NASA Shares Progress Toward Early Artemis Moon Missions with Crew
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Washington Examiner, UPI, The Messenger, Agence France-Presse, NASA Blogs, NBC News, Ars Technica, Engadget, Raw Story, The Verge, Forbes and Bloomberg
Associated Press:
Blinken urges Israel to engage with region on postwar plans that include path to Palestinian state — Palestinians continue to flee to southern Gaza — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday called on Israel to work with moderate Palestinians and neighboring countries on plans for postwar Gaza …
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Bloomberg.com, Washington Examiner, Associated Press and Politico
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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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The Indianapolis Star, Washington Post, Breitbart, New York Post, The Daily Beast, Roll Call, Fox 59, Fox News, The Messenger, USA Today, Daily Kos, IJR and Political Wire
Kat Tenbarge / NBC News:
X's fresh temporary ban of several prominent journalists raises alarm — “We do sweeps for spam/scam accounts and sometimes real accounts get caught up in them,” Elon Musk wrote on X, responding to the temporary ban of at least 8 accounts, including those of a handful of journalists.
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Squirrel Notes, Bloomberg, Mediaite, The Daily Beast, New Republic, The Messenger and Business Insider, more at Techmeme »
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!
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RedState
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
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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HuffPost, Axios, ABC News, The Hill and The Messenger
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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
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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Reuters and TechCrunch, more at Techmeme »
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 …
Associated Press:
Investigation into why a panel blew off a Boeing Max 9 jet focuses on missing bolts — A woman aboard the Alaska Airlines plane that had a hole blown out of its fuselage recounts the experience, including talking to one of the passengers seated on the row where it happened (Jan. 8)
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