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9:50 AM ET, January 10, 2024

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National Review:
Republican Voters Can — and Should — Rethink Nominating Trump  —  To say Donald Trump is the front-runner for the Republican nomination is an understatement.  He is above 60 percent in national polling averages and leads by roughly 30 points in Iowa.  His lead is much narrower in New Hampshire …
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Mick Mulvaney / The Hill:
Democrats play a dangerous game with dire warnings about Trump  —  Democrats would have you believe that our very democracy is at risk in the 2024 election.  They may be right, but not for the reason they say.  —  That's because in the past, the low-level demagoguery of American politics was never really existential.
Discussion: RedState and Fox News
Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
Trump says he was never on Epstein's plane or ‘stupid island’  —  President Trump denounced reports of his association with Jeffrey Epstein Tuesday, arguing he had never been on the convicted sex trafficker's plane or “stupid island” after images of the two made by artificial intelligence (AI) surfaced online.
Politico:
Playbook: The vibes have not improved  —  With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  THE GENERATION GAP — “'You're not the boss of me': Former White House aides slam current staffers' tendency to protest,” by Eugene: “Protest letters, like those over Israel, were rare in past administrations.
Discussion: Raw Story
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 …
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Senate GOP offers House Republicans reality check on spending
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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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
Associated Press:
Key moments in the arguments over Donald Trump's immunity claims in his election interference case
New York Times:
As Political Theater, Trump's Court Appearance Wasn't a Showstopper
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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Athena Thorne / PJ Media:
Looks Like the Georgia RICO Case Against Trump Just Imploded
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Florida school district removes dictionaries from libraries, citing law championed by DeSantis  —  The Escambia County School District, located in the Florida panhandle, has removed several dictionaries from its library shelves over concerns that making the dictionaries available to students would violate Florida law.
Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
Lauren Boebert's Ex-Husband Arrested on Weapons and Assault Charges  —  In addition to the assault and weapons counts, Boebert was also charged with harassment ("strikes shoves, kicks"), disorderly conduct, and trespassing, jail records show.  —  Jayson Boebert, the former husband of Rep. Lauren Boebert …
NBC News:
Starbucks sued for allegedly using coffee from farms with rights abuses while touting its ‘ethical’ sourcing  —  The lawsuit calls for the coffee chain to end its “unfair and deceptive” trade practices and argues that the company is aware of the child and forced labor on some of its supplier farms.
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Abbey A. Donaldson / NASA:
NASA Shares Progress Toward Early Artemis Moon Missions with Crew
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: The Guardian and CT Mirror
New York Post:
Hunter Biden knew most of his art buyers despite sham ‘ethics’ plan — contradicting the White House: dealer  —  WASHINGTON — Hunter Biden's Manhattan art dealer said Tuesday that he never worked with the White House on an ethics pact to ensure buyers would remain anonymous …
Brady Knox / Washington Examiner:
Amalija Knavs dead: Donald Trump's mother-in-law dies at age 78  —  Melania Trump's mother died at age 78, the former first lady announced Tuesday evening.  —  “It is with deep sadness that I announce the passing of my beloved mother, Amalija,” she wrote in a post on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter.
Paul Demko / Politico:
‘It was a mirage’: States face budget woes as huge infusions of federal cash run out  —  Huge buckets of pandemic funding allowed states to boost spending and cut taxes, but now the windfall has run out  —  The pandemic boom times are over for state lawmakers — and so is their ability …
Discussion: Sacramento Bee and KQCA-TV
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)
Washington Post:
Violent political threats surge as 2024 begins, haunting American democracy  —  'I believe people when they say that they want to hurt us or kill us.  I don't think they're idle threats,' a Wisconsin Supreme Court justice said  —  Rusty Bowers, a former speaker of the Arizona House …
Jonathan Martin / Politico:
Why Haley Won't Break Through  —  Today's GOP is split along class lines, and her college-grad supporters aren't the majority.  —  WAUKEE, Iowa —  Nikki Haley's Tuesday rally outside Des Moines was a fittingly pedestrian event in this desultory excuse of a presidential primary.
Eugene Daniels / Politico:
Bosses in the Biden admin are pressed over young staffers' anonymous letters  —  Protest letters, like those over Israel, were rare in past administrations.  White House veterans can barely contain their disdain over how times have changed.  —  Protest culture is shattering the last remaining barriers …
 
 
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Kate Briquelet / The Daily Beast:
Police Investigated MAGA Michigan Leader For Partner Violence
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Alex Christy / Newsbusters:
PBS: Oppose ‘Sacred’ Reparations And You Have White Privilege
Gustaf Kilander / The Independent:
The Electoral College is a ‘bad’ and ‘undemocratic’ system. So why does the US still use it?
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Associated Press:
US Rep. Greg Pence of Indiana, former VP Mike Pence's older brother, won't seek reelection
Alfred Ng / Politico:
In the fight over abortion rights, the government bans its first company from tracking medical visits
Discussion: Reuters and TechCrunch
Phil Williams / WTVF-TV:
REVEALED: Tennessee Rep. Andy Ogles faces ethics complaint, comparison to George Santos
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Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin diagnosed with prostate cancer
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5th Circuit announces takeover of Department of Energy
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