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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.
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.
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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.
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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 …
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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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Ali Swenson / Associated Press:
Trump suggests unauthorized migrants will vote. The idea stirs his base, but ignores reality
Trump suggests unauthorized migrants will vote. The idea stirs his base, but ignores reality
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Rasmussen Reports:
Election 2024: Most Democrats Approve Removing Trump From Ballot
Election 2024: Most Democrats Approve Removing Trump From Ballot
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Breitbart, The Daily Caller, Washington Examiner and The Hill
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Senate GOP offers House Republicans reality check on spending
Senate GOP offers House Republicans reality check on spending
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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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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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HuffPost, Raw Story, New York Post 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 …
Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Judge Signals Trump Is Doomed in New E. Jean Carroll Trial
Judge Signals Trump Is Doomed in New E. Jean Carroll Trial
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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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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
Looks Like the Georgia RICO Case Against Trump Just Imploded
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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.
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PEN America, Jewish Telegraphic Agency and El País
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 …
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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 …
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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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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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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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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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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 …
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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)
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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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 …
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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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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.
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