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5:30 PM ET, January 10, 2024

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Associated Press:
Judge rescinds permission for Trump to give his own closing argument at his civil fraud trial  —  Donald Trump won't make his own closing argument in his New York civil business fraud trial after his lawyers objected to the judge's insistence that the former president would stick to “relevant” matters.
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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 …
NBC News:
Trump promotes ‘totally baseless’ birther conspiracy theory against Nikki Haley  —  The former U.N. ambassador was born in South Carolina and is a U.S. citizen.  —  DES MOINES, Iowa — Donald Trump, the chief propagator of false birther claims first against then-President Barack Obama …
Joyce Vance / Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance:
Trump's Bad Day in Court  —  The first of many to come  —  Following Tuesday morning's oral argument in the District of Columbia, Donald Trump made some predictable comments to the press from a Washington, D.C., hotel.  As he finished, a reporter shouted out a request that he use the moment to tell his followers, “No violence.”
Eddy Wax / Politico:
Trump vowed he'd ‘never’ help Europe if it's attacked, top EU official says  —  ‘By the way NATO is dead,’ the former (and potential future) US president added in private meeting.  —  BRUSSELS — One of Europe's most senior politicians recounted how former U.S. President Donald Trump privately warned …
ABC News:
Chris Christie expected to end his 2024 presidential campaign: Sources  —  He often said he was the only Republican running to beat Trump.  —  Chris Christie, former governor of New Jersey and 2024 Republican presidential candidate, speaks during a campaign event at Linda's Breakfast & Lunch Place, Dec. 29, 2023, in Seabrook, N.H.
Shayna Jacobs / Washington Post:
Trump won't be allowed to give his own closing argument in N.Y. fraud trial  —  NEW YORK — Donald Trump will not be allowed to personally argue during summations at his business fraud civil trial Thursday after his attorneys would not agree to have him stick to case-related topics.
Discussion: The Messenger
Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
George Conway: Trump legal team's immunity argument ‘made absolutely no sense’
NBC News:
‘A spiritual battle’: Pastors embrace Trump's grievances in prayers at his rallies
Discussion: The Messenger and Raw Story
Mick Mulvaney / The Hill:
Democrats play a dangerous game with dire warnings about Trump
Washington Post:
Hunter Biden makes surprise appearance at House contempt hearing  —  President's son also made an unexpected appearance last December to blast House Republicans who have subpoenaed him  —  Hunter Biden made an unexpected appearance on Capitol Hill on Wednesday morning …
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Mychael Schnell / The Hill:
Hunter Biden makes surprise appearance at contempt of Congress hearing
NBC News:
House Republicans to vote on resolutions to hold Hunter Biden in contempt of Congress
Juliegrace Brufke / Axios:
Mike Johnson urges fellow Republicans to leave him alone on social media … - Facing a Jan. 19 deadline, some hardliners have said they are not opposed to shutting down the government in an attempt to get more concessions.  — Democrats have noted that Republicans have very little leverage due …
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Elizabeth Elkind / Fox News:
GOP rebels plunge House into chaos amid mutiny over government shutdown deal
Discussion: The Hill, Roll Call and RedState
Hugh Hewitt / The Hugh Hewitt Show:
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson on The Budget and Immigration Reform
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
A Super PAC Forms to Support No Labels
Discussion: The Hill, Mediaite and Bloomberg
Katherine Doyle / NBC News:
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene files complaint about Georgia prosecutor who charged Trump  —  A co-defendant in Trump's case has alleged the prosecutor improperly benefited from the hiring of an outside attorney on the case.  —  WASHINGTON — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga. …
Discussion: The Messenger
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Victor Nava / New York Post:
Trump prosecutor accused of ‘improper’ relationship with Georgia DA Fani Willis billed $4K for meetings with WH officials
Annie Gowen / Washington Post:
Republican governors in 15 states reject summer food money for kids  —  Moving beyond efforts to block expansion of health care for the poor and disabled, Republican governors in 15 states are now rejecting a new, federally funded summer program to give food assistance to hungry children.
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.
Jesse Pound / CNBC:
SEC approves rule changes that pave the way for bitcoin ETFs  — The approval could prove to be a landmark event in the adoption of cryptocurrency by mainstream finance.  — The decision will likely lead to the conversion of the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust, which holds about $29 billion of the cryptocurrency, into an ETF.
United States House Committee on Oversight …:
Wenstrup Releases Statement Following Dr. Fauci's Two-Day Testimony  —  WASHINGTON — Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) issued the following statement after the second day of Dr. Anthony Fauci's transcribed interview:
New York Post:
Nearly 2,000 migrants evacuated from Floyd Bennett Field due to high winds  —  Students at a Brooklyn high school were kicked out of the classroom to make room for nearly 2,000 migrants who were evacuated from a controversial tent shelter due to a monster storm closing in on the Big Apple.
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Adam Shaw / Fox News:
Stefanik slams NYC move to shift migrants to high school, forcing students into remote learning: ‘Outrageous’
Alexandra Valencia / Reuters:
Ecuador president says country is at war as gangs hold prison staff hostage  —  Ecuador President Daniel Noboa said on Wednesday that his country was “at war” with drug gangs who are holding more than 130 prison guards and other staff hostage and who briefly captured a TV station live on air …
 
 
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Politico:
Conservatives take revenge for Johnson's spending deal by halting action on House floor
Associated Press:
The economy tops US priorities for government across racial groups, AP-NORC and AAPI Data polls show
Andrew Miller / Fox News:
Country music star releases song endorsing 'America's Governor' DeSantis: ‘Never Back Down’
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Spanish Premier Sanchez Scrapes Through First Major Policy Vote
Discussion: Politico
United States House Committee on Oversight …:
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Video appears to show the Israeli army shot 3 Palestinians, killing 1, without provocation
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