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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 …
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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 …
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CNN:
Chris Christie ends 2024 presidential campaign — Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie announced Wednesday that he is ending his campaign for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, marking the exit of the most outspoken critic of former President Donald Trump in the GOP primary.
Bloomberg:
Chris Christie to Exit 2024 Race Days Before Iowa Republican Caucus — Christie was most stridently anti-Trump candidate in GOP race — Exit could boost Haley in bid to be Trump's top challenger — Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is ending his long-shot 2024 campaign …
NBC News:
‘A spiritual battle’: Pastors embrace Trump's grievances in prayers at his rallies
‘A spiritual battle’: Pastors embrace Trump's grievances in prayers at his rallies
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Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
Trump Promotes False Birther Conspiracy About Nikki Haley
Trump Promotes False Birther Conspiracy About Nikki Haley
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The Nevada Independent, KFOR-TV and New York Post
Jonathan Martin / Politico:
Why Haley Won't Break Through
Why Haley Won't Break Through
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National Review, Digby's Hullabaloo, The Hill, The Guardian and Lawyers, Guns & Money, more at Mediagazer »
Associated Press:
Trump not allowed to give closing arguments in NY civil trial — Donald Trump won't make his own closing argument after all in his New York civil business fraud trial after his lawyers objected to the judge's insistence that the former president stick to “relevant” matters and “not deliver a campaign speech.”
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Washington Post:
Judge rescinds permission for Trump to give his own closing argument at his civil fraud trial
Judge rescinds permission for Trump to give his own closing argument at his civil fraud trial
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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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Above the Law, Bloomberg, Slate and Forbes
Shayna Jacobs / Washington Post:
Trump won't be allowed to give his own closing argument in N.Y. fraud trial
Trump won't be allowed to give his own closing argument in N.Y. fraud trial
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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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Politico:
‘You have no balls’: Hunter Biden derails GOP vote to hold him in contempt
‘You have no balls’: Hunter Biden derails GOP vote to hold him in contempt
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Townhall, New York Times, Daily Kos, The Gateway Pundit, Axios and The Messenger
NBC News:
House Republicans to vote on resolutions to hold Hunter Biden in contempt of Congress
House Republicans to vote on resolutions to hold Hunter Biden in contempt of Congress
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Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
GOP AGs Urging Impeachment Of Secretary Mayorkas Squirm When Asked About Trump — “I'm just a simple attorney general from Oklahoma,” said Genter Drummond when Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) asked if Trump's conduct warranted impeachment. — LOADING — WASHINGTON ― Rep. Eric Swalwell …
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Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
George Conway: Trump legal team's immunity argument ‘made absolutely no sense’
George Conway: Trump legal team's immunity argument ‘made absolutely no sense’
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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
GOP rebels plunge House into chaos amid mutiny over government shutdown deal
Beth Mole / Ars Technica:
US verges on vaccination tipping point, faces thousands of needless deaths: FDA — Top regulatory officials call for clinicians to speak up and drown out misinformation. — The US may be heading to a “dangerous vaccination tipping point,” with immunization rates falling so low …
Politico:
Conservatives take revenge for Johnson's spending deal by halting action on House floor — They're looking for ways to punish GOP leadership, even if they're not yet willing to boot the speaker.
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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.
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US Securities and Exchange Commission:
Statement on the Approval of Spot Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Products — Today, the Commission approved the listing and trading of a number of spot bitcoin exchange-traded product (ETP) shares. — I have often said that the Commission acts within the law and how the courts interpret the law.
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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. …
Quinnipiac University Poll:
PA 2024 Elections: Biden On Upside Of Too-Close-To-Call Race, Quinnipiac University Pennsylvania Poll Finds; Casey Opens Up Double-Digit Lead In Senate Race — mail_outline — In the key swing state of Pennsylvania, President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump remain in a too-close …
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Olivia Alafriz / Politico:
Haters gonna hate: Pentagon pushes back against Fox News conspiracy theory involving Taylor Swift — Watters on Tuesday told viewers that “around four years ago, the Pentagon's psychological operations unit floated turning Taylor Swift into an asset.” — There may be bad blood between Taylor Swift …
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Forbes, Task & Purpose, Mediaite, Business Insider, HuffPost and BizPac Review
The Hill:
Record 20M sign up for ACA coverage — ObamaCare breaks records — More than 20 million people have signed up for insurance plans on the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) health exchanges, blowing past last year's previous record of 16 million. — © Getty
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Forbes, New York Times, Associated Press, CBS News, UPI and The White House
Andrew Solender / Axios:
House Democrat joins GOP calls for Biden's defense secretary to resign — Rep. Chris Deluzio (D-Pa.) on Wednesday became the first Democratic member of Congress to call for Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin to step down over the secrecy around his recent hospitalization.
Chris Geidner / Law Dork:
Appeals court suggests DeSantis prosecutor suspension could violate First Amendment — The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit on Wednesday harshly criticized Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis's 2022 suspension of the elected prosecutor for Hillsborough County, Andrew Warren …
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New York Times, Florida Phoenix, Reason, Associated Press, Talking Points Memo, The Hill, The Capitolist and Florida Politics
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, Diane Ravitch's blog, Vanity Fair, The Messenger and The Forward
Matt Holt / The Messenger:
New Arizona Poll Finds Sinema Trails Gallego, Lake in Three-Way Matchup (Exclusive) — Biden and Trump are also locked in a dead heat in the state — A new poll from Arizona found that Independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema is far behind her potential general election opponents.
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