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9:25 PM ET, January 10, 2024

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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 …
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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 …
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 …
ABC News:
Chris Christie expected to end his 2024 presidential campaign: Sources
NBC News:
‘A spiritual battle’: Pastors embrace Trump's grievances in prayers at his rallies
Discussion: The Messenger and Raw Story
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
Shayna Jacobs / Washington Post:
Trump won't be allowed to give his own closing argument in N.Y. fraud trial
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
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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New York Post:
Hunter Biden surprisingly shows up to House contempt hearing after defying subpoena
NBC News:
House Republicans to vote on resolutions to hold Hunter Biden in contempt of Congress
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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Joyce Vance / Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance:
Trump's Bad Day in Court
Discussion: emptywheel
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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Hugh Hewitt / The Hugh Hewitt Show:
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson on The Budget and Immigration Reform
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.
Discussion: PoliticusUSA
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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Jesse Pound / CNBC:
SEC approves rule changes that pave the way for bitcoin ETFs
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. …
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 …
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
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.
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.
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.
Discussion: Breitbart
 
 
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Patrick Svitek / The Texas Tribune:
Greg Abbott will use $19 million he raised in 2023 to target anti-voucher Republicans
Discussion: Washington Examiner
ABC News:
Ohio House votes to override veto of HB 68, bill banning trans youth care, sports participation
Washington Post:
Biden holding private meetings at White House to reassure supporters
Discussion: Axios
Rodrigo Orihuela / Bloomberg:
Spanish Premier Sanchez Scrapes Through First Major Policy Vote
Discussion: Politico
 Earlier Items: 
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
RFK Jr.'s presidential campaign questioned by FEC over payments to daughter-in-law
Discussion: USA Today and The Messenger
United States House Committee on Oversight …:
Wenstrup Releases Statement Following Dr. Fauci's Two-Day Testimony
Julia Frankel / Associated Press:
Video appears to show the Israeli army shot 3 Palestinians, killing 1, without provocation
Discussion: The Guardian
Nate Raymond / Reuters:
Two Biden judicial nominees withdraw from consideration
Jon Henley / The Guardian:
Adopting rightwing policies ‘does not help centre-left win votes’
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling / Washington Monthly:
Psst: Joe Biden Has Solved the Student Debt Crisis
Discussion: Forbes
 

 
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Charlie Warzel / The Atlantic:
This past US election cycle has shown that few seem to agree on who constitutes “the media”, what their role should be, or how much influence they have in 2024

Variety:
AMC Networks acquires full control of BBC America, after BBC Studios sold its remaining 50.1% interest in the channel to AMC Networks for $42M in cash

Taylor Lorenz / User Mag:
Threads becoming inundated with liberal election fraud conspiracies highlights the shift toward a “post-truth” online landscape across the political spectrum
 
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