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Kim Reynolds Has Another Account, @Kimberl26890376, and Opinions About Donald Trump — In recent months, the Republican governor of Iowa has used a secondary account on X to share her unfiltered feelings on the Republican presidential primary race. — Not long after the calendar turned to 2024 …
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Rasmussen Reports:
Election 2024: Trump, DeSantis Lead Biden. Haley? Nope. — Former President Donald Trump continues to lead President Joe Biden in the 2024 election, and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis also has a narrow edge over the incumbent, but Biden would beat former U.N. Secretary Nikki Haley.
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Alexandra Hutzler / ABC News:
Trump backs off 2024 campaign theme threatening political ‘retribution’
Trump backs off 2024 campaign theme threatening political ‘retribution’
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Ron Dicker / HuffPost:
Trump Reacts To Woman Telling Him He ‘Personally Demeaned’ So Many Ex-Associates
Trump Reacts To Woman Telling Him He ‘Personally Demeaned’ So Many Ex-Associates
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Rebecca Davis O'Brien / New York Times:
Did Ron DeSantis Shake His Wife's Hand?
Did Ron DeSantis Shake His Wife's Hand?
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David Bauder / Associated Press:
Donald Trump enjoys a relaxed Fox News town hall while top Republican rivals have fiery debate
Donald Trump enjoys a relaxed Fox News town hall while top Republican rivals have fiery debate
Adam Klasfeld / The Messenger:
Trump Launches into Courtroom Tirade About ‘Witch Hunt’ Fraud Case, Claiming He Deserves Damages — The former president didn't wait for the judge's permission before reciting a roughly five-minute rant that he's being ‘persecuted’ — Donald Trump launched into a tirade Thursday …
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Washington Post:
Live updates Closing statements conclude in Trump's N.Y. civil fraud trial — Closing statements concluded Thursday in New York state's $370 million civil fraud trial against Donald Trump, his company and others. Show more — Key updates — Trump rails against trial, judge from courtroom seat
Paul Rosenzweig / The Bulwark:
Trump's Lawyers Argue Biden Can Assassinate Him — I CONFESS TO A LONGSTANDING PREFERENCE for the Army's Delta Force over the Navy's SEAL Team Six. The preference is not rational—it is the product, no doubt, of some latent pro-Army sentiment because my stepson served in that branch.
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Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Bomb Threat Made at Home of Judge in Trump's Bank Fraud Trial
Bomb Threat Made at Home of Judge in Trump's Bank Fraud Trial
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Associated Press:
US, British militaries launch massive retaliatory strike against Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen — The U.S. and British militaries bombed more than a dozen sites used by the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen on Thursday, in a massive retaliatory strike using warship and submarine-launched Tomahawk missiles …
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Faisal Islam / BBC:
US and UK launch strikes against Houthi militants in Yemen
US and UK launch strikes against Houthi militants in Yemen
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Emily Goodin / Daily Mail:
Jill Biden slams ‘horrible’ Republicans for showing nude Hunter photos during hearing and says what they're doing to him is ‘cruel’ — ‘What they are doing to Hunter is cruel,’ she said in interview on Morning Joe — She also defended Joe's Biden age: ‘I say his age is an asset’
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Bart Jansen / USA Today:
Hunter Biden attends House committee vote to cite him for contempt, walks out on Marjorie Taylor Greene — The votes came hours after Hunter Biden strolled smiling into the Oversight meeting, sparking a fierce reaction among lawmakers who called him a coward and other names.
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NBC News:
Live updates: Hunter Biden pleads not guilty to federal tax charges
Live updates: Hunter Biden pleads not guilty to federal tax charges
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Kelsey Brugger / Politico:
Congress approves resolution against Biden EV charger plans — The measure targets a limited waiver from Buy America rules. Democrats and the White House say it would backfire. — The House approved legislation Thursday to undo a Biden administration rule meant to facilitate the proliferation of electric vehicle charging stations.
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Rachel Frazin / The Hill:
House votes down Biden ‘Buy America’ waiver for EV chargers
House votes down Biden ‘Buy America’ waiver for EV chargers
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Casey Newton / Platformer:
Why Platformer is leaving Substack — After much consideration, we have decided to move Platformer off of Substack. Over the next few days, the publication will migrate to a new website powered by the nonprofit, open-source publishing platform Ghost. If you already subscribe to Platformer …
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Daniella Silva / NBC News:
Ohio woman who miscarried at home will not be criminally charged, grand jury says — Brittany Watts, 34, had been charged with a felony for abuse of a corpse after she miscarried in her bathroom and was later admitted to a hospital for a life-threatening hemorrhage.
Tess Owen / VICE:
Democrats Propose Bill to Neuter Militias — The “Preventing Private Paramilitary Activity Act” would effectively limit most militia activity. — Militias who like to spend their weekends training to overthrow the government could find themselves running afoul of federal law …
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The Hill:
Hogan steps down from No Labels board amid 2024 speculation — Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) stepped down as co-chair of No Labels last month, raising speculation about a potential third party presidential campaign. — Hogan's resignation letter, dated Dec. 15 and first reported …
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Politico:
Johnson flails as Republicans demand consequences for conservative hijacking — The speaker denied making any commitments to conservatives who want him to scrap this week's bipartisan government spending agreement.
Mike Spies / ProPublica:
Secret Recording Shows NRA Treasurer Plotting to Conceal Extravagant Expenses Involving Wayne LaPierre — Audio obtained by The Trace and ProPublica reveals, in real time, the gun lobbying group enacting a plan that would conceal payments for fancy hotels, limousines and other luxury expenses connected to its longtime CEO for a decade.
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US Food and Drug Administration:
Update on FDA's ongoing evaluation of reports of suicidal thoughts or actions in patients taking a certain type of medicines approved for type 2 diabetes and obesity — Preliminary evaluation does not suggest a causal link — Drug Safety Communication (PDF - 214 KB)
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Alanna Durkin Richer / Associated Press:
Feds charge eBay over employees who sent live spiders and cockroaches to couple; company to pay $3M — Online retailer eBay Inc. will pay a $3 million fine to resolve criminal charges over a harassment campaign waged by employees who sent live spiders, cockroaches and other disturbing items …
Tyler Olson / Fox News:
Republicans respond to Trump ballot bans with bill to make SCOTUS only authority on insurrection challenges — Tillis leading bill to create expedited process for Supreme Court to review 14th Amendment ballot cases — Read this article for free! — Plus get unlimited access to thousands of articles …
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Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:
Ramaswamy backs Trump before Supreme Court in 14th Amendment case
Ramaswamy backs Trump before Supreme Court in 14th Amendment case
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