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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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The White House:
Statement from President Joe Biden on Coalition Strikes in Houthi-Controlled Areas in Yemen — Today, at my direction, U.S. military forces—together with the United Kingdom and with support from Australia, Bahrain, Canada, and the Netherlands—successfully conducted strikes against a number …
Faisal Islam / BBC:
US and UK launch strikes against Houthi militants in Yemen — Who are the Houthi rebels attacking Red Sea ships? — Summary — US and UK forces have begun air strikes against Houthi rebel targets in Yemen, US officials say — UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak earlier briefed his cabinet …
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Politico:
Inside Biden's decision to strike the Houthis — The administration had been under pressure to respond to the Iran-backed attacks. — President Joe Biden was still on his holiday getaway in St. Croix when he spoke with his national security team on the first morning of 2024.
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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Tori Otten / New Republic:
Trump Admits He Was “Doing Services” for Foreign Governments Who Paid Him
Trump Admits He Was “Doing Services” for Foreign Governments Who Paid Him
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Sareen Habeshian / Axios:
Trump's history of launching “birther” conspiracy theories against rivals
Trump's history of launching “birther” conspiracy theories against rivals
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New York Times:
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.
Election 2024: Trump, DeSantis Lead Biden. Haley? Nope.
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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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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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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
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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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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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
Hunter Biden attends House committee vote to cite him for contempt, walks out on Marjorie Taylor Greene
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Ashley Oliver / Washington Examiner:
Hunter Biden pleads not guilty to nine tax charges
Hunter Biden pleads not guilty to nine tax charges
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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.
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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 …
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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Lauren Sforza / The Hill:
Abbott: 'We're not shooting people' who cross the border because feds ‘would charge us with murder’ — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) said shooting people who cross the border is the only tool the state is not using to deter migrants because the Biden administration would sue the state for “murder.”
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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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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.
Politico:
Johnson's rider push meets reality — With an assist from Ursula Perano, Jordain Carney, Burgess Everett and Katherine Tully-McManus — RIDERS OR DIE? — Speaker Mike Johnson is selling the dream of conservative “policy riders” as a big upside to the nearly $1.7 trillion bipartisan funding deal reached over the weekend.
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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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