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Michael Kruse / Politico:
‘This to Him Is the Grand Finale’: Donald Trump's 50-Year Mission to Discredit the Justice System — The former president is in unparalleled legal peril, but he has mastered the ability to grind down the legal system to his advantage. It's already changing our democracy.
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Trump's latest about-face: He now says 2020 election was ‘long over’ — It's a new piece of rhetoric that Trump hopes will help him win immunity from his criminal charges. — In the months after the 2020 election, Donald Trump leaned on his campaign to launch ad blitzes and legal challenges …
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Stephen Neukam / The Messenger:
Trump Must Return $7.8 Million in Foreign Payments, Democrats Demand
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Tori Otten / New Republic:
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
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Washington Post:
Trump assails his fraud trial in courtroom speech as case winds down
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Washington Post:
Live updates Closing statements conclude in Trump's N.Y. civil fraud trial
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Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Elise Stefanik's Ugly “Hostages” Barb Points to Serious GOP Mayhem Ahead — GOP Representative Elise Stefanik no doubt thought it was shrewd to describe the rioters who attacked the Capitol as “January 6 hostages.” This sort of talk hits a sweet trifecta for a GOP leader with seemingly limitless ambition.
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David French / New York Times:
The Greatest Threat Posed by Trump — If Donald Trump storms through Iowa and easily seizes the G.O.P. nomination, as presumed, and then goes on to win back the presidency, his victory will trigger a wild political and legal melee. The primary motivating purpose of his campaign is vengeance.
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Sophia Cai / Axios:
How MAGA pastors boost Trump's campaign
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Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Jan. 6 ‘hostage’ comments fuel House GOP divisions in tough election year
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Michael Schaffer / Politico:
Dean Phillips: I'm Being Blackballed — and It's Joe Biden's Fault — What the Minnesota Rep's unsurprising media struggles say about our news ecosystem. — “I'm appalled,” fumes U.S. Rep. and presidential hopeful Dean Phillips. “I'm disappointed. I'm disgusted that professionals …
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Washington Examiner:
DeSantis-Haley is the best replacement for Biden
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Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
Kinzinger says he'd vote for Biden instead of Trump ‘in a heartbeat’
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Richard Rubin / Wall Street Journal:
$6 Trillion in Taxes Are at Stake in This Year's Elections
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Julia Johnson / Washington Examiner:
No Labels has 13 contenders for ticket against Biden and Trump
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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 …
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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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Politico:
Inside Biden's decision to strike the Houthis
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Faisal Islam / BBC:
US and UK launch strikes against Houthi militants in Yemen
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The White House:
Statement from President Joe Biden on Early Student Debt Cancellation for Borrowers Enrolled in SAVE — From Day One of my Administration, I vowed to fix the student loan system and make sure higher education is a pathway to the middle class - not a barrier to opportunity.
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Cory Turner / NPR:
Education Dept. fast-tracks forgiveness for borrowers with smaller student loans — In a surprise move, the Biden administration says it will fast-track a big change, previously scheduled for July, that will soon erase the debts of thousands of federal student loan borrowers …
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Sareen Habeshian / Axios:
Biden cancels student loans for more borrowers
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CNN:
2024 Republicans worry that subzero temperatures could scramble caucus turnout — The 2024 Republican presidential contenders are growing increasingly concerned about the dangerously frigid weather that Iowans will be confronted with when they head to the polls on caucus day …
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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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Megan K. Stack / New York Times:
Don't Turn Away From the Charges of Genocide Against Israel — With the question of whether Israel is committing genocide in Gaza now before the International Court of Justice, the Biden administration has struck a tone of glib dismissal. — “Meritless” seems to be the agreed-upon term among U.S. officials.
Washington Post:
The AMA wants a Medicare cut reversed - and lawmakers to stay out of care — Good morning. I'm Julie Rovner, chief Washington correspondent at KFF Health News and host of its weekly news podcast, “What the Health?” Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts, and send tips to JulieR@kff.org.
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Politico:
Johnson confronts biggest test yet: Whether to walk away from his own funding deal — Conservatives are pushing him to renege. Most of the rest of his party wants him to stand firm. Whichever path he chooses carries real risks. — Speaker Mike Johnson's grip on his fractious conference slipped …
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Ryan Lizza / Politico:
Joe Biden Called David Axelrod a ‘Prick.’ It Won't Shut Him Up. — A Q&A with the former Obama strategist who's not afraid to critique the Biden campaign. — David Axelrod recently got a gift in the mail. — It was a box of political pins that captured the unique role …
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