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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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Politico:
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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New York Times, Twitchy, Washington Post, Raw Story, Political Wire and Washington Examiner
Gary Langer / ABC News:
Americans divided on how SCOTUS should handle Trump ballot access: POLL — The U.S. Supreme Court will hear ballot access arguments on Feb. 8. — Former President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump campaigns, in Clinton, Iowa, Jan 6, 2024.
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The Hill, Political Wire, SCOTUSblog and Washington Examiner
Marshall Cohen / CNN:
Oregon Supreme Court won't remove Trump from ballot for now, says it's waiting on SCOTUS — The Oregon Supreme Court on Friday declined to hear a bid to remove former President Donald Trump from the 2024 ballot based on the 14th Amendment's “insurrectionist ban,” saying it's waiting for the US Supreme Court to rule on the issue.
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Washington Examiner, CBS News, The Messenger, Raw Story, Washington Times, New York Post and Fox News
Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
Kinzinger says he'd vote for Biden instead of Trump ‘in a heartbeat’
Kinzinger says he'd vote for Biden instead of Trump ‘in a heartbeat’
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Mediaite, Digby's Hullabaloo, The Nation, New York Times, Business Insider and NewsNation
Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Democratic group plans $140 million voter testimonial onslaught against Donald Trump
Democratic group plans $140 million voter testimonial onslaught against Donald Trump
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Raw Story, The Messenger, NBC News, The Hill and Bloomberg
Stephen Neukam / The Messenger:
Trump Must Return $7.8 Million in Foreign Payments, Democrats Demand
Trump Must Return $7.8 Million in Foreign Payments, Democrats Demand
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The Hill, Washington Examiner, UPI and HuffPost
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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The Daily Caller, New York Times, The Messenger, ABC News and Business Insider
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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The Bulwark, The UnPopulist, KHOU-TV, USA Today, Raw Story and Washington Examiner
Associated Press:
US, British militaries launch massive retaliatory strike against Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen — WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. and British militaries were bombing more than a dozen sites used by the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen on Thursday, in a massive retaliatory strike using warship …
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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.
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Nick Robertson / The Hill:
Greene denounces Yemen strikes, pointing to Biden's past criticism of Trump
Greene denounces Yemen strikes, pointing to Biden's past criticism of Trump
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The White House:
Statement from President Joe Biden on Coalition Strikes in Houthi-Controlled Areas in Yemen
Statement from President Joe Biden on Coalition Strikes in Houthi-Controlled Areas in Yemen
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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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Raw Story
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David French / New York Times:
The Greatest Threat Posed by Trump
The Greatest Threat Posed by Trump
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The Bulwark and Forbes
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Jan. 6 ‘hostage’ comments fuel House GOP divisions in tough election year
Jan. 6 ‘hostage’ comments fuel House GOP divisions in tough election year
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CBS News and Blue Virginia
Sophia Cai / Axios:
How MAGA pastors boost Trump's campaign
How MAGA pastors boost Trump's campaign
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New York Times and Raw Story
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, Raw Story, The Daily Caller, Fox News and IJR
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Washington Examiner:
DeSantis-Haley is the best replacement for Biden
DeSantis-Haley is the best replacement for Biden
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Chicago Tribune, The Hill, Heatmap News, RedState, Breitbart, Washington Post, Washington Times, Fox News, WFLA-TV, USA Today and National Review
Julia Johnson / Washington Examiner:
No Labels has 13 contenders for ticket against Biden and Trump
No Labels has 13 contenders for ticket against Biden and Trump
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Baltimore Sun, PBS NewsHour, Associated Press, The Hill, New York Post and NBC News
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
Education Dept. fast-tracks forgiveness for borrowers with smaller student loans
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The Hill, Politico, New York Daily News, Washington Examiner, CBS News, CNBC, Forbes, USA Today and ABC News
Sareen Habeshian / Axios:
Biden cancels student loans for more borrowers
Biden cancels student loans for more borrowers
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New Jersey Online, Iowa Capital Dispatch, Chicago Sun Times, The Hill and USA Today
Politico:
Iowa blizzard cancels GOP events, threatens caucus turnout — Candidates are canceling events, as extreme weather shuts campaigning down. — WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — Every campaign takes a certain number of precautions heading into the critical stretch run of a primary.
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Washington Examiner, NBC News, Radio Iowa, The Guardian, TIME, The Daily Caller and The Messenger
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Politico:
The real Senate battleground — PROGRAMMING NOTE: We'll be off this Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day but will be back in your inboxes on Tuesday. — THE BUZZ: BANKING ON THE BAY — Reps. Katie Porter and Adam Schiff launched their first TV ads of the Senate campaign this week …
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Washington Examiner, Los Angeles Times, Sacramento Bee, KTLA, The Messenger and Inside Elections
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Diana Falzone / Mediaite:
EXCLUSIVE: Here's The Tape of Roger Stone Discussing Assassination of Democrats — Which He Denied Ever Doing — Roger Stone has contested Mediaite's reporting this week regarding comments he made on tape floating the assassination of two members of Congress.
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Raw Story and Political Wire
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Independent Party ID Tied for High; Democratic ID at New Low — 43% identified as independents in 2023, tying 2014 record — Record-low 27% identify as Democrats, tying Republicans — Republicans maintain slight edge in leaned party identification
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.
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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CNN, The Messenger, Bloomberg, The Daily Beast, Axios, The Bulwark and New Republic
David Introcaso / The Hill:
The social costs of greenhouse gas emissions in health care are astounding — and we've been ignoring them completely — The social cost of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, considered the single most important measure in addressing the climate crisis, is generally defined as an estimate of societal damages …