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3:50 PM ET, January 13, 2024

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CNN:
Taiwan voters dismiss China warnings and hand ruling party a historic third consecutive presidential win  —  Taiwan's ruling Democratic Progressive Party pulled off a historic third consecutive presidential victory on Saturday as voters shrugged off warnings by China that their re-election would increase the risk of conflict.
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Cindy Wang / Bloomberg:
Taiwan Elects US-Friendly President Defying China's Warnings  — The ruling party's Lai Ching-te secured comfortable victory  — Result is setback for Beijing's aim to forge closer ties  —  Taiwan elected Lai Ching-te as president of the global chip hub at the center of US-China tensions …
Axios:
Scoop: John Kerry to leave Biden administration, help campaign  —  John Kerry, the U.S. special presidential envoy for climate, will leave the administration later this winter, and plans to help President Biden's campaign, Axios has learned. … - Kerry is working with White House Chief …
Washington Post:
Tom Shales, Pulitzer-winning TV critic of fine-tuned wit, dies at 79  —  He spent nearly 40 years writing for The Washington Post and was known for his incisive and barbed commentary  —  Tom Shales, a Pulitzer Prize-winning television critic for The Washington Post who brought incisive …
Discussion: The Daily Beast, The Wrap and NPR
Elena Schneider / Politico:
Biden campaign turns to a Jon Stewart vet for research help  —  The president's reelection effort is starting to fill out.  —  President Joe Biden's campaign is tapping a veteran of Jon Stewart's old show and a top aide from a progressive stalwart in the latest move to build out its national staff.
Lisa Lerer / New York Times:
Ahead of Iowa Caucuses, Voters Fear the Prospect of Civil Unrest  —  As Monday's caucuses approach, voters casually throw around the prospect of World War III and civil unrest, anxious of divisions they fear are tearing the country apart.  —  Presidential elections traditionally speak to future aspirations …
Michael R. Sisak / Associated Press:
Donald Trump ordered to pay The New York Times and its reporters nearly $400,000 in legal fees  —  Former President Donald Trump was ordered Friday to pay nearly $400,000 in legal fees to The New York Times and three investigative reporters after he sued them unsuccessfully …
Nnamdi Egwuonwu / NBC News:
Vivek Ramaswamy campaign still facing voter questions on race and religion days before Iowa  —  Apoorva Ramaswamy fielded several questions about her and her husband's race, ethnicity and beliefs during campaign stops across Iowa.  —  FORT MADISON, Iowa — Apoorva Ramaswamy had a simple ask …
Discussion: Mediaite and PoliticusUSA
Meryl Kornfield / Washington Post:
Record winter storm upends plans in final Iowa caucus stretch  —  Freezing temperatures and record-level snowfall has battered the early-state ahead of its nominating contest, sparking concerns of turnout  —  DES MOINES — Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump's campaign had planned …
Olivia Alafriz / Politico:
Utah Sen. Mike Lee endorses Trump  —  Lee is among at least 21 Republican senators who have endorsed Trump so far.  —  Utah Sen. Mike Lee endorsed former President Donald Trump, calling the presidential race a “binary choice.”  —  “Look, whether you like Donald Trump or not …
The White House:
Remarks by President Biden Before Marine One Departure  —  Q Mr. President, do you have a reaction to the Taiwan election?  —  THE PRESIDENT: We do not support independence.  (Inaudible.)  —  Q Mr. President, would you call the situation on the southern border a “crisis”?
Discussion: The Hill and National Review
Helene Cooper / New York Times:
Lloyd Austin Confronts the Perils of Being a Private Man in a Public Job  —  President Biden said his defense secretary made an error in judgment in not keeping the White House informed of his hospitalization.  But keeping a low profile has long defined the Pentagon chief.
Kanishka Singh / Reuters:
Two US Navy sailors reported missing while conducting operations off coast of Somalia  —  Two U.S. Navy sailors were reported missing at sea while conducting operations off the coast of Somalia on Thursday evening, the U.S. military said in a statement on Friday, adding that search and rescue operations were ongoing to locate them.
Wall Street Journal:
GOP Negotiator James Lankford Tries to Solve Border 'Rubik's Cube'  —  Senator takes on politically risky job as illegal crossings surge  —  Republican Sen. James Lankford of Oklahoma has taken on one of Congress's most thankless and politically risky jobs: leading negotiations to overhaul the country's immigration laws.
Discussion: Political Wire
Luis Martinez / ABC News:
US launches another retaliatory airstrike against Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen  —  The strikes are aimed at degrading their capability to attack Red Sea shipping.  —  On Jan. 11, 2024, at 2:30 a.m. (Sanaa time), U.S. Central Command forces, in coordination with the United Kingdom …
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Associated Press:
US military strikes another Houthi-controlled site after warning ships to avoid parts of Red Sea
Adam Klasfeld / The Messenger:
Trump's Courtroom Outbursts in New York May Hurt His Appellate Prospects, Experts Say  —  'I don't think you make them happy,' a Columbia University law professor said of the potential consequences from the former president's constant attacks on the legal institution  —  JWPlayer
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