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Patrick Marley / Washington Post:
Caucuses leave many Iowans out in the cold - and not just in bad weather — Far fewer voters participate in the Iowa caucuses than in primaries in other states. Snow and freezing cold temperatures will likely dampen turnout further. — DES MOINES — Bob Ray has participated …
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NBC News:
Live updates: GOP presidential candidates get last endorsements on frigid eve of Iowa caucuses — With just a day to go before the Iowa caucuses, the candidates are braving subzero weather to deliver their closing arguments to caucusgoers. — North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum …
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Washington Examiner, CBS News, WCNC-TV, The Hill, USA Today, Washington Times, Fox News, Bernard Goldberg's Commentary, Bloomberg and Des Moines Register
Axios:
Dems could give Haley a boost in Iowa caucuses
Dems could give Haley a boost in Iowa caucuses
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HuffPost, Iowa Capital Dispatch, The Guardian, RedState, Breitbart, Fox News and NBC News
The Hill:
Hogan endorses Nikki Haley for GOP nomination
Hogan endorses Nikki Haley for GOP nomination
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Associated Press, HuffPost, The Daily Caller, Fox News, CNN and Axios
John McCormick / Wall Street Journal:
How Iowa Turned the Caucuses Into a Gold Mine
How Iowa Turned the Caucuses Into a Gold Mine
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Outside the Beltway
Dan Katz / TPR:
Three migrants drown in Rio Grande after Texas blocks Border Patrol from rescue — A woman and two children drowned in the Rio Grande near Eagle Pass on Friday night as they were attempting to cross the U.S. southern border. — U.S. Customs and Border Protection told TPR that Border Patrol …
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Sara Dorn / Forbes:
Texas Blasted As ‘Cruel, Inhumane’ By Homeland Security After Blocking Rescue Efforts For 3 Migrants That Drowned — Texas denied federal agents access to a section of the southern border where they were trying to save migrants who eventually drowned in the Rio Grande, the U.S. Homeland …
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Twitchy, Associated Press, New York Post, KXAN-TV and Fox News
Sneha Dey / The Texas Tribune:
Three migrants drowned near Eagle Pass park after Border Patrol was denied access — Texas officers took control over Shelby Park against the city's wishes on Wednesday and have since blocked U.S. Border Patrol agents from entering. — A woman and two children drowned trying to cross the Rio Grande …
Kabir Khanna / CBS News:
CBS News analysis: Most Republicans agree with “poisoning the blood” language — As Donald Trump dominates the GOP nomination race and some of his inflammatory comments find favor with the party faithful, CBS News measured how the public feels about his “poisoning the blood” language.
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Political Wire
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CBS News:
CBS News poll finds Trump's national lead grows as GOP nominating contests kick off
CBS News poll finds Trump's national lead grows as GOP nominating contests kick off
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Los Angeles Blade, Newsmax, Digby's Hullabaloo, The Gateway Pundit, Mediaite, The Messenger and Political Wire
Michael C. Bender / New York Times:
How College-Educated Republicans Learned to Love Trump Again
How College-Educated Republicans Learned to Love Trump Again
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Emerson Polling, CBS News, Business Insider, No More Mister Nice Blog, Florida Politics, Washington Post, Althouse and RedState
Garrett Downs / Politico:
Did Trump or Biden deliver more for farmers? The answer may surprise you. — The former president is using his ag record to appeal to Iowa voters. Farm income, however, rose under Biden. — To hear former President Donald Trump tell it, America's farmers never had it so good as during his four years in the White House.
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Gary Langer / ABC News:
Trump tops his opponents while Biden hits a new low in approval ahead of Iowa caucus: POLL — 72% of Republican-aligned adults would be satisfied with Trump as the nominee. — The 2024 primary season begins with Donald Trump well ahead of his Republican opponents on key measures of popularity …
NBC News:
Principal of Iowa school dies 10 days following shooting, Gov. Kim Reynolds says — Perry High principal Dan Marburger was one of seven people injured in the Jan. 4 shooting. — The principal of Perry High School in Iowa has died following the Jan. 4 shooting, according to Gov. Kim Reynolds.
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Washington Post, CBS News and Radio Iowa
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NBC News:
Trump's embrace of far-right activist Laura Loomer worries his allies — One Trump ally told NBC News that Loomer, who has a history of making anti-Muslim remarks, is widely seen as a “liability” by people who work for the former president. — When Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis entered a hotel …
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Political Wire
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Wall Street Journal:
California Invents a Crazy New Tort — Golden State judges rule that Gilead can be sued for taking too long to develop an HIV drug. — Businesses are often sued for selling allegedly faulty products that aren't actually defective. Last week a California appeals court ruled that businesses …
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Power Line
Jason Wilson / The Guardian:
Scientist cited in push to oust Harvard's Claudine Gay has links to eugenicists — Christopher Rufo, credited with helping oust school's first Black president, touted critic associated with ‘scientific racists’ — A data scientist promoted by the rightwing activist Christopher Rufo …
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The Daily Beast
Washington Post:
Speaker Johnson reaches a crossroads in leading an unruly House GOP conference — The speaker is only a few months into his position, but is facing a critical funding deadline and a hard-right flank pondering open revolt — Just a few weeks into his tenure as House Speaker, Mike Johnson …
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Raw Story
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Biden “running out” of patience with Bibi as Gaza war hits 100 days — President Biden and other senior U.S. officials are becoming increasingly frustrated with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his rejection of most of the administration's recent requests related to the war in Gaza …
Brittany Gibson / Politico:
RFK Jr. defends Kennedy administration wiretap of Martin Luther King Jr. — The independent presidential candidate said his father and uncle knew the FBI was “out to ruin King” in an exclusive interview with POLITICO. — ATLANTA — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Sunday defended his family's role …
Los Angeles Times:
Endorsement: Adam Schiff for the U.S. Senate — California voters are lucky this year. They have three strong contenders in the March primary for the U.S. Senate seat that was held by the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein. Reps. Barbara Lee, Katie Porter and Adam B. Schiff, all Democrats …
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Bloomberg, The Messenger, The Hill and Politico