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12:50 AM ET, January 15, 2024

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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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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 …
Mark Murray / NBC News:
Majority of Iowa caucusgoers say Trump conviction wouldn't affect their support  —  The Iowa poll shows 18% of likely caucusgoers would be less likely to back Trump in 2024 if he's convicted of a crime before the general election.  —  More than 6-in-10 likely Republican caucusgoers …
Discussion: Political Wire and The Hill
NBC News:
Poll: Nearly half of Haley's Iowa backers say they'll vote for Biden over Trump
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.
Discussion: Political Wire
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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
ABC News:
If Trump is GOP nominee, 2024 race will be focused on his legal troubles: DeSantis
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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 …
Sneha Dey / The Texas Tribune:
Three migrants drowned near Eagle Pass park after Border Patrol was denied access
Politico:
Iowa principal who risked life to protect students during a school shooting has died  —  Perry High School Principal Dan Marburger “placed himself in harm's way” Jan. 4.  —  DES MOINES, Iowa — An Iowa principal who put himself in harm's way to protect students during a school shooting earlier …
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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 …
Discussion: Power Line
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 …
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story
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 …
Discussion: The Daily Beast
Bloomberg.com:
Convicted Russian Ex-Mayor Cuts Jail Time by Agreeing to Fight in Ukraine  —  A disgraced former Russian mayor convicted over bribery had his prison sentence cut short after signing a contract to fight with Russia's military in Ukraine, local media reported Sunday.
Politico:
Trump consolidates evangelical vote in Iowa  —  Kari Lake swooped into Bob Vander Plaats' church on Sunday, a show of force — if not an outright troll — ahead of the caucuses.  —  WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — Just as the Sunday morning service started here at Soteria church …
Shaddi Abusaid / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Fulton DA defends special prosecutor during church speech  —  Fani Willis speaks publicly for first time since bombshell allegations  —  Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis on Sunday defended the special prosecutor overseeing the Donald Trump election interference case amid bombshell allegations …
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 …
Discussion: Political Wire
 
 
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