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3:30 PM ET, January 15, 2024

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John McCormack / The Dispatch:
Courting the Kook Vote in Iowa, Vivek Draws the Ire of Trump  —  Ramaswamy is fourth in the polls, but top-of-mind for the former president.  —  ANKENY, Iowa—Vivek Ramaswamy was just going through his implausible plan for firing 75 percent of the federal workforce—"the first four agencies we're …
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New York Times:
Iowa Pandering Has Been Scarce in This Unusual Republican Primary  —  Presidential candidates often enmesh themselves in the state's politics to woo voters, but the nature of this race means much less focus on local issues.  —  Campaigning in Iowa in the months leading up to the caucuses …
Politico:
Playbook: Iowa enters the spin zone  —  With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  HISTORY LESSON, PART 1 — “Martin Luther King Jr. Was a Radical,” by Sheryll Cashin for POLITICO Magazine: “The civil rights icon's image has been sanitized to Kumbaya, feel-good platitudes.
Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
CNN Anchor Grills Ex-2024 Hopeful on Trump Endorsement: ‘Why Get Behind Him Now?’  —  After repeatedly calling it a “binary choice,” a noticeably unenthused Burgum tried to compare Trump to Winston Churchill.  —  CNN anchor Phil Mattingly repeatedly pressed North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum …
Zachary Leeman / The Messenger:
Former Trump Aide Scaramucci Says He Will Campaign for Biden Against Trump in 2024  —  ‘This really is going to be a battle for the democracy,’ the ex-Trump official told CNN ahead of the Iowa caucus  —  Former Donald Trump White House official Anthony Scaramucci will be campaigning …
Discussion: The Hill, HuffPost and CNN
Dan Merica / The Messenger:
Biden Money Haul: Nearly $100 Million Raised, Most Ever By a Democrat at This Point
Katie Akin / Des Moines Register:
More Nikki Haley supporters would vote for Biden over Trump in November, Iowa Poll finds
E.J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:
Might a silent GOP majority be ready to move beyond Trump?
NBC News:
Trump's embrace of far-right activist Laura Loomer worries his allies
Discussion: Raw Story and Political Wire
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Key Trump Lawyer Withdraws as Manhattan Criminal Trial Nears  —  Joseph Tacopina brought extensive experience with high-profile cases to former president Donald J. Trump's legal team.  —  Joseph Tacopina, the trial lawyer on Donald J. Trump's legal team with the most successes defending high-profile clients …
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Graham Kates / CBS News:
Stormy Daniels says she's “set to testify” in Trump's New York criminal trial in March  —  The adult film star Stormy Daniels said on an episode of her podcast released Sunday that she expects to testify in former President Donald Trump's upcoming trial on state criminal charges in New York.
Discussion: Political Wire and Law & Crime
NBC News:
A person called 911 falsely reporting a fire at the White House in apparent ‘swatting’ event  —  President Joe Biden was at Camp David when the call to 911 was made early Monday morning.  —  WASHINGTON — A person called 911 Monday morning falsely claiming that there was a fire at the White House and that someone was trapped inside.
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Lauren Sforza / The Hill:
911 caller falsely claims White House fire after series of swatting incidents  —  Emergency responders in Washington, D.C., on Monday were dispatched to a false alarm at the White House after a 911 caller claimed there was a structure fire in the building.  —  Noah Gray, the chief communications …
Nahal Toosi / Politico:
Why The World Is Betting Against American Democracy  —  Ambassadors to Washington warn that the GOP-Democratic divide is endangering America's national security.  —  Foreign diplomats are aghast that so many U.S. leaders let their zeal for partisan politics prevent the basic functions of government.
Discussion: Digby's Hullabaloo
Bonchie / RedState:
Fani Willis Is in Full Panic Mode  —  As RedState reported, Fani Willis finally responded to the allegations that she hired the man she was having an affair with to be a special counsel in her office.  For some reason, she decided to give her remarks in front of a black church congregation.
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Meg Storm / Megyn Kelly:
Nikki Haley Refuses to Say a Man Cannot Become a Woman During Campaign Event  —  The Iowa Caucus is just hours away and social issues seem to be top of mind for at least some voters in the Hawkeye State.  —  Extreme weather conditions in Iowa limited the 2024 GOP hopefuls to mostly virtual events …
U.S. Department of Defense:
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III Released From Hospital  —  Following consultation with medical staff, Secretary Austin was released from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center today.  —  The Secretary continues to recover well and, on the advice of doctors …
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Associated Press:
Austin is released from hospital after complications from prostate cancer surgery he kept secret
NBC News:
How the Iowa caucuses work  —  Here's how the first Republican presidential nominating contest of 2024 will work on the ground Monday night.  —  On Monday evening, Iowa Republicans will head to schools and community centers to participate in their first-in-the-nation caucuses …
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Ian Swanson / The Hill:
RFK Jr. defends FBI, Kennedy-era wiretapping of MLK Jr.  —  Robert F. Kennedy Jr. offered a striking justification for the surveillance effort against Martin Luther King Jr. during an interview with Politico on Sunday.  —  Kennedy, who is seeking the 2024 presidency as an independent …
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Nota Bene  —  Keep an eye on how the national press covers this.  The White House, as you know, has been under immense pressure to offer concessions to address the continuing large number of migrants coming to the US-Mexico border.  Now there's a bipartisan compromise bill in the Senate.
Discussion: Balloon Juice and Raw Story
Brad Dress / The Hill:
North Korea says it tested new solid-fuel missile timed with hypersonic warhead  —  North Korea claimed to have successfully test-fired a hypersonic missile on Sunday as Pyongyang moves toward procuring a rocket that can travel at five times the speed of sound in a bid to bolster …
 
 
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Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
MLK Was An Inferior Pastor And ‘Communist,’ Said Top GOP Candidate For N.C. Governor
Discussion: Raw Story, al.com and The Root
Emma Colton / New York Post:
FAA's diversity push includes focus on hiring people with ‘severe intellectual’ and ‘psychiatric’ disabilities
The Times of Israel:
Woman killed, 17 wounded in car-ramming, stabbing spree by 2 terrorists in Ra'anana
Zia Weise / Politico:
Poland presses for ambitious 2040 EU climate target, signaling U-turn
Discussion: Interfax-Ukraine
 Earlier Items: 
Elizabeth Spiers / New York Times:
The Miseducation of Nikki Haley
Discussion: Raw Story
Bloomberg:
Turkey Releases Israeli Footballer Detained Over Hamas War Message
Washington Post:
Speaker Johnson reaches a crossroads in leading an unruly House GOP conference
Discussion: New York Post and Raw Story
Politico:
Iowa principal who risked life to protect students during a school shooting has died
 

 
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