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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 …
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CNN, Responsible Statecraft, BBC and Washington Examiner
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.
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The Daily Caller and Washington Examiner
Bloomberg:
DeSantis Has Enough Cash to Sustain 2024 Bid Into March, Adviser Says — Roy Bailey predicts DeSantis will ‘shock’ the world in Iowa — DeSantis team is seeking to quell worries about fundraising — Ron DeSantis has enough cash to sustain his 2024 US presidential bid past Monday's …
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Political Wire and Sacramento Bee
Mark Murray / NBC News:
Majority of Iowa caucusgoers say Trump conviction wouldn't affect their support
Majority of Iowa caucusgoers say Trump conviction wouldn't affect their support
Katie Akin / Des Moines Register:
More Nikki Haley supporters would vote for Biden over Trump in November, Iowa Poll finds
More Nikki Haley supporters would vote for Biden over Trump in November, Iowa Poll finds
Mike Wendling / BBC:
Iowa caucus: Trump counts on evangelicals to carry him to victory
Iowa caucus: Trump counts on evangelicals to carry him to victory
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Politico:
Trump consolidates evangelical vote in Iowa
Trump consolidates evangelical vote in Iowa
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E.J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:
Might a silent GOP majority be ready to move beyond Trump?
Might a silent GOP majority be ready to move beyond Trump?
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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
Stormy Daniels says she's “set to testify” in Trump's New York criminal trial in March
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Political Wire and Law & Crime
Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:
Trump lawyer Joe Tacopina withdraws from ex-president's cases
Trump lawyer Joe Tacopina withdraws from ex-president's cases
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New York Times, ABC News, Political Wire, CBS News, Raw Story and The Messenger
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 …
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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 …
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Politico:
Trump's ghost stalks Davos
Trump's ghost stalks Davos
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RedState, The Daily Caller, Raw Story and Bloomberg
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 …
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Daily Mail, One America News Network, The Messenger, BizPac Review, The Daily Caller, Instapundit and NewsNation
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.
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Digby's Hullabaloo
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 …
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Washington Examiner, HotAir, acecomments.mu.nu, National Review, RedState and IJR
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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Althouse, acecomments.mu.nu and Raw Story
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Washington Post:
Nathan Wade, embattled prosecutor in Georgia Trump case, has little prosecution experience
Nathan Wade, embattled prosecutor in Georgia Trump case, has little prosecution experience
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BizPac Review, The Messenger and Bloomberg
Shaddi Abusaid / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Fulton DA defends special prosecutor during church speech
Fulton DA defends special prosecutor during church speech
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Fox News, New York Post, Newsbusters, New York Times, RedState, The Daily Caller, HuffPost and Political Wire
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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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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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.
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Balloon Juice and Raw Story