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11:30 AM ET, January 16, 2024

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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
5 takeaways from the Republican Iowa caucuses  —  Former president Donald Trump won the Iowa caucuses Monday in the first step toward the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, keeping him on course for the coronation that has looked likely for months.  —  With an estimated 88 percent of the vote in …
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New York Times:
Iowa Caucus Results  —  Donald J. Trump wins the Iowa Republican caucus.  —  Race called by The Associated Press.  —  Latest results from just now  —  39% of votes in  —  Republican Caucus  —  Candidate Votes  —  Pct.  Delegates Del.  —  23,736  —  52.8%  —  8,994  —  20.0%
Politico:
Europe prepares to stand alone as Trump returns  —  Disruptions to trade and security feared as Trump's Iowa caucus victory sets him on track to win Republican presidential nomination.  —  STRASBOURG — Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo warned that Europe must be ready to stand alone …
Politico:
Trump scores an early knockout  —  It didn't take long to make a call: The former president is the caucus winner.  —  Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at Simpson College the day before the Iowa caucuses in Indianola, Iowa, on Jan. 14, 2023.  Jamie Kelter Davis for POLITICO
Libby Cathey / ABC News:
Republican Asa Hutchinson ends 2024 presidential campaign  —  The decision came after a dismal performance in the Iowa caucuses.  —  Republican presidential candidate and former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson speaks at the Iowa Faith & Freedom Coalition's fall banquet, Sept. 16, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa.
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Iowa was Trump's to win.  Can anyone stop his march to the nomination?  —  The race for the Republican nomination heads to New Hampshire, where the pressure is on for Nikki Haley or Ron DeSantis to wrest a win from the former president  —  DES MOINES — Iowa was never destined to surprise.
Scott Waldman / Politico:
No more going wobbly in climate fight, Trump supporters vow  —  For all his bombast, the former president's agencies hesitated to rewrite federal climate reports or install loyalists atop key science agencies.  Some of his allies expect that to change.  —  Former President Donald Trump pulled …
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New York Times:
Haley's Missed Opportunity: Iowa Slows Her Roll Into New Hampshire  —  A third-place finish didn't deliver the boost Nikki Haley wanted as she tries to turn the race into a one-on-one with Donald Trump.  —  Nikki Haley had hoped to vault into New Hampshire ahead of next Tuesday's …
Katherine Koretski / NBC News:
Vivek Ramaswamy drops out of the 2024 presidential race, endorses Trump  —  The 38-year-old first-time candidate campaigned as someone who could carry on the MAGA movement — but those voters largely stayed with Trump in Iowa.  —  DES MOINES, Iowa — Businessman Vivek Ramaswamy dropped …
Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
AJC poll: Trump leads Biden in pivotal Georgia  —  President Joe Biden trails former President Donald Trump in a head-to-head rematch in Georgia, according to an Atlanta Journal-Constitution poll of registered voters that shows the Republican with a solid 45% to 37% lead over the Democratic incumbent.
Tiana Lowe Doescher / Washington Examiner:
Biden's weakness bolstered Trump's support in Iowa as electability took a back seat  —  Eight years after losing the Iowa caucuses, former President Donald Trump won the Hawkeye State by a record margin of nearly 30 percentage points, winning an outright majority of the state and blowing the polls out of the water.
Stephanie Perry / NBC News:
NBC News entrance poll: Breaking down Trump's big Iowa win
Associated Press:
Most Trump supporters in Iowa caucuses say they knew they'd support him all along, AP VoteCast shows
Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Even the Battle for Second Turned Out Well for Trump in Iowa
Paula Bolyard / PJ Media:   Why DeSantis and Haley Need to Stay in the Race
NBC News:
Trump plans to attend start of new E. Jean Carroll trial after Iowa caucuses
Associated Press:
Live updates: DeSantis and Haley race for second place in Iowa
Associated Press:
Trump notches a commanding win in the Iowa caucuses as Haley and DeSantis fight for second place
NBC News:
Iowa caucus 2024 live updates: Process kicks off as Haley, Trump and others seek GOP delegates
The United States Senate Committee on Finance:
Wyden, Smith Announce Agreement on Tax Framework to Help Families and Main Street Businesses  —  Three-Year Proposal Would Help Families, Spur Innovation, Improve Economic Competitiveness, Boost Affordable Housing  —  Washington, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) …
Summer Concepcion / NBC News:
Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife seek separate trials in bribery case  —  Menendez and his wife have pleaded not guilty to charges alleging they accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars in exchange for the senator's influence in order to benefit three New Jersey businessmen and the Egyptian government.
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New York Times:
Nadine Menendez Wants Her Own Trial. So Does Her Husband.
John Sakellariadis / Politico:
‘Scared to Death’: Local election officials on edge ahead of 2024 vote  —  America's frontline election workers are bracing for another torrent of conspiracy theories and attacks from election deniers.  —  Election officials across the U.S. are confident they can overcome foreign …
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Lorraine Mirabella / Baltimore Sun:
The Baltimore Sun purchased by Sinclair's David D. Smith  —  The Baltimore Sun, the largest newspaper in Maryland, has been acquired in a private deal by David D. Smith, executive chairman of Hunt Valley-based television station owner Sinclair Inc.  —  Smith said Monday that he acquired Baltimore Sun Media …
Jorge Bonilla / Newsbusters:
On MLK Day, Joy Reid Defecates On White Evangelical Voters  —  Text to Speech  —  The doors had not yet closed at caucus locations across the state of Iowa, but MSNBC had already entered into the “maligning the voters” portion of the program.  Joy Reid, the network's flagship racebaiter …
Bader Katy / ABC News:
Explosions reported near US Consulate in Iraq; Iran claims responsibility  —  Iran's Revolutionary Guard claimed it was targeting “the headquarters of spies.”  —  This is a breaking news story please check back for updates.  —  Several explosions were reported near the U.S. Consulate in Erbil …
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Reuters:
Iran's Guards attack ‘espionage centers’ in Iraq's Erbil - state media
 
 
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