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9:40 AM ET, January 17, 2024

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ABC News:
Nikki Haley says she will only debate Donald Trump or Joe Biden  —  Nikki Haley said she wouldn't attend without Trump, who said he saw no point.  —  Republican presidential candidate former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley speaks at a caucus night party at the Marriott Hotel in West Des Moines, Iowa, Jan. 15, 2024.
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NBC News:
Ron DeSantis is in survival mode as Nikki Haley battles Trump in New Hampshire
Politico:
Haley turns fire on Trump as GOP primary shifts to New Hampshire
Erica Orden / Politico:
Trump goes back to court as E. Jean Carroll's defamation trial begins
Maegan Vazquez / Washington Post:
ABC cancels New Hampshire debate after Haley, Trump decline to participate
Slate:
Judge Aileen Cannon Is Quietly Sabotaging the Trump Classified Documents Case  —  On Friday, District Judge Aileen Cannon issued a new order in the Donald Trump classified documents case adding to the mountain of evidence that she is firmly in the former president's pocket.
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Politico:
Trump signals intent to block testimony in Jeff Clark disciplinary proceedings  —  It's a move to shield a key Trump ally from losing his law license over his efforts to subvert the 2020 election.  —  Donald Trump has injected himself into disbarment proceedings against former Justice …
Discussion: Raw Story and Political Wire
Steve Reilly / The Messenger:
Trump Lawyers Allege Jack Smith Prosecutors are Withholding Records in Florida Case
Discussion: Raw Story
Al Weaver / The Hill:
Grassley hospitalized to treat infection  —  Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) has been admitted to a local Washington hospital to treat an infection, his office announced on Tuesday.  —  “Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is receiving antibiotic infusions at an area hospital to treat an infection,” Grassley's office said in a statement.
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Associated Press:
Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley, oldest member of Senate, hospitalized with infection  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley, the oldest member of the U.S. Senate, has been hospitalized in the Washington area with an infection and is receiving antibiotic infusions, his office said Tuesday.
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Do You Remember the Ecstasy of Electing Joe Biden?  —  How the coalition that defeated Donald Trump crumbled.  —  We danced in the streets when Joe Biden was elected.  Do you remember?  American cities staged the greatest spontaneous outpouring of joy since V-J Day with cars honking …
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Steven Lemongello / Orlando Sentinel:
Democrat Keen wins state House 35 special election over GOP's Booth  —  In a race seen as a bellwether for Democratic chances in November, Democrat Tom Keen flipped what had been a Republican state House seat in Central Florida in a special election held Tuesday.
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Jacob Ogles / Florida Politics:
Tom Keen flips HD 35 from red to blue in critical Special Election
Christopher Tremoglie / Washington Examiner:
Johns Hopkins University weaponized DEI against ‘white, heterosexual, Christian males’  —  In the 21st century in the United States, we are supposed to be striving to put an end to racial discrimination.  This isn't true, however, if you are a white person, more specifically, a white male.
Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
GOP backtracks on Mayorkas impeachment appearance, demanding written testimony  —  House Homeland Security Committee Chair Mark Green (R-Tenn.) demanded written testimony from Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, abandoning plans to have the secretary's public testimony as part of his impeachment proceedings.
Discussion: The Messenger and Axios
Ebony Davis / CNN:
Haley says US has ‘never been a racist country’  —  Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley claimed the US has “never been a racist country” during an interview with Fox News on Tuesday.  —  Haley's remarks were in response to MSNBC host Joy Reid's comments on whether Haley could win the GOP nomination as a woman of color.
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Associated Press:
US to relist Yemen's Houthis as specially designated global terrorists, AP sources say  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — A senior White House official said Tuesday that addressing the ongoing threat by Yemen's Houthi rebels on commercial vessels in the Red Sea is an “all hands on deck” …
NBC News:
Shooter who killed 5 people at Colorado LGBTQ club is with hate crimes in federal court  —  The November 2022 attack shattered the sense of safety at Club Q, which served as a refuge for Colorado Springs' LGBTQ community.  —  DENVER — The shooter who killed five people and endangered …
Mel Frykberg / The Daily Beast:
Netanyahu Accused of Risking WWIII to Save His Own Skin  —  Critics of the Israeli PM say he is so desperate to avoid political consequences that he is prolonging the crisis and raising the specter of a full-blown war.  —  The Middle East is sitting on a powder keg and the longer …
Discussion: CNBC
Shannon Vavra / The Daily Beast:
Lloyd Austin's Secret Ambulance Request Revealed in 911 Call  —  Audio of the 911 call obtained by The Daily Beast reveals a request for emergency dispatchers to be “subtle” ahead of the defense secretary's secret hospitalization. … The aide to U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin …
Reuters:
Blinken says US in demand as he mourns ‘gutwrenching’ scenes in Gaza  —  U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told business and political leaders in Davos on Wednesday he could not think of a time in his career when there had been more global challenges, ranging from war in Gaza and Ukraine to tensions over Taiwan.
Discussion: The Hill and UPI
New York Times:
Authorities Investigate Threats to Democratic Lawmakers  —  The inquiry by the Capitol Police and the F.B.I. came after a website released a recording that it said captured Roger J. Stone Jr. in 2020 expressing a desire for the deaths of two Trump critics.  —  The Capitol Police and the F.B …
Discussion: HuffPost and CNN
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Kelly Garrity / Politico:
Hutchinson's long road comes to an end  —  Yes, the former Arkansas governor and Trump critic was still in the race.  —  Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson ended his long-shot bid for the White House on Tuesday.  —  The former two-term governor entered the race in April with an eye toward taking …
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Andrew Demillo / Associated Press:
Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson ends his 2024 campaign after sixth-place finish in Iowa caucuses
 
 
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Center on Budget and Policy Priorities:
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Bill Mahoney / Politico:
Cuomo's campaign gets $565,000 from taxpayers. And more is on the way.
Discussion: New York Post and The Daily Caller
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