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12:50 PM ET, January 17, 2024

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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 …
Discussion: nationalinterest.org
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Stephen Kruiser / PJ Media:
The Morning Briefing: Trump Triggering the Lefties Never Ceases to Amuse and Entertain  —  Top O' the Briefing  —  Happy Wednesday, dear Kruiser Morning Briefing friends.  Lozerendus felt that nothing in this mad world could be put right without a functional rotary phone in every home.
ABC News:
Nikki Haley says she will only debate Donald Trump or Joe Biden
Politico:
Trump signals intent to block testimony in Jeff Clark disciplinary proceedings
Discussion: Raw Story and Political Wire
Christopher Heath / WFTV:
Florida Democrats flip Republican House seat in Special Election  —  ORANGE COUNY, Fla. — Florida Democrats scored a win Tuesday night in a special election to fill a vacant House seat with Tom Keen defeating Erika Booth in a closely watched race that saw major outside spending and an avalanche of mailers and TV ads.
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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.
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
The House G.O.P.'s Incredible Shrinking Majority  —  Another Republican resignation and medical absences are cutting into the party's already shaky hold on the chamber.  —  When Republicans assumed control of the House early last year after winning a narrow majority in the 2022 midterms …
Discussion: Eschaton and Journal Sentinel
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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New York Times:
DeSantis Super PAC Begins Layoffs, Even as He Projects Confidence  —  The number of layoffs at the super PAC, Never Back Down, was unclear on Wednesday morning, but an official said that those being laid off were being paid through the end of January.  —  The super PAC supporting Gov. Ron DeSantis …
Discussion: Highly Respected
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NBC News:
Ron DeSantis is in survival mode as Nikki Haley battles Trump in New Hampshire
House Committee on Energy and Commerce:
E&C Investigation Uncovers Earliest Known SARS-CoV-2 Sequence Released Outside of China  —  Discovery that shows virus sequence existed two weeks earlier than previously known undercuts China's timeline of events  —  Washington, D.C. — The House Energy and Commerce Committee's investigation …
Discussion: National Review
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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
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Associated Press:
Iran attacks alleged militant bases in Pakistan; Islamabad says ‘unprovoked’ strikes kill 2 children
Associated Press:
US to relist Yemen's Houthis as specially designated global terrorists, AP sources say
Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:
Let's Look at the Iowa Results With a Cold Eye  —  It was a huge win for Trump.  Don't tell me it's all going to work out fine in November.  —  Let us be completely honest.  There is no silver lining to the results of Monday's Iowa caucuses.  What coverage I watched on TV—truth be told …
Felix Salmon / Axios:
Americans are actually pretty happy with their finances  —  Americans overall have a surprising degree of satisfaction with their economic situation, according to findings from the Axios Vibes survey by The Harris Poll. … - The Axios Vibes poll has found that when asked …
Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
New Biden rule cracks down on insurers' use of prior authorization  —  A new Biden administration rule released Wednesday aims to streamline the prior authorization process used by insurers to approve medical procedures and treatments.  —  Prior authorization is a common tool used by insurers …
Lauren Sforza / The Hill:
US police killed a record number of people in 2023: Research  —  The number of people killed by police officers in the United States reached a new high in 2023, according to new research.  —  The Mapping Police Violence project, which has been tracking police killings in the country since 2013 …
Discussion: USA Today
Pluralistic:
The super-rich got that way through monopolies (permalink)  —  Just in time for Davos, here's 'Taken, not earned: How monopolists drive the world's power and wealth divide," a report from a coalition of international tax justice and anti-corporate activist groups:
Discussion: The Guardian
Andrew Fleischman / The Daily Beast:
Why We Can't Just Shrug Off the Fani Willis Scandal  —  If the DA prosecuting Trump prolonged an investigation to justify a hefty salary for a romantic partner, that is a genuine conflict of interest that would require her dismissal. … In the past week, we've seen commentary from law professors …
Emily Brooks / The Hill:
Johnson: Now is not ‘the time for comprehensive immigration reform’  —  Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) voiced his skepticism of a deal being crafted in the Senate to pair border and migration policy changes with Ukraine aid, and said that now is not the time for comprehensive immigration reform.
The Messenger:
House GOP Hardliners Admit They Can't Stop New Spending Patch  —  'I think it's tough with the way that the speaker changed,' one GOP House lawmaker said Wednesday, adding, ‘Our leader is not the problem’  —  House conservatives vehemently opposed to a short-term spending bill …
Discussion: UPI and Washington Times
 
 
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Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
DoJ: Hunter's Laptop Is Real, Spectacular, and So Was the Cocaine on His Holster
Evan Urquhart / Slate:
The Suicide of an Alabama Mayor Shows That Pre-Stonewall Horrors Aren't Just Coming Back. They're Here.
New York Times:
China's Population Shrank Again in 2023 as Births Continue to Fall
Discussion: PJ Media, UPI and Chicago Tribune
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau:
CFPB Proposes Rule to Close Bank Overdraft Loophole that Costs Americans Billions Each Year in Junk Fees
Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
GOP backtracks on Mayorkas impeachment appearance, demanding written testimony
Discussion: The Messenger and Axios
Christopher Tremoglie / Washington Examiner:
Johns Hopkins University weaponized DEI against ‘white, heterosexual, Christian males’
Reuters:
Blinken says US in demand as he mourns ‘gutwrenching’ scenes in Gaza
Discussion: The Hill and UPI
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Ebony Davis / CNN:
Haley says US has ‘never been a racist country’
Associated Press:
Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley, oldest member of Senate, hospitalized with infection
Spencer Lindquist / The Daily Wire:
Federal Government To Spend $700k On Trans-Inclusive Sex Ed For 14-Year-Olds
Discussion: RedState
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The Supreme Court's Relentless Corruption
NBC News:
Shooter who killed 5 people at Colorado LGBTQ club is with hate crimes in federal court
Erica Orden / Politico:
Trump goes back to court as E. Jean Carroll's defamation trial begins
 

 
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Sean Burch / The Wrap:
News Corp reports Q1 revenue up 3% YoY to $2.58B, net income up 148% YoY to $144M, Dow Jones revenue up 3% YoY to $552M, and WSJ subscriptions up 7% YoY to 4.3M

Chris Roush / Talking Biz News:
Memo: Business Insider founder Henry Blodget says he is leaving BI's board, will remain an adviser and contribute occasional columns, and plans to write a novel

Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Memo: WaPo CEO Will Lewis tells staff they'll be expected to work from the office five days a week, instead of three, by June 2, and by February 3 for managers

 
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