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Ben Feuerherd / The Messenger:
Judge Threatens to Kick Trump Out of E. Jean Carroll Defamation Trial if He Disrupts Court — Trump told the judge he would ‘love it’ if he threw him out of the courtroom — The federal judge presiding over Donald Trump's defamation trial on Wednesday warned the former president …
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'She's a killer': Trump eyes Rep. Elise Stefanik as a potential VP pick — The former president has spoken highly of the New York Republican congresswoman, and his allies say she's high on the list of vice presidential prospects. — WASHINGTON — During a candlelit dinner with Mar …
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Brad Raffensperger / National Review:
Trump Recycles Tired 2020 Election Allegations — The former president just won't let his loss go, even if that means returning to long-disproven allegations about the outcome. — As originally conceived by its inventors, the concept of the “big lie” is supposed to be a tale so audacious and captivating that people can't doubt it.
Shayna Jacobs / Washington Post:
Judge threatens to throw Trump out of E. Jean Carroll defamation trial
Judge threatens to throw Trump out of E. Jean Carroll defamation trial
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Do You Remember the Ecstasy of Electing Joe Biden?
Do You Remember the Ecstasy of Electing Joe Biden?
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Associated Press:
Maine judge delays decision on removing Trump from ballot until Supreme Court rules in Colorado case
Maine judge delays decision on removing Trump from ballot until Supreme Court rules in Colorado case
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Stephen Kruiser / PJ Media:
The Morning Briefing: Trump Triggering the Lefties Never Ceases to Amuse and Entertain
The Morning Briefing: Trump Triggering the Lefties Never Ceases to Amuse and Entertain
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New York Times:
Shake-Up by a Desperate DeSantis Opens Wider Path for Haley in New Hampshire — Ron DeSantis's super PAC began layoffs on the same day he signaled he would largely bypass New Hampshire's primary election and train his efforts on South Carolina. — Straining to recover after a bruising defeat in Iowa …
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Marc Fortier / NBC Boston:
Trump solidifies lead in NH, Haley firmly in second, new poll shows
Trump solidifies lead in NH, Haley firmly in second, new poll shows
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NBC News:
New Hampshire Republicans ‘disappointed’ Nikki Haley isn't fighting harder in the state
New Hampshire Republicans ‘disappointed’ Nikki Haley isn't fighting harder in the state
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Kirkland An / The Boston Globe:
New Hampshire Republican primary tracking poll results
New Hampshire Republican primary tracking poll results
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Aaron Navarro / CBS News:
Ron DeSantis to prioritize South Carolina, leave New Hampshire in week before its primary
Ron DeSantis to prioritize South Carolina, leave New Hampshire in week before its primary
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NBC News:
Senate Republicans warn House they won't get a better immigration deal under Trump — “To those who think that if President Trump wins, which I hope he does, that we can get a better deal — you won't,” Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., told reporters on Wednesday.
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Karoun Demirjian / New York Times:
Johnson Digs In Against Border Deal to Unlock Ukraine Aid, Defying Biden — Hours before a scheduled meeting at the White House about how to break the stalemate in Congress over aid to Ukraine, the Republican speaker signaled a compromise was not possible. — Speaker Mike Johnson …
Lindsey McPherson / The Messenger:
Speaker Johnson Can ‘Absolutely’ Expect to Be Toppled if He Keeps Caving, GOP Lawmaker Warns
Speaker Johnson Can ‘Absolutely’ Expect to Be Toppled if He Keeps Caving, GOP Lawmaker Warns
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Emily Brooks / The Hill:
Johnson: Now is not ‘the time for comprehensive immigration reform’
Johnson: Now is not ‘the time for comprehensive immigration reform’
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
McConnell expects Senate to take up Ukraine-border security package next week
McConnell expects Senate to take up Ukraine-border security package next week
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Supreme Court Hears Case That Could Overturn Key Chevron Precedent — The Supreme Court considered whether to overrule the seminal 1984 Chevron decision, which requires judges to defer to agencies' interpretations of ambiguous statutes. — Members of the Supreme Court's conservative …
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Ann E. Marimow / Washington Post:
Supreme Court divided over whether to curb the power of federal agencies — A divided Supreme Court debated whether and how to curtail the power of federal agencies Wednesday, with liberals urging the court to defer to the judgment of government experts and conservatives saying courts …
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Steve Helling / The Messenger:
‘Survivor’ Champ Kentucky Pol Whose Incest Bill Would Let Cousins Have Sex: ‘I Made a Mistake’ (Exclusive) — ‘I was thinking like a lawyer, not like a legislator,’ state Rep. Nick Wilson tells The Messenger — A Kentucky Republican introduced a bill on Tuesday that was intended to broaden …
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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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Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
Democrats flip Florida state House seat in special election
Democrats flip Florida state House seat in special election
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Christopher Heath / WFTV:
Florida Democrats flip Republican House seat in Special Election
Florida Democrats flip Republican House seat in Special Election
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Orlando Sentinel, Digby's Hullabaloo, Crooks and Liars, Daily Kos and Florida Politics
Josh Fiallo / The Daily Beast:
White House Phoned Asa Hutchinson to Apologize for DNC Slight — The call came after the DNC took a potshot at the former Arkansas governor, who was one of Donald Trump's biggest critics from the right. — President Joe Biden on Wednesday dispatched his chief of staff to call the former Arkansas …
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Kimberly Wehle / Politico:
The ‘Sleeping Giant’ Case that Could Upend Jack Smith's Prosecution of Trump — The Supreme Court has agreed to consider a case that doesn't mention the former president, but that could invalidate half of the Jan. 6 charges against him. — There's been a lot of attention paid …
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The Baltimore Banner:
New Baltimore Sun owner insults staff in meeting, says paper should mimic Fox45 — In a tense, three-hour meeting with staff Tuesday afternoon, new Baltimore Sun owner David Smith told employees he has only read the paper four times in the past few months, insulted the quality of their journalism …
emptywheel:
David Weiss Buries Bill Barr Right Alongside Tony Bobulinski — For a second time, David Weiss' Special Counsel team has buried an inconvenient (some)body to avoid accounting for the politicization of the investigation they claim is not political. — This time, it's Bill Barr.
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
House GOP hit with another retirement announcement — Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-S.C.) announced Wednesday he will not seek re-election to Congress after more than a decade in office, marking the latest in a series of GOP retirement announcements this month. … - “After 9/11, I felt a calling to serve my State or Nation in some capacity.
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Asher Notheis / Washington Examiner:
Arnold Schwarzenegger detained at German airport over his watch — Former Hollywood superstar and politician Arnold Schwarzenegger was detained at an airport in Germany on Wednesday over a watch he was traveling with. — Schwarzenegger, best known for his role in The Terminator franchise …
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Courtney McBride / Bloomberg:
Blinken Stranded After Boeing 737 Breaks Down on Davos Trip — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was unable to fly home from Davos as scheduled on Wednesday due to a critical error with his aircraft. … An oxygen leak detected previously could not be remedied.
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Edith Olmsted / The Daily Beast:
Elise Stefanik Targeted for Censure for Jan. 6 ‘Hostages’ Comment — “In putting her personal ambitions over her integrity, Congresswoman Stefanik has been Donald Trump's biggest congressional cheerleader,” Dan Goldman said. — Representative Dan Goldman (D-NY) planned to introduce …