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7:15 PM ET, January 17, 2024

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Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Jamie Dimon praises Trump, warns MAGA criticism could hurt Biden  — JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon praised former President Donald Trump's positions on the economy, taxes and immigration.  — Dimon admonished Democrats to be “more respectful” toward Trump's supporters, or else risk hurting President Joe Biden's reelection bid.
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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
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Johnson gets squeezed by Biden, Senate GOP on Ukraine, border
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  —  Only 5% of likely Republican primary voters said they would choose Ron DeSantis, leaving him a distant third  —  Former President Donald Trump has solidified his lead in New Hampshire ahead of the state's first-in-the-nation primary …
Politico:
Haley moves to preempt Trump's attacks on her
Discussion: Daily Kos
NBC News:
New Hampshire Republicans ‘disappointed’ Nikki Haley isn't fighting harder in the state
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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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  —  The writer has sued former president Donald Trump for allegedly defaming her after she publicly accused him of sexual assault  —  NEW YORK — A federal judge threatened to throw Donald Trump out of court Wednesday …
Associated Press:
Maine judge delays decision on removing Trump from ballot until Supreme Court rules in Colorado case
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story and The Western Journal
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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
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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AJ McDougall / The Daily Beast:
‘Survivor’ Champ Lawmaker Backtracks on Kentucky Bill Legalizing Sex Between First Cousins
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 …
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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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 …
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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Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
DoJ: Hunter's Laptop Is Real, Spectacular, and So Was the Cocaine on His Holster
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.
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.
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 …
NBC News:
'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 …
Zachary Leeman / The Messenger:
House Hearing Turns Chaotic as GOP Rep, Witness Clash on ‘Family Separation’: ‘Why Are You Laughing!?’  —  ‘Are you psychic?  Have you won the lotto, Mr. Bier?’  Rep. Anna Paulina Luna exclaimed  —  Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., was shocked to find a congressional witness laughing …
 
 
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KGNS:
Texas' floating barrier between US and Mexico can stay for now, court rules in reversal
Politico:
Johnson plagued by GOP leaks as tensions escalate
Discussion: Raw Story and Political Wire
Tim Dickinson / Rolling Stone:
Christian Nationalists Team Up on Illicit Push to Get Churches to Campaign for Trump
Discussion: The American Mind
Politico:
China snubs Zelenskyy in Switzerland
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Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
New Biden rule cracks down on insurers' use of prior authorization
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Evan Urquhart / Slate:
The Suicide of an Alabama Mayor Shows That Pre-Stonewall Horrors Aren't Just Coming Back. They're Here.
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