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7:50 PM ET, January 17, 2024

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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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NBC News:
New Hampshire Republicans ‘disappointed’ Nikki Haley isn't fighting harder in the state
Politico:
Haley moves to preempt Trump's attacks on her
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Daily Kos
Aaron Navarro / CBS News:
Ron DeSantis to prioritize South Carolina, leave New Hampshire in week before its primary
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Johnson gets squeezed by Biden, Senate GOP on Ukraine, border  —  President Biden and congressional leaders in both parties are ramping up pressure on Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to accept an expected deal on Ukraine funding and border security, warning national security is at risk without action by Congress.
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Lindsey McPherson / The Messenger:
Speaker Johnson Can ‘Absolutely’ Expect to Be Toppled if He Keeps Caving, GOP Lawmaker Warns
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 …
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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 …
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.
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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Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
The Supreme Court Is About to Seize Way More Power From Democratic Presidents
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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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Do You Remember the Ecstasy of Electing Joe Biden?
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 …
Nick Robertson / The Hill:
Harris says ‘no denying’ America's history of racism  —  Vice President Harris said clearly that the U.S. has racism in its history, bucking remarks to the contrary from GOP presidential candidates Nikki Haley and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.  —  “There is no denying that we have …
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.
NBC News:
Ecuadorian prosecutor probing TV studio attack is killed  —  The Ecuadorian prosecutor who was investigating an attack at a television station in Guayaquil, the country's largest and one of its most dangerous cities, was shot to death Wednesday.  Prosecutor César Suárez …
Discussion: CBS News and Bloomberg
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 …
 
 
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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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Zachary Leeman / The Messenger:
House Hearing Turns Chaotic as GOP Rep, Witness Clash on ‘Family Separation’: ‘Why Are You Laughing!?’
Victoria Guida / Politico:
The big reason banks despise the Fed's capital rule
Discussion: Raw Story
Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
New Biden rule cracks down on insurers' use of prior authorization
Discussion: Roll Call
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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