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2:10 PM ET, January 18, 2024

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Jonathan Martin / Politico:
The GOP Is Already Clashing Over Trump's VP Pick  —  While Trump tries to sew up the nomination, his camp is already feuding about his future running mate — and hoping it isn't Nikki Haley.  —  As the vice-presidential field continues to develop, many consider what a Nikki Haley vice presidency could mean for the GOP.
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Marc Fortier / NBC Boston:
Trump holding on to first place, but Haley continues to cut into his lead, tracking poll shows
emptywheel:
Donald Trump Has Chosen to Pay Millions to Trash Rule of Law  —  I have a standing complaint that reporters serially fall into Donald Trump's trap of reporting on his courtroom tantrums rather than the evidence of his fraud and crime presented therein.  But I'm going to do just that …
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Monica Hesse / Washington Post:
E. Jean Carroll used to be somebody  —  Once you enter Trump's world, your own world evaporates  —  E. Jean Carroll used to have a career, now she has Donald Trump.  She used to have prestige, now she has Donald Trump.  She used to have an identity, and then in 2019 she accused …
Eric Lach / New Yorker:
The Donald Trump Doom Loop
Ryan Lucas / NPR:
Justice Department report finds ‘cascading failures’ in response to Uvalde attack  —  A U.S. Justice Department report released Thursday on the 2022 school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, found “cascading failures” by law enforcement before, during, and after the attack that killed 19 children and two teachers.
Discussion: Semafor, CBS News and CNN
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NBC News:
Long-awaited DOJ report on Uvalde mass shooting to be released Thursday
Washington Post:
Uvalde shooting report sharply critical of police response, leaders
CNN:
Uvalde school massacre could have been stopped sooner, DOJ report finds
Ministry of Foreign Affairs:
Operation Marg Bar Sarmachar  —  This morning Pakistan undertook a series of highly coordinated and specifically targeted precision military strikes against terrorist hideouts in Siestan-o-Baluchistan province of Iran.  A number of terrorists were killed during the Intelligence-based operation - codenamed *'Marg Bar Sarmachar'*.
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Bloomberg:
Houthis Say They're Improving Military Might in Defiance of US
Associated Press:
Pakistan launches airstrikes in Iran, killing 9, after an earlier attack by Tehran
Matthew Continetti / Washington Free Beacon:
Delusional in Davos  —  Column: Iran, not Israel, is the obstacle to Middle East peace
Washington Post:
Ga. judge in Trump case orders hearing on accusations of Willis misconduct  —  Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee also wrote in his order that Willis must respond to the accusations in writing by Feb. 2.  The accusations first came to light in a filing from one of Trump's co-defendants, former campaign aide Mike Roman.
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The Hill:
Judge in Trump Georgia case orders hearing on Fani Willis misconduct accusations  —  The Georgia judge overseeing former President Trump's criminal case scheduled a hearing next month to weigh accusations that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis (D) hired her romantic partner as a top prosecutor on the case.
Ivan Pereira / ABC News:
'We've got to earn reelection': VP Kamala Harris talks about 2024 campaign, women's rights on ‘The View’  —  Harris says Americans are scared about the future of reproductive rights.  —  Vice President Kamala Harris speaks on “The View” on Jan. 17, 2024.  —  Vice President Kamala Harris stopped …
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Biden, Harris to mark Roe anniversary with abortion-focused rally in Virginia
Hans Nichols / Axios:
No Labels alleges criminal conspiracy against 2024 presidential effort  —  No Labels, the nonpartisan group preparing to run a third-party presidential ticket, has asked the Department of Justice to investigate whether Democratic and Republican strategists are engaged in an …
Discussion: Political Wire and Fox News
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Aaron Rupar / Public Notice:
“Here's why that's bad news for Biden”: A chat with NYT Pitchbot  —  The legend himself speaks to Public Notice.  —  ∙ Paid … If you're active on twitter — or were before Elon Musk started making everyone more progressive than Steve Bannon think about deleting their account …
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Christopher Tremoglie / Washington Examiner:
Introducing the New England DEI Patriots  —  If racism is America's original sin, then Democrats and others on the Left are the biblical Babylonians of the 21st century.  For a group of people who claim to want racism gone, they wickedly do everything possible to make sure it remains alive — or at least the insinuation of it.
Elizabeth Crisp / The Hill:
Florida bill could lead to ban on pride flags in schools, government buildings  —  Florida lawmakers are mulling legislation that would ban gay pride flags and flags representing other political movements from flying on public properties, including schools and college campuses.
Discussion: MyFloridaHouse.gov, Axios and Politico
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Tesnim Zekeria / Popular Information:
Loose bolts open door to racism  —  On January 5th, a Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft operated by Alaska Airlines was forced to make an emergency landing after a door panel flew off mid-air.  No deaths were reported, but multiple passengers required medical attention, officials said.
Claretta Bellamy / NBC News:
Spelman College to receive $100 million, largest single donation to an HBCU  —  Billionaires Ronda Stryker and William Johnston will donate $100 million to the women's college.  —  Spelman College in Atlanta will receive the largest single financial donation ever made to a historically Black college …
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Trump warns campaigns: Do not hire ex-DeSantis operative Jeff Roe  —  The admonition is another example of the former president's penchant for punishing people perceived as disloyal.  —  Former President Donald Trump and people in his inner circle have told down-ballot Republican candidates …
Discussion: The Daily Caller and The Messenger
Tina Reed / Axios:
United States of Ozempic: Where anti-obesity drugs are taking off  —  For every 1,000 people in Kentucky, roughly 21 were prescribed a drug that belongs to a buzzy class of diabetes and anti-obesity medications last year — the highest rate of any state, according to insurance claims data provided …
Discussion: The Daily Caller, Fortune and WSPA-TV
The Daily Beast:
This GOP Rep.'s Anti-Abortion Stances Keep Vanishing From Her Website  —  Rep. Monica De La Cruz (R-TX) initially ran for Congress with an unabashed anti-abortion stance.  Ever since then, abortion has quietly been disappearing from her campaign website.
 
 
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Rick Perlstein / American Prospect:
Metaphors Journalists Live By (Part II)
Senate Democratic Leadership:
TRANSCRIPT: Majority Leader Schumer Delivers Remarks After White House Meeting To Discuss National Security Supplemental
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
‘Alarming’ surveillance: Feds asked banks to search private transactions for terms like ‘MAGA,’ ‘Trump’
Hugh Hewitt / The Hugh Hewitt Show:
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis On The Border Wall v. The Supplemental As Proposed; His Path To Super Tuesday
Riley Griffin / Bloomberg:
Hackers Stole $7.5 Million in Grant Money From US Health Department
Discussion: The Messenger and Fox Business
Brandy Zadrozny / NBC News:
Disinformation poses an unprecedented threat in 2024 — and the U.S. is less ready than ever
 Earlier Items: 
Politico:
Phillips battles DEI controversy at the worst possible time
Chris Geidner / Law Dork:
Conservative justices, lawyers ready a path for ending agency deference
NBC News:
Texas refuses to comply with Biden administration's cease-and-desist letter on border access
 

 
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