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7:45 PM ET, January 18, 2024

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Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:
Trump will stay on ballot in Washington state  —  A judge in Washington rejected an effort to boot former President Trump off the state's primary and general ballots in a ruling Thursday.  —  Thurston County, Wash., Superior Court Judge Mary Sue Wilson's ruling was in response to a challenge …
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Kimberly Leonard / Politico:
DeSantis regrets anti-media strategy: ‘I should have gone on everything’  —  The governor initially appeared only on conservative outlets before changing his strategy.  —  MIAMI — Ron DeSantis wishes he could have a do-over with the media.  —  In an interview Thursday with radio host Hugh Hewitt …
Discussion: HuffPost and Florida Politics
Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:
Trump urges Supreme Court to ‘put swift and decisive end’ to 14th Amendment challenges  —  Former President Trump told the Supreme Court on Thursday that the decision kicking him off Colorado's ballot was based on a “dubious interpretation” of the 14th Amendment, urging the justices to reverse …
Hugh Hewitt / The Hugh Hewitt Show:
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis On The Border Wall v. The Supplemental As Proposed; His Path To Super Tuesday
Politico:
Judge hints at delay for Trump's March trial date in federal election case  —  Judge Tanya Chutkan suggested that Trump will get additional time to prepare for trial if appellate courts reject his claims of immunity.  —  The judge overseeing the federal criminal case against Donald Trump …
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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.
The Messenger:
Pro-Trump ‘Fake’ Electors Ask Appeals Court to Move Georgia Prosecution to Federal Court
Discussion: Raw Story
Cal Thomas / Townhall:
Is It Over?  —  The opinions expressed by columnists are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Townhall.com.  —  Top Columns  —  Trending on Townhall Media  —  Call For a Mop - There's Been an Evisceration During Congressional Testimony and the Floor Is Slippery
Discussion: HotAir and RedState
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Axios:
Scoop: Mike Pence's former chief of staff endorses Trump  —  Mike Pence's former chief of staff Nick Ayers is endorsing former President Trump, Axios has learned. … - “How long are the candidates going to stay the race and continue to divert money to an intramural squabble?”
Filip Timotija / The Hill:
Trump leads Biden with independent voters by 11 points: Poll
James D. Zirin / The Hill:
With Trump's victory in Iowa, we're inching toward autocracy
Discussion: Washington Post and IJR
Jonathan Martin / Politico:
The GOP Is Already Clashing Over Trump's VP Pick
CNBC:
Judge loses patience with Trump lawyer in E. Jean Carroll sex assault defamation trial  — E. Jean Carroll resumed testifying in her civil defamation trial stemming from sexual assault claims against Donald Trump.  — Trump clashed with Judge Lewis Kaplan and complained about Carroll's testimony during her first day on the stand.
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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 …
Associated Press:
Netanyahu says he has told US he opposes Palestinian state in any postwar scenario  —  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday rejected U.S. calls to scale back Israel's military offensive in the Gaza Strip or take steps toward the establishment of a Palestinian state after the war …
Joseph Cox / 404 Media:
Google News Is Boosting Garbage AI-Generated Articles  —  Google News is boosting sites that rip-off other outlets by using AI to rapidly churn out content, 404 Media has found.  Google told 404 Media that although it tries to address spam on Google News, the company ultimately does not focus …
Washington Post:
House, Senate pass short-term bill averting government shutdown until March  —  Far-right House conservatives were furious over the move, which sends the bill to President Biden to sign into law and keep the government open.  —  Congress on Thursday passed legislation to keep …
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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.
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CNN:
Uvalde school massacre could have been stopped sooner, DOJ report finds
Stephen Neukam / The Messenger:
Hunter Biden Friend Tells Congress He Never Sought Favors for Loans to First Son  —  Kevin Morris told investigators he loaned Hunter Biden around $5 million, a source familiar with the interview told The Messenger  —  JWPlayer  —  House Republicans on Thursday argued that Kevin Morris …
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New York Post:
Hunter Biden ‘sugar brother’ Kevin Morris interviewed in impeachment inquiry
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 …
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Kate Gibson / CBS News:
Salad and spinach kits sold in 7 states recalled over listeria risk  —  BrightFarms spinach and salad kits sold in seven U.S. states are being recalled because they may be contaminated with listeria, according to a notice posted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Discussion: Fox Business
New York State Department of Health:
State Health Department Issues Unprecedented $300K Penalty to Midwife for Falsifying Vaccine Records  —  Roughly 1,500 School-Aged Children Affected Across New York State  —  Children Are Required to Receive Vaccines Prior to Returning to School  —  The New York State Department of Health …
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.
Akbar Shahid Ahmed / HuffPost:
Democratic Lawmakers Plan Push To Get Controversial Biden Adviser Out Of Office  —  House Democrats have drafted a letter seeking the resignation of White House aide Brett McGurk, whose Middle East policies are seen as worsening the Gaza crisis.  —  LOADING
Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:
California 2024 Poll: Schiff and Garvey Gain Support in Crowded Primary  —  Home Polls California 2024 Poll: Schiff and Garvey Gain Support in Crowded Primary  —  An Emerson College Polling/Inside California Politics survey of the California Senate Election finds a quarter of voters (25%) …
 
 
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Sarah Grace Taylor / Politico:
Dodgeball: Steve Garvey tries to avoid Trump in California Senate race
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NBC News:
New bipartisan bill would let moms in Congress vote by proxy after giving birth
Thomas Catenacci / Fox News:
17 retired military officials raise alarm on Biden's electric vehicle push
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Politico:
Senate braces for Trump to try to kill its border-Ukraine deal
Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
Democrat Frost challenges GOP to introduce bill to remove Statue of Liberty
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Claretta Bellamy / NBC News:
Spelman College to receive $100 million, largest single donation to an HBCU
Aaron Rupar / Public Notice:
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