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9:45 AM ET, January 19, 2024

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Mariana Alfaro / Washington Post:
Trump plays defense after Haley attacks his age  —  The former president, 77, touted his cognitive skills during a campaign stop in New Hampshire, saying he feels ‘about 35 years old’  —  Onstage at a New Hampshire campaign event on Wednesday night, former president Donald Trump bragged about many things …
Discussion: Raw Story, The Wrap and HuffPost
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J.T. Young / Washington Examiner:
What if Trump is acquitted in the courts?  —  Unquestionably, Democrats are pursuing all available nonelectoral means to beat former President Donald Trump.  Two of the most prominent and drawn-out involve the courts: indictments and trials across a host of matters and barring him from the ballot in Colorado and Maine.
Discussion: UPI, The 19th and The Messenger
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 …
Maegan Vazquez / Washington Post:
McConnell, Republican lawmakers sign Supreme Court brief on keeping Trump on ballot  —  Nearly 180 congressional Republicans signed on to an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court in support of Donald Trump's legal battle to remain on the primary election ballot in Colorado.
Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:
Trump urges Supreme Court to ‘put swift and decisive end’ to 14th Amendment challenges
Politico:
Judge hints at delay for Trump's March trial date in federal election case
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
New York Times:
Eyeing Super Tuesday, Trump Is Eager to Dispatch Rivals Sooner Than Later
Politico:
The DeSantis Team Ran the Worst Campaign in History  —  The bizarre decisions behind a $130 million debacle.  —  Tim Pawlenty's and Scott Walker's presidential campaigns can breathe a sigh of relief.  The mantle of Worst Republican Presidential Campaign Ever has been lifted from their shoulders …
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Raw Story
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Kimberly Leonard / Politico:
DeSantis regrets anti-media strategy: ‘I should have gone on everything’
United States House Committee on Oversight …:
Comer Statement on Transcribed Interview with Kevin Morris  —  WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) issued the following statement on today's transcribed interview with Kevin Morris, a Hollywood lawyer and Democrat donor:
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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 …
New York Post:
Hunter Biden ‘sugar brother’ Kevin Morris interviewed in impeachment inquiry
Michael Schaffer / Politico:
How a Judge in India Prevented Americans From Seeing a Blockbuster Report  —  Free speech on the internet took a huge hit when the news agency Reuters took down an important hacking investigation to comply with an overseas legal challenge.  —  Two months ago, the news agency Reuters published …
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 …
Liz Dye / Public Notice:
Elon Musk's scheme to gut worker protections nationally  —  For a guy who claims to want to save humanity, he's got some strange ideas. … “This is a battle for the future of civilization,” Elon Musk tweeted in 2022.  “If free speech is lost even in America, tyranny is all that lies ahead.”
Discussion: Washington Monthly
The White House:
Statement from President Joe Biden on Nearly $5 Billion in Additional Student Debt Cancellation for 74,000 Borrowers  —  Today, my Administration approved debt cancellation for another 74,000 student loan borrowers across the country, bringing the total number of people who have gotten …
Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:
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%) support Democratic Representative Adam Schiff, while 18% support former Los Angeles Dodger …
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Erum Salam / The Guardian:
Outrage as Oklahoma Republican's bill labels Hispanic people ‘terrorists’  —  Lawmaker JJ Humphrey seeks punishments for ‘acts of terrorism’ and defines terrorist as ‘any person who is of Hispanic descent’  —  An Oklahoma lawmaker is facing backlash for proposing a discriminatory bill …
Discussion: WFLA-TV and NBC News
Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
Senate Democrats launch website targeting GOP on abortion ahead of Roe v Wade anniversary  —  The Senate Democrats' campaign arm launched a website on Friday targeting Republicans in battleground states on their past comments on abortion ahead of the anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision.
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Elena Schneider / Politico:
Pro-Biden group raised $208M as Dems brace for tough election year  —  The top outside group supporting Joe Biden's reelection raised $208 million in 2023.  —  The top outside group supporting President Joe Biden raised $208 million in 2023, an enormous sum as Democrats gear up for a difficult reelection year.
Discussion: The Messenger and Political Wire
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 …
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: WSYR and New York Post
United States Capitol Police:
USCP Threat Assessment Cases for 2023  —  The number of United States Capitol Police (USCP) threat assessment cases climbed last year, as we head into an election year when threats typically surge.  —  In 2023, the USCP's Threat Assessment Section (TAS) investigated 8,008 cases.
Discussion: KRDO, Roll Call, Politico, The Hill and NBC News
Meg James / Los Angeles Times:
L.A. Times Guild calls for one-day strike to protest looming staff cuts  —  Los Angeles Times newsroom guild leaders called for a one-day walkout Friday to protest planned cuts to offset steep financial losses that owner Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong and his family have absorbed since acquiring the paper nearly six years ago.
 
 
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US Department of Justice:
American Airlines Flight Attendant Arrested for Filming Minors in Aircraft Lavatory
Voice of America:
Pakistan Launches Retaliatory Strikes Against ‘Terrorist Hideouts’ in Iran
Sheridan Bass / Committee on Homeland Security:
House Homeland Majority Releases Statement Regarding the Impeachment of DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas
The Messenger:
Pro-Trump ‘Fake’ Electors Ask Appeals Court to Move Georgia Prosecution to Federal Court
Discussion: Raw Story
NBC News:
New bipartisan bill would let moms in Congress vote by proxy after giving birth
Discussion: The Hill and HuffPost
New York State Department of Health:
State Health Department Issues Unprecedented $300K Penalty to Midwife for Falsifying Vaccine Records
Thomas Catenacci / Fox News:
17 retired military officials raise alarm on Biden's electric vehicle push
Richard Fausset / New York Times:
Trump Prosecutor in Georgia Seeks to Avoid Testifying in Colleague's Divorce Case
 Earlier Items: 
Politico:
Senate braces for Trump to try to kill its border-Ukraine deal
Discussion: National Review
Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
Democrat Frost challenges GOP to introduce bill to remove Statue of Liberty
CNBC:
Judge loses patience with Trump lawyer in E. Jean Carroll sex assault defamation trial
Washington Post:
Ga. judge in Trump case orders hearing on accusations of Willis misconduct
Associated Press:
Netanyahu says he told the US that he opposes a Palestinian state in any postwar scenario
 

 
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Peter White / Deadline:
Fox and Hulu extend their content partnership, including in-season streaming rights for Fox's programming; sources: the deal is worth $1.5B over four years

Shawn Musgrave / The Intercept:
A federal court allows a claim by The Intercept that DMCA prevents OpenAI from stripping a story's title or byline but throws out its claims against Microsoft

Peter Kafka / Business Insider:
A Q&A with Chris Balfe, CEO of Red Seat Ventures, which has helped Tucker Carlson and Megyn Kelly set up their podcast and streaming businesses and sell ads

 
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