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12:30 PM ET, January 19, 2024

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Michael Kranish / Washington Post:
Inside the breakup of Haley and Trump's partnership over her U.N. role  —  Nikki Haley began her time as U.S. ambassador to United Nations with diplomatic successes.  Although she veered right on some issues to satisfy Trump, he attacks her as a ‘globalist’ in their primary fight.
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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
J.T. Young / Washington Examiner:
What if Trump is acquitted in the courts?
Discussion: UPI, The 19th and The Messenger
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
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 …
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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 …
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Republican leaders forced to rely on Democrats to govern (again)  —  To prevent a government shutdown, Republican leaders grudgingly embraced the obvious solution they wanted to avoid: They relied on Democrats to govern.  —  As 2023 came to an end, and members of Congress wrapped up their work …
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Kayla Gallagher / The Messenger:
Boebert Slams Spending Deal, Calls it ‘Pelosi-Esque’
Discussion: The Hill
Washington Post:
House, Senate pass short-term bill averting government shutdown until March
Tom Perkins / The Guardian:
Half of recent US inflation due to high corporate profits, report finds  —  Thinktank report says ‘resounding evidence’ shows companies continue to keep prices high even as their inflationary costs drop  —  A new report claims “resounding evidence” shows that high corporate profits …
Brad Dress / The Hill:
NATO admiral warns of potential all-out war with Russia  —  Top NATO official Adm. Rob Bauer warned Thursday that a larger war with Russia and other adversaries is a real threat amid the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.  —  Bauer, chair of the Western security alliance's Military Committee …
Gabriel Nadales / The Hill:
I once hated America, and I was so wrong  —  “I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; so help me God.”  —  Just a few days ago, I said these words in front of the friends who had accompanied me to take my Oath of Allegiance to become an American citizen.
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
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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CNN:
Exclusive: Attorney General Merrick Garland says there should be ‘speedy trial’ of Trump as 2024 election looms  —  Attorney General Merrick Garland said in an interview with CNN that he believes there should be a “speedy trial” in the election subversion case against Donald Trump …
Judy Kurtz / The Hill:
Malia Obama debuts short film ‘The Heart’ at Sundance  —  Malia Obama's short film, called “The Heart,” is getting a screening at the Sundance Film Festival.  —  In a video posted by Sundance about the project, Obama — who wrote and directed “The Heart” — described it as “an odd little story …
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
Spencer S. Hsu / Washington Post:
U.S. seeks jail for Trump adviser Navarro in Jan. 6 contempt case  —  The former Trump White House trade adviser acted without a lawyer in defying a House subpoena and failed to substantiate a claim that Trump asserted executive privilege to bar his testimony
Sky News:
Japan moon landing live: Japan's ‘sniper’ lands on moon - but tense moments as mission control waits to make contact  —  Japan has become the fifth country to land a spacecraft on the moon after its “sniper” probe touched down.  But the control room is still waiting to make contact with the lander.
George Monbiot / The Guardian:
What do angry farmers in Nevada and Germany have in common?  They're being exploited by the far right  —  Populists are taking advantage of agrarian protests sparked by genuine crises - and it all feels horribly familiar  —  When environmental activists calling for less pollution sit in the streets …
Kayla Gallagher / The Messenger:
Andrew Yang Backs Biden Primary Rival, Says President Can't ‘Reinvent Grandpa’  —  Yang previously campaigned for President Joe Biden after ending his own White House bid in the 2020 election  —  Former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang has pledged his support to Rep. Dean Phillips …
Greta Rosen Fondahn / Reuters:
Asylum seekers ‘missing’ after crossing Russia border to Finland  —  Some 160 people who applied for asylum at Finland's eastern border last year have since disappeared, amid a sudden surge of asylum seekers arriving via Russia, Finland's immigration authority said.
Discussion: Politico
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.
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Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:
Trump will stay on ballot in Washington state
 
 
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Eden Villalovas / Washington Examiner:
House Democrat kicked out of committee hearing she crashed for sharing ‘communist propaganda’
Associated Press:
Man sentenced to 3 years of probation for making threatening call to U.S. House member
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Elena Schneider / Politico:
Pro-Biden group raised $208M as Dems brace for tough election year
Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
Senate Democrats launch website targeting GOP on abortion ahead of Roe v Wade anniversary
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Meg James / Los Angeles Times:
L.A. Times Guild calls for one-day strike to protest looming staff cuts
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
Armed Services Republicans:
ROGERS REQUESTS SECRETARY AUSTIN TESTIFY BEFORE HASC ON FAILURE TO DISCLOSE HOSPITALIZATION
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Sheridan Bass / Committee on Homeland Security:
House Homeland Majority Releases Statement Regarding the Impeachment of DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas
NBC News:
New bipartisan bill would let moms in Congress vote by proxy after giving birth
Discussion: HuffPost and The Hill
Joseph Cox / 404 Media:
Google News Is Boosting Garbage AI-Generated Articles
New York State Department of Health:
State Health Department Issues Unprecedented $300K Penalty to Midwife for Falsifying Vaccine Records
Richard Fausset / New York Times:
Trump Prosecutor in Georgia Seeks to Avoid Testifying in Colleague's Divorce Case
 

 
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