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4:00 PM ET, January 19, 2024

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Graham Kates / CBS News:
Deposition video shows Trump claiming he prevented “nuclear holocaust” as president  —  Combative, angry and prone to grandiose claims — newly unveiled footage of an April 2023 deposition gives a glimpse into how former President Donald Trump behaves when testifying under oath.
Discussion: NBC News and The Messenger
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Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
Republicans close ranks around Trump as he looks to lock up his third nomination  —  Elected officials, donors and party figures who had stayed neutral or even opposed Trump in the 2024 GOP primary are starting to flock to his side.  —  MANCHESTER, N.H. — Republicans are quickly falling …
Discussion: Washington Examiner, Fox News and Axios
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.
Discussion: The Hill
Alex Thompson / Axios:
Scoop: Trump pollster predicts “smackdown” of Haley in South Carolina  —  Trump's longtime pollster told donors and select supporters Friday that the former president “is set to deliver a South Carolina smackdown to Nikki Haley in her home state where she is best known,” according to a private polling memo obtained by Axios.
New York Times:
Tim Scott, the Former G.O.P. Presidential Contender, Will Back Donald Trump  —  The former president and his allies had been privately courting Mr. Scott, hoping to win his endorsement before the New Hampshire primary on Tuesday.  —  Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina will endorse Donald J. Trump …
CNN:
Exclusive: Attorney General Merrick Garland says there should be ‘speedy trial’ of Trump as 2024 election looms
Dennis Aftergut / The Bulwark:
Jamie Dimon Joins the Trump Normalizers
Marist Poll:
The Presidential Contest in New Hampshire
Mariana Alfaro / Washington Post:
Trump plays defense after Haley attacks his age
Discussion: Raw Story, The Wrap and HuffPost
Marc Fortier / NBC Boston:
Trump slightly increases lead over Haley in NH, according to latest polling
Ben Strauss / Washington Post:
Sports Illustrated lays off most of its staff, threatening iconic brand's future  —  Much of the staff of Sports Illustrated, and possibly all remaining writers and editors, received layoff notices Friday, which essentially could spell the end of a publication that for decades was the gold standard of sports journalism.
Washington Post:
Ga. prosecutor in Trump case paid for flights with Fani Willis, filing shows  —  The lead prosecutor in the election interference case against former president Donald Trump paid for at least two airline trips with embattled Fulton County District Attorney Fani T. Willis (D) …
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Bill Rankin / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Bank records: DA Willis and special prosecutor traveled together during Trump probe
Politico:
Nikki Haley: Vice president is ‘off the table’  —  “I don't want to be anybody's vice president,” Haley said.  —  AMHERST, New Hampshire — Nikki Haley says being vice president is “off the table.”  —  The declaration, delivered to a pair of diners at MaryAnn's in Amherst and overheard …
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Rachael Bade / Politico:
Dems float a trade: Ukraine-border deal for protecting Johnson  —  The longshot notion underscores the increasingly desperate thinking around getting a Senate compromise through the House.  —  With Senate negotiators expected to unveil their elusive bipartisan border deal any day now …
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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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Matt Gertz / Media Matters for America:
Media outlets making their own coverage decisions isn't “authoritarian”  —  Trump's call to take them off the air is  —  Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) is worried about creeping authoritarianism in the United States.  Not from Donald Trump, whose presidential bid Rubio endorsed Sunday despite …
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
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 …
Discussion: Digby's Hullabaloo
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: HuffPost, New Republic, KFOR-TV and NBC News
The Hill:
Attorney for Hunter Biden's benefactor accuses House GOP of misrepresenting testimony  —  An attorney for Kevin Morris, a close friend of Hunter Biden, accused House Republicans of misrepresenting his testimony following Morris'sThursday closed-door interview.
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United States House Committee on Oversight …:
Comer Statement on Transcribed Interview with Kevin Morris
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 …
Daily Mail:
Nikki Haley DID cheat on husband Michael - had affairs with her comms consultant and a MARRIED South Carolina lobbyist before she became governor, sworn affidavits and new witnesses claim  — Nikki Haley, 51, denied claims she cheated on her husband Michael before she became South Carolina governor …
 
 
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Politico:
Democrats ‘appalled’ by Netanyahu's bashing of two-state solution
Discussion: The Messenger
Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
House panel advances debt commission without shields for Medicare, Social Security
Mariana Labbate / The Messenger:
North Dakota Lawmaker Sentenced After Making Homophobic Slurs in Tirade
Jamie Frevele / Mediaite:
Nikki Haley Defends ‘Racist Country’ Comment: ‘The Intent Was Everybody Was GOING to Be Created Equally’
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Brad Dress / The Hill:
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Spencer S. Hsu / Washington Post:
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Gabriel Nadales / The Hill:
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George Monbiot / The Guardian:
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