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Washington Post:
A ‘whale’ of a tale: Trump continues to distort cognitive test he took — The Montreal Cognitive Assessment, a test aimed at detecting dementia or cognitive decline, never included the combination of animals Trump identified this week — Donald Trump this week bragged about purportedly acing …
Discussion:
Pharyngula and Digby's Hullabaloo
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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.
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NBC News, Business Insider, Raw Story, New Republic and The Messenger
Wall Street Journal:
Stefanik's Fierce Support for Trump Puts Her in the VP Conversation — New York lawmaker has drawn criticism for Jan. 6 remarks, political shift — WASHINGTON—The political evolution of Rep. Elise Stefanik from a moderate into a strong defender of Donald Trump helped catapult her into House GOP leadership.
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Washington Examiner, Israpundit, WCAX-TV and Vanity Fair
Bill Barrow / Associated Press:
Trump mocks Nikki Haley's first name. It's his latest example of attacking rivals based on race — Donald Trump used his social media platform Friday to mock Nikki Haley 's birth name, the latest example of the former president keying on race and ethnicity to attack people of color, especially his political rivals.
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Axios, ABC News and The Daily Beast
Washington Post:
Trump lobs racially charged attacks against Haley ahead of N.H. primary — Former president Donald Trump is lobbing racially charged attacks at Republican rival Nikki Haley, a daughter of Indian immigrants who served as his U.N. ambassador, days before a hotly contested New Hampshire primary …
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USA Today, KRDO, Vanity Fair, New York Magazine, New Republic, Outside the Beltway, Mediaite and Raw Story
Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Trump's Angry Rant About His Legal Mess Reveals an Ugly MAGA Truth
Trump's Angry Rant About His Legal Mess Reveals an Ugly MAGA Truth
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Raw Story, The Moderate Voice, Politico and HuffPost
Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
Republicans close ranks around Trump as he looks to lock up his third nomination
Republicans close ranks around Trump as he looks to lock up his third nomination
Discussion:
Washington Examiner, CBS News and Axios
Alex Thompson / Axios:
Scoop: Trump pollster predicts “smackdown” of Haley in South Carolina
Scoop: Trump pollster predicts “smackdown” of Haley in South Carolina
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New York Times, New York Post, Political News Items, Breitbart, Fox News, Florida Politics, USA Today, Raw Story, The Hill, Political Wire, The Messenger, NBC Boston and CBS News
New York Times:
Tim Scott, the Former G.O.P. Presidential Contender, Will Back Donald Trump
Tim Scott, the Former G.O.P. Presidential Contender, Will Back Donald Trump
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A.J. Perez / Front Office Sports:
Sports Illustrated's Publisher Guts Staff. Future Unclear … Staffers at Sports Illustrated were notified on Friday of massive layoffs—some immediately, others in short time, with potential for the entire staff to be gone in three months. — Authentic, the licensing group …
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Microsoft Security Response Center:
Microsoft Actions Following Attack by Nation State Actor Midnight Blizzard — The Microsoft security team detected a nation-state attack on our corporate systems on January 12, 2024, and immediately activated our response process to investigate, disrupt malicious activity, mitigate the attack, and deny the threat actor further access.
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New York Times, Washington Post, TechCrunch, Ars Technica, The Register, NBC News, The Daily Beast, KRDO, Bloomberg, Channel3 NOW, The Verge and Engadget, more at Techmeme »
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Comer's habit of cherry-picking depositions comes back to haunt him — One of the arguments offered by attorneys for President Biden's son Hunter when responding to a subpoena from the House Oversight Committee for a closed-door deposition was that the committee had shown a pattern …
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Fox News, New York Post, NBC News, The Messenger, The Daily Caller and HotAir
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Bill Rankin / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Bank records: DA Willis and special prosecutor traveled together during Trump probe — Bank records show that special prosecutor Nathan Wade purchased airline tickets in his and Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis' name for trips to San Francisco and Miami, according to a court motion filed Friday.
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JONATHAN TURLEY, USA Today, HotAir, acecomments.mu.nu, KRDO, The Messenger, Raw Story, Fox News and The Daily Beast
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Ryan Grenoble / HuffPost:
Entire Town's Newspapers Stolen On Day It Runs Story About Rape At Police Chief's Home — “It's pretty clear that someone didn't want the community to read the news this week,” said Ouray County Plaindealer co-publisher Erin McIntyre. — LOADING — It's an old-fashioned paper caper ― but maybe don't call the cops.
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New York Daily News, Fox News, New York Post, WCBD News 2, KSNT-TV, East Bay Times, FOX31 Denver, CBS News, The Messenger and Macomb Daily
Politico:
Louisiana Legislature spurns Johnson, enacts new House map he opposed — The new map means an all-but-certain pickup for House Democrats.
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
DC bar authorities file disciplinary charges against pro-Trump 2020 election lawyers — The charges are the latest in a slew of disciplinary proceedings against attorneys who aided Donald Trump's bid to subvert the election. — Washington, D.C. bar investigators have filed disciplinary charges …
Discussion:
The Messenger and Raw Story
Neil Sturdevant / Uvalde Leader News:
Robb grand jury forms to examine investigation — Editor's note: This story was updated at 5:20 p.m. on Jan. 19 to clarify how the jury will operate. — A jury has been convened in Uvalde to determine if law enforcement officers will face criminal charges related to the attack at Robb Elementary School.
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UPI, CBS News, New York Times, NewsNation, KRDO, The Daily Beast and The Messenger
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Reuters:
Palestinian-American teenager killed by Israeli forces in West Bank- Palestinian officials — A Palestinian-American teenager was killed by Israeli security forces on Friday in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian health officials said. — The Israeli military did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Discussion:
The Messenger, Washington Examiner and CBS News
The Guardian:
S&P 500 hits new record high amid signs of easing US economic gloom — Index climbs to all-time high of 4,838, clearing record set two years ago, as US consumer confidence rises while inflation concerns ease — The S&P 500 scaled a new all-time high on Friday amid signs that the economic despondency …
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NBC News, New York Times, CNBC, Washington Post, HotAir, CBS News, Associated Press, HuffPost, The Messenger, Breitbart, UPI, The Hill, Washington Examiner, Wall Street Journal, NewsNation and KRDO
Matt Dixon / NBC News:
Police won't charge ex-Florida GOP chair with sexual battery, forward voyeurism allegations to prosecutors — The investigation into an alleged sexual encounter between a woman and former Florida GOP chair Christian Ziegler has rocked state politics. — TALLAHASSEE, Fla. …
Michael Mechanic / Mother Jones:
Global Millionaires Say Yes to Taxing Extreme Wealth, Poll Finds — But by US standards, they may not be rich enough to matter. — Millionaires from around the world support wealth taxes as a way to curb extreme inequality, according to a new poll that was released to coincide with the meeting …
Discussion:
Patriotic Millionaires
Dan Froomkin / Press Watch:
My proposed additions to the New York Times style guide to improve its political coverage — The New York Times repeatedly abuses the English language in its political reporting. — I decided it needs some additions to its style guide. — Here are my initial suggestions.
Melissa / Harvard University President:
Announcement of Presidential Task Forces — Dear Members of the Harvard Community, — Among the repercussions of conflict in the Middle East have been the loss of family and friends among many members of our community, as well as feelings of uncertainty, abandonment, mistrust, and fear.