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9:25 AM ET, January 22, 2024

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Jake Lahut / The Daily Beast:
DeSantis Campaign Uses Fake Churchill Quote in Final Message  —  The International Churchill Society once referred to it as “a double misquote” in a blog post on the same set of words.  —  The Ron DeSantis large language model appeared to hallucinate on Sunday, with the campaign running …
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Associated Press:
Ron DeSantis ends 2024 presidential bid and endorses Donald Trump  —  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis suspends his presidential campaign  —  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis suspended his Republican presidential campaign on Sunday, ending his 2024 White House bid just before the New Hampshire primary while endorsing his bitter rival Donald Trump.
NBC News:
‘A total failure to launch’: Why Ron DeSantis was doomed from the start  —  Muddled messages, hiring too many staffers and even a puzzle — how it all went wrong for DeSantis' presidential bid.  —  Iowa was supposed to be make-or-break for Ron DeSantis.  —  The Florida governor essentially moved …
NBC News:
What DeSantis suspending his campaign could mean for Haley
Discussion: Axios and The Messenger
Hannah Knowles / Washington Post:
Ron DeSantis ends presidential campaign, endorses Trump
New York Times:
Ron DeSantis Drops Out of 2024 Presidential Race and Endorses Trump
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Trump ‘very honored’ by DeSantis endorsement after Florida governor suspends presidential run
Politico:
'We don't have a clear path to victory': DeSantis exits presidential race
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
The lawless presidency  —  In Federalist No. 69, Alexander Hamilton explains the key difference between the “king of Great Britain” and the “President of the United States.”  A king, Hamilton explains, is “sacred and inviolable” and “there is no constitutional tribunal to which he is amenable.”
Discussion: Mediaite and The Japan Times
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Ankush Khardori / Politico:
Polls Show Trump Could Be Doomed If He's Convicted.  Will a Trial Happen in Time?  —  Here's the real timeline for Trump's criminal trials.  —  This sketch depicts former President Donald Trump (right) listening as his attorney D. John Sauer speaks before the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals …
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
NBC News:
Fake Joe Biden robocall tells New Hampshire Democrats not to vote on Tuesday  —  The call, an apparent imitation or digital manipulation of the president's voice, says, “Voting this Tuesday only enables the Republicans in their quest to elect Donald Trump again.”
Discussion: USA Today
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Associated Press:
Abortion fight puts Vice President Harris at the center of the 2024 election campaign  —  Vice President Kamala Harris is taking center stage in the Democrats' renewed push for abortion rights during this year's election and she will mark the 51st anniversary of the Roe v. Wade ruling on Monday in Wisconsin.
Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Dean Phillips Floats a No Labels Bid if 2024 Is Trump vs. Biden
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
'It's embarrassing': Republicans worry they have no achievements to run on in 2024  —  Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, has openly questioned whether the GOP deserves to keep the House majority, lamenting the lack of accomplishments this Congress.  He's not alone.  —  WASHINGTON — When Congress began …
Discussion: Axios
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Ally Mutnick / Politico:
California's marquee Senate race could be bad news for down ballot Dems  —  Strategists with some Democratic House campaigns in California said the state's Senate race has sucked up all the oxygen and made it more difficult to fundraise.  —  California's Rep. Adam Schiff's $35 million war chest …
Lara Korte / Politico:   Could a Baseball Star Really Flip Dianne Feinstein's Seat?
Davidrlurie / Public Notice:
Nikki Haley's word salad extremism  —  She's trying to dupe people and mostly failing. … Even with Ron DeSantis out of the race, Nikki Haley will not be the Republican Party's nominee for president.  But she will go down in history as one of the nation's most prolific purveyors of word salad.
Washington Post:
South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, a possible VP pick, is engaged to be married  —  His fiancée Mindy Noce wore an engagement ring to church in South Carolina this morning, following an engagement last night on Kiawah Island  —  Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.), a former presidential candidate …
Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
Biden campaign features OB-GYN in new ad who left Texas for abortion  —  President Biden's reelection campaign on Monday dropped an ad to mark the 51st anniversary of Roe v. Wade that features an OB-GYN who couldn't receive an abortion in Texas after the landmark law was overturned
U.S. Central Command:
CENTCOM Status Update on Missing Navy SEALs  —  TAMPA, Fla. - We regret to announce that after a 10-day exhaustive search, our two missing U.S. Navy SEALs have not been located and their status has been changed to deceased.  The search and rescue operation for the two Navy SEALs reported missing during …
Adam Edelman / NBC News:
Colorado abortion rights groups formally launch 2024 ballot measure effort  —  The effort makes Colorado the eighth state where reproductive rights groups will seek to enshrine abortion rights in a state constitution via a citizen-led ballot initiative.  —  A coalition of reproductive rights groups …
Discussion: The Messenger
 
 
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House Jan. 6 Committee deleted more than 100 encrypted files days before GOP took majority: sources
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