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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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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 …
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.
Hannah Knowles / Washington Post:
Ron DeSantis ends presidential campaign, endorses Trump  —  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is ending his once-promising presidential campaign, which steadily deflated as he struggled to connect with voters and convince Republicans to swap Donald Trump for a younger, more disciplined champion of his ideas.
NBC News:
What DeSantis suspending his campaign could mean for Haley  —  GOP Presidential candidate and former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley shares that this is the race she has been hoping for after Ron DeSantis announced his 2024 campaign suspension.  NBC News' Ali Vitali explains how the suspension will affect the Haley campaign moving forward.
Discussion: Axios and The Messenger
Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:
Trump hints at VP pick: 'People won't be that surprised'  —  Former President Trump on Saturday suggested he has his pick for vice president and hinted people will not “be that surprised” by his choice of running mate.  —  Asked by Fox News chief political anchor Brett Baier during a pull aside …
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
Jennifer Agiesta / CNN:
CNN Poll: Trump's lead over Haley widens to double digits in New Hampshire
Politico:
'We don't have a clear path to victory': DeSantis exits presidential race
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 …
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Lara Korte / Politico:   Could a Baseball Star Really Flip Dianne Feinstein's Seat?
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 …
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 …
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 …
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
House Jan. 6 Committee deleted more than 100 encrypted files days before GOP took majority: sources  —  Loudermilk is demanding then-Jan. 6 Chairman Thompson provide passwords for encrypted files  —  Read this article for free!  —  Plus get unlimited access to thousands of articles, videos and more with your free account!
Discussion: The Messenger
Ted Johnson / Deadline:
Donald Trump's Campaign Cuts Off Access After Refusing To Allow NBC News' Vaughn Hillyard As Designated Pool Reporter  —  Donald Trump's campaign refused to agree to let an NBC News correspondent travel with him on New Hampshire campaign stops today as the designated pool reporter, leading to access being cut off for the day.
Washington Post:
In Judge Kaplan's court, Trump plays with fire  —  A misbehaving defendant claims to want a showdown Monday with a judge who has a unique track record on contempt  —  In the high-stakes world of presidential trials, there are no judges like Lewis A. Kaplan.
Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Dean Phillips Floats a No Labels Bid if 2024 Is Trump vs. Biden  —  The Minnesota Democrat, currently challenging President Biden, said he would consider running on the ticket of the centrist group if he thought Mr. Biden would lose to Donald Trump.  —  Representative Dean Phillips of Minnesota …
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The Hill:
US support for Ukraine: The difference between victory and defeat  —  Ukrainians will continue to fight Russian forces that have been invading, occupying and bombing their country not just since Russian President Vladimir Putin launched his full-scale invasion in February 2022 but since …
Reuters:
Fire erupts at Russia's Novatek Baltic Sea terminal after explosions heard  —  Novatek (NVTK.MM), Russia's largest liquefied natural gas producer, said on Sunday it had been forced to suspend some operations at a huge Baltic Sea export terminal due to a fire started by what Ukrainian media said was a drone attack.
 
 
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