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Ron Filipkowski / MeidasTouch:
FL CFO Backs Bill to Use Tax Dollars to Pay for Trump's Legal Defense — This is just gross. — Florida's Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis announced today that he is supporting State Senator Ileana Garcia's bill SB 1740 to create a “Florida Freedom Fighter's Fund” …
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New York Times:
Trump's Campaign of Humiliation Against Ron DeSantis — The former president's brutal, yearlong campaign of humiliation helped torpedo the Florida governor's White House hopes and left his next moves in politics uncertain. — Donald J. Trump plumbed new depths of degradation in his savage takedown …
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Miami Herald, The Messenger, BizPac Review, Business Insider, Tampa Bay Times and The Daily Beast
Victoria Prodeline / Monmouth University …:
Trump Maintains Advantage — Haley picks up independent support but does not close gap — West Long Branch, NJ - A smaller field and an increase in the number of independents who plan to vote in New Hampshire's Republican primary have boosted Nikki Haley's standing there.
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Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:
Court pushes back E. Jean Carroll trial, allowing Trump to testify after New Hampshire — NEW YORK—Former President Trump's defamation trial brought by E. Jean Carroll won't resume until Wednesday morning, according to a court spokesperson, a timeline that enables Trump to wait until …
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Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Wall Street opposition to Trump collapses, as ‘pipe dream’ of primary defeat ends
Wall Street opposition to Trump collapses, as ‘pipe dream’ of primary defeat ends
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Breitbart, Digby's Hullabaloo, The Daily Caller and The Hill
Peter Wehner / The Atlantic:
The Party of Malice — Donald Trump has made the Republican Party cruel, xenophobic, exclusionary, and bigoted.
Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Last Exit Before Trump: New Hampshire
Last Exit Before Trump: New Hampshire
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New York Post:
Donald Trump defamation trial live updates: Judge to rule whether E. Jean Carroll's $10M case proceeds without him on NH primary day
Donald Trump defamation trial live updates: Judge to rule whether E. Jean Carroll's $10M case proceeds without him on NH primary day
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Robert Spencer / PJ Media:
Is Nikki Haley the Real Frontrunner?
Is Nikki Haley the Real Frontrunner?
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The Hill and The Western Journal
Ankush Khardori / Politico:
Polls Show Trump Could Be Doomed If He's Convicted. Will a Trial Happen in Time?
Polls Show Trump Could Be Doomed If He's Convicted. Will a Trial Happen in Time?
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Raw Story
Talking Points Memo:
The Inside Story Of Barack Obama's 2024 Campaign Calculations — ‘Existential’ fears, a focus on young people, and a history of helping Biden behind the scenes — Barack Obama is worried about America in 2024. — This is an “all hands on deck moment,” a source close to former President Obama told TPM, describing his thinking.
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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.”
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Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court allows Border Patrol agents to remove razor wire installed by Texas at Mexico border — The court weighed in on a dispute between the Biden administration and Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, who installed the wire in an effort to prevent illegal border crossings.
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Ann E. Marimow / Washington Post:
Supreme Court clears way for border agents to remove Texas wire barrier — The Supreme Court sided with the Biden administration on Monday and cleared the way for border patrol agents to remove razor wire Texas officials installed along a busy stretch of the southern border until the legality of the barriers is resolved in court.
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Devin Dwyer / ABC News:
Supreme Court sides with Biden administration in Texas border dispute
Supreme Court sides with Biden administration in Texas border dispute
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Gallup:
Ethics Ratings of Nearly All Professions Down in U.S. — WASHINGTON, D.C. — Americans' ratings of nearly all 23 professions measured in Gallup's 2023 Honesty and Ethics poll are lower than they have been in recent years. Only one profession — labor union leaders — has not declined since 2019 …
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Andrew Stiles / Washington Free Beacon:
JOIN THE CLUB: Democrats Finally Starting To Lose Faith in Media
JOIN THE CLUB: Democrats Finally Starting To Lose Faith in Media
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The Hill, National Review and Semafor
Roshan Abraham / VICE:
Republicans Push To Legalize ‘Property Owners’ Killing Homeless People in Kentucky — In Kentucky, politicians are preparing to vote on a law that would authorize the use of force against unhoused people who are found to be camping on private property. — Republican politicians in Kentucky …
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Raw Story
Hillel Italie / Associated Press:
Norman Jewison, acclaimed director of ‘In the Heat of the Night’ and ‘Moonstruck,’ dead at 97 — Norman Jewison, the acclaimed and versatile Canadian-born director whose Hollywood films ranged from Doris Day comedies and “Moonstruck” to social dramas such as the Oscar-winning “In the Heat of the Night,” has died at age 97.
Associated Press:
US, British militaries launch new round of joint strikes against multiple Houthi sites in Yemen — The U.S. and British militaries bombed eight locations used by the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen on Monday night, the second time the two allies have conducted coordinated retaliatory strikes …
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Scoop: Israel proposes 2-month fighting pause in Gaza for release of all hostages — Israel has given Hamas a proposal through Qatari and Egyptian mediators that includes up to two months of a pause in the fighting as part of a multi-phase deal that would include the release …
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NBC News, The Daily Caller, Mediaite, Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion, New York Post, Political Wire, New York Times, Breitbart and Washington Post
Slate:
The Supreme Court Cooked Up Another Phony Case to Tear Down Major Precedent — This is part of Opening Arguments, Slate's coverage of the start of the latest Supreme Court term. We're working to change the way the media covers the Supreme Court. Support our work when you join Slate Plus.
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Lawyers, Guns & Money
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
The Fall of the House of Dead Bounce Ron — I wrote a few days ago that Ron DeSantis's long campaign collapse was likely the most ignominious and vertiginous in the presidential primary era, which dates in stages from the 1960s and early 1970s. Some skeptics pointed to Jeb! in 2016 or Rudy Giuliani in 2008.
Sam Stein / Politico:
‘The Right Kind of Crazy’: Matt Gaetz Makes MAGA World Swoon — MANCHESTER, New Hamphire — Standing inside a makeshift office, a crowd of red hat-wearing MAGA acolytes in front of him and a massive mural of piercing-eyes Donald Trump on the wall behind, Matt Gaetz comfortably took questions …
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Raw Story, New Republic and The Messenger
Corey A. King / University of Wisconsin-Whitewater:
Message from Chancellor King — On Sunday, Jan. 21, at around 5:40 p.m., UW-Whitewater police received reports of four people outside of Knilans residence hall chanting racist words, lighting what appeared to be road flares and displaying antisemitic symbols. — Police quickly responded to the scene.
The Messenger:
Georgia Judge Unseals Trump Special Prosecutor Nathan Wade's Divorce Records — Nathan Wade was hired by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis as the special prosecutor in her sweeping election-racketeering case against former President Donald Trump and others
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Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
Biden campaign features OB-GYN who left Texas for abortion in new ad — 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
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Kate Connolly / The Guardian:
Far-right AfD leader vows to campaign for Brexit-style EU exit vote in Germany — Alice Weidel says UK departure is model for her country as party struggles with reaction to exposé about deportation ‘masterplan’ — The leader of Germany's far-right Alternative für Deutschland …
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