Wall Street opposition to Trump collapses, as ‘pipe dream’ of primary defeat ends  — Many Wall Street executives have made a calculated decision not to speak out against Donald Trump, and in some cases they will consider supporting the Republican former president.

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

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.”

Trump campaign blocks NBC journalist from New Hampshire event  —  Vaughn Hillyard excluded a day after pressing Republican Elise Stefanik on whether Trump had sexually assaulted E Jean Carroll  —  Donald Trump's presidential campaign reportedly blocked an NBC News journalist from covering campaign events in New Hampshire on Sunday.

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.”

'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 …

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 …

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!

Growing Oct. 7 ‘truther’ groups say Hamas massacre was a false flag  —  In city council hearings, protests and online, a growing movement with ties to Holocaust denial is effacing history in real-time  —  When she first heard about Hamas's Oct. 7 attack on Israel, Mirela Monte was “appalled.”

Families condemn Koch brothers over ploy to avoid asbestos compensation  —  Georgia-Pacific, owned by Koch Industries, employ controversial legal tactic to circumvent paying millions to sickened workers  —  Asbestos victims, their families and attorneys are claiming a Koch Industries-owned company …

Saudi Arabia's top diplomat says it won't recognize Israel without a path to a Palestinian state  —  Saudi Arabia top diplomat said the kingdom will not normalize relations with Israel or contribute to Gaza's reconstruction without a credible pathway to a Palestinian state — a nonstarter for Israel's government.

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.

Can America & the World Survive the Davos “Billionaire's Woodstock”?  —  America fought back America's oligarchs twice; will we succeed this third time with an actual oligarch (Trump) running for president as a neofascist populist?  —  Neoliberalism broke the world, but the neoliberals …

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.