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6:00 PM ET, January 22, 2024

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Robert Spencer / PJ Media:
Is Nikki Haley the Real Frontrunner?  —  A reader in New Hampshire emailed me Saturday and said that in that day's mail, he had received no fewer than twelve mailings asking for his vote in Tuesday's primary.  He said that wasn't unusual this close to the big day, but that what struck …
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Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
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.
Victoria Prodeline / Monmouth University …:
Trump Maintains Advantage
Peter Wehner / The Atlantic:
The Party of Malice  —  Donald Trump has made the Republican Party cruel, xenophobic, exclusionary, and bigoted.
Discussion: Vox
Washington Post:
Trump leads by wide margin in N.H. primary, Post-Monmouth poll finds
Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:
Senate Democrat: GOP presidential candidates want to end democracy
Discussion: PJ Media and Breitbart
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.
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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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
Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Last Exit Before Trump: New Hampshire
Ankush Khardori / Politico:
Polls Show Trump Could Be Doomed If He's Convicted. Will a Trial Happen in Time?
Discussion: Raw Story and 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.”
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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” …
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story
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 …
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 …
Discussion: CBS News and The Hill
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Andrew Stiles / Washington Free Beacon:
JOIN THE CLUB: Democrats Finally Starting To Lose Faith in Media
Discussion: The Hill, National Review and Semafor
Hanna Trudo / The Hill:
Phillips campaign rules out ‘No Labels’ run  —  Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.), the long shot challenging President Biden for the White House, will not run as a candidate with No Labels.  —  Phillips's leading campaign adviser Jeff Weaver confirmed to The Hill that the congressman …
Discussion: Politico, Political Wire and Raw Story
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Politico:
Dean Phillips open to No Labels ticket: ‘Why would we not consider that?’
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.
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
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 …
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.
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 …
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
Claudia Chiappa / Politico:
Elon Musk: Diversity-based hiring is antisemitic  —  The tech billionaire visited the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp and later doubled down on his comments on diversity, equity and inclusion.  —  KRAKÓW, Poland — Elon Musk has upped his war on woke by saying …
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
Curtis Bunn / NBC News:
Dexter Scott King, son of Martin Luther King Jr., dies at 62  —  The younger son of the late civil rights leader died in California after a bout with prostate cancer.  —  Dexter Scott King, the lookalike of his iconic father, the civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., has died.  He was 62.
Dan Diamond / Washington Post:
Biden expands abortion, contraception protections on Roe anniversary  —  The White House on Monday is announcing new steps intended to ensure access to contraception, abortion medication and emergency abortions at hospitals.  It represents President Biden's latest bid to contrast himself …
 
 
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Corey A. King / University of Wisconsin-Whitewater:
Message from Chancellor King
Discussion: The Hill and NBC News
John Nolte / Breitbart:
Democrat-Run Oakland Loses In-N-Out Burger Due to Crime
Sander Van Der Linden / Wired:
AI-Generated Fake News Is Coming to an Election Near You
Sam Levine / The Guardian:
Trump campaign blocks NBC journalist from New Hampshire event
 Earlier Items: 
Thom Hartmann / The Hartmann Report:
Can America & the World Survive the Davos “Billionaire's Woodstock”?
Discussion: Mother Jones
Michael Sainato / The Guardian:
Families condemn Koch brothers over ploy to avoid asbestos compensation
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
'It's embarrassing': Republicans worry they have no achievements to run on in 2024
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Axios
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
House Jan. 6 Committee deleted more than 100 encrypted files days before GOP took majority: sources
 

 
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Forbes:
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Financial Times:
Sources: TSMC told Chinese customers it would no longer manufacture AI chips at advanced process nodes of 7nm or smaller as of this coming Monday

Ming-Chi Kuo:
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