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” …

Exclusive: Israel's spy chief proposed Hamas leaders leave Gaza as part of broader ceasefire talks  —  Israel has proposed that Hamas senior leaders could leave Gaza as part of a broader ceasefire agreement, two officials familiar with the ongoing international discussions told CNN.

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.

U.S. Supreme Court says Texas can't block federal agents from the border  —  The high court's order effectively maintains long-running precedent that the federal government — not individual states — has authority to enforce border security.  —  The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ordered Texas …

What counts as a win for Joe Biden in New Hampshire's unprecedented primary?  —  Biden supporters and detractors alike have been trying to set expectations in a primary that won't officially count and has no clear benchmarks.  —  MANCHESTER, N.H. — What counts as a good outcome …

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Haley wins all six votes in tiny Dixville Notch  —  Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley won all six votes in Dixville Notch, N.H., which kicked off first-in-the-nation primary voting at midnight early Tuesday morning.  —  Of the six votes, four are registered Republicans and two are undeclared voters.

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.

How Steve Garvey became a punchline at the first California Senate debate  —  The Republican and former Dodger was an easy target for House Democrats on Thursday night.  —  LOS ANGELES — Steve Garvey was less a heavy hitter on Thursday night's Senate debate stage and more often a punchline.

The Rise of the American Oligarchy  —  What targeting Russia's wayward billionaires revealed about our own. … For the last 18 months one of the most opulent and unnecessary vessels ever constructed has been floating in a narrow channel next to a jungle gym and a fleet of industrial cranes at the Port of San Diego.

Jamie Dimon's MAGA warning to Dems is right on target  —  Call it a “road to Davos” moment: Jamie Dimon has seen the light.  —  The J.P. Morgan Chase CEO had liberals clutching at their pearls when he copped to a simple but (in some circles) unutterable truth: Former President Donald Trump …