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12:40 PM ET, January 23, 2024

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Politico:
Donald Trump has a big problem ahead  —  A whole swath of GOP voters appears firmly committed to not voting for Trump in November.  —  Donald Trump has a problem no matter what happens in New Hampshire on Tuesday night: There's a whole swath of the Republican electorate and a good chunk …
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Axios:
Trump's surprise fan club: Why many Dems want him to win big in N.H. … Many Democrats are rooting for the same thing. … - The president's campaign has internal data indicating that most of the undecided voters Biden is targeting don't think Trump will be the Republican nominee …
Gary Fineout / Politico:
Florida plan to have taxpayers pay Trump's legal bills nixed after DeSantis veto threat  —  DeSantis suggested he would veto the proposal.  —  TALLAHASSEE, Florida — A push by some Florida Republicans to use taxpayer money to help pay for former President Donald Trump's multiple legal …
Molly Ball / Wall Street Journal:
The GOP Wants Pure Uncut Trumpism  —  The race for the Republican presidential nomination appears all but over unless Haley pulls off a New Hampshire upset  —  SEABROOK, N.H.—The zero hour was approaching, and in a plywood-walled lobster shack on the New Hampshire seacoast …
Discussion: Raw Story
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
The gamble Republicans are about to take on Trump  —  In a little more than 24 hours, New Hampshire Republican primary voters could effectively bring the 2024 nominating contest to a close.  —  Nikki Haley now has Donald Trump in the one-on-one race she had hoped for, but she trails in every poll in the state.
Politico:
Playbook: How Trump is winning on the issues  —  With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  BREAKING OVERNIGHT — “21 Israeli troops are killed in the deadliest attack on the military since the Gaza offensive began,” by AP's Josef Federman and Najib Jobain …
Discussion: RedState
Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
Sununu: Trump on ticket ‘hurts our Senate races, our gubernatorial races’
FLDFS:
CFO Patronis Announces Filing of Florida Freedom Fighters Fund ~Provides Grant Funding for Legal Defense of Florida Presidential Candidates~
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Trump vs. Haley: Could the polls be wrong?
Discussion: IJR and Washington Post
Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Haley wins all six votes in tiny Dixville Notch
Bloomberg:
Biden Puts Focus on Abortion Rights to Paint Contrast With Trump
Victoria Prodeline / Monmouth University …:
Trump Maintains Advantage
Doyle Rice / USA Today:
Doomsday Clock time update says humanity is as close as ever to global catastrophe  —  We're still as close as ever to global catastrophe, according to the annual update of the Doomsday Clock, announced Tuesday morning.  —  The time on the symbolic clock is the same as last year …
New York Post:
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 …
Discussion: New Republic
Ishaan Tharoor / Washington Post:
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Dustin Gardiner / Politico:
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.
emptywheel:
How One New Hampshire Voter and One Politico Journalist Refused to Hold “a Pig ... a Womanizer ...  [an] Arrogant Asshole” Accountable  —  Politico has an interesting profile of a two-time Obama voter, who will today become a three-time Trump voter, New Hampshire voter Ted Johnson.
Discussion: Politico
Tim Murphy / Mother Jones:
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.
New York Times:
Immigration Wasn't Always a Divisive Issue in America  —  Why have Republicans and Democrats moved so far apart on immigration?  That's the question that drives the Opinion video above.  —  We are publishing this as President Biden comes under extraordinary pressure to curb surging illegal immigration at the southwestern border.
Discussion: Fox News, Axios and Washington Examiner
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Barak Ravid / Axios:
Scoop: Israel proposes 2-month fighting pause in Gaza for release of all hostages
William Melhado / The Texas Tribune:
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 …
Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
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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Associated Press:
New Hampshire investigating fake Biden robocall meant to discourage voters ahead of primary
 
 
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