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8:05 PM ET, January 23, 2024

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Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Elise Stefanik's Deranged Defense of Trump Offers Democrats a Lesson  —  When it comes to Donald Trump's legal travails, there are two general schools of thought among Democrats.  In one, a jury's finding that Trump is liable for sexually abusing E. Jean Carroll—and his pending trials …
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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 …
Marc Fortier / NBC Boston:
With DeSantis out, Trump widens lead over Haley in NH, new tracking poll shows  —  Former President Donald Trump now leads his only serious challenger, Nikki Haley, by 22% in the New Hampshire primary, according to our daily poll  —  With Ron DeSantis out of the GOP race …
New York Times:
New Hampshire Primary: Voting Is Brisk as Trump and Haley Push to the Finish in a Key Early Test  —  Donald J. Trump expressed confidence he would score an easy win over Nikki Haley after polls start closing at 7 p.m. President Biden is putting a top aide in charge of his re-election campaign.
Steve Reilly / The Messenger:
Trump DC Trial Should Be Audio Live Streamed at Minimum, Media Coalition Argues
Discussion: Raw Story, Bloomberg and Politico
The Hill:
Low energy in New Hampshire may point to depressed turnout
Axios:
Trump's surprise fan club: Why many Dems want him to win big in N.H.
Ben Feuerherd / The Messenger:
Trump Defamation Trial Postponed Until at Least Thursday After COVID Scare: Court Docs
Molly Ball / Wall Street Journal:
The GOP Wants Pure Uncut Trumpism
Discussion: Raw Story and The Hill
Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
Sununu: Trump on ticket ‘hurts our Senate races, our gubernatorial races’
Politico:
Playbook: How Trump is winning on the issues
Discussion: RedState
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Meg James / Los Angeles Times:
L.A. Times to lay off at least 115 people in the newsroom
NBC News:
Alaska Airlines CEO: We found ‘many’ loose bolts on our Max 9s following near-disaster  —  “I'm angry,” said Alaska CEO Ben Minicucci.  “This happened to Alaska Airlines.  It happened to our guests and happened to our our people.”  —  The CEO of Alaska Airlines said new …
Jessica Valenti / Abortion, Every Day:
Breaking: Travel bans proposed in Tennessee & Oklahoma  —  We knew it was never going to stop with Idaho.  —  Tennessee Republican Rep. Jason Zachary introduced a travel ban yesterday—legislation that would make it a Class C felony to take a minor out-of-state for abortion care.
Will Steakin / ABC News:
House ethics probe into Rep. Matt Gaetz picks up steam with new witnesses contacted: Sources  —  The DOJ last year declined to bring charges against Gaetz following its probe.  —  Rep. Matt Gaetz greets supporters at the New Hampshire campaign headquarters of former President Donald Trump in Manchester, NH, Jan. 21, 2024.
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
No Labels Sued by Durst Family Members Claiming Breach of Contract  —  Two members of the Durst real estate family are suing the centrist political group No Labels, saying its pursuit of a possible third-party presidential bid is a breach of contract.  —  Two members of the powerful Durst …
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Filip Timotija / The Hill:
Donors sue No Labels for ‘bait and switch’ 3rd party threat
Discussion: Politico
Gary Fineout / Politico:
Florida insiders fear vengeful DeSantis will ‘burn it all down’  —  Many wonder if he'll seek political vengeance against people he views as disloyal.  —  TALLAHASSEE, Florida — Ron DeSantis is out of the Republican presidential race.  But in Florida, his second term as governor has only just gotten started.
Nikki McCann Ramirez / Rolling Stone:
Libs of TikTok Fueled Bomb Threats at Oklahoma Schools.  The Superintendent Just Hired Her  —  Chaya Raichik, the woman behind the anti-LGBTQ account, has been tapped to serve on the state's Education Library Media Advisory Committee … In a statement released Tuesday …
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Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
Woman behind Libs of TikTok appointed to Oklahoma state library panel
Discussion: HuffPost and The Messenger
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Frustrations explode at Senate GOP lunch over border deal  —  Senate conservatives on Tuesday vented their frustrations with Senate GOP leaders over an emerging border security deal that is slated to come to the Senate floor in the next few weeks, warning that an agreement with President Biden …
Discussion: Political Wire, KRDO, WGN-TV and WWLP-TV
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
CBS News:
Charles Osgood, veteran CBS newsman and longtime host of “Sunday Morning,” dies at 91  —  Award-winning journalist Charles Osgood, who anchored “CBS Sunday Morning” for 22 years and was host of the long-running radio program “The Osgood File,” died Tuesday at home in New Jersey.  He was 91.
Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
A Top Biden Aide Is Taking the Reins of His Re-election Campaign  —  The aide, Jennifer O'Malley Dillon, who was the campaign manager for President Biden's 2020 bid, will move from the White House to his re-election headquarters in Wilmington, Del.  —  President Biden has approved a shake …
Tori Otten / New Republic:
New Transcript Blows Up James Comer's Entire Hunter Biden Argument  —  The House Oversight Committee on Tuesday released the transcript of the testimony of Kevin Morris, a friend of and attorney for Hunter Biden, and his statements undercut everything Republicans have said about the embattled first son.
Jonathan M. Gitlin / Ars Technica:
Higher vehicle hoods significantly increase pedestrian deaths, study finds  —  Single-vehicle, single-pedestrian crash data for 2016-2021 finds hoods a problem.  —  It's hard to escape the fact that American trucks and SUVs have been on a steroid-infused diet for the last few years.
 
 
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Congresswoman Elise Stefanik:
Stefanik Statement on the Sham January 6th Committee's Illegal Obstruction of Justice
Tim Dickinson / Rolling Stone:
Mike Johnson Fought to Keep Alcohol Out of This Louisiana Town
Discussion: Raw Story
ABC News:
US stages retaliatory airstrikes against Iran-backed militias in Iraq, officials say
Andrea Grimes / Dame Magazine:
Anti-Abortion Folks Want Us to Feel Hopeless. Don't!
Discussion: Abortion, Every Day
Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
Republican Dan Frei announces primary challenge against Bacon
Discussion: Nebraska Examiner
 Earlier Items: 
Robert Downen / The Texas Tribune:
Email sheds new light on Texas House candidate Jared Woodfill's role in Southern Baptist leader's sex abuse scandal
Discussion: Right Wing Watch
Doyle Rice / USA Today:
Doomsday Clock time update says humanity is as close as ever to global catastrophe
Tim Murphy / Mother Jones:
The Rise of the American Oligarchy
Dustin Gardiner / Politico:
How Steve Garvey became a punchline at the first California Senate debate
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
The tide turns on Florida book bans
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