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10:35 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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NBC News:

New Hampshire primary live updates: Biden and Trump win, NBC News projects … Donald Trump wins New Hampshire Republican primary — NBC News projects that Donald Trump has won the New Hampshire Republican primary, securing at least 11 of the state's 22 delegates.

William Vaillancourt / The Daily Beast:

Trump Says He Lost 15 Pounds ‘The Hard Way’ — “You look like you're in fighting shape!” Fox host Brian Kilmeade gushed while aboard the indicted former president's plane. — Fox & Friends co-host Brian Kilmeade spoke with former President Donald Trump ahead of his final rally …

Discussion: Fox News, The Daily Beast and The Messenger

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 …

CBS News:

New Hampshire primary exit polls for 2024 elections — Exit poll percentages may change as CBS News collects more data — In the 2024 New Hampshire primary Tuesday, an unhappy electorate, economy and immigration are the top issues. One in five voters made up their minds in the last few days.

Discussion: NBC News, Washington Examiner, NPR, ABC News, Associated Press, The Daily Caller, Breitbart, CNN, MeidasTouch, Axios, PoliticusUSA, The Guardian and The Economist

Sam Brodey / The Daily Beast:

Trump Wins NH Primary, But Not Quite the Victory He Wanted — Trump secured a win in the New Hampshire primary, but it was hardly what he was looking for. — CONCORD, New Hampshire—If Donald Trump ever had a chance of having his march to the Republican presidential nomination sidetracked …

Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Trump ‘honored’ by New Hampshire win, says Republican Party is ‘very united’

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New York Times:
New Hampshire Primary: Voting Is Brisk as Trump and Haley Push to the Finish in a Key Early Test

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Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
Trump looks to move to the general election with a commanding win in New Hampshire

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Marc Fortier / NBC Boston:
With DeSantis out, Trump widens lead over Haley in NH, new tracking poll shows

Steve Reilly / The Messenger:
Trump DC Trial Should Be Audio Live Streamed at Minimum, Media Coalition Argues

Discussion: Bloomberg, Politico, WUSA and Raw Story

Ben Feuerherd / The Messenger:
Trump Defamation Trial Postponed Until at Least Thursday After COVID Scare: Court Docs

Discussion: Raw Story, The Hill, Breitbart and New York Post

Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:
Farah Griffin says Trump victory in NH would be ‘bad for America’

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The Hill:
Low energy in New Hampshire may point to depressed turnout

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Josephine Harvey / HuffPost:
Former Trump Aide Says Ex-President's Recent Fumbles Are ‘Concerning’

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Molly Ball / Wall Street Journal:
The GOP Wants Pure Uncut Trumpism

Discussion: The Hill and Raw Story

Axios:
Trump's surprise fan club: Why many Dems want him to win big in N.H.

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Oliver Darcy / CNN:

The Los Angeles Times plunges into ‘chaos’ as brutal layoffs loom and senior editors call it quits — Editor's Note: A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. Sign up for the daily digest chronicling the evolving media landscape here. — New York CNN —

Discussion: New York Times, Los Angeles Times, RedState, The Daily Caller, The Messenger, Louder With Crowder, Poynter, JONATHAN TURLEY, KRDO, Political Wire and HotAir, more at Mediagazer »

Hanaa' Tameez / Nieman Lab:
The LA Times lays off 115 people, with the De Los and Washington, D.C. teams especially hard-hit

Discussion: NBC News, more at Mediagazer »

Associated Press:
Los Angeles Times to lay off one-fourth of newsroom staff starting this week, union head says

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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 …

Discussion: CNBC, Politico, The Hill, KGW-TV, The Messenger, The Register, New York Post, KRDO, Forbes, The Daily Caller and Fox Business

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 …

Discussion: Washington Post, HuffPost, Washington Examiner, NBC News, Fox News, CBS News, Associated Press and Mercury News

Jonathan Lemire / Politico:
Top Biden White House aides head to the campaign

Discussion: USA Today, The Messenger and Bloomberg

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 …

Discussion: Raw Story, Washington Examiner and The Messenger

Filip Timotija / The Hill:
Donors sue No Labels for ‘bait and switch’ 3rd party threat

Discussion: Politico

Lauren Sforza / The Hill:

Delta Boeing plane loses wheel while taxiing for takeoff — A Delta Air Lines Boeing plane lost a nose wheel before it took off Saturday from the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. — A spokesperson for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said in a statement …

Discussion: New York Times, al.com, BizPac Review, The Messenger and Fox Business

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.

Discussion: Raw Story, New Republic, The Messenger and Political Wire

Rob Crilly / Daily Mail:

Audio recording reveals the moment that senior Republican figure tried to bribe Kari Lake not to run for Senate — An audio recording obtained by DailyMail.com reveals the extraordinary moment when what appears to be Arizona's top Republican official tried to bribe populist firebrand Kari Lake not to run in the state's Senate race.

Discussion: The Hill, Washington Examiner, USA Today, The Messenger, Israpundit, The Western Journal, Raw Story, RedState, The Gateway Pundit, Political Wire and Fox News

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 …

Discussion: The Daily Beast, NBC News, USA Today, The Forward, Fox News, Erin In The Morning, Raw Story and New Republic

Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
Woman behind Libs of TikTok appointed to Oklahoma state library panel

Discussion: HuffPost and The Messenger

ProPublica:

FTC Orders Maker of TurboTax to Cease “Deceptive” Advertising — The federal agency, after an investigation prompted by ProPublica's reporting, blasted Intuit for misleading customers about its “free” tax-filing program and directed the company to take specific steps to fix its ads.

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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.

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.

Discussion: The Hill

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.

Discussion: Tampa Bay Times, El País, Associated Press, Sun-Sentinel, KRDO and The Hill

NPR:

Biden wins the New Hampshire primary after Democrats write him on the ballot — MANCHESTER, N.H. — President Biden won the New Hampshire Democratic primary on Tuesday, an unusual race that he skipped after the party changed its rules in favor of seeing South Carolina hold the first nominating contest of the year.