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Steve Benen / MSNBC:
The irony of Trump's angry reaction to his N.H. primary victory — So let me get this straight. Donald Trump, of all people, is outraged by the very idea of a candidate presenting a second-place finish as a success? — For speechwriters, remarks after a primary victory are an easy lift.
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Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Lindsey Graham ‘threw Trump under the bus’ in Georgia case, book says — Senator told grand jury in election subversion case Trump would have believed martians stole the election, per Find Me the Votes — The South Carolina senator Lindsey Graham “threw Donald Trump under the bus” …
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Zachary Basu / Axios:
Trump fumes in victory, Haley spins in defeat: Takeaways from New Hampshire … A disgusted Trump lashed out in response, dropping any pretense of civility as he ripped Haley as an “imposter” standing in his way. — 3 takeaways from New Hampshire … - You wouldn't know it from the tone of her speech …
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Collins, leading Senate GOP centrist, won't endorse Trump in 2024 — Sen. Susan Collins (Maine), the top-ranking Republican on the Senate Appropriations Committee and a key figure in getting bills passed through Congress, says she will not endorse former President Trump, even if he becomes the Republican Party's nominee for president.
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Axios, Washington Examiner, The Daily Beast, The Messenger, Washington Post, Raw Story, The Dispatch, New Yorker, Political Wire, The Guardian and NewsNation
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Reid Hoffman pauses Nikki Haley funding after New Hampshire loss, source says — Billionaire Reid Hoffman is not planning to give any more money to Nikki Haley's candidacy for president, according to a source familiar with the matter. — Hoffman, a co-founder of LinkedIn …
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Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
Why Republicans are (still) humiliating themselves for Trump — Even Nikki Haley will eventually have to kiss the ring. … With close to 90 percent of the vote counted early Wednesday morning evening, Donald Trump had beaten Nikki Haley by just over 10 points in the New Hampshire Republican presidential primary.
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Edward Luce / Financial Times:
Wall Street's bargain with Trump — Many corporate leaders are misguided in playing down the risks of a second term for the Republican former president — The Financial Times had only nice things to say about Benito Mussolini in a June 1933 supplement entitled “The Renaissance of Italy: Fascism's gift of order and progress”.
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Raw Story
Politico:
After Trump's NH win, Biden gets the opponent he wants
After Trump's NH win, Biden gets the opponent he wants
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Washington Post, Vanity Fair, The Guardian, Outside the Beltway and New Republic
Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
The time for denial is over: Republicans are really nominating Donald Trump
The time for denial is over: Republicans are really nominating Donald Trump
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Politico:
Playbook: 'That's the guy we will beat'
Playbook: 'That's the guy we will beat'
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Zachary Leeman / The Messenger:
Trump Hammers Former Press Secretary McEnany After New Hampshire Win: 'Don't Need Any Advice From RINO'
Trump Hammers Former Press Secretary McEnany After New Hampshire Win: 'Don't Need Any Advice From RINO'
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The Daily Beast, Raw Story, BizPac Review, Mediaite, Washington Examiner and MeidasTouch
Dan Diamond / Washington Post:
Obamacare enrollment hits record level as Trump vows repeal
Obamacare enrollment hits record level as Trump vows repeal
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The Texas Tribune and KFF
Washington Post:
DeSantis says Trump's victory in Iowa is ‘a huge warning’ for Republicans
DeSantis says Trump's victory in Iowa is ‘a huge warning’ for Republicans
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KRDO and Balloon Juice
Washington Post:
Most N.H. GOP primary voters say Trump fit for presidency even if convicted
Most N.H. GOP primary voters say Trump fit for presidency even if convicted
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The Bulwark, The Hill and Las Vegas Review-Journal
Nick Corasaniti / New York Times:
New Hampshire's G.O.P. Primary Is Projected to Set a State Turnout Record
New Hampshire's G.O.P. Primary Is Projected to Set a State Turnout Record
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The Guardian, Breitbart, The Western Journal, Reuters, Sabato's Crystal Ball, Blaze Media and The Messenger
Sam Brodey / The Daily Beast:
Trump Wins NH Primary, But Not Quite the Victory He Wanted
Trump Wins NH Primary, But Not Quite the Victory He Wanted
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Beth Mole / Ars Technica:
The White House has its own pharmacy—and, boy, was it shady under Trump — It wasted $750K during the Trump years and freely handed out Ambien and Provigil. — The White House has its own pharmacy that, until recently, could perhaps best be described as a hot mess, according …
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Althouse
Patricia Zengerle / Reuters:
US Senate panel backs ‘big hammer’ plan to seize Russian assets to help Ukraine — A U.S. Senate committee approved legislation on Wednesday that would help set the stage for the United States to confiscate Russian assets and hand them over to Ukraine for rebuilding after the destruction of the nearly two-year-long war.
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Balloon Juice, The Kyiv Independent and Politico
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Laura Kelly / The Hill:
Senate panel advances bill to seize frozen Russian assets for Ukraine — The Senate Foreign Relations Committee advanced legislation Wednesday to allow the U.S. to seize frozen Russian assets to pay for Ukraine's reconstruction. — The top Democrat and Republican on the panel were confident …
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The Kyiv Independent
Stephen Neukam / The Messenger:
Republicans Turn on Their Impeachment Chairman: ‘Parade of Embarrassments’ (Exclusive) — One Trump ally told The Messenger ‘the base is starting to get more and more frustrated’ with Comer — JWPlayer — House Republicans are increasingly disenchanted with Rep. James Comer, R-Ky. …
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Jason DeRose / NPR:
Religious ‘Nones’ are now the largest single group in the U.S. — When Americans are asked to check a box indicating their religious affiliation, 28% now check ‘none.’ — A new study from Pew Research finds that the religiously unaffiliated - a group comprised of atheists …
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Axios and Pew Research Center
Oliver Holmes / The Guardian:
Nose wheel falls off Boeing 757 passenger jet awaiting takeoff — Delta Air Lines jet was due to depart from Atlanta airport and none of six crew or 184 passengers were hurt — A nose wheel fell off a Delta Air Lines Boeing 757 passenger jet and rolled away as the plane lined up for takeoff …
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Saman Shafiq / USA Today:
Video shows massive waves crashing Army base in Marshall Islands, causing extensive damage — A series of powerful weather-driven waves struck a key U.S. military installation in the Marshall Islands Saturday night, damaging infrastructure and forcing dozens of people to evacuate the island.
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New York Times, WAGA-TV and Plain Dealer
Douglas Belkin / Wall Street Journal:
Is Cornell Next? School's Wealthy Donors Call for President's Ouster — After resignations at Harvard and Penn, a former university trustee and an alumni group are calling for the same at Cornell — Wealthy alumni activists enraged at the leadership of their Ivy League alma maters …
Brooke Migdon / The Hill:
Ohio lawmakers override DeWine veto of gender-affirming care ban, transgender athlete restrictions — The Ohio Senate voted 23-9 Wednesday to override Republican Gov. Mike DeWine's veto of legislation banning gender-affirming health care for minors and preventing transgender women and girls from competing on female school sports teams.
Zi-Ann Lum / Politico:
What is Tucker Carlson doing in Canada? — Albertans turn out for Tucker Carlson MAGA tour. — CALGARY — A year ago, Tucker Carlson was calling on Americans to invade and “liberate” Canada from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. — Now, he's getting the red carpet treatment in Alberta.
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LifeSite and True North
Paul Dallison / Politico:
Heaven knows I'm miserable now! The Smiths star recoils at Trump using his song — Donald Trump isn't known for his love of classic British guitar band The Smiths — even though they have a song called “Bigmouth Strikes Again” that could be an ideal soundtrack for his planned return to the White House.
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Rachel Frazin / The Hill:
Biden vetoes GOP-led effort to repeal waiver of ‘Buy America’ requirements for EV charger steel, iron — President Biden is vetoing Republican-led effort to remove his waiver of “Buy America” requirements for iron and steel that get incorporated into federally funded electric vehicle (EV) chargers.
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Bloomberg and New Scientist
Katherine Itoh / NBC News:
Hillary Clinton says Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwig are ‘more than Kenough’ after ‘Barbie’ Oscar snubs — The former presidential candidate and secretary of state weighed in on Academy Awards controversy. — Hillary Clinton is the latest prominent voice to speak out against the Oscar snubs of …
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