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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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Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Billionaire Reid Hoffman pauses Nikki Haley funding after her New Hampshire loss to Trump, source says
Billionaire Reid Hoffman pauses Nikki Haley funding after her New Hampshire loss to Trump, source says
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Associated Press, Newsbusters, Breitbart, Bloomberg, Alaska Public Media, Washington Examiner and The Messenger
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
Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
Why Republicans are (still) humiliating themselves for Trump
Why Republicans are (still) humiliating themselves for Trump
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Joe Gould / Politico:
Trump wants to send troops to the inner cities. A top senator wants to rein him in.
Politico:
Playbook: 'That's the guy we will beat'
Playbook: 'That's the guy we will beat'
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The Hill, New Hampshire Bulletin, Breitbart, PoliticusUSA, Raw Story, Blaze Media and The Messenger
Matt Lewis / The Daily Beast:
New Hampshire Primary Takeaway: We Are Not a Serious Country
New Hampshire Primary Takeaway: We Are Not a Serious Country
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KRDO, HotAir, The Gateway Pundit, New York Times, The Messenger, Raw Story, Digby's Hullabaloo, Washington Post, The Hill and New York Post
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
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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Washington Examiner, Mediaite, The Daily Beast, Raw Story, BizPac Review, MeidasTouch and Daily Kos
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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Nikki McCann Ramirez / Rolling Stone:
Auto Workers Union Endorses Biden Over ‘Scab’ Trump — The UAW is backing the president months after he made history by picketing alongside striking workers — THE UNITED AUTO Workers (UAW), one of the nation's largest and most influential unions in the country, has endorsed Joe Biden for president.
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
As Supreme Court weighs Trump's eligibility, the ‘10th justice’ stays mum
As Supreme Court weighs Trump's eligibility, the ‘10th justice’ stays mum
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Raw Story and The Bulwark
Nick Robertson / The Hill:
Arizona GOP chair resigns, alleges Kari Lake blackmail — The chairman of the Arizona Republican Party announced he will resign on Wednesday after leaked audio appeared to show him attempting to pay Senate candidate Kari Lake not to run for office in 2024. — Jeff DeWit said that the audio was “selectively edited.”
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Ben Giles / NPR:
After seeming to bribe Senate hopeful Kari Lake not to run, Arizona GOP Chair resigns — The head of the Arizona Republican Party resigned Wednesday following the release of a surreptitiously recorded conversation of him seemingly trying to bribe Kari Lake to stay out of this year's U.S. Senate race.
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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
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Patricia Zengerle / Reuters:
US Senate panel backs ‘big hammer’ plan to seize Russian assets to help Ukraine
US Senate panel backs ‘big hammer’ plan to seize Russian assets to help Ukraine
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Euromaidan Press, The Kyiv Independent, Balloon Juice, Political Wire and Politico
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
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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Digby's Hullabaloo, Raw Story, Democrats and PoliticusUSA
Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:
Judge denies Smartmatic bid to dismiss counterclaim made by Fox News — A judge in New York has denied a motion by voting systems company Smartmatic to toss a counterclaim made by Fox News as part of an ongoing legal battle between the two companies over the network's coverage of the 2020 election.
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The Messenger, Los Angeles Times and Associated Press
Selena Simmons-Duffin / NPR:
Raped, pregnant and in an abortion ban state? Researchers gauge how often it happens — As an abortion provider in Montana, Dr. Samuel Dickman has seen patients routinely who tell him they became pregnant after a rape. His sense was the patients who were telling him were only a fraction of the true number.
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The Hill, Axios, New Scientist, Abortion, Every Day, The Messenger and Digby's Hullabaloo
US Food and Drug Administration:
FDA warns consumers not to purchase or use Neptune's Fix or any tianeptine product due to serious risks … [1/23/2024] FDA continues to receive severe adverse event reports after use of Neptune's Fix products, including seizures, loss of consciousness and death.
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The Hill, NBC News and NewsNation
CNN:
Exclusive: House ethics probe of Gaetz seeks information from DOJ and woman who allegedly had sex with congressman as a minor — The House Ethics Committee investigating Rep. Matt Gaetz has reached out to the woman whom the congressman allegedly had sexual relations with when she was a 17-year-old minor …
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The Daily Beast, Political Wire and Crooks and Liars
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, Pew Research Center, CBS News and Fox News
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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Dan Diamond / Washington Post:
Obamacare enrollment hits record level as Trump vows repeal — More than 21 million people have signed up for health plans through the Affordable Care Act's health insurance marketplaces, the Biden administration announced Wednesday. The record level of enrollment comes as former president Donald Trump …
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The Hill, The Texas Tribune and KFF
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Tami Luhby / CNN:
Obamacare sign-ups hit record 21.3 million as Biden pushes his efforts to lower health care costs
Obamacare sign-ups hit record 21.3 million as Biden pushes his efforts to lower health care costs
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Axios, UPI, The White House, Florida Politics, Washington Times and The Hill
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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The Drive, New York Times, WAGA-TV and Plain Dealer
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 …