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Ryan Lucas / NPR:
Ex-Trump adviser Peter Navarro sentenced to 4 months for contempt of Congress — Former Trump White House official Peter Navarro was sentenced Thursday to four months in prison for contempt of Congress for defying a subpoena from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol attack.
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1/25/24 ☀️ Punchbowl News AM … Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell did four extraordinary things Wednesday afternoon, all of which we scooped in our PM edition Wednesday night. … McConnell told GOP senators that before border security talks began, immigration policy united Republicans and Ukraine aid divided them.
Associated Press:
Trump White House official Peter Navarro gets a 4-month sentence for defying a House Jan. 6 subpoena — Trump White House official Peter Navarro has been convicted of contempt of Congress charges for refusing to cooperate with a congressional investigation into the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.
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Axios:
Behind the Curtain: Trump's exponential power surge — Something shocking — and telling — has unfolded beyond Donald Trump's onstage, online and courtroom theatrics: He's running a professional, well-managed, disciplined presidential campaign. — His 2024 operation is more sophisticated …
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Karoun Demirjian / New York Times:
McConnell Casts Doubt on Border Deal, Saying Trump Opposition May Sink It — The minority leader privately told Republicans that the former president had put his party “in a quandary,” casting further doubt on the deal's chances and the fate of Ukraine aid that the G.O.P. has tied to it.
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
As 2024 race advances, Trump eyes a new priority: blacklisting — Ten months ago, Donald Trump and his team let Republicans know they'd embrace blacklisting tactics as the race unfolded. Evidently, they meant it. — Gov. Ron DeSantis launched his doomed presidential campaign in May 2023 …
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Trump White House official Peter Navarro sentenced to 4 months for defying Jan. 6 subpoena
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Ex-Trump aide Peter Navarro sentenced to 4 months for defying Jan. 6 committee subpoena
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The Messenger:
Trump Spokesperson Steven Cheung Booted From Defamation Trial for Phone Alarm — U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan, notoriously strict about electronics in his courtroom, brought down the hammer when the alarm went off in the middle of witness testimony on Thursday
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New York Times:
Trump-Carroll Defamation Trial — Trump Briefly Takes Stand in Civil Case — E. Jean Carroll seeks at least $10 million from the former president in a second defamation trial. A jury last year found that he had sexually abused her in the 1990s. — Benjamin Weiser and Maria CramerReporting from the courthouse
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NBC News:
Trump briefly testifies in E. Jean Carroll damages trial, clashes with judge — The former president was on the witness stand for about three minutes. Closing arguments will take place Friday morning. — Former President Donald Trump took the witness stand in a federal courthouse …
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Jason Lange / Reuters:
Trump opens up lead over Biden in rematch many Americans don't want — Donald Trump leads Democratic President Joe Biden by six percentage points in a Reuters/Ipsos poll that showed Americans are unhappy about an election rematch that came into sharper focus this week.
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Associated Press:
AP VoteCast: What the first contests tell us about the Trump and Biden coalitions — Based on the momentum from this month's presidential contests in Iowa and New Hampshire, Joe Biden and Donald Trump appear poised to give the nation a sequel to the 2020 election — but even strong victories …
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Alexandra Hutzler / ABC News:
Immigration emerges as key 2024 election wedge issue for Trump, vulnerability for Biden
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Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Eagle Pass is today's Fort Sumter. Biden must federalize the Texas National Guard. — The high-stakes game of Texas Hold 'Em taking place on the banks of the Rio Grande between the tin soldiers of that state's Republican Gov. Greg Abbott and the U.S. Border Patrol has reached a tension level …
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David M. Drucker / The Dispatch:
RNC Moving to Declare Trump Its Presumptive Nominee — An RNC committeeman has submitted the proposal despite Nikki Haley's vow to stay in the race. — The Republican National Committee (RNC) is reviewing a draft resolution that, if approved, would declare Donald Trump …
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Steve Reilly / The Messenger:
Trump Joins Georgia Co-Defendant's Effort to Disqualify Fani Willis Over Affair and Impropriety Allegations — The former president on Thursday joined an effort by his co-defendant in the Georgia election-racketeering case to disqualify District Attorney Fani Willis and dismiss her charges
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Jeff Cox / CNBC:
The U.S. economy grew at blistering 3.3% pace in Q4 while inflation pulled back — GDP, a measure of all the goods and services produced, increased at a 3.3% annualized rate in the fourth quarter of 2023. Wall Street had been looking for a 2% gain. — The U.S. economy …
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Courtenay Brown / Axios:
U.S. economy booms with 3.3% growth in final quarter of 2023
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Li Cohen / CBS News:
Tea with salt? American scientist's “outrageous proposal” leaves U.S.-U.K. relations in “hot water,” embassy says — How do you take your tea? One lump of sugar, two or maybe some milk? Unless you're adding salt, one U.S. scientist says, your cup won't be perfect …
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Charles Hilu / Washington Free Beacon:
New Cars Would Require Speed-Limiting Technology Under California Bill — A California bill would require new cars sold or made in the state to incorporate technology that limits the speed of the vehicle. — “This bill would require certain vehicles, commencing with the 2027 model year …
Washington Post:
Biden to deploy CIA director to help broker major Gaza deal — William Burns is looking to close gaps between Israel and Hamas on a deal that includes the release of all hostages in Gaza and a two-month cease-fire — President Biden plans to dispatch CIA Director William J. Burns …
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The Daily Beast:
Nancy Mace's Bizarre Jan. 6 Plan: ‘Get Punched in the Face’ — “She literally begged us to let her leave the office and head to the floor so she could ‘get punched in the face’ and ‘get media attention,’” one former aide said. — On her third day as a congresswoman, as violent marauders overtook …
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Khadeeja Safdar / Wall Street Journal:
Vince McMahon Accused of Sex Trafficking by WWE Staffer He Paid to Keep Quiet — Janel Grant files lawsuit saying McMahon pressured her into sex with him and other men at wrestling business, raising questions about 2022 board probe into CEO's payouts — A woman who received a payout …
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Jennifer Ludden / NPR:
Housing is now unaffordable for a record half of all U.S. renters, study finds — Over the past two years, Genuine Campbell was shocked at how rent for her two-bedroom apartment in Philadelphia just kept going up — from $1,300 a month to $1,600. She's a single mom of four …
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Gowri Ramachandran / Brennan Center for Justice:
Intimidation of State and Local Officeholders — Left unchecked, abuse harms not only elected officials but also the public they serve. — The January 6 insurrection at the Capitol seemed to mark a new peak in extremist intimidation targeting public officials.
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
White House stressing safe gun storage in new initiative — The White House on Thursday announced a series of actions emphasizing the importance of safe storage of weapons, the latest step in the Biden administration's efforts to curtail gun violence. — The Department of Justice is releasing …
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Josephine Harvey / HuffPost:
‘A Warning Shot’: Maggie Haberman Explains Why Trump Attacked Kayleigh McEnany — The New York Times reporter shared her analysis after Trump lashed out at his former press secretary over her comments on Fox News. — LOADING — New York Times journalist Maggie Haberman said Donald Trump's outburst …
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Associated Press:
White House's first chief diversity and inclusion officer is leaving Biden's administration — NEW YORK (AP) — The White House's top diversity officer and first ever aide in the role is leaving the Biden administration after three years in his position. — Michael Leach, a special assistant …
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Stephen Gruber-Miller / USA Today:
An Iowa bill would make students sing the national anthem every day. One lawmaker sang it — When it came time for her closing comments at Wednesday's Iowa House subcommittee meeting, Rep. Sue Cahill stood — and began singing the national anthem. — “O say can you see, by the dawn's early light …
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Rebecca Kaplan / NBC News:
House Ethics Committee drops its investigation of Rep. Jamaal Bowman — The New York Democrat pulled a fire alarm in a Capitol office building in September as Republicans called a vote to avoid a government shutdown. — WASHINGTON — The House Ethics Committee is not pursuing an investigation …
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