Top Items:
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 …
Discussion:
CNBC, Washington Examiner, NBC News, New York Post, The Messenger, RedState, National Review, The Daily Caller, Raw Story, PoliticusUSA, Mediaite, Daily Kos, Fox News, IJR, Political Wire, Blaze Media and Semafor
RELATED:
CNN:
Republican National Committee considering move that would declare Trump the presumptive nominee — A draft resolution circulating among the Republican National Committee would formally declare Donald Trump the Republican Party's 2024 presumptive nominee. — While the former president …
Discussion:
Fox News, PJ Media, KTVZ-TV and New York Post
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.
RELATED:
Reuters:
Trump seeking advice from friends, allies on vice presidential pick — Friends and allies of Donald Trump are giving him the names of mostly women and Black men as he seeks their advice on a running mate to join his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination, five of them have told Reuters.
Discussion:
Bloomberg, Robert Reich, Fox News, Patterico's Pontifications, Political Wire, USA Today and BizPac Review
Axios:
Behind the Curtain: Trump's exponential power surge
Behind the Curtain: Trump's exponential power surge
Discussion:
The Hill, Associated Press, No More Mister Nice Blog and New York Times
Punchbowl News:
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.
RELATED:
NBC News:
McConnell casts doubt on border and Ukraine aid deal as GOP fury threatens both
McConnell casts doubt on border and Ukraine aid deal as GOP fury threatens both
Discussion:
Punchbowl News, USA Today, Washington Post, Talking Points Memo, CNN, The Messenger, Vox, Newsweek, Bloomberg, Washington Times, CBS News, NPR, Associated Press, Blaze Media, The Federalist, Raw Story, Washington Examiner, RedState, Breitbart, Hackwhackers, New York Magazine, The Kyiv Independent, Daily Kos, Slate, The Hill and KTVX-TV
Karoun Demirjian / New York Times:
McConnell Casts Doubt on Border Deal, Saying Trump Opposition May Sink It
McConnell Casts Doubt on Border Deal, Saying Trump Opposition May Sink It
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
Discussion:
Wall Street Journal, New York Magazine, CBS News, NBC News, MeidasTouch, New York Times, Law & Crime, Raw Story and Mediaite
RELATED:
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
Discussion:
Washington Post, Axios, The Hill, National Review, Associated Press, Semafor and New York Daily News
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 …
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.
Discussion:
NBC News, CBS News, The Hill, Raw Story, emptywheel, The Messenger, KRDO and Political Wire
RELATED:
Associated Press:
Peter Navarro: Trump official sentence to four months — 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. Navarro was charged with two misdemeanor counts, both punishable by up to a year behind bars.
Discussion:
New York Times, The Hill, Washington Post, Raw Story, CBS News, PoliticusUSA, Wall Street Journal, Mother Jones, USA Today, HuffPost, Politico, ABC News, The Daily Beast, Washington Examiner, Fox News, Al Jazeera, Axios, The Messenger, Roll Call, One America News Network, MeidasTouch, CNN, The Maine Wire, Crooks and Liars, National Review, RedState, New Republic, Mercury News, Rolling Stone, Talking Points Memo, New York Post, UPI, KRDO, The Gateway Pundit, Law & Crime, Mediaite, The Daily Caller, acecomments.mu.nu, The Guardian and The National Pulse+
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 …
RELATED:
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 …
Discussion:
Fox News, NPR, WGN-TV, Eater, Associated Press, The Guardian, NBC News, Metro.co.uk, Bloomberg, Daily Mail, The Hill, Politico and The Messenger
Politico:
McConnell dispels doubts about his commitment to a border-Ukraine deal — The Senate GOP leader made clear that Donald Trump's opposition to an agreement was not souring him on the negotiations.
Discussion:
Political Wire
Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Secretly Alerted Iran Ahead of Islamic State Terrorist Attack — Washington passed actionable intelligence to Tehran about the plot that killed 84 and wounded many more — WASHINGTON—The U.S. secretly warned Iran that Islamic State was preparing to carry out the terrorist attack early …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Discussion:
CBS News, The Times of Israel, NBC News, UPI, USA Today, Reuters, The Hill, The Messenger, NewsNation, Political Wire and Associated Press
Vaughn Hillyard / NBC News:
Alabama GOP congressman disagrees with Nikki Haley: ‘Everyone has some racist in them’ — Rep. Jerry Carl, R-Ala., said that in his experience, the GOP presidential candidate's comments that America is “not a racist country” was not true. — An Alabama Republican congressman said on Wednesday that …
Discussion:
Washington Examiner, The Hill and al.com
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.
Discussion:
Pluribus News and The Guardian
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 …
Discussion:
The White House, Washington Examiner, Spectrum News NY1, CT Mirror, Breitbart, UPI and The Messenger
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 …
Discussion:
Washington Examiner and Harvard Joint Center …
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 …
Discussion:
HuffPost, Business Insider and Washington Post
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 …
Discussion:
Political Wire and Iowa Capital Dispatch
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 …
Discussion:
The Hill, Washington Examiner and Washington Times
Rolling Stone:
How Big Pharma Is Fueling a Radical MAGA Agenda — Republicans' Project 2025 blueprint is an assault on women's health care. It would also end Biden's Medicare drug-pricing plan — Big Pharma has invested big money in the organizations planning what a MAGA policy agenda will look like in a new Trump administration.
Discussion:
Accountable US and STAT