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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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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 …
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Dan Froomkin / Press Watch:
The duty to intervene: What news organizations need to do in 2024 — It is not appropriate for news organizations to tell people who they should vote for. — But it is appropriate for them to actively strive to correct misinformation, clear up public misunderstandings of key issues in public policy, and advocate for democracy.
New York Times:
Inside Trump's Cutthroat Conquest of Iowa and New Hampshire — The former president's victories in Iowa and New Hampshire were the product of a win-or-else ethos, a fractured opposition and his power to make the party stand for whatever he stands for. — The former president's victories …
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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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Matthew Chapman / Raw Story:
Trump's courtroom appearances force Arizona GOP to cancel ‘Freedom Fest’: report
Trump's courtroom appearances force Arizona GOP to cancel ‘Freedom Fest’: report
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Alyce McFadden / New York Times:
Cheney Says Haley Should Stay in G.O.P. Primary Through Super Tuesday
Cheney Says Haley Should Stay in G.O.P. Primary Through Super Tuesday
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Reuters:
Trump seeking advice from friends, allies on vice presidential pick
Trump seeking advice from friends, allies on vice presidential pick
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Steve Benen / MSNBC:
As 2024 race advances, Trump eyes a new priority: blacklisting
As 2024 race advances, Trump eyes a new priority: blacklisting
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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.
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NBC News:
McConnell casts doubt on border and Ukraine aid deal as GOP fury threatens both — The Senate minority leader's shift comes as Trump pushes Republicans to oppose the immigration pact, seeking instead to wield border chaos as a political weapon against Biden.
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NBC News:
A Democrat raised protecting Speaker Johnson in meeting with Biden and congressional leaders
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
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
‘Preposterous’: Federal judge decries efforts to downplay Jan. 6 violence, label perpetrators ‘hostages’ — Judge Royce Lamberth, who has handled dozens of Jan. 6 cases, lamented the false rhetoric spread by Donald Trump and his allies. — The longest-serving district judge on the federal bench …
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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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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, who was convicted of contempt of Congress for refusing to cooperate with a congressional investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol …
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Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Reagan-appointed judge warns GOP's ‘preposterous’ claims about Jan. 6 could pose threat — Judge Royce Lamberth says he's “shocked” that “meritless justifications of criminal activity have gone mainstream,” as some Republican politicans defend Jan. 6 rioters.
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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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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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 …
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CNN:
EXCLUSIVE: Willis, Wade and others expected to be subpoenaed for hearing on Fulton County DA affair allegations — A current and former law partner to Nathan Wade, the special prosecutor leading the 2020 election subversion case in Georgia, have been told to expect a subpoena to testify …
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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.
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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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Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Larry Kudlow Agrees Biden Economy ‘Not as Bad’ as He's Been Saying — “So he gets his due. If I were he, I would be out slinging that hash,” Kudlow declared on Thursday about the better-than-expected economic growth. — Former Trump economic adviser Larry Kudlow conceded on Thursday …
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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.
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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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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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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 …
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