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10:05 AM ET, January 26, 2024

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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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CNN:
GOP senators seethe as Trump blows up delicate immigration compromise  —  Senior Senate Republicans are furious that Donald Trump may have killed an emerging bipartisan deal over the southern border, depriving them of a key legislative achievement on a pressing national priority and offering …
Associated Press:
Republican National Committee pulls resolution declaring Trump as the ‘presumptive 2024 nominee’  —  The Republican National Committee has pulled a resolution to consider declaring Donald Trump the party's “presumptive 2024 nominee” before he formally clinches the requisite number of delegates …
Stephen Robinson / Public Notice:
Trump's stubborn defiance of normal political gravity  —  Trump's Haley/Pelosi gaffe would've ended most campaigns.  For him it was just another Friday. … One week ago tonight in New Hampshire, Donald Trump confused Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley with former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi …
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 …
Bloomberg:
Nikki Haley Super PAC Outraises Trump With Wall Street Help  — Haley group raises $5 million more than Trump super PAC  — Donors' interest in Haley has surged since Trump's threat  —  Stand For America Fund Inc., the super political action committee backing Nikki Haley …
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump allies jockey to be VP: 'There's outright auditions happening'
Discussion: Washington Examiner and USA Today
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
A new lens into Trump's legacy of adding to the federal debt
Discussion: Newsmax and HotAir
Dan Froomkin / Press Watch:
The duty to intervene: What news organizations need to do in 2024
Discussion: Off Message
Associated Press:
Trump could testify as trial set to resume in his legal fight with E. Jean Carroll
NBC News:
A Democrat raised protecting Speaker Johnson in meeting with Biden and congressional leaders
Discussion: RedState
NBC News:
McConnell casts doubt on border and Ukraine aid deal as GOP fury threatens both
The Messenger:
Trump Spokesperson Steven Cheung Booted From Defamation Trial for Phone Alarm
NBC News:
Trump briefly testifies in E. Jean Carroll damages trial, clashes with judge
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 J. Reilly / NBC News:
Reagan-appointed judge warns GOP's ‘preposterous’ claims about Jan. 6 could pose threat
Discussion: The Messenger
Ryan Lucas / NPR:
Ex-Trump adviser Peter Navarro sentenced to 4 months for contempt of Congress
Associated Press:
Trump White House official convicted of defying Jan. 6 congressional subpoena will be sentenced
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NBC News:
Israel-Hamas war live updates: ICJ stops short of ordering cease-fire, tells Israel to prevent acts of genocide in Gaza … The United Nations' top court has told Israel it must take measures to prevent its forces from committing acts of genocide against Palestinians — but stopped short …
PBS NewsHour:
Border standoff between Texas, feds intensifies as governor defies Supreme Court ruling  —  This week, the Supreme Court sided with federal agents to remove razor wire put in place by Texas along the Rio Grande.  The state is using wire and state agents to block Border Patrol from accessing a section of the border in Eagle Pass.
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Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Eagle Pass is today's Fort Sumter. Biden must federalize the Texas National Guard.
The Daily Beast:
Matt Gaetz Privately Told Colleagues His Real Motivation for Kevin McCarthy Ouster Was Ethics Probe  —  In private communications reviewed by The Daily Beast, Matt Gaetz indicated his vendetta against Kevin McCarthy was rooted in the Ethics Committee investigation against Gaetz.
Reuters:
Exclusive: China presses Iran to rein in Houthi attacks in Red Sea, sources say  —  Chinese officials have asked their Iranian counterparts to help rein in attacks on ships in the Red Sea by the Iran-backed Houthis, or risk harming business relations with Beijing, four Iranian sources and a diplomat familiar with the matter said.
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Scoop: Biden tells Bibi he's not in it for a year of war in Gaza  —  President Biden last week pressed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to scale down the Israeli military operation in Gaza, stressing he is not in it for a year of war, two U.S. officials told Axios.
Nicholas Wade / City Journal:
The Story of the Decade  —  New documents strengthen—perhaps conclusively—the lab-leak hypothesis of Covid-19's origins.  —  / Health Care  —  / Eye on the News / Health Care  —  The day is growing ever closer when Washington may have to add to its agenda with Beijing a nettlesome item …
Andrew Kerr / Washington Free Beacon:
Meet the Texas Billionaire Quietly Becoming the New George Soros  —  John Arnold has spent nearly $50 million on progressive criminal justice reforms  —  A Texas billionaire is on track to replace George Soros as the largest donor in the fight to remake America's criminal justice system.
Politico:
EU threatens to silence Hungary if it blocks Ukrainian funds  —  BRUSSELS — There's a Hungarian saying for when things are not going well: “It is under the frog's ass.”  —  And things sure won't go well for Hungary if it attempts to thwart European leaders when they meet next week to approve …
 
 
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CNBC:
Former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani raises less than $1 million from 13 donors in legal defense fund
Discussion: Political Wire
The White House:
Statement from President Joe Biden on Decision to Pause Pending Approvals of Liquefied Natural Gas Exports
Discussion: UPI, The Daily Caller and The Hill
Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
MoveOn Will Spend $32 Million to Back Biden and Other Democrats
Discussion: Political Wire
Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Steve Bannon Admits Bank Account May Have Evidence of Fraud
Discussion: Raw Story
Rose Adams / New York Times:
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Marc Levy / Associated Press:
Pennsylvania's governor says he wants to ‘get s— done.’ He's made it his slogan, profanity and all
Discussion: Fox News and New York Times
 Earlier Items: 
CNN:
EXCLUSIVE: Willis, Wade and others expected to be subpoenaed for hearing on Fulton County DA affair allegations
Apple:
Apple announces changes to iOS, Safari, and the App Store in the European Union
Khadeeja Safdar / Wall Street Journal:
Vince McMahon Accused of Sex Trafficking by WWE Staffer He Paid to Keep Quiet
New York Times:
Elon Musk Is Spreading Election Misinformation, but X's Fact Checkers Are Long Gone
Discussion: Robert Reich
Rolling Stone:
How Big Pharma Is Fueling a Radical MAGA Agenda
 

 
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Matthew Keys / The Desk:
DirecTV terminates its Dish acquisition after a group of Dish creditors rejected a modified bond exchange offer

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
A growing number of podcasters, including Tim Ferriss, are moving away from interviews to monologues or co-hosts, as some well-known guests can be overexposed

Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
A New York judge finds Sirius XM liable for a difficult subscription cancellation process; Sirius says it will appeal but abide by a new “click-to-cancel” rule

 
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