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9:45 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 …
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 …
Politico:
Playbook: Why Mark Penn thinks Trump needs Haley  —  With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  TALK OF THIS TOWN — Michael Schaffer's latest: “Trump Could Come Back.  #Resistance Might Not”  —  TOP-ED — WSJ editorial page to GOP: Pass the Ukraine-border deal.
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
A new lens into Trump's legacy of adding to the federal debt
Discussion: Newsmax and HotAir
Associated Press:
Trump White House official convicted of defying Jan. 6 congressional subpoena will be sentenced
Dan Froomkin / Press Watch:   The duty to intervene: What news organizations need to do in 2024
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
Ryan Lucas / NPR:
Ex-Trump adviser Peter Navarro sentenced to 4 months for contempt of Congress
NBC News:
Trump briefly testifies in E. Jean Carroll damages trial, clashes with judge
Punchbowl News:
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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.
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
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.
CNBC:
Former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani raises less than $1 million from 13 donors in legal defense fund  — Rudy Giuliani raised less than $1 million from just 13 donors, among them his friends and a group of former President Donald Trump's allies, to help pay off his legal fees.
Discussion: Political Wire
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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.
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 …
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.
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 …
The White House:
Statement from President Joe Biden on Decision to Pause Pending Approvals of Liquefied Natural Gas Exports  —  In every corner of the country and the world, people are suffering the devastating toll of climate change.  Historic hurricanes and floods wiping out homes, businesses, and houses of worship.
Discussion: UPI, The Hill and The Daily Caller
 
 
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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
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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
CNN:
EXCLUSIVE: Willis, Wade and others expected to be subpoenaed for hearing on Fulton County DA affair allegations
 Earlier Items: 
Politico:
McConnell dispels doubts about his commitment to a border-Ukraine deal
Discussion: The Guardian and The Bulwark
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
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