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Associated Press:
Republican National Committee plans to soon consider declaring Trump the ‘presumptive 2024 nominee’ — COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The Republican National Committee is expected to consider a resolution next week to declare Donald Trump the party's “presumptive 2024 nominee,” …
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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 …
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Stephen Robinson / Public Notice:
Trump's stubborn defiance of normal political gravity
Trump's stubborn defiance of normal political gravity
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BizPac Review, Chicago Sun Times, RedState and Fox News
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump allies jockey to be VP: 'There's outright auditions happening'
Trump allies jockey to be VP: 'There's outright auditions happening'
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Washington Examiner, USA Today, Reuters, Robert Reich, Fox News and Patterico's Pontifications
David M. Drucker / The Dispatch:
RNC Moving to Declare Trump Its Presumptive Nominee
RNC Moving to Declare Trump Its Presumptive Nominee
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Politico:
Playbook: Why Mark Penn thinks Trump needs Haley
Playbook: Why Mark Penn thinks Trump needs Haley
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CNBC:
Former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani raises less than $1 million from 13 donors in legal defense fund
Former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani raises less than $1 million from 13 donors in legal defense fund
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Political Wire
Associated Press:
Trump could testify as trial set to resume in his legal fight with E. Jean Carroll
Trump could testify as trial set to resume in his legal fight with E. Jean Carroll
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CNN:
Republican National Committee considering move that would declare Trump the presumptive nominee
Republican National Committee considering move that would declare Trump the presumptive nominee
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New York Times:
Inside Trump's Cutthroat Conquest of Iowa and New Hampshire
Inside Trump's Cutthroat Conquest of Iowa and New Hampshire
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Dan Froomkin / Press Watch:
The duty to intervene: What news organizations need to do in 2024
The duty to intervene: What news organizations need to do in 2024
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Off Message
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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Breitbart, No More Mister Nice Blog, Mediaite, Political Wire, New Republic and The Messenger
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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Nicole Russell / Washington Examiner:
Biden is green-lighting border chaos — The border has been increasingly lawless since President Joe Biden took office. Texas isn't getting any help from the Supreme Court either. — Monday, the Supreme Court released an opinion that temporarily backed the Biden administration …
Sadie Gurman / Wall Street Journal:
Feds to Dispatch More Resources to Fight Washington's Violent-Crime Surge — Justice Department says FBI-led effort aims to curb homicides and carjackings, which are rising in D.C. as they drop in other U.S. cities — WASHINGTON—The Justice Department will commit more federal prosecutors …
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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.
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HuffPost, UPI, The Daily Caller and NPR
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 …
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Instapundit
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.
Augusta Saraiva / Bloomberg:
Fed's Preferred Core Price Gauge Cools Amid Robust Spending — Core PCE index eased to 2.9% last month, lowest since 2021 — Spending posted biggest back-to-back increase in nearly a year — The Federal Reserve's preferred gauge of underlying inflation cooled to an almost three-year low …
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Associated Press:
Widening Mideast Crisis: U.N. Court Orders Israel to Prevent Genocide, but Does Not Demand Stop to War — U.N. Court Orders Israel to Prevent Genocide, but Does Not Demand Stop to War — The International Court of Justice ruled that Israel must prevent any genocidal acts by its forces, and must let more aid in to Gaza.
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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
Israel-Hamas war live updates: ICJ stops short of ordering cease-fire, tells Israel to prevent acts of genocide in Gaza
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Phil Prazan / NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth:
Texas senator who voted to acquit Paxton calls to reopen impeachment trial — In a court filing last week, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's office said they would not contest accusations he violated the Whistleblower Act — Texas Sen. Drew Springer (R-Muenster) wrote a letter …
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The Texas Tribune
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.
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National Review, Mediaite, Raw Story and Political Wire
Dan Ladden-Hall / The Daily Beast:
Missouri GOP Lawmaker Floats Rule Change to Bring Back Duels — A senator could challenge another to mortal combat if the first's “honor is impugned.” — Bitter divisions between Republicans in the Missouri Senate culminated in a proposed rule change that would allow senators to settle …
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Associated Press
Marisa Taylor / Reuters:
Exclusive: Musk brain implant company violated US hazardous material transport rules -documents — Elon Musk's brain-implant company Neuralink was fined for violating U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) rules regarding the movement of hazardous materials, according to records from the federal agency reviewed by Reuters.
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The Messenger and Benzinga
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.
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Washington Post:
House members tell Biden he must seek authorization for Yemen strikes — Bipartisan group argues that the administration is violating the Constitution by hitting the Houthis without congressional approval — A bipartisan group of more than two dozen House lawmakers plans to send a letter …
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Political Wire
New York Times:
Leading Museums Remove Native Displays Amid New Federal Rules — The American Museum of Natural History is closing two major halls as museums around the nation respond to updated policies from the Biden administration. — The American Museum of Natural History will close …
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The Messenger
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 …
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
Reagan-appointed judge warns GOP's ‘preposterous’ claims about Jan. 6 could pose threat
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The Messenger