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10:40 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 …
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 …
Bloomberg:
Nikki Haley Super PAC Outraises Trump With Wall Street Help
CNN:
Republican National Committee considering move that would declare Trump the presumptive nominee
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump allies jockey to be VP: 'There's outright auditions happening'
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
Discussion: Off Message
Associated Press:
Trump could testify as trial set to resume in his legal fight with E. Jean Carroll
The Messenger:
Trump Spokesperson Steven Cheung Booted From Defamation Trial for Phone Alarm
NBC News:
A Democrat raised protecting Speaker Johnson in meeting with Biden and congressional leaders
Discussion: RedState
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 …
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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.
US Department of Justice:
Justice Department Announces Surge of Resources to Fight Violent Crime in Washington, D.C.  —  For Immediate Release  —  The Justice Department announced today that it will surge additional law enforcement tools and resources to target those most responsible for violent crime and carjackings in Washington, D.C.
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Sadie Gurman / Wall Street Journal:
Feds to Dispatch More Resources to Fight Washington's Violent-Crime Surge
Discussion: Fox News
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
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.
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 …
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 …
Discussion: 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.
Discussion: The Messenger and Benzinga
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 Daily Caller and The Hill
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 …
Discussion: The Messenger
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 …
Discussion: Political Wire
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.
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.
 
 
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Christopher Cadelago / Politico:
Gavin Newsom went to South Carolina to stump for Biden. Voters eyed him for 2028.
Phil Prazan / NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth:
Texas senator who voted to acquit Paxton calls to reopen impeachment trial
Discussion: The Texas Tribune
Nicholas Wade / City Journal:
The Story of the Decade  —  New documents strengthen—perhaps conclusively—the lab-leak hypothesis of Covid-19's origins.
Discussion: Instapundit
CNBC:
Former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani raises less than $1 million from 13 donors in legal defense fund
Discussion: Political Wire
Andrew Kerr / Washington Free Beacon:
Meet the Texas Billionaire Quietly Becoming the New George Soros
Politico:
EU threatens to silence Hungary if it blocks Ukrainian funds
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
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Conversations and insights about the moment.
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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
Politico:
McConnell dispels doubts about his commitment to a border-Ukraine deal
Khadeeja Safdar / Wall Street Journal:
Vince McMahon Accused of Sex Trafficking by WWE Staffer He Paid to Keep Quiet
 

 
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