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7:05 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 …
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.
Discussion: New York Times
Associated Press:
Trump White House official convicted of defying Jan. 6 congressional subpoena will be sentenced  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — 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 …
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
NBC News:
McConnell casts doubt on border and Ukraine aid deal as GOP fury threatens both
NBC News:
A Democrat raised protecting Speaker Johnson in meeting with Biden and congressional leaders
Discussion: RedState
Punchbowl News:
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Alexandra Hutzler / ABC News:
Immigration emerges as key 2024 election wedge issue for Trump, vulnerability for Biden
Matthew Chapman / Raw Story:
Trump's courtroom appearances force Arizona GOP to cancel ‘Freedom Fest’: report  —  The Arizona Republican Party has pulled the plug on their upcoming “Freedom Fest” event after former President Donald Trump, who was set to headline the gathering, ditched it to attend to legal matters in court.
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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:
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  —  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 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.
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:
Biden to deploy CIA director to help broker major Gaza deal
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.
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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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 …
Marc Levy / Associated Press:
Pennsylvania's governor says he wants to ‘get s— done.’ He's made it his slogan, profanity and all  —  Gov. Josh Shapiro has a new slogan for how he wants to run Pennsylvania.  And it's profane.  (Jan.25)  —  Photos  —  Gov. Josh Shapiro has a new slogan for how he wants to run Pennsylvania — and it's not fit for kids' ears.
Discussion: New York Times
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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Daniel Marans / HuffPost:
1,500 People Vote For Gaza ‘Ceasefire’ In New Hampshire
Politico:
McConnell dispels doubts about his commitment to a border-Ukraine deal
Discussion: The Bulwark and Political Wire
Apple:
Apple announces changes to iOS, Safari, and the App Store in the European Union
 Earlier Items: 
New York Times:
Elon Musk Is Spreading Election Misinformation, but X's Fact Checkers Are Long Gone
Discussion: Robert Reich
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Eagle Pass is today's Fort Sumter. Biden must federalize the Texas National Guard.
Rolling Stone:
How Big Pharma Is Fueling a Radical MAGA Agenda
 

 
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