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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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Tess Owen / VICE:
Protest Convoy Headed to Southern Border Is Calling Itself an ‘Army of God’ — Experts say that the Christian nationalist rhetoric adds a dangerous dimension to the standoff between Texas and the Federal Government. — A trucker convoy of “patriots” is heading to the U.S. border with Mexico next week …
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The Messenger, The Daily Beast, Raw Story, Wired and New Republic
Nicole Russell / Washington Examiner:
Biden is green-lighting border chaos
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Jenny Goldsberry / Washington Examiner:
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt to ‘absolutely’ send National Guard to Texas border
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VICE, modernity, Breitbart, The Messenger and The Hill
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Nikki Haley touts $1.2 million in donations after Trump vows to blacklist her donors — Nikki Haley's presidential campaign said it raised $1.2 million in one day after former President Donald Trump vowed to blacklist Haley's donors. — Haley's campaign said it has taken a total …
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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 …
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Heather Digby Parton / Salon:
Trump's border power play is a push for civil war
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Tara Suter / The Hill:
Sununu: Trump ‘nervous’ because ‘money is coming’ to Haley
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Stephen Robinson / Public Notice:
Trump's stubborn defiance of normal political gravity
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump allies jockey to be VP: 'There's outright auditions happening'
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Adam Klasfeld / The Messenger:
Judge Threatens to Send Trump Lawyer Alina Habba ‘in the Lockup’ at E. Jean Carroll Trial — The blockbuster remark came moments before closing arguments in Trump's second trial in a case brought by E. Jean Carroll — A federal judge threatened Donald Trump's attorney Alina Habba with jail time on Friday …
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Alex Woodward / The Independent:
Donald Trump storms out of closing arguments in E Jean Carroll trial — The former president continued to attack the woman suing him for defamation after his testimony on Thursday — Why is Donald Trump back in court against E. Jean Carroll? — Roughly 20 minutes after walking into the courtroom …
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Corinne Ramey / Wall Street Journal:
Jury Set to Decide Whether Trump Must Pay E. Jean Carroll Again for Defamation — Verdict could add to former president's financial obligations after earlier jury said he must pay columnist $5 million — A federal jury is expected to begin deliberating Friday on whether Donald Trump must …
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Emily Brooks / The Hill:
Speaker Johnson: Senate border deal ‘dead on arrival’ in House — Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said in a Friday letter to his colleagues that Senate legislation addressing the border and aid to Ukraine and other countries would have been “dead on arrival” in the House, if reports about its terms are true.
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Kayla Gallagher / The Messenger:
California Gov. Newsom Blasts ‘Weak’ GOP, Says They're ‘Rolling Over’ For Trump — The former president has called Republicans, urging them to kill the upcoming border security legislation — Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom branded the Republican Party as “pathetically weak” for …
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Mediaite, Washington Examiner, The Hill, HuffPost, MeidasTouch and NPR
Politico:
Playbook: Why Mark Penn thinks Trump needs Haley
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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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Bloomberg, HuffPost, Breitbart, The Gateway Pundit, Daily Caller News Foundation, The Atlantic, The Verge, UPI and The Daily Caller
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Thomas Catenacci / Fox News:
White House halts enormous natural gas projects in victory for environmentalists
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Jared Gans / The Hill:
Ex-coal CEO who called himself ‘Trumpier than Trump’ launches Democratic Senate bid in West Virginia — A former CEO of a coal company who once said he is “Trumpier than Trump” has launched a bid for Senate as a Democrat in West Virginia. — Don Blankenship, who previously ran …
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Mainstream media bloodbath: News outlets slash jobs as business suffers — Nearly a dozen mainstream media companies are gutting staff and scrambling to rescue their struggling businesses. … But an ongoing bloodbath is decimating news outlets nationwide.
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The Daily Caller and CNBC, more at Mediagazer »
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Another longtime House Democrat announces retirement — Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-Md.) on Friday became the latest veteran House member to announce plans to retire from Congress at the end of this year. … - “But it is time to pass the torch to a younger generation of leaders …
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Baltimore Sun, The Messenger, Maryland Matters, Fox News and Associated Press
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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Washington Examiner, Washington Free Beacon, The Hill, UPI and Daily Caller News Foundation
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Sadie Gurman / Wall Street Journal:
Feds to Dispatch More Resources to Fight Washington's Violent-Crime Surge
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The Messenger and Fox News
Barak Ravid / Axios:
U.S. pauses funding to UNRWA after 12 staffers accused of involvement in Oct. 7 attack … - State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said the U.S. is “extremely troubled by the allegations” and the administration has “temporarily paused additional funding for UNRWA while we review …
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 and The Guardian
Politico:
White House offers unredacted Jan. 6 transcripts to GOP — with conditions — House Republicans have pushed for the records for months as they've cast doubt on the Jan. 6 select committee's work.
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ABC News, The Messenger, Raw Story, New York Times and NBC News
John Frank / Axios:
Lauren Boebert blasted as carpetbagger in first debate in new congressional district race — U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert defended her mountains-to-plains shift in congressional districts, even as Republican rivals used the contest's first debate Thursday night to suggest she is a carpetbagger and hypocrite.
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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 and Axios
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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