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3:30 PM ET, January 28, 2024

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David Siders / Politico:
The Trump defense industrial complex goes a bit quiet after Carroll verdict  —  ‘Trump chaos is baked in the cake at this point,’ one Republican strategist said.  —  The most notable thing about the Republican call-and-response following the E. Jean Carroll verdict was that there was barely any response at all.
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Isaac Arnsdorf / Washington Post:
Trump brags about efforts to stymie border talks: ‘Please blame it on me’  —  The Republican front-runner slams bipartisan talks in the Senate for a deal as Biden calls for emergency authority to address surging crossings  —  Republican front-runner Donald Trump said he wants to be held responsible …
Lauren Sforza / The Hill:
Noem spars with CNN's Dana Bash over border deal  —  South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) sparred with CNN anchor Dana Bash on Sunday over the border deal, suggesting that President Biden already has the power he needs to shut down the border and that no additional legislation is needed.
CNN:
State of the Union  —  DANA BASH, CNN HOST (voice-over): Gone South.  —  As his GOP rival gets under his skin...  NIKKI HALEY (R), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: Donald, keep them coming.  —  BASH: ... Donald Trump wants to pivot.  —  DONALD TRUMP, FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES (R) …
Associated Press:
Biden offers fresh assurances he would shut down border ‘right now’ if Congress sends him a deal  —  Bidding to salvage a border deal in Congress that also would unlock money for Ukraine, President Joe Biden offered fresh assurances Saturday night that he would be willing to close …
CNN:
First on CNN: Three US troops killed in drone attack in Jordan, at least two dozen injured  —  Three US Army soldiers were killed and at least two dozen service members were injured in a drone attack overnight on a small US outpost in Jordan, US officials told CNN, marking the first time US troops …
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The White House:
Statement from President Joe Biden on Attack on U.S. Service Members in Northeastern Jordan Near the Syria Border  —  Today, America's heart is heavy.  Last night, three U.S. service members were killed—and many wounded—during an unmanned aerial drone attack on our forces stationed in northeast Jordan near the Syria border.
Zeke Miller / Associated Press:
Three Americans killed, ‘many’ wounded in drone attack by Iran-backed militia in Jordan, Biden says  —  Three American service members were killed and “many” were wounded in a drone strike in Jordan, President Joe Biden said in a statement Sunday.  He attributed the attack to Iran-backed militia groups.
David J. Lynch / Washington Post:
Falling inflation, rising growth give U.S. the world's best recovery  —  The European economy, hobbled by unfamiliar weakness in Germany, is barely growing.  China is struggling to recapture its sizzle.  And Japan continues to disappoint.  —  But in the United States, it's a different story.
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Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
US historians sign brief to support Colorado's removal of Trump from ballot  —  Twenty-five civil war and Reconstruction scholars support invoking 14th amendment to bar Trump from ballot over January 6  —  Twenty-five historians of the civil war and Reconstruction filed a US supreme court brief …
Discussion: Raw Story
Benjamin Weiser / New York Times:
Carroll Promises to Do ‘Something Good’ With a Fortune Won From Trump  —  The writer was awarded $83.3 million for his defamation.  Now, she will have to figure out how to use it.  —  As soon as E. Jean Carroll heard the verdict on Friday — $83.3 million in defamation damages against Donald J. Trump …
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NBC News:
First-of-its-kind campaign fundraiser in the works with Bill Clinton, Barack Obama and Biden  —  The Biden campaign is planning a spring fundraiser for the president to appear with his two Democratic predecessors.  —  WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden's campaign is trying to organize …
Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
Trump's $50 Million Mystery Debt Looks Like ‘Tax Evasion’  —  Donald Trump has long claimed he personally owed tens of millions to an obscure entity related to his Chicago tower.  But court docs claim Trump Org. now says it never existed.  —  Always read the footnotes.
Jacqueline Alemany / Washington Post:
House GOP unveils Mayorkas impeachment articles despite lack of evidence  —  House Republicans held two hearings on the inquiry and have struggled to detail clear evidence of high crimes and misdemeanors  —  House Republicans announced two articles of impeachment against Homeland Security …
 
 
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Associated Press:
GOP legislatures in some states seek ways to undermine voters' ability to determine abortion rights
Lauren Sforza / The Hill:
Ocasio-Cortez says genocide accusations demonstrate ‘mass inhumanity that Gazans are facing’
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Rotimi Adeoye / The Daily Beast:
Texas' Border Stunt Is Based on the Same Legal Theory Confederate States Used to Secede
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New York Times:
Key Network of G.O.P. Megadonors to Meet With Trump and Haley Camps
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Filip Timotija / The Hill:
Former senator says new film shows ‘how close’ we came to losing democracy on Jan. 6
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