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12:55 PM ET, January 29, 2024

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Kierra Frazier / Politico:
Trump calls UAW president a ‘dope’ after union endorses Biden  —  “Get rid of this dope & vote for DJT,” Trump said on Truth Social.  —  Former President Donald Trump took a swipe at the United Auto Workers president Sunday night, calling him a “dope” days after the UAW endorsed President Joe Biden.
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New York Times:
Inside Biden's Anti-Trump Battle Plan (and Where Taylor Swift Fits In)  —  Watching Donald Trump ascend, the newly energized Biden campaign is aiming to make the general election all about him.  It's also hoping for some big endorsements.  —  As former President Donald J. Trump speeds toward …
Politico:
Playbook: Can Dems flip the border script?  —  With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  I'VE GOT A BLANK SPACE, BABY — The NYT takes a close look this morning at President JOE BIDEN's general election battle plan, which will “couple a direct assault on …
Politico:
The huge wedge between McConnell and Johnson: Donald Trump
Discussion: Raw Story, SAN and The Bulwark
Bernard Condon / Associated Press:
Trump civil fraud trial: Why the New York case stands apart  —  Within days, Donald Trump could potentially have his sprawling real estate business empire ordered “dissolved” for repeated misrepresentations on financial statements to lenders, adding him to a short list of scam marketers …
Discussion: Washington Post, Benzinga and The Hill
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The Daily Beast:
Trumps Throw Tantrum Over Court Monitor's Financial Bombshell  —  A lawyer for the Trumps slammed Judge Barbara S. Jones in a court filing Monday morning, vehemently denying Trump lied about a missing $48 million loan.  —  Now that the retired federal judge babysitting the Trump Organization …
Mariana Labbate / The Messenger:
E. Jean Carroll Says She Wants to Spend Her $83.3 Million in Damages on Something ‘Trump Hates’
Discussion: The Hill and New Republic
Fox News:
Drone from Iran proxy evaded US defenses because it was mistaken for US drone: official  —  A U.S. official confirmed to Fox News the drone from an Iranian proxy that killed 3 American service members in Jordan and injured others got past the air defenses for Tower 22 because it was mistaken …
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Paul Wallace / Bloomberg:
Biden Faces Tough Choice Over How to Respond to Iran
U.S. Department of Defense:
Statement From Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III on an Attack Against U.S. and Coalition Forces in Northeastern Jordan Near the Syria Border
Daniel Greenfield / Frontpage Mag:
3 U.S. Soldiers Died Because Biden Won't Stand Up to Iran
Andrew Solender / Axios:
GOP hawks press Biden to target Iran directly over soldiers' deaths
Marshall Cohen / CNN:
Pro-Trump network OAN execs may have ‘engaged in criminal activities’ while promoting 2020 election lies, Smartmatic alleges  —  In the wake of the 2020 election, the president of the far-right network One America News sent a potentially explosive email to former Trump campaign lawyer Sidney Powell …
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
The second insurrection  —  “The Federal Government has broad constitutional powers in determining what aliens shall be admitted to the United States, the period they may remain, regulation of their conduct before naturalization, and the terms and conditions of their naturalization …
Discussion: CBS News and The Atlantic
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Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
Republican governors' dangerous border standoff with Biden  —  This free edition of PN is made possible by paid subscribers.  To become one and support our work, please click the button below to sign up.  —  📚 Subscribe to Public Notice 📚  —  Over the last several years …
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New York Times:
Israel Details Claims Against U.N. Workers It Says Aided Hamas
Rolling Stone:
Trump's Secret Plan to Expand Presidential Immunity To ‘King George’ Levels  —  Tired of being criminally prosecuted, Donald Trump and his allies are plotting a way to give presidents a legal shield for life if he wins in 2024 … But the arguments that Trump's lawyers are currently litigating …
Jared Gans / The Hill:
Boebert finishes fifth in straw poll of new district  —  Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) came in fifth place in a straw poll of voters in the district where the controversial congresswoman recently relocated and is trying to win reelection to the House.  —  Boebert, who was first elected …
Discussion: HuffPost and Digby's Hullabaloo
NBC News:
Ex-IRS contractor sentenced to 5 years in prison for leaking Trump tax records  —  Charles Littlejohn had pleaded guilty to leaking thousands of tax records, including for Trump and billionaires like Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk.  —  WASHINGTON — The former Internal Revenue Service contractor …
Sam Brodey / The Daily Beast:
Kyrsten Sinema Loves to Fly Private—on the Taxpayer's Dime  —  Kyrsten Sinema is using her Senate office's money for a curious purpose: private flights. … It's hardly a secret that Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) likes to fly private.  It was just last April when it came out that Sinema's campaign …
Discussion: Business Insider
Paula Reed Ward / Greensburg Tribune-Review:
Pa. Supreme Court sends Medicaid-funded abortion question back to Commonwealth Court  —  The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Monday issued a complex opinion on a case involving the funding of abortions by Medicaid, finding that the right to “reproductive autonomy” is fundamental.
Discussion: The Messenger
Michael Chertoff / Wall Street Journal:
Don't Impeach Alejandro Mayorkas  —  House Republicans are misusing the process to target an official who has done nothing wrong.  —  Political and policy disagreements aren't impeachable offenses.  The Constitution gives Congress the power to impeach federal officials for treason, bribery and “other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.”
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Scoop: Israeli defense chief tells U.S. he won't allow rebuilding of settlements in Gaza  —  Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant told U.S. officials last week that he and the Israeli military will not allow the rebuilding of illegal outposts or settlements by Israeli settlers inside the Gaza Strip …
Rasmussen Reports:
Border Battle: Texans Should Stand Their Ground, Most Voters Say  —  In a dispute over the U.S.-Mexico border that made it to the Supreme Court, most voters side with Texas against President Joe Biden's administration.  —  The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds …
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Breitbart
 
 
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Christopher Cann / USA Today:
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