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8:25 PM ET, January 29, 2024

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Tatyana Tandanpolie / Salon:
Retired Republican judge: “Absolutely damning” evidence in new bid to bar Trump from Illinois ballot  —  The “preponderance of evidence” shows that Trump engaged in insurrection, election officer says  —  A hearing officer for the Illinois State Board of Elections in a recommendation released …
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Elizabeth Crisp / The Hill:
Trump claims credit for record-high stock market under Biden  —  Former President Trump, who has predicted economic doom if he's not elected back to the White House, said Monday he should get credit for the stock market's recent record highs, more than three years after he left office.
Candace McDuffie / The Root:
Snoop Dogg Is Now Singing Donald Trump's Praises, But Why?  —  The legendary rapper said he has nothing but ‘love and respect’ for the 2024 Republican presidential candidate.  —  In a new interview, legendary rapper Snoop Dogg sang Donald Trump's praises.  Although he technically didn't endorse …
Kierra Frazier / Politico:
Trump calls UAW president a ‘dope’ after union endorses Biden
Alice Miranda Ollstein / Politico:   The anti-abortion plan ready for Trump on Day One
Adam Cancryn / Politico:
Biden's new economic messaging strategy: attack Trump's tax legacy
New York Times:
Inside Biden's Anti-Trump Battle Plan (and Where Taylor Swift Fits In)
David Rothkopf / The Daily Beast:
A Gaza Ceasefire Deal Is the Only Way to Avoid a Wider War  —  If the war between Israel and Hamas rages on indefinitely, the conflict will spread.  It doesn't have to be that way. … It is inevitable that much of the discussion in Washington, D.C. regarding the drone attack …
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Wall Street Journal:
Iranian Allies Brace for U.S. Response to Deadly Drone Strike  —  Enemy drone approached its target at the same time a U.S. drone was also returning to base  —  The U.S. failed to stop a deadly attack on an American military outpost in Jordan when the enemy drone approached its target …
Lisa Kashinsky / Politico:
Nikki Haley: ‘Take out’ foreign leaders behind drone strike in Jordan  —  The Republican presidential contender was responding to a strike that killed three U.S. troops.  —  Nikki Haley called Monday for the U.S. to “take out” any Iranian leaders who support the group that conducted …
Zeke Miller / Associated Press:
Enemy drone that killed US troops in Jordan was mistaken for a US drone, preliminary report suggests
Greg Sargent / New Republic:
GOP Senator Reveals the Sick Truth About the Trump-MAGA Border Scam  —  Republican Senator James Lankford, who is leading negotiations over a border security bill, is discovering to his great shock that Donald Trump and MAGA Republicans are not operating entirely in good faith.
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Colin McCullough / CNN:
Oklahoma GOP votes to condemn Sen. Lankford for role in bipartisan border talks  —  The Oklahoma Republican Party approved a resolution over the weekend condemning and censuring Sen. James Lankford, the state's senior senator, for his role in the ongoing bipartisan border negotiations in Congress.
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 …
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Merrick Garland to transfer power during back surgery  —  The Justice Department's No. 2 official will briefly take over as the attorney general undergoes a procedure on his spine this weekend.  —  Attorney General Merrick Garland will be out of commission this weekend due to back surgery …
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Bart Jansen / USA Today:
Attorney General Merrick Garland will undergo back procedure Saturday, turn over duties temporarily to deputy
Discussion: NBC News and Associated Press
Wilfred Chan / The Guardian:
‘Seismic shift’: driving unaffordable for many in US amid push toward SUVs  —  Luxury vehicles, production cuts and soaring insurance prices have sent the cost of US car ownership out of control  —  At the start of the pandemic, Ceola Luna, a 45-year-old Lyft driver in Los Angeles …
US Department of Justice:
One Iranian and Two Canadian Nationals Indicted in Murder-for-Hire Scheme  —  For Immediate Release  —  One Iranian and two Canadian nationals have been charged with conspiracy to use interstate commerce in the commission of a murder-for-hire plot.  —  According to court documents …
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 …
Kelly Rissman / The Independent:
Republicans are quietly deleting mentions of abortion from their websites.  We asked them why  —  Republicans who previously campaigned on a pro-life position are now ‘in a tough spot,’ experts say. , Kelly Rissman speaks to GOP strategists and campaign managers about what's going on behind the scenes
Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
GOP's Salazar says she can't recall how she voted on CHIPS, appropriations bills  —  Rep. María Salazar (R-Fla.) said on Sunday she could not recall how she voted on two key pieces of legislation that she has since touted as victories that she brought home for her district.
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Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
‘I Cannot Really Remember’: GOP Rep. Busted For Taking Credit For Bills She Voted Against
Discussion: Daily Kos
Martin H. Redish / The Hill:
The Supreme Court can't punt on Trump's disqualification without threatening the Constitution  —  When the Supreme Court reviews Colorado's decision to exclude President Trump from the state's ballot, it will be delving into wholly uncharted territory.  —  The Supreme Court has never interpreted …
John Sexton / HotAir:
Vivek Ramaswamy Joins the Taylor Swift ‘Psy-Op’ Bandwagon (Update)  —  Vivek Ramaswamy was never my cup of tea and this is why.  Because, on the one hand he could occasionally do a solid job putting the progressive media back on its heels on the other hand he was also willing to indulge stupid conspiracy theories like this:
Ruth Marcus / Washington Post:
A federal judge is fed up with those defending the Jan. 6 rioters  —  Sentencing hearings are ordinarily about criminal defendants.  What did they do?  Have they demonstrated remorse?  What factors in their background argue in favor of leniency or for the stiffest possible sentence?
Matthew Chapman / Raw Story:
'I'm wearing the armor of God': New Arizona GOP chair vows more anti-voting lawsuits  —  The newly-elected Arizona Republican Party chair, Gina Swoboda, proudly told longtime Donald Trump ally Steve Bannon on his “war room” show that the former president personally urged her to run for the position …
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 …
Acyn / MeidasTouch:
Justice Department Subpoenas House of Representatives For Documents  —  House of Representatives notified of grand jury subpoena  —  A notification was read on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives, revealing that the office of the Sergeant at Arms received a grand jury subpoena …
 
 
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US weapons exports up 50 percent in 2023 as Washington challenges Russia, China
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Adam Barnes / Business Insider:
Lise Meitner helped discover nuclear fission but never won a Nobel Prize for her brilliance despite 49 nominations
Marc Joffe / The Hill:
To fight climate change, micromobility is a better option than overpriced transit projects
Rob Wile / NBC News:
Roomba-maker iRobot announces it's laying off 31% of employees after Amazon deal falls through
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