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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.
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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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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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Jay Kuo / The Status Kuo:
The Border Is Now Becoming a GOP Crisis — How the GOP is fumbling its best chance at pinning Biden and the Democrats in a corner on immigration — It's hard to believe, but the GOP is turning its best weapon—the border crisis—into a political liability.
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Politico and The Daily Signal
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.
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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.
Politico:
Playbook: Can Dems flip the border script?
Playbook: Can Dems flip the border script?
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Rolling Stone:
Trump's Secret Plan to Expand Presidential Immunity To ‘King George’ Levels
Trump's Secret Plan to Expand Presidential Immunity To ‘King George’ Levels
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Vanity Fair, Raw Story, al.com and New York Post
Adam Cancryn / Politico:
Biden's new economic messaging strategy: attack Trump's tax legacy
Biden's new economic messaging strategy: attack Trump's tax legacy
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Breitbart, Washington Examiner and Political Wire
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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Bernard Condon / Associated Press:
Trump civil fraud trial: Why the New York case stands apart
Trump civil fraud trial: Why the New York case stands apart
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Adam Klasfeld / The Messenger:
Trump Lawyer Attacks ‘Self-Serving’ Court-Appointed Monitor as a ‘Javert’ After She Calls Out Financial ‘Errors’
Trump Lawyer Attacks ‘Self-Serving’ Court-Appointed Monitor as a ‘Javert’ After She Calls Out Financial ‘Errors’
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Erik Larson / Bloomberg:
Trump Cash Stockpile at Risk From $450 Million Dual Verdicts
Trump Cash Stockpile at Risk From $450 Million Dual Verdicts
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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 …
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Wall Street Journal:
Iranian Allies Brace for U.S. Response to Deadly Drone Strike
Iranian Allies Brace for U.S. Response to Deadly Drone Strike
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Associated Press:
Preliminary report suggests enemy drone that killed US troops in Jordan was mistaken for a US drone
Preliminary report suggests enemy drone that killed US troops in Jordan was mistaken for a US drone
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Reuters:
Talks on pausing fighting and releasing hostages were ‘constructive,’ Israel says.
Talks on pausing fighting and releasing hostages were ‘constructive,’ Israel says.
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Daniel Greenfield / Frontpage Mag:
3 U.S. Soldiers Died Because Biden Won't Stand Up to Iran
3 U.S. Soldiers Died Because Biden Won't Stand Up to Iran
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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 …
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Aneeta Mathur-Ashton / The Messenger:
Former IRS Contractor Who Leaked Trump Tax Information Sentenced To Five Years
Former IRS Contractor Who Leaked Trump Tax Information Sentenced To Five Years
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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 …
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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 …
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Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
Republican governors' dangerous border standoff with Biden
Republican governors' dangerous border standoff with Biden
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Media Matters for America, Washington Post, One First, Default, Sacramento Bee, Houston Public Media, CNN, New York Post and The Gateway Pundit
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 …
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Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
‘I Cannot Really Remember’: GOP Rep. Busted For Taking Credit For Bills She Voted Against — “I need to ask my staff,” Florida Rep. Maria Salazar said as a reporter listed off times she bragged about getting money for her district that she opposed. — LOADING
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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 …
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 …
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 …
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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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PoliticusUSA and The Gateway Pundit
Peter Charalambous / ABC News:
E. Jean Carroll says she plans to use $83 million on ‘something Donald Trump hates’ — “He's just something in a suit,” Carroll said about seeing Trump in court. — E. Jean Carroll appears on “Good Morning American” on Jan. 29, 2024, after a jury awarded her more than $83 million …
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Mariana Labbate / The Messenger:
E. Jean Carroll Says She Wants to Spend Her $83.3 Million in Damages on Something ‘Trump Hates’
E. Jean Carroll Says She Wants to Spend Her $83.3 Million in Damages on Something ‘Trump Hates’
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New York Post, New York Times, Raw Story, The Hill, Deadline and New Republic