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6:50 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.
Discussion: HuffPost, CNBC, Raw Story and New York Times
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
Adam Cancryn / Politico:
Biden's new economic messaging strategy: attack Trump's tax legacy
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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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.
Discussion: 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.
New York Times:
Inside Biden's Anti-Trump Battle Plan (and Where Taylor Swift Fits In)
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
Zeke Miller / Associated Press:
Enemy drone that killed US troops in Jordan was mistaken for a US drone, preliminary report suggests
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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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
Discussion: NBC News and Wall Street Journal
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 …
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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Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:   GOP's Salazar says she can't recall how she voted on CHIPS, appropriations bills
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 …
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:
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 …
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 …
Marc Joffe / The Hill:
To fight climate change, micromobility is a better option than overpriced transit projects  —  Thoughtful transit advocates have cautioned about the escalating costs of creating new urban and commuter rail systems in the United States.  But the work of the Transit Costs Project and others raises …
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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Politico:
US weapons exports up 50 percent in 2023 as Washington challenges Russia, China
Discussion: Foreign Affairs
Adam Barnes / Business Insider:
Lise Meitner helped discover nuclear fission but never won a Nobel Prize for her brilliance despite 49 nominations
Brooke Migdon / The Hill:
ACLU mounting legal challenge against Ohio gender-affirming care ban
Discussion: ACLU of Ohio, Assigned and WCMH-TV
Rob Wile / NBC News:
Roomba-maker iRobot announces it's laying off 31% of employees after Amazon deal falls through
Mia Cathell / Townhall:
It Just Got Far Worse for Fani Willis
Joyce Vance / Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance:
The Week Ahead  —  This week, we continue to wait to see how and when the United States Court …
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The combustible mix of right-wing anger coming together in Texas
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Michael Chertoff / Wall Street Journal:
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Wall Street Journal:
At Least 12 U.N. Agency Employees Involved in Oct. 7 Attacks, Intelligence Reports Say
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