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Biden faces treacherous political choices in answering deadly attack — Republicans demand that Biden attack Iran. Some warn that risks a wider Middle East conflagration. — President Biden met with top aides Monday to review potential American responses to a drone attack …
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David Rothkopf / The Daily Beast:
A Gaza Ceasefire Deal Is the Only Way to Avoid a Wider War
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Iranian Allies Brace for U.S. Response to Deadly Drone Strike
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Lisa Kashinsky / Politico:
Nikki Haley: ‘Take out’ foreign leaders behind drone strike in Jordan
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The Hill:
House Republicans poised to torpedo GOP's best chance in years to pass border bill — House Republicans appear to be on the precipice of torpedoing their best opportunity in years of passing border legislation. — Republicans had long insisted on changes to border and migration policy …
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1/30/24 ☀️ Punchbowl News AM … The House Homeland Security Committee will mark up a resolution today to impeach DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, the first time in nearly 150 years that the chamber will try to remove a member of the president's Cabinet. … Meaning this all will have achieved nothing.
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Nikki Haley might want to be careful calling Congress a ‘nursing home’
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Devan Cole / CNN:
Retired conservative federal judge urges Supreme Court to disqualify Trump from office — A former conservative federal appellate judge is urging the Supreme Court to keep Donald Trump off the ballot, arguing the ex-president's effort to cling to power after his 2020 election loss was …
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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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Politico:
Biden takes a swing through unfriendly ‘Trump Country’ — “It's the nation's ATM,” said one operative about Florida. — MIAMI — President Joe Biden is dropping into Florida not to fire up voters — but to raise cash. — In a month marked by major campaign speeches and events …
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Alex Thompson / Axios:
After three years, Biden goes all-in on the T-word
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Elizabeth Crisp / The Hill:
Trump claims credit for record-high stock market under Biden
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Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
It's not that MAGA doesn't believe E. Jean Carroll — they just don't care that Trump abuses women — Trump verdict and new Vince McMahon allegations are a dark reminder that red state America cultivates rape culture — Not that she'll ever bring herself to use words like “rapist” or …
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The Daily Beast:
How This Nutty Ohio Primary Is Dividing the GOP — Everyone in this race has baggage—especially J.R. Majewski. — Like many dramas in today's Republican Party, the one in Ohio's 9th Congressional District started with someone saying something mean about Donald Trump.
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Colin McCullough / CNN:
Oklahoma GOP votes to condemn Sen. Lankford for role in bipartisan border talks
Greg Sargent / New Republic:
GOP Senator Reveals the Sick Truth About the Trump-MAGA Border Scam
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Republicans now say it might be okay to ignore the Supreme Court — A consequential development of the Trump era is what increasingly looks like the Republicans' acrimonious divorce from the rule of law. — The party that once prided itself as the law-and-order side has leaped headlong …
Washington Post:
Texas AG seeks transgender records in Georgia as part of his wider probe — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has requested medical records from a Georgia telehealth clinic that provides gender-affirming care, a newly discovered move that shows the Republican official is looking in multiple states …
Associated Press:
Israeli undercover forces dressed as women and medics storm West Bank hospital, killing 3 militants — Israeli forces disguised as civilian women and medical workers stormed a hospital Tuesday in the occupied West Bank, killing three Palestinian militants in a dramatic raid that underscored …
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:
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Nikki McCann Ramirez / Rolling Stone:
Right-Wingers Say Super Bowl Is Rigged So Taylor Swift Can Endorse Biden
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Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
TheBlaze's Jason Whitlock Quietly Deletes Promo of Antisemitic Interview — But TheBlaze host said he didn't regret inviting the guest, who spewed vile conspiracy theories, on his show. — After coming under fire for hosting virulent antisemite E. Michael Jones, who claimed …
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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 …
Associated Press:
Prisoners in the US are part of a hidden workforce linked to hundreds of popular food brands — A hidden path to America's dinner tables begins here, at an unlikely source - a former Southern slave plantation that is now the country's largest maximum-security prison.
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Adam Edelman / NBC News:
Democrats ramp up spending in a race that will determine control of the Pennsylvania state House — A special election for a state House seat in Bucks County — a purple area in the northern suburbs of Philadelphia — will take place Feb. 13. — Democrats have begun ramping up their spending weeks …
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Alice Miranda Ollstein / Politico:
The anti-abortion plan ready for Trump on Day One — The stakes of the election go far beyond whether a GOP president signs a bill banning the procedure. — Anti-abortion groups have not yet persuaded Donald Trump to commit to signing a national ban if he returns to the White House.
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Ashley Belanger / Ars Technica:
Apple warns proposed UK law will affect software updates around the world — Apple may leave the UK if required to provide advance notice of product updates. — Apple is “deeply concerned” that proposed changes to a United Kingdom law could give the UK government unprecedented power to …
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Natalie Allison / Politico:
Party feud breaks out ahead of RNC meeting in Las Vegas — GOP county chairs and local activists warned the party isn't doing enough to compete in November. — LAS VEGAS — Days before the Republican National Committee was set to convene here, hundreds of Republican officials gathered …
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump puts on full-court press for big-time donors — and nabs more than a few — The former president has scored a commitment from Ron DeSantis' former top money man, among others. — Donald Trump is aggressively courting potential megadonors to his campaign, targeting those who've kept …
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