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11:10 AM ET, January 30, 2024

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Matt Vespa / Townhall:
E. Jean Carroll Delivered the Sound Bite That Could Win Trump the Election  —  There's the liberal media's crusade against the former president, but then there's E. Jean Carroll's war against Trump, which is something otherworldly.  She's filed multiple lawsuits against Donald Trump.
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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 …
Margaret Talev / Axios:
First look: John Bolton's predictions for a second Trump term  —  John Bolton — Donald Trump's former national security adviser — is laying out his nightmare scenarios for a second Trump term in a foreword to the paperback edition of his memoir “The Room Where It Happened,” out Tuesday.
Discussion: Raw Story and The Guardian
Matt Margolis / PJ Media:
Did E. Jean Carroll Admit Her Real Motivations for Her Accusations Against Trump?  —  E. Jean Carroll's accusations against Trump were dubious at best, yet Trump's denial of her claims just resulted in a jury awarding Carroll ridiculously high punitive damages.
Discussion: The Hill
Lee Moran / HuffPost:
Joe Biden Reveals What World Leaders Are Telling Him About Donald Trump  —  Biden's counterparts all have the same message about his predecessor, the president claimed.  —  LOADING  —  President Joe Biden claimed multiple world leaders have expressed to him their fear of former President Donald Trump returning to the White House.
Discussion: PJ Media, The Hill, WLTX-TV and Mediaite
Mabinty Quarshie / Washington Examiner:
Nikki Haley banking on Trump's legal dramas as key to lasting in primary race
Discussion: HuffPost and Washington Post
Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:
Carroll says she would ‘absolutely’ sue Trump again if another case arises
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HuffPost:
Republicans Who Screamed About A Crisis On The Border Now Oppose A Plan To Fix It  —  Many on the right claim the U.S. is being “invaded” by migrants but also want to wait until Donald Trump is elected president again to stop it.  —  LOADING  —  WASHINGTON ― For months …
Punchbowl News:
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.
Greg Sargent / New Republic:
GOP Senator Reveals the Sick Truth About the Trump-MAGA Border Scam
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Nikki Haley might want to be careful calling Congress a ‘nursing home’
Discussion: The Hill
Washington Post:
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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Wall Street Journal:
Iranian Allies Brace for U.S. Response to Deadly Drone Strike
Washington Post:
U.S. mixed up enemy, friendly drones in attack that killed 3 troops
Politico:
Biden's team is blaming Iran for American deaths. How will the US respond?
Devan Cole / CNN:
Justice Sotomayor speaks on frustration following some Supreme Court rulings  —  Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor opened up on Monday about the “frustration” she said she experiences daily as the high court's conservative supermajority continues to move the country further to the right.
Discussion: National Review, Mediaite and Reason
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Joyce E. Cutler / Bloomberg Law:
Sotomayor Calls Supreme Court Pace, Workload More Demanding
Discussion: Raw Story
Megan Brenan / Gallup:
Economic Mood Improves, but Inflation Still Vexing Americans  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — While still negative overall, Gallup's Economic Confidence Index has improved each of the past two months to its highest point in two years, reflecting improved views of both current economic conditions and the economy's direction.
Discussion: The Hill and The Messenger
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 …
Aaron Sibarium / Washington Free Beacon:
Not Just Claudine Gay.  Harvard's Chief Diversity Officer Plagiarized and Claimed Credit for Husband's Work, Complaint Alleges  —  It's not just Claudine Gay.  Harvard University's chief diversity and inclusion officer, Sherri Ann Charleston, appears to have plagiarized extensively in her academic work …
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story
Nikki McCann Ramirez / Rolling Stone:
Right-Wingers Say Super Bowl Is Rigged So Taylor Swift Can Endorse Biden  —  It's all really stupid  —  Taylor Swift has shattered virtually every major record in the music industry, and as she lives her best life supporting her boyfriend, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, she's also breaking the brains of right-wingers.
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Reuters:
Exclusive: US disabled Chinese hacking network targeting critical infrastructure  —  The U.S. government in recent months launched an operation to fight a pervasive Chinese hacking operation that successfully compromised thousands of internet-connected devices, according to two Western security officials …
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.
Discussion: Political Wire
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 …
Fox News:
Rep Tenney nominates Trump for Nobel Peace Prize for ‘historic’ Abraham Accords  —  Effort to create Abraham Accords ‘were unprecedented,’ she says  —  Join Fox News for access to this content  —  Plus get unlimited access to thousands of articles, videos and more with your free account!
Discussion: RedState and The Messenger
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 …
Discussion: The Hill and HuffPost
 
 
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Dan Ladden-Hall / The Daily Beast:
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Adam Edelman / NBC News:
Democrats ramp up spending in a race that will determine control of the Pennsylvania state House
Discussion: The Hill
The Daily Beast:
How This Nutty Ohio Primary Is Dividing the GOP
Discussion: Raw Story
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump puts on full-court press for big-time donors — and nabs more than a few
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
TheBlaze's Jason Whitlock Quietly Deletes Promo of Antisemitic Interview
Discussion: Raw Story
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Ashley Belanger / Ars Technica:
Apple warns proposed UK law will affect software updates around the world
Claudia Aoraha / Daily Mail:
Taylor Swift could sway 2024 election outcome, new poll finds with a FIFTH of voters ‘likely’ to back candidate endorsed by singer
Discussion: RedState and Digby's Hullabaloo
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Merrick Garland to transfer power during back surgery
Kelly Rissman / The Independent:
Republicans are quietly deleting mentions of abortion from their websites. We asked them why
Ruth Marcus / Washington Post:
A federal judge is fed up with those defending the Jan. 6 rioters
Wilfred Chan / The Guardian:
‘Seismic shift’: driving unaffordable for many in US amid push toward SUVs
Acyn / MeidasTouch:
Justice Department Subpoenas House of Representatives For Documents
 

 
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Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Memo: WaPo CEO Will Lewis tells staff they'll be expected to work from the office five days a week, instead of three, by June 2, and by February 3 for managers

Sean Burch / The Wrap:
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