memeorandum: Biden planning post-UAW endorsement trip to Michigan (Politico)

3:45 PM ET, January 30, 2024

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Adam Klasfeld / The Messenger:

E. Jean Carroll Lawyer Threatens to Seek Sanctions Against Trump Attorney for ‘Utterly Baseless’ Claims Judge Was Her ‘Mentor’ — Trump's lawyer Alina Habba claimed the judge had a conflict of interest based on a tabloid rumor of an alleged 30-year-old professional tie

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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: The Hill, Reuters, New Republic, Raw Story and The Guardian

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.

Discussion: PJ Media, New York Times, Bloomberg, Washington Post, RedState, Fox News, Twitchy, The Hill, The Messenger, Political Wire and ABC News

Isabella Murray / ABC News:

Trump can stay on Illinois 2024 ballot after 14th Amendment challenge, officials say — A bipartisan state board voted 8-0 to affirm Trump's eligibility. — Former U.S. President Donald Trump waves as he departs for his second civil trial after E. Jean Carroll accused Trump of raping her decades ago …

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Associated Press:

Illinois election board to consider whether to boot Trump from ballot over insurrection amendment — Illinois' election board on Tuesday kept former President Donald Trump on the state's primary ballot, a week before the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments on whether the Republican's role in the Jan. 6 …

New Republic:
Meet the Lonely Republicans Willing to Say It: Trump Is Disqualified

Discussion: Washington Examiner and Political Wire

Politico:

Biden planning post-UAW endorsement trip to Michigan — His trip comes as Biden lags in polls and amid anger over his handling of Israel policy. — President Joe Biden is expected to travel to Michigan on Thursday as he tries to rally support among voters in a battleground state viewed …

Discussion: New York Times, The Boston Globe and The Messenger

Tal Axelrod / ABC News:
Voters said they didn't want a Biden-Trump rematch. Now they're facing longest general election ever.

Discussion: Fox News and Political Wire

Lee Moran / HuffPost:
Joe Biden Reveals What World Leaders Are Telling Him About Donald Trump

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Alex Thompson / Axios:
After three years, Biden goes all-in on the T-word

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Kayla Gallagher / The Messenger:
Haley Hits Trump on Cognitive Abilities: 'He Has Declined. That's a fact'

Discussion: Raw Story and Washington Times

Politico:
Biden takes a swing through unfriendly ‘Trump Country’

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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 …

Discussion: Robert Reich, Axios, Los Angeles Times, New York Magazine, Raw Story, The Gateway Pundit and Vanity Fair

Benjamin Guggenheim / Politico:
House GOP infighting threatens to derail vote on bipartisan tax package

Discussion: Roll Call

HuffPost:
Republicans Who Screamed About A Crisis On The Border Now Oppose A Plan To Fix It

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Punchbowl News:
1/30/24 ☀️ Punchbowl News AM

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The Times of Israel:

IDF says it killed 3 terrorists planning Oct. 7-like attack hiding in Jenin hospital — CCTV footage shows undercover forces in fake beards or dressed as Muslim women before they killed 3 armed Hamas members in West Bank medical center, in dramatic 10-minute raid

Discussion: Washington Examiner, National Review, Jerusalem Post, Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion, Breitbart, Fox News, UPI, Mediaite, CBS News, The Daily Caller and The Messenger

Associated Press:
Israeli undercover forces dressed as women and medics storm West Bank hospital, killing 3 militants

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Abeer Salman / CNN:
Undercover Israeli troops dressed as medical staff kill three militants in West Bank hospital raid, officials say

Discussion: HotAir, Washington Examiner, TASS, New York Times and Al Jazeera

NBC News:

Justice Department investigating Rep. Cori Bush campaign's use of security funds — The Missouri Democrat confirmed the investigation, denying any wrongdoing and saying that her campaign is “fully cooperating.” — WASHINGTON — Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., a key progressive …

Bonchie / RedState:

CONFIRMED: House Democrat Being Criminally Investigated Is ‘Squad’ Member Cori Bush — As RedState reported on Monday, a House Democrat is currently under criminal investigation for the misuse of government funds under the guise of paying for “security” services.

Discussion: The Messenger, Fox News, Frontpage Mag, Breitbart, The Guardian, Mediaite, Twitchy and acecomments.mu.nu

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 …

Discussion: CNN, The Daily Caller, New York Daily News, HuffPost, New York Times and USA Today

Nick Visser / HuffPost:
E. Jean Carroll Says She Would ‘Absolutely’ Sue Trump If He Defamed Her Again

Matt Margolis / PJ Media:
Did E. Jean Carroll Admit Her Real Motivations for Her Accusations Against Trump?

Discussion: The Hill

Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:

‘White Lives Matter’ member gets 18 years for firebombing church that planned drag events — Aimenn Penny told the FBI that he would have felt better if his Molotov cocktails had burned an LGBT-friendly church to the ground. — WASHINGTON — A member of the pro-Nazi group White Lives Matter …

Discussion: The Columbus Dispatch and The Messenger

US Department of Justice:
Ohio Man Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison for Firebombing a Church that Planned to Host Drag Show Events

Discussion: The Hill and Fox 8 Cleveland WJW

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 …

Discussion: Washington Examiner, National Review, The Federalist and The Daily Caller

Politico:

New US-made longer-range bomb expected to arrive as soon as Wednesday in Ukraine — The Ground-Launched Small Diameter Bomb doesn't even exist in the U.S. inventory. — The Pentagon has successfully tested a new long-range precision bomb for Ukraine that is expected to arrive on the battlefield …

Discussion: Political Wire

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.

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Joyce E. Cutler / Bloomberg Law:
Sotomayor Calls Supreme Court Pace, Workload More Demanding

Discussion: Washington Examiner, Fox News, Raw Story and Althouse

Cory Doctorow / Pluralistic:

Pluralistic: My McLuhan lecture on enshittification (30 Jan 2024) — My McLuhan lecture on enshittification: Live from Berlin. — Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. — This day in history: 2014, 2019, 2023 — Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading

Discussion: The Register

Bree Burkitt / KNAU Arizona Public Radio:

Proposed bill would give Arizona Legislature authority to override popular vote — An Arizona lawmaker wants to give the state Legislature the power to appoint presidential electors regardless of who wins the popular vote. — Currently, the candidate who wins the popular vote gets Arizona's electors.

Discussion: The Daily Beast, Raw Story, Bangor Daily News, The Messenger and Political Wire

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 …

Discussion: CNN, Benzinga, The Register, National Review, The Messenger and The Japan Times, more at Techmeme »

Brett Samuels / The Hill:

Biden says he's decided how to respond to deadly attack on US forces in Jordan — President Biden said Tuesday he has decided how he plans to respond to an attack on U.S. forces in Jordan that killed three Americans, but stressed he was not seeking a wider war in the Middle East.