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Alexandra Ulmer / Reuters:
Exclusive: Hotelier Robert Bigelow gives Trump $1 million for legal fees — Hotelier Robert Bigelow told Reuters on Tuesday he gave Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump $1 million for his legal fees and agreed to donate another $20 million to a pro-Trump outside group for campaign purposes.
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Political Wire and American Greatness
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New York Times:
Trump's PACs Spent Roughly $50 Million on Legal Expenses in 2023 — The former president is facing four criminal indictments and potential trials that could drive his legal bills even higher as he seeks to lock up the Republican presidential nomination. — Donald J. Trump piled up legal expenses …
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Mediaite, Politico, Raw Story, PoliticusUSA and The Messenger
New York Times:
Trump Has Devoured the Republican Establishment — It was almost 15 months ago that The New York Post published a full-page cover photo of Ron DeSantis with the headline “DeFUTURE.” His 19-point victory in the Florida governor's race was one of the few bright spots of the 2022 elections …
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New York Magazine, The Message Box and Lawyers, Guns & Money
Nikki McCann Ramirez / Rolling Stone:
Trump Spent $50 Million in Donor Money on Legal Bills Last Year: Report — The former president's PAC are operating as slush funds to help him fight off a mountain of civil and criminal cases … According to two sources who spoke to the Times, the former president's massive legal bills …
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The Messenger, Political Wire and Politico
Jessica Piper / Politico:
DeSantis super PAC quietly funnelled money into anti-Trump group
DeSantis super PAC quietly funnelled money into anti-Trump group
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Benzinga and Political Wire
Rolling Stone:
Trump Allies Pledge ‘Holy War’ Against Taylor Swift — Taylor Swift hasn't even endorsed Joe Biden's 2024 campaign, but Trump is already privately grousing he's “more popular” than her — Singer-songwriter Taylor Swift hasn't even endorsed President Joe Biden for reelection yet.
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HuffPost, Raw Story, The Hill, UPROXX, Business Insider, MeidasTouch, PoliticusUSA, New York Times, The Moderate Voice, Axios, Benzinga, New York Post, Washington Times, Mediaite, Slate, NBC 7 San Diego, Vanity Fair, Progress Pond, SAN, The Daily Caller, Variety, Arizona Republic, The Bulwark, Max's Dad, Esquire, The Messenger and CNN
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Kimberly Leonard / Politico:
Biden mocks Trump during Florida fundraiser — He lamented that Florida had faced a “real dose of Trumpism.” — MIAMI — President Joe Biden came to South Florida to cash in and dump all over Donald Trump. — During a fundraiser in Jupiter, Florida, on Tuesday, Biden rallied donors …
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Miami Herald, CBS News, New York Post, Associated Press, The Hill, Bloomberg, Orlando Sentinel, KRDO, USA Today and Political Wire
NBC News:
Rep. Jim Clyburn helped Biden win young Black voters in 2020. This time, they're not listening.
Rep. Jim Clyburn helped Biden win young Black voters in 2020. This time, they're not listening.
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Axios, Slate, Politico, The Daily Caller and Instapundit
Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:
January 2024 National Poll: Trump and Biden Remain Neck-and-Neck in Likely Rematch
January 2024 National Poll: Trump and Biden Remain Neck-and-Neck in Likely Rematch
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The Daily Caller, The Hill, Washington Examiner, New York Daily News and Political Wire
Kathleen Culliton / Raw Story:
Trump pressured prosecutor to ‘blow up’ Hunter Biden's gun plea deal: court filing — Hunter Biden's lawyers working to dismiss their client's gun case argued Tuesday far-right extremists and former President Donald Trump unduly pressured prosecutors once willing to cut a deal.
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NBC News, The Daily Caller, Fox News, Washington Examiner and New York Post
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Steve Reilly / The Messenger:
Hunter Biden Got Charged in Gun Case ‘For Partisan Political Reasons’ by Prosecutors Who ‘Succumbed’ to Trump: Court Filings
Hunter Biden Got Charged in Gun Case ‘For Partisan Political Reasons’ by Prosecutors Who ‘Succumbed’ to Trump: Court Filings
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Washington Examiner and KRDO
Isabella Murray / ABC News:
Trump can stay on Illinois 2024 ballot after 14th Amendment challenge, officials say
Trump can stay on Illinois 2024 ballot after 14th Amendment challenge, officials say
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CNN, Associated Press, RedState, The Daily Caller, Raw Story, HuffPost, KRDO, The Gateway Pundit, CBS News, The Messenger, UPI, MeidasTouch and IJR
Matt Vespa / Townhall:
E. Jean Carroll Delivered the Sound Bite That Could Win Trump the Election
E. Jean Carroll Delivered the Sound Bite That Could Win Trump the Election
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The Gateway Pundit, PJ Media, The Daily Beast, HuffPost, Washington Post, Bloomberg, Washington Examiner, The Messenger, Salon, New York Times, RedState, Twitchy and Fox News
Margaret Talev / Axios:
First look: John Bolton's predictions for a second Trump term
First look: John Bolton's predictions for a second Trump term
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Reuters, The Hill, New Republic, Raw Story and The Guardian
Maegan Vazquez / Washington Post:
Illinois elections board dismisses effort to remove Trump from ballot
Illinois elections board dismisses effort to remove Trump from ballot
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The Hill, New York Times, NBC News, The Messenger, Raw Story, Forbes, Chicago Tribune and PBS NewsHour
Apoorva Mandavilli / New York Times:
Syphilis Is Soaring in the U.S. — Cases have risen by 80 percent since 2018, the C.D.C. reported. But chlamydia remains by far the most common sexually transmitted infection. — Syphilis, once nearly eliminated in the United States, continues to resurge, reaching the highest rate …
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Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
US sees record syphilis cases as funding cuts threaten to worsen epidemic
US sees record syphilis cases as funding cuts threaten to worsen epidemic
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Bloomberg, RedState, Honolulu Star-Advertiser, San Bernardino Sun, Associated Press, Roll Call and UPI
David Gilbert / Wired:
The ‘Take Our Border Back’ Convoy Is Already a Complete Mess — Instead of immigrants, the group of extremists mostly battled each other, paranoia, and their GPS systems. — On Monday morning, the organizers of the Take Our Border Back convoy kicked off their road trip to the Texas-Mexico border in Virginia Beach.
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Washington Post, KXAN-TV, New York Post, The Hill, Business Insider, USA Today, Balloon Juice, VICE and WAVY.com
Justin Rohrlich / The Daily Beast:
Disturbing Bill Would Let Arizona Legislators Ignore Election Results — The proposed bill would give the legislature absolute power to control the state's electoral college votes, disenfranchising millions of citizens. — An Arizona lawmaker who signed on to be a “fake elector” …
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Michigan Advance, HuffPost, KLAS and Mock Paper Scissors
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Brandon Morse / RedState:
Montana's Governor Defends Stealing a Teenager From Parents Over Not Conforming to Transgender Agenda — As RedState previously reported, Montana's state child protective services came and took away the 14-year-old girl of a family in Glasgow. The parents, Krista and Todd Kolstad …
Discussion:
The Messenger and The Post Millennial
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Washington Post:
Prosecutor in Trump Georgia case settles divorce ahead of testimony — The lead prosecutor in the Georgia election interference case against former president Donald Trump and his allies settled a contentious divorce dispute on Tuesday, canceling a hearing scheduled for Wednesday morning …
Jerusalem Post:
Israeli commandos, dressed as doctors, foil terror attack in Jenin hospital — The Israeli commando forces entered the hospital dressed as doctors and nurses, as seen in CCTV footage shared on social media. — Israeli counterterrorism forces foiled an October 7-inspired terror attack overnight on Tuesday …
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The Guardian, Reuters, The Messenger, KRDO, GB News, HotAir, New York Post, acecomments.mu.nu, The Hill, NBC News, Middle East Monitor and The Daily Beast
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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
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The Register
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
Axios:
House Democrats close ranks against “bulls**t” Mayorkas impeachment — House Democrats are expecting their caucus to stay unified against a Republican vote to impeach Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas that could come as soon as next week.
Timour Azhari / Reuters:
Iraq's Kataib Hezbollah suspends attacks on US forces — Iran-aligned Iraqi armed group Kataib Hezbollah announced on Tuesday the suspension of all its military operations against U.S. troops in the region, in a decision aimed at preventing “embarrassment” of the Iraqi government, the group said.
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The historically familiar subtext to fears about immigrants to the U.S. — There are very real pressures that exist because of the recent increase in immigrants to the United States. The number of immigrants who have been released into the country to await legal proceedings is over 2 million since 2021 …
Heather Vogell / ProPublica:
We Found That Landlords Could Be Using Algorithms to Fix Rent Prices. Now Lawmakers Want to Make the Practice Illegal. — After a ProPublica investigation, U.S. senators introduced a bill to curb “price fixing” linked to rent-setting software. “Setting prices with an algorithm is no different …
The Hill:
GOP moderates send warning shot to Johnson over tax deal — Moderate House Republicans sent a warning shot to Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Tuesday, coming close to blocking legislative action on the House floor in protest of the bipartisan, bicameral tax deal not including an increase in the state and local tax deduction (SALT).
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Washington Times, Fox News, The Messenger, Politico and Political Wire
Brooke Migdon / The Hill:
Florida bars transgender residents from changing gender on driver's licenses — Transgender Floridians will no longer be able to change their gender on state-issued driver's licenses, according to a Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles memo addressed to county tax collectors.
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USA Today, UPI, Washington Times, Florida Democratic Party, al.com, NBC News, Advocate, The 19th, Los Angeles Blade, Florida Phoenix, Twitchy and Erin In The Morning
Ashraf Fahim / Reuters:
Explorer may have found wreckage of Amelia Earhart's plane in Pacific — A former U.S. Air Force intelligence officer says he believes he has found the wreckage of Amelia Earhart's plane, which disappeared nine decades ago, on the bottom of the Pacific Ocean using sonar data from a deep-sea drone.
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Fox News, Washington Examiner, Los Angeles Times, One America News Network, The Virginian-Pilot and NewsNation
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 …
Sen. Rick Scott / The Hill:
The voters are rejecting Washington's failed border deal — Last week's reporting from The Hill is a perfect example of how Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is preserving a Republican Party in Washington that has completely lost touch with our voters and the real world.
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Washington Examiner, HuffPost, WUSA and New Republic