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9:30 AM ET, January 31, 2024

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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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Bloomberg:
Biden to Visit Site of East Palestine, Ohio Train Derailment  — President to mark disaster anniversary, meet residents  — Ex-president Trump had said residents had been ‘abandoned’  —  President Joe Biden will visit East Palestine, Ohio, after nearly a year of criticism …
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 …
Bloomberg:
Biden Faces Blame for Border Crisis, Swing-State Voter Poll Shows
Discussion: Axios and Benzinga
Jessica Piper / Politico:
RFK Jr. is still drawing more backing from Trump donors, even as an independent
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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Politico:
As judges mull presidential immunity, Trump reaps the benefits of delay  —  For over three weeks, the D.C. Circuit has been sitting on a potentially decisive question.  —  Whether Donald Trump faces a potential prison sentence in 2024 is at the mercy of a federal appeals court that's operating …
Discussion: Raw Story
Politico:
Playbook: Election-year politics hampers the Hill  —  With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  ONE STEP CLOSER — The House Homeland Security Committee voted shortly after 1 a.m. to advance impeachment articles against DHS Secretary ALEJANDRO MAYORKAS on an 18-15 party-line vote.
Washington Post:
Prosecutor in Trump Georgia case settles divorce ahead of testimony
Washington Post:
Judge orders Tesla to undo Elon Musk's $56 billion pay package  —  The ruling by a Delaware court stems from a Tesla shareholder lawsuit over the tech billionaire's 2018 compensation package  —  A Delaware judge on Tuesday ruled that Elon Musk's generous 2018 compensation package …
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Randall Chase / Associated Press:
Elon Musk cannot keep Tesla pay package worth more than $55 billion, judge rules  —  Elon Musk is not entitled to landmark compensation package awarded by Tesla's board of directors that is potentially worth more than $55 billion, a Delaware judge ruled Tuesday.
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 …
Discussion: CNN, Fox 8 Cleveland WJW and CBS News
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NBC News:
Pennsylvania man arrested after allegedly decapitating his father and displaying his head on YouTube  —  In the video, which has since been removed, Justin Mohn says his father was a federal employee and refers to him as a traitor while voicing right-wing conspiracy theories.
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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
Discussion: Washington Examiner and KRDO
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” …
Neil Irwin / Axios:
U.S. winning world economic war  —  The United States economy grew faster than any other large advanced economy last year — by a wide margin — and is on track to do so again in 2024.  —  Why it matters: America's outperformance is rooted in its distinctive structural strengths, policy choices, and some luck.
Discussion: Political Wire, Semafor and The Hill
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Congressman urging Texas to ignore the Supreme Court is backed by major law firms  —  Congressman Chip Roy (R-TX) is publicly urging Texas to ignore the Supreme Court.  In previously unreported comments, Roy explained that he feared his position would push the country into “a post-constitutional world.”
Discussion: UPI, The Texas Tribune and The Hill
Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
The ‘Profound Influence’ of Christian Extremists on Mike Johnson  —  Speaker Mike Johnson's spiritual journey reveals ties to Christian fundamentalists who support slavery.  Johnson's office won't say where he stands on that issue. … If you want to know where Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson stands …
Discussion: Raw Story and Fox News
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.
Politico:
Sinema's fundraising plummets as reelection decision deadline nears  —  The Arizona independent is raising less and less each quarter.  —  Sen. Kyrsten Sinema's (I-Ariz.) fundraising cratered to her lowest quarterly total yet this cycle as she stares down an April deadline to file for reelection.
Olivia Reingold / The Free Press:
WATCH: American Miseducation.  A New Documentary from The Free Press  —  How did our universities become hotbeds of hate?  Olivia Reingold set out to investigate.  —  For the last ninety years, New Yorkers have come together for the annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony at Rockefeller Center.
Discussion: Power Line
Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
Democratic group focused on young candidates rakes in $3M in fourth quarter  —  A Democratic group that aims to recruit and support young candidates for state legislative office announced that it had raised more than $3 million in the latest quarter of fundraising.
Discussion: 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 …
Isaac Chotiner / New Yorker:
A Pediatrician's Two Weeks Inside a Hospital in Gaza  —  No space, no supplies, and harrowing life-and-death decisions.  —  Dr. Seema Jilani is currently a senior technical adviser at the International Rescue Committee, where she leads their emergency health responses globally.
Discussion: Semafor and no limits
Jonathan Edwards / Washington Post:
Man sentenced to 18 years for bombing church that was hosting drag event  —  Aimenn Penny grew angrier and angrier late on March 24, as he watched online videos about drag shows, prosecutors said.  —  Committed to stopping one near his home in northeastern Ohio, he got in his vehicle and …
Thomas Zimmer / Democracy Americana:
The Texas Border Standoff Is an Acute Crisis with Terrifying Implications  —  Last Wednesday, on January 24, Texas Governor Greg Abbott released a remarkable statement that opened with an astonishing line: “The federal government has broken the compact between the United States and the States.”
Leif Le Mahieu / The Daily Wire:
Pro-Life Demonstrators Found Guilty, Face Up To 11 Years In Federal Prison  —  NASHVILLE — Six pro-lifers were found guilty on Tuesday after the Biden administration charged them over a peaceful protest at a Tennessee abortion facility in 2021.  They face up to 10.5 years in prison.
 
 
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Oliver Milman / The Guardian:
‘Smoking gun proof’: fossil fuel industry knew of climate danger as early as 1954, documents show
Discussion: DeSmog
Adam Klasfeld / The Messenger:
Discrepancies in a $48 Million Loan Involving Trump and His Chicago Tower Should be Criminally Investigated: Legal Experts
Brooke Migdon / The Hill:
Florida bars transgender residents from changing gender on driver's licenses
Nick Robertson / The Hill:
Jeffries raised more than $113M for House Democrats in 2023
Discussion: Political Wire
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The historically familiar subtext to fears about immigrants to the U.S.
Heather Vogell / ProPublica:
We Found That Landlords Could Be Using Algorithms to Fix Rent Prices. Now Lawmakers Want to Make the Practice Illegal.
 Earlier Items: 
Axios:
House Democrats close ranks against “bulls**t” Mayorkas impeachment
Sen. Rick Scott / The Hill:
The voters are rejecting Washington's failed border deal
Timour Azhari / Reuters:
Iraq's Kataib Hezbollah suspends attacks on US forces
Henry Rodgers / The Daily Caller:
Ron DeSantis Calls For Ilhan Omar To Be Expelled From Congress, Denaturalized And Deported
Cory Doctorow / Pluralistic:
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Discussion: The Register