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Mychael Schnell / The Hill:
House passes $78 billion tax bill in bipartisan vote — The House passed a $78 billion tax bill on Wednesday that boosts the child tax credit and reinstates business deductions that were rescinded during the Trump administration, sending the bipartisan, bicameral legislation to the Senate for consideration.
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Rachel Schilke / Washington Examiner:
‘Squad’ members Tlaib and Bush sole votes against bill to bar Oct. 7 attackers from entering US — Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) and Cori Bush (D-MO) were the only House members to vote against a bill that would bar Hamas members and those who participated in the attacks against Israel last year from entering the United States.
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Rashida Tlaib, The Daily Caller, The Gateway Pundit, New York Post, Fox News, Washington Times and The Post Millennial
NBC News:
GOP senator doesn't want to pass a tax bill because it could make Biden ‘look good’
GOP senator doesn't want to pass a tax bill because it could make Biden ‘look good’
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The Guardian, Washington Examiner, Semafor, Reason, CNN, HuffPost, Mediaite, KRDO, Fox News, Political Wire and Bloomberg
Peter Cohn / Roll Call:
Tax bill overcomes objections from left and right, passes House
Tax bill overcomes objections from left and right, passes House
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NBC News, Raw Story, Outside the Beltway, MeidasTouch, NPR, Nebraska Examiner, Axios and CBS News
Nikki McCann Ramirez / Rolling Stone:
GOP Rep. on Border Security: 'Congress Doesn't Have to Do Anything'
GOP Rep. on Border Security: 'Congress Doesn't Have to Do Anything'
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Fox News, Strangely Blogged, KRDO, MeidasTouch, New Republic, CBS News and Politico
Politico:
Biden expected to issue executive order targeting Israeli settlers in West Bank — The executive order is set to be released later Thursday. — President Joe Biden is expected to imminently issue an executive order aimed at punishing Israeli settlers in the West Bank who have been attacking Palestinians …
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Barak Ravid / Axios:
Biden to sign executive order targeting Israeli settlers who attack Palestinians — President Biden is expected to sign an executive order on Thursday allowing the U.S. to impose new sanctions on Israeli settlers — and potentially Israeli politicians and government officials …
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Reuters, Political Wire and New York Times
AP-NORC:
Despite improved views of the economy, Biden's ratings are unchanged — Most adults still consider the national economy to be in poor shape, but there has been a slight increase in those who have a positive opinion. However, this improvement in the view of the economy has not translated …
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Axios, The Hill and Bangor Daily News
Jonathan Browning / Bloomberg:
Donald Trump Loses London Case Against Ex-MI6 Spy Over Kremlin Dossier — Trump's lawsuit against ex-MI6 agent knocked out by UK court — Trump had said he'd planned to testify in London in case — Donald Trump lost his London lawsuit against an ex-British spy after a court dismissed …
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Business Insider and New York Times
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Daniel Boffey / The Guardian:
Donald Trump's ‘sex and bribes’ data protection case rejected by UK court — Ex-US president took action over allegations he took part in ‘perverted acts’ and bribed Russian officials — Donald Trump's data protection claim for damages over allegations in the “Steele dossier” …
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The Independent, Associated Press, Politico, The Daily Beast, Reuters and Metro.co.uk
Zachary Cohen / CNN:
Exclusive: Embattled Georgia prosecutor Willis will not recuse herself from Trump case amid affair allegations, sources say — Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has no plans to step down from the Georgia election subversion case over allegations she's having an affair with her lead prosecutor …
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Washington Examiner, Forbes, WXIA-TV and Raw Story
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Andrew Kerr / Washington Free Beacon:
Fani Willis Axed Employee Who Blew Whistle on Misuse of Federal Funds
Fani Willis Axed Employee Who Blew Whistle on Misuse of Federal Funds
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HotAir, acecomments.mu.nu, Power Line, One America News Network, Breitbart, PJ Media, Washington Examiner, The Gateway Pundit, New York Post, RedState and Twitchy
Bill Rankin / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Fulton DA Willis, Wade subpoenaed to testify at Feb. 15 hearing
Fulton DA Willis, Wade subpoenaed to testify at Feb. 15 hearing
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Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
The Surprising Twist That Saved Fani ... for Now
The Surprising Twist That Saved Fani ... for Now
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WXIA-TV, Law & Crime, The Virginian-Pilot, HuffPost, Sun-Sentinel, acecomments.mu.nu, Bloomberg, The Gateway Pundit, Breitbart, CBS News, The Hill, CNN, New York Times, National Review and Raw Story
Ankush Khardori / Politico:
Inside Trump's Costly Outburst: ‘Like an 8-Year-Old Having a Temper Tantrum’ — Roberta Kaplan's strategy delivered E. Jean Carroll $83 million from Donald Trump. Federal prosecutors may want to take note. — Roberta Kaplan knows how to beat Donald Trump in court. She's already done it twice.
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Raw Story
Politico:
Trump spent more than he took in during 2023 — His total legal bill is staggering. And it left one of his primary committees with little cash on hand. — Donald Trump's political operation spent millions more than it took in over the past year due, in part, to massive legal costs incurred by the former president.
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Washington Post, MeidasTouch, The Hill, Salon and Political Wire
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Victoria Prodeline / Monmouth University …:
Haley Trails in Home State — Few GOP primary voters worried by Trump legal problems — West Long Branch, NJ - Both Nikki Haley and Donald Trump have gained support among South Carolina Republican primary voters since the presidential nomination contest became a two-person race.
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Fox News, Politico, The Hill and Washington Examiner
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Quinnipiac University Poll:
2024 Matchups: Biden Opens Up Lead Over Trump In Head-To-Head, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Haley Leads Biden 1 On 1, But Trails When Third Party Candidates Are Added
2024 Matchups: Biden Opens Up Lead Over Trump In Head-To-Head, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Haley Leads Biden 1 On 1, But Trails When Third Party Candidates Are Added
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Mediaite, Politico, Diane Ravitch's blog, Greensburg Tribune-Review, The Hill, Fox News and ABC4 Utah
Saul Elbein / The Hill:
Workers at Alabama Hyundai plant announce union as UAW drives deeper into Southeast — Thirty percent of the workers at the sole Hyundai plant in the U.S., in Alabama, have joined the United Auto Workers. — The announcement marks the third such public union drive at an automaker in the Southeast.
Kevin Purdy / Ars Technica:
Study finds that once people use cargo bikes, they like their cars much less — Even some one-car households ditched vehicles in favor of cargo bike-sharing. — Cargo bikes started as something you'd see in images from Europe—bakfiets loaded up with groceries or sometimes kids.
CNN:
US warship had close call with Houthi missile in Red Sea — A cruise missile launched by the Houthis into the Red Sea on Tuesday night came within a mile of a US destroyer before it was shot down, four US officials told CNN, the closest a Houthi attack has come to a US warship.
Daniel Greenfield / Frontpage Mag:
The Most Justified Impeachment in American History — Secretary Mayorkas willfully allowing millions to invade the country is not just a “policy dispute.” — As the House Homeland Security Committee advanced articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas …
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Wall Street Journal
William Vaillancourt / The Daily Beast:
Donald Trump Falsely Suggests He ‘Won’ New York Court Battle — “I didn't do anything wrong,” said the man recently hit with an $83 million defamation judgment, and who could soon be paying hundreds of millions more for fraud. — Donald Trump on Wednesday falsely claimed that he “won” …
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HuffPost, UPROXX, PoliticusUSA and Political Wire
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Fabiola Cineas / Vox:
Conservatives have long been at war with colleges — A brief history of the right's long-running battle against higher education. — In the wake of the resignations of two university presidents; campaigns against diversity, equity, and inclusion programs; and a Supreme Court ruling ending …
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The Daily Signal and The Federalist
Politico:
Advisers to families of hostages held in Gaza backed by Qatari funding — THE QATARI MONEY BEHIND ADVISERS TO FAMILIES OF GAZA HOSTAGES: Some of the families trying to free their loved ones held hostage by Hamas in Gaza are getting advice from individuals and entities that have received funding from Qatar …
Gary Fineout / Politico:
Federal judge throws out Disney's lawsuit against DeSantis — “This is an important case with serious implications for the rule of law, and it will not end here,” Disney said Wednesday. — TALLAHASSEE, Florida — Disney lost a major battle in its bitter struggle with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis …
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CNN, SAN, IJR, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion, Benzinga, New Republic, Reason and Deadline
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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Judge dismisses Disney's lawsuit alleging retaliation by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis
Judge dismisses Disney's lawsuit alleging retaliation by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis
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Politico:
Kari Lake's fundraising puts her behind in Arizona Senate race — She ended the year with a little over $1 million in bank — and $308,000 in debt. — Kari Lake raised more money challenging the results of her last election than she did running for a new one.
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Political Wire and Washington Examiner
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