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11:30 PM ET, January 31, 2024

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Nikki McCann Ramirez / Rolling Stone:
GOP Rep. on Border Security: 'Congress Doesn't Have to Do Anything'  —  “Why would I help Joe Biden approve his dismal 33 percent [approval rating]?”  Rep. Troy Nehls said in a video obtained by Rolling Stone … The GOP has done all it can to raise hell over the issue …
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Rebecca Morin / The Messenger:
Trump Said He Had The ‘Best Border’ In US History.  Here's The Truth.  —  An analysis of immigration data by The Messenger found Trump's border rhetoric doesn't match reality  —  Former President Donald Trump has touted having “the best border in history,” as the nation currently faces record levels …
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling / New Republic:
Republican Senator Stunningly Slams Trump for Killing Border Deal  —  At least one Republican has reached a breaking point over Donald Trump's border security chicanery.  —  On Tuesday, North Dakota Senator Kevin Cramer had swing voters at the front of his mind, lobbing his own mud at Trump …
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a $78 billion tax bill on Wednesday that boosts the child tax credit and reinstates business deductions that were rescinded during the Trump administration, sending the bipartisan, bicameral legislation to the Senate for consideration.
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Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Republicans are weaponizing a boring House tradition. The result is more paralysis.
Discussion: Raw Story and Political Wire
Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
The Surprising Twist That Saved Fani ... for Now  —  As the late, great Wilford Brimley declared in Absence of Malice: “Wonderful thing, subpoenas.”  In a divorce action that had dragged out for over two years, Jocelyn Wade had sent a subpoena to Fani Willis to explain why Wade's estranged husband Nathan …
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Bill Rankin / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Fulton DA Willis, Wade subpoenaed to testify at Feb. 15 hearing  —  Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and special prosecutor Nathan Wade have been subpoenaed to testify at a Feb. 15 hearing involving motions to disqualify them from the election interference case, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday.
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.
Discussion: The Hill, Salon and Political Wire
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NBC News:
More than $27M in Trump campaign fundraising went to legal costs in the last six months of 2023
Discussion: HuffPost and Bloomberg
William Vaillancourt / The Daily Beast:
Donald Trump Falsely Suggests He ‘Won’ New York Court Battle
Discussion: UPROXX, Raw Story and PoliticusUSA
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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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Judge dismisses Disney's lawsuit alleging retaliation by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis  — A judge dismissed a lawsuit Disney filed against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis that alleged he retaliated against the company for publicly criticizing a controversial parental rights law the governor backed.
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  —  mail_outline  —  As signs point to the 2024 presidential election being a repeat of the 2020 race between …
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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Daniel Lippman / Politico:
When QAnon fundraises for Kari Lake ... she shows up
Discussion: CNBC
Business Insider:
Trump's big NY fraud verdict won't come until next week: source  — A verdict in Trump's NY fraud trial won't come until February, a source told Business Insider.  — Judge Arthur Engoron had said he'd try to get it done by the end of January.  That won't happen.
Discussion: UPI
Laura Kelly / The Hill:
Johnson says Ukraine aid and border policy reform ‘likely’ to be split  —  House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) told the three leaders of the Baltic parliaments that President Biden's national security supplemental that includes aid for Ukraine is “likely” to be split up over concerns …
Discussion: Bloomberg and Radio Free Asia
Lara Korte / Politico:
California introduces first-in-nation slavery reparations package  —  The set of bills notably excludes direct cash payments.  —  SACRAMENTO, California — California state lawmakers introduced a slate of reparations bills on Wednesday, including a proposal to restore property taken by …
Maxine Joselow / Washington Post:
John Podesta to succeed John Kerry as top U.S. climate diplomat  —  The veteran Democratic political strategist will add the role to his duties at a crucial time for President Biden's climate agenda  —  President Biden will tap senior adviser John D. Podesta to replace outgoing U.S. special …
ABC News:
Social media CEOs to face grilling from senators on child safety  —  Sen. Josh Hawley called on Zuckerberg to directly apologize.  —  Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, speaks to victims as he testifies during the US Senate Judiciary Committee hearing “Big Tech and the Online Child Sexual Exploitation Crisis” …
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Angela Yang / NBC News:
Mark Zuckerberg apologizes to parents at online child safety hearing
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.
Politico:
House Republican reported for doing pull-ups at the top of Capitol dome  —  The Capitol Visitor's Center reported Rep. Rich McCormick to the sergeant at arms for “unsafe actions” while on a tour, according to an email reviewed by POLITICO.
ABC News:
Nikki Haley says Texas can secede from US if it wants but 'isn't going to'  —  That view contradicts centuries of history and precedent.  —  Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley attends a Lady Hawkeyes Tailgate campaign event in Coralville, Iowa, December 30, 2023.
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Scoop: State Department reviewing options for possible recognition of Palestinian state  —  Secretary of State Tony Blinken asked the State Department to conduct a review and present policy options on possible U.S. and international recognition of a Palestinian state after the war in Gaza …
Associated Press:
Chinese hackers are determined to ‘wreak havoc’ on US critical infrastructure, FBI director warns  —  Chinese government hackers are busily targeting water treatment plants, the electrical grid, transportation systems and other critical infrastructure inside the United States …
Brandi Buchman / Law & Crime:
Even Jefferson Davis recognized Section III ‘automatically disqualified him’: Dozens of historians urge Supreme Court to remove Trump from 2024 ballot  —  Even Jefferson Davis, leader of the Confederacy — and his lawyer — knew the insurrection clause in the U.S. Constitution not only disqualified …
Discussion: Reason and Raw Story
The White House:
FACT SHEET: One Year After Train Derailment, Biden-Harris Administration Continues to Support People in East Palestine, Ohio and Nearby Communities and Hold Norfolk Southern Accountable  —  President Biden to visit East Palestine, Ohio in February  —  One year ago, on February 3, 2023 …
Chauncey DeVega / Salon:
Trump's mobilizing his “prayer warriors”: Religion scholar on what MAGA means by “spiritual warfare”  —  Professor André Gagné explains that MAGA's “adoption of aggressive spiritual warfare language” is a warning sign  —  Donald Trump may control the Republican Party — but his power is not 100 percent absolute.
Discussion: Raw Story
Miriam Jordan / New York Times:
Strained U.S. Immigration System Draws More and More Asylum Claims  —  Seeking asylum has become the surest way for migrants to stay in the U.S. The underfunded immigration system can't keep up, so cases languish for years.  —  For decades, single young men, mainly from Mexico and later Central America …
Discussion: Washington Examiner and HotAir
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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Kyra Howard / The Statehouse File:
Lucas shows gun, students feel fear Tuesday at the Statehouse
NBC News:
Bob Menendez's fundraising drops and legal fees skyrocket amid indictments
Discussion: Politico
Thomas Catenacci / Fox News:
Former CIA Director Leon Panetta warns China may use Michigan EV plant for espionage
Discussion: Washington Examiner
John Sexton / HotAir:
Pro-Palestinian Activists Were Denied Entry to a Kamala Harris Event, Accused the Organizers of Racism
Discussion: HuffPost
Zachary Leeman / The Messenger:
Biden Opens Up About Personal Tragedies In Call To Grieving Parents of Soldier Killed In Jordan
Discussion: Mediaite and The Hill
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Vianna Davila / ProPublica:
Under Ken Paxton, Texas' Elite Civil Medicaid Fraud Unit Is Falling Apart
Associated Press:
Iran threatens to respond to any US strikes as Biden weighs reaction
Asher Notheis / Washington Examiner:
US veteran accused of tearing down Satanic Temple idol in Iowa Capitol charged with hate crime
Yasmeen Abutaleb / Washington Post:
Michigan's Arabs and Muslims push to defeat Biden in critical state
Discussion: Fox News and Lawyers, Guns & Money
Slate:
A State Supreme Court Just Issued the Most Devastating Rebuke of Dobbs Yet
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Alexandra S. Levine / Bloomberg:
Some TikTok staff and users see Trump as a possible savior from the ban; others question whether Trump even cares about the app now that the campaign is over

MacKenzie Sigalos / CNBC:
Block reports Q3 revenue up 6% YoY to $5.98B, vs. $6.24B est., gross profit up 19% YoY to $2.25B, Cash App gross profit up 21% to $1.31B, and a $284M net income

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
TikTok launches Share to TikTok, which lets users directly share music from Apple Music and Spotify in a post to their TikTok Feed or in DMs via TikTok Messages

 
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