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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 …
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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 …
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CNN, Raw Story, The Hill, Daily Mail and Wall Street Journal
Politico:
Democrats risk a new progressive rebellion as Biden embraces border deal
Democrats risk a new progressive rebellion as Biden embraces border deal
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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.
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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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Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
Why Trumpers are losing it over Taylor Swift — Swift goes to football games to support her boyfriend, shattering MAGA brains. … MAGA this week at last found its true, final, most hated enemy. Not Barack Obama. Not Hilary Clinton. Not Joe Biden. Not even Hunter Biden.
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Raw Story, TMZ.com, Salon, alicublog, UPROXX, New York Times and MeidasTouch
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Charlie Nash / Mediaite:
Hannity Urges Taylor Swift To ‘Think Twice’ Before Endorsing Biden, Months After Railing Against Conservatives for ‘Hating on Her’
Hannity Urges Taylor Swift To ‘Think Twice’ Before Endorsing Biden, Months After Railing Against Conservatives for ‘Hating on Her’
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Right Wing Watch, The Guardian, Telegraph, HuffPost, The Messenger and The Hill
Adam Gabbatt / The Guardian:
US rightwing conspiracy theory touts Taylor Swift as ‘Pentagon asset’
US rightwing conspiracy theory touts Taylor Swift as ‘Pentagon asset’
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Politico, modernity, The Status Kuo, New York Daily News and Comic Sands
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Republicans are weaponizing a boring House tradition. The result is more paralysis. — GOP rebels are tanking “rules” to push their demands, raising the threshold to pass legislation to a supermajority and making the House look more like the Senate. — WASHINGTON — When Speaker Mike Johnson …
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The Federalist, Raw Story and Political Wire
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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 — mail_outline — As signs point to the 2024 presidential election being a repeat of the 2020 race between …
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The Hill
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Bloomberg:
Trump Risks Losing More Than Half of Swing-State Voters If Found Guilty
Trump Risks Losing More Than Half of Swing-State Voters If Found Guilty
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Morning Consult Pro, Breitbart, The Hill, New York Post, The Daily Caller, No More Mister Nice Blog, Althouse, MeidasTouch and The Messenger
Elizabeth Crisp / The Hill:
Biden super PAC launches historic $250M ad blitz
Biden super PAC launches historic $250M ad blitz
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Washington Post, Politico, The Dispatch and Bloomberg
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.
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The Messenger, Associated Press, Raw Story, The Daily Caller, Political Wire and KRDO
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.
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Angela Yang / NBC News:
Mark Zuckerberg apologizes to parents at online child safety hearing — “I'm sorry for everything you've all gone through,” the Meta CEO said at a Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing called “Big Tech and the Online Child Sexual Exploitation Crisis.” — Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg apologized Wednesday …
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Slate:
A State Supreme Court Just Issued the Most Devastating Rebuke of Dobbs Yet — The Supreme Court's eradication of the constitutional right to abortion in 2022's Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization had an immediate and devastating impact on gender equality in the United States.
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Digby's Hullabaloo, Wait - what ? and Balloon Juice
Politico:
Gaetz's measure on Trump and Jan. 6 — Rep. Matt Gaetz is rounding up support for a measure that says Donald Trump did not “engage in insurrection or rebellion against the United States, or give aid or comfort to the enemies thereof,” according to a copy reviewed by POLITICO.
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Political Wire, PoliticusUSA, MeidasTouch, WTTG-TV and The Guardian
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 …
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New Republic, Fox News and Raw Story
Asher Notheis / Washington Examiner:
US veteran accused of tearing down Satanic Temple idol in Iowa Capitol charged with hate crime — A U.S. Navy veteran who is accused of tearing down a Satanic Temple statue within the Iowa state Capitol has been charged with a hate crime. — Michael Cassidy, a conservative Christian veteran …
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Yasmeen Abutaleb / Washington Post:
Michigan's Arabs and Muslims push to defeat Biden in critical state — As the war in Gaza leads to the deaths of friends and relatives, anger at Biden's refusal to call for a cease-fire has turned into political organizing — DEARBORN, Mich. — Mohammad Enayah relied on a cousin in Gaza …
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Fox News
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 …
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Raw Story
Jason Wilson / The Guardian:
Activist who led ouster of Harvard president linked to ‘scientific racism’ journal — Christopher Rufo recommends a newsletter to his readers that has published several supporters of discredited genetics theory — Rightwing activist Christopher Rufo has links to a self-styled …
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Orlando Sentinel and The Stranger
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 …
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Raw Story
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 …
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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Judge dismisses Disney lawsuit against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis alleging retaliation — 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 in the state that the governor backed.
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 …
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The Hill and Political Wire
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.
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Digby's Hullabaloo, MeidasTouch, Political Wire and Semafor
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 …
Associated Press:
Iran threatens to respond to any US strikes as Biden weighs reaction — The United States has attributed the drone attack that killed three U.S. service members in Jordan to the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, an umbrella group of Iran-backed militias that includes the militant group Kataib Hezbollah.
Taylor Giorno / The Hill:
Fed declines to cut rates as inflation, consumer confidence improve — The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady Wednesday following its first monetary policy meeting of the year. — The Federal Open Market Committe (FOMC) kept its baseline interest rate range at 5.25 to 5.5 percent …
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