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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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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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Kimberly Leonard / Politico:
Biden mocks Trump during Florida fundraiser
Biden mocks Trump during Florida fundraiser
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Jessica Piper / Politico:
RFK Jr. is still drawing more backing from Trump donors, even as an independent
RFK Jr. is still drawing more backing from Trump donors, even as an independent
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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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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
NBC News:
Fulton County cyberattack investigated for possible connection to Trump election case
Fulton County cyberattack investigated for possible connection to Trump election case
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WAGA-TV, CNN, The Messenger and The Hill
New York Times:
Trump's PACs Spent Roughly $50 Million on Legal Expenses in 2023
Trump's PACs Spent Roughly $50 Million on Legal Expenses in 2023
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Nikki McCann Ramirez / Rolling Stone:
Trump Spent $50 Million in Donor Money on Legal Bills Last Year: Report
Trump Spent $50 Million in Donor Money on Legal Bills Last Year: Report
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HuffPost, Politico, Mediaite, KRDO and Political Wire
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.
Politico:
Democrats risk a new progressive rebellion as Biden embraces border deal — The left isn't fuming as loudly about the bipartisan immigration talks as it is about the Israel-Hamas war — yet. But the discontent is brewing. — Progressives are frustrated with President Joe Biden for embracing …
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Politico:
Playbook: Election-year politics hampers the Hill
Playbook: Election-year politics hampers the Hill
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Sen. Rick Scott / The Hill:
The voters are rejecting Washington's failed border deal
The voters are rejecting Washington's failed border deal
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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.”
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Tom Sofield / LevittownNow.com:
Beheading Suspect Justin Mohn: Called For Attacks, Had Past Police Interactions & Sang That Dad Was Jealous Of Him — Approximately an hour before 9-1-1 received a call from a distraught woman stating that her husband's head was found inside her home, a man self-identified as 33-year-old Justin Mohn posted …
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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 …
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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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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Political Wire, Semafor and The Hill
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 …
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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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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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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Associated Press:
Utah joins 10 other states in regulating bathroom access for transgender people — Gov. Spencer Cox signed a law requiring people to use bathrooms and locker rooms in public schools and government-owned buildings that match their sex assigned at birth. — Utah became the latest state …
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Associated Press and Axios
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.
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Washington Post, NBC News and Political Wire
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.”
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The Nation, Tangle, Heartland Daily News and American Greatness
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.
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