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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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MeidasTouch, Salon, The Hill and Political Wire
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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.
NBC News:
More than $27M in Trump campaign fundraising went to legal costs in the last six months of 2023 — The former president was indicted four times last year and has also had to answer civil lawsuits targeting his business and as an individual. — WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump's …
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OpenSecrets.org, Benzinga, NBC 7 San Diego, Bloomberg, HuffPost and KRDO
William Vaillancourt / The Daily Beast:
Donald Trump Falsely Suggests He ‘Won’ New York Court Battle
Donald Trump Falsely Suggests He ‘Won’ New York Court Battle
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UPROXX, PoliticusUSA and Raw Story
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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MeidasTouch, Fox News, Strangely Blogged, KRDO, New Republic, CBS News and Politico
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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 …
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Wall Street Journal
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling / New Republic:
Republican Senator Stunningly Slams Trump for Killing Border Deal
Republican Senator Stunningly Slams Trump for Killing Border Deal
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Talking Points Memo, The Hill, Breitbart, Raw Story, CNN, Daily Caller News Foundation, Bloomberg and Wall Street Journal
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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Mediaite, Greensburg Tribune-Review, Diane Ravitch's blog, Fox News, The Hill, Politico and KLFY.com
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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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The Hill and Washington Examiner
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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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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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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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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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, 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 — 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.
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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.
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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Washington Examiner and Political Wire
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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.
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 …
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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.
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New York Post, Washington Times and Patterico's Pontifications
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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The Daily Beast, Reuters, New York Times, CBS News, Metro.co.uk and The Guardian
Kyra Howard / The Statehouse File:
Lucas shows gun, students feel fear Tuesday at the Statehouse — Students from Burris Laboratory School in Muncie who were visiting the Statehouse Tuesday say they felt threatened after Rep. Jim Lucas, R-Seymour, opened his coat and flashed a handgun. — The students, members …
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Associated Press, The Indianapolis Star, New York Post, Raw Story, The Hill, Indiana Capital Chronicle and Jim Lucas
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, New York Post, Fox News, The Daily Caller, Washington Times and The Post Millennial
Representative Ilhan Omar:
Rep. Ilhan Omar and Members of Congress Call on Biden Administration to Address Human Rights Abuses in El Salvador — Washington, D.C. - Today, a group of Members of Congress led by Representative Ilhan Omar sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken urging the Biden Administration …
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Benzinga, The Hill, RedState, Washington Examiner, Fox News, Twitchy and Al Jazeera
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 …
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 …
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JONATHAN TURLEY, Breitbart, Los Angeles Times, CalMatters, Daily Caller News Foundation and KTLA
New York Post:
NY Gov. Kathy Hochul suggests deporting mob of migrants who pounded on cops in caught-on-camera attack near Times Square — Republican pols are lining up to demand that the rowdy migrants nabbed in a caught-on-camera attack on two NYPD cops in Times Square get deported …
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Fox News, WAGA-TV, The Daily Caller, RedState, One America News Network, GB News, The Gateway Pundit and New York Daily News
VICE:
Man Posted YouTube Video With Father's Severed Head While Ranting About Joe Biden — Justin Mohn was arrested in Pennsylvania after his mother found the headless corpse. His social media shows a long history of troubling far-right conspiracy theories and talking points.
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