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11:10 AM ET, February 1, 2024

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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 …
Discussion: Semafor
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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 …
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a $78 billion tax bill on Wednesday that boosts the child tax credit and reinstates business deductions that were rescinded during the Trump administration, sending the bipartisan, bicameral legislation to the Senate for consideration.
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NBC News:
GOP senator doesn't want to pass a tax bill because it could make Biden ‘look good’
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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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 …
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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Rebecca Morin / The Messenger:
Trump Said He Had The ‘Best Border’ In US History. Here's The Truth.
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.
Discussion: 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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Politico:
Biden's money machine, Trump's legal bills and other takeaways from the 2024 money race
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.
Discussion: al.com and UAW
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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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 …
Discussion: Breitbart and The Hill
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 …
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.
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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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 …
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
A Rainbow Coalition of Haters  —  Some Republicans appear hopeful that the party's right-wing gender politics will lure Black and Latino men away from the Democrats.  —  Is sexism the Republican Party's big-tent strategy?  Republican Representative Matt Gaetz of Florida …
Discussion: Daily Kos
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 …
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 …
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
 
 
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Melanie Mason / Politico:
A Dem on Dem race gets expensive
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VICE:
Man Posted YouTube Video With Father's Severed Head While Ranting About Joe Biden
Miriam Jordan / New York Times:
Strained U.S. Immigration System Draws More and More Asylum Claims
Discussion: Washington Examiner and HotAir
Politico:
Kari Lake's fundraising puts her behind in Arizona Senate race
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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
Andrew Kerr / Washington Free Beacon:
Fani Willis Axed Employee Who Blew Whistle on Misuse of Federal Funds
Chauncey DeVega / Salon:
Trump's mobilizing his “prayer warriors”: Religion scholar on what MAGA means by “spiritual warfare”
Discussion: Raw Story
Maxine Joselow / Washington Post:
John Podesta to succeed John Kerry as top U.S. climate diplomat
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
Discussion: Reason and Raw Story
 

 
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