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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 …
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Associated Press, Twitchy, WHDH-TV and 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 …
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NBC News, Reuters, The Guardian, Associated Press, KRDO, Political Wire and New York Times
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a $78 billion tax bill on Wednesday that boosts the child tax credit and reinstates business deductions that were rescinded during the Trump administration, sending the bipartisan, bicameral legislation to the Senate for consideration.
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Caitlin Reilly / Roll Call:
Tax bill overcomes objections from left and right, passes House
Tax bill overcomes objections from left and right, passes House
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The Guardian, NBC News, Outside the Beltway, MeidasTouch, NPR, Nebraska Examiner, Axios and CBS News
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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The Hill, The Independent, UPI, Raw Story, Politico, The Daily Beast, CBS News, Metro.co.uk and Reuters
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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 …
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Business Insider and New York Times
Bernd Debusmann Jr / BBC:
US approves plan to strike Iranian targets in Syria and Iraq, officials say — The US has approved plans for a series of strikes on Iranian targets in Syria and Iraq, officials have told the BBC's US partner CBS News. — The strikes would take place over a number of days, officials say …
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CBS News, Middle East Monitor, Reuters, The Guardian, ABC News, The Messenger, HotAir and Benzinga
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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, The Daily Caller, New York Post, The Gateway Pundit, Fox News, Washington Times and The Post Millennial
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Joyce Vance / Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance:
Texas Ignores the Constitution and the Rule of Law
Texas Ignores the Constitution and the Rule of Law
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The Federalist, The Messenger, CBS News and New Republic
Nikki McCann Ramirez / Rolling Stone:
GOP Rep. on Border Security: 'Congress Doesn't Have to Do Anything'
GOP Rep. on Border Security: 'Congress Doesn't Have to Do Anything'
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Strangely Blogged, Fox News, KRDO, New Republic, MeidasTouch, CBS News and Politico
Rebecca Morin / The Messenger:
Trump Said He Had The ‘Best Border’ In US History. Here's The Truth.
Trump Said He Had The ‘Best Border’ In US History. Here's The Truth.
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Wall Street Journal and New Republic
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.
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Raw Story
Fox News:
Senate sex tape: Capitol Police decline to press charges — Incident happened inside Hart Senate Office Building on Dec. 13 — The U.S. Capitol Police announced Thursday they have declined to press charges following the filming of a “sex video that was recorded inside the Hart Senate Office Building …
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Washington Examiner, The Hill, The Daily Beast, NBC News, Forbes, National Review, Mediaite, The Daily Caller, The Gateway Pundit, Twitchy, Roll Call and IJR
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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Washington Post, Axios, MeidasTouch, Mediaite, Raw Story, The Hill, Political Wire and Salon
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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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Fox News, Politico, The Hill and Washington Examiner
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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
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
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HuffPost, Mediaite, The Bulwark, Diane Ravitch's blog, Politico, Greensburg Tribune-Review, IJR, The Hill, Fox News and WHTM-TV
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 …
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Washington Examiner, Forbes, WXIA-TV, Raw Story and CBS News
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.
NBC News:
California teen who allegedly targeted FBI agents was arrested for swatting incident — The 17-year-old is allegedly behind other swatting incidents across the country targeting schools, historically Black colleges and the homes of FBI agents, according to court filings.
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Wired, Fox News, Raw Story, Axios and Orlando Sentinel
Politico:
‘I did not handle this right’: Austin apologizes over hospital secrecy — “I should have told the president about my cancer diagnosis,” the defense secretary told reporters. — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin apologized for the way he handled his prostate cancer diagnosis and treatment …
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Bloomberg, The Hill, NBC News, The Guardian, WHDH-TV, CBS News, Florida Politics and NewsNation
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 …
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:
Inside Kevin McCarthy's vengeance operation against the Republicans who fired him — Allies of the booted speaker have identified their three biggest targets: Reps. Nancy Mace, Bob Good and Eli Crane. — Kevin McCarthy is not done trying to exact revenge on the fellow Republicans who ended his Hill career.
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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HuffPost, UPROXX, PoliticusUSA and Political Wire
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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 …
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The Daily Signal and The Federalist