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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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Barak Ravid / Axios:
Biden to sign executive order targeting Israeli settlers who attack Palestinians
Biden to sign executive order targeting Israeli settlers who attack Palestinians
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Bloomberg, Al Jazeera, The Forward, The White House, Associated Press, Reuters, Political Wire and New York Times
Washington Post:
Biden signs executive order sanctioning West Bank settlers
Biden signs executive order sanctioning West Bank settlers
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The White House, Associated Press, The Guardian, CAIR, REALITYCHEX.COM and Al-Monitor
Associated Press:
Biden sanctions Israeli settlers accused of attacking Palestinians and peace activists in West Bank
Biden sanctions Israeli settlers accused of attacking Palestinians and peace activists in West Bank
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Wall Street Journal, Associated Press, Washington Examiner, The Guardian, Politico, USA Today, The Hill, RedState, The Indian Express, NBC News, WTOP News, Al-Monitor, NPR and KRDO
Kaitlyn Locke / Politico:
Oregon high court says 10 GOP state senators who staged long walkout can't run for reelection — Last year's boycott lasted six weeks — the longest in state history — and paralyzed the legislative session, stalling hundreds of bills. — SALEM, Oregon — The Oregon Supreme Court said Thursday …
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Fox News, Pluribus News, Oregonian and Oregon Capital Chronicle
Joseph Zeballos-Roig / Semafor:
The House passed a Child Tax Credit expansion. It faces a GOP buzzsaw in the Senate. — The News — The House passed its $78 billion, bipartisan tax bill with a lopsided 357-to-70 vote on Wednesday, in which the measure attracted slightly more Democratic than Republican support …
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Marc Rod / Jewish Insider:
Bush, Tlaib vote against bill barring Oct. 7 attackers from the U.S.
Bush, Tlaib vote against bill barring Oct. 7 attackers from the U.S.
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Erick Erickson's Show Notes, Breitbart, St. Louis Riverfront Times … and Washington Times
Karen Townsend / HotAir:
Two Congresswomen Vote Against Barring Hamas Involved in October 7 Attacks From the U.S.
Two Congresswomen Vote Against Barring Hamas Involved in October 7 Attacks From the U.S.
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The Hill, acecomments.mu.nu, Breitbart, Idaho Capital Sun, Washington Examiner and MeidasTouch
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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NBC News, The Status Kuo, Outside the Beltway, Reason, WKBN-TV, MeidasTouch, NPR, Nebraska Examiner, CBS News and Bloomberg
CBS News:
Plans for U.S. strikes on Iranian personnel and facilities in Iraq, Syria approved after Jordan drone attack — U.S. officials have confirmed to CBS News that plans have been approved for a series of strikes over a number of days against targets — including Iranian personnel and facilities — inside Iraq and Syria.
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Politico, Washington Examiner, The Hill, MSNBC, Forbes, The Sun, National Review, Erick Erickson's Show Notes, ABC News and Fox News
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J. Patrick Coolican / Minnesota Reformer:
Republicans smeared Ilhan Omar over a faulty translation. Here's what she really said. — (L-R) Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) take questions during a news conference about Islamophobia on Capitol Hill on November 30, 2021 in Washington, DC.
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.
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Raw Story, New Republic and Political Wire
Victoria Prodeline / Monmouth University …:
Haley Trails in Home State — 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. However, the state's former governor continues to trail the former president …
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New York Magazine, PoliticusUSA, The Hill, Fox News, Bloomberg, Politico and FITSNews
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Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:
Ohio 2024 Poll: Sherrod Brown Gears Up for Tight Re-election Campaign
Ohio 2024 Poll: Sherrod Brown Gears Up for Tight Re-election Campaign
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Washington Examiner, WCMH-TV, The Daily Caller, WKBN-TV and Political Wire
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 Independent, Associated Press, The Hill, UPI, Metro.co.uk and Politico
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David Edwards / Raw Story:
Trump spent $250K of campaign funds losing Christopher Steele lawsuit: report
Trump spent $250K of campaign funds losing Christopher Steele lawsuit: report
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Jonathan Browning / Bloomberg:
Donald Trump Loses London Case Against Ex-MI6 Spy Over Kremlin Dossier
Catherine Kim / Politico:
MAGA World Is About to Meet Taylor Swift's Fandom. It Won't Go Well. — Swift expert Brian Donovan on why the political right is targeting a rich, heteronormative pop star. — A lot of Swifties take their cues from Taylor Swift, they listen to her statements about politics and absorb them and act on them.
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The Nation, Raw Story, The Message Box, The Guardian and Public Notice
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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New Republic and Raw Story
Lauren Sforza / The Hill:
DeSantis sends National Guard troops to Texas border — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) announced Thursday he will be deploying members of the National Guard to “assist” Texas at the southern border, where Gov. Greg Abbott (R) has declared an invasion amid a surge in migrant border crossings.
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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, CBS News, The Messenger and New Republic
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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Paige Skinner / HuffPost:
Capitol Police Closes Investigation Into Sex Tape Filmed Inside Senate Hearing Room
Capitol Police Closes Investigation Into Sex Tape Filmed Inside Senate Hearing Room
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RedState, Semafor and Political Wire
The Daily Beast:
One Clue That Kyrsten Sinema Is Retiring: Her Weird Spending — Kyrsten Sinema is spending more than $100,000 a month on personal security, barely raising money, and shelling out for first-class plane tickets—after railing against first class. … Once upon a time, Sen. Kyrsten Sinema …
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Raw Story, Politico, OpenSecrets.org and New York Magazine
Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
Right-wing violence hasn't disappeared, it's just gone local — A gruesome murder in Pennsylvania reminds us of the dangers of movements like MAGA and QAnon on a personal level — If it wasn't for the head of his murdered father's body, a video posted on YouTube by Justin Mohn Tuesday night …
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Raw Story, Washington Post, KRDO, Media Matters for America and The Status Kuo
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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Raw Story, Breitbart, HotAir, acecomments.mu.nu, Mediaite, Washington Examiner, Forbes, WXIA-TV and CBS News
al.com:
Alabama said he was too dangerous to parole. He'd been dead for 10 days. … On a spring day last year, the Alabama parole board split over the fate of Fredrick Bishop. They voted 2-1 to send him back to prison. But the board members missed a key detail in the case. — The man was already dead.
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Raw Story
Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Former White House lawyer Ty Cobb brands Alina Habba a ‘loser’ after E. Jean Carroll verdict — Former Trump White House lawyer Ty Cobb said on Wednesday that former President Trump's attorney, Alina Habba, is a “loser” after last week's outcome of the defamation trial brought by writer E. Jean Carroll.
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Laura Gozzi / BBC:
Ukraine support package worth €50bn agreed by EU leaders — All 27 EU leaders have agreed a €50bn aid package for Ukraine after Hungary had previously blocked the deal. — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky welcomed the new funding, saying it would strengthen the country's economic and financial stability.
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