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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 — 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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Bloomberg, Reuters, Associated Press, The White House, The Guardian, Al-Monitor, Political Wire and New York Times
Washington Post:
Biden signs executive order sanctioning West Bank settlers — President Biden signed an executive order on Thursday that imposes sanctions on four West Bank settlers who have committed violence against Palestinians. The order marks the most significant action Biden has taken …
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Associated Press, Politico, USA Today, The Hill, NBC News, The Guardian, Al-Monitor, CAIR and KRDO
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, Erick Erickson's Show Notes, Responsible Statecraft, Al-Monitor, Middle East Monitor, Reuters, ABC News, The Messenger, HotAir and Benzinga
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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a $78 billion tax bill on Wednesday that boosts the child tax credit and reinstates business deductions that were rescinded during the Trump administration, sending the bipartisan, bicameral legislation to the Senate for consideration.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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HotAir, 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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Raw Story, The Hill, The Independent, UPI, CBS News, Metro.co.uk, The Daily Beast, Politico and Reuters
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Jonathan Browning / Bloomberg:
Donald Trump Loses London Case Against Ex-MI6 Spy Over Kremlin Dossier
Donald Trump Loses London Case Against Ex-MI6 Spy Over Kremlin Dossier
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Business Insider and New York Times
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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Oregonian, Oregon Capital Chronicle and Breakfast At Ralf's
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
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:
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.
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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Mediaite, UPROXX, CNN, HuffPost, Raw Story, Benzinga, Law & Crime, Forbes, MeidasTouch, IJR and The Daily Beast
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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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, Fox News, Politico, Bloomberg and The Hill
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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Axios, Washington Post, Mediaite, MeidasTouch, Raw Story, The Hill, Political Wire and Salon
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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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HuffPost, Washington Examiner, The Hill, The Daily Beast, NBC News, The Federalist, Forbes, National Review, Mediaite, The Daily Caller, The Gateway Pundit, Twitchy, Roll Call, WHDH-TV and IJR
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.
Rashida Tlaib:
Tlaib Opposes Hateful GOP Anti-Immigrant Bills … “Once again, my colleagues have chosen to waste our time inciting racism that puts our immigrant neighbors at risk and makes our communities less safe. These four bills have one common theme: dehumanizing our immigrant neighbors.
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The Hill, National Review, New York Post, The Daily Caller and Fox News
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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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Joyce Vance / Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance:
Texas Ignores the Constitution and the Rule of Law — Kudos to @BlueHogReport catching this post from “Texas Patriots for Secession” earlier in the week: — He's right on the nose. MAGA “patriots” want to have their cake and eat it, too, when it comes to the involvement of the federal government in their lives.
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The Federalist, The Messenger, CBS News and New Republic
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:
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 …
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