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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:
West Bank: Biden to issue executive order over settler violence — President Joe Biden on Thursday issued an executive order that targets Israeli settlers in the West Bank who have been accused of attacking Palestinians and Israeli peace activists in the occupied territory …
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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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The White House, Associated Press, Al-Monitor, The Guardian and CAIR
The White House:
Executive Order on Imposing Certain Sanctions on Persons Undermining Peace, Security, and Stability in the West Bank
Executive Order on Imposing Certain Sanctions on Persons Undermining Peace, Security, and Stability in the West Bank
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Breitbart, Benzinga, The Times of Israel, Israpundit, UPI and The Daily Caller
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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Al Jazeera, The Forward, Bloomberg, The White House, Reuters, Political Wire and New York Times
The Hill:
Trump doles out millions to lawyers: Here's who's getting the most — Former President Trump's fundraising committees doled out cash to dozens of attorneys last year, a major expense for the Republican front-runner's campaign as he stares down four criminal indictments and various civil lawsuits.
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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.
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New Republic and Raw Story
David Edwards / Raw Story:
Trump spent $250K of campaign funds losing Christopher Steele lawsuit: report — Former President Donald Trump appears to have spent $250,000 of donor money while losing a lawsuit against Christopher Steele in London. — On Thursday, a high court dismissed Trump's request for damages …
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Reuters, KRDO, The Hill, Business Insider, Axios, CBS News, The Daily Beast, GB News, REALITYCHEX.COM, New York Times, MeidasTouch and Associated Press
Daniel Boffey / The Guardian:
Donald Trump's ‘sex and bribes’ data protection case rejected by UK court
Donald Trump's ‘sex and bribes’ data protection case rejected by UK court
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The Independent, UPI, Bloomberg, Metro.co.uk, Politico and Reuters
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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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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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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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Republicans' plotting to block a Democratic president goes public
Republicans' plotting to block a Democratic president goes public
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Vanity Fair, Washington Examiner and NBC News
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.
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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Bernd Debusmann Jr / BBC:
US approves plan to strike Iranian targets in Syria and Iraq, officials say
US approves plan to strike Iranian targets in Syria and Iraq, officials say
CNN:
US warship had close call with Houthi missile in Red Sea
US warship had close call with Houthi missile in Red Sea
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One America News Network, The Daily Caller, nationalinterest.org, Middle East Monitor, Algemeiner.com, Responsible Statecraft, Al Jazeera, Bloomberg, Exposing the role …, PressTV, RedState, Stars & Stripes, New York Post, U.S. Central Command, UPI, Reuters, The Indian Express and Associated Press
Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
Sorry Appin, We're Not Taking Down Our Article About Your Attempts To Silence Reporters — Back in December, we wrote about Appin. We were not writing about the reports (of which there have been many) that the organization that started as a sort of cybersecurity training school …
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, The Hill, PoliticusUSA, Fox News, 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, The Daily Caller, WCMH-TV, WKBN-TV and Political Wire
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
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, The Message Box, Raw Story, The Guardian and Public Notice
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
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
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, OpenSecrets.org, Politico and New York Magazine
Fox News:
ATF whistleblowers sound alarm on Biden admin proposal that effectively bans private gun sales: report — Watchdog group says alleged ATF proposal would ‘go after law-abiding citizens for private’ gun sales — Whistleblowers at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) …
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American Greatness, Empower Oversight, RedState, The Gateway Pundit, The Daily Caller, The Federalist, New York Post and Bearing Arms
Washington Post:
U.S. to wrap security blanket around D.C. courthouse for Trump trial — Metal fencing could go up as soon as February for Trump's potential March trial. It will be reminiscent of police barricades erected around the U.S. Capitol before and after the Jan. 6 riot.