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Ella Lee / The Hill:
Trump NY fraud verdict now expected by mid-February: Court — A New York judge is expected to issue an “early to mid-February” ruling in the $370 million civil fraud case brought against former President Trump by the New York attorney general's office, a court spokesperson said Thursday.
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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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New York Times:
Trump's Former Finance Chief in Negotiations to Plead Guilty to Perjury — Allen H. Weisselberg would admit to lying on the stand during the former president's civil fraud trial, according to people familiar with the talks. — Allen H. Weisselberg, a longtime lieutenant to Donald J. Trump …
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David Edwards / Raw Story:
Trump spent $250K of campaign funds losing Christopher Steele lawsuit: report
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Ankush Khardori / Politico:
Inside Trump's Costly Outburst: ‘Like an 8-Year-Old Having a Temper Tantrum’
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Daniel Boffey / The Guardian:
Donald Trump's ‘sex and bribes’ data protection case rejected by UK court
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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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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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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Republicans' plotting to block a Democratic president goes public — A bill under consideration in the House would, among other things, expand the child tax credit to the benefit of parents earning $40,000 a year or less. — In the 2022 General Social Survey, over two-thirds of people …
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Caitlin Reilly / Roll Call:
Tax bill overcomes objections from left and right, passes House — The House on Wednesday night passed a $79 billion family and business tax break bill after several days of uncertainty, teeing it up for consideration in the Senate. — The package negotiated by House Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith …
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Karen Townsend / HotAir:
Two Congresswomen Vote Against Barring Hamas Involved in October 7 Attacks From the U.S.
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Joseph Zeballos-Roig / Semafor:
The House passed a Child Tax Credit expansion. It faces a GOP buzzsaw in the Senate.
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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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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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.
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 …
Politico:
What Biden *really* says about Trump behind closed doors — Welcome to POLITICO's West Wing Playbook, your guide to the people and power centers in the Biden administration. With help from producer Raymond Rapada. — President JOE BIDEN has a reputation for salty language behind closed doors.
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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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Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:
Ohio 2024 Poll: Sherrod Brown Gears Up for Tight Re-election Campaign — Trump Endorsed Candidate for Senate Jumps from Third to First — A new Emerson College Polling survey of Ohio finds Democratic Senator Sherrod Brown in a tight re-election contest against potential Republican opponents.
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Victoria Prodeline / Monmouth University …:
Haley Trails in Home State
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Kelly Garrity / Politico:
RFK Jr. blames young campaign staffer for TikTok thirst trap comment — “The TikTok comment in question was made in 2022 long before I ever had a TikTok account,” the presidential hopeful posted on social media. — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. denied accusations Thursday that he left a comment …
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ABC News:
Special counsel questioned witnesses about 2 rooms FBI didn't search inside Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence: Sources — The FBI missed the rooms in their search for classified documents, said sources. — In this June 9, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump is shown at the White House in Washington, D.C.
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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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Paige Skinner / HuffPost:
Capitol Police Closes Investigation Into Sex Tape Filmed Inside Senate Hearing Room — Capitol police said there was no evidence a crime had been committed. — The Capitol Police has closed its investigation into the sex tape filmed inside the Hart Senate Office Building in December.
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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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