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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Most Republicans aren't aware of Trump's various legal issues — There is an assumption, probably particularly among those who cover the news and those who read it, that Donald Trump's legal travails are common knowledge. We talk about things like the potential effects of a Trump conviction …
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Ron Filipkowski / MeidasTouch:
Trump Campaign Paid $20K to Fake a Union Rally — When Joe Biden became the first president to join a picket line this past September for the UAW, the Trump campaign scrambled to do something to counter the move. Michigan is a critical state for both campaigns, and when auto workers went …
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Politico:
Biden's economy keeps messing up Trump's message — “You can't blame the president when policies go wrong, and then say he's not responsible if things are going right.” — The U.S. economy just keeps getting better. And it's forcing Donald Trump and his allies to contort the talking points …
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New York Times:
After Speedy Start, Appeals Court Slows Down on Trump Immunity Decision — The implications have started coming into focus with the scrapping of March 4 as the start date for the former president's federal trial on charges of trying to overturn the 2020 election.
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Washington Post:
The ‘runt’ of Trump cases now likely to be his first criminal trial — A trial about 2016 hush money will be the first criminal charges to test Trump in 2024 — Of the four criminal cases former president Donald Trump is facing, charges filed in New York over 2016 hush money payments …
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New York Times, Politico, Raw Story, Law & Crime, Forbes, The Guardian and The Daily Caller
Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
At R.N.C. Meeting, Talk Is of Coming Trump Merger and Chairwoman's Fate — Donald Trump has long worked closely with Ronna McDaniel, the head of the Republican National Committee. In private, he has begun to question its direction under her leadership. — In early 2021, when former …
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Politico:
Special counsel mounts forceful — and unusual — defense of Trump classified documents case — The routine filing features a public rebuttal of “misimpressions” allegedly fueled by the former president. — Special counsel Jack Smith used a routine legal filing Friday to offer …
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Associated Press:
Trump spent $76 million over last two years on attorneys as legal troubles mount ahead of election
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OpenSecrets.org, Washington Post and Political Wire
Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
Judge suspends Trump's March election interference trial while awaiting immunity ruling
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Michael Daly / The Daily Beast:
Trump's Lackeys Have Found Fani Willis' Weakness — They are making a cynical move to derail or delay the case. Here's what she should do to stop it. … The racketeering case that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis brought against Donald Trump and 18 MAGA minions is so strong …
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Matthew Chapman / Raw Story:
Fani Willis just killed any chance Trump had to kick her off his case: legal expert
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Washington Post:
Fani Willis admits relationship with prosecutor on Trump Georgia case
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NBC News:
President Biden: ‘If you harm an American, we will respond’ — President Biden released a statement on the U.S. strikes in Iraq and Syria in response to the deadly drone attack in Jordan that killed three service members. In his statement he says “the United States does not seek conflict …
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Alexandra Hutzler / ABC News:
Live updates: US retaliates after deadly drone attack on Jordan base
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Dan De Luce / NBC News:
U.S. retaliatory strikes start in Iraq and Syria in first response to Jordan drone attack
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Biden attends solemn ceremony for troops killed in Jordan drone strike
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E.W. Niedermeyer:
It's The Impunity, Stupid — The very first time I decided to actually look into whether Tesla was doing what it said it was doing, I spent a long weekend discovering that its revolutionary battery swap station was a sham designed to rip off California's Zero Emission Vehicle program.
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The Hill:
Supreme Court won't block West Point from considering race in admissions — The Supreme Court ruled the U.S. Military Academy at West Point may continue using race as a factor in admissions, leaving intact the slim remains of affirmative action in higher education.
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Washington Examiner, Associated Press and DNyuz
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U.S. Central Command:
CENTCOM Statement on U.S. Strikes in Iraq and Syria — TAMPA, Fla. - At 4:00 p.m. (EST) Feb. 02, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces conducted airstrikes in Iraq and Syria against Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Quds Force and affiliated militia groups.
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Katherine Fung / Newsweek:
Exclusive: Republican Hits Clarence Thomas With Lawsuit Over His Taxes — Republican John Anthony Castro is filing a lawsuit against Clarence Thomas, accusing the U.S. Supreme Court associate justice of failing to file his income taxes, Newsweek has learned.
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New York Times:
Kamala Harris Bolsters Biden for 2024 and Lays Groundwork for 2028 — Stumping for the president ahead of South Carolina's Democratic primary, Ms. Harris has been working to shore up his vulnerabilities with Black voters and younger voters. — For decades, ambitious politicians with eyes …
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South Dakota apologizes — and pays transgender advocacy group $300,000 for discrimination — The state of South Dakota has issued an apology letter and a $300,000 payment to a transgender advocacy group for the abrupt cancellation of a Department of Health contract in 2022.
Washington Post:
Texas border showdown is far-right magnet, hate trackers warn — As a convoy gathers in Eagle Pass, extremism monitors see vestiges of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol in Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's defiance of federal orders — EAGLE PASS, Tex. — A motley crew is gathering here this weekend …
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Tori Otten / New Republic:
Tommy Tuberville May Yet Pay for His Antics, if House Dems Have Their Way — Democrats on the House Oversight Committee on Friday called for an investigation into Senator Tommy Tuberville's blockade on military promotions. — Tuberville single-handedly blocked hundreds of military promotions …
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Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
House Oversight Democrats call for investigation into Tuberville's military holds
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