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Rolling Stone:
The Polling ‘Disaster’ That's Starting To Terrify Team Trump — Polls show a criminal conviction could torpedo Donald Trump's chances in 2024 — and some of his close advisers are telling him to take it seriously — IN THE MIDDLE of last year, several of Donald Trump's closest advisers …
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The Daily Beast:
E. Jean Carroll's Lawyer: Trump Told Me ‘See You Next Tuesday’ — ALL CLASS — Roberta Kaplan, the attorney who represented E. Jean Carroll in her successful lawsuit against Donald Trump, says the ex-president used a vulgarity on her at the end of a deposition at Mar-a-Lago.
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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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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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Tristan Snell / The Daily Beast:
I Prosecuted Donald Trump and Won. Here's How It's Done. — It might seem like justice will never catch up to the former president. But it has at least once, and it can again. … Most people don't think Donald Trump will ever face justice. Certainly his supporters don't think so …
Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
Trump markets himself as an outsider in new campaign ad: ‘Embrace the label’ — Former President Trump released a new campaign advertisement on his Truth Social site where he calls himself an outsider and tells supporters to embrace being one too. — “Treat the word ‘impossible’ as nothing more than motivation.
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Politico:
Special counsel mounts forceful — and unusual — defense of Trump classified documents case
Special counsel mounts forceful — and unusual — defense of Trump classified documents case
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Politico:
Biden's economy keeps messing up Trump's message
Biden's economy keeps messing up Trump's message
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Most Republicans aren't aware of Trump's various legal issues
Most Republicans aren't aware of Trump's various legal issues
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Oriana Pawlyk / Politico:
Ted Cruz wants lawmakers to get security escorts through America's airports — Cruz told POLITICO that his amendment is about ensuring that political VIPs aren't endangered as they pass through public spaces in airports. — Viral photos of politicians jetting off to a tropical hideaway during …
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Washington Examiner and View from the Wing
Drew Harwell / Washington Post:
The wild probe into investors of DWAC, Trump Media's proposed merger ally — Sales of Digital World Acquisition stock triggered a widespread federal probe that involved a confidential informant, a secret airport phone scan and an elite anti-money-laundering squad. Three people were indicted, but the investigation continues.
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Bianca Quilantan / Politico:
Education Department sends final Title IX rule to OMB for approval — Department officials were initially supposed to finalize the regulation on sexual misconduct and gender identity in May of 2023. — A long-awaited policy that mandates how schools respond to sexual misconduct …
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Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
House will vote next week on standalone Israel aid bill, Johnson tells colleagues — The unexpected move indicates that Johnson is digging his heels in against an immigration package and Ukraine funding, instead seeking to pressure Democrats on Israel aid. — WASHINGTON — Speaker Mike Johnson …
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 …
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court may look to the Civil War to resolve whether Trump can be on the ballot — Chief Justice Salmon Chase's handling of cases involving Confederate President Jefferson Davis and a Black man in Virginia help inform the Supreme Court ahead of Feb. 8 hearing.
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Tim Dickinson / Rolling Stone:
This Lawmaker Wants to Jail People for Watching Porn — Oklahoma lawmaker Dusty Deevers is a hardcore Christian nationalist who believes the government should “terrorize evildoers” — Dusty Deevers is a fundamentalist preacher. He's also a state senator.
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