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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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Honolulu Star-Advertiser and Crooks and Liars
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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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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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Digby's Hullabaloo, New Republic, Washington Examiner, USA Today, Democrats and Political Wire
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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Associated Press, KRDO, Raw Story and NBC News
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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Ron Filipkowski / MeidasTouch:
Trump Campaign Paid $20K to Fake a Union Rally
Trump Campaign Paid $20K to Fake a Union Rally
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PoliticusUSA
NBC News:
Judge will delay Trump's federal trial as court considers his presidential immunity claim
Judge will delay Trump's federal trial as court considers his presidential immunity claim
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
It's Crazy That the Booming Economy Is Hurting Biden
It's Crazy That the Booming Economy Is Hurting Biden
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Semafor, Washington Examiner, Issues & Insights and Politico
Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
Judge suspends Trump's March election interference trial while awaiting immunity ruling
Judge suspends Trump's March election interference trial while awaiting immunity ruling
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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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Raw Story
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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No More Mister Nice Blog, Raw Story and Outside the Beltway
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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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NBC News:
President Biden: ‘If you harm an American, we will respond’
President Biden: ‘If you harm an American, we will respond’
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NPR, The Daily Signal and The Hill
Alexandra Hutzler / ABC News:
Live updates: US retaliates after deadly drone attack on Jordan base
Live updates: US retaliates after deadly drone attack on Jordan base
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New York Post, Israpundit, Raw Story, Mediaite, National Review, USA Today, The Gateway Pundit and UPI
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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Raw Story
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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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
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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Washington Examiner, CBS News, nationalinterest.org, Politico, ABC News and DNyuz
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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 …
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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Reason
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
Fani Willis just killed any chance Trump had to kick her off his case: legal expert
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Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
Fani Filing: A Fling Is Fine, So F Off
Fani Filing: A Fling Is Fine, So F Off
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Raw Story:
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.
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PinkNews
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, DNyuz and Associated Press
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