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12:00 AM ET, February 5, 2024

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NBC News:
Senators unveil bipartisan bill to impose tougher asylum and border laws  —  The deal is the result of months of negotiations between Senate Republicans and Democrats, as well as the Biden administration.  It's not clear it will pass Congress.  —  WASHINGTON — Senators released …
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The White House:
Statement from President Joe Biden on Bipartisan Senate National Security Agreement  —  For too long, going back decades, the immigration system has been broken.  It's time to fix it.  That's why over two months ago I instructed members of my administration to work with a bipartisan group of Senators to …
Stef W. Kight / Axios:
Senate releases new $118 billion package for Ukraine, Israel, border  —  The Senate appropriations committee released on Sunday the text of their sweeping $118.3 billion emergency spending package, which combines foreign aid with restrictive policy changes for the U.S.-Mexico border.
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Mike Johnson faces internal GOP dissent on Israel bill  —  House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is facing criticism from both the right flank of his party and Ukraine hawks for the standalone Israel aid package the House plans to vote on this week. … - Mills and Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) …
Axios:
Trump floats ousting RNC chair after brutal 2023  —  Former President Trump, in a stunning public rebuke of a longtime ally, suggested on Fox News today that Republican National Committee chair Ronna McDaniel should get the boot. … Trump's comments are a sign of him flexing muscle …
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Conrad Hoyt / Washington Examiner:
Trump suggests Ronna McDaniel may be removed as RNC chairwoman  —  Former President Donald Trump said there will “probably be some changes made” regarding the Republican National Committee and its chairwoman, Ronna McDaniel.  —  Speaking on Fox News's Sunday Morning Futures …
Discussion: RedState and acecomments.mu.nu
Maggie Astor / New York Times:
Trump Pushes Immigration Conspiracy Theories and Mass Deportations
Discussion: DNyuz and Political Wire
Corbin Bolies / The Daily Beast:
George Stephanopoulos Cuts Off GOP Senator After He Suggests Trump Could Defy SCOTUS  —  Senator, thanks for your time this morning," George Stephanopoulos said before Sen. Vance's mic was cut off.  —  ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos would not tolerate another word from Sen. J.D. Vance …
Gerry McGovern:
When the tech bros come for me  —  First, the tech bros came for the warehouse workers, and I said nothing.  Paying them terrible wages, working them to the bone, tracking their every second, injuring them at record levels, all in the pursuit of customer obsession and profit.
Mark Murray / NBC News:
Poll: 20-point deficit on handling economy highlights Biden's struggles against Trump  —  The president's approval rating has fallen to a new low in NBC News polling, as Trump narrowly leads in a 2024 general election matchup.  —  Despite a growing economy and little opposition for his party's nomination …
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Mark Murray / NBC News:
How a Trump conviction changes the 2024 race in our latest poll
Jonathan Martin / Politico:
Forget No Labels. Biden's Third-Party Peril is on the Left.
Discussion: New York Post and Mediaite
Mike Lofgren / Salon:
How Donald Trump reduced the GOP to groveling sycophants  —  The GOP made the same bargain the Prussian generals made in 1933 — and the consequence is their total destruction … It was said that Prussia, the nucleus of the German state, was not a country with an army but an army with a country.
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Alia Shoaib / Business Insider:   Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene defends the prospect of Tucker Carlson interviewing Putin amid rumors he is in Moscow
Deirdre Bardolf / New York Post:
Nutty NYC professor that held machete to Post reporter's neck fired from Cooper Union over anti-Israel rants  —  She already has a machete — now she's gotten the ax.  —  Shellyne Rodriguez, the nutty professor caught on camera holding the blade to a Post reporter's neck in May has been fired …
Wall Street Journal:
The Money and Drugs That Tie Elon Musk to Some Tesla Directors  —  Board members have reaped hundreds of millions from stock awards and separate investments, even as some have done drugs with Musk; former Tesla director Larry Ellison offered him a chance to dry out
Reuters:
Australian writer Yang Hengjun is given suspended death sentence in China  —  The pro-democracy blogger, whose sentence will be converted to life imprisonment, had denied accusations of spying for a country China has not publicly identified.  —  SYDNEY — A Beijing court …
Discussion: Bloomberg, Al Jazeera and WTOP News
Caroline Orr Bueno / Weaponized:
Russia amplifies calls for civil war in the U.S.  —  The ongoing controversy at the border in Texas has dominated the headlines recently — not only in U.S. newspapers, but also in Russian propaganda outlets, which have published dozens of inflammatory articles calling the border dispute a …
 
 
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ACLU:
Supplemental Funding Package Would Eviscerate Longstanding Protections for Families and Others Seeking Safety
Rebecca Picciotto / CNBC:
Trump floats ‘more than’ 60% tariffs on Chinese imports
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Erin Doherty / Axios:
Scoop: Nikki Haley's fundraising takes off while GOP tries to end her campaign
Discussion: Political Wire and The Hill
Asher Notheis / Washington Examiner:
Nikki Haley targets Trump during Saturday Night Live appearance for refusal to debate
Amanda Yen / The Daily Beast:
Ann Coulter: Best Thing Trump Could Do for America Is ‘Die’
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Matt Viser / Washington Post:
When Joe Biden lost his purpose
Scott Bauer / Associated Press:
Wisconsin Democrats inch closer to overturning Republican-drawn legislative maps
Elizabeth Weise / USA Today:
They hoped solar panels would secure the future of their farm. Then their neighbors found out
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