memeorandum: Supplemental Funding Package Would Eviscerate Longstanding Protections for Families and Others Seeking Safety (ACLU)

10:25 PM ET, February 4, 2024

Top Items:

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 …

Discussion: Washington Examiner, The Hill, NPR, Semafor, RedState, The Texas Tribune, Associated Press, Pennsylvania Capital-Star, CBS News, New York Post, DNyuz, Bloomberg and Political Wire

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 …

Discussion: Politico, The Hill, National Review and CBS News

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.

Discussion: USA Today, CNN, ABC News, Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, HotAir, The Hill, Associated Press, Washington Examiner and Business Insider

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.) …

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Lauren Sforza / The Hill:
Jeffries on House Republicans: ‘Wholly owned subsidiaries of Donald Trump’

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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 …

Discussion: Semafor, NBC News, The Hill, Chicago Tribune, The Daily Caller, Washington Times, Sun-Sentinel, Mediaite, Fox News, Washington Examiner, Florida Politics, Associated Press and New York Times

Conrad Hoyt / Washington Examiner:
Trump suggests Ronna McDaniel may be removed as RNC chairwoman

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Maggie Astor / New York Times:
Trump Pushes Immigration Conspiracy Theories and Mass Deportations

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Shauneen Miranda / Axios:
Trump name drops Tim Scott, Kristi Noem while discussing VP contenders

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Sophia Cai / Axios:
Trump's team worries about a hollow victory in Nevada

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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 …

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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

Discussion: Washington Examiner, Fox News, The Hill, Breitbart, RedState, Mediaite, USA Today, New York Post, Forbes, WBTW-TV and Political Wire

Jonathan Martin / Politico:
Forget No Labels. Biden's Third-Party Peril is on the Left.

Discussion: Mediaite and New York Post

Ellie Cook / Newsweek:

Tucker Carlson Being Spotted in Moscow Sparks Frenzied Speculation — The reported appearance of former Fox News host Tucker Carlson in the Russian capital has sparked intense speculation over the purpose of the conservative media personality's visit to Moscow.

Discussion: BizPac Review, Vanity Fair, Politico, RedState, Mediaite, Crooks and Liars, The Gateway Pundit and Political Wire

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 …

Discussion: JONATHAN TURLEY, Twitchy, Breitbart, The Gateway Pundit, DNyuz and The Daily Caller

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.

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

Discussion: Digby's Hullabaloo, Bloomberg, DNyuz and Eschaton, more at Techmeme »

Amanda Yen / The Daily Beast:

Ann Coulter: Best Thing Trump Could Do for America Is ‘Die’ — The one-time MAGA supporter became a born-again anti-Trumper in recent years, admitting she was “a very stupid girl” to support Trump in the early days of his ascendance. — Ann Coulter didn't mince her words when asked …

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ACLU:

Supplemental Funding Package Would Eviscerate Longstanding Protections for Families and Others Seeking Safety — WASHINGTON — A group of Senators today released the framework for a deal that would eviscerate protections for people seeking asylum in exchange for unrelated foreign aid.

Asher Notheis / Washington Examiner:

Nikki Haley targets Trump during Saturday Night Live appearance for refusal to debate — 2024 Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley made a guest appearance on Saturday Night Live to poke fun at former President Donald Trump for his refusal to debate her on the campaign trail.