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9:35 PM ET, February 5, 2024

Top Items:

Detention and that border ‘shutdown’: What's really in Biden's bipartisan immigration deal — Breaking down 12 major points in the border deal, including the parameters of a border shutdown, increased visas and work permits for asylum seekers. — The bipartisan border security deal that's headed …

Nicole Narea / Vox:
Democrats are trying to pass a right-wing border bill, but the GOP won't let them

Discussion: Off Message, The Daily Beast, Los Angeles Times, Washington Examiner, The Federalist and ABC News

Politico: Dems gear up for final stretch on judges — worrying they won't catch Trump

Axios:
Trump activates MAGA caucus to kill Senate border deal, weaken McConnell

Discussion: Washington Examiner, Business Insider, RedState, The Federalist and The Hill

Associated Press:
Senators release a border and Ukraine deal but the House speaker declares it ‘dead on arrival’

Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
Republicans confirm their unseriousness about the border

Mychael Schnell / The Hill:
Speaker Johnson: Border bill is ‘even worse than we expected’

Discussion: Axios, Washington Examiner, Fox News, The Daily Caller, ABC News, The Maine Wire, PoliticusUSA, National Review, The Dispatch, Fargo | KFGO, Forbes, HotAir, Sacramento Bee, IJR, Twitchy, BizPac Review and Breitbart

Summer Concepcion / NBC News:
Schumer ‘hopeful’ Senate will pass bipartisan border bill despite opposition from GOP hard-liners

Alexander Burns / Politico:
Why The Border Deal Happened: Republicans Held Europe For Ransom

Discussion: Digby's Hullabaloo

John McCormick / Wall Street Journal:

Nikki Haley Asks for Secret Service Protection After Increase in Threats — Former South Carolina governor is final hurdle between Trump and the Republican presidential nomination — AIKEN, S. C.—Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley has applied for Secret Service protection …

Discussion: New York Times, HuffPost, ABC News, NBC News, Axios, The Daily Beast, The Hill, UPI, Forbes, WSAV-TV, Talking Points Memo, CBS News, Washington Times, Raw Story, Political Wire and The Guardian

Kellyanne Conway / New York Times:

Who Should Be Trump's No. 2? — “Who should President Trump choose for V.P.?” is one of the most popular questions among the political cognoscenti right now. It's understandable: Donald Trump won both Iowa and New Hampshire with more than 50 percent of the vote, after his closest competitors …

Discussion: Washington Examiner, New York Magazine, Forbes, Washington Times, Media Matters for America, The Hill, Mediaite, Political Wire and The Daily Caller

Kyle Morris / Fox News:
Kristi Noem shares vision for America in new book amid speculation about running as Trump's VP

Discussion: Washington Examiner, The Hill and DNyuz

Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump's Global Business Empire Is Growing Again

Discussion: New York Times and Fox News

Kyle Cheney / Politico:

Chutkan contemplates Trump trial extending deep into 2024, as case remains in limbo — It was the judge's first acknowledgment that Trump's federal trial could could extend into the general election. — The judge presiding over Donald Trump's Washington, D.C. criminal case acknowledged Monday …

Discussion: New Republic, Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion, New York Post, Political Wire, Raw Story, The Gateway Pundit, The Daily Caller and Forbes

CNN:

CNN Poll: Most Americans want verdict on Trump election subversion charges before 2024 vote — Most Americans want to see a verdict on the federal charges former President Donald Trump faces related to election subversion in 2020 before this year's presidential election, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS.

Discussion: NBC News, Politico, The Hill, Digby's Hullabaloo, The Guardian and Political Wire

NBC News:
Trump says he wants to debate Biden

Discussion: HuffPost, The Hill, One America News Network, New York Post, CNBC, Political Wire, Greensburg Tribune-Review, DNyuz, Fargo | KFGO, Washington Times and Bloomberg

Kate Sullivan / CNN:
Trump suggests he would consider a tariff upward of 60% on all Chinese imports if reelected

Discussion: The Hill, UPI, DNyuz, Noahpinion, Politico, Bloomberg and CNBC

Sean Coughlan / BBC:

King Charles III diagnosed with cancer, Buckingham Palace says — King Charles has been diagnosed with a form of cancer, says Buckingham Palace. — The type of cancer has not been revealed - it is not prostate cancer, but was discovered during his recent treatment for an enlarged prostate.

Matt Honeycombe-Foster / Politico:

King Charles III has cancer — Prince Harry due to fly in as British monarch steps back from “public-facing” aspects of his role. — LONDON — King Charles III has cancer, Buckingham Palace announced Monday evening, sending shockwaves through the British establishment.

Discussion: CBS News, El País, Politico, Reuters, WDTN-TV, Washington Examiner, Bloomberg, Breitbart, DNyuz, The Hill, The Times of Israel, The Daily Beast and Kyodo News+

Politico:

Supreme Court Shocker? Here's What Happens if Trump Gets Kicked Off the Ballot — Legal scholars, national security experts and political analysts imagine the extraordinary fallout that would ensue. — “Increase its perceived public legitimacy” — “Rip the country apart”

Discussion: Reuters, The Guardian, Washington Post, DNyuz, Balkinization, MeidasTouch, Washington Times, Raw Story, JONATHAN TURLEY, The Hill, Associated Press, Bloomberg, USA Today, Political Wire, SCOTUSblog and BizPac Review

Garrett Epps / Washington Monthly:
It's Not Just the Border: The Trump-Abbott-Republican Nullification Crisis Is Here

Discussion: HuffPost

Patrick Marley / Washington Post:
The 91-year-old Republican suing to kick Donald Trump off the ballot

Discussion: USA Today, Raw Story and Fox News

Rick Reilly / Washington Post:

Look who moved in Nextdoor: another spying, suspicious, paranoid snoop — Are you bummed you weren't around when the Stasi ruled? Do you wish you could've been one of Mao Zedong's millions of neighborhood snitches? Maybe watch the Red Guards drag off your least favorite aunt?

Jordan Rubin / MSNBC:

Why Jack Smith wants to ‘clear the air’ in the classified documents case — Donald Trump “paints an inaccurate and distorted picture of events,” the special counsel tells Judge Aileen Cannon. Will she care? — Though the classified documents case is playing out partly behind closed doors …

Discussion: Raw Story, One America News Network, DNyuz and Mediaite

Nick Corasaniti / New York Times:

Larry David Breaks Georgia's Voting Law in ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ — Comedy's crankiest star usually breaks social norms. This time, he ran afoul of voting legislation passed in Georgia in 2021. — Television comedies like “Veep” and “Parks and Recreation” have long poked fun …

Discussion: Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Raw Story and Variety

Abby Vesoulis / Mother Jones:

A GOP Senate Candidate Blames “Liberal” Judges for His Labor Violations. Just One Problem With That. — The judges were largely appointed by Republicans. — Bernie Moreno, the Trump-endorsed Republican candidate for US Senate in Ohio, focuses his campaign on a central theme.

Reese Gorman / The Daily Beast:

A Major Sign of Trouble in Nancy Mace's Office: Total Staff Turnover — Nancy Mace's entire D.C. office has turned over since Nov. 1. Former staff members described a “toxic” work culture driven by a “delusional” boss. … Add another ignoble credential to Rep. Nancy Mace's résumé.

Discussion: New Republic, RedState, Raw Story, DNyuz, PoliticusUSA, Mediaite, UPROXX and Right Wing Watch

Raymond Zhong / New York Times:

Scientists Use Sea Sponges to Study Global Warming Back to 1700 — Research on a long-lived but rarely seen species in the Caribbean is helping scientists piece together a revised history of climate change. — Since the dawn of the industrial age, our species has warmed the planet …

Discussion: Grist, Associated Press, DNyuz and NBC News

Jennifer McRae / CBS News:

Lauren Boebert granted restraining order against ex-husband in Colorado — Colorado Congresswoman Lauren Boebert has been granted a temporary restraining order against her ex-husband Jayson Boebert. The Republican representing Colorado's 3rd Congressional District was granted the temporary restraining order on Friday, Feb. 2.