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9:35 PM ET, February 5, 2024

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Politico:
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 …
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Politico:   Dems gear up for final stretch on judges — worrying they won't catch Trump
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’
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 …
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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 …
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 …
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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.
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.
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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.
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”
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Garrett Epps / Washington Monthly:
It's Not Just the Border: The Trump-Abbott-Republican Nullification Crisis Is Here
Discussion: HuffPost
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 …
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 …
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.
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.
 
 
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Rasmussen Reports:
59% See Biden in Mental Decline
Discussion: Breitbart and Washington Examiner
Reuters:
Kremlin gives nothing away about why Tucker Carlson might be in Russia
Washington Post:
Luxury spending, internal strife leave NRA staggering into 2024 election
 Earlier Items: 
Andrew Perez / Rolling Stone:
Republicans Are Planning to Totally Privatize Medicare — And Fast
Discussion: Democrats, Digby's Hullabaloo and STAT
Samuel Robinson / Axios:
Rashida Tlaib outraises entire Michigan congressional field
Hayes Brown / MSNBC:
Donald Trump is the only reason Jim Jordan is subpoenaing Fani Willis
Discussion: Townhall and Florida Phoenix
Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
Biden condemns ‘anti-Arab hate’ after Wall Street Journal op-ed labels Michigan city 'America's jihad capital'
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Publix versus the public
Discussion: Seeking Rents
 

 
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Financial Times:
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