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Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
Republicans demonstrate their unseriousness about the border — Trump ordered Mike Johnson and company to punch themselves in the face and they obliged. … In recent months, the Biden White House and Democrats in Congress have signaled readiness to accept a bipartisan border deal heavily tilted towards …
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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 …
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Alexander Burns / Politico:
Why The Border Deal Happened: Republicans Held Europe For Ransom — Europeans supporting aid to Ukraine get a brutal lesson in how American politics is hampering the transatlantic security relationship. — Rep. Greg Murphy said he agreed with former NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen (above) …
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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Stef W. Kight / Axios:
Senate releases new $118 billion package for Ukraine, Israel, border
Senate releases new $118 billion package for Ukraine, Israel, border
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Associated Press:
Senators release a border and Ukraine deal but the House speaker declares it ‘dead on arrival’
Senators release a border and Ukraine deal but the House speaker declares it ‘dead on arrival’
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Mike Johnson faces internal GOP dissent on Israel bill
Mike Johnson faces internal GOP dissent on Israel bill
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Lauren Sforza / The Hill:
Jeffries on House Republicans: ‘Wholly owned subsidiaries of Donald Trump’
Jeffries on House Republicans: ‘Wholly owned subsidiaries of Donald Trump’
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Patrick Marley / Washington Post:
The 91-year-old Republican suing to kick Donald Trump off the ballot — Norma Anderson, a trailblazing former GOP legislator, is among the Colorado voters who have challenged the Republican front-runner's candidacy in a case that will be heard by the Supreme Court
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Joyce Vance / Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance:
The Week Ahead — This week, with oral argument scheduled before the Supreme Court on Thursday, we'll be focusing on the litigation over the 14th Amendment, and whether the state of Colorado can remove Donald Trump from the ballot in that state. An audio feed of the argument will be live-streamed on the Court's website.
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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.
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Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
Biden condemns ‘anti-Arab hate’ after Wall Street Journal op-ed labels Michigan city 'America's jihad capital' — President Biden called out “anti-Arab hate” against Dearborn, Mich., residents after an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal called the city “America's jihad capital.”
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Publix versus the public — Elected officials should not do the bidding of corporate donors; they should act in the best interests of their constituents. It is often difficult, however, to prove a politician's motivation. A politician can generally claim that an act or omission that benefits …
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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 …
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Conrad Hoyt / Washington Examiner:
Trump suggests Ronna McDaniel may be removed as RNC chairwoman
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
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
Trump name drops Tim Scott, Kristi Noem while discussing VP contenders
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Timothy Snyder / Thinking about:
Not just Civil War — Insurrection and Trump's Ineligibility for Office — Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment bans oath-breaking insurrectionists from holding office. The Supreme Court of Colorado has ruled that Trump's name should not appear on primary ballots in that state.
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Michelle Cottle / New York Times:
House Republicans Impeach Alejandro Mayorkas at Their Peril — Just when you thought House Republicans couldn't warp the impeachment process any more, here we are, watching them twist and stretch this weighty constitutional provision beyond all recognition — like some grimy wad of Silly Putty pulled …
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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.
Jeremy B. White / Politico:
McCarthy wanted a successor. He got a fight. — In red California, the race to replace the former speaker could be a microcosm of forces shaping the Republican Party. — Kevin McCarthy couldn't bend unruly Republican lawmakers to his will in Washington. Back home in Bakersfield, Republican voters may reject his succession plan.
Alex Thompson / Axios:
Scoop: Obama veterans relaunch national security group backing Biden — Veterans of the Obama administration are re-launching an advocacy group, National Security Action, to make the case for President Biden's re-election based on his foreign policy, according to a memo obtained by Axios.
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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.
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.
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