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11:50 PM ET, February 5, 2024

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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 …

Igor Bobic / HuffPost:

In Huge Reversal, GOP Poised To Kill The Border-Ukraine Package It Demanded — Republican Sen. James Lankford, who spent months negotiating the border provisions the GOP demanded, said he may vote against his own bill this week. — LOADING — WASHINGTON ― Senate Republicans …

Discussion: Washington Examiner, NBC News, Semafor, RedState, Talking Points Memo and HotAir

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

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

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

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

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

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

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William Vaillancourt / The Daily Beast:

Trump Now Falsely Claims He Didn't Endorse Immigration Bill Co-Author — Oklahoma Senator James Lankford, who helped draw up the immigration bill that Trump hates, received Trump's “Complete and Total Endorsement” in 2022. — Donald Trump said during an interview Monday that he did not endorse …

Discussion: Raw Story, HuffPost, DNyuz, The Hill, Mercury News and Rolling Stone

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

Discussion: Breitbart, Raw Story, Washington Examiner, The Federalist, RedState and The Hill

NBC News:
Trump says he wants to debate Biden

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

Kellyanne Conway / New York Times:
Who Should Be Trump's No. 2? — “Who should President Trump choose for V.P.?” …

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

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: HotAir, New York Times, HuffPost, The Daily Beast, ABC News, Associated Press, NBC News, UPI, Forbes, The Hill, Axios, Talking Points Memo, DNyuz, Raw Story, Washington Times, Political Wire and The Guardian

Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
Nikki Haley Raises $16.5 Million, Fueling Her Fight Against Trump

Discussion: New York Post, Fox News, The Hill, Bloomberg and WBTW-TV

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, Associated Press, El País, Washington Examiner, Bloomberg, DNyuz, Politico, The Hill, Fargo | KFGO, The Times of Israel, Breitbart, The Daily Beast, Page Six and Kyodo 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, The Gateway Pundit, New York Post, Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion, The Daily Caller, Raw Story, Forbes and Political Wire

CNN:
CNN Poll: Most Americans want verdict on Trump election subversion charges before 2024 vote

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

Sandra Fish / The Colorado Sun:

Lauren Boebert gets restraining order against her ex-husband — The order applies to the Republican congresswoman and the couple's three minor children. A hearing is scheduled for Thursday to make the order permanent. — Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) — Original Reporting

Discussion: Washington Examiner, Associated Press, Denver Post, New York Post, HuffPost, DNyuz, Raw Story, New York Daily News and Newsweek

Sheila Flynn / The Independent:
Lauren Boebert abandoned her district and voters are rejoicing

Discussion: Raw Story

Jennifer McRae / CBS News:
Lauren Boebert granted restraining order against ex-husband in Colorado

Discussion: Associated Press and Political Wire

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 …

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.

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

Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:

Biden appears to mix up Macron with French president Mitterrand, who died in 1996 — President Biden on Sunday appeared to mix up French President Emmanuel Macron with Francois Mitterrand, the former president of France who died in 1996. — The apparent mix-up took place during …

Discussion: Fox News, The White House, Washington Times, The Gateway Pundit, Washington Examiner and Mediaite