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Rachel Weiner / Washington Post:
Trump has no immunity from Jan. 6 prosecution, appeals court rules — A federal appeals court has unanimously ruled that Donald Trump can be put on trial for trying to stay in power after losing the 2020 election, rejecting Trump's sweeping claim of presidential immunity and moving the case one step closer to a jury.
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Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Accountant's Apparent Lies Further Dooms Trump's Bank Fraud Defense — Trump accountant Allen Weisselberg is apparently working out a deal addressing lies he told on the stand in the New York bank fraud trial. Now Trump is in even more trouble. — Donald Trump's expected massive loss …
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Salon, MeidasTouch, New Republic, Raw Story, New York Post, Joe.My.God., Associated Press and New York Times
Politico:
Trump is not immune from prosecution for bid to subvert the 2020 election, appeals court rules — The unanimous 57-page decision is a major win for special counsel Jack Smith. — Former President Donald Trump — and indeed any other former president — may be prosecuted for alleged crimes …
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New York Times, Media Matters for America, WWLP-TV, DNyuz and Axios
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
4 takeaways from Trump's loss in his immunity case
4 takeaways from Trump's loss in his immunity case
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The Daily Beast, NBC News, The Times of Israel, Raw Story, Twitchy, New York Times, MeidasTouch, The Atlantic and Nevada Current
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Appeals court rules against Trump presidential immunity in 2020 election interference case
Appeals court rules against Trump presidential immunity in 2020 election interference case
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CNN, Washington Post, New Republic, Associated Press and Raw Story
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Trump fraud trial judge demands details about possible perjury by Allen Weisselberg
Trump fraud trial judge demands details about possible perjury by Allen Weisselberg
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CBS News, Business Insider, New York Daily News, The Gateway Pundit and Political Wire
Washington Post:
Republicans fear they will be targets in Trump's ‘retribution’ campaign
Republicans fear they will be targets in Trump's ‘retribution’ campaign
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Talking Points Memo and The Texas Tribune
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
As a compromise border plan collapses, the GOP is in disarray — There can be little doubt that one of the major American political parties is in disarray, but it's not the Democratic Party. — For those familiar with online political commentary, the phrase “Dems in disarray” …
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New Republic, NBC News and No More Mister Nice Blog
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David Frum / The Atlantic:
The GOP's True Priority — The Republicans who won't take yes for an answer — Sometimes, a negotiation produces a deal. — Sometimes, a negotiation reveals the truth. — Negotiators in the Senate have produced a draft agreement on immigration and asylum. The deal delivers on Republican priorities.
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The Daily Beast, The Mahablog, Raw Story and The Hill
Wall Street Journal:
A Border Security Bill Worth Passing
A Border Security Bill Worth Passing
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senate GOP will block border deal, leaving Ukraine in limbo
Senate GOP will block border deal, leaving Ukraine in limbo
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Fox News, Bloomberg, MeidasTouch, Washington Times, Semafor and ABC News
Politico:
Playbook: ‘Everything is dead’
Playbook: ‘Everything is dead’
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Catherine Rampell / Washington Post:
The GOP dog caught the car. Again.
The GOP dog caught the car. Again.
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ABC News:
You can probably guess why Trump is dead set against the border bill
You can probably guess why Trump is dead set against the border bill
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USA Today, NPR, Washington Examiner, MeidasTouch, CNN, Los Angeles Times and Raw Story
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
February 5, 2024 — It's been an exceedingly weird 24 hours. — Last night the Senate released …
February 5, 2024 — It's been an exceedingly weird 24 hours. — Last night the Senate released …
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Rolling Stone, MeidasTouch, RedState, Breitbart, DNyuz and Associated Press
Associated Press:
Senate presses toward vote on border policies and Ukraine amid Republican backlash
Senate presses toward vote on border policies and Ukraine amid Republican backlash
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Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
N.H. attorney general says he found source of fake Biden robocalls — New Hampshire's top law enforcement official said, “We have never seen...such a blatant attempt to mislead voters.” — New Hampshire's Attorney General on Tuesday named a Texas telecom company as the source …
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US Department of Justice:
70 Current And Former NYCHA Employees Charged With Bribery And Extortion Offenses — For Immediate Release — U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of New York — In the Largest Number of Federal Bribery Charges on a Single Day in DOJ History, 70 Current and Former Employees …
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NBC New York, NBC News, The Daily Caller, The City, Fox Business, UPI, New Republic and One America News Network
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Aaron Katersky / ABC News:
70 NYC housing workers charged in largest bribery takedown in DOJ history
70 NYC housing workers charged in largest bribery takedown in DOJ history
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Breitbart
Josh Fiallo / The Daily Beast:
Dozens of NYC Housing Workers Accused of Bribery in Historic Bust
Dozens of NYC Housing Workers Accused of Bribery in Historic Bust
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New York Post, Forbes, Fargo | KFGO, BizPac Review, DNyuz, WTOP News and New York Daily News
Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
Project Veritas, James O'Keefe settle suit over false claims of 2020 voter fraud in Pennsylvania — Project Veritas and conservative activist James O'Keefe have settled a lawsuit in Pennsylvania over false claims about voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election that were initially …
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The Guardian, NBC News and Joe.My.God.
Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
Second GOP rep says he'll vote against Mayorkas impeachment — Rep. Tom McClintock (R-Calif.) announced Tuesday that he would vote against a resolution to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, becoming the second Republican to buck the party and putting GOP plans in jeopardy.
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
The RNC's chief of staff is stepping down — The departure comes amid growing speculation that Donald Trump will push for changes at the committee. — Republican National Committee chief of staff Mike Reed is set to step down from his role later this month. — Reed had served as chief of staff at the committee since Jan. 2022.
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NBC News, Washington Examiner, The Hill, New York Times, The Gateway Pundit, New York Post, RedState, Raw Story and Forbes
NBC News:
Rigger falls to death during production of Marvel's ‘Wonder Man’ — The incident occurred Tuesday at the Radford Studio Center in Studio City, California. — LOS ANGELES — A rigger died after falling from rafters Tuesday during the production of Marvel Studios' “Wonder Man” in California, an official confirmed.
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Deadline, Los Angeles Times, Us Weekly, WGRZ-TV, The Daily Beast, TMZ.com, New York Daily News, Rolling Stone, WDTN-TV and New York Post
Libby Cathey / ABC News:
Christie calls hot mic moment ‘a complete mistake’ in 1st interview since leaving race — The former governor sat down exclusively with George Stephanopoulos. — Former New Jersey Governor and Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie speaks with George Stephanopoulos from ABC News, Feb. 5, 2024.
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Washington Examiner, Newsbusters, New York Post, Political Wire and DNyuz
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Libby Cathey / ABC News:
Chris Christie predicts ‘huge personnel problem’ if Trump is reelected to ‘vendetta presidency’
Chris Christie predicts ‘huge personnel problem’ if Trump is reelected to ‘vendetta presidency’
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The Hill and The Daily Caller
Nadine El-Bawab / ABC News:
Jury finds Jennifer Crumbley guilty of manslaughter in son's school shooting — Ethan Crumbley killed four students at his high school in November 2021. — LIVE — Jennifer Crumbley, the mother of accused Oxford High School gunman Ethan Crumbley, listens on the stand in the courtroom …
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Seamus Hughes / Court Watch:
Exclusive: FBI Arrests Would-Be Border Militia Member — As elected officials hotly debate new border security legislation, the FBI has arrested a Tennessee man they say was planning to join a militia border group, set off explosives, and act as a sniper at the Mexico/U.S. border.
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The Daily Caller and Rolling Stone
Will Oremus / Washington Post:
Bluesky, a trendy rival to X, finally opens to the public — The upstart social network has been by invitation only since its launch last year — When Jack Dorsey, then Twitter's CEO, tweeted in 2019 that he planned to create a new, “decentralized” form of social media, most people scratched their heads.
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Denise Chow / NBC News:
Category 6? Climate-boosted hurricanes push scientists to rethink classifications — The findings add to ongoing debates about how to better communicate to the public the threats of extreme weather events and the ways that climate change can multiply them.
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Politico:
McConnell admits defeat on border deal: ‘It will not become law’ — The news comes one day before Chuck Schumer plans to force a procedural vote to begin debate on the bill.
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