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Niall Stanage / The Hill:
The Memo: Former Trump White House lawyer predicts crushing defeat at Supreme Court — A former attorney for the Trump White House predicts that the Supreme Court will rule unanimously against the 45th president on his claims to be immune from criminal prosecution.
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CNN:
Trump plans to press immunity defense in classified documents case despite defeat in appeals court — Donald Trump's legal team is outlining how he intends to fight the classified documents case against him in Florida, including by claiming presidential immunity, despite a significant defeat …
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Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Inside Donald Trump's Incredible Cash Crunch — Two New York laws are about to smack Trump in the face, no matter if he plans to appeal two massive civil judgments that could wipe out all the cash in his pocket. … Donald Trump is just days away from getting slammed with a court judgment …
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Three-quarters of Republicans back Trump being ‘dictator for a day’
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Michael Ian Black / The Daily Beast:
Kellyanne Conway Sure Looks Like She's Auditioning to Be Trump's Veep
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Associated Press:
Senate Republicans block bipartisan border package, scuttling deal they had demanded from Democrats — Senate Republicans blocked a bipartisan border package Wednesday, scuttling months of negotiations with Democrats on legislation intended to cut back record numbers of illegal border crossings.
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Axios:
Epic double debacle stings House GOP — It's 10 minutes of humiliation that will live in House lore. … - Speaker Mike Johnson lost by one vote — a Republican vote! — the first impeachment of a Cabinet official in 148 years. … - GOP lawmakers openly criticized leaders for bringing …
Politico:
Senate Republicans officially block foreign aid bill with border changes — It marks the end of immigration negotiations that dragged on for four months.
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NBC News:
Chuck Schumer to push stripped-down Israel and Ukraine aid package after GOP blocks Senate border bill
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senate to vote on Plan B: Ukraine funding without border security
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Washington Post:
Putin interview with Tucker Carlson shows Kremlin outreach to Trump's GOP — MOSCOW — As Russian state television propagandists salivated over Tucker Carlson's interview with President Vladimir Putin, the first of Carlson's falsehoods about his visit to Moscow was punctured, fittingly enough …
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David Brennan / Newsweek:
Exclusive: Tucker Carlson Could Face Sanctions Over Putin Interview — Tucker Carlson's interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin could see the conservative pundit targeted by European Union lawmakers, current and former members of the European Parliament have told Newsweek.
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Dan Ladden-Hall / The Daily Beast:
Kremlin: We Reject All Western Media but Tucker Carlson Is Different
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Behind the border mess: Open GOP rebellion against McConnell — The Republican leader told POLITICO that his critics “had their shot” already. But conservatives are not done whacking him over the immigration-for-Ukraine aid implosion. — Conservative hardliners once celebrated Mitch McConnell …
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Marist Poll:
The Road to the General Election — NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist National Poll — Biden Competitive with Trump, Haley... Biden Opens Up Lead if Trump is Convicted — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump remain in a statistical tie among registered voters nationally.
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Maeve Reston / Washington Post:
‘None of these candidates’ beats out Haley in Nevada primary that Trump skipped
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Natasha Korecki / NBC News:
Nikki Haley loses to ‘none of these candidates’ in the Nevada GOP primary
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Kayla Guo / New York Times:
Al Green, in Hospital Garb, Delivers Vote to Kill Mayorkas Impeachment — The Democrat from Texas had undergone abdominal surgery but rushed to the Capitol because he said the vote was “personal.” — With the final minutes for the vote dwindling, the House watched intently on Tuesday night …
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Sudiksha Kochi / USA Today:
Matt Gaetz says he misses Kevin McCarthy after House fails to impeach Mayorkas
Mike Gallagher / Wall Street Journal:
Why I Voted Against the Alejandro Mayorkas Impeachment
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The Hill, Raw Story and Washington Post
Washington Post:
In chaotic scene, Republicans argue with GOP lawmaker after ‘no’ vote on impeachment
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David Ingram / NBC News:
After Libs of TikTok posted, at least 21 bomb threats followed — The FBI and local law enforcement said bomb threats across the country have tied up government resources even when they turn out to be hoaxes. — Last March, police in Coralville, Iowa, investigated a bomb threat targeting a junior high school.
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Noah Berlatsky / CNN:
The right-wing misreading of ‘Blazing Saddles’ is so telling — Editor's Note: Noah Berlatsky (@nberlat) is a freelance writer in Chicago. The views expressed here are his own. View more opinion on CNN. — CNN — On social media at least, Mel Brooks' classic “Blazing Saddles” …
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Politico:
Durbin calls for Thomas recusal in SCOTUS case on Trump ballot eligibility — “Justice Thomas should recuse himself so there's no question of bias,” Durbin posted on social media.
David Gilbert / Wired:
Russia Is Boosting Calls for ‘Civil War’ Over Texas Border Crisis — An all-encompassing Russian disinformation campaign is using everything from bots to lifestyle influencers to powerful state-run media to sow division in the United States. — A Russian disinformation campaign …
Michael C. Bender / New York Times:
Right-Wing Congressman to Run for Senate in Montana, Igniting G.O.P. Fight — As Republicans try to take down Senator Jon Tester, a Democrat, and win back control of the chamber, Representative Matt Rosendale is set to enter the race and start a primary clash.
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Politico and Joe.My.God.
Max Burns / The Hill:
Democrats have a once-in-a-lifetime chance to win the border fight — will they take it? — 2024 is looking to be the year America's most durable political alliances come unglued. — The Trump era is driving a deep rethink of what makes a Democrat and what makes a Republican.
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CBS News:
Alleged aspiring militia “sniper” with plans to attack agents at border arrested — A Tennessee militia member who told an undercover federal agent that the U.S. is “being invaded” by migrants was planning to travel to the southern border with a stockpile of weapons and commit acts of violence …
CBS News:
Man awarded $25 million after Oklahoma newspaper mistakenly identified him as sports announcer who made racist comments — An Oklahoma jury awarded a man $25 million on Monday after finding the state's largest newspaper defamed him when they mistakenly identified him as the announcer …
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RedState, Smith Barkett Law Group, Reason and The Root
William Vaillancourt / The Daily Beast:
Jeanine Pirro Stuns Fox News Co-Hosts by Calling Black Colleague an ‘Oreo’ — During a Fox News segment on how New York Mayor Eric Adams applauded his “chocolate” administration, things got a bit awkward. — Fox News host Jeanine Pirro called her Black colleague an “Oreo” …
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Thom Hartmann / Raw Story:
Inside the deadly new GOP plan to rapidly privatize Medicare — Want to invest in a scam that lets you make billions with virtually no risk? If you're morbidly rich, all you have to do is to open or buy an insurance company that's offering Medicare Advantage plans.
Matthew Daly / Associated Press:
Biden administration tightens standards for deadly air pollution — The Biden administration is setting tougher standards for deadly soot pollution, saying that reducing fine particle matter from tailpipes, smokestacks and other industrial sources could prevent thousands of premature deaths a year.
Acyn / MeidasTouch:
Lankford Reveals Threat from ‘Popular Commentator’ Over Border Security Negotiations — ‘If you try to move a bill that solves the border crisis during this presidential year, I will do whatever I can to destroy you’ — Senator James Lankford (R-OK), who has been the lead Republican negotiating …
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Cory Doctorow / Pluralistic:
Pluralistic: The CHIPS Act treats the symptoms, but not the causes (07 Feb 2024) — The CHIPS Act treats the symptoms, but not the causes: Monopoly destroyed America's high-tech capacity. — Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. — This day in history: 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019, 2023
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