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3:10 PM ET, February 7, 2024

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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.

Discussion: Civil Discourse …, Media Matters for America, Rolling Stone, Washington Post, CNBC, The Moderate Voice, NPR and CNN

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 …

Discussion: Raw Story

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 …

Discussion: NBC News, Raw Story, Forbes and Associated Press

Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Three-quarters of Republicans back Trump being ‘dictator for a day’

Discussion: The Hill, polsci.umass.edu, Jezebel and Raw Story

Michael Ian Black / The Daily Beast:
Kellyanne Conway Sure Looks Like She's Auditioning to Be Trump's Veep

Discussion: Washington Examiner, New Republic, Raw Story and HuffPost

New York Times:
Ronna McDaniel, R.N.C. Chairwoman, Plans to Step Down

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 …

Discussion: USA Today, The Hill, HotAir, Washington Examiner, Michigan Advance, Washington Times, Raw Story, Roll Call, DNyuz, Joe.My.God., Press Herald and Outside the Beltway

NBC News:

Chuck Schumer to push stripped-down Israel and Ukraine aid package after GOP blocks Senate border bill — The vote comes after Republican senators made clear there isn't enough support for a bipartisan border security bill that included foreign aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan.

Kayla Guo / New York Times:
Al Green, in Hospital Garb, Delivers Vote to Kill Mayorkas Impeachment

Sudiksha Kochi / USA Today:
Matt Gaetz says he misses Kevin McCarthy after House fails to impeach Mayorkas

Discussion: The Hill, New Republic, Raw Story, Washington Examiner, Fox News, Politico, The Daily Caller, KTVX-TV, Business Insider, Washington Times, DNyuz, Florida's Voice, Axios, Washington Post, BizPac Review and One America News Network

Washington Post:
In chaotic scene, Republicans argue with GOP lawmaker after ‘no’ vote on impeachment

Discussion: The Mahablog, CBS News, The Daily Caller, The Hill, Breitbart, The Bulwark, NewsNation, HuffPost, DNyuz, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Washington Examiner, Business Insider, MeidasTouch, HotAir and Bloomberg

Mike Gallagher / Wall Street Journal:
Why I Voted Against the Alejandro Mayorkas Impeachment

Discussion: The Hill, Raw Story and Washington Post

Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senate to vote on Plan B: Ukraine funding without border security

Discussion: Letters from an American, Associated Press, The Gateway Pundit, Politico, New York Times, DNyuz, EPIC for America and The Daily Caller

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.

Discussion: Fox News, Politico, Washington Examiner, PoliticusUSA, Issues & Insights, NPR, Forbes and PBS NewsHour

Maeve Reston / Washington Post:
‘None of these candidates’ beats out Haley in Nevada primary that Trump skipped

Discussion: Fox News, New York Times, Washington Examiner, National Review, New York Post, Fargo | KFGO, The Bulwark, USA Today, NBC News, The Hill, TIME and WUSA

Natasha Korecki / NBC News:
Nikki Haley loses to ‘none of these candidates’ in the Nevada GOP primary

ABC News:
What to know about Nikki Haley losing to ‘none of these candidates’ option in Nevada Republican primary

Discussion: New York Magazine, Vanity Fair, Associated Press, DNyuz, Las Vegas Review-Journal, Digby's Hullabaloo, UPI, New York Times, USA Today, The Hill, Florida Phoenix, Washington Examiner, Bloomberg and WWLP-TV

Adam Wren / Politico:
‘Literally off his rocker’: Why Trump is fixated on Indiana

Discussion: Raw Story and Althouse

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 …

Discussion: Meduza.io, CNN, Business Insider, Public, Twitchy, DNyuz, New York Times, Sputnik News, Rolling Stone, The Daily Caller, Forbes, The Gateway Pundit, Joe.My.God., Reuters, The Daily Beast and Raw Story, more at Mediagazer »

Dan Ladden-Hall / The Daily Beast:

Kremlin: We Reject All Western Media but Tucker Carlson Is Different — He's just not like those other Western journalists in one very important way, the Russian president's spokesman said. — The Kremlin confirmed Wednesday that an interview between Tucker Carlson and Vladimir Putin …

Discussion: Daily Mail, Mediaite, El País, Telegraph, The Guardian, Sputnik News, DNyuz, TASS, BBC and Israpundit, more at Mediagazer »

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 …

Discussion: Fox News, Raw Story, BizPac Review, The Hill, The Daily Caller, Axios, Washington Examiner, New Republic, Washington Times and Florida Politics

Politico:

Playbook: Two leaders in trouble — With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine — DRIVING THE DAY — OUCH — “Worse than you can imagine: Haley loses to ‘none of these candidates’ in Nevada,” by Chris Cadelago: “[NIKKI] HALEY's second-place drubbing to the disembodied alternative …

Discussion: Punchbowl News, New York Magazine, The Atlantic, Breitbart, Washington Examiner, Fox News and The Hill

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.

Discussion: Washington Post, NPR, The Daily Caller, nationalinterest.org, Washington Examiner, The Bulwark, Eschaton and Politico

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.

Discussion: Joe.My.God., BizPac Review and Salem MA Police

Reuters:

Exclusive: Hamas proposes three-stage ceasefire over 135 days, leading to end of war — Hamas has proposed a ceasefire plan that would quiet the guns in Gaza for four-and-a-half months leading to an end to the war, in response to a proposal sent last week by Qatari and Egyptian mediators and backed by the United States and Israel.

Discussion: NBC News, WHDH-TV, Al Jazeera, National Review, The Times of Israel, Reuters, DNyuz, Just Security, USA Today, The Guardian, Fox News, Middle East Monitor and El País

Associated Press:
Netanyahu rejects Hamas' demands, complicating efforts toward a cease-fire and hostage-release deal

Discussion: HotAir, Washington Examiner, Reuters, The Hill, The Times of Israel, Fox News, Forbes, Los Angeles Times, Al-Monitor, Associated Press, WTOP News, The Guardian and CBS News

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.

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 …

Discussion: VICE and NBC News

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.

Discussion: Politico and Joe.My.God.

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” …

Discussion: Louder With Crowder

Nick Robertson / The Hill:

Chip Roy knocks Trump over border claim: 'That didn't happen' — Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) took a dig at former President Trump in a House floor speech on Tuesday, denying the former president's claim that any executive could unilaterally close the southern border.

Discussion: Breitbart, New Republic, KCLO-TV, Twitchy and Mediaite

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 …

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.

Discussion: WTOP News

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

New York Times:

For First Time in Two Decades, U.S. Buys More From Mexico Than China — The United States bought more goods from Mexico than China in 2023 for the first time in 20 years, evidence of how much global trade patterns have shifted. — In the depths of the pandemic, as global supply chains buckled …

Discussion: WHDH-TV, Associated Press, Raw Story, Quartz, Balloon Juice and DNyuz

Luis Martinez / ABC News:

Military helicopter with 5 Marines on board goes missing en route to California — The helicopter was en route from Nevada to California Tuesday night. — A CH-53E Super Stallion is seen here in an undated file photo. — California search and rescue crews are looking for a missing helicopter …

Gallup:

Democrats Lose Ground With Black and Hispanic Adults — WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Republican and Democratic parties have distinct strengths within different subgroups of the U.S. population. However, Democrats have lost ground among some of their traditionally stronger support groups while gaining ground with others.

Discussion: The Hill, Washington Free Beacon, Fox News and The Daily Caller