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1:55 AM ET, February 11, 2024

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Sara Boboltz / HuffPost:

Trump Says He Might ‘Encourage’ Russia To Attack NATO Allies — “You gotta pay your bills,” said the former president notorious for not paying his own bills. — LOADING — Former President Donald Trump delivered an alarming message to U.S. allies during a Saturday rally where he outlined …

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NBC News:

Trump asks about whereabouts of Haley's husband, who's serving overseas — Michael Haley deployed with the South Carolina National Guard last year. — CONWAY, South Carolina — Former President Donald Trump made a fresh jab at his GOP opponent Nikki Haley's husband during a rally Saturday afternoon …

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Ron Filipkowski / MeidasTouch:

Trump Says He Will Refuse to Honor NATO Treaty — Said enemies can “do whatever the hell they want” — At every rally, Trump loves to tell the story that references the only thing he knows about global security - the transactional relationship we have with our NATO allies.

Discussion: Joe.My.God.

Michael Gold / New York Times:

Trump Says He Gave NATO Allies Warning: Pay In or He'd Urge Russian Aggression — Speaking in Conway, S.C., Donald J. Trump said as president he'd told NATO allies that he would urge Russian aggression against countries that owed the military alliance money.

Discussion: Bloomberg, The Gateway Pundit and Political Wire

Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:

Trump Encourages Putin to Attack NATO Members — At a rally on Saturday, the former president announced he would tell the Russians “to do whatever the hell they want” to states delinquent in their bills. — Donald Trump, the 45th president of the United States and the presumptive Republican nominee …

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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Trump Says He'd Encourage Russia to Attack NATO Allies Who Don't Pay

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CNN:
Trump attacks Haley for absence of her husband, who is deployed

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Tara Suter / The Hill:
Rosendale says he still loves Trump, despite endorsement of opponent

Natalie Allison / Politico:
Haley to troll Trump in South Carolina with mobile billboard highlighting his age

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Just Security:

The Real “Robert Hur Report” (Versus What You Read in the News) — How the Special Counsel report has been misinterpreted — The Special Counsel Robert Hur report has been grossly mischaracterized by the press. The report finds that the evidence of a knowing, willful violation of the criminal laws is wanting.

Discussion: PolitiFact

Jonathan Alter / OLD GOATS with Jonathan Alter:

Surviving Biden's Brain Freezes — As regular readers know, I've spent the last two years arguing here and in The New York Times that President Biden should not run for reelection. Doing so is selfish, short-sighted in terms of securing his legacy, and wrong-headed, as he has admitted …

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Rebecca Davis O'Brien / New York Times:

Why the Age Issue Is Hurting Biden So Much More Than Trump — Both Donald J. Trump and President Biden are elderly men. But voters are much less likely to worry that Mr. Trump is too old to serve. — Donald J. Trump has praised Hungary's prime minister, Viktor Orban, for his leadership of Turkey …

Discussion: Joe.My.God., Raw Story and USA Today

Josh Meyer / USA Today:

Did special counsel cross the line in bashing Biden's memory? Even some Republicans think so — WASHINGTON - Did Special Counsel Robert Hur cross the line when he attacked President Joe Biden's mental acuity in a report that was supposed to be about the mishandling of classified documents?

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Filip Timotija / The Hill:
Former FBI official: Similarities between Biden and Hillary Clinton reports ‘nauseating’

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Axios:
Inside the White House's fight to defend Biden's fitness

Dan McLaughlin / New York Post:
It's time for a serious talk about Veep Kamala Harris . . .

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Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
February 9, 2024 — Yesterday, Special Counsel Robert Hur, appointed by Attorney General Merrick Garland …

Discussion: Washington Examiner, Associated Press and The Guardian

Lauran Neergaard / Associated Press:
Verbal gaffe or sign of trouble? Mixing up names like Biden and Trump have done is pretty common

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Ross Douthat / New York Times:
The Question Is Not If Biden Should Step Aside. It's How.

Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money, The Hill and The Daily Caller

Politico: Can Biden emerge from his ‘cocoon’?

New York Times:
In Private Remarks to Arab Americans, Biden Aide Expresses Regrets on Gaza

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Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
Trump argues he should ‘not be charged’ in classified docs case if Biden isn't

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Lauren Irwin / The Hill:

Wisconsin Rep. Gallagher will not seek reelection — Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wisc.) announced Saturday that he will not seek reelection this fall after four terms in office. — Gallagher, the chair of the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, released a statement via social media …

Discussion: Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg and Roll Call

Todd Richmond / Associated Press:
Mike Gallagher Won't Seek Reelection After Refusal To Impeach Homeland Security Chief

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Lawrence Andrea / Journal Sentinel:
U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher, Wisconsin Republican and China hawk, will not seek re-election

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Slate:

A State Supreme Court Just Issued Another Devastating Rebuke of the U.S. Supreme Court — The Hawaii Supreme Court handed down a unanimous opinion on Wednesday declaring that its state constitution grants individuals absolutely no right to keep and bear arms outside the context of military service.

Discussion: Louder With Crowder and Heartland Daily News

Daniel Han / Politico:

Andy Kim sinks first lady Tammy Murphy in NJ Senate race's first Democratic convention — His victory shows he can get support of the rank-and-file Democrats he'll need to overcome Tammy Murphy's advantages. — LONG BRANCH, New Jersey — Rep. Andy Kim on Saturday won by a wide margin …

Discussion: New York Times, The Hill, New Jersey Globe, Washington Examiner and New Jersey Online

Christina Goldbaum / New York Times:

Shocking Opposition Victory Throws Pakistan Into Chaos — The party of Imran Khan, the jailed former prime minister, took the most seats, humiliating the country's military rulers and creating a political crisis. — The party of the imprisoned former prime minister of Pakistan, Imran Kahn …

Discussion: New York Post, Al Jazeera, Reuters, CNN, Breitbart, Fargo | KFGO and Associated Press

Patrick Iber / New Republic:

MAGA Warms to a Murderous Chilean Dictator — Anthony D'Esposito, a congressman from New York, posted a picture on X last week of an undocumented immigrant flashing two middle fingers after being arraigned for allegedly assaulting two NYPD officers. “We feel the same way about you,” D'Esposito wrote.

Discussion: Resolute Square

Lori Rozsa / Washington Post:

How anarchists in North Carolina rescued books banned in Florida — A bookshop in left-leaning Asheville is now sending children's books back to the Sunshine State — ASHEVILLE, N.C. — When the managers of a small bookstore in this Appalachian mountain town received a call …