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10:40 AM ET, February 13, 2024

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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump endorses new RNC chair and Lara Trump as co-chair  —  The ex-president is backing Michael Whatley, the chair of the North Carolina GOP, to take over for Ronna McDaniel.  —  Former President Donald Trump will support North Carolina GOP Chair Michael Whatley to succeed Ronna McDaniel …
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Politico:
All 4 of Trump's criminal cases reach inflection points this week  —  Judges will face choices that affect when, and whether, Trump stands trial.  —  Donald Trump's muddled calendar of criminal cases may get a lot clearer this week.  —  Each of Trump's four criminal cases is set to reach …
Greg Sargent / New Republic:
An Infuriating Poll Finding About Trump Should Galvanize Democrats … You've probably heard that Donald Trump has “tightened his grip on the Republican Party,” or that he's “bent the party to his will.”  Pundits repeat such formulations constantly, because, well, it's true …
Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
Trump Is Losing It  —  It is unclear whether Donald Trump has forgotten the precise nature …
Politico:
‘Everyone should be scared as hell’: Democrats call for Trump-proofing NATO
Discussion: MeidasTouch and CBS News
Greg Hyatt / NBC News:
Nikki Haley says Trump will raise taxes and be soft on Russia in a new ad
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Trump seeks Supreme Court intervention in election interference case
Washington Post:
Trump plans to attend Georgia hearing on misconduct allegations against prosecutors
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Biden's border bind, in one chart
Discussion: NBC News, NC Newsline and Semafor
New York Times:
G.O.P. Officials, Once Critical, Stand by Trump After NATO Comments
Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
Joint chiefs head says U.S. ‘credibility is at stake’ following Trump's NATO remarks
Igor Bobic / HuffPost:
Senate Passes Ukraine, Israel Aid Bill After Fierce GOP Debate  —  But it's not clear if House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) will allow a vote on it in the lower chamber.  —  LOADING  —  WASHINGTON ― The Senate on Tuesday passed legislation providing U.S. aid to Ukraine …
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Associated Press:
Senate passes $95.3 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan after rare all-night session  —  The Senate early Tuesday passed a $95.3 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, pushing ahead after months of difficult negotiations and amid growing political divisions …
Mychael Schnell / The Hill:
Speaker Johnson fires warning shot as Senate prepares to vote on Ukraine aid  —  Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) fired a warning shot at the Senate's foreign aid package Monday night, criticizing the $95.3 billion supplemental as the upper chamber inches closer to a final vote on the legislation.
Punchbowl News:
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Discussion: Politico and Political Wire
Jordy Meiselas / MeidasTouch:
Speaker Johnson Rejects Senate Foreign Aid Bill
Mike Allen / Axios:
Scoop: Inside the GOP plan to stoke fear on Biden's age … - The GOP planning includes hearings and possibly even subpoenas for documents and recordings. … These sources think that any fight will make the White House look bad — and keep a huge Biden vulnerability in the headlines.
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Jonathan Martin / Politico:
Get Used to It: Biden Isn't Going Anywhere  —  The GOP fantasy crowd is so accustomed to conspiracy theories that they're betting the Democrats will switch candidates at the last minute.  Have they actually paid attention to politics?  —  The Republican refrain goes something like this …
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Why I Am Now Deeply Worried for America  —  Until a few days ago, I was feeling fairly sanguine about America's prospects.  Economically, we've had a year of strong growth and plunging inflation — and aside from committed Republicans, who see no good, hear no good and speak no good when a Democrat …
Discussion: RedState and Lawyers, Guns & Money
Politico:
Herbert Hoover stans fight back
Discussion: The Guardian and Fox News
Anders Hagstrom / Fox News:
Biden's upcoming physical exam will not include a cognitive test, White House says
Ally Mutnick / Politico:
Senate GOP campaign arm endorses Kari Lake  —  Lake, a one-time anti-establishment MAGA darling, has worked to build relationships with Republicans in D.C. for her Senate bid.  —  Kari Lake's months of courting the Republican establishment in D.C. are paying off.
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Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
Senate Republicans' campaign arm endorses Lake  —  The Senate Republicans' campaign arm is formally endorsing Kari Lake in the Arizona Senate race, putting an end to speculation over whether GOP leadership in the upper chamber would get behind the Republican front-runner.
Detroit Free Press:
GOP State Rep. Josh Schriver loses staff, committee post after sharing racist conspiracy  —  Arpan Lobo Clara HendricksonDetroit Free Press  —  State Rep. Josh Schriver, R-Oxford, lost his staff and his spot on a legislative committee as punishment for sharing a social media post amplifying a racist conspiracy theory.
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ABC News:
Lakewood Church shooting: AR-15 had ‘Palestine’ sticker, antisemitic writings recovered, police say  —  The suspect died and two were hurt in the shooting at Joel Osteen's church.  —  Law enforcement surround the area after a shooting incident at television evangelist Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church in Houston, Feb. 11, 2024.
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CNN:
Police have identified the woman who opened fire in a Houston megachurch. Here's what we know
Josh Kovensky / Talking Points Memo:
The Legal Coup  —  In late 2020, a group of conservative movement attorneys set out to build a legal pathway by which Donald Trump could stay in power, having lost the election.  —  We've known about the outcome of their work for three years now: how it led to the violence of Jan. 6 …
Discussion: Raw Story and Election Law Blog
Associated Press:
Russia puts Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas on a wanted list  —  Estonia's prime minister has been put on a wanted list in Russia because of her efforts to remove Soviet-era World War II monuments in the Baltic nation, officials said Tuesday as tensions between Russia and the West soar amid the war in Ukraine.
Christopher Roach / American Greatness:
Putin Interview Refutes His Portrayal as a Cartoon Villain … Tucker Carlson's interview of Vladimir Putin was quite the scoop for the controversial former Fox News commentator.  The war in Ukraine has cost the United States tens of billions of dollars while costing the Russian and Ukrainian people hundreds of thousands of lives.
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Toronto Star:
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Rasmussen Reports:
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Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Former aide to disgraced Illinois House Speaker sentenced to prison
 

 
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Greg Stohr / Bloomberg:
Filing: Trump asks SCOTUS to pause the law that could ban TikTok, saying the court should give him time to “pursue a political resolution” of the dispute

Youkyung Lee / Bloomberg:
Shares of South Korean entertainment companies related to Squid Game drop 20%+ following a less-than-perfect debut for the new season of the series on Netflix

CBS News:
Greg Gumbel, a CBS Sports anchor and commentator who covered the NFL and college basketball for more than 20 years, died at 78 of cancer

 
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