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7:15 AM ET, February 13, 2024

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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: Election Law Blog
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Politico:
All four 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 …
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Trump seeks Supreme Court intervention in election interference case  —  Former President Donald Trump is turning to the justices in a last-ditch effort to prevent his prosecution in the federal election interference case from moving closer to trial.  —  WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump …
Washington Post:
Trump plans to attend Georgia hearing on misconduct allegations against prosecutors
Ian Millhiser / Vox:
The Supreme Court will soon decide whether to sabotage Trump's most important criminal trial
Josh Kovensky / Talking Points Memo:   Two Weeks of Chaos  —  Donald Trump's months-long effort to overturn his defeat …
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 …
Discussion: New York Post
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Anjali Huynh / New York Times:
Haley Blasts Trump's Insinuations About Her Husband's Service  —  After months of treading lightly about the former president's legal travails and increasing authoritarian rhetoric, Nikki Haley came out swinging in South Carolina over a personal attack.  —  Nikki Haley, in the final stretch …
Politico:
Herbert Hoover stans fight back
Discussion: Fox News
Rasmussen Reports:
R-E-S-P-E-C-T? Trump Dominates Biden
Anders Hagstrom / Fox News:
Biden's upcoming physical exam will not include a cognitive test, White House says
Christian Paz / Vox:
Yes, Democrats, it's Biden or bust
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.
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senate pushes Ukraine funding forward despite conservative delay tactics  —  A bipartisan coalition of senators on Monday night took another step toward passing funding for Ukraine, Israel and other defense priorities, approving three procedural motions over the staunch opposition of conservatives …
Jordy Meiselas / MeidasTouch:
Speaker Johnson Rejects Senate Foreign Aid Bill
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Biden's border bind, in one chart
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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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump endorses NC's Whatley for RNC chair, Lara Trump for co-chair
Discussion: Democrats and ABC News
Politico:
‘Everyone should be scared as hell’: Democrats call for Trump-proofing NATO  —  Trump would be barred from pulling the U.S. out of the alliance as president.  But there are other ways he could undermine it.  —  Congress needs to take new steps to protect NATO after Donald Trump said he would …
Discussion: CBS News and BBC
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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
CNN:
Police have identified the woman who opened fire in a Houston megachurch.  Here's what we know  —  A woman who walked into a popular Texas megachurch Sunday afternoon with a long gun and a young child opened fire before she was killed by law enforcement officers on scene.
Toronto Star:
Doug Ford backs down on wage restraint legislation  —  The Court of Appeal released a long-awaited decision finding the Progressive Conservative government infringed upon Charter rights.  —  4 min to read  —  In a victory for nurses, teachers and thousands of unionized public sector workers …
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Tuberville appears willing to give Putin the benefit of the doubt  —  Tommy Tuberville not only considers Vladimir Putin credible, he also wants to shift responsibility for the war in Ukraine from Moscow to D.C.  —  Over the course of just three years, Sen. Tommy Tuberville has made quite a name for himself.
Discussion: al.com, Digby's Hullabaloo and RedState
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emptywheel:
Call and Response: Putin Demanded Greater Russia and Trump Agreed
Discussion: The Mahablog
Heather Digby Parton / Salon:
Donald Trump and Tucker Carlson gave Putin exactly want he wants
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: Lawyers, Guns & Money
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.
Joseph Simonson / Washington Free Beacon:
FDA and CDC Could Soon Employ ‘Indigenous Knowledge,’ Documents Show  —  The Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention could soon employ “Indigenous Knowledge” in their research, a document obtained by the Washington Free Beacon shows.
Ed White / The Independent:
Republican Michigan lawmaker loses staff and committee assignment after online racist post  —  A Republican lawmaker in Michigan has lost his committee assignment and staff, days after posting an image of a racist ideology on social media  —  For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight …
U.S. Department of Defense:
Statement From Walter Reed Military Medical Center Officials on Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Health Status  —  Dr. John Maddox, Trauma Medical Director, and Dr. Gregory Chesnut, Center for Prostate Disease Research of the Murtha Cancer Center Director, at Walter Reed National …
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Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:
Austin expected to resume duties Tuesday after bladder issue: Pentagon
 
 
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Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Former aide to disgraced Illinois House Speaker sentenced to prison
Elizabeth Crisp / The Hill:
Reagan's daughter says he wouldn't want to be in GOP today
Discussion: HuffPost
Cheyanne M. Daniels / The Hill:
Georgia's Black churches unite for voter engagement campaign
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Oriana González / NOTUS:
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Tim Dickinson / Rolling Stone:
Trump and the GOP's Fascist Rhetoric Has Broad Appeal: Poll