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Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
NY-03 gives Republicans lots to worry about — This free edition of PN is made possible by paid subscribers. If you aren't one, please click the button below to support our unbossed journalism. — 🗽 Subscribe to Public Notice 🗽 — Much pre-election hype suggested …
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Politico:
The Santos stench: 6 takeaways from the New York special election — Republicans ran an untested candidate against a seasoned Democratic veteran. It turns out that was a mistake. — The stench of George Santos' many scandals mattered. Democrats won a race fought mostly over immigration.
NBC News:
Sen. Chris Murphy urges Dems to follow Tom Suozzi's ‘aggressive’ offense on the border
Sen. Chris Murphy urges Dems to follow Tom Suozzi's ‘aggressive’ offense on the border
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New York Times:
Leaning Into Migrant Woes, Suozzi Paves Election-Year Path for Democrats
Leaning Into Migrant Woes, Suozzi Paves Election-Year Path for Democrats
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Mychael Schnell / The Hill:
Speaker Johnson: New York special election result ‘in no way a bellwether’ for fall
Speaker Johnson: New York special election result ‘in no way a bellwether’ for fall
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Jared Gans / The Hill:
Democrats flip Santos's New York House seat in high-stakes special election
Democrats flip Santos's New York House seat in high-stakes special election
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NBC News:
House Intel chair warns of ‘serious national security threat’ ahead of planned White House briefing — The administration will brief House leaders on Thursday. Rep. Jim Himes, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee said there's no reason for Americans to panic.
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ABC News:
White House to brief lawmakers as House chairman warns of ‘serious national security threat’ — Lawmakers said the issue is serious but shouldn't cause immediate alarm. — National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, Feb. 14, 2024.
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Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
House Intel chair calls on Biden to declassify details on ‘serious national security threat’ — House Intelligence Chair Mike Turner (R-Ohio) made a cryptic call for President Biden to declassify information about a “serious national security threat” to allow for public discussions about how the U.S. should respond.
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CNN:
House Intel Chairman announces ‘serious national security threat,’ sources say it is related to Russia — House Intelligence Committee Chair Mike Turner has made information concerning a “serious national security threat” available to all members of Congress to review, the committee said on Wednesday.
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Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
“History is watching,” President Joe Biden said this afternoon. He warned “Republicans in Congress who think they can oppose funding for Ukraine and not be held accountable” that “[f]ailure to support Ukraine at this critical moment will never be forgotten.”
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Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
New documents underscore why the Supreme Court must let Jack Smith's Trump case move forward — January 6 was just the tip of the iceberg — Trump's criminal conspiracy was sprawling — Despite taking their own sweet time to render what should have been a five-minute decision ruling …
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Ben Kamisar / NBC News:
Nikki Haley: ‘Diminished,’ ‘unhinged’ Trump has changed since she backed him — In an interview with NBC News' Craig Melvin, Haley explained away her past support for Trump while knocking his recent conduct and his age. — Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley defended her past support …
Chauncey DeVega / Salon:
Republicans amass a record of loss under Trump: “Democrats have been winning at an impressive clip”
Republicans amass a record of loss under Trump: “Democrats have been winning at an impressive clip”
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Rachael Bade / Politico:
Republicans admit it. Kevin McCarthy has never looked so good. — House GOP insiders view the new speaker as a man perpetually without a plan. — For nine months in his speakership, Kevin McCarthy seemed like a man with a title but no power — desperately improvising to keep …
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David Strom / HotAir:
About Damn Time — The Republicans in the House finally did something right. Alejandro Mayorkas was finally impeached. — Way back when the House Republicans dumped Kevin McCarthy and finally replaced him with Mike Johnson, I predicted nothing would change. Republicans have too small a majority to get much of anything done.
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Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
Raskin labels GOP ‘isolationist MAGA cult’ that wants to side with tyrants
Raskin labels GOP ‘isolationist MAGA cult’ that wants to side with tyrants
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NBC News:
Biden's new TikTok account flooded with comments about Gaza — The president has been hearing from pro-Palestinian protesters at public events and on the campaign trail, and now on his campaign's newest platform. — President Joe Biden launched a TikTok account this week to connect with young voters …
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Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Liberal Group Joins Efforts Calling for Protest Vote Against Biden in Michigan
Liberal Group Joins Efforts Calling for Protest Vote Against Biden in Michigan
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Will Saletan / The Bulwark:
Decision 2024: A ‘Well-Meaning’ Old Man vs. a Corrupt Old Man
Decision 2024: A ‘Well-Meaning’ Old Man vs. a Corrupt Old Man
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Politico:
Playbook: Why Ukraine aid is headed nowhere fast
Playbook: Why Ukraine aid is headed nowhere fast
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Timothy Nerozzi / Fox News:
Lara Trump says ‘every single penny’ of RNC funds will go to electing Donald Trump if she is made co-chair — Donald Trump is pushing for Lara Trump to be made the RNC's co-chair — Former President Donald Trump's daughter-in-law is promising that all the Republican National Committee's …
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Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:
Lara Trump says she'd spend ‘every single penny’ of RNC funds to elect father-in-law
Lara Trump says she'd spend ‘every single penny’ of RNC funds to elect father-in-law
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William Vaillancourt / The Daily Beast:
Michael Cohen Says Trump 'Couldn't Stand' Daughter-in-Law Lara
Michael Cohen Says Trump 'Couldn't Stand' Daughter-in-Law Lara
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Nate Ostiller / The Kyiv Independent:
Military says Russian landing ship sunk in Black Sea — Editor's Note: This is a developing story and will continue to be updated. — The Russian landing ship Caesar Kunikov was sunk in the Black Sea in the morning of Feb. 14, the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces confirmed.
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Monmouth University Polling Institute:
Nearly 1 in 5 Believe Taylor Swift Election Conspiracy Theory — But 2 in 3 Americans approve of the singer encouraging voter turnout — West Long Branch, NJ - Just under 1 in 5 Americans believe the singer Taylor Swift is part of a covert effort to help President Joe Biden win the 2024 election.
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Washington Post:
Lindsey Graham, a longtime foreign policy hawk, bows to Trump on Ukraine — The shift sends another warning sign to U.S. allies about the isolationist posture spreading within the Republican Party — Last May, Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) visited Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv …
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Wall Street Journal:
Pentagon Used Six-Bladed ‘Ginsu’ Weapon to Kill Iraqi Militia Leader — Eager to avoid escalating tensions with Baghdad, U.S. used missile designed to avoid civilian casualties — WASHINGTON—The Pentagon killed a Kataib Hezbollah leader in downtown Baghdad last week using a weapon …
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Zack Budryk / The Hill:
House bill would connect Texas's ERCOT with national grid — Reps. Greg Casar (D-Texas) and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) have introduced legislation that would connect Texas's self-contained grid with the rest of the nation, three years after extreme winter weather knocked out the grid and killed hundreds of Texans.
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