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5:15 PM ET, February 15, 2024

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NBC News:
Trump world considers having the former president deliver the official GOP State of the Union response  —  Two sources told NBC News that Trump is leaning against doing it.  The decision ultimately rests with the Republican leadership in Congress.  —  WASHINGTON — Aides and allies close …
Discussion: The Daily Beast and Political Wire
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April Rubin / Axios:
Trump says he purposefully mixes up politicians' names … - Biden's campaign seized on the moment by sharing it on social media, and in a campaign ad.  — He's mixed up Biden and former President Obama at least seven times in recent months, per Forbes.
Ed Kilgore / New York Magazine:
Republicans Are Acting Like 2024 Is Their Last Campaign  —  It's understandable that Donald Trump regards the 2024 election as his final shot at redemption after a 2020 defeat he still cannot admit.  In August, he will very likely become a three-time presidential nominee at the age of 78.
Yvonne Wingett Sanchez / Washington Post:
Ariz. Republican who stood up to Trump after 2020 won't seek reelection
Judy Kurtz / The Hill:
Kristen Stewart fires back at old Trump posts encouraging Robert Pattinson to ‘dump’ her
ABC News:
Trump calls Putin's comment that he prefers Biden over Trump a ‘great compliment’
Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
The Trauma of the Trump Years Is Being Rewritten
Discussion: Constitutional … and Daily Kos
Erica Orden / Politico:
Trump's first criminal trial will start March 25, judge says  —  The schedule means Trump will spend weeks in court instead of on the campaign trail.  —  Former President Donald Trump's first criminal trial will start on March 25 as scheduled, a judge said in New York on Thursday as he denied Trump's attempts to throw out the charges.
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New York Times:
Live Updates: Key Witness Contradicts Trump Prosecutors' Timeline of Relationship  —  A former friend and colleague of Fani Willis says the district attorney's romance with the lead prosecutor in the Georgia election interference case began before he was hired, possibly bolstering defense lawyers' claims of a conflict of interest.
New York Times:
The investigation that led to the charges spanned nearly five years.  —  Ruling that the case against Donald J. Trump can proceed, Justice Juan M. Merchan said he planned to begin the trial on March 25.  —  A judge rejected a bid to toss the hush-money case.  Here's the latest.
Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
BREAKING: Witness Testifies Fani, Wade Relationship Began in 2019
Associated Press:
Will Georgia prosecutor be removed from election case against Donald Trump? Judge to hear arguments
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Trump hush money trial to start March 25, judge denies dismissal request
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
White House Clashed With Justice Dept. Over Special Counsel Report  —  Previously undisclosed letters show a testy exchange over whether the Justice Department violated its own guidelines in releasing a report with comments disparaging President Biden.  —  The White House clashed …
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Alex Thompson / Axios:
Scoop: Hur making plans to testify to GOP panel about Biden … - Biden, his White House and his personal lawyer have been bashing Hur over his report, which cleared Biden of criminal wrongdoing but painted the president, 81, as having “diminished faculties” and a “poor memory.”
Matt Viser / Washington Post:
Biden's lawyers forcefully protested Hur report before its release
Drew Harwell / Washington Post:
Truth Social merger deal wins key approval, a victory for Trump  —  The former president's stake in the post-merger company would be valued, at today's share price, at nearly $4 billion.  —  The Securities and Exchange Commission has approved the merger proposal of former president Donald Trump's media start …
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Declan Harty / Politico:
Trump's Truth Social nears Wall Street listing that could yield millions
Discussion: Raw Story
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The final repudiation of ‘2000 Mules’  —  Since Donald Trump left office in January 2021, there has been no more influential presentation of his theory that the election was stolen than the film “2000 Mules,” created by activist — and Trump pardon recipient — Dinesh D'Souza.
Steven Monacelli / bellingcat:
Texas Active Club Leader Blurred His Face But Forgot to Scrub His Socials  —  The Texas Observer and Bellingcat have identified the leader of a white nationalist group that distributed antisemitic and racist flyers in Weatherford, Mineral Wells, and Eagle Pass, three small Texas cities, over the last year.
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Steven Monacelli / The Texas Observer:   Parker County ‘White Nationalist Fight Club’ Leader Exposed
Alexander Mallin / ABC News:
US disrupts Russian hacking campaign that infiltrated home, small business routers: DOJ  —  The FBI coordinated with other foreign partners to disrupt the GRU-led campaign.  —  A laptop is seen on a Russian flag in this undated stock photo.  —  The FBI announced Thursday it successfully disrupted …
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Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
White House hits Johnson for going on recess without passing Ukraine aid  —  The White House on Thursday bashed Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) for starting the House recess without bringing the Senate-passed Ukraine aid package to the floor for a vote.  —  The Senate early Tuesday approved …
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CTV News:
Air Canada's chatbot gave a B.C. man the wrong information.  Now, the airline has to pay for the mistake  —  Air Canada has been ordered to compensate a B.C. man because its chatbot gave him inaccurate information.  —  The Civil Resolution Tribunal's decision on the dispute was posted online Wednesday …
Discussion: The Register
Ron Filipkowski / MeidasTouch:
DeSantis Walks Back FL Book Ban Statute He Once Championed  —  Ron DeSantis's culture war book banning statute has resulted in chaos, confusion and anger as Florida has banned the highest number of books in the country from schools and public libraries.  Florida teachers and libraries face felony charges …
Associated Press:
Russia has obtained a ‘troubling’ emerging anti-satellite weapon, the White House says  —  The White House on Thursday publicly confirmed that Russia's has obtained a “troubling” emerging anti-satellite weapon but said it cannot directly cause “physical destruction” on Earth.
USA Today:
Rep. Barbara Lee in California Senate race says minimum wage should be raised to $50  —  Candidates vying for California's U.S. Senate seat met onstage Monday for a relatively tame second debate, where California's cost of living was raised as a key issue.  —  In a standout moment …
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Politico:
Adam Schiff steps out on climate
Discussion: The Hill and Los Angeles Times
Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:
Maryland 2024 Poll: Former Gov. Larry Hogan Starts Strong in Election for Open Senate Seat  —  Trump's Criminal Indictments Raise More Doubts for Voters than Bidens' Age  —  Economy and Crime are Top Issues for Maryland Voters  —  The first Emerson College Polling/The Hill/DC News Now survey …
Henry J. Gomez / NBC News:
Joe Manchin floats Mitt Romney as a potential running mate as he weighs a presidential bid  —  Manchin made the comment Thursday in Cleveland, the latest stop on his “listening tour” as the West Virginia senator ponders a third-party White House campaign.  —  CLEVELAND — Sen, Joe Manchin …
 
 
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