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2:45 PM ET, February 18, 2024

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Rukmini Callimachi / New York Times:
In New York, the Trump Brand Is Costing Some Condo Owners  —  When Donald J. Trump became president, condominiums in buildings emblazoned with his name began selling for less, according to an analysis.  —  In the world of real estate, Donald J. Trump's name has long been synonymous with luxury.
Discussion: Raw Story and CBS News
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Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic:
The GOP Has Crossed an Ominous Threshold on Foreign Policy  —  The long decline of the Republican Party's internationalist wing may have reached a tipping point.  —  Since Donald Trump emerged as the GOP's dominant figure in 2016, he has championed an isolationist and nationalist agenda …
Washington Post:
Seeing Haley's attacks on Trump, some claim her as a member of the resistance  —  But the former S.C. governor rejects the label, saying her campaign ‘is not an anti-Trump movement’  —  Speaking to influential Republican donors at a private gathering in Palm Beach, Fla., on the last Tuesday of January …
Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Michael Cohen suggests Trump's mounting legal fees make him ‘thoroughly compromised’: ‘He is for sale’  —  Michael Cohen - who long served as former President Trump's personal lawyer and fixer - warned on Sunday of the potential risk of sending Trump back to the White House with mounting legal fees and financial liabilities.
Discussion: Raw Story, Forbes and PoliticusUSA
Associated Press:
Trump hawks $399 branded shoes at ‘Sneaker Con,’ a day after a $355 million ruling against him  —  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — As he closes in on the Republican presidential nomination, former President Donald Trump made a highly unusual stop Saturday, hawking new Trump-branded sneakers at “Sneaker Con …
ABC News:
‘This Week’ Transcript 2-18-24: Nikki Haley, Gov. Josh Shapiro and Charlamagne tha God
Discussion: USA Today and Washington Examiner
Mariana Alfaro / Washington Post:
Trump remains silent on Navalny's death  —  Former president Donald Trump, who earlier this month set off worries among allies after he said would encourage Russia to invade a NATO country that wasn't spending enough on defense, has remained silent on the death of Alexei Navalny, Vladimir Putin's most potent political opponent.
Discussion: UPI and Hartford Courant
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Suzanne Lynch / Politico:
Navalny's death fails to move the dial for Republican Senator J.D. Vance  —  At Munich Security Conference, American senator doubles-down on view that Ukraine should cede territory to Russia.  —  U.S. Senator J.D. Vance has made a name for himself in the United States Congress …
Jazmine Ulloa / New York Times:
Haley Calls Navalny a ‘Hero,’ Saying Trump Must Answer for His Death
NBC News:
Conservative activist Charlie Kirk helped oust Ronna McDaniel at the RNC.  Now the knives are out for him.  —  The right-wing provocateur's antics — including attacks on Martin Luther King Jr., Black pilots and Taylor Swift — have caused a rift in Trump world.
Discussion: Mediaite and Outside the Beltway
David Corn / Mother Jones:
Why Trump's Sleaziest Criminal Case Is So Important  —  Editor's note: The below article first appeared in David Corn's newsletter, Our Land.  The newsletter comes out twice a week (most of the time) and provides behind-the-scenes stories and articles about politics, media, and culture.
Edward-Isaac Dovere / CNN:
Inside Kamala Harris' quiet effort to break through the Biden campaign's information bubble  —  For some, it's been a conversation off to the side at the White House congressional holiday party.  Others have gathered at actress Eva Longoria's house in Los Angeles.
Discussion: Political Wire and NPR
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Rachel Leingang / The Guardian:
Top Maricopa county official quits as election looms: ‘All I do is play defense’  —  Clint Hickman, who helped lead Arizona's largest county through the pandemic and 2020 election, has faced endless harassment for the last few years  —  For Clint Hickman, an official who helped lead Arizona's …
Associated Press:
Top UN court to hold hearings on legality of the Israeli occupation of Palestinian-claimed lands  —  The United Nations' highest court opens historic hearings Monday into the legality of Israel's 57-year occupation of lands sought for a Palestinian state, plunging the 15 international judges …
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Schumer, McConnell exit Ukraine-Israel aid deal to familiar political rivalry  —  After working closely on the national security package, the Senate majority and minority leaders sketch out why they think their side has the edge heading into November  —  One Senate leader exited …
 
 
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Doha Madani / NBC News:
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Jay Solomon / Semafor:
State Department Inspector General probing suspension of Biden's Iran envoy
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Associated Press:
George Santos sues Jimmy Kimmel over Cameo video pranks
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Germany Says Failure to Back Ukraine Aid Could Hurt US Economy
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