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10:55 AM ET, February 20, 2024

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Politico:
Trump allies prepare to infuse ‘Christian nationalism’ in second administration  —  Spearheading the effort is Russell Vought, president of The Center for Renewing America, part of a conservative consortium preparing for Trump's return to power.  —  Russell Vought is president of The Center …
Susan Page / USA Today:
Home sweet home?  Donald Trump trounces Nikki Haley in exclusive South Carolina poll  —  Donald Trump is poised to trounce Nikki Haley Saturday in her home state of South Carolina, an exclusive Suffolk University/USA TODAY poll finds, with a yawning advantage that hasn't been diminished …
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Matt Berg / Politico:
Haley sees support from moderates in South Carolina, poll finds  —  But Trump dominated in other categories.  —  GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley continues to lag considerably behind Donald Trump in polls ahead of the South Carolina primary election but is finding support among moderate voters …
Discussion: Fox News, The Hill, CBS News and DC News Now
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Oops!  DeSantis says book challenges have gone too far  —  In an extraordinary press conference last week, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) acknowledged that challenges to books in the state's school libraries are out of control.  Over the course of the event, DeSantis blamed teachers …
Discussion: Florida's Voice
Asawin Suesbang / Rolling Stone:
Trump's Final Hours in Office Were Consumed With Fury at Snoop Dogg  —  Trump's rage at Snoop Dogg created “chaos” in his administration's last moments — and nearly killed clemency for Harry-O … The source of the then-outgoing president's anger had nothing to do with his failed attempts …
Discussion: UPROXX
Joel B. Pollak / Breitbart:
Trump Must Pay Half a Billion Dollars Before He Can Appeal New York Decision  —  Former President Donald Trump must pay nearly half a billion dollars as a bond to New York State before he can appeal the ruling by Judge Arthur Engoron last week that he must pay $354 million in fines — over $450 million, with interest — for fraud.
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Jonathan Turley / New York Post:
Democrats weaponized justice system to punish Trump in business case
Lee Moran / HuffPost:
Ex-GOP Lawmaker Sums Up Current Republican Platform With 2 Stinging Words  —  David Jolly also named and shamed the Republican lawmakers who “faceplant on the knee of Donald Trump.”  —  LOADING  —  Former Rep. David Jolly (R-Fla.) on Monday offered a critical take on the GOP's shift in stance on Russia.
Discussion: Breitbart
Nick Robertson / The Hill:
Pelosi: Trump comments on Navalny's death ‘beneath the dignity of a human being’  —  Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) went after former President Trump on Monday for his response to the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, calling Trump's comments “'beneath the dignity of a human being.”
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Christopher Roach / American Greatness:
Navalny's Death and Western Hypocrisy
Discussion: Atlantic Council
The Daily Beast:
Trump's RNC Takeover Is on the Brink of Becoming a ‘Purge’  —  From top to bottom, the national GOP organization could soon be rid of anyone seen as insufficiently MAGA.  —  First came the internal grumbling about Ronna McDaniel, the chairwoman of the Republican National Committee.
Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff / Washington Post:
Frozen embryos are children, Ala. high court says in unprecedented ruling  —  The Alabama Supreme Court ruled Friday that frozen embryos are people and someone can be held liable for destroying them, a decision that reproductive rights advocates say could imperil in vitro fertilization (IVF) …
Jessica Piper / Politico:
Biden campaign touts $42M raised in January  —  The Democratic president and DNC ended January with $130 million cash on hand.  —  President Joe Biden's political operation said it raised $42 million in January, continuing to amass cash as he gears up for a likely rematch with former President Donald Trump.
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Axios:
Biden's reset moment
Nate Silver / Silver Bulletin:
It's time for the White House to put up or shut up
Tori Otten / New Republic:
West Virginia GOP Passes Deranged Bill That Could Put Librarians in Jail  —  The Republican-controlled West Virginia House of Delegates has passed a bill that could see librarians facing jail time.  —  House Bill 4654 passed the chamber Friday by a vote of 85-12, along party lines.
Discussion: Rolling Stone
Washington Post:
Supreme Court won't review admissions at Va.'s Thomas Jefferson HS  —  The Supreme Court will not review a challenge to the admissions system for a prestigious Northern Virginia magnet school, the Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, which administrators said opened …
Matt Viser / Washington Post:
Looming testimony of Biden relatives has high stakes for both sides  —  As the president's brother and son prepare to appear before the House, the impeachment inquiry has compiled mostly exonerating statements  —  Eric Schwerin, a key witness for House Republicans in their impeachment inquiry …
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
Benjamin Weinthal / Fox News:
Biden to go to UN Security Council to force temporary cease-fire on Israel, halt Rafah offensive  —  A senior administration told Reuters they didn't believe ‘a rush to a vote is necessary or constructive’  —  Join Fox News for access to this content  —  Plus get unlimited access to thousands …
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CNN:
US proposes a ‘temporary ceasefire’ in Gaza in draft UN resolution
Matthew Yglesias / Slow Boring:
Socialists or anarchists?  —  The public library is actually not that punk  —  Every few weeks, I see someone wearing this t-shirt around my neighborhood.  The shirt was sold by supporters of a nearby public library branch in honor of the DC Punk Archive, which was established in 2014 to document the local hardcore scene.
Discussion: digdc.dclibrary.org
M.L. Nestel / Raw Story:
'You're both traitors': Speaker Johnson's thumbs-up photo-op with Trump doesn't go well  —  House Speaker Mike Johnson made his pilgrimage to Mar-a-Lago for a photo-op with former President Donald Trump — but when he took it X Monday, it didn't get the kind of reception he'd hoped.
Colby Hall / Mediaite:
John Oliver Offers Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas $1 Million a Year to Resign  —  John Oliver made Justice Clarence Thomas an offer too good to refuse, but he has 30 days to take a cool million a year — plus a sweet bus — or it goes away.  —  Oliver made the stunning offer at the end …
Eduardo Suárez / Reuters Institute:
New York Times publisher A. G. Sulzberger: “Our industry needs to think bigger”  —  In this exclusive interview, he discusses his role in shaping the paper and preserving its values  —  In early January 1996 journalist Kevin McKenna presented the New York Times' first website to three generations …
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Kierra Frazier / Politico:
NYT publisher: White House ‘extremely upset’ on Biden age coverage
Discussion: Twitchy and PoliticusUSA
Journal Sentinel:
Gov. Tony Evers signs new election maps, ending Wisconsin Republicans' grip on legislative power  —  Molly Beck Eva WenMilwaukee Journal Sentinel  —  MADISON - Wisconsin Republicans lost their more than decade-long grip on control of the state Legislature Monday after Democratic …
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Megan Messerly / Politico:
Red states hopeful for a 2nd Trump term prepare to curtail Medicaid
Abdujalil Abdurasulov / BBC:
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Celia Bergin / Bloomberg:
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ABC News:
White House is distributing $5.8B from the infrastructure law for water projects
Discussion: The Hill and UPI
Alison F. Takemura / Grist:
Heat pumps outsold gas furnaces again last year — and the gap is growing
Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:
Trump musical about ex-wives, Stormy Daniels debuts in New York
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Sam Baker / Axios:
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Faith Karimi / CNN:
These six young people died by gun violence. Now their AI-generated voices are sending gun control pleas to lawmakers
Discussion: Breitbart
emptywheel:
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The Hollywood Reporter:
Disney expects to spend $24B on content in 2025, up from $23.4B in 2024, due to sports programming expenses rising after NFL rate increases and NBA contracts

Matthew Keys / The Desk:
Disney said Disney+ Q4 ARPU in the US and Canada, down 1% QoQ to $7.70, was affected partly by new wholesale arrangements with some distributors

Jess Weatherbed / The Verge:
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