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Stef W. Kight / Axios:
Trump pushes Steve Daines to succeed McConnell as GOP's Senate leader … - Trump, is consolidating his power over the GOP and Republicans in Congress, and his blessing — along with a triumphant November election — could position Daines for the Senate leadership job when the new Congress starts in January.
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Kathleen Culliton / Raw Story:
‘Visible cringe’: Serviceman scowls amid Trump rant on 'people who don't speak languages'  —  A serviceman standing behind Donald Trump at a border town press conference Thursday was seen scowling as the former president ranted against “people who don't speak languages.”
Dan Pfeiffer / The Message Box:
Thoughts on the Supreme Court's Massive Gift to Trump  —  Delaying the January 6th trial means Trump may never face accountability for his crimes  —  Thanks to the shenanigans of Mitch McConnell, Donald Trump appointed three justices to the Supreme Court.  Yesterday, the MAGA justices thanked Trump …
Juliegrace Brufke / Axios:
Scoop: GOP Rep. Mark Green reverses decision to retire after Trump pressure … - “While my strong desire was to leave Congress at the end of this year, since my announcement, I have received countless calls from constituents, colleagues, and President Trump urging me to reconsider,” he said in a statement.
Robert Reich:
Goodbye, Mitch: You were the worst  —  But the Republicans might find someone even worse to replace you  —  He will be remembered as one of the most dangerous politicians in living memory.  He helped transform the Republican Party into a cult, worshiping at the altar of authoritarianism.
Justin Green / Axios:
“Join me,” Biden tells Trump … - “Instead of telling members of Congress to block this legislation, join me,” Biden said in Brownsville, Texas.  — Biden prodded House Republicans to “show a little spine” and take up the Senate border deal they helped torpedo earlier this year.
NBC News:
Trump's claims of a migrant crime wave are not supported by national data  —  An NBC News review of available 2024 crime data shows overall crime levels dropping in those cities that have received the most migrants.  —  WASHINGTON — When Donald Trump speaks at the southern border in Texas on Thursday …
Associated Press:
In Dual Border Visits, Biden and Trump Try to Score Points at a Political Hot Spot
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court narrows the lens as it takes up Trump's immunity claim  —  In agreeing to hear the case, the court made it clear that it will focus on specifics of when a former president might be able to claim immunity for official acts taken in office.  —  WASHINGTON — As former President …
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Lee Kovarsky / New York Times:
Trump Should Lose.  But the Supreme Court Should Still Clarify Immunity.  —  The Supreme Court has never squarely resolved whether a president's in-term conduct is immune from criminal prosecution because, before Donald Trump, there were no indicted ex-presidents.
Rachel Leingang / The Guardian:
Trump appeals Illinois judge's ruling removing him from primary ballot
Anne Applebaum / The Atlantic:
Why Is Trump Trying to Make Ukraine Lose?  —  The former president isn't in office—but is still dictating U.S. policy.  —  Nearly half a year has passed since the White House asked Congress for another round of American aid for Ukraine.  Since that time, at least three different legislative efforts …
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The Hill:
House passes short-term funding bill to avert shutdown
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Democratic leader shoots down discharge petition on Ukraine-border bill
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Fox News
NBC News:
Republican senator blocks bill to protect IVF  —  Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., blocked the bill brought by Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., who used IVF to have her daughters.  —  WASHINGTON — Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith of Mississippi blocked passage of legislation Wednesday that would protect access to in vitro fertilization.
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Ryan Krull / News, Riverfront Times:
Missouri GOP Candidate for Governor Was Only ‘Honorary’ KKK Member  —  The name of “Pro-White man” Darrell Leon McClanahan III sits atop Missouri's gubernatorial ballot  —  These photos tweeted yesterday by former Missouri Representative Shamed Dogan first appeared on the website …
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CREW:
Trump's mounting court fines make him an even bigger threat to national security
Associated Press:
Israel-Hamas war: Gaza Health Ministry says over 30,000 Palestinians killed  —  Israeli strikes over central Gaza late Wednesday killed at least 20 people, including five women and two children.  Dozens of men held prayers for the deceased, wrapped traditionally in white shrouds, outside al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah.
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Nidal Al-Mughrabi / Reuters:
More than 100 killed while seeking aid in Gaza, overall death toll passes 30,000
Associated Press:
Judge holds veteran journalist Catherine Herridge in civil contempt for refusing to divulge source  —  A federal judge held veteran investigative reporter Catherine Herridge in civil contempt on Thursday for refusing to divulge her source for a series of Fox News stories about a Chinese American scientist …
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Jeremy Barr / Washington Post:   Journalist Catherine Herridge held in contempt for not revealing source
Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
Washington State's largest labor union endorses ‘uncommitted’ over Biden  —  The biggest state chapter of the United Food and Commercial Workers suggested it is concerned about Joe Biden's ability to defeat Donald Trump.  —  The biggest labor union in Washington State endorsed voting …
Chris Perez / Denver Westword:
Details Emerge About Arrest and Charges Against Lauren Boebert's Son  —  Investigators say Tyler Boebert and three underage pals swiped credit cards from people's cars and tried using them at gas stations and other places. … The felony charges that Representative Lauren Boebert's eighteen-year-old son …
Kanishka Singh / Reuters:
Former US ambassador to plead guilty for spying for Cuba over decades  —  A former U.S. ambassador will plead guilty to charges of spying for Cuba for decades, court records showed on Thursday, in what the Justice Department described as one of the highest-reaching and longest-lasting infiltrations …
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Hunter Biden gives House Republicans the rebuttal they didn't want  —  Hunter Biden's appearance in front of investigators and members of the House Oversight and Judiciary Committees unfolded a bit like a Bruce Lee movie.  —  Republican legislators and interviewers challenging the president's son …
Lauren Sforza / The Hill:
Britt to deliver GOP response to Biden State of the Union address  —  Sen. Katie Britt (R-Ala.) will deliver the Republican response to President Biden's State of the Union address next week.  —  “I am truly honored and grateful for the opportunity to speak directly to my fellow Americans on March 7.
 
 
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Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
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