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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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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 …
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.”
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.
Gregory Korte / Bloomberg:
Biden Is Too Old But Trump Is Dangerous, Swing-State Poll Shows
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  —  Judge Tracie Porter had ordered Trump's removal from presidential ballot for his role in the US Capitol attack  —  Donald Trump has appealed a decision from an Illinois state judge who decided he should be removed …
Adam Liptak / New York Times:   Pace of Supreme Court Immunity Case Shadowed by Looming Election
Alan Feuer / New York Times:
In Taking Up Trump's Immunity Claim, Supreme Court Bolstered His Delay Strategy
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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Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Democratic leader shoots down discharge petition on Ukraine-border bill
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Fox News
The Hill:
House passes short-term funding bill to avert shutdown
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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Linda Greenhouse / New York Times:
Let's Thank the Alabama Supreme Court
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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Dareh Gregorian / NBC News:
Missouri GOP moves to toss ‘honorary’ member of Ku Klux Klan from governor's race
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 …
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Associated Press:
In Dual Border Visits, Biden and Trump Try to Score Points at a Political Hot Spot
Kara Scannell / CNN:
E. Jean Carroll tells judge to reject Trump's request to delay $83 million judgment, calling him the ‘least trustworthy of borrowers’  —  E. Jean Carroll said Donald Trump should not be given more time to post the $83.3 million she was awarded in her defamation trial against the former president …
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CREW:
Trump's mounting court fines make him an even bigger threat to national security
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 …
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 …
Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
Tesla must face racism class action from 6,000 Black workers, judge rules  —  Black factory workers can sue Tesla collectively; trial set for October 2024.  —  Tesla must face a class-action lawsuit from nearly 6,000 Black people who allege that they faced discrimination and harassment …
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Daniel Wiessner / Reuters:
Tesla must face race bias class action by 6,000 Black US workers
Discussion: Raw Story
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 …
Drew Harwell / Washington Post:
Trump Media co-founders sue company, alleging a scheme to dilute shares  —  The case could complicate a long-delayed bid by the owner of Truth Social to go public — and deliver former president Donald Trump a financial lifeline  —  The co-founders of former president Donald Trump's media company filed …
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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Nancy Vu / Washington Examiner:
Energy Department finalizes efficiency standards for washers and dryers
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Elizabeth Kim / Gothamist:
NYPD's new political strategy: Attacking judges on social media.
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The overlap of Trumpism and Christian nationalism
Discussion: Axios and The Hill
Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Pentagon leak suspect Jack Teixeira to plead guilty
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Sylvia Goodman / Louisville Public Media:
Another bill to strip Kentucky worker protections advances in legislature
Discussion: NewsNation and Raw Story
Henry J. Gomez / NBC News:
Former Rep. Justin Amash enters Michigan's jumbled GOP Senate primary
Acacia Coronado / Associated Press:
Judge blocks Texas law that gives police broad powers to arrest migrants who illegally enter US
Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Revealed: ‘extremist’ Trump economist plots rightwing overhaul of US treasury
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Lauren Sforza / The Hill:
Raging wildfire now largest in Texas history with deteriorating conditions expected
Associated Press:
Israel-Hamas war: Gaza Health Ministry says over 30,000 Palestinians killed
 

 
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