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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 …
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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.”
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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.
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Bart Jansen / USA Today:
Jack Smith wants July 8 classified documents trial, Trump says after the election, please
Jack Smith wants July 8 classified documents trial, Trump says after the election, please
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Erin Doherty / Axios:
Jack Smith seeks July 8 trial start date in Trump classified documents case
Jack Smith seeks July 8 trial start date in Trump classified documents case
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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.
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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 …
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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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Justin Green / Axios:
“Join me,” Biden tells Trump
“Join me,” Biden tells Trump
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NBC News:
Biden asks Trump to urge Congress to pass bipartisan border security bill
Biden asks Trump to urge Congress to pass bipartisan border security bill
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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.
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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 …
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Pace of Supreme Court Immunity Case Shadowed by Looming Election
Pace of Supreme Court Immunity Case Shadowed by Looming Election
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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
Democratic leader shoots down discharge petition on Ukraine-border bill
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The Hill:
Senate passes spending bill, punting shutdown threat to next week
Senate passes spending bill, punting shutdown threat to next week
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
House Republican prepares “discharge petition” on Ukraine aid
House Republican prepares “discharge petition” on Ukraine aid
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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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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Scoop: Vulnerable House Republicans sign onto pro-IVF measure
Scoop: Vulnerable House Republicans sign onto pro-IVF measure
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Molly Hennessy-Fiske / Washington Post:
Alabama lawmakers pass legislation to protect IVF treatment
Alabama lawmakers pass legislation to protect IVF treatment
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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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Dareh Gregorian / NBC News:
Missouri GOP moves to toss ‘honorary’ member of Ku Klux Klan from governor's race
Missouri GOP moves to toss ‘honorary’ member of Ku Klux Klan from governor's race
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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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Trump's mounting court fines make him an even bigger threat to national security
Trump's mounting court fines make him an even bigger threat to national security
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Robert B. Hubbell / Today's Edition Newsletter:
The courts aren't coming to save us—and that's okay.
The courts aren't coming to save us—and that's okay.
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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 …
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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 …
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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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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 …
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The overlap of Trumpism and Christian nationalism — Shortly after the 2020 election, the research organization PRRI released a fascinating set of data showing just how closely support for Donald Trump was linked to religion. The higher the percentage of White Christian residents in a county …
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 …
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