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Associated Press:
Judge dismisses some charges against Trump in the Georgia 2020 election interference case  —  The judge overseeing the Georgia 2020 election interference case has dismissed some of the charges against ex-President Donald Trump, but others remain  —  The judge overseeing the Georgia 2020 …
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Allison Quinn / The Daily Beast:
Putin Recalls Trump Acting Like Jealous GF in Private  —  According to him, Trump made no attempt to hide his own insecurities about Joe Biden.  —  Russia's Vladimir Putin has revealed an apparently previously unreported conversation with Donald Trump in which he claims the then-American president …
Max Burns / The Hill:
Trump's GOP is already dying  —  For Donald Trump, last week must have seemed like a final, crowning victory over his lingering Republican critics.  On Friday the Republican National Committee made official what Trump had already decreed weeks ago, electing Trump's daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, as party co-chair.
Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
Cheney fuels speculation about her next move  —  Speculation is growing about the role former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) will play in the 2024 election as President Biden and former President Trump barrel toward a rematch.  —  Cheney has vowed that she'll do whatever it takes to keep Trump from returning to the White House.
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Trump demonstrates why ‘Artificial Intelligence’ will be so useful to him  —  It is perfectly fitting that Donald Trump used his social media platform Truth Social to allege that he'd been the target of artificial-intelligence nefariousness.  —  “The Hur Report was revealed today!
Discussion: Raw Story, Outside the Beltway and IJR
Dan Ladden-Hall / The Daily Beast:
Haley Shaved 77K Votes Off Trump's Georgia Win Despite Dropping Out
Yuliya Talmazan / NBC News:
Russia is ready for nuclear war, Putin warns the West
David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
Trump Repeats Obama's Mistake
The Hill:
Boebert slams Buck's decision as ‘weak sauce,’ says she won't run in special election  —  Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) called Rep. Ken Buck's (R-Colo.) decision to resign early “weak sauce” but said she would not be resigning to run in the special election to fill his seat.
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New York Times:
RNC Shutting Down Community Centers Aimed at Minority Outreach  —  An overhaul of the party's operations continues after Donald Trump's allies take over.  —  The Republican National Committee, days after electing new leadership and overhauling its presidential campaign operation …
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Lauren White / CREW:
DHS officials' texts show unfiltered reaction to January 6  —  Internal text messages from the Federal Protective Service obtained by CREW give a never before seen look at how senior government law enforcement officials prepared for and responded to the insurrection on January 6th.
Discussion: Raw Story
Tessa Stuart / Rolling Stone:
GOP Senate Candidate Took Bold Stance Against the Sale of Alcohol... In Wisconsin  —  Eric Hovde, who's running for office in a state famous for its booze, bemoaned the commercialization of alcohol in 2017  —  Wisconsin is famous for its booze.  The brands Miller, Schlitz, Pabst …
Nathaniel Meyersohn / CNN:
Family Dollar and Dollar Tree will close 1,000 stores  —  New York CNN —  Family Dollar, the struggling discount chain that caters to low-income customers predominantly in cities, said Wednesday it will close nearly 1,000 stores.  —  Years of mismanagement and poor conditions in stores have hurt Family Dollar's brand.
Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives:
Roll Call 86 Roll Call 86, Bill Number: H. R. 7521, 118th Congress, 2nd Session  —  VOTE QUESTION: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, DESCRIPTION: Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, VOTE TYPE: 2/3 Yea-And-Nay, STATUS: Passed
Kati Perry / Washington Post:
Republicans' House majority is their smallest in decades, and shrinking  —  Republicans are entering a months-long stretch of legislating with their smallest House majority in decades.  And the margin is about to tighten even more.  —  Jan. 200120032005200720092011201320152017201 9202120230170190230250Number …
Evan Bush / NBC News:
Heat in one Arizona county played a role in 645 deaths last year  —  Maricopa County, which includes Phoenix and many of its suburbs, was hit by a brutal heat wave last sumer.  —  Arizona's largest county shattered its record for heat-related deaths in 2023, a grim reminder of how dangerous …
Sarah Fielding / Engadget:
Tesla paid no federal income taxes while paying executives $2.5 billion over five years  —  Spoiler: The company actually received $1 million in refunds.  —  In case you need another reason to shout “tax the rich” from the rooftops, it's here, and it's going to make you angry.
Farnoush Amiri / Associated Press:
Hunter Biden rebuffs Republicans' invitation to appear for a public hearing  —  Hunter Biden on Wednesday rejected an invitation from House Republicans to appear for a public hearing next week alongside former business associates, an inquiry his attorney dismissed as a “carnival side show.”
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Mariana Alfaro / Washington Post:
Hunter Biden declines House committee invitation to testify publicly
Discussion: Breitbart
Brandy Zadrozny / NBC News:
A small city in Oklahoma elected a white nationalist.  Will it be able to vote him out?  —  Judd Blevins, a city commissioner in Enid, Oklahoma, marched in the 2017 white nationalist Unite the Right rally.  Now he faces a recall vote.  —  ENID, Okla. — The photo of Judd Blevins was unmistakable.
Discussion: Raw Story and HuffPost
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Chubb CEO defends backing Trump appeal bond in E. Jean Carroll case  — The CEO of the Chubb insurance company defended a subsidiary providing former President Donald Trump with a $91.6 million appeals bond in the case where he was found liable for defaming E. Jean Carroll after she accused him of rape.
NBC News:
Speaker Mike Johnson is still dealing with Kevin McCarthy's baggage  —  Johnson is grappling with issues inherited from his predecessor: an unfunded government, a Rules panel stacked with conservatives and an impeachment inquiry that's losing steam.  —  WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, West Virginia …
Discussion: Axios
Josh Fiallo / The Daily Beast:
DeSantis Accuses Libs of TikTok of Spreading Lies For ‘Clicks’  —  Libs of TikTok claimed Florida provides drivers licenses to undocumented immigrants, despite the state having some of the country's harshest anti-immigrant laws.  —  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis skewered the right-wing social media account Libs …
Dasha Burns / NBC News:
Abortion is a top concern for Trump as he considers his VP pick  —  Former President Donald Trump has been laser-focused on the abortion views of his potential running mates, viewing the issue as a potential vulnerability for Republicans.  —  PALM BEACH, Fla. — Last month at Mar-a-Lago …
Miles Parks / NPR:
Conservatives are warning about noncitizens voting.  It's a myth with a long history  —  For those looking to raise doubts about American elections, it's becoming clear that a key 2024 voting boogeyman will be immigration.  —  The false notion that undocumented immigrants are affecting federal elections …
Shannon Vavra / The Daily Beast:
Russians Warned to Flee Border Cities While They Still Can  —  Anti-Putin militants urged citizens to evacuate on Wednesday after launching a military offensive aimed at ending the war in Ukraine.  —  Anti-Kremlin Russian fighters have begun urging their fellow citizens to abandon their homes …
Discussion: The Moscow Times
Filip Timotija / The Hill:
Democrats plead with Johnson to put Ukraine bill on floor: ‘Lead, follow or get out of the way’  —  A bicameral group of Democrats pleaded to House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to put the Senate's foreign aid bill, which includes Ukraine aid, to a floor vote, emphasizing that the war-torn …
Rachel Looker / USA Today:
Could the Senate pass federal bill for shorter workweek?  Here's what to know  —  WASHINGTON − There's a revived effort on Capitol Hill to make a shorter workweek the new norm.  —  Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., announced Wednesday he will introduce a bill to establish a standard 32-hour workweek …
Kate Santaliz / NBC News:
Sen. Katie Britt has told her misleading anecdote about sex trafficking multiple times  —  An NBC News analysis shows Britt has brought up the same victim, who was trafficked under the Bush administration, at least five times this year to criticize Biden's border policies.
Discussion: HuffPost, Political Wire and Raw Story
 
 
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Matt Cohen / Democracy Docket:
Sen. Ossoff Introduces Bill Guaranteeing the Right to Vote For All Americans
Discussion: Roll Call
Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
DC delegate introduces bill to expand commercial filming at the Capitol
HotAir:
Fani's Case Flops, Ben Shapiro Under Fire
Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
No Labels to appoint a panel Thursday to pick presidential candidate
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David Kurtz / Talking Points Memo:
Don't Be Lulled Into Thinking Trump II Will Just Be A Repeat Of Trump I
Ward Clark / RedState:
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Sends State Assets South to Block Illegal Immigrants From Haiti
Katherine Gypson / Voice of America:
US House Passes Bill Forcing Chinese Company to Give Up TikTok
Matt Gertz / Media Matters for America:
Study: Fox News ran nearly 400 weekday segments on “migrant crime” in the first 10 weeks of 2024
Washington Post:
On popular online platforms, predatory groups coerce children into self-harm
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
LGBTQ+ Identification in U.S. Now at 7.6%
Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Brett Kavanaugh knows truth of alleged sexual assault, Christine Blasey Ford says in book
Discussion: Raw Story and Forbes