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3:50 PM ET, January 26, 2024

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Heather Digby Parton / Salon:
Trump's border power play is a push for civil war  —  Donald Trump wants Congress to refuse to do any deal until he can win and create the “PERFECT” border  —  Donald Trump is having a rolling hissy fit that's escalating by the day.  From courtrooms to rallies to incoherent interviews …
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Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Nikki Haley touts $1.2 million in donations after Trump vows to blacklist her donors  — Nikki Haley's presidential campaign said it raised $1.2 million in one day after former President Donald Trump vowed to blacklist Haley's donors.  — Haley's campaign said it has taken a total …
Kayla Gallagher / The Messenger:
California Gov. Newsom Blasts ‘Weak’ GOP, Says They're ‘Rolling Over’ For Trump  —  The former president has called Republicans, urging them to kill the upcoming border security legislation  —  Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom branded the Republican Party as “pathetically weak” for …
Associated Press:
Republican National Committee pulls resolution declaring Trump as the ‘presumptive 2024 nominee’
Tara Suter / The Hill:
Sununu: Trump ‘nervous’ because ‘money is coming’ to Haley
Discussion: Breitbart, Vanity Fair and Raw Story
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump allies jockey to be VP: 'There's outright auditions happening'
Adam Klasfeld / The Messenger:
Judge Threatens to Send Trump Lawyer Alina Habba ‘in the Lockup’ at E. Jean Carroll Trial  —  The blockbuster remark came moments before closing arguments in Trump's second trial in a case brought by E. Jean Carroll  —  A federal judge threatened Donald Trump's attorney Alina Habba with jail time on Friday …
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Alex Woodward / The Independent:
Donald Trump storms out of closing arguments in E Jean Carroll trial  —  The former president continued to attack the woman suing him for defamation after his testimony on Thursday  —  Why is Donald Trump back in court against E. Jean Carroll?  —  Roughly 20 minutes after walking into the courtroom …
Corinne Ramey / Wall Street Journal:
Jury Set to Decide Whether Trump Must Pay E. Jean Carroll Again for Defamation
PBS NewsHour:
Border standoff between Texas, feds intensifies as governor defies Supreme Court ruling  —  This week, the Supreme Court sided with federal agents to remove razor wire put in place by Texas along the Rio Grande.  The state is using wire and state agents to block Border Patrol from accessing a section of the border in Eagle Pass.
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RGA:
Republican Governors Band Together, Issue Joint Statement Supporting Texas' Constitutional Right to Self-Defense
Thomas Catenacci / Fox News:
White House halts enormous natural gas projects in victory for environmentalists  —  'This isn't just bad policy, it's bad politics,' former FERC chairman tells Fox News Digital  —  The White House is halting the permitting process for several proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) …
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NBC News:
Biden hits pause on approvals of liquified natural gas exports
Tess Owen / VICE:
Protest Convoy Headed to Southern Border Is Calling Itself an ‘Army of God’  —  Experts say that the Christian nationalist rhetoric adds a dangerous dimension to the standoff between Texas and the Federal Government.  —  A trucker convoy of “patriots” is heading to the U.S. border with Mexico next week …
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United States Department of State:
Statement on UNRWA Allegations
Jared Gans / The Hill:
Ex-coal CEO who called himself ‘Trumpier than Trump’ launches Democratic Senate bid in West Virginia  —  A former CEO of a coal company who once said he is “Trumpier than Trump” has launched a bid for Senate as a Democrat in West Virginia.  —  Don Blankenship, who previously ran …
Discussion: WV News and WBOY.com
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Mainstream media bloodbath: News outlets slash jobs as business suffers  —  Nearly a dozen mainstream media companies are gutting staff and scrambling to rescue their struggling businesses. … But an ongoing bloodbath is decimating news outlets nationwide.
Nick Reisman / Politico:
DOJ accuses Andrew Cuomo of sexually harassing 13 women  —  The former governor's lawyer says he was never interviewed.  —  ALBANY, New York — Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed 13 women who worked for the state over the course of an eight-year period …
Dan Ladden-Hall / The Daily Beast:
Missouri GOP Lawmaker Floats Rule Change to Bring Back Duels  —  A senator could challenge another to mortal combat if the first's “honor is impugned.”  —  Bitter divisions between Republicans in the Missouri Senate culminated in a proposed rule change that would allow senators to settle …
Discussion: Associated Press and The Guardian
Emily Brooks / The Hill:
Speaker Johnson: Senate border deal ‘dead on arrival’ in House  —  Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said in a Friday letter to his colleagues that Senate legislation addressing the border and aid to Ukraine and other countries would have been “dead on arrival” in the House, if reports about its terms are true.
US Department of Justice:
Justice Department Announces Surge of Resources to Fight Violent Crime in Washington, D.C.  —  For Immediate Release  —  The Justice Department announced today that it will surge additional law enforcement tools and resources to target those most responsible for violent crime and carjackings in Washington, D.C.
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Sadie Gurman / Wall Street Journal:
Feds to Dispatch More Resources to Fight Washington's Violent-Crime Surge
Discussion: The Messenger and Fox News
New York Times:
Leading Museums Remove Native Displays Amid New Federal Rules  —  The American Museum of Natural History is closing two major halls as museums around the nation respond to updated policies from the Biden administration.  —  The American Museum of Natural History will close …
Politico:
White House offers unredacted Jan. 6 transcripts to GOP — with conditions  —  House Republicans have pushed for the records for months as they've cast doubt on the Jan. 6 select committee's work.
 
 
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Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Biden's Third-Year Job Approval Average of 39.8% Second Worst
Discussion: Breitbart, GB News and The Hill
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Discussion: The Messenger and Benzinga
 Earlier Items: 
Phil Prazan / NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth:
Texas senator who voted to acquit Paxton calls to reopen impeachment trial
Associated Press:
The court's decision has heavy symbolic meaning, even if it may have little practical impact.
Nicholas Wade / City Journal:
The Story of the Decade  —  New documents strengthen—perhaps conclusively—the lab-leak hypothesis of Covid-19's origins.
Discussion: Instapundit
Andrew Kerr / Washington Free Beacon:
Meet the Texas Billionaire Quietly Becoming the New George Soros
The White House:
Statement from President Joe Biden on Decision to Pause Pending Approvals of Liquefied Natural Gas Exports
Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Steve Bannon Admits Bank Account May Have Evidence of Fraud
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Alexandra S. Levine / Bloomberg:
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Financial Times:
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MacKenzie Sigalos / CNBC:
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