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Politico:
Playbook: Can Dems flip the border script? — With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine — DRIVING THE DAY — I'VE GOT A BLANK SPACE, BABY — The NYT takes a close look this morning at President JOE BIDEN's general election battle plan, which will “couple a direct assault on …
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Washington Examiner, Axios, Punchbowl News and The Hill
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Edward-Isaac Dovere / CNN:
Joe Manchin could upend Biden's reelection campaign - and blow up No Labels along the way — Sen. Joe Manchin says he “absolutely” can see himself as president. — Privately, the West Virginia Democrat has told people that a Joe Biden health scare or a Donald Trump conviction could give …
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Washington Examiner, No More Mister Nice Blog, Mediaite and Fox News
New York Times:
Inside Biden's Anti-Trump Battle Plan (and Where Taylor Swift Fits In) — Watching Donald Trump ascend, the newly energized Biden campaign is aiming to make the general election all about him. It's also hoping for some big endorsements. — As former President Donald J. Trump speeds toward …
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The Hill, Business Insider, Washington Examiner, Deadline, The Post Millennial, NBC News, Florida Politics, The Messenger, IJR and TMZ.com
Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
Lankford defends bipartisan border security bill after attacks by Trump, GOP
Lankford defends bipartisan border security bill after attacks by Trump, GOP
Lauren Sforza / The Hill:
Noem spars with CNN's Dana Bash over border deal
Noem spars with CNN's Dana Bash over border deal
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CNN, The Messenger, Louder With Crowder, The Daily Caller, HuffPost, RedState and Mediaite
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
The second insurrection — “The Federal Government has broad constitutional powers in determining what aliens shall be admitted to the United States, the period they may remain, regulation of their conduct before naturalization, and the terms and conditions of their naturalization …
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HotAir
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Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
Republican governors' dangerous border standoff with Biden — This free edition of PN is made possible by paid subscribers. To become one and support our work, please click the button below to sign up. — 📚 Subscribe to Public Notice 📚 — Over the last several years …
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CNN, Sacramento Bee, One First, Default, New York Post, The Gateway Pundit and Raw Story
Marshall Cohen / CNN:
Pro-Trump network OAN execs may have ‘engaged in criminal activities’ while promoting 2020 election lies, Smartmatic alleges — In the wake of the 2020 election, the president of the far-right network One America News sent a potentially explosive email to former Trump campaign lawyer Sidney Powell …
Bernard Condon / Associated Press:
Trump civil fraud trial: Why the New York case stands apart — Within days, Donald Trump could potentially have his sprawling real estate business empire ordered “dissolved” for repeated misrepresentations on financial statements to lenders, adding him to a short list of scam marketers …
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New Republic, Washington Post, Benzinga and The Hill
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Erik Larson / Bloomberg:
Trump Cash Stockpile at Risk From $450 Million Dual Verdicts — Damages from NY civil cases could cut 15% of Trump's net worth — Likely Republican front-runner faces mounting legal bills — Donald Trump is facing a pair of major legal verdicts in New York that risk wiping out most …
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PoliticusUSA, USA Today and Benzinga
Dan Ladden-Hall / The Daily Beast:
Trump Tears Into UAW President: ‘Get Rid of This Dope’ — The former president lashed out after the auto union's chief called Trump a “scab” and endorsed Biden's re-election campaign. — Donald Trump's feud with United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain shifted up a gear on Sunday …
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Kierra Frazier / Politico:
Trump calls UAW president a ‘dope’ after union endorses Biden — “Get rid of this dope & vote for DJT,” Trump said on Truth Social. — Former President Donald Trump took a swipe at the United Auto Workers president Sunday night, calling him a “dope” days after the UAW endorsed President Joe Biden.
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New York Times, The Messenger, Mediaite, Detroit Free Press, Raw Story, The Hill and Washington Examiner
Wall Street Journal:
At Least 12 U.N. Agency Employees Involved in Oct. 7 Attacks, Intelligence Reports Say — Around 10% of Palestinian aid agency's 12,000 staff in Gaza have links to militants, according to intelligence dossier — TEL AVIV—At least 12 employees of the U.N.'s Palestinian refugee agency …
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The Daily Caller
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Daniel Greenfield / Frontpage Mag:
3 U.S. Soldiers Died Because Biden Won't Stand Up to Iran — They attack, we retreat and they attack some more. — [SPECIAL JANUARY PROMOTION: Spend $50+ In The FPM Store And Receive A Free Copy Of “Final Battle” By David Horowitz.] — Iran's terror militias launched a wave of rocket attacks …
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Kelly Garrity / Politico:
Republican hawks call for retaliation after 3 killed in Iranian-backed strike
Republican hawks call for retaliation after 3 killed in Iranian-backed strike
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The Messenger, Washington Post, Outside the Beltway, The Daily Beast, Atlantic Council, ABC News, RedState, Bloomberg, CBS News and Defense One
Andrew Solender / Axios:
GOP hawks press Biden to target Iran directly over soldiers' deaths
GOP hawks press Biden to target Iran directly over soldiers' deaths
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Sam Brodey / The Daily Beast:
Kyrsten Sinema Loves to Fly Private—on the Taxpayer's Dime — Kyrsten Sinema is using her Senate office's money for a curious purpose: private flights. … It's hardly a secret that Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) likes to fly private. It was just last April when it came out that Sinema's campaign …
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Democrats endorse their first slate of challengers in the fight for the House majority — First on NBC News: The DCCC is backing 17 candidates in some of the most competitive districts on the 2024 map as part of its “red to blue” program. — WASHINGTON — House Democrats are officially issuing …
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The Messenger and The Texas Tribune
Michael Chertoff / Wall Street Journal:
Don't Impeach Alejandro Mayorkas — House Republicans are misusing the process to target an official who has done nothing wrong. — Political and policy disagreements aren't impeachable offenses. The Constitution gives Congress the power to impeach federal officials for treason, bribery and “other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.”
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Financial Times:
Brussels threatens to hit Hungary's economy if Viktor Orbán vetoes Ukraine aid — EU strategy aims to spook investors by cutting off funding to Budapest in stand-off over €50bn package — The EU will sabotage Hungary's economy if Budapest blocks fresh aid to Ukraine at a summit this week …
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Kayla Guo / New York Times:
Pelosi Wants F.B.I. to Investigate Pro-Palestinian Protesters — The former House speaker suggested without offering evidence that some protesters calling for a cease-fire in Gaza had financial ties to Russia and Vladimir V. Putin. — Representative Nancy Pelosi, Democrat of California …
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