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5:30 PM ET, February 4, 2024

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Mark Murray / NBC News:
Poll: 20-point deficit on handling economy highlights Biden's struggles against Trump  —  The president's approval rating has fallen to a new low in NBC News polling, as Trump narrowly leads in a 2024 general election matchup.  —  Despite a growing economy and little opposition for his party's nomination …
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Jonathan Martin / Politico:
Forget No Labels.  Biden's Third-Party Peril is on the Left.  —  LOS ANGELES — Memo to Democrats: It's not Nancy Jacobson who's disrupting President Joe Biden's speeches most every time he appears in public and it's also not Nancy Jacobson floating Robert F. Kennedy Jr. $15 million to help him get on general election ballots.
Discussion: New York Post
Axios:
Trump floats ousting RNC chair after brutal 2023  —  Former President Trump, in a stunning public rebuke of a longtime ally, suggested on Fox News today that Republican National Committee chair Ronna McDaniel should get the boot. … Trump's comments are a sign of him flexing muscle …
Asher Notheis / Washington Examiner:
Nikki Haley targets Trump during Saturday Night Live appearance for refusal to debate
Meryl Kornfield / Washington Post:
Biden brings home first official win in South Carolina primary
Corbin Bolies / The Daily Beast:
George Stephanopoulos Cuts Off GOP Senator After He Suggests Trump Could Defy SCOTUS  —  Senator, thanks for your time this morning," George Stephanopoulos said before Sen. Vance's mic was cut off.  —  ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos would not tolerate another word from Sen. J.D. Vance …
Ellie Cook / Newsweek:
Tucker Carlson Being Spotted in Moscow Sparks Frenzied Speculation  —  The reported appearance of former Fox News host Tucker Carlson in the Russian capital has sparked intense speculation over the purpose of the conservative media personality's visit to Moscow.
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Alia Shoaib / Business Insider:   Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene defends the prospect of Tucker Carlson interviewing Putin amid rumors he is in Moscow
Amanda Yen / The Daily Beast:
Ann Coulter: Best Thing Trump Could Do for America Is ‘Die’  —  The one-time MAGA supporter became a born-again anti-Trumper in recent years, admitting she was “a very stupid girl” to support Trump in the early days of his ascendance.  —  Ann Coulter didn't mince her words when asked …
Discussion: DNyuz and UPROXX
Erin Doherty / Axios:
Scoop: Nikki Haley's fundraising takes off while GOP tries to end her campaign  —  Nikki Haley had an eye-popping month of fundraising in January, hauling in almost as much cash as the prior three months combined, Axios has learned.  —  Why it matters: The Haley campaign has the money to keep …
Discussion: Political Wire and The Hill
Elizabeth Weise / USA Today:
They hoped solar panels would secure the future of their farm.  Then their neighbors found out  —  GARDNER, Kansas − Donna Knoche made her way up to the podium at the Johnson County Commission hearing on June 6, 2022, her new yellow shirt crisp and her voice steady.
Discussion: Digby's Hullabaloo
Russell Contreras / Axios:
House Dems say Texas' Greg Abbott inciting potential border violence  —  Democratic U.S. House members are accusing Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) of inciting violence at the U.S.-Mexico border by using bigoted language about a border “invasion” and encouraging a rightwing convoy to come to the region.
The Guardian:
The Observer view: the list of Brexit wins is in.  It's short and feeble  —  Department for Business and Trade has cherry-picked statistics to suggest the project has been a success  —  In the run-up to the 2016 referendum, Conservative campaigners sold Brexit as the answer to all of the country's problems.
Corbin Bolies / The Daily Beast:
Nikki Haley Flails When Confronted by Her Own Secession Comments  —  The GOP candidate had said last week that states could secede if they felt the need to do so.  —  Nikki Haley, fresh off her Civil War history refresher on this week's Saturday Night Live, appeared to remember …
Trisha Ahmed / Associated Press:
South Dakota tribe bans governor from reservation over US-Mexico border remarks  —  A South Dakota tribe has banned Republican Gov. Kristi Noem from the Pine Ridge Reservation after she spoke this week about wanting to send razor wire and security personnel to Texas to help deter immigration …
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Mike Johnson faces internal GOP dissent on Israel bill  —  House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is facing criticism from both the right flank of his party and Ukraine hawks for the standalone Israel aid package the House plans to vote on this week. … - Mills and Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) …
Matt Viser / Washington Post:
When Joe Biden lost his purpose  —  Between his son's death and his presidential run, Biden cast about for meaning  —  Several months before Joe Biden left the vice presidency, Louis Freeh, the former FBI director, began messaging Hunter Biden in hopes of enticing his father into a business partnership.
Discussion: nationalinterest.org
 
 
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Shomari Stone / WTTG-TV:
Mike Gill, former Trump official, dies days after being shot in DMV carjacking spree
 

 
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