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10:50 AM ET, February 5, 2024

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Kellyanne Conway / New York Times:
Who Should Be Trump's No. 2?  —  “Who should President Trump choose for V.P.?” is one of the most popular questions among the political cognoscenti right now.  It's understandable: Donald Trump won both Iowa and New Hampshire with more than 50 percent of the vote, after his closest competitors …
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Patrick Marley / Washington Post:
The 91-year-old Republican suing to kick Donald Trump off the ballot  —  Norma Anderson, a trailblazing former GOP legislator, is among the Colorado voters who have challenged the Republican front-runner's candidacy in a case that will be heard by the Supreme Court
Joyce Vance / Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance:
The Week Ahead  —  This week, with oral argument scheduled before the Supreme Court on Thursday, we'll be focusing on the litigation over the 14th Amendment, and whether the state of Colorado can remove Donald Trump from the ballot in that state.  An audio feed of the argument will be live-streamed on the Court's website.
Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump's Global Business Empire Is Growing Again  —  Former president resumes expansion of his foreign real-estate portfolio after pause during White House term  —  During Donald Trump's first campaign and his four years in the White House, his foreign business dealings drew constant scrutiny for potential conflicts of interest.
Discussion: Fox News
Alex Thompson / Axios:
Scoop: Obama veterans relaunch national security group backing Biden
Conrad Hoyt / Washington Examiner:
Trump suggests Ronna McDaniel may be removed as RNC chairwoman
Discussion: RedState and acecomments.mu.nu
Maggie Astor / New York Times:
Trump Pushes Immigration Conspiracy Theories and Mass Deportations
Discussion: DNyuz and Political Wire
Shauneen Miranda / Axios:
Trump name drops Tim Scott, Kristi Noem while discussing VP contenders
Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
Republicans demonstrate their unseriousness about the border  —  Trump ordered Mike Johnson and company to punch themselves in the face and they obliged. … In recent months, the Biden White House and Democrats in Congress have signaled readiness to accept a bipartisan border deal heavily tilted towards …
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The White House:
Statement from President Joe Biden on Bipartisan Senate National Security Agreement  —  For too long, going back decades, the immigration system has been broken.  It's time to fix it.  That's why over two months ago I instructed members of my administration to work with a bipartisan group of Senators to …
Alexander Burns / Politico:
Why The Border Deal Happened: Republicans Held Europe For Ransom  —  Europeans supporting aid to Ukraine get a brutal lesson in how American politics is hampering the transatlantic security relationship.  —  Rep. Greg Murphy said he agreed with former NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen (above) …
NBC News:
Senators unveil bipartisan bill to impose tougher asylum and border laws
Associated Press:
Senators release a border and Ukraine deal but the House speaker declares it ‘dead on arrival’
Reese Gorman / The Daily Beast:
A Major Sign of Trouble in Nancy Mace's Office: Total Staff Turnover  —  Nancy Mace's entire D.C. office has turned over since Nov. 1.  Former staff members described a “toxic” work culture driven by a “delusional” boss. … Add another ignoble credential to Rep. Nancy Mace's résumé.
Discussion: Raw Story
Timothy Snyder / Thinking about:
Not just Civil War  —  Insurrection and Trump's Ineligibility for Office  —  Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment bans oath-breaking insurrectionists from holding office.  The Supreme Court of Colorado has ruled that Trump's name should not appear on primary ballots in that state.
Discussion: Reason and Balkinization
Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
Biden condemns ‘anti-Arab hate’ after Wall Street Journal op-ed labels Michigan city 'America's jihad capital'  —  President Biden called out “anti-Arab hate” against Dearborn, Mich., residents after an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal called the city “America's jihad capital.”
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Publix versus the public  —  Elected officials should not do the bidding of corporate donors; they should act in the best interests of their constituents.  It is often difficult, however, to prove a politician's motivation.  A politician can generally claim that an act or omission that benefits …
Discussion: Seeking Rents
Michelle Cottle / New York Times:
House Republicans Impeach Alejandro Mayorkas at Their Peril  —  Just when you thought House Republicans couldn't warp the impeachment process any more, here we are, watching them twist and stretch this weighty constitutional provision beyond all recognition — like some grimy wad of Silly Putty pulled …
Discussion: Boston Herald
Jeremy B. White / Politico:
McCarthy wanted a successor.  He got a fight.  —  In red California, the race to replace the former speaker could be a microcosm of forces shaping the Republican Party.  —  Kevin McCarthy couldn't bend unruly Republican lawmakers to his will in Washington.  Back home in Bakersfield, Republican voters may reject his succession plan.
Gerry McGovern:
When the tech bros come for me  —  First, the tech bros came for the warehouse workers, and I said nothing.  Paying them terrible wages, working them to the bone, tracking their every second, injuring them at record levels, all in the pursuit of customer obsession and profit.
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
Discussion: TASS
 
 
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Jill Tucker / San Francisco Chronicle:
This Bay Area school district spent $250,000 on Woke Kindergarten program. Test scores fell even further
Alex Barinka / Bloomberg:
Meta Oversight Board Warns Rules on Fake Posts Are ‘Incoherent’
Victor Davis Hanson / American Greatness:
Is Biden Malicious, Incompetent, or Conniving?
ACLU:
Supplemental Funding Package Would Eviscerate Longstanding Protections for Families and Others Seeking Safety
Mike Lofgren / Salon:
How Donald Trump reduced the GOP to groveling sycophants
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ABC News:
‘This Week’ Transcript 2-4-24: White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries and Sen. JD Vance
Amanda Yen / The Daily Beast:
Ann Coulter: Best Thing Trump Could Do for America Is ‘Die’
Discussion: DNyuz and UPROXX
 

 
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Wall Street Journal:
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