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1:35 PM ET, February 5, 2024

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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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Mychael Schnell / The Hill:
Speaker Johnson: Border bill is ‘even worse than we expected’  —  Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) slammed the Senate's bipartisan border deal hours after the upper chamber released text of the long-awaited agreement, writing that it is “even worse than we expected” and declaring it “dead on arrival” in the House.
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) …
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 …
Summer Concepcion / NBC News:
Schumer ‘hopeful’ Senate will pass bipartisan border bill despite opposition from GOP hard-liners
Associated Press:
Senators release a border and Ukraine deal but the House speaker declares it ‘dead on arrival’
NBC News:
Senators unveil bipartisan bill to impose tougher asylum and border laws
Politico:
Supreme Court Shocker?  Here's What Happens if Trump Gets Kicked Off the Ballot  —  Legal scholars, national security experts and political analysts imagine the extraordinary fallout that would ensue.  —  “Increase its perceived public legitimacy”  —  “Rip the country apart”
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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
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 …
Discussion: New York Magazine and The Hill
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Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump's Global Business Empire Is Growing Again
Discussion: Fox News
Alex Thompson / Axios:
Scoop: Obama veterans relaunch national security group backing Biden
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 and Mediaite
Andrew Perez / Rolling Stone:
Republicans Are Planning to Totally Privatize Medicare — And Fast  —  The right-wing policy agenda written for a new Donald Trump presidency would “greatly accelerate” efforts to privatize Medicare  —  LAST YEAR, FOR the first time ever, a majority of Americans eligible for Medicare were on privatized Medicare Advantage plans.
Discussion: STAT
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
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.”
Ally Mutnick / Politico:
Dems invoke George Santos in last-minute ad buy for NY seat  —  The influx of money in the final days of the race suggests some concern ahead of the election.  —  Democrats are finally invoking George Santos as a bogeyman in the race to replace him — as part of a last-minute $1.25 million ad buy …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Hayes Brown / MSNBC:
Donald Trump is the only reason Jim Jordan is subpoenaing Fani Willis  —  An alleged whistleblower in Georgia is the most recent pretext the House Judiciary Committee is seizing on to try to discredit the case against Trump.  —  House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan, R-Ohio …
Conrad Hoyt / Washington Examiner:
Trump suggests Ronna McDaniel may be removed as RNC chairwoman  —  Former President Donald Trump said there will “probably be some changes made” regarding the Republican National Committee and its chairwoman, Ronna McDaniel.  —  Speaking on Fox News's Sunday Morning Futures …
Discussion: RedState and acecomments.mu.nu
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John Binder / Breitbart:
Senate Bill Gives Ukraine 75 Times as Much Funding as U.S. Border Wall
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Samuel Robinson / Axios:
Rashida Tlaib outraises entire Michigan congressional field
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