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9:55 AM ET, February 13, 2024

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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump endorses new RNC chair and Lara Trump as co-chair  —  The ex-president is backing Michael Whatley, the chair of the North Carolina GOP, to take over for Ronna McDaniel.  —  Former President Donald Trump will support North Carolina GOP Chair Michael Whatley to succeed Ronna McDaniel …
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Politico:
All four of Trump's criminal cases reach inflection points this week  —  Judges will face choices that affect when, and whether, Trump stands trial.  —  Donald Trump's muddled calendar of criminal cases may get a lot clearer this week.  —  Each of Trump's four criminal cases is set to reach …
Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
Trump Is Losing It  —  It is unclear whether Donald Trump has forgotten the precise nature …
Politico:
‘Everyone should be scared as hell’: Democrats call for Trump-proofing NATO
Discussion: MeidasTouch and CBS News
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Trump seeks Supreme Court intervention in election interference case
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump endorses NC's Whatley for RNC chair, Lara Trump for co-chair
Discussion: HuffPost, Democrats and Fox News
Washington Post:
Trump plans to attend Georgia hearing on misconduct allegations against prosecutors
New York Times:
G.O.P. Officials, Once Critical, Stand by Trump After NATO Comments
Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
Joint chiefs head says U.S. ‘credibility is at stake’ following Trump's NATO remarks
Ian Millhiser / Vox:
The Supreme Court will soon decide whether to sabotage Trump's most important criminal trial
Associated Press:
Senate passes $95.3 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan after rare all-night session  —  The Senate early Tuesday passed a $95.3 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, pushing ahead after months of difficult negotiations and amid growing political divisions …
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Mychael Schnell / The Hill:
Speaker Johnson fires warning shot as Senate prepares to vote on Ukraine aid  —  Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) fired a warning shot at the Senate's foreign aid package Monday night, criticizing the $95.3 billion supplemental as the upper chamber inches closer to a final vote on the legislation.
Igor Bobic / HuffPost:
Senate Passes Ukraine, Israel Aid Bill After Fierce GOP Debate  —  But it's not clear if House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) will allow a vote on it in the lower chamber.  —  LOADING  —  WASHINGTON ― The Senate on Tuesday passed legislation providing U.S. aid to Ukraine …
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Jordy Meiselas / MeidasTouch:
Speaker Johnson Rejects Senate Foreign Aid Bill
Mike Allen / Axios:
Scoop: Inside the GOP plan to stoke fear on Biden's age … - The GOP planning includes hearings and possibly even subpoenas for documents and recordings. … These sources think that any fight will make the White House look bad — and keep a huge Biden vulnerability in the headlines.
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Jonathan Martin / Politico:
Get Used to It: Biden Isn't Going Anywhere  —  The GOP fantasy crowd is so accustomed to conspiracy theories that they're betting the Democrats will switch candidates at the last minute.  Have they actually paid attention to politics?  —  The Republican refrain goes something like this …
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Why I Am Now Deeply Worried for America  —  Until a few days ago, I was feeling fairly sanguine about America's prospects.  Economically, we've had a year of strong growth and plunging inflation — and aside from committed Republicans, who see no good, hear no good and speak no good when a Democrat …
Discussion: RedState and Lawyers, Guns & Money
Politico:
Herbert Hoover stans fight back
Discussion: The Guardian and Fox News
Anders Hagstrom / Fox News:
Biden's upcoming physical exam will not include a cognitive test, White House says
Ally Mutnick / Politico:
Senate GOP campaign arm endorses Kari Lake  —  Lake, a one-time anti-establishment MAGA darling, has worked to build relationships with Republicans in D.C. for her Senate bid.  —  Kari Lake's months of courting the Republican establishment in D.C. are paying off.
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Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
Senate Republicans' campaign arm endorses Lake  —  The Senate Republicans' campaign arm is formally endorsing Kari Lake in the Arizona Senate race, putting an end to speculation over whether GOP leadership in the upper chamber would get behind the Republican front-runner.
Detroit Free Press:
GOP State Rep. Josh Schriver loses staff, committee post after sharing racist conspiracy  —  Arpan Lobo Clara HendricksonDetroit Free Press  —  State Rep. Josh Schriver, R-Oxford, lost his staff and his spot on a legislative committee as punishment for sharing a social media post amplifying a racist conspiracy theory.
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Josh Kovensky / Talking Points Memo:
The Legal Coup  —  In late 2020, a group of conservative movement attorneys set out to build a legal pathway by which Donald Trump could stay in power, having lost the election.  —  We've known about the outcome of their work for three years now: how it led to the violence of Jan. 6 …
Discussion: Raw Story and Election Law Blog
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Josh Kovensky / Talking Points Memo:
Two Weeks of Chaos  —  Donald Trump's months-long effort to overturn his defeat …
Discussion: Raw Story
Associated Press:
Russia puts the leader of NATO member Estonia on a wanted list over the removal of Soviet-era monuments  —  Estonia's prime minister has been put on a wanted list in Russia because of her efforts to remove Soviet-era World War II monuments in the Baltic nation, officials said Tuesday …
Cristiano Lima-Strong / Washington Post:
FTC's Bedoya says laws to keep teens off social media won't work  —  Happy Tuesday!  If you missed my interview with the FTC's Alvaro Bedoya on Monday, check out a video from the event here.  Send news tips to: cristiano.lima@washpost.com.  —  Below: Threads starts testing a “trending” …
CNN:
Police have identified the woman who opened fire in a Houston megachurch.  Here's what we know  —  A woman who walked into a popular Texas megachurch Sunday afternoon with a long gun and a young child opened fire before she was killed by law enforcement officers on scene.
 
 
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Toronto Star:
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Former aide to disgraced Illinois House Speaker sentenced to prison
Elizabeth Crisp / The Hill:
Reagan's daughter says he wouldn't want to be in GOP today
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