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11:15 AM ET, February 13, 2024

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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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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 …
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Schumer rejects Speaker Johnson's call to add border reform to Ukraine bill  —  Fresh off the victory of passing $60 billion for Ukraine through the Senate with 70 votes, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) didn't waste any time in pressuring Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to bring it up for a vote in the House.
Punchbowl News:
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Jordy Meiselas / MeidasTouch:
Speaker Johnson Rejects Senate Foreign Aid Bill
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Biden's border bind, in one chart
Discussion: NBC News, NC Newsline and Semafor
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 …
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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.
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Why I Am Now Deeply Worried for America
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
Politico:
All 4 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 …
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Megan Lebowitz / NBC News:
Rep. Elise Stefanik files complaint against New York attorney general over Trump case  —  Stefanik, who is seen as a potential VP pick for Trump, has filed other complaints against judges overseeing cases related to the former president or the Jan. 6 riot.  —  WASHINGTON — House Republican …
Discussion: Washington Examiner, CNN and Fox News
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
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Trump seeks Supreme Court intervention in election interference case
Washington Post:
Trump plans to attend Georgia hearing on misconduct allegations against prosecutors
Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
Trump Is Losing It  —  It is unclear whether Donald Trump has forgotten the precise nature of NATO or whether he ever fully grasped it in the first place.  —  What is clear, however, is that Trump — who ostensibly spent four years as president of the United States — has little clue of what NATO is or what NATO does.
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Politico:
‘Everyone should be scared as hell’: Democrats call for Trump-proofing NATO
Discussion: MeidasTouch and CBS News
Greg Hyatt / NBC News:
Nikki Haley says Trump will raise taxes and be soft on Russia in a new ad
Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
Joint chiefs head says U.S. ‘credibility is at stake’ following Trump's NATO remarks
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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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
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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ABC News:
Lakewood Church shooting: AR-15 had ‘Palestine’ sticker, antisemitic writings recovered, police say  —  The suspect died and two were hurt in the shooting at Joel Osteen's church.  —  Law enforcement surround the area after a shooting incident at television evangelist Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church in Houston, Feb. 11, 2024.
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CNN:
Police have identified the woman who opened fire in a Houston megachurch. Here's what we know
Deirdre Walsh / NPR:
Border security dominates in New York special election to replace Rep. Santos  —  The special election to fill the remainder of the term of expelled New York Republican Congressman George Santos has become the first test of the campaign strategy for Democrats in critical swing districts …
Judy Kurtz / The Hill:
Marjorie Taylor Greene rips ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’: HBO show depicts Trump supporters as ‘racists and red necks’  —  Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) is blasting a politically charged episode of “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” saying it “lied” and painted conservatives in her state and supporters …
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