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Politico:
Chief justice gives Jack Smith one week to respond to Trump's bid to stave off trial  —  Trump wants the Supreme Court to keep his federal election trial on hold while he appeals a decision denying him immunity.  —  Chief Justice John Roberts is giving prosecutors a week to respond …
David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
Republicans Are No Longer a Political Party  —  It's become yet another subsidiary of Trump Inc.  —  When historians chronicle the end of the Grand Old Party, they may mark 2024 as the turning point.  Something called the Republican Party will surely exist for years to come …
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Supreme Court Gives Prosecutors a Week to Respond in Trump Immunity Case  —  The schedule the justices set was not particularly speedy, though nothing prevents the special counsel from filing sooner than the court's Feb. 20 deadline.  —  The Supreme Court on Tuesday gave Jack Smith …
Julia Mueller / The Hill:
Haley rips Trump's RNC moves: 'We don't have kings in this country'  —  GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley on Tuesday ripped former President Trump's endorsement of his preferred candidates to take over Republican National Committee (RNC) leadership.  —  Trump on Monday backed Michael Whatley …
Discussion: NBC News, The Guardian and FOX40
Megan Lebowitz / NBC News:
Rep. Elise Stefanik files complaint against New York attorney general over Trump case
Stef W. Kight / Axios:
McConnell urges Mike Johnson to allow vote on Ukraine aid … - “What I do think is appropriate is for the House to be able to work its will on Ukraine, which obviously was the most controversial part of what we did,” McConnell said. … - The debate over the package has taken months …
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Schumer rejects Speaker Johnson's call to add border reform to Ukraine bill
Associated Press:
House GOP will try again to impeach Mayorkas after failing once. But outcome is still uncertain
Associated Press:
US Senate passes $95 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan
Kaia Hubbard / CBS News:
Senate approves Ukraine, Israel foreign aid package
Gram Slattery / Reuters:
Exclusive: Trump adviser proposes new tiered system for NATO members who don't pay up  —  A leading national security adviser to Donald Trump told Reuters on Tuesday that he would push for changes to NATO if the former president returns to power that could result in some member nations losing protection against an outside attack.
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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.
Politico:   ‘Everyone should be scared as hell’: Democrats call for Trump-proofing NATO
Washington Post:
Tesla worker killed in fiery crash may be first ‘Full Self-Driving’ fatality  —  Evidence suggests the advanced driver-assistance system was engaged during a fatal crash that killed recruiter Hans von Ohain in 2022  —  The following footage obtained by The Washington Post shows Colorado …
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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Ron Dicker / HuffPost:
Marjorie Taylor Greene's Rant At ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ Is Comedy Gold  —  The far-right congresswoman better watch out for those “nasty commies” from California.  —  LOADING  —  Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) took her far-right views to another dimension Tuesday in a wild screed against HBO's “Curb Your Enthusiasm.”
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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 …
Discussion: Mediaite
Lena H. Sun / Washington Post:
CDC plans to drop five-day covid isolation guidelines  —  Americans who test positive for the coronavirus no longer need to routinely stay home from work and school for five days under new guidance planned by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  —  The agency is loosening …
Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Percentage of Americans expecting improved financial situation highest in almost 4 years: Survey  —  Americans were more optimistic about their financial situations in January 2024 than they have been at any time since the pandemic began nearly four years ago, according to new data released Monday.
Discussion: newyorkfed.org
Annie Karni / New York Times:
On Capitol Hill, Republicans Use Bigoted Attacks Against Political Foes  —  House and Senate Republicans have denigrated fellow lawmakers, Biden administration officials and witnesses in racist ways, both in casual comments and in official settings.  —  When Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene …
Discussion: Raw Story
Steven Shepard / Politico:
The ‘scandal penalty’ that George Santos could impose on NY-03  —  A POLITICO analysis shows voters typically punish the party associated with a scandal in the proceeding special election, which could be bad news for Republicans in New York on Tuesday.  —  The Republican in Tuesday's special election …
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Deirdre Walsh / NPR:
Border security dominates in New York special election to replace Rep. Santos
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.
Natalia Contreras / The Texas Tribune:
It took me three tries to register to vote in Texas — and I'm an elections reporter  —  Moments after I became a naturalized citizen in 2023, I registered to vote.  Here's what happened next. … When I started working at Votebeat more than a year ago, I knew little about elections.
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Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
Senate Republicans' campaign arm endorses Lake
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Julia Mueller / The Hill:
California Democrat Porter says age limits ‘for all elected officials’ should be discussed  —  Rep. Katie Porter (D-Calif.), who's running for the Senate in California, said Monday that age limits “for all elected officials” should be a matter of discussion.
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Alex Baker / FOX40:
Leading candidates in California US Senate race meet in heated debate
 
 
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Reuters:
Exclusive: Threats to US federal judges double since 2021, driven by politics
Discussion: The Hill and Above the Law
Alfred Ng / Politico:
A company tracked visits to 600 Planned Parenthood locations for anti-abortion ads, senator says
Mark Niesse / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Georgia election board votes down proposal to limit absentee voting
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Raw Story
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Joe Biden ‘enabled’ family to sell access to ‘dangerous adversaries,’ Tony Bobulinski testifies
Discussion: RedState and Power Line
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Scoop: Israeli minister blocking flour Bibi promised Biden would be allowed into Gaza
Discussion: Middle East Monitor
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ABC News:
Lakewood Church shooting: AR-15 had ‘Palestine’ sticker, antisemitic writings recovered, police say
The Daily Beast:
GOP's Star Witness in Hunter Biden Probe Has Ties to Russian Oligarch
Associated Press:
Russia puts Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas on a wanted list
Toronto Star:
Doug Ford backs down on wage restraint legislation
 

 
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