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Eleanor Klibanoff / The Texas Tribune:
Texas House votes to issue arrest warrants for Democrats who left state to block congressional redistricting  —  The warrants apply only within state lines, making them largely symbolic as most of the legislators in question decamped to Illinois, New York and Massachusetts.
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NBC News:
Epstein victims blast Justice Department over lack of transparency  —  Chloe Atkins and Dareh Gregorian  —  Two victims of Jeffrey Epstein, the late convicted sex offender, ripped the federal government for appearing to be more concerned with protecting the financier's wealthy friends instead of them.
Andrew Solender / Axios:
GOP effort forms to shut down Texas vs. California redistricting war … - The bill would “stop a damaging redistricting war from breaking out across the country,” Kiley said in a press release previewing the measure.  — Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.), who previously told Axios he is uneasy …
Saul Elbein / The Hill:
Abbott orders arrest of Democrats who fled Texas  —  Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) on Monday ordered the arrest of the Democrats who fled the Lone Star State in an effort to halt the advancement of new congressional maps that could benefit Republicans in next year's midterms.
Office of the Texas Governor:
Governor Abbott Orders Texas Department Of Public Safety To Arrest Delinquent House Democrats
Bill Mahoney / Politico:
Hochul embraces gerrymandering in New York
kiley.house.gov:
Rep. Kiley to Introduce Redistricting Legislation
Discussion: New Republic and Townhall
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
On Redistricting  —  I want to address the questions now about redistricting: specifically …
Discussion: The Mahablog
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Gov. Greg Abbott's options to force a redistricting vote are more limited than they appear
Bloomberg:
Missouri Republicans Consider Joining Texas to Redraw House Maps
Discussion: KCUR and Raw Story
Sam Skove / Politico:
Duffy to announce nuclear reactor on the moon … President Donald Trump named Duffy as interim administrator in July after abruptly withdrawing the nomination of billionaire Jared Isaacman amid a spat with the nominee's ally, Elon Musk.  —  Duffy also offered a directive to more quickly replace …
Mike Potter / WALV-TV:
Purdue student detained by ICE released after stay in troubled Louisiana holding facility  —  Yeonsoo Go, 20, was detained after her immigration hearing in Manhattan and taken away by ICE agents. … WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A 20-year-old Purdue University student who was detained by Immigration …
Discussion: WAGA-TV
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Joe Torres / abc7NY:
Scarsdale High School grad released after being detained by ICE for several days
Discussion: Gothamist
Courtney Rozen / Reuters:
US links $1.9 billion in state disaster funds to Israel boycott stance  —  U.S. states and cities that boycott Israeli companies will be denied federal aid for natural disaster preparedness, the Trump administration has announced, tying routine federal funding to its political stance.
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Erin Doherty / CNBC:
Trump stokes conspiracies about jobs data, as White House defends firing BLS chief … President Donald Trump and one of his top economic advisors stoked baseless conspiracies about federal jobs data Monday, suggesting without evidence that Friday's weaker-than-expected jobs report had been …
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Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
The America We Knew Is Rapidly Slipping Away
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
NPR:   Sen. Klobuchar says Congress must ‘reassert’ itself after weak jobs report
Fox News:
DOJ launching grand jury investigation into Russiagate conspiracy allegations  —  Pam Bondi acts on Tulsi Gabbard's criminal referral claiming intelligence community suppression  —  EXCLUSIVE: Attorney General Pam Bondi directed her staff Monday to act on the criminal referral from Director …
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Dan Lamothe / Washington Post:
Top Hegseth aide tried to oust senior White House liaison from Pentagon  —  The unusual dispute received White House intervention and appears rooted in deeper frustrations over failed attempts to fill jobs on the defense secretary's staff.  —  Just now  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's acting chief …
Kanishka Singh / Reuters:
Statue of Confederate General Albert Pike to be reinstalled in Washington  —  A statue of Confederate General Albert Pike, which was overturned in 2020 during the “Black Lives Matter” protests after George Floyd's murder, will be reinstalled in Washington, the National Park Service said on Monday.
Matthew Lee / Associated Press:
State Department may require visa applicants to post bond of up to $15,000 to enter the US  —  The State Department is proposing requiring applicants for business and tourist visas to post a bond of up to $15,000 to enter the United States, a move that may make the process unaffordable for many.
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Politico:
State Department to charge some travelers $10,000 bond to get visas
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Wall Street Journal:
White House Preps Order to Punish Banks That Discriminate Against Conservatives  —  The president is expected to sign an executive order as soon as this week that targets so-called debanking of businesses including crypto companies  —  The White House is preparing to step up pressure …
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Bonchie / RedState:
Incredibly Disturbing: Disgusting Hack Jim Acosta ‘Interviews’ AI Version of School Shooting Victim  —  This may be the craziest story I've ever covered on this site, and that's saying something.  Jim Acosta, who was recently booted from CNN, is promoting an “interview” he did with a deceased school shooting victim.
Will McCarthy / Politico:
Schwarzenegger ready to fight Newsom on redistricting … Now, the fight has returned to his home state, as Newsom aims to redraw California's U.S. House maps before the midterm elections to offset a similar Republican-led effort unfolding in Texas.  Since such a move would undo …
Discussion: Breitbart and New York Magazine
Axios:
Scoop: Brown interviewing campaign managers for Ohio Senate race  —  Former Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) is interviewing campaign managers for a 2026 comeback bid, a clear indication that he's preparing to jump into the race to defeat Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio), according to three people familiar with the matter.
Casey Gannon / CNN:
New non-profit law firm in DC aims to challenge Trump's executive power  —  A group of well-known Washington lawyers is opening a law firm focused on challenging President Donald Trump's executive orders and agency actions as he strives to dramatically reshape the federal government during his second term.
Discussion: Reuters
Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:
Nunes defamation lawsuit over Rachel Maddow comment dismissed  —  A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by former Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif) against MSNBC personality Rachel Maddow nearly five years ago.  —  U.S. District Judge Kevin Castel ruled this week that Nunes failed …
David Chang / NBC10 Philadelphia:
Saquon Barkley says he declined spot on President Donald Trump's Council … Philadelphia Eagles superstar Saquon Barkley says he declined a spot on President Donald Trump's council focused on fitness and healthy living.  —  President Trump signed an executive order reviving …
Associated Press:
How US adults are using ‘buy now, pay later’ services, according to a new AP-NORC poll  —  The vast majority of U.S. adults are at least somewhat stressed about the cost of groceries, a new poll finds, as prices continue to rise and concerns about the impact of President Donald Trump's tariffs remain widespread.
Nikki McCann Ramirez / Rolling Stone:
Trump Praises ‘HOTTEST’ Sydney Sweeney Ad, Bashes Taylor Swift  —  The debacle over the Euphoria star's great “jeans” — and her politics — has made it all the way to the president … “Sydney Sweeney, a registered Republican, has the ‘HOTTEST’ ad out there.
Marc Elias / Democracy Docket:
I'm Not Panicking.  I'm Outraged.  —  I have been the subject of many spurious accusations and politically motivated attacks, but this one is in a class by itself.  According to Tulsi Gabbard — the nation's top intelligence official — my refusal to post on Twitter is being reviewed …
NPR:
Wildfire smoke is like smoking ‘half a pack a day.’ Here's how to protect yourself  —  This story is updated to reflect the current wildfire smoke conditions in the U.S. The original story was published Jan. 8, 2025.  —  Smoke from Canadian wildfires continued to prompt air quality alerts Monday …
Jonathan Weil / Wall Street Journal:
Cash Windfall From Trump's Tax Law Is Starting to Show Up at Big Companies  —  Investors are watching boosts to free cash flow as estimates of tax savings trickle out  —  The magnitude of the cash savings from this summer's federal tax legislation is starting to take shape at America's biggest companies.
Discussion: New York Sun
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Marjorie Taylor Greene presses Trump to pardon George Santos  —  Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) is urging the Trump administration to pardon former Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.), who is serving a seven-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft.
CNN:
Laura Loomer has the White House scrambling again — and she's far from finished  —  Laura Loomer, the controversial far-right activist with a direct line to President Donald Trump, has taken credit for a slew of recent high-profile administration firings.  But she sounds more exasperated than triumphant.
Alan Feuer / New York Times:
Judges Openly Doubt Government as Justice Dept. Misleads and Dodges Orders  —  Legal experts say such concern from the bench could have a more systemic effect, eroding the healthy functioning of the courts.  —  Justice Department lawyers have long enjoyed a professional benefit when they appear in court.
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and Slate
 
 
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Discussion: The Daily Caller
Guthrie Graves-Fitzsimmons / MSNBC:
The DHS is blasphemously quoting Bible verses to defend deporting migrants
Discussion: Raw Story
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Casey Gannon / CNN:
Victim in Epstein case decries ‘political warfare’ in effort to release grand jury transcripts
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Discussion: Mediaite and Joe.My.God.
Stephanie Saul / New York Times:
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Discussion: Washington Examiner
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