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Alex Thompson / Axios:
Scoop: Biden team's don't-let-him-trip mission … - With a physical therapist, Biden has been doing exercises to improve his balance as far back as November 2021. — Since his stumble in June, he has been wearing tennis shoes more often to avoid slipping — and using the short stairs on Air Force One …
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Washington Post:
Inside the spending cuts House Republicans are fighting for — Good morning, Early Birds. If you like Kehinde Wiley's famous portrait of former president Barack Obama, check out his new exhibition of portraits of 11 African leaders. Tips: earlytips@washpost.com. Thanks for waking up with us.
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Punchbowl News, Raw Story, Associated Press, The Guardian and Washington Examiner
Washington Post:
Bending to far right, McCarthy pushes steep safety net cuts in shutdown battle — Republican House speaker embraces major spending reductions in trying to win conservative support for funding bill — Cutting housing subsidies for the poor by 33 percent as soaring rents drive a national affordability crisis.
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Lawyers, Guns & Money, Mother Jones, Raw Story and The Hill
Katie Rogers / New York Times:
Biden Joins U.A.W. Strike — President Heads to Picket Line in Michigan to Court Autoworkers — President Biden is traveling to Michigan a day before former President Donald J. Trump makes his own visit, as the two men offer dueling messages to a powerful voting bloc in a key swing state.
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Washington Post:
Biden, Trump square off for Michigan's working-class voters
Biden, Trump square off for Michigan's working-class voters
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NBC News:
NBC News poll shows GOP with largest-ever lead on the economy
NBC News poll shows GOP with largest-ever lead on the economy
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Washington Examiner, WMUR, The Daily Caller and Bloomberg
Scott Wong / NBC News:
McCarthy says a meeting with Biden on the shutdown and border would be ‘important’
McCarthy says a meeting with Biden on the shutdown and border would be ‘important’
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The Messenger, Washington Free Beacon, CBS News, Reuters, Washington Times and The Daily Caller
Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Ralph Nader, wary of Trump, offers to help Joe Biden win
Ralph Nader, wary of Trump, offers to help Joe Biden win
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The Hill
Peter Nicholas / NBC News:
Biden makes history by joining striking autoworkers on the picket line
Biden makes history by joining striking autoworkers on the picket line
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Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Americans Are Down on Biden. Why Does His Party Keep Winning Elections?
Americans Are Down on Biden. Why Does His Party Keep Winning Elections?
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New York Magazine, Washington Post, Washington Times, Digby's Hullabaloo and The Hill
Lauren Egan / Politico:
Biden joins striking auto workers on picket line
Associated Press:
Biden is headed to Michigan to join the UAW picket line. He's all-in on showing his union bona fides
Biden is headed to Michigan to join the UAW picket line. He's all-in on showing his union bona fides
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CNN:
Cassidy Hutchinson's new book reveals a Trump White House even more chaotic than previously known — In her new book “Enough,” former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson paints the closing days of the Trump White House as even more chaotic and lawless than she previously disclosed in her shocking televised testimony last summer.
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ABC News:
Cassidy Hutchinson says Trump said ‘hang’ as he watched rioters chant ‘hang Mike Pence’ on Jan. 6 — He watched the Jan. 6 Capitol attack unfold on a TV in the Oval, she said. — Former Trump White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson claims without providing further evidence that former President Donald Trump …
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Mediaite and PolitiFact
Eva Surovell / The Messenger:
Cassidy Hutchinson Book Reveals Chaos at End of Trump White House: 'I Don't Want People To Know We Lost'
Cassidy Hutchinson Book Reveals Chaos at End of Trump White House: 'I Don't Want People To Know We Lost'
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Fulton DA prosecuting Trump, Young Thug says her family has been threatened — 'It's been very troubling,' Fani Willis tells event crowd — X — Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, whose office is prosecuting cases involving former President Donald Trump …
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The Messenger and Raw Story
Federal Trade Commission:
FTC Sues Amazon for Illegally Maintaining Monopoly Power — Amazon's ongoing pattern of illegal conduct blocks competition, allowing it to wield monopoly power to inflate prices, degrade quality, and stifle innovation for consumers and businesses — The Federal Trade Commission …
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Kevin Collier / NBC News:
Amazon used market power to warp prices of goods across the internet, FTC alleges
Amazon used market power to warp prices of goods across the internet, FTC alleges
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The Verge, Bloomberg, WTAJ, Associated Press, Variety, American Economic … and ABC7
Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Supreme Court won't let Alabama use disputed House map for 2024 — The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused Alabama's request to hold 2024 elections under a new congressional map judged to be an unlawful attempt to diminish the power of the state's Black voters.
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Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court rejects Alabama's bid to use congressional map with just one majority-Black district
Supreme Court rejects Alabama's bid to use congressional map with just one majority-Black district
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Christopher Maag / New York Times:
Booker Says Menendez Should Resign, Breaking Silence — The decision by Senator Cory Booker, a close ally, to condemn Senator Robert Menendez underscores the deepening crisis Mr. Menendez faces after his indictment. — Senator Cory Booker called on Senator Robert Menendez …
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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Hunter Biden sues former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani over infamous laptop — Hunter Biden sued former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani and another attorney over alleged violations of computer fraud and data access related to a laptop computer Biden is said to have left at a Delaware repair shop.
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CNN:
Hunter Biden sues Rudy Giuliani and his former attorney, alleging they tried to hack his devices
Hunter Biden sues Rudy Giuliani and his former attorney, alleging they tried to hack his devices
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Chris Pandolfo / Fox News:
Hunter Biden sues Rudy Giuliani over laptop, accuses ex-Trump lawyer of ‘hacking’
Hunter Biden sues Rudy Giuliani over laptop, accuses ex-Trump lawyer of ‘hacking’
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Michelle Cottle / New York Times:
What Is J.D. Vance's Angle? — J.D. Vance was trying to find his groove. I had just shown up at his office last week to interview the Ohio Republican about his first nine months in the Senate, where he has proved curiously hard to pigeonhole. As we sat down, Mr. Vance — at 39 …
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Christopher Cadelago / Politico:
Trump is crushing it in California. His rivals are ‘in denial.’
Trump is crushing it in California. His rivals are ‘in denial.’
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Associated Press
Politico:
McCarthy pushes for Biden meeting with shutdown 5 days away — GOP leaders hope they'll be able to pass a handful of spending bills this week, believing it will give them a stronger hand in negotiations. Their first test will be Tuesday night.
NBC News:
Jonathan Van Ness breaks down in tears while discussing trans rights on Dax Shepard's podcast — Van Ness told the “Armchair Expert” host they “could just cry” because of how exhausted they are from having to fight for trans kids who “just wanted to be included.”
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Joyce Vance / Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance:
Judge Cannon Enters a Minute Order — Today, Judge Aileen Cannon in the Southern District of Florida finally ruled on the special counsel's request to hold Garcia hearings to resolve potential conflicts of interest the lawyers for Trump's two co-defendants in the Mar-a-Lago case may have …
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Matthew Goldstein / New York Times:
JPMorgan Settles Epstein Suits With U.S. Virgin Islands and James Staley — The bank agreed to pay $75 million to settle with the U.S. Virgin Islands and also reached a confidential settlement with a former top banker who pushed to keep the disgraced financier as a client.
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CNBC:
JPMorgan Chase settles Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking suit by U.S. Virgin Islands for $75 million
JPMorgan Chase settles Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking suit by U.S. Virgin Islands for $75 million
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Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Jewish leaders rip X, accuse Musk of antisemitism — A group of Jewish leaders published a letter warning of the rise in antisemitic rhetoric on X, formerly Twitter, and placed responsibility largely on owner Elon Musk — who they claimed has “facilitated and enabled” its growth.
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Media Matters for America, Daily News and CBS News
Chris Lehmann / The Nation:
Donald Trump Calls Reporting the News a Capital Offense — In recent social media posts, he accused both a cable TV network and a serving military general of treason. — Pocket — I still vividly recall the morning after the 2016 election. Numb with disbelief and sleep deprivation, I stumbled off the D.C. Metro and in to work.
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