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Mike Lillis / The Hill:
House passes resolution to end Iran War, challenging Trump — House lawmakers on Wednesday passed legislation designed to force President Trump to end the Iran War, marking a victory for Democrats and the constitutional purists who say the conflict is illegal without explicit congressional approval.
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Laura Kelly / The Hill:
House moves forward on new aid for Ukraine package, spurning Trump — Six Republicans joined Democrats on Wednesday to push through a vote on military aid for Ukraine, a blow to President Trump's handling of Russia's war against the country and his withdrawal of U.S. support for Kyiv.
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The Kyiv Independent
CNN:
House votes to limit Trump's Iran war powers in remarkable rebuke — Donald Trump Congressional news January 6th The Middle East — The House passed a resolution on Wednesday to limit President Donald Trump's war powers in Iran, a significant rebuke to Trump and his handling of the conflict.
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Lisa Mascaro / Associated Press:
House approves war powers resolution to halt military action against Iran, in a rebuke of Trump — The House for the first time Wednesday approved a war powers resolution that would halt the U.S. military action against Iran, defying President Donald Trump as a handful of Republicans joined …
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Sarah Ferris / CNN:
Senate Republicans drop Trump ballroom funding from immigration bill — Congressional news Donald Trump Immigration — Senate Republicans have formally removed funding for President Donald Trump's ballroom security as part of their sprawling immigration funding package, according to revised legislative text released Wednesday.
Washington Post:
In a first, House votes to block Trump from ordering further strikes on Iran — The Senate advanced a similar war powers resolution last month on a procedural vote, reflecting growing impatience with a conflict Congress hasn't authorized. — Summary — The House passed a resolution Wednesday …
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RedState, NOTUS, Raw Story and The Independent
Wall Street Journal:
GOP-Led House Votes to Limit Trump's Iran War Powers
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Talking Points Memo, The Independent and Raw Story
MS NOW:
Trump plans to nominate Todd Blanche as attorney general, source says — Blanche, the president's former personal attorney, has been leading the Justice Department in an acting capacity since April following Pam Bondi's ouster. — President Donald Trump is expected to nominate acting …
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Hafiz Rashid / New Republic:
Trump Sports Swollen Eye Days After Surprise Medical Checkup … President Trump was sporting a swollen eye and hand in an interview with New York Post's Miranda Devine on the conservative podcast Pod Force One. — Trump's right eye clearly showed puffiness and looked oddly misshapen compared …
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NBC News:
Trump says he's not sure if ‘anti-weaponization’ fund is really dead: 'I'd have to ask the lawyers' — Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said Tuesday the Justice Department was “not moving forward” with the $1.8 billion fund. — President Donald Trump injected fresh uncertainty …
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CNN:
Trump soon expected to nominate Todd Blanche to be attorney general, source says
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Washington Examiner, Raw Story, New York Times, NewsMax.com and Bloomberg
Politico:
Trump expected to nominate Todd Blanche to be attorney general
Trump expected to nominate Todd Blanche to be attorney general
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Reuters, Reactionary Times and Bloomberg
New York Times:
Bari Weiss Speaks on Scott Pelley's Firing: 'That's the Path That He Chose' — In her first public comments on the firing, Ms. Weiss, the CBS News editor in chief, said that the longtime correspondent had “broken” the trust in the newsroom. — Bari Weiss, the CBS News editor in chief …
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Status:
The Tick-Tock on ‘60’ Correspondents … On Wednesday morning, CBS News Editor-In-Chief Bari Weiss addressed a week of unbridled chaos at “60 Minutes,” seeking to reassure staff and perhaps bring down the temperature after the stunning firing of veteran correspondent Scott Pelley.
Erich Wagner / GovExec.com:
Trump signs order moving thousands of federal employees into Schedule F — President Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order formally converting nearly 10,000 career federal workers into Schedule Policy/Career, making them effectively at-will employees.
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Andrea Hsu / NPR:
Trump strips job protections from 8,000 federal workers — President Trump has issued an executive order turning an estimated 8,000 federal workers into at-will employees, which means the government could fire them without providing any reason. — The move culminates an effort Trump launched during …
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NBC News:
New intel chief is a partisan warrior who has the president's ear, sources say — Former intelligence officials worry Bill Pulte will have access to a trove of intelligence and seek retribution against Trump's political enemies or to try to justify federal intrusion into upcoming elections.
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New York Times:
The Narrow Path to a Democratic Senate Runs Through Very Red States — Democrats cheer there is a way, even as new worries emerge over whether Graham Platner can flip a Maine seat. Republicans remain confident they will prevail in Texas, Iowa and Alaska. — When President Trump met …
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The Status Kuo
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Holly Otterbein / Axios:
Primaries leave muddled picture of Dems' way ahead
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American Prospect, The San Francisco Standard, The Intercept and Politico
Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Democratic unity, Republican crossovers shape Ohio Senate race — President Donald Trump carried Ohio by more than 11 percentage points in 2024, but a new Fox News survey finds his standing in the Buckeye State has deteriorated — a development that is benefitting Democrat Sherrod Brown in the Senate race.
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Washington Times, Newsweek, Raw Story and The Bulwark
US Department of Justice:
CEO of Iran Tech Company Arrested on Federal Charge of Supplying U.S. Equipment to Iran's Nuclear and Military Establishment — For Immediate Release — A dual U.S.-Iranian national and CEO of an Iran-based technology company was arrested today on a federal criminal complaint charging …
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Aaron Pellish / Politico:
Max Miller rebuked for accusing Rashida Tlaib of associating with Hezbollah — Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio) accused Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) of advocating for the terrorist organization Hezbollah during remarks on the House floor Wednesday. Miller's attack on the Palestinian-American …
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The Detroit News and Raw Story
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
House tensions erupt as Tlaib pushes Lebanon war powers vote
House tensions erupt as Tlaib pushes Lebanon war powers vote
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Mediaite, Truthout and Jewish Insider
David Strom / HotAir:
Judge: Paedo Sex Offenders May Use Girls' Locker Room — Because of their allegiance to alphabet ideology, liberal jurisdictions are about as sex offender-friendly as is possible in the First World. — Scott Wiener, the utterly degenerate California State Senator Scott Wiener …
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The Post Millennial, Ace of Spades HQ and WJLA-TV
Justmindy / twitchy.com:
Code Pink Thug Slaps Rep. Anna Paulina Luna After Hearing — Luna Files Charges and Demands Ban — Earlier, we told you about the crazy hearing with Marco Rubio and a House Committee. Rep. Luna was part of the hearing and she questioned Sec. Rubio about Code Pink. Code Pink was apparently in the audience and took offense.
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Matt Burgess / Wired:
xAI Asks Court to Strip Alleged Grok Deepfake Nudes Victims of Anonymity — Four people suing Elon Musk's AI firm under pseudonyms due to the risks of being identified may face a difficult choice: Reveal your real names, or drop the lawsuit. — Elon Musk's artificial intelligence firm …
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The Guardian
Olivia Ralph / The Daily Beast:
Trump Suffers Crushing Poll Defeat Against Sex Attack Victim — TRUST GAP — A new poll finds Americans overwhelmingly believe E. Jean Carroll over the president. — Donald Trump is losing bigly in the court of public opinion to the woman who successfully sued him for sexual abuse and defamation.
Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
America Broke Something When It Gave Trump a Second Chance — The Heritage Foundation's “Mandate for Leadership: The Conservative Promise” — popularly known as Project 2025 — was much more than a wish list of conservative policy preferences. It was much more, even, than a blueprint for a second Trump administration.
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Lawyers, Guns & Money and Talking Points Memo
Hannah Knowles / Washington Post:
Centrist Democrats launch new pledge: ‘We are capitalist, not socialist’ — A pair of Democratic House members who won Republican-held seats want others to sign a vow for moderate policies. — Summary — Two Democrats in Congress who flipped Republican-held seats in 2024 plan to debut …
New York Times:
Obscure Group With Trump Ties Plans to Route Funds to His Allies for Legal Fights — A nonprofit called the Lawfare Defense Fund has raised $36 million to support those who consider themselves unjust victims of the legal system with grants to pay for litigation.
Bloomberg:
Trump Begins Rebuilding His Tariff Wall, Citing Forced Labor — The US is proposing new tariffs of at least 10% on imports from 60 trading partners in President Donald Trump's biggest move to rebuild his protectionist wall since his earlier levies were struck down by the Supreme Court.
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Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Senate Confirms Trump Court Pick Rated ‘Not Qualified’ To Be A Federal Judge — Katie Lane, the first of Trump's judicial nominees to earn the abysmal ABA rating in his second term, now has a lifetime seat on a Montana district court. — WASHINGTON - Senate Republicans voted Tuesday …
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