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Today's Top Political News Compilation - Wednesday, January 10, 2024

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Judge says Donald Trump won’t give own closing argument at civil fraud trial after disputing rules

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump won’t make his own closing argument after all in his New York civil business fraud trial after his lawyers objected to the judge’s insistence that the former president stick to “relevant” matters. Judge Arthur Engoron rescinded his conditional permission for the unusual plan on Wednesday, a day ahead of closing arguments. He had said that Trump would have to abide by the rules that apply to attorneys’ closing arguments and couldn’t assail the characters of his adversaries, the judge or others in the court system.

























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Trump makes endorsement in 'important' Wisconsin Supreme Court race

  • News source: FOX News
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President Donald Trump has issued an endorsement in Wisconsin's upcoming state Supreme Court race, as the formally bipartisan contest draws mega-donor dollars over its potential national implications.

Trump threw his support behind conservative Brad Schimel, the former Wisconsin Attorney General who is currently a Waukesha County judge. Republicans have warned that Schimel’s opponent, Dane County’s Susan Crawford, a liberal considered the Democrats' preferred candidate, could support efforts to "draw out" two U.S. House Republicans in future...
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Trump gives Harris advice on potential CA governor run

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President Donald Trump offered up some advice for former Vice President Kamala Harris if she decides to make a run for governor of California.

"One thing she's gotta do, she's gotta start doing interviews," Trump said during an interview with OutKick's Clay Travis aboard Air Force One. "You can't get away with both of them, during COVID he did no interviews, and he got away with it because of COVID," Trump added, referencing former President Joe Biden.

The comments come as Harris is "seriously considering" a run for governor of California...
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Ramaswamy lands another key endorsement in Ohio governor race following Trump's early backing

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Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, has endorsed Vivek Ramaswamy to become governor of Ohio.

Ramaswamy, a former 2024 presidential primary candidate who briefly co-chaired President Donald Trump's Department of Government Efficiency, formally launched his 2026 gubernatorial campaign on Feb. 24.

Trump threw his support behind Ramaswamy's bid nearly immediately, and now the biotech entrepreneur has received another key endorsement from Moreno, one of the Buckeye State's two senators.

SCHUMER REFUSES TO STEP DOWN AS SENATE DEM LEADER, DEFENDS SHUTDOWN...
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Bernie Sanders gets up during interview after 'nonsense' question about AOC

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Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., got up during a pre-taped ABC "This Week" interview that aired Sunday, and accused Jonathan Karl of asking a "nonsense" question about whether Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., should run for Senate.

Right after calling Ocasio-Cortez "extraordinary," Sanders would not answer a question about whether he would like to see her in the Senate. Speculation has ramped up about AOC challenging Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer in a primary after Schumer supported a government funding bill to avoid a partial shutdown...
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Columbia University's changes put it on track to recover funding, education secretary says

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U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon said Columbia University is “on the right track” toward recovering federal funding after the elite New York City university agreed to implement a host of policy changes demanded by the Trump administration.

Appearing on CNN's “State of the Union” Sunday, McMahon described “great conversations” with Columbia's interim president, Katrina Armstrong.

“She said she knew that this was her responsibility to make sure that children on her campus were safe,” McMahon said. “She wanted to make sure there was no...
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Chuck Schumer rejects calls to step down as Senate Democratic leader

  • News source: Sahil Kapur | NBC News
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A defiant Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer vowed that he won’t step aside as the chamber’s top Democrat, rejecting calls from some House colleagues and liberal advocates critical of his move to help pass a Republican funding bill.

“Look, I’m not stepping down,” Schumer said in a pretaped interview that aired Sunday on NBC News’ “Meet the Press.”

Schumer told moderator Kristen Welker he knew there “would be a lot of controversy” when he cast his vote to prevent a shutdown. But he maintains that while the GOP’s six-month bill was “certainly bad,”...
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Schumer says he won't step down as Senate Democratic leader despite government funding uproar

  • News source: Will Weissert | The Associated Press
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Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer says he won't resign his post, despite pressure from some in his party after he voted to move forward with a Republican spending bill that avoided a government shutdown.

“Look, I’m not stepping down,” Schumer said in an interview with NBC's “Meet the Press” that aired Sunday. The New York senator said he knew voting for the bill backed by Republican President Donald Trump would spark “a lot of controversy."

“I did it out of pure conviction as to what a leader should do and what the right thing for America and...
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Blue state GOP rep forced to remove 2A sticker from laptop: 'Offensive'

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A Republican lawmaker from Colorado expressed shock at being told by Democratic colleagues that he had to remove a sticker supporting the Second Amendment from his laptop while in the state's House chamber.

"I had to cover up this, they couldn't stand my sticker," Colorado Republican state Rep. Ken DeGraaf said during remarks on the state's House floor, pointing to paper covering up a sticker in support of the Second Amendment on a laptop he carried with him to the chamber.

"It said ‘shall not be infringed’ and signed ‘2-A’ and that was considered...
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Schumer refuses to step down as Senate Dem leader, defends shutdown vote

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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., has refused to step down from his leadership position, as Democratic infighting worsens while the party struggles to agree on messaging to challenge President Donald Trump.

"Look, I’m not stepping down," Schumer said in a pre-recorded interview that aired on NBC's "Meet the Press" on Sunday. "I knew that when I cast my vote against the government shutdown that there would be a lot of controversy."

Schumer defended why he chose to vote in support of the Republican-proposed continuing resolution to...
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Parents of children with disabilities say Medicaid cuts will put livelihoods, kids' health at risk

  • News source: Gina Cook
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As potential Medicaid cuts loom over millions of Americans, parents of children with severe disabilities are trying to grapple with what life might look like without the health care program.

“If we lose it, it will be utterly devastating,” said Lindsay Latham, of Springfield, Virginia. Her 10-year-old son Calvin has polymicrogyria, a rare brain malformation that affects his speech, his mobility and the way he eats and drinks. He also has epilepsy.

Calvin’s Medicaid covers tens of thousands of dollars-worth in care and necessities each year that...
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Congress expanded the executive—only for Trump to quash much of the administrative state

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There is broad agreement among Republicans that the government, particularly the federal bureaucracy, is too bloated for its own good. And despite coming into office with such power vested in the executive, President Donald Trump has overseen an aggressive effort to slash his own branch, to the relief of conservatives in Congress.

"I think President Trump is doing exactly what he got elected to do. He got elected to secure the border, get rid of inflation, [and] stop this unbelievable growth of the federal government," Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., told...
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Popular former GOP governor weighs in on potential Senate bid and whether Trump will endorse him

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NEWFIELDS, N.H. — Former New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu says he is holding a dialogue with national Republican leaders about potentially running next year in the race to succeed retiring Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen.

Sununu, who enjoys a large national profile, thanks to his regular appearances the past few years on the cable news networks and Sunday talk shows, said in an exclusive interview with Fox News Digital that he aims to make a decision regarding a 2026 campaign in the "next few weeks."

The former governor, who for a couple of years was...
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Public won't let Trump 'establish an oligarchic form of government': Bernie Sanders

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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On "This Week," Sen. Bernie Sanders discusses pushing against billionaires in government through his "Fighting Oligarchy" tour.
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Border czar says Trump administration won't defy judge's order on deportation flights

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Tom Homan, Trump's "border czar," said the administration wouldn't defy court orders from challenges over its using the Alien Enemies Act to deport undocumented migrants.
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Red state donating Trump-endorsed Bibles to classrooms to ‘make America pray again’

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Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters is partnering with country singer Lee Greenwood to donate Trump-endorsed "God Bless the USA" Bibles to classrooms across the state.

Inspired by Greenwood’s hit "God Bless the USA" song, this unique bible includes a King James interpretation of the bible as well as the texts of the Constitution and Declaration of Independence and several other founding documents.

While campaigning in 2024, President Donald Trump endorsed the God Bless the USA Bible, saying, "You have to have it, for your...
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