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The US Supreme Court has helped Donald Trump (www.ft.com)

Delaying the former president’s immunity appeal could change the 2024 election

McConnell to Step Down as Leader at the End of the Year (www.nytimes.com)

The long-serving Republican leader said he would step aside at the end of his leadership term but remain in the Senate, acknowledging that his views on national security had put him out of step with his party.

Protests and pressure: Why are French farmers so powerful? (www.dw.com)

Farmers in France, as in many other countries, wield a lot of political power — for historical and contemporary reasons. Their influence carries certain risks.

Hungary’s Parliament Approves Sweden’s NATO Bid After Stalling (www.nytimes.com)

Budapest had been the final obstacle to the Nordic country’s joining the alliance, which has been trying to isolate Russia over its war in Ukraine.

RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel announces her resignation (www.cnbc.com)

Former President Donald Trump has already endorsed a new slate of leaders at the Republican National Committee ahead of the general election.

So 49% of Republicans in Iowa, 44% in NH, and about 40% in South Carolina voted against Trump who is essentially running as an incumbent. Warning signs for Trump’s general election campaign. (twitter.com)

What Javier Milei could learn from Peru’s economic successes (www.economist.com)

Argentina’s libertarian president wants to rip up the rule book. He shouldn’t

South Carolina Primary Live Updates: Trump Defeats Haley, Delivering a Crushing Blow in Her Home State (www.nytimes.com)

The former president is barreling toward the Republican nomination with a sweep of early states, now including the one Nikki Haley had hoped would help her gather strength.

MPs to get free vote on decriminalising abortion in England and Wales (www.theguardian.com)

Amendment by Labour MP Diana Johnson would end prosecutions for terminations after 24 weeks

Britain’s ‘deep state’ thwarted my plans, Liz Truss tells US far-right summit (www.theguardian.com)

Former Conservative PM, whose tenure lasted 50 days, tells CPAC she fell victim to UK’s ‘establishment … its bureaucrats and lawyers’

How Europe should negotiate with Donald Trump (www.ft.com)

He is obsessed with money but his record suggests he doesn’t always drive a hard bargain

New Wisconsin Legislative Maps Diminish G.O.P. Advantage (www.nytimes.com)

The new maps, which were drawn by the state’s Democratic governor, Tony Evers, and signed into law Monday, include an almost even split between Democratic- and Republican-leaning districts.

Senior Pakistan official admits election rigging as protests grip country (www.theguardian.com)

Confession by Punjab commissioner exacerbates tension over legitimacy of February general election results

Ukrainian forces withdraw from Avdiivka to avoid encirclement, army chief says (www.theguardian.com)

Russian takeover of eastern city would give it full control of area surrounding Donetsk, which Moscow annexed in 2014

Russian activist and Putin critic Alexei Navalny dies in prison (www.theguardian.com)

Opposition leader, 47, was being held in jail about 40 miles north of Arctic Circle

House Republicans Impeach Mayorkas Over Border Policies (www.nytimes.com)

After failing in their first try last week, Republicans pushed through the charges over solid Democratic opposition, making the homeland security secretary the first sitting cabinet member to be impeached.

Beware fiscal fairy tales (www.ft.com)

Budgetary policy is so difficult that most countries in the west are unlikely to live happily ever after

Democrats Flip Santos’s House Seat in Early Election-Year Test (www.nytimes.com)

The victory by Tom Suozzi, an ex-congressman, offers his party a potential path in November as it contests suburban swing districts like this one.

Trump backs North Carolina Republican as RNC chair, daughter-in-law Lara Trump as co-chair (www.reuters.com)

Feb 12 (Reuters) - Donald Trump on Monday endorsed North Carolina Republican Party Chair Michael Whatley as the next chair of the Republican National Committee and his daughter-in-law Lara Trump as co-chair, moving to cement his grip over the organization as he closes in on the presidential nomination.

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