THE SHOW NOTES: The Press Pivot Begins, SCOTUS Sides With Biden, & What's Happening in Israel?

Welcome! Nikki Haley swept all six votes in New Hampshire’s midnight tradition.

SWIFT: Stalker arrested outside Taylor Swift's home for 2nd time in 3 days.

DATA: Union membership rate hit a record low in 2023.

LOL: Democratic Socialists face seven-figure ‘crisis’ amid Palestinian support that may force dreaded layoffs of staff - NY Post

NEW: Fake Joe Biden robocall tells New Hampshire Democrats not to vote Tuesday - NBC

HEADLINE: Israel’s spy chief proposed Hamas leaders leave Gaza as part of broader ceasefire talks - CNN

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The Trump Pivot

As Donald Trump is set to move one step closer to securing the GOP nomination with a double-digit win tonight in New Hampshire, multiple media outlets are suddenly concerned about his electability.

Axios: Trump's surprise fan club: Why many Dems want him to win big in N.H.

Donald Trump wants a big win in New Hampshire on Tuesday to effectively end the GOP presidential primary. Many Democrats are rooting for the same thing. President Biden's team believes that Trump becoming the presumptive Republican nominee for president would give a much-needed jolt of energy to voters and grassroots donors who don't want to see Trump back in the White House.

Politico: Donald Trump has a big problem ahead

Donald Trump has a problem no matter what happens in New Hampshire on Tuesday night: There’s a whole swath of the Republican electorate and a good chunk of independents who appear firmly committed to not voting for him in November if he becomes the nominee.

Politico: ‘Our System Needs to Be Broken, and He Is the Man to Do It’

For Johnson, Trump had shifted from “being the rebel” to “being a rebel without a cause,” he told me then. But Haley? He called her “a leader.” He called her “more than qualified.” He was “behind her,” he said. “I’m looking for somebody that can bring us together and move us forward,” he said. “If we redo everything in the past, the country’s going to stay in the past, and it’s going to stay divided.” It was his hope, he said, that “she gets more momentum.”

BONUS: National Review: How Democrats Exploit ‘Democracy Is at Stake’

SCOTUS Sides With Biden

The US Supreme Court sided with the Biden administration in allowing US Border Patrol agents to cut through or remove razor wire installed by Texas authorities on the US-Mexico border.

Details: The 5-4 ruling saw Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch, and Brett Kavanaugh dissent while Amy Coney Barrett joined the liberals in the majority ruling.

Backstory: Texas Governor Greg Abbott installed razorwire last year when the Biden administration offered little assistance in preventing illegal immigration along the border of Texas and Mexico. As the situation in parts of Central and South America continued to devolve, the border witnessed a record-setting 2.5 million encounters with illegal immigrants. Despite the historic numbers, the Biden administration complained that the razorwire prevented illegal immigrants from being processed who were already at the border.

MUST READ: The Introverts Have Taken Over the US Economy

One other way the pandemic altered America: It has created what might be called the Introvert Economy. The time at home made Americans less fun. 2023 was a year for daytime office holiday parties, after all, and in general Americans are going out less. And odds are it will stick: It is the youngest adults who are going out less, and when they do go out, it is earlier.

Take New York City, known for fashionable restaurants and cosmopolitan diners who don’t dare arrive at their table before 8 o’clock. Since the pandemic, however, 5:30 p.m. is a more popular time for a reservation than 8. And it’s not just New York: Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that, post-pandemic, younger Americans (under the age of 50) are starting their public evening and drinking activities earlier.

Younger people had already been going out earlier, but the data show they are also less likely to drink. Gen Z is shaping up to the most sober generation in US history. Singles are also less likely to approach each other in public, preferring the anonymity and clear social boundaries of online meeting. This means less need to be out.

Full story at Bloomberg (paywall).

Two Dozen Israeli Soldiers Killed in Single Deadliest Day of Fighting in Gaza

Twenty-one Israeli soldiers were killed after two buildings rigged to be destroyed by the IDF were struck by a Palestinian rocket with the men inside, bringing the day’s IDF death toll to 24 after three paratroopers were slain hours earlier as fighting intensified in the southern Gazan town of Khan Younis.

Israeli Army Radio reported that the twenty-one soldiers, all of whom were reservists, were operating across the border from the Israeli community of Kissufim in the middle of Gaza, attempting to secure a border zone between the Strip’s northern and southern half.

Full story at National Review.

Trending news:

• Pro-Biden PAC launches $1 million campaign to pay social media influencers - Politico

• Harvard teaching hospital to retract papers by top researchers following data falsification probe - NY Post

• Biden keeps saying billionaires pay 8 percent in taxes. Not really. - MSN

• Chinese stocks have lost $6 trillion in 3 years. - CNN Business

• Desperate Chinese Property Developers Resort to Bizarre Marketing Tactics - WSJ (paywall)

• NYC Marathon refuses to give “devastated” first nonbinary winner their prize money - MSN

• Harvard's new antisemitism task force co-chair faces backlash - Axios

• Husband arrested in Costa Rica in connection with wife’s death after more than 30 years on the run, police say - CNN

• ‘No cash accepted’ signs are bad news for millions of Americans - Study Finds

• Facebook made a major change after years of PR disasters, and news sites are paying the price - CNBC

• The Los Angeles Times plunges into ‘chaos’ as brutal layoffs loom and senior editors call it quits - CNN

• Venezuela arrests 32 in alleged plot to assassinate President Maduro - MSN

• Republicans Push To Legalize ‘Property Owners’ Killing Homeless People in Kentucky - VICE

• How the Washington Post Abandoned Basic Journalistic Standards Covering the Israel–Hamas War - NR (paywall)

• Woman arrested after police found $2,500 worth of Stanley cups in her car - CNBC

• Dad’s Place Church Sues Bryan, Ohio Hoping to End Months of Harassment by City Officials - First Liberty

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