Trump Says Republicans Should ‘Take Over’ Elections, and Clintons Agree to Testify in Epstein Inquiry
Plus, a conservative group plans an alternate Super Bowl halftime show. Here’s what we’re covering:Trump, in an Escalation, Calls for Republicans to ‘Nationalize’ Elections, by Reid J. Epstein and Nick CorasanitiTrump Had Unusual Call With F.B.I. Agents After Election Center Search, by William K. Rashbaum, Devlin Barrett and Julian E. BarnesHere’s What to Know About the Partial Government Shutdown, by Aaron BoxermanFederal Judge Temporarily Blocks End of Protection for Haitians in U.S., by Miriam JordanClintons Capitulate on House Epstein Inquiry, Agreeing to Testify, by Annie KarniGaza…
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