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Washington Post:
New York attorney general seeks Trump's deposition as part of civil fraud investigation — New York Attorney General Letitia James is seeking a deposition from former president Donald Trump early next year as part of her investigation into potential fraud inside the Trump Organization, according to people familiar with the matter.
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New York Times:
New York A.G. to Subpoena Trump to Testify in Fraud Investigation — The move by the attorney general, Letitia James, comes at a critical moment in a criminal inquiry into the former president, who could try to block the demand. — The New York State attorney general, Letitia James …
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New York Times:
Letitia James Drops Out of N.Y. Governor's Race — The move by the state attorney general, which instantly upended the high-profile race, seemed to solidify the front-runner status of the Democratic incumbent, Gov. Kathy Hochul. — Letitia James, the attorney general of New York …
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Jimmy Vielkind / Wall Street Journal:
New York Attorney General Letitia James Ends Gubernatorial Bid
New York Attorney General Letitia James Ends Gubernatorial Bid
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NBC News:
New York attorney general seeks to depose Donald Trump next month in civil fraud probe
New York attorney general seeks to depose Donald Trump next month in civil fraud probe
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Michael R. Sisak / Associated Press:
NY attorney general seeks Trump's testimony in civil probe
NY attorney general seeks Trump's testimony in civil probe
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Axios:
Inside Trump's hunt for “disloyal” Republicans — Donald Trump and his associates are systematically reshaping the Republican Party, working to install hand-picked loyalists across federal and state governments and destroy those he feels have been disloyal, sources close to the former president tell Axios.
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Reuters:
Georgia Republicans purge Black Democrats from county election boards — Protesters filled the meeting room of the Spalding County Board of Elections in October, upset that the board had disallowed early voting on Sundays for the Nov. 2 municipal election. A year ago, Sunday voting …
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
David Perdue confesses he would have aided a coup. He's not the only one.
David Perdue confesses he would have aided a coup. He's not the only one.
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Election Law Blog, NBC News, Conservative Guardian, Daily Kos and Washington Examiner
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Graham warns GOP about Trump's wrath on debt vote — Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) offered a forceful warning to Republican colleagues during a private lunch on Wednesday, saying former President Trump will come down hard on any GOP senators who vote for Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's …
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CNN:
McConnell-McCarthy divide grows as Trump aims to keep his grip on GOP
McConnell-McCarthy divide grows as Trump aims to keep his grip on GOP
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Axios, Raw Story, POLITICUSUSA and Washington Post
Jennifer Scholtes / Politico:
Senate moves forward on Schumer-McConnell debt pact
Senate moves forward on Schumer-McConnell debt pact
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Associated Press:
Talks on Ukraine would pose challenge of their own for Biden — WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said this week the U.S. would take a more direct role in diplomacy to address Vladimir Putin's concerns over Ukraine and Europe at large, part of a broader effort to dissuade the Russian leader …
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Michael Schwirtz / New York Times:
Ukraine Commanders Say a Russian Invasion Would Overwhelm Them
Ukraine Commanders Say a Russian Invasion Would Overwhelm Them
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Tangle, Defense One, The Wheeler Report and The National Interest
Taylor Lorenz / New York Times:
Birds Aren't Real, or Are They? Inside a Gen Z Conspiracy Theory. — Peter McIndoe, the 23-year-old creator of the viral Birds Aren't Real movement, is ready to reveal what the effort is really about. — In Pittsburgh, Memphis and Los Angeles, massive billboards recently popped up declaring, “Birds Aren't Real.”
Robert J. Shapiro / Washington Monthly:
It's a Biden Boom—and No One Has Noticed Yet — If the current high levels of economic, job, and income growth continue, the 2020 midterms could look different than most are predicting. — While many people are uncomfortable communicating bad news, Democrats have a problem these days talking …
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Ruy Teixeira / The Liberal Patriot:
The Democrats' Hispanic Voter Problem — It's Not As Bad As You Think—It's Worse — The Democrats are steadily losing ground with Hispanic voters. The seriousness of this problem tends to be underestimated in Democratic circles for a couple of reasons: (1) they don't realize how big the shift is …
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New York Post:
Fox Christmas tree arson suspect released without bail — The arsonist who allegedly torched the Fox News Christmas tree was freed after his arraignment Wednesday night because his charges were not eligible for bail under new liberal reform laws. — “I didn't do it!” suspect Craig Tamanaha …
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United States Capitol Police:
USCP Arrest Capitol Hill Staffer for Carrying a Gun — This morning at approximately 7:40 am, our officers in the Longworth Building spotted the image of a handgun in a bag on the x-ray screen. — The man was tracked down four minutes later and arrested.
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Ryan J. Reilly / HuffPost:
Tucker Carlson's Jan. 6 ‘Agent Provocateur’ Is A Big Tucker Fan And An Amateur Cardinals Mascot — “If I'm wrong, so be it, bro,” Carlson's guest said after he'd told Fox News viewers that the St. Louis baseball booster was “clearly a law enforcement officer.”
Domenico Montanaro / NPR:
A new poll finds major warning signs for Biden and fellow Democrats — Americans don't feel the direct payments or expanded child tax credits doled out earlier this year helped them much, according to the latest NPR/Marist poll, and they don't see Democrats' signature legislation as addressing their top economic concern — inflation.
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Abigail Shrier / The Truth Fairy:
What I told the students of Princeton — I was so honored tonight to be hosted by the Princeton Tory, the Witherspoon Institute and the Tikvah Fund. The undergraduates I met tonight were clear sighted and brilliant and astonishingly well read. There's so much on their shoulders.
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Kate Aronoff / New Republic:
Biden's Democracy Summit Is Dumb — “This is a moment to try to refocus our fellow citizens on what makes us exceptional,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken told Politico's James Traub of the White House's two-day Summit for Democracy, kicking off Thursday.
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Andy Kroll / Rolling Stone:
Big Law Firms Promised to Punish Republicans Who Voted to Overthrow Democracy. Now They're Donating to their Campaigns — But less than a year later, they're back to business as usual — WASHINGTON — In the aftermath of the Jan. 6 insurrection, some of the country's biggest law firms …
Ed Pearce / KOLO-TV:
Search for January 6th suspect ends on Peavine Mountain — RENO, Nev. (KOLO) -Among the faces captured on video January 6th, battling capitol police, trashing the nation's capitol was a 34 year old Winnemucca man, Josiah Kenyon. — The FBI charged Kenyon with, among other crimes, assaulting a capitol police officer with a table leg.
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Anneken Tappe / CNN:
Jobless claims hit a new 52-year low — New York (CNN Business)Weekly claims for unemployment benefits dropped to a new, multi-decade low last week, the Labor Department reported Thursday. — At 184,000 claims, adjusted for seasonal swings, it was the lowest level of initial claims since September 1969 …
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Lawyers, Guns & Money
Rachel Louise Ensign / Wall Street Journal:
How to Lose $2 Billion in 10 Years: Unpaid Bills Pile Up for Former Hedge-Fund Star — Philip Falcone is in a decadelong battle with the many people he owes money. They include ex-employees, a law firm and limo companies. — Philip Falcone was worth more than $2 billion a decade ago.
Andrew Jeong / Washington Post:
A GOP senator suggested gargling mouthwash to kill the coronavirus. Doctors and Listerine are skeptical. — Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) recommended mouthwash as a treatment for the coronavirus during a town hall meeting Wednesday, immediately drawing criticism for suggesting gargling would offer protection.
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New York Times:
Event Planner Working on Bob Dole's Funeral Is Let Go for Jan. 6 Ties — Tim Unes was helping to plan memorial events for Mr. Dole when it came to light that he had been subpoenaed by the committee investigating the Capitol riot. — WASHINGTON — The Elizabeth Dole Foundation has cut ties with Tim Unes …
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Lillianna Byington / Bloomberg Government:
Amtrak to Cut Service as Workforce Shrinks on Shot Refusals — Fewer trains to operate on Amtrak's long-distance routes — Reduction will start in January, could be resolved by March — (Adds service restoration timeline in sixth paragraph.) — Amtrak expects it won't have enough employees …
Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
The Prosecution Is Fumbling Its Case Against Ghislaine Maxwell — Ghislaine Maxwell is on trial, but the case has always been about more than her. In seeking to put the disgraced British heiress behind bars for a possible 80 years, prosecutors are aiming to redress serial failures …
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Politico:
‘This call never happened’: Ex-D.C. Guard leaders push back as internal Army report on Jan. 6 emerges — Two former top D.C. National Guard officials claim that an internal Army report on its response to the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol is loaded with falsehoods.
Laura He / CNN:
Evergrande has defaulted on its debt, Fitch Ratings says — Hong Kong (CNN Business)Evergrande, the embattled Chinese property developer, has defaulted on its debt, according to Fitch Ratings. — The credit ratings agency on Thursday downgraded the company and its subsidiaries to …
Kaitlyn Tiffany / The Atlantic:
The Great (Fake) Child-Sex-Trafficking Epidemic — A poster in the window of Cahoots Corner Cafe—great potatoes, good coffee—advertised a family event at the Oakdale, California, rodeo grounds. There would be food trucks, carnival games, live music, a raffle, and the opportunity to support the cause of “freeing child sex slaves.”
Judy Kurtz / The Hill:
Most think Smollett staged fake hate crime: poll — Most Americans believe that Jussie Smollett staged a fake hate crime against himself, according to a new Harvard CAPS-Harris Poll survey shared with The Hill. — The overwhelming majority, 74 percent, of those polled said that the former …
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