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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
A radical plan for Trump's second term … The impact could go well beyond typical conservative targets such as the Environmental Protection Agency and the Internal Revenue Service. Trump allies are working on plans that would potentially strip layers at the Justice Department …
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Trump's Fixation on 2020 Is His Best Strategy to Win
Trump's Fixation on 2020 Is His Best Strategy to Win
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Free Thought Matters, Raw Story and Insider
Politico:
Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon found guilty for refusing to testify to Jan. 6 panel — Former Trump White House adviser Steve Bannon has been convicted for refusing to testify and provide documents to the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.
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Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Steve Bannon found guilty in Jan. 6 contempt of Congress trial — Jury deliberations underway in Steve Bannon's contempt of Congress trial — WASHINGTON — A jury on Friday found former Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon guilty on two counts of contempt of Congress for blowing off the Jan. 6 select committee.
Washington Post:
Steve Bannon found guilty in Jan. 6 contempt of Congress trial — The outspoken Trump loyalist was convicted of ignoring a subpoena from the House panel investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol — Gift Article — Stephen K. Bannon, the right-wing podcaster and longtime confidante …
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New York Times:
Bannon Is Convicted in Contempt Case Related to Capitol Riot Inquiry — He is the first close aide to former President Donald J. Trump to be convicted as a result of one of the investigations into the Jan. 6 attack, although it amounted to a low-level process crime. — Give this article- - - Read in app
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Sarah N. Lynch / Reuters:
Trump ex-adviser Bannon convicted of contempt of U.S. Congress
Trump ex-adviser Bannon convicted of contempt of U.S. Congress
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Paul Hockenos / CNN:
A very European answer to air conditioning — Hear why officials are urging people to take heatwave seriously — Paul Hockenos is a Berlin-based writer focusing on renewable energy in Europe. He is the author of four books on European issues, most recently “Berlin Calling: A Story of Anarchy …
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Jason Lemon / Newsweek:
Trump Indictment in Georgia Expected Before DOJ Charges: Legal Expert — Laurence Tribe, professor emeritus of constitutional law at Harvard University, predicted that former President Donald Trump will face an indictment in Georgia before he is potentially charged with a crime by the Justice Department.
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Matt Naham / Law & Crime:
Jeffrey Clark, Trump's Man at the DOJ, Now Faces Ethics Charges for ‘False Statements’ in Draft Letter on Election Outcome
Jeffrey Clark, Trump's Man at the DOJ, Now Faces Ethics Charges for ‘False Statements’ in Draft Letter on Election Outcome
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Erin Mansfield / USA Today:
Jeffrey Clark, ex-Trump DOJ official, faces disciplinary charges for election statements
Jeffrey Clark, ex-Trump DOJ official, faces disciplinary charges for election statements
Sarah N. Lynch / Reuters:
Ex-Trump Justice official Clark faces legal disciplinary charges
New York Times:
G.O.P. Assails N.Y. Bail Laws After Suspect in Zeldin Attack Is Released — The suspect in the attack against Representative Lee Zeldin, a Republican candidate for governor, was released without bail hours after the incident. — Give this article- - - Read in app
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Bruce Golding / New York Post:
Weapon used in Lee Zeldin attack was $10 plastic cat keychain
Weapon used in Lee Zeldin attack was $10 plastic cat keychain
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Mediaite, Big League Politics, The Daily Caller and Politico
Brie Stimson / Fox News:
Alleged Lee Zeldin attempted attacker charged with felony, immediately released just as congressman predicted
Alleged Lee Zeldin attempted attacker charged with felony, immediately released just as congressman predicted
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Juliegrace Brufke / Washington Examiner:
Stabbing attempt target Zeldin calls for stronger New York crime-fighting measures
Stabbing attempt target Zeldin calls for stronger New York crime-fighting measures
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CNN:
First on CNN: Secret Service identified potential missing text messages on phones of 10 individuals — (CNN)Secret Service investigators were scrutinizing the phones of 10 Secret Service personnel that contained metadata showing text messages were sent and received around January 6, 2021, but were not retained, two sources told CNN.
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James Dator / SBNation.com:
Josh Hawley ran 7.2 in the 40 at the January 6 combine — Calculating Hawley's 40 time using science. — Weird things happen when you've covered sports for a long time. It frames your life differently, your world view, and sometimes it even means seeing a man running in a suit and wondering …
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Neil Vigdor / New York Times:
Colorado Man Pleads Guilty to Casting Missing Wife's Ballot for Trump — Prosecutors in April dropped a first-degree murder charge against Barry Morphew, whose wife, Suzanne Morphew, disappeared in May 2020. — Give this article- - - Read in app — The husband of a Colorado woman …
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Mercury News, Political Wire and Denver Post
Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
California Gov. Gavin Newsom goes after Abbott in Texas on guns and abortion — California Gov. Gavin Newsom is running full-page ads in Texas newspapers Friday trolling Republican Gov. Greg Abbott to highlight a new California gun law modeled on the Lone Star State's restrictive abortion law.
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Andrew Jeong / Washington Post:
Jan. 6 hearing protesters hassle ex-police officer beaten by Capitol mob — Listen — Gift Article — Former D.C. police officer Michael Fanone, who suffered a heart attack and was beaten by a mob during the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection, was heckled Thursday night by protesters near the Capitol.
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Reuters:
Exclusive: Hyundai subsidiary has used child labor at Alabama factory — A subsidiary of Hyundai Motor Co has used child labor at a plant that supplies parts for the Korean carmaker's assembly line in nearby Montgomery, Alabama, according to area police, the family of three underage workers …
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Metro.co.uk, Malcontent News and The Daily Caller
Jessica Taylor / Cook Political Report:
Georgia Governors Race Shifts From Toss Up To Lean Republican — At the outset of the 2022 cycle, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp looked like the most vulnerable Republican incumbent on the map. He was staring down a bruising primary challenge, egged on by former President Donald Trump …
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Townhall, Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Twitchy
Marc Elias / Democracy Docket:
Reforms to the Electoral Count Act Miss the Mark — Let's begin with the obvious. The Electoral Count Act of 1887 (ECA) is outdated and needs reform. It is an archaic law that sets the rules for how presidential electors are certified and counted by Congress.
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Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
There's a Reason Trump Could Try to Overturn the Results of the 2020 Election
There's a Reason Trump Could Try to Overturn the Results of the 2020 Election
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Election Law Blog, Washington Examiner and Raw Story
NBC News:
Pete Buttigieg faces crisis and opportunity as airline cancellations mount — WASHINGTON — Air travel stinks right now, creating just the kind of crisis that a politically adept and ambitious Transportation secretary might turn to his advantage. — Americans want someone — anyone …
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New York Magazine
Aaron Sibarium / Washington Free Beacon:
Inside the Woke Meltdown at One Domestic Violence Organization — It was just two months after the death of George Floyd that one of the largest domestic violence nonprofits in the United States, Women Against Abuse, brought in several diversity consultants to conduct a racial-equity audit.
Cat Zakrzewski / Washington Post:
South Carolina bill outlaws websites that tell how to get an abortion — More states could follow, setting up a battle over the future of online speech across the country. — Listen — Gift Article — Shortly after the Supreme Court ruling that overturned the right to abortion in June …
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Jonathan Lemire / Politico:
The One Time Trump Couldn't Lie His Way Out of a Crisis — Donald Trump couldn't sleep. — It was afternoon in Washington when Larry Kudlow's cell phone buzzed; it was the middle of the night where the call was coming from. But that didn't matter to Kudlow, a former CNBC presence …
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Patrick Marley / Washington Post:
Wisconsin Assembly elections panel chair calls for voiding 2020 results — Constitutional scholars and GOP legislative leaders say doing so is legally impossible — Listen — Gift Article — MADISON, Wis. — The leader of the Wisconsin Assembly's elections committee called Friday …
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