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Washington Post:
Mar-a-Lago search appears focused on whether Trump, aides withheld items — The FBI sought a warrant after Archives officials pressed Trump's circle to return what they believed was government property, according to people familiar with the discussions — In the months before the FBI's dramatic move …
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Trump's legal team was in talks with DOJ this spring over records stored at Mar-a-Lago, attorney says
Trump's legal team was in talks with DOJ this spring over records stored at Mar-a-Lago, attorney says
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Wall Street Journal:
The FBI's Dangerous Trump Search
The FBI's Dangerous Trump Search
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Politico:
Federal agents took about a dozen boxes from Mar-a-Lago, Trump lawyer says
Federal agents took about a dozen boxes from Mar-a-Lago, Trump lawyer says
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Asha Rangappa / Just Security:
Expert Explainer: Criminal Statutes that Could Apply to Trump's Retention of Government Documents
Expert Explainer: Criminal Statutes that Could Apply to Trump's Retention of Government Documents
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Andrew McCarthy / Fox News:
FBI raid of Trump's Mar-a-Lago home won't help Democrats in 2024 — Democrats who hope to ban Trump from running after the FBI raid on his Mar-a-Lago home will not get their wish — Trump raid ‘useful for January 6th investigation:’ Andy McCarthy — I continue to believe …
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Mike Allen / Axios:
Trumpworld speculates about “flipped” aide after FBI search — Trumpworld is abuzz with speculation about which close aide or aides has “flipped” and provided additional sensitive information to the FBI about what former President Trump was keeping at Mar-a-Lago, sources tell Axios.
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David Horowitz / Front Page Magazine:
The Mar-a-Lago Raid is a Preview of a Rigged 2024 Election — The Democrats will prosecute their way to victory. — Daniel Greenfield, a Shillman Journalism Fellow at the Freedom Center, is an investigative journalist and writer focusing on the radical Left and Islamic terrorism.
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New York Times:
Republicans Rally Behind Trump, Who Reprises Favored Role: Victim
Republicans Rally Behind Trump, Who Reprises Favored Role: Victim
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Fox News:
GOP Rep. Banks says Trump ‘fired up’ after FBI raid, ‘made up his mind’ on 2024: ‘Going to like his decision’
GOP Rep. Banks says Trump ‘fired up’ after FBI raid, ‘made up his mind’ on 2024: ‘Going to like his decision’
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Larry O'Connor / Townhall:
Merrick Garland Is A Petty, Vindictive, Little Man
Merrick Garland Is A Petty, Vindictive, Little Man
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New York Times:
F.B.I. Search of Trump's Home Pushes Long Conflict Into Public View — Justice Department officials were worried that the former president had not fully complied with requests to return material taken from the White House that included possible classified information.
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Hannah Allam / Washington Post:
Simmering threat of violence comes to fore with search of Trump property — Calls from right for militant action in response to FBI raid span mainstream and extremist circles — For months, right-wing agitators with millions of followers have peddled the idea that a moment was coming soon …
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Trump lawyers provide new info but no warrant — With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross — DRIVING THE DAY — WHERE'S THE WARRANT? — It's been two days since the FBI searched Trump's Florida home, spurring loud calls for transparency at Justice.
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Paul Steinhauser / Fox News:
Trump ally Rep. Scott Perry says the FBI seized his cell phone one day after Mar-a-Lago raid — The confiscation of Perry's phone comes one day after the FBI searched Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate — Bret Baier on Trump raid: There is a lot we don't know — EXCLUSIVE - Republican …
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Miranda Devine / New York Post:
FBI searched Melania's wardrobe, spent hours in Trump's private office during Mar-a-Lago raid
FBI searched Melania's wardrobe, spent hours in Trump's private office during Mar-a-Lago raid
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Christopher Miller / Politico:
Ukraine's long-awaited southern counteroffensive begins with a bang in Crimea — KYIV — Blasts that rocked a Russian military airfield in forcibly annexed Crimea signal the start of Ukraine's counteroffensive in the south and a critical new phase of the war that could shape its ultimate outcome, two Ukrainian officials told POLITICO.
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Washington Post:
Crimea airfield blast was work of Ukrainian special forces, official says — KYIV, Ukraine — A Ukrainian government official told The Washington Post on Wednesday that an attack on a Russian air base in occupied Crimea was the work of Ukrainian special forces.
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Dion Nissenbaum / Wall Street Journal:
Iran Has Begun Training Russia to Use Its Advanced Drones, U.S. Says
Iran Has Begun Training Russia to Use Its Advanced Drones, U.S. Says
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Kara Scannell / CNN:
Former President Donald Trump to be deposed by NY attorney general on Wednesday — Former President Donald Trump is expected to be deposed by lawyers from New York Attorney General Letitia James' office Wednesday, people familiar with the matter tell CNN, pitting the two adversaries against each …
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Edward Luce / Financial Times:
The unexpected triumph of Joe Biden — Recent legislative successes suggest a political system in good working order, but complacency is misplaced — Fourteen years ago, I told a well-informed friend that Barack Obama was considering picking Joe Biden as his running mate in the 2008 election.
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Jason Lange / Reuters:
Biden approval rises to 40%, highest in two months, Reuters/Ipsos shows
Biden approval rises to 40%, highest in two months, Reuters/Ipsos shows
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The Hill, Opinion Today and Washington Post
Politico:
Gas is suddenly cheaper. That could help Biden. — The Biden administration on Wednesday got some much-needed good news: For the first time in more than two years, overall inflation didn't rise at all in July, thanks to lower gas prices. — It's another early sign that the white-hot inflation …
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Gwynn Guilford / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Inflation Eased Slightly to 8.5% in July
U.S. Inflation Eased Slightly to 8.5% in July
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Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
Biden to sign bill to expand benefits for veterans exposed to toxic burn pits — WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will sign legislation Wednesday to expand health care benefits for veterans exposed to toxic burn pits. — The bipartisan bill, known as the PACT Act, is the most significant expansion …
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New York Times:
Albuquerque Police Detain Suspect in Killings of Muslim Men — The shootings of four Muslim men since November may be connected, the police have said, raising fears in a place where many immigrants and refugees had felt at home. — ALBUQUERQUE — For days, the news that someone might …
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Jake Offenhartz / Gothamist:
NYPD officer who accompanied Roger Stone on Jan. 6 is terminated — An NYPD officer accused of moonlighting as a bodyguard for Roger Stone during the January 6th insurrection has been terminated, a police spokesperson confirmed. — Salvatore Greco, a member of the citywide traffic task force …
Joann Muller / Axios:
If you want an electric car, buy one this week — If you're thinking of buying an electric car any time soon, you'd better place your order before President Biden signs the Democrats' big climate, tax and health care package into law — which could happen as soon as this weekend.
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Jason Koebler / VICE:
This Is the Data Facebook Gave Police to Prosecute a Teenager for Abortion — Motherboard has obtained court documents that show Facebook gave police a teenager's private chats about her abortion. Cops then used those chats to seize her phone and computer.
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Cook Political Report:
Trump's Grip on GOP Remains Strong, but “Red Wave” Looking Smaller — For the last few weeks, we've been confronted with an array of conflicting data. On the one hand, the so-called traditional metrics presage a terrible midterm outcome for the Democrats.
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John Nichols / The Nation:
Kevin McCarthy Promises a Republican Congress Will Obstruct Justice — The GOP leader in the House proposes to intimidate and undermine those who are investigating Donald Trump. — The FBI's search of Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago compound in Florida was not a “siege.”
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Politico:
Republican Herrera Beutler falls in primary after voting to impeach Trump — GOP Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler has lost her bid for reelection in a primary in Washington state, the latest blow for the group of 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach then-President Donald Trump early last year.
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