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Associated Press:
Trump says he took the Fifth Amendment in NY investigation — Donald Trump invoked the Fifth Amendment and wouldn't answer questions under oath in the New York attorney general's long-running civil investigation into his business dealings, the former president said in a statement Wednesday.
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William M. Arkin / Newsweek:
Exclusive: An Informer Told the FBI What Docs Trump Was Hiding, and Where — The raid on Mar-a-Lago was based largely on information from an FBI confidential human source, one who was able to identify what classified documents former President Trump was still hiding and even the location of those documents …
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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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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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Kara Scannell / CNN:
Former President Donald Trump invokes Fifth Amendment rights and declines to answer questions from NY attorney general — Former President Donald Trump invoked his Fifth Amendment rights and declined to answer questions from the New York attorney general at a scheduled deposition Wednesday.
Katie Benner / New York Times:
The F.B.I. search is separate from the Justice Department's Jan. 6 investigation. — The F.B.I.'s search of former President Donald J. Trump's home on Monday to obtain information related to his handling of classified information is separate from the Justice Department's investigation …
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Victoria Marshall / The Federalist:
Trump Is The Only Possible GOP Candidate For 2024
Trump Is The Only Possible GOP Candidate For 2024
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Fox News:
Trump invokes Fifth Amendment rights in deposition for New York AG James' civil investigation
Trump invokes Fifth Amendment rights in deposition for New York AG James' civil investigation
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Trump lawyers provide new info but no warrant
POLITICO Playbook: Trump lawyers provide new info but no warrant
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Kevin D. Williamson / National Review:
Do We Believe Our Own Dogma?
Do We Believe Our Own Dogma?
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Shayna Jacobs / Washington Post:
Trump appears for deposition in New York, says he will plead the Fifth
Trump appears for deposition in New York, says he will plead the Fifth
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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 speculates about “flipped” aide after FBI search
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Katelyn Caralle / Daily Mail:
Eric Trump tells DailyMail.com what REALLY happened in FBI raid: President's son says 30 agents REFUSED to hand over warrant, kicked lawyer off property …
Eric Trump tells DailyMail.com what REALLY happened in FBI raid: President's son says 30 agents REFUSED to hand over warrant, kicked lawyer off property …
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Jordain Carney / Politico:
Republicans who blast FBI's Trump search are prepping to snag Joe in a Hunter Biden probe
Republicans who blast FBI's Trump search are prepping to snag Joe in a Hunter Biden probe
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Washington Examiner:
Justice Department must justify Mar-a-Lago raid
Justice Department must justify Mar-a-Lago raid
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David Horowitz / Front Page Magazine:
The Mar-a-Lago Raid is a Preview of a Rigged 2024 Election
The Mar-a-Lago Raid is a Preview of a Rigged 2024 Election
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Axios, New York Post and The Daily Caller
Wall Street Journal:
The FBI's Dangerous Trump Search
The FBI's Dangerous Trump Search
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William Vaillancourt / Rolling Stone:
Trump and Republicans Are Already Trying to Cash in on the Mar-a-Lago Raid
Trump and Republicans Are Already Trying to Cash in on the Mar-a-Lago Raid
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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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U.S. Department of Justice:
Member of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Charged with Plot to Murder the Former National Security Advisor — Defendant Worked on Behalf of the IRGC to Hire Persons in the United States to Carry Out the Murder, Likely in Retaliation for the January 2020 Death of Qasem Soleimani
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Wall Street Journal:
Iranian National Sought to Kill John Bolton, U.S. Says — Justice Department says in documents that Shahram Poursafi of Tehran tried to arrange killing of former national security adviser — The U.S. accused an Iranian national of plotting to assassinate John Bolton, who served as former President Trump's national security adviser.
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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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Albuquerque Journal, The Daily Beast, New York Times, The Guardian, Washington Examiner, Cyprus Mail and globalnews.ca
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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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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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New York Times
Jason Lange / Reuters:
Biden approval rises to 40%, highest in two months, Reuters/Ipsos shows — U.S. President Joe Biden's public approval rose this week to its highest level since early June following a string of legislative victories, according to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll completed on Tuesday.
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Matt Viser / Washington Post:
Biden, trying to tout his policies, faces a familiar intruder: Trump
Biden, trying to tout his policies, faces a familiar intruder: Trump
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Althouse and Nexstar Media Wire
Bassem Mroue / Associated Press:
US: Syrian government is holding American journalist Tice — President Joe Biden said Wednesday the U.S. is certain that the Syrian government is holding American journalist Austin Tice, who went missing in the war-torn country a decade ago. He urged Damascus to help bring Tice back home.
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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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Neil Irwin / Axios:
Inflation drops to zero in July due to falling gas prices
Inflation drops to zero in July due to falling gas prices
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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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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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The Western Journal and The National Interest
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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pjmedia.com and Reading Eagle