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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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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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The Daily Caller and New York Times
Kevin D. Williamson / National Review:
Do We Believe Our Own Dogma?
Do We Believe Our Own Dogma?
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NBC News:
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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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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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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Washington Post, New York Times, PolitiFact and NewsNation
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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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Raw Story, Nevada Current and CBS News
Mike Allen / Axios:
Trumpworld speculates about “flipped” aide after FBI search
Trumpworld speculates about “flipped” aide after FBI search
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PoliticusUSA, One America News Network, Raw Story, Washington Times, Nexstar Media Wire and New York Post
Wall Street Journal:
The FBI's Dangerous Trump Search
The FBI's Dangerous Trump Search
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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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Larry O'Connor / Townhall:
Merrick Garland Is A Petty, Vindictive, Little Man
Merrick Garland Is A Petty, Vindictive, Little Man
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BizPac Review, Fox News and The Torch Report
Anthony Man / Sun-Sentinel:
Rick Scott on FBI's raid at Mar-a-Lago: Feds are like Nazi Germany's Gestapo
Rick Scott on FBI's raid at Mar-a-Lago: Feds are like Nazi Germany's Gestapo
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Florida's Voice, Eyes on the Right, Orlando Sentinel and Insider
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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Washington Examiner, USA Today, The Western Journal, The Daily Caller, Axios, New York Post, The Daily Wire, IJR and Political Wire
Julia Davis / The Daily Beast:
Russia's Trump Raid Tantrum Is a Spectacle You Don't Want to Miss
Russia's Trump Raid Tantrum Is a Spectacle You Don't Want to Miss
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Morning Shots, In My Orbit …, SHERO, The Free Man Outpost and Fox News
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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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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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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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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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.
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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The Hill and Opinion Today
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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.
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
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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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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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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Bloomberg
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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 National Interest and The Daily Wire
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 …
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Raw Story
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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Forbes:
Facebook Gave Nebraska Cops A Teen's DMs So They Could Prosecute Her For Having An Abortion — A Nebraska teenager is facing criminal charges alleging she aborted a fetus in violation of state law, after authorities obtained her Facebook messages using a search warrant.
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Jason Koebler / VICE:
This Is the Data Facebook Gave Police to Prosecute a Teenager for Abortion
This Is the Data Facebook Gave Police to Prosecute a Teenager for Abortion
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