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Justice Department asks not to disclose affidavit behind Mar-a-Lago search — Unsealing the document could reveal the scope of the inquiry against Donald Trump, whose team is rattled by recent events — The US justice department asked a judge Monday to keep sealed the affidavit that gave …
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Merrick Garland Weighed Search of Trump's Mar-a-Lago for Weeks — Attorney general took signature deliberative approach to the move; Justice Department asks judge not to unseal affidavit that provided basis for search — FBI Seized Classified Documents in Trump Search, Inventory Shows
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Why Donald Trump's declassification claim might not be that outlandish — Former President Donald Trump claims to have verbally declassified the sensitive records the FBI seized from his Mar-a-Lago compound. It's not as unprecedented or outlandish an argument as widely believed — if he can prove it happened.
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Trump's passports returned after Mar-a-Lago search, DOJ official says
Trump's passports returned after Mar-a-Lago search, DOJ official says
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Andrew Feinberg / The Independent:
Trump's head-spinning excuses for Mar-a-Lago documents are already piling up. Insiders warn that's bad news for him
Trump's head-spinning excuses for Mar-a-Lago documents are already piling up. Insiders warn that's bad news for him
Steven Nelson / New York Post:
Trump claims FBI ‘stole’ his passports during Mar-a-Lago raid
Trump claims FBI ‘stole’ his passports during Mar-a-Lago raid
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Laura Ingraham: Voters might say it's ‘time to turn the page’ on Trump
Laura Ingraham: Voters might say it's ‘time to turn the page’ on Trump
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Trump Executive Nears Plea Deal With Manhattan Prosecutors — Allen H. Weisselberg, who was charged with participating in a tax scheme, will not cooperate with the district attorney's investigation into Donald J. Trump. — Allen H. Weisselberg, a longtime top executive …
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Giuliani Is Told He Is a Target in Trump Election Inquiry in Georgia — Rudolph W. Giuliani, as former President Donald J. Trump's personal lawyer, spearheaded efforts to keep Mr. Trump in power. — ATLANTA — The legal pressures on Donald J. Trump and his closest allies intensified further on Monday …
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8/16/22 ☀️ Punchbowl News AM. … GIULIANI WILL GO BEFORE A SPECIAL GRAND JURY IN ATLANTA ON WEDNESDAY. SEN. LINDSEY GRAHAM (R-S.C.) WILL ALSO HAVE TO TESTIFY BEFORE THE GRAND JURY, A FEDERAL JUDGE SAID ON MONDAY. … WEISSELBERG HASN'T COOPERATED WITH THE MANHATTAN DA'S INVESTIGATION INTO TRUMP.
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In Alaska and Wyoming primaries, 2 Trump critics could meet different fates as Palin eyes a comeback
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Trump-allied lawyers pursued voting machine data in multiple states, records reveal
Trump-allied lawyers pursued voting machine data in multiple states, records reveal
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
The Georgia investigation is heating up, and it's ominous for Trump
The Georgia investigation is heating up, and it's ominous for Trump
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“Defund the FBI” complicates GOP's midterm messaging — Republicans used the “defund the police” slogan after George Floyd's murder to paint the Democratic Party as radical. But since the FBI's search of Mar-a-Lago, a growing number of GOP candidates and lawmakers are rallying around …
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That red wave is looking more like a ripple. Here's why.
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Ryan Cooper / MSNBC:
How Democrats could actually come out on top in the midterms
How Democrats could actually come out on top in the midterms
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Ukraine Live Updates: Blast Hits Russian Ammunition Depot in Crimea — The explosion came a week after blasts at a Russian air base on the peninsula destroyed several fighter jets. A senior Ukrainian official said that an elite military unit was responsible for an attack on Tuesday that sent …
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Senate G.O.P. Campaign Arm Slashes TV Ad Buys in Three States — In a sign that fund-raising trouble is taking a serious toll, a key political committee cancels ad plans in Arizona, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. — The Republicans' Senate campaign committee has slashed its television ad reservations …
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Justice Department subpoenas Trump White House lawyer Eric Herschmann — A federal grand jury investigating the Jan. 6 attack has subpoenaed Trump White House lawyer Eric Herschmann for documents and testimony, according to a person familiar with the matter.
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Video shows Val Demings' security pushing man to ground outside event … Jacob Ogles — Jacob Ogles has covered politics in Florida since 2000 for regional outlets including SRQ Magazine in Sarasota, The News-Press in Fort Myers and The Daily Commercial in Leesburg.
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Road to war: U.S. struggled to convince allies, and Zelensky, of risk of invasion — On a sunny October morning, the nation's top intelligence, military and diplomatic leaders filed into the Oval Office for an urgent meeting with President Biden. They arrived bearing a highly classified …
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UK Beats the US to Release of Latest Moderna Vaccine. It's a Pattern. — Bureaucratic inertia has plagued the American pandemic response—and the latest development shows it's ongoing. — The United Kingdom on Monday became the first country to approve a vaccine that targets new variants …
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A Functional Congress? Yes. — Congress is known for being dysfunctional. Why hasn't it been over the past two years? — Describing Congress as dysfunctional seems unobjectionable, even clichéd. I've done it myself this summer. Yet as the current session enters its final months, the description feels off.
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‘The Flash’ Star Ezra Miller Seeking Treatment for ‘Complex Mental Health Issues’ (EXCLUSIVE) — “The Flash” star Ezra Miller says they are seeking treatment for “complex mental health issues.” — In a statement provided to Variety by a representative of the actor, Miller broke their silence …
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The Case for Going After Trump — Fuck It — Since the F.B.I. served a search warrant on Mar-a-Lago, there's been a bunch of arguments flying around that the Justice Department should not press an aggressive case against the former president. These arguments are based on prudential reasons …
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$3 gas could be around the corner — New York (CNN Business)US gasoline prices continue to fall, and they could keep falling, raising the possibility of gas below $3 a gallon in much of the country before the end of the year. — The national average for a gallon of regular gas stood at $3.96 Monday …
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Substack Retaliates Against FOREVER WARS Editor — Edited and With a Coda by Spencer Ackerman — IN JULY, Spencer took this blog off Substack immediately after his contract with the newsletter company expired. He explained his decision in what can only be reasonably described as a mild post, which I edited, here.
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Biden to sign major health, climate and tax bill Tuesday at White House ceremony — The White House plans to celebrate the political win again next month. — President Joe Biden arrives to sign the Instruments of Ratification for the NATO Accession Protocols for Finland and Sweden …
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