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New York Times:
The Final Days of the Trump White House: Chaos and Scattered Papers — Government documents that President Donald J. Trump had accumulated were with him in roughly two dozen boxes in the White House residence. They were to go to the National Archives, but at least some ended up in Florida.
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Giuliani Associate Sought Pardon for Him After Jan. 6, Book Says — The letter, which also requested that Rudolph W. Giuliani be awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, was intercepted before reaching President Donald J. Trump. — An associate of Rudolph W. Giuliani …
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Misty Severi / Washington Examiner:
Trump-backed Kari Lake endorses antisemitic GOP candidate who said ‘Jews will go to hell’ — Republican candidate for Arizona governor Kari Lake has endorsed a conservative antisemitic candidate for the Oklahoma state Senate who once said that Jewish people “will go to hell.”
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Molly Hennessy-Fiske / Washington Post:
Abortion battle delays flood aid for New Orleans amid hurricane fears — The abortion rights battle between conservative states and their liberal cities claimed another casualty on Thursday after Louisiana state officials delayed storm aid to New Orleans even as the city faced a flood advisory …
Romy Ellenbogen / Tampa Bay Times:
DeSantis touted their arrest. But ex-felons say they weren't told they couldn't vote. — DeSantis said 20 people across the state were arrested for voter fraud. Those arrested worry what it'll do to their livelihood. — When Romona Oliver registered to vote in early 2020 …
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Marlow Stern / Yahoo News:
B.J. Novak Shuts Down Bill Maher's ‘Cancel Culture’ Nonsense — On Friday night, Bill Maher welcomed an unlikely guest to Real Time: B.J. Novak, the Office writer/co-star, bestselling author, and filmmaker. — Novak visited the HBO program to promote his feature directorial debut Vengeance …
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Sam Janesch / Baltimore Sun:
Dan Cox says he will oppose step to count mail-in ballots earlier — Republican gubernatorial nominee, who helped spread President Donald Trump's baseless claims of widespread election fraud in 2020, is criticizing Maryland officials' legal action that would allow local election workers …
Yelena Dzhanova / Insider:
GOP candidate and anti-abortion advocate running for Michigan governor said rape victims find ‘healing’ by being forced to have a baby — Tudor Dixon, the GOP nominee for Michigan governor, said rape victims and a child born of rape could form a “bond.” — She used this argument …
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Vanessa Romo / NPR:
The woman accused of stealing Pelosi's laptop gets to attend Renaissance Faire — Here ye! Here ye! — When Riley Williams, who is accused of stealing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's laptop during the Jan. 6 insurrection, was released from jail last year, the judge ordered that Williams …
Associated Press:
Finland asks: Does a prime minister have a right to party? — In a leaked video, Finland's Prime Minister Sanna Marin is seen dancing and singing with friends at a private party. The 36-year-old leader poses for the camera. She sits on her knees, hands behind her head. She's entangled in a group hug.
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Carter Walker / LancasterOnline:
‘Flow from the pulpit:’ The LifeGate church members providing security to Doug Mastriano [Video] — Doug Mastriano is running an unconventional campaign for governor. He's not raising a lot of money. He prefers to attend closed-door events with his base or campaign at public events where reporters are often kept at arm's length.
Matt Phillips / Axios:
Here are some signs that inflation is calming down — Prices are falling on a host of important products, and supply chains are starting to sort themselves out, too. … High prices and product bottlenecks aren't gone, but they're getting a lot better. — For financial markets …
Dennis Aftergut / The Hill:
President Biden: Please honor this Army hero — THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY CONTRIBUTORS ARE THEIR OWN AND NOT THE VIEW OF THE HILL — In today's American political scene, a haunting question keeps coming to mind: “Is this really who we are?” — It arose last week after an AR15-toting assailant invaded the FBI's Cincinnati office.
Associated Press:
The DOJ under Barr wrongly withheld parts of a Russia probe memo, a court rules — The Justice Department under Attorney General William Barr improperly withheld portions of an internal memo Barr cited in announcing that then-President Donald Trump had not obstructed justice in the Russia investigation …
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