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Ben Whedon / Just The News:
Full text of National Archives letter to Trump on classified documents — Just the News has obtained the full text of the letter that the National Archives sent to former President Donald Trump requesting classified documents. — Evan Corcoran Silverman Thompson 400 East Pratt Street Suite 900
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New York Times:
Trump Had More Than 300 Classified Documents at Mar-a-Lago — The National Archives found more than 150 sensitive documents when it got a first batch of material from the former president in January, helping to explain the Justice Department's urgent response.
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Politico:
Documents recovered at Mar-a-Lago were among government's most classified, letter shows — The National Archives found more than 700 pages of classified material — including “special access program materials,” some of the most highly classified secrets in the government …
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Wall Street Journal:
Letter to Trump Lawyer Highlights National Archives' Concern Over Sensitive Materials Before Mar-a-Lago Search
Letter to Trump Lawyer Highlights National Archives' Concern Over Sensitive Materials Before Mar-a-Lago Search
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JONATHAN TURLEY:
Litigation by Leak: Government Officials Leak New Details on the Mar-a-Lago Raid While Continuing to Oppose Disclosures in Court
Litigation by Leak: Government Officials Leak New Details on the Mar-a-Lago Raid While Continuing to Oppose Disclosures in Court
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NBC News:
Docs received from Mar-a-Lago in January were marked with most sensitive classification, Archives says
Docs received from Mar-a-Lago in January were marked with most sensitive classification, Archives says
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Albuquerque Journal
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Dems' hopes for N.Y. come crashing down
POLITICO Playbook: Dems' hopes for N.Y. come crashing down
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John Solomon / Just The News:
Biden White House facilitated DOJ's criminal probe against Trump, scuttled privilege claims: memos
Biden White House facilitated DOJ's criminal probe against Trump, scuttled privilege claims: memos
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Axios:
Rick Scott's ill-timed Italian vacation — Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) is spending part of his congressional recess on a luxury yacht in Italy with his family after criticizing President Biden for vacationing in Delaware, Axios has learned. … - Scott is already under fire for his management of the committee.
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Washington Post:
Former security chief claims Twitter buried ‘egregious deficiencies’ — In an explosive whistleblower complaint obtained by The Washington Post, former Twitter security chief Peiter ‘Mudge’ Zatko alleges the company misled regulators about lax security and spam
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CNN:
Ex-Twitter exec blows the whistle, alleging reckless and negligent cybersecurity policies — Video by John General, Zach Wasser and Logan Whiteside, CNN Business, — Twitter has major security problems that pose a threat to its own users' personal information, to company shareholders …
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Detroit Free Press:
Jury convicts Adam Fox, Barry Croft Jr. in Whitmer kidnapping plot — Tresa Baldas Arpan LoboDetroit Free Press — GRAND RAPIDS — In a do-over for the government, a federal jury Tuesday convicted two men charged with plotting to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer out of anger over her handling of the pandemic …
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Associated Press:
2 men guilty of conspiring to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer — A jury on Tuesday convicted two men of conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020, a swift victory for prosecutors in a foiled plot that was described as a rallying cry for a U.S. civil war by anti-government extremists.
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Lauren del Valle / CNN:
Jury convicts two men of conspiring to kidnap Michigan governor
Jury convicts two men of conspiring to kidnap Michigan governor
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BBC:
Finnish PM Sanna Marin sorry for topless guest photo at official residence — Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin has apologised for a topless photo of guests at her official residence. — It comes days after she deflected accusations of having an excessive party lifestyle, by voluntarily taking a drug test - which came back clean.
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Phil Mattingly / CNN:
Biden's ‘bodyman’ and close confidante to depart the White House — Inside President Joe Biden's tight-knit inner circle, few — if any — White House aides have spent more time by his side in the last three years than Stephen Goepfert. That will change at the end of this week.
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Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
CNBC poll: 59% think Biden's next big pander will make inflation worse
CNBC poll: 59% think Biden's next big pander will make inflation worse
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U.S. Department of Justice:
Tennessee State Representative & Former Chief of Staff Indicted In Bribery & Kickback Conspiracy — NASHVILLE -Tennessee State Representative Glen Casada, 63, of Franklin, Tennessee, and his former Chief of Staff Cade Cothren, 35, of Nashville, were indicted by a federal grand jury yesterday …
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Luke Barr / ABC News:
Former Tennessee House speaker, chief of staff indicted on corruption charges
Former Tennessee House speaker, chief of staff indicted on corruption charges
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The Tennessean
Andrew Romano / Yahoo News:
New poll indicates a Liz Cheney presidential run would hurt Biden more than Trump — 46th Vice President of the United States — President of the United States since 2021 — Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., has vowed to do “whatever it takes to ensure Donald Trump is never again anywhere near the Oval Office” …
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Twitchy, Political Wire and PinkNews
TMZ.com:
Nancy Pelosi's Husband Paul Pelosi Pleads Guilty To DUI — Nancy Pelosi's husband, Paul, just pled guilty to a DUI charge stemming from his May car accident and arrest. — According to court records, obtained by TMZ, Pelosi pled guilty to one count of DUI.
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Jacob Bogage / Washington Post:
IRS launches safety review after right-wing threats — Republicans in Congress are repeating baseless claims long made by extremists, experts say, potentially putting federal workers in danger — The Internal Revenue Service will launch a full security review of its facilities nationwide …
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PolitiFact and Political Wire
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
The Koch network and other Trump allies are quietly backing his biggest GOP critic: Rep. Liz Cheney — Two PACs backing Liz Cheney hired i360, a data and technology company financed by billionaire Charles Koch, according to Federal Election Commission filings.
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No More Mister Nice Blog and Raw Story
Ina Fried / Axios:
Exclusive: Yelp to flag listings for crisis pregnancy centers — Yelp is adding a prominent consumer notice to crisis pregnancy center listings to more clearly distinguish them from clinics that provide abortion services, in a policy change shared first with Axios.
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Hannah Dellinger / Houston Chronicle:
Katy ISD police ‘investigated’ a library book after complaint alleged it was ‘harmful to minors’ — Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate — A Katy ISD police officer temporarily removed a copy of a book from a high school library last month as part of an investigation after a woman filed …
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Raw Story
Reem Nadeem / Pew Research Center:
Abortion Rises in Importance as a Voting Issue, Driven by Democrats — Biden job approval remains low; a declining share of voters say he will be a factor in their midterm vote — Biden job approval remains low; a declining share of voters say he will be a factor in their midterm vote
Mary Katharine Ham / Reason:
A Belated Vindication for School Reopeners — The Stolen Year: How COVID Changed Children's Lives, and Where We Go Now, by Anya Kamenetz, PublicAffairs, 352 pages, $17.99 — Twelve years after he was acquitted of murder, O.J. Simpson and a ghostwriter penned a book called If I Did It.
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The Federalist
Jonathan V. Last / The Triad:
Is Warner-Discovery “Fixing” CNN? — 1. You Can't Appease Bad-Faith Critics — Brian Stelter was canned by CNN pour encourager les autres. CNN's parent company, the Warner-Discovery, is in a load of trouble and “fixing” CNN has become a corporate priority.
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Mediaite
Associated Press:
US to send $3 billion in aid to Ukraine as war hits 6 months — As Russia's war on Ukraine drags on, U.S. security assistance is shifting to a longer-term campaign that will likely keep more American military troops in Europe into the future, including imminent plans to announce …
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Kurt Bardella / Los Angeles Times:
Op-Ed: Why CNN's efforts to appease democracy's enemies will backfire — Since 2016, MAGA propagandists like Kayleigh McEnany, Jason Miller, Jeffrey Lord, Rick Santorum, Ben Ferguson, Steve Cortes, Corey Lewandowski have at one time or another been on the CNN payroll.
Joshua Tait / The Bulwark:
The Problem With Right-Wing ‘Regime’ Talk — What the new paranoid buzzword reveals about the New Right. — In the right-wing commentariat's reaction to the FBI's search of Mar-a-Lago, a new buzzword dropped. — “The regime's decision to take out Trump Banana Republic-style was woefully miscalculated.”
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Matt Lewis / The Daily Beast:
Trump's Legacy Is Convincing Idiots That They Should Run for Office — I get the appeal of having “outsiders” come in and “shake up the system.” But MAGA candidates are proving the folly of the know-nothing candidate. … Donald Trump has left his mark on the American body politic in myriad ways.
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Robert Kuttner / American Prospect:
Pete Buttigieg's Feeble Policy on Flight Cancellations — The transportation secretary could be doing far more with his existing authority. The new DOT rule could make matters worse for consumers. — Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg testifies before the House Transportation …
Caitlin Flanagan / The Atlantic:
America's Fire Sale: Get Some Free Speech While You Can — Two years ago, a friend emailed me: Some writers were composing an open letter to appear in Harper's; it would address the growing threats to freedom of expression in this country. Did I want to read and possibly sign it?