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How the DOJ has built a case against Trump for obstruction — FOLLOW THE STORY — I've been a naysayer on the notion that the Justice Department is trying to make a criminal case against former President Donald Trump based on the Mar-a-Lago raid, at least with respect to the offenses most often touted …
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Trump's seized passports could be a problem for him, legal experts say — Donald Trump has complained that FBI agents' seizure of his passports showed that investigators ran amok as they searched his Florida resort, but new information about how and where the documents were found …
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Why Donald Trump will soon be indicted — What will his defense be? — COMMENTARY — OPINION: — It gives me no joy to write this piece. — Even a cursory review of the redacted version of the affidavit submitted in support of the government's application for a search warrant …
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Trump tells court that classified material should have been expected in presidential records found at Mar-a-Lago — Hear what ex-FBI special agent noticed in evidence photo taken inside Trump's home — Former President Donald Trump argued in a court filing Wednesday that the National Archives …

Why Yesterday's DOJ Filing Suggests a Trump Indictment Is Coming
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Justice filing points to new legal trouble for Trump and lawyers, experts say
Justice filing points to new legal trouble for Trump and lawyers, experts say
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How the Picture of Top Secret Folders at Mar-a-Lago Came About
How the Picture of Top Secret Folders at Mar-a-Lago Came About
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Lisa Mascaro / Associated Press:
Republicans notably silent, split as Trump probe deepens
Republicans notably silent, split as Trump probe deepens
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Barbara McQuade / The Daily Beast:
Are Trump's Passports the FBI's Smoking Gun?
Are Trump's Passports the FBI's Smoking Gun?
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Democratic Midterm Prospects Improve as Races Heat Up, WSJ Poll Finds — Independent voters, a key to victory in competitive general elections, are now tilting toward Democrats — Midterms 2022: Where Republicans and Democrats Stand on the Issues — Created with sketchtool.
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What Republicans refuse to grasp about the ‘Clinton standard’
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Majority of Voters View FBI Search of Trump's Mar-a-Lago Home as Justified, WSJ Poll Finds
Majority of Voters View FBI Search of Trump's Mar-a-Lago Home as Justified, WSJ Poll Finds
Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
If It Were Anyone Else, They'd Be Prosecuted
If It Were Anyone Else, They'd Be Prosecuted
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After Sarah Palin's election loss, Sen. Tom Cotton calls ranked choice voting ‘a scam’ — WASHINGTON — After Democrat Mary Peltola defeated Sarah Palin in Alaska's special election Wednesday, Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., discredited the voting system used by Alaska voters that they chose to implement in their state.
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The significance of Sarah Palin's loss — The final special election before the November midterms is in the books. And while the race featured an unusual setup, this one might be more ominous for the GOP than its recent predecessors — for one key reason.
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Mary Peltola, a Democrat, Defeats Sarah Palin in Alaska's Special House Election
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Iris Samuels / Anchorage Daily News:
Democrat Mary Peltola wins special U.S. House election, will be first Alaska Native elected to Congress
Democrat Mary Peltola wins special U.S. House election, will be first Alaska Native elected to Congress
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Live results: The return of Sarah from Alaska?
Live results: The return of Sarah from Alaska?
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The Pandemic Erased Two Decades of Progress in Math and Reading — The results of a national test showed just how devastating the last two years have been for 9-year-old school children, especially the most vulnerable. — National test results released on Thursday showed in stark terms …
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National test scores plunge during the pandemic — Test scores in elementary school math and reading plummeted to levels unseen for decades, according to the first nationally representative report comparing student achievement from just before the pandemic to performance two years later.
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House Rating Changes: Five Races Move in Democrats' Direction, Including Alaska — Republican strategists express optimism that the Inflation Reduction Act and President Biden's student loan forgiveness plan will help them shift the spotlight away from abortion and Donald Trump and back onto Democrats' spending measures and inflation.

Republicans are readying lawsuits to block Biden's student debt plan — GOP attorneys general, top lawmakers and conservative groups are discussing legal options, alleging the White House's move to cancel student debt is illegal — Republican state attorneys general and other leading conservatives …
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Washington versus Republican voters — When I became the chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, Republicans had just lost control of the Senate. This does not merely mean Republicans lost the ability to lead committees; it means we lost the ability to control anything about what the Senate does.
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Defiant Rick Scott explains ‘strategic disagreement’ with McConnell over battle for Senate — Mitch McConnell is among the myriad Republicans questioning the Senate GOP's quality of candidates in the midterms. Rick Scott wants everyone to stop doubting his recruits.

Will I Ever See the $36 Million Oberlin College Owes Me? — My family was falsely accused of racism by a powerful school in a small town. Our business was destroyed. We won our case. But the school is refusing to pay. — OBERLIN, OHIO — On the night of November, 8, 2016 …
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‘Gender Queer’ Author ‘Relieved’ After Court Rules Book's Sale Can't Be Restricted in Virginia — Maia Kobabe felt a wave of relief on Tuesday morning. Waking up on the West Coast, an early morning peek at emails revealed a Virginia court had dismissed a lawsuit seeking to label Kobabe's book Gender Queer …
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Cipollone, Philbin expected to appear Friday before federal grand jury probing Jan. 6: Sources — The two former top Trump White House lawyers were subpoenaed earlier. — Pat Cipollone in Washington, D.C. on July 8, 2022. — Ting Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images, FILE

Fetterman campaign says stroke recovery factors into fall debate plans — Advisers say Fetterman can engage in one-on-one conversations but struggles with more chaotic auditory environments — Pennsylvania Democrat John Fetterman's Senate campaign said Wednesday that his stroke recovery …
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Ukraine live briefing: IAEA mission arrives at nuclear plant amid delays and ‘increased military activity’ — An International Atomic Energy Agency team arrived at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant on Thursday to carry out an inspection, a spokesperson for the agency told The Washington Post.
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Tech tool offers police ‘mass surveillance on a budget’ — Jason is a national investigative reporter. — JHDearen — jdearen@ap.org — Local law enforcement agencies from suburban Southern California to rural North Carolina have been using an obscure cellphone tracking tool …
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Biden called Trumpism ‘semi-fascism.’ The term makes sense, historically. — A scholar of fascism weighs in. — Perspective by Federico Finchelstein — Federico Finchelstein is professor of history at the New School and author of the new book, “A Brief History of Fascist Lies.”
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'What's this about?': bodycam footage shows confusion as Florida man arrested for voter fraud — Byron Smith registered to vote after a key amendment, but didn't know he was ineligible - now he faces up to five years in prison — yron Smith was standing outside his house …

Brian Kemp's Running Mate Is a Fake Elector — Georgia's governor makes nice with MAGA by embracing the election deniers who think he cheated Trump. — Georgia Republican Governor Brian Kemp gets a lot of credit for resisting pressure from former President Donald Trump to “find the votes” …
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Michigan election board rejects abortion rights initiative — A Michigan elections board on Wednesday rejected an abortion rights initiative after its two Republican board members voted against putting the proposed constitutional amendment on the November ballot.
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