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New York Times:
Two Top Trump Political Aides Among Those Subpoenaed in Jan. 6 Case — Stephen Miller, a senior policy adviser, and Brian Jack, who served as White House political director, are among those who received requests for information this week from a federal grand jury.
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Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Trump backed failed campaign coup against Kushner, Navarro book says — Ex-adviser says president in 2020 agreed that his son-in-law had to be replaced by Steve Bannon but did not dare try to fire him — In June 2020, less than five months before polling day, Donald Trump agreed to a …
Alia Shoaib / Insider:
Trump supported a failed plot to replace Jared Kushner with Steve Bannon to lead 2020 campaign, Navarro book says — Donald Trump supported a campaign coup to replace Jared Kushner with Steve Bannon, a new book says. — The plot failed when Trump refused to tell Kushner he was out, it said, fearing “family troubles.”
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Raw Story
David Smith / The Guardian:
Will he, won't he? Trump's big tease keeps 2024 election rivals guessing — The ex-president keeps dropping hints he will run again without taking the plunge - and finance as well as politics may be a factor — In Tennessee in June, he asked a crowd: “Would anybody like me to run for president?”
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Raw Story and The National Interest
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Former Trump White House lawyer Ty Cobb calls him ‘deeply wounded narcissist’ who acted in ‘criminal’ way to overturn Biden win
Former Trump White House lawyer Ty Cobb calls him ‘deeply wounded narcissist’ who acted in ‘criminal’ way to overturn Biden win
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Insider
Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
So Many Trump Scandals, So Little Time
So Many Trump Scandals, So Little Time
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Raw Story and American Greatness
Lawrence Freedman / Comment is Freed:
Gradually, then Suddenly — The Ukrainian flag is raised again in Kupyansk — “How did you go bankrupt?” — Two ways. Gradually, then suddenly. ― Ernest Hemingway, The Sun Also Rises. — As with bankruptcy so with military defeat. What appears to be a long, painful grind can quickly turn into a rout.
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Reuters:
Ukraine troops reach railway hub as breakthrough threatens to turn into rout — Ukrainian officials shared photos on Saturday showing troops raising the nation's flag over the main railway city that has supplied Russian forces in northeastern Ukraine, as a collapse in Russia's frontline threatened to turn into a rout.
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National Review and The Guardian
Thomas Grove / Wall Street Journal:
In Major Advance, Ukraine Drives Russians Out of Key Eastern City — Ukraine marks its biggest strategic gain since mounting an offensive this week, closing in on a vital town and cutting off supplies to thousands of Russian troops — Ukrainian forces seized most of a strategically vital city …
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Associated Press, Financial Times and WTOP News
New York Times:
Ukraine Attacks Russia Along Northern Front, Swiftly Making Gains — Sweeping south from positions in the Kharkiv region in Ukraine's northeast, Ukrainian forces have made their largest gains since routing Russia from Kyiv in April. — KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian forces have scored …
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Politico, Agence France-Presse, Al Jazeera, Outside the Beltway, The Guardian, The Atlantic, Samizdata and Bloomberg
New York Times:
Justice Dept. and Trump Legal Team Clash Over Special Master Candidates — The two sides had sharply diverging views of who could serve as a special master and what that person would do. — WASHINGTON — The Justice Department and lawyers for former President Donald J. Trump failed to agree …
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Politico:
Trump, DOJ tangle over ‘special master’ to review seized Mar-a-Lago documents — The Justice Department and former President Donald Trump presented dueling visions Friday night of the process and personnel for an outside review of documents seized from Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate last month …
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Washington Examiner, CNN, New York Post, Raw Story, NBC Los Angeles and Talking Points Memo
Washington Post:
Trump, Justice Department split on who should be special master — Two sides are far apart on who should review the documents seized at Mar-a-Lago and the scope of such a review — The Justice Department and Donald Trump's lawyers have failed to agree on a list of potential legal experts …
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NPR, Raw Story, CNN, Wall Street Journal, Insider, Bloomberg and Associated Press
Michael Karlik / Colorado Politics:
Chief Justice Roberts deems it ‘mistake’ to question Supreme Court's legitimacy based on decisions — Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. on Friday night pushed back sternly against the notion that a series of controversial decisions over the past term has endangered the legitimacy of the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Dave Philipps / New York Times:
Navy Orders High-Level Outside Investigation of SEAL Course — The punishing selection course for the Navy's most elite force has come under new scrutiny after a sailor's death exposed illicit drug use and other problems. — The Navy has started an independent investigation …
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The Hill, UPI, CNN and Just The News
Annie Gowen / Washington Post:
An ex-professor spreads election myths across the U.S., one town at a time — David Clements is traveling the country trying to convince local leaders to withhold certification of election results. If he succeeds, it could cause chaos. — NELIGH, Neb. — One recent still summer night …
Justin Jouvenal / Washington Post:
Va. attorney general creates ‘Election Integrity Unit’ — Virginia's Republican Attorney General Jason Miyares announced Friday the creation of an “Election Integrity Unit” that will provide legal advice and prosecute election law violations, despite a lack of widespread issues with voter fraud or other irregularities in the state.
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DCist
Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:
New York 2022: Hochul Maintains Double-Digit Lead Over Zeldin; Biden's Approval Increases 10 Points Among Young Voters — Home Polls New York 2022: Hochul Maintains Double-Digit Lead Over Zeldin; Biden's Approval Increases 10 Points Among Young Voters — The latest Emerson College/Pix11 …
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New York Post and The Hill
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Bjorn Lomborg / Wall Street Journal:
Policies Pushing Electric Vehicles Show Why Few People Want One — WSJ Opinion: Democrats Finally Passed Climate Legislation. Does It Matter? — Skip Ad — in 15 — YOU MAY ALSO LIKE — Created with sketchtool.
Bindu Bansinath / The Cut:
'I Won't Cry Over the Death of a Violent Oppressor' — The news of Queen Elizabeth II's death has been met with public outpourings of grief commemorating her service as the longest-reigning monarch in British history. But not everyone is in mourning. For many impacted by the lasting legacy …
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Mediaite, The Intercept, New York Post, IJR and The Wrap
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
It's official: Sarah Palin cost the GOP a House seat — Sarah Palin has made no secret since her loss in the Alaska special congressional election last week that she doesn't appreciate the state's new ranked-choice voting system, which she and other prominent conservatives have blamed for her loss.
CNN:
Once a ‘quintessential pro-life Texan,’ she had to flee her home state to get an abortion — Why a woman's doctor warned her not to get pregnant in Texas 03:50 — Nine years ago, Cade DeSpain messaged a friend about a cute girl he saw on her Facebook feed.
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Zach Williams / New York Post:
Hochul gave COVID test contract to campaign donor that charged taxpayers double — Gov. Kathy Hochul had New Yorkers pay twice as much for COVID tests from a company tied to nearly $300,000 in donations to her campaign compared to other state vendors, a new report details …