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Jeremy Herb / CNN:
Exclusive: 'I'm just not going to leave': New book reveals Trump vowed to stay in White House — Former President Donald Trump repeatedly told aides in the days following his 2020 election loss that he would remain in the White House rather than let incoming President Joe Biden take over …
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Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Yes, the Polling Warning Signs Are Flashing Again — Democrats are polling well in exactly the places where surveys missed most in 2020. — Ahead of the last presidential election, we created a website tracking the latest polls — internally, we called it a “polling diary.”
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Townhall, National Review, RedState and Outside the Beltway
Washington Post:
Trump lawyers suggest seized Mar-a-Lago documents may not be classified — In new court filing, lawyers for the former president push back on a Justice Department request to limit the role of a special master — Lawyers for former president Donald Trump filed court papers Monday arguing …
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CNN, Law & Crime, Just The News and The Guardian
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Politico:
Trump fights back against DOJ in dispute over classified records — Donald Trump urged a federal judge Monday to keep in place her order that blocked the Justice Department from continuing its criminal investigation into the highly sensitive government records stashed in the basement of his Mar-a-Lago estate.
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Bloomberg, Talking Points Memo, National Review and New York Post
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Lawyers Dispute Classified Status of Seized Mar-a-Lago Documents
Trump Lawyers Dispute Classified Status of Seized Mar-a-Lago Documents
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Alexander Mallin / ABC News:
Trump legal team responds to Justice Department on Mar-a-Lago documents review
Trump legal team responds to Justice Department on Mar-a-Lago documents review
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The Hill, Washington Examiner, Above the Law and The Federalist
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Trump asks judge to block DOJ from viewing classified records seized from Mar-a-Lago
Trump asks judge to block DOJ from viewing classified records seized from Mar-a-Lago
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USA Today, Fox News, CNN, Washington Times and NewsNation
Associated Press:
Ukraine makes more gains, pushes back to border in places — Ukrainian troops reclaimed more territory from Russia on Monday, pushing all the way back to the northeastern border in some places as part of a lightning advance that forced Moscow to make a hasty retreat from occupied land.
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Washington Post:
Amid Ukraine's startling gains, liberated villages describe Russian troops dropping rifles and fleeing — ZALIZNYCHNE, Ukraine — In the end, the Russians fled any way they could on Friday, on stolen bicycles, disguised as locals. Hours after Ukrainian soldiers poured into the area …
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Anton Troianovski / New York Times:
Russia's Retreat in Ukraine Pokes Holes in Putin's Projection of Force
Russia's Retreat in Ukraine Pokes Holes in Putin's Projection of Force
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The Bulwark, Insider, HotAir, Bloomberg, The Guardian, Just The News, Politico, CNN, Wall Street Journal, Al Jazeera and Reuters
Axios:
Two Americas Index: Democracy deniers … - They're also a reality check against President Biden's speech that portrayed threats to democracy as solely driven by Republican supporters of former President Trump who refuse to accept that he lost the 2020 election.
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Washington Examiner, The Hill and The Daily Caller
Philippe Naughton / The Daily Beast:
Man Murdered Wife, Shot Daughter After Being Sucked Down ‘Q Rabbit Hole,’ Family Confirms — Igor and Tina Lanis were “loving and happy people” until Trump lost the 2020 election. “My Qdad snapped and killed my family this morning,” his daughter posted on Reddit.
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Kara Berg / Detroit News:
Police fatally shoot Walled Lake man who allegedly killed wife, shot daughter
Police fatally shoot Walled Lake man who allegedly killed wife, shot daughter
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Rolling Stone and New York Post
New York Times:
Democrats' Midterm Dilemma: How to Back Biden, Yet Shun Him, Too — Democratic candidates have been trying to signal their independence from the White House, while not distancing themselves from his base or his agenda. — When President Biden appeared in central Ohio on Friday …
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Washington Post, Washington Examiner and Vox
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Marisa Iati / Washington Post:
Biden turns urgently to critical task of holding the Senate
Biden turns urgently to critical task of holding the Senate
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Naomi Lim / Washington Examiner:
Biden navigates student debt forgiveness politics on campaign trail
Biden navigates student debt forgiveness politics on campaign trail
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New York Times and Fox News
Politico:
Pence, defied subpoenas, and a final report: The Jan. 6 panel's endgame — Should they seek Donald Trump's testimony? What should they do with Republican lawmakers who defied subpoenas? Will they be able to negotiate an interview with Mike Pence? — Members of the Jan. 6 select committee …
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Jordain Carney / Politico:
House GOP eyes its own Trump-free Jan. 6 inquiry
House GOP eyes its own Trump-free Jan. 6 inquiry
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Raw Story and The Guardian
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Roberts joins the chorus of Supreme Court whining — Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. has joined the list of other right-wing justices (Samuel A. Alito Jr., Amy Coney Barrett, Clarence Thomas) whining about public criticism of the court. — Let's begin by recalling that no court was more heavily criticized than the Warren court.
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Detroit Metro Times and CNN
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Ruth Marcus / Washington Post:
What Chief Justice Roberts misses
What Chief Justice Roberts misses
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Politico:
Trump judges are on a tear — A decision by a judge appointed by former President Donald Trump to temporarily halt a Justice Department investigation into Trump's handling of classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate triggered an avalanche of criticism from across the legal spectrum …
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Raw Story
Steve Neavling / News & Views, Detroit Metro Times:
Prominent Republicans join coalition to support Whitmer for reelection — The formation of the group comes as the Michigan Republican Party struggles to unify ahead of the November election … More than 150 Michigan Republicans banded together to launch a group supporting …
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Detroit Metro Times and Blue Virginia
New York Magazine:
The Sordid Saga of Hunter Biden's Laptop — The most invasive data breach imaginable is a political scandal Democrats can't just wish away. — Imagine the entirety of your digital existence plotted out before you: your accounts and passwords; your avatars; your contacts …
Washington Post:
Trump backers flood election offices with requests as 2022 vote nears — The requests for records related to the 2020 election have complicated preparations for November, which some officials say may be the point — Supporters of former president Donald Trump have swamped local election offices across …
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Political Wire
Mike Allen / Axios:
Sneak peek: How Trump fired his man in Manhattan — “Our chief of security apologized for doing it so abruptly, explaining, ‘I was told to get you out of the office immediately.’” — Berman, who was U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, writes that he …
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Washington Examiner
Ron Dicker / HuffPost:
Ari Fleischer Accused Of Bowing To Saudi LIV Golf Employer After Halting 9/11 Tweets — Fleischer, a former press secretary for President George W. Bush and a Fox News contributor, said the speculation was “foolish conspiracy theory.” — Ari Fleischer has drawn suspicion for announcing …
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