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Aaron Katersky / ABC News:
New York AG Letitia James files $250M lawsuit against Trump for defrauding lenders, others — The suit accuses Trump and his firm of “persistent and repeated business fraud.” — For 20 years, Donald Trump and his family enriched themselves through “numerous acts of fraud and misrepresentations …
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Timothy L. O'Brien / Bloomberg:
Trump and His Spurious Business Face a Reckoning — New York State Attorney General Letitia James on Wednesday accused former President Donald Trump, his three eldest children and their company, the Trump Organization, of financial fraud, contending they misled investors and falsely inflated …
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Raw Story, Townhall and Crooks and Liars
Kara Scannell / CNN:
New York attorney general files civil fraud lawsuit against Trump, some of his children and his business — New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a civil fraud lawsuit Wednesday against former President Donald Trump, according to court records. — The case docket indicates …
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Summer Concepcion / NBC News:
New York AG sues Trump, his children and their company on charges of large-scale business fraud — New York Attorney General Letitia James announced a sweeping lawsuit Wednesday against former President Donald Trump, his three eldest children and the Trump Organization in connection …
Politico:
Trump, company and family members sued by New York AG over alleged fraud scheme — NEW YORK — New York Attorney General Letitia James has filed suit against former President Donald Trump, three of his adult children and his business empire, accusing them of large-scale fraudulent financial practices …
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Erik Larson / Bloomberg:
Donald Trump Sued by New York Over Misleading Asset Valuations
Donald Trump Sued by New York Over Misleading Asset Valuations
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AIRLIVE:
BREAKING Russian airlines ordered to stop selling tickets to Russian men aged 18 to 65 — Flights abroad sell out following Putin's partial mobilization. — According to journalist Amir Tsarfati, Russian airlines have stopped selling tickets to Russian men aged 18 to 65 unless …
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New York Times:
Ukraine Live Updates: Putin Calls Up More Troops as His War Effort Falters — In a rare address to the nation, the Russian president railed against the West for providing Ukraine with weapons and made a veiled threat of using nuclear weapons. Russia's defense minister put the number of new call-ups at 300,000.
Wall Street Journal:
Putin Orders Draft of Reservists for War in Ukraine, Threatens Nuclear Response — Russian president made the announcement amid faltering Russian offensive, Ukrainian advances in northeast — MOSCOW—In a major escalation of the war in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin raised …
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Reuters, The Daily Caller, Reason, Al Jazeera, The Guardian, New York Times and Metro.co.uk
Washington Post:
Putin's partial military mobilization condemned by U.S., Europe
Putin's partial military mobilization condemned by U.S., Europe
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Slow Boring and Bloomberg
NBC News:
Putin mobilizes more troops for Ukraine war, threatens nuclear retaliation and backs annexation of Russian-occupied land
Putin mobilizes more troops for Ukraine war, threatens nuclear retaliation and backs annexation of Russian-occupied land
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Insider, The Guardian, CNN, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, The National Interest, Lucid, Fortune, Bloomberg, Financial Times and TASS
Henry Foy / Financial Times:
West shrugs off Putin's nuclear ‘bluff’ and vows to keep up Ukraine support
West shrugs off Putin's nuclear ‘bluff’ and vows to keep up Ukraine support
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Reuters, The Hill, Wall Street Journal, National Review and The Liberty Loft
The Economist:
Vladimir Putin's situation looks ever more desperate
Vladimir Putin's situation looks ever more desperate
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Telegraph, One America News Network, Washington Post, TASS, The Liberty Loft, Big League Politics, Metro.co.uk and CBS News
Karl Ritter / Associated Press:
Putin sets partial military call-up, won't ‘bluff’ on nukes
Putin sets partial military call-up, won't ‘bluff’ on nukes
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Associated Press:
Ohio GOP House candidate has misrepresented military service — Campaigning for a northwestern Ohio congressional seat, Republican J.R. Majewski presents himself as an Air Force combat veteran who deployed to Afghanistan after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, once describing “tough” …
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Rolling Stone and The Guardian
Washington Post:
‘Unchecked’ book excerpt: Inside McConnell's decision not to convict Trump — “Let's just ignore him,” the GOP Senate leader said at one point, underscoring his hands-off approach on whether to stand up to pro-Trump lawmakers after the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol
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Sarah N. Lynch / Reuters:
My Pillow CEO, Trump ally faces probe for plot to target 2020 election computers — Mike Lindell, the My Pillow Inc chief executive and ally to former President Donald Trump, is under U.S. federal investigation for identity theft and for conspiring to damage a protected computer connected …
Juliette Kayyem / The Atlantic:
Trump Endorsed QAnon Because He's Stuck — For a man who believes in nothing, has no coherent ideology or value system except his own continuing relevance, obsesses over conspiracies, and subsists on grievance and anger, Donald Trump took a long time to fully embrace QAnon.
Robert Sarver:
Statement from Robert Sarver — Robert Sarver, managing partner of the Phoenix Suns and Phoenix Mercury, today issued the following statement. — Words that I deeply regret now overshadow nearly two decades of building organizations that brought people together - and strengthened the Phoenix area …
Marist Poll:
The 2022 Elections in Ohio — Marist Ohio Poll — Vance & Ryan in Dead Heat in Ohio Senate Race, DeWine with 18-Point Lead in Governor's Race — In the U.S. Senate contest to fill retiring Senator Rob Portman's seat, Democrat Tim Ryan and Republican J.D. Vance are in a statistical dead heat …
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Ken Klippenstein / The Intercept:
Ron DeSantis Chartered Planes From GOP-Allied Donor to Fly Migrants to Martha's Vineyard … When Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis set out on his stunt to highlight liberal hypocrisy last week, he contracted with Vertol Systems, Inc., to pull it off. For $615,000, the aviation firm founded …
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David R. Lurie / The Daily Beast:
The Performative Sadism of Ron DeSantis
The Performative Sadism of Ron DeSantis
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Jerry Dunleavy / Washington Examiner:
Put up or shut up: DOJ increases pressure on Trump to prove Mar-a-Lago declassification — The Justice Department has emphasized to an appeals court that Donald Trump has yet to provide evidence he had declassified the records seized from Mar-a-Lago, just as the special master himself appeared …
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Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System:
Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement — Recent indicators point to modest growth in spending and production. Job gains have been robust in recent months, and the unemployment rate has remained low. Inflation remains elevated, reflecting supply and demand imbalances related to the pandemic …
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Washington Free Beacon, Vox, Politico, CBS News and UPI
Susan Page / USA Today:
Trump vs. DeSantis in 2024? USA TODAY/Suffolk poll shows Florida Republicans prefer their governor — In a hypothetical 2024 presidential primary in the Sunshine State, DeSantis leads Trump 48%-40%. That's a reversal from a poll of Florida in January, when Trump led DeSantis 47%-40%.
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Breitbart, HotAir, Insider, The Hill, Mediaite, National Review, Washington Times and Washington Examiner
Ethan Shanfeld / Variety:
Bill Maher Says ‘Woke Baggage’ Is Democrats' Biggest Problem: ‘Stop Talking About Pregnant Men’ … Bill Maher has shared his opinions on today's top issues for nearly two decades on HBO's “Real Time.” Now, with his new podcast “Club Random,” the comedian turned political commentator tells Variety …
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The Hill
The Hill:
Democrats reach deal on policing bills, vote planned for Thursday — House Democrats have reached a long-elusive agreement on a package of police and community safety bills, according to several of the top stakeholders, with plans for the lower chamber to vote Thursday to send the legislation to the Senate.
Kyle Morris / Fox News:
Vulnerable Iowa Democrat vacationed in Europe as she voted by proxy for Inflation Reduction Act, IRS expansion — A photo shared by Cindy Axne's son to social media amid the House's vote on the Inflation Reduction Act shows the congresswoman in France — Fox News Power Rankings give GOP slim advantage in midterms
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Political Wire
Joseph Cox / VICE:
Revealed: US Military Bought Mass Monitoring Tool That Includes Internet Browsing, Email Data — The “Augury” platform includes highly sensitive network data that Team Cymru, a private company, is selling to the military. “It's everything. There's nothing else to capture except the smell of electricity …
George F. Will / Washington Post:
While Oz campaigns about campaigning, Fetterman sells a synthetic authenticity — SPRINGFIELD, Pa. — Election rallies in this “season of discontent” — when was there a contentment season? — feature an amiable dystopianism. On a recent afternoon, some cheerful but fretful residents …
Victoria Prodeline / Monmouth University …:
Dem Party Image Drag on Incumbent — Warnock better liked than Walker, but does not have a clear edge on the issues — West Long Branch, NJ - Incumbent Sen. Raphael Warnock is viewed more favorably than challenger Herschel Walker, but poor voter opinion of the Democratic Party in Georgia is keeping the race for U.S. Senate close.
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Fox News, The Hill and Political Wire
Yair Rosenberg / The Atlantic:
How Not to Talk About the Holocaust — It's rarely a good sign when the Holocaust trends on social media, and this week was no exception. On Sunday, in an interview with 60 Minutes, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi declared that he needed more evidence to determine whether the Holocaust took place.
David Wasserman / Cook Political Report:
House Rating Changes: Schweikert Moves to Toss Up, Cuellar to Lean Democrat — As both parties begin to blitz the competitive battleground with ads, Republicans continue to be the party playing more offense, linking Democratic incumbents to “wasteful spending” and more IRS funding in the just-passed reconciliation bill.
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Washington Free Beacon:
WATCH: 17 Times the Biden Administration Said the Border Is Secure — Meanwhile, DHS reports a record 2.5 million immigrant encounters in 2022 … While most professional pundits were outraged that Gov. Ron DeSantis (R., Fla.) would dare to defile their favorite island getaway …
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