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Devlin Barrett / Washington Post:
Appeals court: Justice Depart. can use Mar-a-Lago documents in criminal probe — Federal appeals panel says Judge Aileen Cannon “abused” her discretion in requiring outside review of seized classified documents — An appeals court sided with the Justice Department in a legal fight …
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Politico:
Trump suffers setback as appeals panel rejects Cannon ruling — A three-judge appeals court panel has granted the Justice Department's request to block aspects of U.S. District Court Judge Aileen Cannon's ruling that delayed a criminal investigation into highly sensitive documents seized …
New York Times:
Appeals Court Restores Justice Dept.'s Access to Sensitive Files Seized From Trump
Appeals Court Restores Justice Dept.'s Access to Sensitive Files Seized From Trump
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Miami Herald:
Operatives linked to DeSantis promised to fly migrants to Delaware — but left them stranded — A black, luxury SUV with tinted windows pulled into a parking space along the side of a drab, two-story La Quinta motel planted on the northwestern edge of 12 lanes of highway that loop around downtown San Antonio.
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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 …
Andrew Kaczynski / CNN:
GOP congressional candidate said US suffered from women's suffrage and praised organization trying to repeal 19th Amendment — A Michigan candidate for the US House backed by former President Donald Trump once railed against giving women the right to vote, arguing that America has “suffered” since women's suffrage.
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Mary Ilyushina / Washington Post:
As mobilization begins in Russia, sold-out flights, protests and arrests — Within hours of President Vladimir Putin's speech declaring a partial military mobilization on Wednesday, men all over Russia — including some who had tried for months to ignore the messy war in Ukraine …
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Americans freed in sprawling Russia-Ukraine prisoner exchange — Alexander Drueke and Andy Tai Huynh, U.S. military veterans detained since June, were released as part of a deal negotiated with involvement from Saudi Arabia — Two U.S. military veterans, held captive for months …
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Anne Applebaum / The Atlantic:
The Kremlin Must Be in Crisis
The Kremlin Must Be in Crisis
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Blake Hounshell / New York Times:
The Political Backdrop of Letitia James's Lawsuit Against Trump — Democrats have spent six years waiting for someone to hold former President Donald J. Trump accountable for what they see as a lifetime of evading consequences for his actions. — On Wednesday, Letitia James …
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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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E. Danya Perry / Just Security:
Has a Trump Tipping Point Been Reached? Analyzing The NY Attorney General's Case Against Trump
Has a Trump Tipping Point Been Reached? Analyzing The NY Attorney General's Case Against Trump
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Media Matters for America, Vanity Fair, MSNBC and Politico
Washington Post:
Jan. 6 committee reaches deal with Ginni Thomas for an interview — The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection has reached an agreement with Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, to be interviewed by the panel in coming weeks …
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CNN:
First on CNN: Ginni Thomas agrees to January 6 committee interview — The House select committee investigating January 6, 2021, has come to an agreement with Ginni Thomas, the conservative activist and wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, to be interviewed by the panel in the coming weeks …
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NBC News:
Ginni Thomas to meet with House committee investigating Jan. 6 riot — The Jan. 6 committee has reached an agreement with Ginni Thomas to be interviewed in the coming weeks, a source close to the House panel told NBC News on Wednesday. — Emails, records and reporting indicate that Thomas …
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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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Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
House passes bill to prevent stolen elections, despite strong GOP opposition — WASHINGTON — The House voted 229-203 on Wednesday to pass a bill aimed at preventing future election subversion, inspired by the investigation into Jan. 6 and a determination to prevent such an attack from occurring again.
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Talking Points Memo, Common Dreams, Associated Press and The Post Millennial
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Miles Parks / NPR:
The House just passed a bill that would make it harder to overthrow an election
The House just passed a bill that would make it harder to overthrow an election
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Josh Barro / Very Serious:
Gavin Newsom Is Gross and Embarrassing and Will Never Be President — So he should stop making an embarrassing national spectacle of himself. — Dear readers, — I have a rant. — In theory, Gavin Newsom is running for re-election as governor of California.
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American Prospect:
Permitting Reform Is A Decoy For Ramping Up Gas — A new Manchin-Schumer deal is being marketed as a clean energy hack, but it's mostly about gas exports. — harrisrock092122-manchin — Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) speaks with reporters as he departs a vote at the U.S. Capitol Sept. 21, 2022.
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Stephanie Pagones / New York Post:
Shannon Brandt free after admitting he mowed down ‘Republican’ teen over politics — ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED BY: — The North Dakota man who allegedly admitted to fatally striking a teenage pedestrian with his car because the pair had “a political argument” was released from jail on Tuesday after posting $50,000 bond, records show.
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New York Times:
Senate Ratifies Pact to Curb a Broad Category of Potent Greenhouse Gases — In a bipartisan vote, lawmakers voted to join an international agreement to phase out the hydrofluorocarbons commonly found in refrigerators and air-conditioners. — WASHINGTON — The Senate voted on Wednesday …
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Breanne Deppisch / Washington Examiner:
Senate ratifies treaty to curb emissions of greenhouse gas refrigerants
Senate ratifies treaty to curb emissions of greenhouse gas refrigerants
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KNSD-TV:
‘Fat Leonard,’ Fugitive Defense Contractor Convicted in Navy Bribery Case, Arrested in Venezuela — Leonard Glenn Francis, better known as “Fat Leonard,” a defense contractor who disappeared weeks before he was set to be sentenced for one of the largest bribery scandals in the nation's military history …
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Kim Tong-Hyung / Associated Press:
North Korea denies sending arms to Russia amid Ukraine war — North Korea says it hasn't exported any weapons to Russia during the war in Ukraine and has no plans to do so, and said U.S. intelligence reports of weapons transfers were an attempt to tarnish North Korea's image.
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The Guardian, Russia-Ukraine War Newsletter, Al Jazeera, Voice of America and Japan Times
Ohpi / OH Predictive Insights:
US Senate Race: Kelly Takes a Double-Digit Lead Over Masters — Secretary of State Race: 1 in 4 Likely Voters are Undecided — Toplines and Crosstabs can be found here — PHOENIX (September 21st, 2022)- Similar to how the Arizona weather doesn't seem to cool off, neither does this election season.
Christopher Carbone / Daily Mail:
Decomposing HUMAN remains can legally be used as compost from 2027 thanks to new California law aimed at tackling climate change — A California law makes it legal to turn human remains into compost — The process involves placing the body inside a reusable container along with wood chips …
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Breitbart, The Post Millennial and Metro.co.uk
Caitlin Oprysko / Politico:
‘Nothing short of ridiculous’: Trump ally Tom Barrack rejects foreign agent claims as trial opens — NEW YORK — An ally and onetime top campaign adviser to Donald Trump sought to trade on his longtime friendship with the former president by covertly providing officials from the United Arab Emirates access …
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