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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Trump says he 'won't partake' in special counsel investigation, slams as ‘worst politicization of justice’ — Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed former DOJ official Jack Smith to lead Trump investigations regarding records held at Mar-a-Lago, Jan. 6 — AG Garland to appoint special counsel in Trump Mar-a-Lago, Jan. 6 probes
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Wall Street Journal:
Garland to Name Special Counsel to Determine Whether Trump Should Face Charges — A formal announcement would come days after Mr. Trump announced another bid for the presidency — WASHINGTON-Attorney General Merrick Garland will appoint a special counsel to determine whether former President Donald Trump …
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New York Times:
Jack Smith, named as special counsel, has a long history as a career prosecutor. — The attorney general announced his decision to name Jack Smith, the former head of the Justice Department's public integrity section, to to job just days after former President Donald J. Trump announced that he would seek the White House again in 2024.
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U.S. Department of Justice:
Appointment of a Special Counsel — Attorney General Merrick B. Garland announced today the appointment of former career Justice Department prosecutor and former chief prosecutor for the special court in The Hague, Jack Smith, to serve as Special Counsel to oversee two ongoing criminal investigations.
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Lauren Egan / NBC News:
Who is Jack Smith, the special counsel investigating Donald Trump? — Who is Jack Smith? AG Garland calls special counsel an ‘impartial and determined prosecutor’ — WASHINGTON — Jack Smith, the newly named special counsel in the Trump investigations, most recently served as the chief prosecutor …
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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Attorney General Merrick Garland names Jack Smith special counsel in Trump criminal probes
Attorney General Merrick Garland names Jack Smith special counsel in Trump criminal probes
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Yoel Roth / New York Times:
I Was the Head of Trust and Safety at Twitter. This Is What Could Become of It. — Earlier this month, I chose to leave my position leading trust and safety at Elon Musk's Twitter. — As the company's head of policy, my teams were responsible for drafting Twitter's rules and figuring …
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New York Times:
Elon Musk's Twitter Teeters on the Edge After Another 1,200 Leave — Mr. Musk sent emails on Friday asking to learn about Twitter's underlying technology as key infrastructure teams have been decimated. — Elon Musk sent a flurry of emails to Twitter employees on Friday morning with a plea.
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
House Republicans announce plans to produce content for Fox News — Before we get too far into the incoming House Republican majority's plans for putting pressure on President Biden, consider this tweet from the party's caucus on the House Judiciary Committee.
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Kathryn Watson / CBS News:
Republicans on House Judiciary panel focus on first White House target
Republicans on House Judiciary panel focus on first White House target
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Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Capitol rioter who said he wanted Trump's ‘approval’ gets three years in Jan. 6 case — WASHINGTON — A Donald Trump fan who was convicted on all counts after telling jurors that he thought he was “following presidential orders” when he stole a liquor bottle and a coat rack from the U.S. Capitol …
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C. Ryan Barber / Insider:
A federal judge compared the January 6 mentality to ‘Nazi Germany’ at the sentencing of a Capitol rioter
A federal judge compared the January 6 mentality to ‘Nazi Germany’ at the sentencing of a Capitol rioter
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Katie Robertson / New York Times:
New York Post Takes Aim at Trump, and Hits a Nerve — The paper's increasingly harsh coverage has gotten the news media and political worlds talking about whether the Murdoch media empire has broken permanently from the former president. — Since Election Day last week …
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Associated Press:
Trump 2024 rivals court his donors as primary season begins — Republicans considering a 2024 run for the White House will assemble in Las Vegas this weekend, with anxious donors and activists openly considering whether or not to support Donald Trump for a third straight time.
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Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
GOP megadonor Mercer family has no plans to boost Trump's 2024 campaign as former president loses more allies
GOP megadonor Mercer family has no plans to boost Trump's 2024 campaign as former president loses more allies
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Ed Mazza / HuffPost:
Key Evangelical Figures Turn On Trump: ‘He Used Us’
Key Evangelical Figures Turn On Trump: ‘He Used Us’
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Mark Niesse / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
BREAKING: Judge allows Saturday voting before U.S. Senate runoff in Georgia — State law allows Saturday voting after Thanksgiving holidays, judge rules — A judge ruled that Georgia law allows Saturday voting before the runoff for the U.S. Senate, finding that polling places can open …
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Liz Essley Whyte / Wall Street Journal:
Lawsuit Filed to Reverse Approval, Access to Abortion Pill — The action was filed by a conservative legal group that helped challenge the Roe v. Wade decision overturned by Supreme Court — Medical Abortions: The Science Behind How Abortion Pills Work — Created with sketchtool.
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Politico:
Joe Biden, gay icon — Welcome to POLITICO's West Wing Playbook, your guide to the people and power centers in the Biden administration. With help from Allie Bice. — President JOE BIDEN, on the cusp of his 80th birthday, can sometimes sound like a throwback with his colloquialisms …
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Kate Bennett / CNN:
Biden granddaughter's wedding offers youthful spin for president turning 80
Biden granddaughter's wedding offers youthful spin for president turning 80
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Judge punts Psaki social-media subpoena fight — A federal magistrate judge in Virginia openly scoffed Friday at White House press secretary Jen Psaki's efforts to escape a deposition in a suit over alleged pressure on social media firms to censor posts on topics like Covid-19 vaccines and election fraud.
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Patrick Hauf / Fox News:
Election denier Hakeem Jeffries could replace Pelosi as House Dem leader — Jeffries said America deserves to know if Trump was a ‘fake’ president — Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi: Hakeem Jeffries can bring people together — The leading candidate to replace Nancy Pelosi as the next House Democratic leader …
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New York Post:
Allen Weisselberg says he got $200K raise after Trump kids discovered his tax fraud — Donald Trump's kids gave Allen Weisselberg a whopping $200,000 raise — instead of punishing him — after discovering his shady tax practices, the ex-Trump Organization CFO told jurors Friday.
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Reuters:
A gender imbalance emerges among trans teens seeking treatment — USA-TRANSYOUTH/TOPSURGERY — Adolescents assigned female at birth account for a significant majority of minors receiving gender-affirming care, including top surgery, fueling debate about the influence of peer groups and social media.
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Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Democrat Adam Frisch concedes to Lauren Boebert in nail biter House race — Democrat Adam Frisch conceded on Friday to Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) in the race for Colorado's 3rd Congressional District, saying that an expected recount was unlikely to change the outcome of the election.
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Erin Mulvaney / Wall Street Journal:
Law School Accrediting Panel Votes to Make LSAT Optional — Legal education community has been divided over testing requirement and its impact on diversity in admissions — An American Bar Association panel voted Friday to drop a requirement that law school applicants take the LSAT …
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Andy Biggs / American Greatness:
I Cannot Vote for Kevin McCarthy as House Speaker — It is time to make a change. — During this midterm campaign, I attended hundreds of events in my district, around Arizona, and around the country. The issue I was asked about most often was whether I or the Republicans in the House …
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Diego Mendoza / Semafor:
‘We have to have a thriving press:’ Sen. Amy Klobuchar on the future of American journalism — Diego Mendoza is a Breaking News reporter. You can reach him at dmendoza@semafor.com. For politics coverage from Semafor each morning, sign up for our Principals newsletter — an insider's guide to American power.
Wall Street Journal:
Trump or Biden? How About Neither? — Walking away from the presidency is like giving up the car keys because you're too old to drive safely. — Joe Biden and Donald Trump: Please do the country a service and don't run for president in 2024. America is in gridlock over the both of you …
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New York Times:
Justice Department Said to Investigate Ticketmaster's Parent Company — The inquiry predates the botched presale of Taylor Swift tickets this week and is said to focus on whether Live Nation has abused its power in the live music industry. — WASHINGTON — The Justice Department has opened …
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