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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
Washington Post:
Garland names special counsel for Trump Mar-a-Lago, 2020 election probes
Garland names special counsel for Trump Mar-a-Lago, 2020 election probes
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CNN:
DOJ announces special counsel for Trump-related Mar-a-Lago and January 6 criminal investigations
DOJ announces special counsel for Trump-related Mar-a-Lago and January 6 criminal investigations
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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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The Verge:
Hundreds of employees say no to being part of Elon Musk's ‘extremely hardcore’ Twitter
Hundreds of employees say no to being part of Elon Musk's ‘extremely hardcore’ Twitter
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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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Geoff Brumfiel / NPR:
Trump tweeted an image from a spy satellite, declassified document shows — Three years ago, Donald Trump tweeted an image that left intelligence experts gobsmacked. — The picture was of a rocket that had exploded on a launch pad deep inside of Iran. It was so crisp, that some initially thought …
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Michael Kruse / Politico:
‘A Crazy Old Man Fighting With Himself’: Can Trump Do to DeSantis What He Did to Bush?
‘A Crazy Old Man Fighting With Himself’: Can Trump Do to DeSantis What He Did to Bush?
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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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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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Jesse Bedayn / Associated Press:
Republican Boebert's tight race likely headed to recount
Republican Boebert's tight race likely headed to recount
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Kathryn Watson / CBS News:
Republicans on House Judiciary panel focus on first White House target — With the House Judiciary Committee's gavel and subpoena power close at hand, Rep. Jim Jordan, Republican of Ohio, is getting ready to launch his first investigations of the Biden administration, starting Friday …
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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.
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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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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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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