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Jonah E. Bromwich / New York Times:
Trump Organization Found Guilty in Tax Fraud Scheme — The former president's company had been accused of providing off-the-book benefits to executives. The testimony of its former chief financial officer proved crucial to the case.
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Shayna Jacobs / Washington Post:
Trump Organization convicted in N.Y. criminal tax fraud trial — NEW YORK — Former president Donald Trump's namesake company was convicted of tax crimes committed by two of its longtime executives after a Manhattan trial that gave jurors a peek at some of the inner workings of the Trump Organization's finances.
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NBC News:
Jury finds Trump Organization guilty of tax fraud scheme — Jury finds Trump Organization guilty on all counts in tax fraud trial — A criminal court jury in New York on Tuesday found the Trump Organization guilty of all charges in a sweeping, 15-year tax fraud scheme that prosecutors …
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Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Trump Org Tax Fraud Verdict: Guilty on All Counts — A jury has found the Trump Organization guilty on all nine counts against Donald Trump's company. — The Trump Organization's two affiliate companies on trial in New York City were found guilty of all nine counts of tax fraud …
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Jury finds Trump Organization guilty of tax fraud — As if Donald Trump weren't already struggling with an avalanche of legal troubles, a jury today found the Trump Organization guilty of tax fraud. — As if Donald Trump weren't already struggling with an avalanche of legal troubles …
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Washington Post:
Justice Dept. subpoenas Ariz., Mich., Wis. officials for Trump communications — The requests, sent to multiple counties targeted by Trump in his effort to reverse his 2020 loss, are among the first known subpoenas issued by Jack Smith, the newly appointed special counsel in the Jan. 6 probe
Mona Charen / The Bulwark:
Why the Right Needs Hunter Biden — They think his story assuages their guilt, but it doesn't. — They are all leaping in with both feet—all the usual suspects. Elon Musk gave Matt Taibbi access to internal Twitter documents, promising a big reveal about how the company handled the Trump campaign's planned October surprise.
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Lindsay Beyerstein / The Editorial Board:
House Republicans poised to launder Russian disinfo again
House Republicans poised to launder Russian disinfo again
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
McConnell: Trump would have hard time becoming president given Constitution comments
McConnell: Trump would have hard time becoming president given Constitution comments
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Washington Post:
For Trump, the Constitution is malleable
For Trump, the Constitution is malleable
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New York Times:
Warnock Claims Momentum in Georgia, as Walker Banks on Election Day Turnout — On the eve of Georgia's Senate runoff, Raphael Warnock, a Democrat, warned his supporters about being overconfident. Herschel Walker urged Republicans to flood the polls on Tuesday.
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Isaac Schorr / Mediaite:
‘A Bunch of Vultures and Hyenas’ Have Hamstrung the Herschel Walker Campaign
‘A Bunch of Vultures and Hyenas’ Have Hamstrung the Herschel Walker Campaign
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Bryan Schott / Salt Lake Tribune:
Mike Lee, Burgess Owens are raising money for Herschel Walker's Senate campaign — and keeping half of the cash
Mike Lee, Burgess Owens are raising money for Herschel Walker's Senate campaign — and keeping half of the cash
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Rep. Andy Biggs / The Daily Caller:
I'm Running To Replace Kevin McCarthy As House Speaker And Break The Establishment — It is time. It is time for new leadership of the U.S. House of Representatives. — People are thrilled that Speaker Nancy Pelosi's reign of Leftist extremism is ending.
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CNN:
Kevin McCarthy faces debt-limit dilemma as House GOP ratchets up demands amid speaker bid — House Republicans are plotting tactics for their new majority and weighing how to use their leverage to enact a laundry list of demands, with many zeroing in on an issue with enormous economic implications: Raising the nation's borrowing limit.
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CNN:
House January 6 committee has decided to make criminal referrals, chairman says — The House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol has decided to make criminal referrals to the Department of Justice, the panel's chairman, Rep. Bennie Thompson, told reporters Tuesday.
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Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
House Jan. 6 Committee to Issue Criminal Referrals, Chairman Says
House Jan. 6 Committee to Issue Criminal Referrals, Chairman Says
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CNN:
Family of fallen officer snubs McCarthy and McConnell as Congress honors law enforcement who defended the Capitol on Jan. 6 — The family of a fallen officer snubbed top congressional Republicans on Tuesday at a ceremony held to honor law enforcement who defended the US Capitol during the January 6, 2021, insurrection.
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Washington Post:
Family of Jan. 6 officer declines GOP leaders' handshakes at ceremony
Family of Jan. 6 officer declines GOP leaders' handshakes at ceremony
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Zach C Cohen / Bloomberg:
Fallen Capitol Cop's Family Snubs GOP Leaders Who Stood by Trump
Fallen Capitol Cop's Family Snubs GOP Leaders Who Stood by Trump
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Institute for the Study of War:
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 5 — Click here to see ISW's interactive map of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This map is updated daily alongside the static maps present in this report. — ISW is publishing an abbreviated campaign update today, December 5.
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New York Times:
Ukraine Targets Bases Deep in Russia, Showing Expanded Reach
Ukraine Targets Bases Deep in Russia, Showing Expanded Reach
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Max Boot / Washington Post:
We can win a battle of production lines with Russia. But there's a better way.
We can win a battle of production lines with Russia. But there's a better way.
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CNN:
Trump's slow 2024 start worries allies — Back in 2015, Donald Trump's first campaign rally in Iowa as a contender for the Republican presidential nomination came just 10 hours after he declared his candidacy in New York. The following day, he was across the country in New Hampshire …
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Daniel Wu / Washington Post:
‘Shark Week’ lacks diversity, overrepresents men named Mike, scientists say — Researchers say Discovery's programming overwhelmingly featured White men as experts while emphasizing negative messages about sharks — Lisa Whitenack loved sharks as a kid. She spent rainy days leafing through a guide to sharks in Reader's Digest.
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Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
JFK Assassination Investigator Has Jarring New Claim About Oswald's CIA Involvement — A prominent Kennedy assassination investigator says the CIA has never disclosed documents proving that Lee Harvey Oswald was involved with the CIA in 1963. — The CIA holds documents …
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Rachel Schilke / Washington Examiner:
Over 1,000 Iranian students suffer ‘poisoning’ ahead of mass protests — The night before a swell of protests against the Iranian regime was set to take place, 1,200 Iranian university students were struck with food poisoning. — The national student union announced that students at Kharazmi …
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Jill Lawrence / The Bulwark:
Hypocrisy, Thy Name Is GOP — Herschel Walker, Bill Bennett, and Donald Trump's legacy. — Reagan-era Education Secretary William Bennett had a moment last week: On November 29, Simon & Schuster released a thirtieth-anniversary updated edition of his 1993 bestseller, The Book of Virtues.
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Peter Stone / The Guardian:
Top US conservatives pushing Russia's spin on Ukraine war, experts say — Some of the Kremlin's most blatant falsehoods aimed at undercutting US aid are promoted by major figures on the right — Ever since Russia launched its brutal war in Ukraine the Kremlin has banked …
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Joan Biskupic / CNN:
How William Rehnquist led to the new monumental challenge to presidential election rules — When Chief Justice William Rehnquist helped decide the 2000 presidential election, his radical legal theory failed to gain a majority. But today's conservative court is giving it another chance …
Steven Nelson / New York Post:
Biden faces press outcry after ‘petty’ and ‘punitive’ Christmas party snubs — They're making a list and checking it twice. — President Biden is facing an outcry from the White House press corps for the “petty” exclusion of journalists from the traditional presidential media Christmas parties.
Sui-Lee Wee / New York Times:
In Sweeping Legal Overhaul, Indonesia Outlaws Sex Outside Marriage — Parliament also approved a law that criminalizes criticism of the government, delivering a blow to the country's progressive reputation. — Indonesia has long been known as a widely tolerant nation at the forefront …
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Politico:
Doug Emhoff emerges as the face of Biden's fight against antisemitism — A few months ago, second gentleman Doug Emhoff asked his team about what more he could do about the rise of antisemitic incidents across the country. — The issue had long concerned him.
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