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Trump hosts event featuring QAnon, ‘Pizzagate’ conspiracy theorist at Mar-a-Lago — The event came two weeks after Trump had dinner with Ye and Nick Fuentes. — A prominent adherent of the QAnon and “pizzagate” conspiracy theories posed for photos with former President Donald Trump …
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New York Times:
Donald Trump and His Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad 3 Weeks — For the former president, who raced to announce his third run for the White House in hopes of clearing the Republican field, the losses, legal setbacks and embarrassments are rapidly piling up.
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New York Times:
After Georgia Loss, G.O.P. Stares Down Its Trump Dilemma — Republicans from Georgia to Washington traded blame for their bruising defeats in the Senate races. Much of it landed on Donald Trump. — ATLANTA — The Democrats' capstone re-election victory of Senator Raphael Warnock forced Republicans …
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Asawin Suebsaeng / Rolling Stone:
Trump's Jewish Allies Are ‘Begging’ Him to Condemn Kanye. He's Refusing
Wall Street Journal:
‘Jim Crow 2.0’ Dies Again in Georgia
‘Jim Crow 2.0’ Dies Again in Georgia
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NBC News:
Map: High turnout powered Warnock to victory in Georgia Senate runoff
Map: High turnout powered Warnock to victory in Georgia Senate runoff
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Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
How Raphael Warnock defeated Herschel Walker
How Raphael Warnock defeated Herschel Walker
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House Committee on Ethics:
Statement of the Acting Chairwoman and Acting Ranking Member of the Committee on Ethics Regarding Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez — Pursuant to House Rule XI, clause 3(b)(8)(A), and Committee Rules 17A(b)(1)(A), 17A(c)(1), and 17A(j), the Acting Chairwoman and Acting Ranking Member …
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Zach Everson / Forbes:
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Is Under Investigation By House Ethics Committee — The House Committee on Ethics is investigating Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), according to a statement the panel issued on Wednesday. — The statement, which did not provide many details about the inquiry …
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New York Times:
Classified Documents Found in Trump Search of Storage Site — The discovery came as series of searches were conducted by a team hired by the former president, after a federal judge directed his lawyers to look for any materials still in his possession. — Former President Donald J. Trump hired people …
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Washington Post:
Trump team searches two of his properties amid court battle with DOJ
Trump team searches two of his properties amid court battle with DOJ
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Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
Hello! You've Been Referred Here Because You're Wrong About Twitter And Hunter Biden's Laptop — Hello! Someone has referred you to this post because you've said something quite wrong about Twitter and how it handled something to do with Hunter Biden's laptop.
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Candice Ortiz / Mediaite:
‘These F*cking People’: Barstool Star and Fox News Regular Caught on Hot Mic Destroying Network, Its Audience, and Tucker — Barstool Sports star Francis Ellis has appeared multiple times on Fox News, particularly on the 7 p.m. show hosted by Jesse Watters.
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Romy Ellenbogen / Miami Herald:
'Don't say gay' bill sponsor indicted on fraud charges related to COVID business loans — State Rep. Joe Harding, a Republican from North Florida, was indicted Wednesday on charges of money laundering and wire fraud after a federal grand jury said he falsely claimed two inactive businesses …
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Mitra Taj / New York Times:
Peru's President Quickly Ousted After Moving to Dissolve Congress — Pedro Castillo announced the move just before Congress voted to impeach him. Much of his government resigned to protest what political leaders said was a coup attempt. — LIMA — Peru's president was ousted from office …
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CNN:
Peru's President impeached and arrested after he attempts to dissolve Congress
Peru's President impeached and arrested after he attempts to dissolve Congress
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Marco Aquino / Reuters:
New Peru president sworn in, predecessor Castillo arrested
New Peru president sworn in, predecessor Castillo arrested
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New York Times:
Off-Duty F.B.I. Agent Fatally Shoots Person at D.C. Subway Station — The shooting happened after an altercation caused the two to fall off a platform at the Metro Center station during the evening rush, the authorities said. — An off-duty special agent with the F.B.I. fatally shot …
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James Fallows / Breaking the News:
On That ProPublica ‘Chinese Lab Leak’ Story. — A talk with a longtime translator, on why Mandarin does not include a ‘super-secret version’ for discussing government plans. — This post is about China, and language, and how the press responds to criticism and handles its mistakes.
Laurie Roberts / Arizona Republic:
It's official: Kari Lake, Kelli Ward and the Arizona GOP have lost their minds — Opinion: The increasingly delusional Arizona Republican Party wants Gov.-elect Katie Hobbs to be investigated for ‘suppressing free speech.’ But its ‘bombshell’ doesn't even rate as a small fizzle.
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Alys Davies / BBC:
Putin: Nuclear risk is rising, but we are not mad — Vladimir Putin has said the threat of a nuclear war was rising, but insisted Russia had not “gone mad” and would not use its nuclear weapons first. — The Russian president insisted that his country would only use weapons of mass destruction in response to an attack.
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Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Inside the turmoil roiling No Labels' unity ticket presidential campaign — Over the past year, the centrist group No Labels has spearheaded an ambitious $70 million project laying the groundwork for a unity ticket presidential campaign in 2024. — For that effort, its founder and CEO …
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
House Financial Services Chair Waters doesn't plan to subpoena Sam Bankman-Fried to testify at hearing on FTX collapse — House Financial Services Committee Chairwoman Maxine Waters informed a group of Democrats that she doesn't plan to subpoena former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried.
Gabe Kaminsky / Washington Examiner:
Trump team to make plea for immunity in three Jan. 6 lawsuits — Lawyers for Donald Trump will make the case on Wednesday that the former president should be immune from liability with regard to three civil lawsuits in connection to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
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Rachel Weiner / Washington Post:
Trump told crowd to ‘fight like hell’ before riot. Can he be sued?
Trump told crowd to ‘fight like hell’ before riot. Can he be sued?
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Georgi Kantchev / Wall Street Journal:
Russian Oil-Price Cap Adds to Fiscal Pressure on Moscow — Ceiling of $60 a barrel provides room for Russia to profit from current prices, but won't be enough to slow widening budget deficit — How a Cap on Russian Oil Prices Could Affect U.S. Consumers — Created with sketchtool.
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David Mack / BuzzFeed News:
“I Did What I Had To Do”: Christian Walker Opened Up About How He Helped Bring Down His Dad's Campaign — Christian Walker has zero regrets about the role he played in his father's failed Senate campaign: “I had no choice but to see the hypocrisy.” — Reporting From — MIAMI — Christian Walker couldn't resist.
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Zachary Petrizzo / The Daily Beast:
Fox News Host Mark Levin's War on ‘Imbecile’ Far-Right Congressmen Just Got Uglier — The intense battle between the shouty right-wing radio host and several conservative lawmakers escalated this week with a new round of Trumpian insults. — A skirmish between shouty Fox News host Mark Levin …
Maureen Mackey / Fox News:
Kirk Cameron is denied story-hour slot by public libraries for his new faith-based kids book — Actor-writer has not gotten a single ‘yes’ from the 50-plus public libraries his publisher has contacted so far — ‘messaging does not align,’ he was told — Kirk Cameron, former ‘Growing Pains’ actor …
Felicia Fonseca / Associated Press:
Polygamous ‘prophet’ leader had child brides, documents say — The leader of a small polygamous group on the Arizona-Utah border had taken at least 20 wives, most of them minors, and punished followers who did not treat him as a prophet, newly filed federal court documents show.
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Joseph Bernstein / New York Times:
Can The Daily Wire Turn Nashville Into Hollywood for Conservatives? — The right-wing media company, founded by Ben Shapiro and Jeremy Boreing, is trying. But the culture war may be its real entertainment product. — NASHVILLE — On March 22, 2021, the Tennessee General Assembly sent a resolution to the governor's desk.
Peter Kiefer / The Ankler:
The 'Grey's Anatomy' Liar Confesses it All — Elisabeth Finch, disgraced and in exile, explains what made her do it — “At a certain point, the hardest thing becomes remembering what you said or told people.” — It's Halloween, a fitting holiday for former Grey's Anatomy star writer Elisabeth Finch …
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Michael Harriot / TheGrio:
Thankfully, Van Jones has apologized for my silence on antisemitism — Editor's note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author's own. Read more opinions on theGrio. — (The full text and audio of Van Jones' speech at the UJA-Federation of New York Wall Street Dinner are available at ejp.com.)
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