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CNN:
Key takeaways from six years of Donald Trump's federal tax returns — Six years of Donald Trump's federal tax returns released on Friday show the former president paid very little in federal income taxes the first and last year of his presidency, claiming huge losses that helped limit his tax bill, among other revelations.
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Politico:
Trump taxes show foreign income from more than a dozen countries — Donald Trump's tax returns show the former president received income from more than a dozen countries during his time in office, highlighting a string of potential conflicts of interest. — Trump's returns …
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Raw Story and PoliticusUSA
Los Angeles Times:
Trump's tax returns are out. Here's how he was able to pay so little — so often — Former President Trump's seven-year battle to keep the public from seeing his taxes ended in defeat Friday as a House committee released six years of returns documenting his aggressive efforts to minimize what he paid the IRS.
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New York Times:
Trump Tax Returns Released by House Democrats — The publication of former President Donald J. Trump's private tax documents comes amid questions about why the I.R.S. failed to fully audit him during his presidency. … WASHINGTON — House Democrats on Friday released six years …
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Washington Post:
What we've learned from Trump's tax returns — Thousands of pages of Donald Trump's tax returns shed some light on his extensive business empire, both before and during his presidency, as well as his changing fortunes during his time in the Oval Office. — While Trump endured sizable financial losses …
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The Gateway Pundit and CBS News
Noah Bookbinder / The Atlantic:
The IRS Really, Really Should Have Audited Trump — Six years after Donald Trump should have disclosed his tax returns to the public, they have finally been released. This took advocacy, congressional action, and litigation that went to the Supreme Court—all to obtain basic financial transparency from a president.
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Digby's Hullabaloo, New Republic and Axios
Associated Press:
Trump's tax returns released after long fight with Congress
Trump's tax returns released after long fight with Congress
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Axios:
House committee releases Trump tax returns
House committee releases Trump tax returns
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Mediaite, Washington Examiner and CBS News
Jonathan Martin / Politico:
The Looming GOP Crisis Over Ukraine
Aidan McLaughlin / Mediaite:
Tucker Carlson's Defense of Andrew Tate Resurfaces After Influencer's Arrest in Sex Trafficking, Rape Case — Clips of Tucker Carlson defending Andrew Tate have resurfaced after the kickboxer turned controversial internet personality was detained in Romania on suspicion of human trafficking, rape, and organized crime.
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Washington Post:
Andrew Tate, brother charged in Romania with human trafficking — Andrew Tate — the former kickboxing champion, internet personality and self-described misogynist — has been detained in Romania along with his brother, Tristan, and charged with human trafficking and forming an organized crime group.
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New York Times:
Andrew Tate Is Detained in Romania in Human Trafficking Investigation — Mr. Tate, an online personality known for making misogynistic comments about women, was being held for 24 hours, the authorities said. — Andrew Tate, a former professional kickboxer and online personality who frequently …
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Fox News:
Idaho murders: Suspect arrested in killings of 4 university students, law enforcement source says — Suspect Bryan Christopher Kohberger, 28, now in custody in connection to deaths of Moscow, Idaho college students — Idaho murders: Suspect in custody, source reveals
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NBC News:
Idaho murders live updates: Suspect arrested in the killings of 4 college students — 28-year-old man arrested in connection with Idaho college killings — Police in Pennsylvania arrested a suspect Friday in the slayings of four University of Idaho students, law enforcement sources told NBC News.
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CNN:
Trump wanted to trademark ‘Rigged Election!’ and other key findings from the latest release from the Jan. 6 panel — The House January 6 committee on Friday released another wave of witness interview transcripts. — The new release is part of a steady stream of transcript drops …
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Gary D. Robertson / Associated Press:
AG: Meadows won't face voter fraud charges in North Carolina — Mark Meadows, the former White House chief of staff to President Donald Trump, won't face voter fraud charges related to his 2020 registration and absentee vote in North Carolina, the state's attorney general announced Friday.
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Dianne Gallagher / CNN:
North Carolina officials will not charge Mark Meadows with voter fraud
North Carolina officials will not charge Mark Meadows with voter fraud
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Politico, Insider, New York Post and Raw Story
John Burn-Murdoch / Financial Times:
Millennials are shattering the oldest rule in politics — Western conservatives are at risk from generations of voters who are no longer moving to the right as they age — “If you are not a liberal at 25, you have no heart. If you are not a conservative at 35 you have no brain.”
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The Daily Caller and Mediaite
Katherine Doyle / Washington Examiner:
Harris ‘gamesmanship’ torments staff, stems from ‘deep, deep insecurity’: Book — Vice President Kamala Harris's “gamesmanship” against her staff has led to a long-standing pattern of dysfunction, prompting questions about her capabilities under pressure, a new book reports.
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New York Post, IJR and The Daily Caller
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Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
White House aides recall in new book Biden's fury over border: ‘You could hear the president cursing’
White House aides recall in new book Biden's fury over border: ‘You could hear the president cursing’
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Washington Examiner, Townhall, The Lid, Twitchy and New York Post
Melanie Zanona / CNN:
McCarthy offers his critics a key concession in effort to clinch House speakership — House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy has offered a key concession to critics of his bid for the House speakership during private conversations this week: reducing the threshold that is required to force …
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The White House:
Clemency Recipient List — Today, President Joseph R. Biden Jr. is granting full pardons to six individuals. — Gary Parks Davis - Yuma, Arizona — Gary Parks Davis is a 66-year-old man who pleaded guilty to use of a communication facility (a telephone) to facilitate an unlawful cocaine transaction at age 22.
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Travis Fain / WRAL-TV:
Butterfield leaving Congress a few days early for DC law firm — U.S. Rep. G.K. Butterfield, who was already leaving Congress at the end of this term, will check out a few days early to take a new job at a Washington, D.C., law firm, he said Friday. — Butterfield, a Democrat …
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The Hill, Fox News and The Daily Caller
The Intercept:
Hacked Russian Files Reveal Propaganda Agreement With China … Russian officials pushed the lies first. — Soon after Russia invaded Ukraine, a Russian defense ministry spokesperson resuscitated debunked claims about a U.S.-funded bioweapons program in the region, accusing Ukrainian labs …
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Raw Story and Deborah L. Armstrong, more at Mediagazer »
scottishdailyexpress:
Anger as EU project sees Police Scotland rebrand paedophiles as ‘Minor-Attracted People’ — The term - described as ‘deeply disturbing’ and ‘baloney’ - was included in the Chief Constable's year-end report as part of an EU project to tackle child abuse and exploitation
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Telegraph and Washington Examiner
Wall Street Journal:
Sam Bankman-Fried Likely to Plead Not Guilty to Fraud Charges — U.S. prosecutors had charged the FTX founder with engaging in criminal conduct that contributed to the cryptocurrency exchange's collapse — FTX's Bankruptcy: Three Things to Know — Created with sketchtool.
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Bloomberg, Washington Examiner and Cointelegraph, more at Techmeme »
Kim Chandler / Associated Press:
Alabama to allow concealed guns without permit in 2023 — Alabama on Jan. 1 will become the latest state to allow people to carry a concealed handgun without a state permit that requires a background check. The new state law ends the requirement for a person to get a permit to legally carry a concealed handgun in public.
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Washington Examiner and Gothamist