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New York Times:
Make No Mistake, the Investigation of Donald Trump and the Stormy Daniels Scheme Is Serious — Though it may be tempting to do so, it is a mistake to assess the Manhattan district attorney's investigation of Donald Trump by comparing its relative severity with those of myriad other crimes possibly committed by him.
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Chris Pandolfo / Fox News:
Manhattan DA issues scathing response to GOP letter on possible Trump indictment: ‘We will not be intimidated’ … Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office has issued a statement after top House Republicans demanded that Bragg testifies to Congress on a possible indictment of former President Trump.
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Wesley Parnell / Politico:
MAGA protesters in Manhattan crowded out by anti-Trump rivals — NEW YORK - Demonstrators who want a Donald Trump indictment far outnumbered MAGA supporters Tuesday morning outside the Manhattan Criminal Court, where the former president is expected to be charged as early as Wednesday.
Erica Orden / Politico:
Everything you should know about the potential Trump indictment — NEW YORK — With Donald Trump expected to be indicted in the coming days, his supporters, critics, New York law enforcement officials and a variety of other constituencies await the history-making spectacle …
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Michael C. Bender / New York Times:
Trump's Potential Indictment Could Alienate Some G.O.P. Voters in 2024 — The former president strengthened his political position in recent weeks, but an impetuous response to his potential indictment could alienate voters he will need to win back the White House.
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Shawn Cohen / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Trump will NOT be arraigned this week.’ Former president is expected to be indicted tomorrow and Secret Service will make plans for his surrender and appearance in New York court NEXT WEEK — A source familiar with the proceedings exclusively told DailyMail.com on Tuesday: ‘There will be no arraignment this week’
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Rachel Looker / USA Today:
Sen. Rand Paul says Manhattan DA leading Trump investigation should ‘be put in jail’
Sen. Rand Paul says Manhattan DA leading Trump investigation should ‘be put in jail’
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Graham warns Trump arrest would ‘blow up our country’
Graham warns Trump arrest would ‘blow up our country’
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Washington Examiner, The Daily Caller and Breitbart
Rosalind S. Helderman / Washington Post:
The porn star, the checks and the president: Trump's tawdry path to peril
The porn star, the checks and the president: Trump's tawdry path to peril
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Erica Orden / Politico:
By-the-book DA confronts unpredictable opponent in Trump
By-the-book DA confronts unpredictable opponent in Trump
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The Daily Beast:
Fox News Gives Up on Silencing Tucker Producer Suing Them — The day after attempting to gag a top booking producer who sued the network, Fox News has reversed course. … A day after Fox News filed a complaint with the Supreme Court of New York to silence a Tucker Carlson producer currently suing …
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Adam Klasfeld / Law & Crime:
Fox News drops lawsuit seeking to gag Tucker Carlson producer suing them for discrimination
Fox News drops lawsuit seeking to gag Tucker Carlson producer suing them for discrimination
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Clare Hymes / CBS News:
Judge to determine whether Dominion defamation case against Fox News goes to trial
Judge to determine whether Dominion defamation case against Fox News goes to trial
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Jacob Kornbluh / The Forward:
Tucker Carlson's senior producer repeatedly made antisemitic comments to Jewish staffers, lawsuit claims
NBC News:
Fox News producer alleges network coerced her into giving misleading testimony on Dominion
Fox News producer alleges network coerced her into giving misleading testimony on Dominion
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Patrick Ruffini / The Intersection:
The shape of polarization in America — We're not as badly divided as we think, and it's all thanks to nonwhite voters — It is cliché by now to say that the country is polarized. Despite the predictable nature of the polarization discourse, there's strong empirical evidence for the underlying trend.
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Mark Z. Barabak / Los Angeles Times:
From red bastion to blue bulwark: What political shift in Colorado and West means for U.S.
Perry Bacon Jr / Washington Post:
The GOP gains among ‘voters of color’ are overhyped
The GOP gains among ‘voters of color’ are overhyped
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Piers Morgan / New York Post:
Ron DeSantis opens fire on Trump's character, chaotic leadership style — Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has finally taken the gloves off and launched a blistering attack on his former mentor President Donald Trump. — In an exclusive wide-ranging interview with me at the Governor's Mansion in Tallahassee …
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David Folkenflik / NPR:
The FBI raided a notable journalist's home. Rolling Stone didn't tell readers why — Warning: This story contains references to disturbing accusations and incidents of child sex abuse. — Last Oct. 18, Rolling Stone served up a foreboding scoop: The FBI had raided the home …
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Patricia Hurtado / Bloomberg:
Bomb Threat Called In to New York Court Where Trump Hearing Held — A bomb threat was called in just as a judge in lower Manhattan was about to start a hearing over a $250 million lawsuit by New York Attorney General Letitia James against Donald Trump. — Tuesday's 911 call was investigated …
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Financial Times:
Xi Jinping backs Vladimir Putin on Ukraine but holds out on Russian gas pipeline — Leaders of China and Russia hold centrepiece talks in Moscow — Xi Jinping has backed Vladimir Putin's stance on his war in Ukraine but held back from confirming plans for a key pipeline to reroute Russia's gas exports from Europe to Asia.
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Apoorva Mandavilli / New York Times:
‘We Were Helpless’: Despair at the C.D.C. as the Pandemic Erupted — Current and former employees recall rising desperation as Trump administration officials squelched research into the new coronavirus. — In early March 2020, as the nation succumbed to a pandemic, a group of young scientists walked …
Jana Winter / Rolling Stone:
Intel Bulletins Warn of Surge in Violent Threats Over Trump Arrest — Violent extremists are advocating lethal attacks and proclaiming their willingness to die for the cause, according to law enforcement reports obtained by Rolling Stone — THE U.S. CAPITOL Police and other law enforcement agencies …
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Raw Story, Twitchy and Talking Points Memo
Scott Streater / Politico:
Biden creates national monuments in Nevada and Texas — President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced the creation of two national monuments in Nevada and Texas, and directed the study of a possible marine sanctuary southwest of Hawaii that's so large it would allow the administration to meet …
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ProPublica:
DeSantis Privately Called for Google to Be “Broken Up” — In previously unreported videos from a closed-door Teneo Network conference, Florida's Republican governor takes his anti-big tech rhetoric beyond what he has said publicly. — Co-published with Documented
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The Hill and The Daily Caller
Harvey Araton / New York Times:
Willis Reed, Hall of Fame Center for Champion Knicks, Dies at 80 — He was beloved by New York fans for his willingness to play hurt, as memorably exemplified in the decisive Game 7 of the 1970 N.B.A. finals at Madison Square Garden. — Willis Reed, the brawny and inspirational hub …
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McKay Coppins / The Atlantic:
Nobody Likes Mike Pence — Mike Pence is making little secret of his presidential ambitions. He's written his book; he's assembling his team; he's mastered the art of the coy nondenial when somebody asks (in between trips to Iowa) if he's running. In early Republican-primary polls …
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Chris Casteel / The Oklahoman:
Oklahoma Supreme Court finds ‘limited right’ to abortion in state constitution — The Oklahoma Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that the state constitution includes “an inherent right of a pregnant woman to terminate a pregnancy when necessary to save her life.”
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Anya Zoledziowski / VICE:
‘Under His Wings’: Leaked Emails Reveal an Anti-Trans ‘Holy War’ — Leaked emails from anti-trans lobbyists and state lawmakers read, at times, like scripts from The Handmaid's Tale. — Anya Zoledziowski — “Under His wings,” one lobbyist wrote in an email.
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New York Times:
Comer, Republicans' Investigative Chief, Embraces Role of Biden Antagonist — The fourth-term Kentuckian and chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee has become an aggressive promoter of sinister-sounding claims about the president and his family.
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Rachel Frazin / The Hill:
‘Cancer alley’ residents say they are victims of environmental racism in new lawsuit — Residents of an area of Louisiana that has become known as “cancer alley” due to the prominence of pollution coming from industry there are alleging that they are the victims of environmental racism in a new lawsuit.
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Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
TikTok lands first major ally on Capitol Hill: Democratic Rep. Jamaal Bowman — WASHINGTON — For an app that boasts 150 million American users, TikTok has had virtually no allies on Capitol Hill to fight back against the growing movement to ban it. That appears to be changing.
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Associated Press:
Trump loses last bid to keep key evidence out of rape trial — NEW YORK — Former President Donald Trump's effort to keep key evidence out of his civil rape trial next month was rejected by a federal judge Monday. — Judge Lewis A. Kaplan in Manhattan ruled that key witnesses will be allowed …
Ian Mohr / Page Six:
Fan poops in aisle near Hillary and Chelsea Clinton at Broadway show — Some like it... steaming hot. — Page Six hears that a serial pooper has been stalking the halls of the legendary Schubert Theater — and the last time they struck, a turd appeared in the aisle near Hillary and Chelsea Clinton.
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J. Christian Adams / PJ Media:
Yale Law School—EXPOSED — Note: This is the first in a ten-part series at PJ Media examining what our nation's top ten law schools are teaching. Hans von Spakovsky and I will undertake a deep dive into what is being taught in America's top ten-ranked law schools.
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VoxUkraine:
Open letter to Jeffrey Sachs on his position regarding Russian war on Ukraine — We are a group of economists, including many Ukrainians, who were appalled by your statements on the Russian war against Ukraine and were compelled to write this open letter to address some of the historical misrepresentations …