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Trump Investigations Test Justice Dept. and Divided Nation — Attorney General Merrick Garland and other prosecutors have sought to demonstrate that politics should not infect the justice system. Those efforts face a steep challenge as the Trump investigations move ahead.
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NBC News, Washington Times, The Daily Caller, The Post Millennial, The Hill and IJR
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Court Action Underscores Peril for Trump in Documents Investigation — Federal prosecutors continue to build a case that the former president obstructed efforts by the government to reclaim classified material and that he may have misled his own lawyer. — The behind-the-scenes legal fight …
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Washington Examiner, Raw Story, Political Wire, Florida Politics and Daily News
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N.Y. grand jury paused on Trump case until at least Monday, people familiar with case say
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Trump hush money probe goes quiet after chaotic week
Trump hush money probe goes quiet after chaotic week
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Linda Qiu / New York Times:
Explaining the Ties Between Alvin Bragg and George Soros
Explaining the Ties Between Alvin Bragg and George Soros
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PolitiFact and Washington Examiner
CNN:
Before he represented Trump, defense attorney speculated Stormy Daniels saga was true and payment could be seen as an in-kind campaign contribution
Before he represented Trump, defense attorney speculated Stormy Daniels saga was true and payment could be seen as an in-kind campaign contribution
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Insider, Washington Press and The Daily Beast
Joe Perticone / Bulwark+:
Leave Trump Alone!
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An Interview With the School Board Chair Who Forced Out a Principal After Michelangelo's David Was Shown in Class — On Thursday, the Tallahassee Democrat reported that the principal of a local charter school, the Tallahassee Classical School, was forced to resign after three parents complained …
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Tallahassee principal is forced to resign after parents complained that Michelangelo's statue of David is ‘pornographic’ and shouldn't be shown to sixth grade art history class — Hope Carrasquilla was pushed out of Tallahassee Classical School in Florida
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The Independent, Tallahassee Democrat and The Daily Caller
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U.S. airstrikes target Iran-backed groups in Syria after drone kills U.S. contractor, wounds 5 troops — A U.S. contractor was killed and five U.S. service members and one other U.S. contractor were wounded when a suspected Iranian drone struck a facility on a coalition base in northeast Syria on Thursday, the Pentagon said.
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Suspected Iranian-affiliated drone kills US contractor and wounds 5 US service members in northeast Syria — A US contractor was killed Thursday after a suspected Iranian-affiliated drone struck a facility housing US personnel in northeast Syria, the Pentagon said in a statement.
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NBC News and Informed Comment
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American Contractor Killed in Drone Attack on Base in Syria — Five service members and another U.S. contractor were wounded. The Pentagon said the drone was of “Iranian origin” and ordered airstrikes on facilities in Syria used by Iran-linked groups. — WASHINGTON — A U.S. contractor …
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Washington Post and Bloomberg
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TikTok Paid for Influencers to Attend the Pro-TikTok Rally in DC — The embattled social media company brought out the checkbook to ensure at least 30 of its biggest assets—creators—were in DC to help fend off critics. — Ahead of TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew's much-anticipated testimony …
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The Daily Beast, New York Post, Fox News, Vanity Fair and New York Times
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TikTok faces uncertain future after 5-hour congressional thrashing — Biden administration officials acknowledge they do not have the legal authority to ban the popular app without congressional action, according to one person with knowledge of discussions — TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew tried …
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Attempts to Ban Books Doubled in 2022 — A new report from the American Library Association showed a spike in censorship efforts, with 1,269 attempts. — Efforts to ban books nearly doubled in 2022 over the previous year, according to a report published Thursday by the American Library Association.
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NPR cancels 4 podcasts amid major layoffs — NPR moved this week to cut 10 percent of its staff and stop production of a trio of acclaimed seasonal podcasts — Invisibilia, Louder Than a Riot and Rough Translation — as it seeks to close a yawning budget gap that stands in excess of $30 million.
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Fox News and The Wrap, more at Mediagazer »
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Biden irked by Kamala Harris not ‘rising to occasion’ or taking ‘anything off his plate’ — WASHINGTON — Two former White House officials said President Biden is frustrated with Vice President Kamala Harris' performance — even if he remains committed to keeping her as his running mate in the 2024 election, a new report reveals.
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Reuters, The Hill, RedState, Washington Examiner, Fox News, Daily Mail, BizPac Review, The Boston Globe and Associated Press
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Ron DeSantis has one very big problem: Donald Trump — “You're not going to win in an insult slugfest with Donald Trump. That's his strength.” — He hasn't declared his candidacy yet — but some Republicans fear that their non-Trump savior is showing signs of faltering.
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‘Executive Guy’ DeSantis Says He Wouldn't Accept VP Offer from Trump
‘Executive Guy’ DeSantis Says He Wouldn't Accept VP Offer from Trump
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Utah Law Could Curb Use of TikTok and Instagram by Children and Teens — The law, which prohibits social networks from allowing minors to have accounts without parental consent, may come as welcome news to many families even as it raises privacy concerns. — Natasha Singer, a technology reporter …
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Top Trump attorney appeared before grand jury last December in classified docs probe: Sources — Timothy Parlatore testified about documents found at Mar-a-Lago sources said. — A top attorney for former President Donald Trump gave previously undisclosed testimony before a grand jury late …
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CNN and Political Wire
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Russian accused of evading sanctions escapes house arrest in Italy — Artem Uss goes missing a day after an Italian court approved his extradition request to the US — A Russian businessman wanted in the US for alleged money-laundering and sanctions evasion has escaped from house arrest in Italy …
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The Moscow Times, TASS and Radio Free Europe/Radio …
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Lorenzo Tondo / The Guardian:
Russian accused of smuggling military tech escapes house arrest in Italy
Russian accused of smuggling military tech escapes house arrest in Italy
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Bloomberg and Cyprus Mail
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Trump to GOP firms: Stop using my image or your clients will suffer — A memo sent on Thursday makes clear, the Trump campaign wants the digital dollars going to them. — The Trump campaign has sent a warning shot to the Republican Party's House campaign arm and some of its most prominent …
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Matt Novak / Forbes:
Donald Trump Shares Fake AI-Created Image Of Himself On Truth Social
Donald Trump Shares Fake AI-Created Image Of Himself On Truth Social
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Alternet.org and Quartz
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House fails to override Biden's first veto — A new administration rule for retirement plans will be implemented as planned after the House failed to override President Joe Biden's first veto on Thursday. — In a 219-200 vote, the House fell short of the two-thirds majority needed in each chamber to undo a presidential veto.
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In Trump Rape Case, Jurors Will Be Kept Anonymous to Protect Them — A judge said that they could become victims of “harassment or worse” from supporters of the former president as he faces a lawsuit by the writer E. Jean Carroll. — A Manhattan judge ruled on Thursday that jurors hearing …
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Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate OK with Jan. 6 participant — The Republican-backed candidate for Wisconsin Supreme Court said Thursday that he had no problem with someone who was on the U.S. Capitol grounds during the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection campaigning for him across the state …
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Joe.My.God. and LifeNews.com
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The Death of Peter Thiel's “Kept” Romantic Partner Is Being Investigated as a Suicide — Jeff Thomas, a model and social media influencer who was recently in a long-term relationship with billionaire Peter Thiel, said he spent much of his time with the tech mogul working to persuade him away …
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Netanyahu Digs In on Court Overhaul, in the Face of Mass Protests — Amid a national crisis over a planned judicial overhaul, Israel's Parliament approved a bill making it much harder to remove a prime minister from office. — Reporting from Jerusalem — Hours after his coalition passed …
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Stanford DEI Dean Escalates Battle against Law-School Dean — In a remarkable op-ed in the Wall Street Journal, Stanford law school DEI dean Tirien Steinbach escalates her battle with law school dean Jenny Martinez. Steinbach had already given Martinez ample cause to fire her.
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Fox News, FIRE, Wall Street Journal, New York Post and The Post Millennial
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Senate Ethics admonishes Graham for campaign solicitations — The Senate Ethics Committee is admonishing South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham for soliciting campaign contributions inside a federal building after a Nov. 2022 Fox News interview in which he asked viewers to donate to a GOP candidate.
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Biden moves to undo Trump's political play on the Space Command — The aftershocks from Donald Trump's presidency reach even to outer space, but the Biden administration is quietly moving to repair one piece of the damage that could affect national security.
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China threatens consequences over US warship's actions — China threatened “serious consequences” Friday after the U.S. Navy sailed a destroyer around the disputed Paracel Islands in the South China Sea for the second day in a row, in a move Beijing claimed was a violation of its sovereignty and security.
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Dominion's Weak Case Against Fox — Victory for the plaintiff would severely weaken the First Amendment protection all news media enjoy. — WSJ Opinion: William Barr: ‘One Standard of Justice’ — The mainstream press has reacted predictably in recent weeks after Fox News's internal communications …
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New York Times, CNBC, Media Matters for America, Slate, MyNorthwest.com, CNN, The Hill and Bloomberg, more at Mediagazer »
Michael Martina / Reuters:
US due diligence firm Mintz Group says staff detained in China after office raid — U.S. corporate due diligence firm Mintz Group said on Thursday its Beijing office was raided by authorities and five Chinese staff were detained, stoking worry among foreign companies in China just as its capital hosts an international economic forum.
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Financial Times, Hong Kong Free Press HKFP, Al Jazeera and SpyTalk