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Charlie Savage / New York Times:
A Surprise Accusation Bolsters a Risky Case Against Trump — The unsealed case against Donald J. Trump accuses him of falsifying records in part to lay the groundwork for planned lies to tax authorities. — WASHINGTON — The unsealed indictment against former President Donald J. Trump …
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We Finally Know the Case Against Trump, and It Is Strong — Ms. Agnifilo is a former Manhattan chief assistant district attorney. Mr. Eisen is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. — For weeks, Alvin Bragg, the Manhattan district attorney, has come under heavy fire for pursuing a case against Donald Trump.
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Ian Millhiser / Vox:
The dubious legal theory at the heart of the Trump indictment, explained — No one knows if Donald Trump can be prosecuted for the hush money payment to Stormy Daniels. — There is something painfully anticlimactic about Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's indictment of former President Trump.
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Richard L. Hasen / Slate:
Donald Trump Probably Should Not Have Been Charged With (This) Felony — Based on what I have seen so far, the decision to charge Donald Trump with felonies in New York state is a mistake both legally and politically. — First, the legal problems. — Back in 2018, I wrote at Slate …
The City:
Most New Yorkers Don't Get the Trump Treatment at Arraignment — The 31,000 people arraigned for felonies in New York each year have very different experiences in court than the former president. — This article was published in partnership with The Marshall Project …
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Ruth Marcus / Washington Post:
The Trump indictment is a dangerous leap on the highest of wires — As a presidential candidate in 2016, frantic to keep evidence of his extramarital affairs secret, Donald Trump made extensive efforts to buy the silence of the women involved. There's never been much doubt about that.
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Wall Street Journal:
What's Missing in the Trump Indictment — For the charges to be felonies, Alvin Bragg needs a second crime. What is it? — The public can now read Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's indictment against former President Trump, as well as his more voluble “statement of facts,” …
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Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Donald Trump, a tawdry case and a nation still mired in his chaos
Donald Trump, a tawdry case and a nation still mired in his chaos
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Manhattan District Attorney's Office:
District Attorney Bragg Announces 34-Count Felony Indictment of Former President Donald J. Trump
District Attorney Bragg Announces 34-Count Felony Indictment of Former President Donald J. Trump
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Whistles and rage: The scenes from Donald Trump's arraignment day
Whistles and rage: The scenes from Donald Trump's arraignment day
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Five takeaways from the Trump indictment in New York
Five takeaways from the Trump indictment in New York
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Politico:
Playbook: Trump's criminal reckoning begins
Playbook: Trump's criminal reckoning begins
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Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
MSNBC Skips Trump's Post-Arrest Speech Because It's Not ‘Newsworthy’
MSNBC Skips Trump's Post-Arrest Speech Because It's Not ‘Newsworthy’
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Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story:
How Trump's long history of other people fixing his problems ended today
How Trump's long history of other people fixing his problems ended today
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Brett Bachman / The Daily Beast:
Trump Literally Lists All His Grievances in Post-Arraignment Speech
Trump Literally Lists All His Grievances in Post-Arraignment Speech
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Shruti Rajkumar / HuffPost:
Donald Trump Tries To Explain The ‘Only Crime’ He's Committed In Post-Arraignment Remarks
Donald Trump Tries To Explain The ‘Only Crime’ He's Committed In Post-Arraignment Remarks
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Prem Thakker / New Republic:
Trump Tower Doorman Was Paid $30,000 to Hide Story of Trump's Out-of-Wedlock Child, Manhattan D.A. Says
Trump Tower Doorman Was Paid $30,000 to Hide Story of Trump's Out-of-Wedlock Child, Manhattan D.A. Says
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Politico:
With an ‘arraignment party,’ Trump jolts his campaign
With an ‘arraignment party,’ Trump jolts his campaign
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Gillian Brockell / Washington Post:
Donald Trump's father was arrested, too. Twice.
Donald Trump's father was arrested, too. Twice.
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Timothy P. Carney / Washington Examiner:
Donald Trump arrest: Trump and Alvin Bragg are what we deserve
Donald Trump arrest: Trump and Alvin Bragg are what we deserve
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Maya Singer / Vogue:
Stormy Daniels on the Trump Indictment and What Really Happened in That Nevada Hotel Room
Stormy Daniels on the Trump Indictment and What Really Happened in That Nevada Hotel Room
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Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Wisconsin Supreme Court Election: Protasiewicz Wins With Abortion Message — Janet Protasiewicz prevailed in the state's highly consequential contest for the Supreme Court, which will now be likely to reverse the state's abortion ban and end the use of gerrymandered legislative maps.
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Adam Edelman / NBC News:
Liberals gain control of the Wisconsin state Supreme Court for the first time in 15 years — The victory of Janet Protasiewicz over conservative Dan Kelly will allow the court's new liberal majority to determine the future of key issues like abortion rights.
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Patrick Marley / Washington Post:
Liberals win control of Wisconsin Supreme Court ahead of abortion case — MILWAUKEE — Liberals claimed control of Wisconsin's high court in an election Tuesday, giving them a one-vote majority on a body that in the coming years will likely consider the state's abortion ban …
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Daniel Marans / HuffPost:
Brandon Johnson, Progressive Union Organizer, Elected Mayor Of Chicago — Johnson's victory over centrist Paul Vallas is a major achievement for the activist left. — Overcoming a major fundraising gap, accusations that he would “defund” the police and public polling that predicted his defeat …
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Kim Bellware / Washington Post:
Brandon Johnson projected to win Chicago mayoral election
Brandon Johnson projected to win Chicago mayoral election
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Natasha Korecki / NBC News:
Progressive Brandon Johnson wins Chicago mayor's race
Brandon Gage / Raw Story:
‘This is sickening’: The Trumps face furious backlash after targeting Manhattan judge's daughter — Hours ahead of former President Donald Trump's Tuesday arraignment on thirty-four felony charges filed by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, the right-wing outlet Breitbart published …
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Calder McHugh / Politico:
Trump Is Not Ready For His Closeup
New York Times:
Biden Has the Oval Office. But Trump Has Center Stage. — The White House hopes the chaos of Donald Trump's legal challenges will reinforce the reasons voters turned to President Biden in 2020. — WASHINGTON — The president of the United States spent four minutes on Tuesday talking …
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Judd Legum / Popular Information:
After mass shooting, Tennessee House moves to expel three members calling for gun control — According to various conservative media outlets, left-wing activists and legislators in Tennessee perpetrated their own version of the January 6 attack last week in Nashville.
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Liz Crampton / Politico:
Move by Tennessee Republicans to oust 3 Dem lawmakers startles state
Move by Tennessee Republicans to oust 3 Dem lawmakers startles state
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Washington Post:
Several injured after Israeli forces raid al-Aqsa mosque — At least half a dozen people were injured after Israeli police raided the compound of the al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem's old city early Wednesday, in an operation described by law enforcement as a response to rioting. — Are you on Telegram?
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Casey Newton / Platformer:
Why journalists can't quit Twitter — The media should be building alternatives. Instead, some are doubling down — Today, Donald Trump was charged with 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in connection with a series of hush-money payments related to the 2016 US presidential campaign.
Lucille Sherman / Axios:
NC Democrat expected to change parties — A North Carolina Democratic lawmaker is expected to flip her party affiliation, multiple Republicans with knowledge of the discussions tell Axios. — The move would cement Republicans' toe-hold in a fast-changing swing state …
CBS News:
Silvio Berlusconi, controversial former prime minister of Italy, reportedly in intensive care — Rome — Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was in a Milan hospital's intensive care ward Wednesday after suffering heart problems, European news agencies said, citing unnamed sources close to the 86-year-old former politician.
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