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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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Washington Post:
Trump charged with narrow violations — in pursuit of broad scheme to undermine 2016 vote  —  Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, in a sweeping statement of facts unsealed Tuesday, accuses Donald Trump of engaging in a wide-reaching, more than two-year scheme to illegally influence …
Quinta Jurecic / The Atlantic:
This Is Actually Quite Bad  —  The Manhattan district attorney's charges underscore how profoundly unsuited Trump is for the office he is now again seeking.  —  The crimes Donald Trump is charged with are a strange fit for the drama and solemnity that ought to accompany the first-ever criminal charges …
Discussion: The Federalist and The Sun
CNN:
Alvin Bragg was right to prosecute Donald Trump
Wall Street Journal:
Bragg's Case Against Trump Leaves Ample Defense Openings, Legal Experts Say
Rolling Stone:
Trump Team Says Only ‘Thirsty’ ‘Cockroaches’ Would Claim He's Sad About Getting Arrested
Discussion: Raw Story
Charlie Sykes / Morning Shots:
The Non-Trivial Crimes of Donald J. Trump
Marc Elias / Democracy Docket:   Trump's Indictment Adds Insult to Injury
Tatiana Siegel / Variety:
Don Lemon's Misogyny at CNN, Exposed: Malicious Texts, Mocking Female Co-Workers and ‘Diva-Like Behavior’  —  Back in 2008, Don Lemon was co-anchoring CNN's “Live From” weekday show with Kyra Phillips, a gig that he landed after he arrived at the network two years prior from local news in Chicago.
Josh Dawsey / Washington Post:
Pence won't appeal ruling that compels his grand jury testimony on Jan. 6  —  Former vice president Mike Pence will not appeal a judge's ruling that requires him to testify in front of a grand jury exploring the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, a spokesman said Thursday …
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Laura Jarrett / NBC News:
Pence will not fight the order that he testify before special counsel grand jury  —  Trump could still pursue an appeal to try to block Pence from testifying about their communications ahead of the Jan. 6 election certification.  —  Former Vice President Mike Pence will not appeal …
Associated Press:
Pence won't appeal order compelling grand jury testimony
Discussion: The Guardian
McKay Coppins / The Atlantic:
The Humiliation of Donald Trump  —  This article was featured in One Story to Read Today, a newsletter in which our editors recommend a single must-read from The Atlantic, Monday through Friday.  Sign up for it here.  —  He shuffled quietly into the courtroom and took his seat at the defense table.
Discussion: Raw Story
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Stephen Collinson / CNN:
A ‘surreal’ day for Trump in court may only tear the country further apart  —  There were two big things to fear before Tuesday's momentous first criminal arraignment of an ex-president of the United States.  —  The first was that while Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's case might cite solid evidence …
Charles Homans / New York Times:
Trump's Calls to Protest Fall on Weary, Wary Ears
Discussion: Politico
Matt Novak / Forbes:
Twitter Adds ‘State-Affiliated Media’ Label To NPR Account Putting It On Par With Russia Today  —  Twitter added a warning to NPR's Twitter account on Tuesday, declaring it as “state-affiliated media,” a label that's typically been reserved for foreign media outlets that represent the official views …
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Bill Chappell / NPR:
Twitter labels NPR's account as ‘state-affiliated media,’ which is untrue  —  Twitter added a “state-affiliated media” tag to NPR's main account on Tuesday, applying the same label to the nonprofit media company that Twitter uses to designate official state mouthpieces and propaganda outlets in countries such as Russia and China.
Lillian Rizzo / CNBC:
Judge says he can compel Fox's Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch to testify live in Dominion trial  — A Delaware judge said Wednesday he would compel Fox Corp.'s Rupert Murdoch and Lachlan Murdoch to testify live in court during the trial that's slated to kick off later this month.
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New York Times:
Tricia Cotham Switches Parties, Giving Republicans Veto-Proof Majority  —  The change in allegiances by a Democratic state representative gave Republicans narrow veto-proof majorities in both chambers of the legislature, allowing them to bypass Gov. Roy Cooper, a Democrat.
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Washington Post:
ChatGPT sometimes makes up facts.  For one law prof, it went too far.  —  The AI chatbot fabricated a sexual harassment scandal involving a law professor — and cited a fake Washington Post article as evidence  —  One night last week, the law professor Jonathan Turley got a troubling email.
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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Bolts:
Liberals Flip the Wisconsin Supreme Court After Fifteen-Year Wait
Patrick Marley / Washington Post:
Liberals win control of Wisconsin Supreme Court ahead of abortion case
Financial Times:
Ukraine ‘ready’ to talk to Russia on Crimea if counteroffensive succeeds  —  Senior official says Kyiv does not exclude liberation of occupied peninsula by military means  —  Kyiv is willing to discuss the future of Crimea with Moscow if its forces reach the border of the Russian-occupied peninsula …
Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
Did Media Learn Nothing From 2016?  —  The wall-to-wall coverage of Trump's arraignment shows how quickly the lessons of his election have been forgotten.  —  The Trump Show is back.  The former president's arrest on felony charges of falsifying business records related to a hush-money payment …
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Cheyanne M. Daniels / The Hill:
Exonerated Central Park Five member mimics Trump with full page ad against former president
Discussion: NBC News
Phil McCausland / NBC News:
Sutherland Springs victims say they've reached $144.5 million settlement with DOJ  —  The “tentative agreement,” which still has to be approved by Attorney General Merrick Garland, would end years of legal battle for more than 80 survivors and victims' relatives.
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Margaret Renkl / New York Times:
As Young People March for Their Lives, Tennessee Crushes Dissent and Overrides Democracy  —  NASHVILLE — Yesterday the eyes of the country were on the indictment of a former president, along with the all too real possibility that political or public chaos would erupt as a result.
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Whitney Downard / Indiana Capital Chronicle:
Holcomb signs ban on gender-affirming health care for minors into law  —  The signing of a controversial medical care ban for transgender minors on Wednesday prompted a near-immediate lawsuit after Gov. Eric Holcomb approved the bill over the protests of families, medical professionals and transgender children.
Discussion: ACLU, KTFT, The Hill, New Republic and ABC7
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US Department of Justice:
Frederick County Sheriff and Gun Dealer Indicted for Scheme to Illegally Acquire Machineguns  —  Baltimore, Maryland - A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Charles Austin Jenkins, age 66, of Thurmont, Maryland, and Robert Justin Krop, age 36, of Frederick, Maryland …
Military.com:
The Threat from Extremist Groups Is Growing.  Service Members and Vets Are Getting Sucked into the Violence.  —  “Nothing shall deter us from our duty in this eternal struggle — not death nor prison,” Brandon Russell wrote from his jail cell in May 2020.  “We are always comforted by the thought …
Discussion: Raw Story
Paul Kiel / ProPublica:
Private Planes and Luxury Yachts Aren't Just Toys for the Ultrawealthy.  They're Also Huge Tax Breaks.  —  The Secret IRS Files  —  Flying to Ireland to inhale the seaside air as you drive a golf ball into the scenic distance.  Crossing the country to reach your enormous yacht, which is ready for your Hudson River pleasure cruise.
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
 
 
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