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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 …
Jed Handelsman Shugerman / New York Times:
The Trump Indictment Is a Legal Embarrassment  —  Tuesday was historic for the rule of law in America, but not in the way Alvin Bragg, the Manhattan district attorney, would have imagined.  The 34-count indictment — which more accurately could be described as 34 half-indictments — was a disaster.
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 …
Wall Street Journal:
Bragg's Case Against Trump Leaves Ample Defense Openings, Legal Experts Say
CNN:
Alvin Bragg was right to prosecute Donald Trump
Rolling Stone:
Trump Team Says Only ‘Thirsty’ ‘Cockroaches’ Would Claim He's Sad About Getting Arrested
Discussion: Raw Story
Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
Bragg's ‘Indictment’ Even Fails as an Indictment
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Laura Jarrett / NBC News:
Pence will not fight the order that he testify before special counsel grand jury
Associated Press:
Pence won't appeal order compelling grand jury testimony
Discussion: The Guardian
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.
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
Peter Wehner / The Atlantic:   Depraved, Deranged, and Doing Real Damage
Charles Homans / New York Times:
Trump's Calls to Protest Fall on Weary, Wary Ears
Discussion: Politico and The Liberal Patriot
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.
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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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Jane C. Timm / NBC News:
Dominion demands Rupert Murdoch testify live in defamation trial  —  Rupert Murdoch and his son, Lachlan Murdoch, are key to the voting systems company's case against Fox News' parent company, Fox Corp.  —  Dominion Voting Systems wants a judge to force Fox Corp. executives Rupert Murdoch …
Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
The last 48 hours revealed the GOP's intractable 2024 dilemma  —  Trump and pro-lifers own the Republican Party.  That's bad for its political future.  —  In the past 48 hours, three major news events have revealed a fundamental problem for the Republican Party's political future.
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:   Wisconsin's stunning outcome puts MAGA Republicans in a serious bind
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
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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Alanna Vagianos / HuffPost:
North Carolina Democrat Switches Parties, Now Says She's Open To Abortion Restrictions  —  In the span of a few months, state Rep. Tricia Cotham has gone from pushing to codify abortion rights to joining the party that's taking them away.  —  North Carolina state Rep. Tricia Cotham announced …
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.
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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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 …
Whitney Downard / Indiana Capital Chronicle:
Holcomb signs transgender medical care ban, ACLU files suit  —  Annie DerOlf, left, and Killian Provence, a 16-year-old transgender boy, chant outside of the Senate Chamber against a bill that would bar gender-affirming medical care.  The signing of a controversial medical care ban …
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Arleigh Rodgers / Associated Press:
Indiana governor signs ban on gender-affirming health care
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
Andrew Solender / Axios:
House Dems curb their enthusiasm on Trump arrest … - Some also worry that weighing in too heavily only serves to fuel GOP allegations that the case is politically motivated.  — “I think we all have to be very careful. … - “We don't need to put kerosene on a fire.”
Discussion: Mediaite
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Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Donald Trump calls for defunding federal police after his arrest in New York
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
 
 
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