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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 …
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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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New York Times:
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.
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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Marc Elias / Democracy Docket:
Trump's Indictment Adds Insult to Injury — I recently went to the doctor for a sharp pain in my knee. Normally I wouldn't have bothered, but it was bad enough that I wasn't able to run, the one exercise I enjoy. As I feared, the doctor had bad news: My running, specifically …
Charlie Sykes / Morning Shots:
The Non-Trivial Crimes of Donald J. Trump — The defendant DONALD J. TRUMP repeatedly and fraudulently falsified New York business records to conceal criminal conduct that hid damaging information from the voting public during the 2016 presidential election.
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Dan Pfeiffer / The Message Box:
Trump Loses (and Dems Win) Again — Donald Trump was arrested and once again the rest of his party paid the price — Tuesday was the perfect metaphor for the Republican Party in the Trump era. The former President and current frontrunner for the GOP nomination was arrested, fingerprinted, and arraigned like a common criminal.
Mike Allen / Axios:
“Never Trumpers” sound alarm about Manhattan DA's indictment
“Never Trumpers” sound alarm about Manhattan DA's indictment
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Ian Millhiser / Vox:
The dubious legal theory at the heart of the Trump indictment, explained
The dubious legal theory at the heart of the Trump indictment, explained
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Wall Street Journal:
What's Missing in the Trump Indictment
What's Missing in the Trump Indictment
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Joyce Vance / Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance:
Unsealed — Now we know what charges Trump faces in Manhattan — Well, today was a day.
Unsealed — Now we know what charges Trump faces in Manhattan — Well, today was a day.
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Michael Weiss / New Lines Magazine:
Queens Man Arrested
Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
Bragg's ‘Indictment’ Even Fails as an Indictment
Bragg's ‘Indictment’ Even Fails as an Indictment
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Charles Homans / New York Times:
Trump's Calls to Protest Fall on Weary, Wary Ears — The swarms on Manhattan streets were from media outlets, not supporters, and while the reasons to steer clear varied, Jan. 6 was on plenty of minds.
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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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The City:
Most New Yorkers Don't Get the Trump Treatment at Arraignment
Most New Yorkers Don't Get the Trump Treatment at Arraignment
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Tim Dickinson / Rolling Stone:
Trump Struggles to Defend Himself in Bizarre Post-Arrest Speech
Trump Struggles to Defend Himself in Bizarre Post-Arrest Speech
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Julia Davis / The Daily Beast:
Team Putin Brutally Mocks Their Beloved Trump in Arrest Skit
Team Putin Brutally Mocks Their Beloved Trump in Arrest Skit
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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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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
Liberals gain control of the Wisconsin state Supreme Court for the first time in 15 years
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Patrick Marley / Washington Post:
Liberals win control of Wisconsin Supreme Court ahead of abortion case
Liberals win control of Wisconsin Supreme Court ahead of abortion case
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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.
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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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US Department of Justice:
Justice Department Reaches Multimillion Dollar Civil Settlement in Principle in Sutherland Springs Mass Shooting — The Justice Department announced today an agreement in principle to settle the civil cases arising out of the tragic November 2017 mass shooting at the First Baptist Church …
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Phil McCausland / NBC News:
Sutherland Springs victims say they've reached $144.5 million settlement with DOJ
Sutherland Springs victims say they've reached $144.5 million settlement with DOJ
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Ryan Gaydos / Fox News:
LSU's Angel Reese won't accept Jill Biden apology: 'We'll go to the Obamas' — Reese called Jill Biden's suggestion ‘A JOKE’ — LSU forward Angel Reese appeared to be burnt up about the suggestion first lady Jill Biden made about the possibility of inviting Iowa to the White House for its run to the national championship.
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Cheyanne M. Daniels / The Hill:
Exonerated Central Park Five member mimics Trump with full page ad against former president — A member of the Central Park Five has taken out a full-page ad in The New York Times as an open letter to former President Trump after he was arraigned on 34 felony counts related to hush money payments …
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Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
Did Media Learn Nothing From 2016?
Did Media Learn Nothing From 2016?
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Zachary Cohen / CNN:
Exclusive: National security officials tell special counsel Trump was repeatedly warned he did not have the authority to seize voting machines — Former top national security officials have testified to a federal grand jury that they repeatedly told former President Donald Trump and his allies …
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 …
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Seima Oki / The Japan News:
China Plans to Ban Exports of Rare Earth Magnet Tech — BEIJING — China is considering banning the export of technologies used to produce high-performance rare earth magnets deployed in electric vehicles, wind turbine motors and other products, citing “national security” as a reason, it has been learned.
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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David Wasserman / Cook Political Report:
Realignment, More Than Redistricting, Has Decimated Swing House Seats — For more than 25 years, the Cook Partisan Voting Index (PVI) has served as a useful metric to compare the partisan leanings of all 435 House seats and 50 states. Today, we're publishing historical PVI values for every set …
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.