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5:15 PM ET, May 9, 2023

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Jury says Trump must pay E. Jean Carroll $5 million for sexual abuse and defamation  — A federal jury in New York found former President Donald Trump liable for sexually abusing and forcibly touching E. Jean Carroll in the 1990s.  — Trump was also found liable for defaming the writer …
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New York Times:
Jury Sides With Writer Who Says That Trump Sexually Abused Her  —  Six men and three women found Donald Trump liable for sexually abusing and defaming the writer E. Jean Carroll but rejected her rape accusation.  —  Trump is found liable in civil rape trial.
Adam Klasfeld / Law & Crime:
Donald Trump sexually abused E. Jean Carroll, civil jury finds in unanimous verdict — awards her $5 million total  —  A New York civil jury determined that former President Donald Trump sexually abused E. Jean Carroll in the dressing room of a Bergdorf Goodman in the 1990s and later defamed her when denying the allegations.
Erica Orden / Politico:
The Trump rape trial is headed to the jury. Here are the questions jurors will weigh.
Benjamin Guggenheim / Politico:
Harlan Crow refuses to hand over gift records to Senate Finance  —  Wyden has previously said he would “explore using other tools at the committee's disposal” should Crow not cooperate with the request.  —  Billionaire Harlan Crow has refused to comply with a request by Senate Finance Chair Ron Wyden …
Discussion: Bloomberg and Political Wire
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NBC News:
Dianne Feinstein set to return to Senate after nearly 3-month absence  —  The California Democrat has missed 91 floor votes while recovering from shingles.  —  WASHINGTON — California Sen. Dianne Feinstein is returning to the Senate after a nearly three-month absence due to health problems …
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San Francisco Chronicle:
Dianne Feinstein is en route to D.C. ahead of Senate return  —  The senator's extended absence from the Senate led some of her Democratic colleagues to call for her resignation  —  Sen. Dianne Feinstein is returning to Washington, D.C., Tuesday after an extended absence from the Senate …
Mike Allen / Axios:
Trump's weird weapon: Bad news  —  Call it the Trump Law of Inverse Reactions: Everything that would seem to hurt the former president only makes him stronger. … - This dynamic is similar to the stunning election of 2016.  —  Former President Trump, in the past few months, has:
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Vaughn Hillyard / NBC News:
Cheney launches New Hampshire TV ad slashing Trump  —  First on NBC News: The former House member previously said she would do everything in her power to prevent Trump from becoming president again.  —  MANCHESTER, N.H. — Liz Cheney isn't a presidential candidate — at least not yet.
Steve Cortes / Newsweek:
Ron DeSantis for President  —  Governor Ron DeSantis represents the best possible option to win the presidency in 2024 and to govern as a highly capable, patriotic populist leader.  —  I have worked as a dedicated spokesman and advocate for Donald Trump for much of the last seven years …
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Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
Milo Yiannopoulos Caught in Marjorie Taylor Greene-Kanye West Campaign Cash Scandal  —  In the middle of the Venn Diagram between Kanye West and Marjorie Taylor Greene is alt-right influencer Milo Yiannopoulos and a campaign credit card.  —  Alt-right agitator Milo Yiannopoulos used …
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Melania fully behind Trump's 2024 campaign, says it would be a ‘privilege’ to serve as first lady again  —  Melania Trump would focus on ‘Be Best’ initiatives focused on children if first lady for a second term  —  EXCLUSIVE: Melania Trump supports her husband's re-election campaign …
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Inae Oh / Mother Jones:
Donald Trump Nabs the Critical Endorsement of His Wife
Discussion: Fox News and The Independent
Alexander Mallin / ABC News:
DOJ disrupts Russian-controlled global malware network  —  The operation is codenamed “MEDUSA.”  —  The Justice Department on Tuesday announced the dismantling of a global network of computers infected by malware that Russia's state security services have allegedly used for nearly 20 years …
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Sean Lyngaas / CNN:
FBI disrupts Russian hacking tool used to steal information from foreign governments
Discussion: Political Wire and Raw Story
Brad Dress / The Hill:
Pentagon officially renames Fort Hood to honor first 4-star Hispanic general  —  The Defense Department on Tuesday officially renamed Fort Hood to Fort Cavazos, honoring the nation's first Hispanic four-star general who served in both the Korean and Vietnam wars.
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Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Michael Cohen accuses Trump of using $500m lawsuit for witness intimidation  —  Trump's former fixer is being sued by ex-president for allegedly spreading false information and breaching contractual obligations  —  Donald Trump's former fixer Michael Cohen on Monday asked a federal judge …
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Insider:
Read the new gag order muzzling Trump in his hush-money case
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Elon Musk's obsession with anti-white bias  —  On May 1, Jordan Neely, an unhoused subway busker and Michael Jackson impersonator with a history of mental illness, was killed on the F train in New York City.  At about 2:30 in the afternoon, Neely entered a subway car and began screaming that he was hungry and thirsty.
Alex Sundby / CBS News:
Texas mall shooting victims include 2 young sisters, a 3-year-old boy and his parents  —  Families and officials are releasing the names of the eight people killed in a mass shooting at a Texas mall on Saturday.  They include two young sisters, Daniela and Sofia Mendoza …
Discussion: Associated Press, CNN and The Dispatch
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Musk shares baseless election claim with millions of Twitter users  —  Donald Trump's insistence that he won the 2020 presidential election despite his having lost the 2020 presidential election put a lot of his allies in a bind.  —  Republican elected officials had to choose …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and Mediaite
Washington Post:
Biden no longer does press conferences.  That's not acceptable.  —  President Biden hasn't dropped the microphone; he appears to have lost it.  Mr. Biden is turning into a news media evader, and it's harmful to his presidency and the nation.  In the past 100 years, only Presidents Richard M. Nixon …
Henry J. Gomez / NBC News:
Ohio secretary of state tells donors he'll enter GOP Senate primary ‘soon’  —  Frank LaRose, who has downplayed Trump's influence over the GOP, is preparing to join a potentially crowded field seeking to take on Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown.  —  CLEVELAND — Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose …
Discussion: Political Wire
Zoe Tillman / Bloomberg:
Clarence Thomas's 2011 Ethics Complaints Are Under Senate Scrutiny  —  The federal judiciary's handling of ethics complaints over Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas's failure to disclose his wife's income more than a decade ago is getting fresh scrutiny in the Senate.
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Americans Lack Confidence in Major Economic Leaders  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — With the U.S. facing a deadline to increase the nation's debt limit and the threat of an economic recession looming, Americans lack confidence in a variety of key U.S. leaders on economic matters.
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
McCarthy shoots down short-term debt ceiling hike  —  Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Tuesday shot down the idea of moving a short-term debt ceiling hike to prevent a government default.  —  Just hours before McCarthy is scheduled to meet with President Biden on the issue …
 
 
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