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Michael A. Cohen / MSNBC:
Trump just (essentially) won the 2024 GOP primary. Here's why. — How do other 2024 candidates hope to defeat the former president in a head-to-head matchup if they won't even challenge him? — When future historians seek to explain how a failed businessman and reality TV star took …
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Michael Fanone / Rolling Stone:
CNN Is Hosting a Town Hall for a Guy Who Tried to Get Me Killed — Donald Trump tried to end American democracy. Why is CNN throwing him a rehabilitation party? — I WOKE UP last week to a text from my mother. Its contents hit me like a sucker punch. “CNN is hosting a town hall with Trump; Kaitlin Collins is moderating.
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Rolling Stone:
‘F—king Disgrace’: CNN Gifts Trump Primetime Campaign Rally — Network insiders who spoke to Rolling Stone were distraught that the former president had free rein to “spew lies” during the ill-advised town hall — CNN INVITED DONALD Trump to lie on its airwaves for over an hour on Wednesday night.
Michelle L. Price / Associated Press:
Takeaways from town hall: Trump says sexual assault case was ‘fake,’ calls Jan. 6 ‘a beautiful day’ — Donald Trump's primetime appearance in a live CNN town hall Wednesday had the former president and 2024 presidential candidate doubling down on his false claims as he faced tough questions …
Julia Shapero / The Hill:
Ocasio-Cortez on Trump town hall: ‘CNN should be ashamed of themselves’ — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) slammed CNN over its decision to hold a town hall with former President Trump on Wednesday night. — “CNN should be ashamed of themselves,” Ocasio-Cortez tweeted.
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Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
Trump's Falsehoods and Bluster Overtake CNN Town Hall — Facing questions from the audience and the moderator, Donald Trump insisted, falsely, that the 2020 election was rigged. He also dodged questions on abortion, praised Jan. 6 rioters and mocked E. Jean Carroll.
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Jared Gans / The Hill:
Biden trolls Trump over CNN town hall — President Biden trolled former President Trump on Wednesday over a contentious appearance at a CNN town hall on Wednesday, with Biden asking for supporters to donate to his reelection campaign if they don't want “four more years of that.” — “It's simple, folks.
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Jeremy Barr / Washington Post:
CNN's Kaitlan Collins tries, and tries, to rebut Trump's election lies
CNN's Kaitlan Collins tries, and tries, to rebut Trump's election lies
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Allan Smith / NBC News:
Trump dismisses sex abuse verdict and gloats that it will help his 2024 bid
Trump dismisses sex abuse verdict and gloats that it will help his 2024 bid
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Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
Pure Trump re-injected into the main vein of American politics at CNN town hall
Pure Trump re-injected into the main vein of American politics at CNN town hall
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Ed Mazza / HuffPost:
Hakeem Jeffries Torches Trump Republicans By Naming Their 3 Basic Pillars
Hakeem Jeffries Torches Trump Republicans By Naming Their 3 Basic Pillars
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New York Magazine, The Lincoln Project and Louder With Crowder
Slate:
There Is Finally Legal Recourse for Donald Trump's Lies
There Is Finally Legal Recourse for Donald Trump's Lies
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Revolver News:
Trump crushes town hall... video roundup... Jake Tapper on the verge of tears...
Trump crushes town hall... video roundup... Jake Tapper on the verge of tears...
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Liz Skalka / HuffPost:
Trump's Still Stuck In 2020, And Other Takeaways From His CNN Town Hall
Trump's Still Stuck In 2020, And Other Takeaways From His CNN Town Hall
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Wajahat Ali / The Daily Beast:
CNN Failed America With Its Train Wreck of a Trump Town Hall
CNN Failed America With Its Train Wreck of a Trump Town Hall
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John Hendrickson / The Atlantic:
Entirely Unrepentant — In an unhinged town hall, Donald Trump repeated familiar lies and tested new talking points.
Entirely Unrepentant — In an unhinged town hall, Donald Trump repeated familiar lies and tested new talking points.
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
CNN's Trump Forum Was a Bracing Preview of Political Coverage to Come
CNN's Trump Forum Was a Bracing Preview of Political Coverage to Come
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Abigail Weinberg / Mother Jones:
Trump Mocked E. Jean Carroll Live on CNN. The Audience Laughed.
Jordain Carney / Politico:
Comer releases Biden family probe update without showing link to president — The Oversight panel chair revealed that Biden family members, business associates or related companies received more than $10 million from companies run by foreign nationals. — House Republicans on Wednesday showed …
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The wider House Oversight's net, the more often it catches Trump — The argument was put most concisely by Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.), as members of the Republican majority on the House Oversight Committee sought to deliver the “judgment day for the Biden administration” that committee chair James Comer …
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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
FBI doesn't share document GOP subpoenaed alleging ‘criminal scheme’ involving Biden — The House Oversight Committee subpoenaed the FBI for an FD-1023 form — The FBI did not comply with the House Oversight Committee's subpoena compelling the production of an FBI document …
Paul Gattis / al.com:
Tuberville on white nationalists in the military: ‘I call them Americans’ — U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama said there should be no efforts to block different ideological groups, including white nationalists, from serving in the military and criticized President Joe Biden for taking steps …
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Azi Paybarah / Washington Post:
GOP senator says of white nationalists in the military, ‘I call them Americans’
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Sen. Tuberville rises to the defense of racists in the armed forces
Sen. Tuberville rises to the defense of racists in the armed forces
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
McConnell breaks with Tuberville over blanket hold on military nominees
McConnell breaks with Tuberville over blanket hold on military nominees
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New York Times:
New Defamation Suit Against Fox Signals Continued Legal Threat — The suit, brought by a specialist in Russian disinformation, cites parallels with the recently settled Dominion Voting Systems case against Fox. — Fox News was hit on Wednesday with another defamation lawsuit …
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David Moye / HuffPost:
Kevin McCarthy Mocked For ‘Spineless’ Response To George Santos Indictment — “How the hell does he even stand up straight without a backbone?!” one Twitter user remarked. — Wednesday's indictment of Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) gave House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) …
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US Department of Justice:
Congressman George Santos Charged with Fraud, Money Laundering, Theft of Public Funds, and False Statements
Congressman George Santos Charged with Fraud, Money Laundering, Theft of Public Funds, and False Statements
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Ben Jacobs / Vox:
Did George Santos lie about everything?
Did George Santos lie about everything?
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Tony Romm / Washington Post:
Santos backed a bill to fight unemployment fraud. Now he's charged with it.
Santos backed a bill to fight unemployment fraud. Now he's charged with it.
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Benjamin Mueller / New York Times:
Pancreatic Cancer Vaccine Shows Promise in Small Trial — Using mRNA tailored to each patient's tumor, the vaccine may have staved off the return of one of the deadliest forms of cancer in half of those who received it. — Five years ago, a small group of cancer scientists meeting …
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Dylan Byers / Puck:
The Kaitlin Era Begins Tonight — Kaitlan is Licht's answer at 9 p.m.—the great conservative hope upon which his legacy will likely hang. — Tonight, for about 90 minutes, CNN may be the most-watched news channel in America—a rare and probably fleeting distinction it has not enjoyed since January 2021 …
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New York Times:
Adams Weakens Right-to-Shelter Rules, Anticipating Migrant Surge — Saying New York City had “reached our limit,” Mayor Eric Adams said it would loosen regulations that have protected homeless people seeking shelter in the city. — New York City is temporarily suspending some of the rules related …
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Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
The Panic Over Biden's Age Is Manufactured — The relationship between political campaigns, the news media and the public isn't exactly an interplay between independent actors. It's a web of influence. — This dynamic is particularly relevant when it comes to the avalanche of headlines and polls about President Biden's age.
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Andrew Romano / Yahoo News:
New Yahoo News poll shows Biden still leads Trump for 2024
New Yahoo News poll shows Biden still leads Trump for 2024
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David Weigel / Semafor:
RFK Jr.: Ron DeSantis invited me to breakfast, said he wanted to burn the NIH “to the ground” — The News — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis told vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. that he wanted to “burn” the National Institutes of Health “to the ground,” according to a new interview with the Democratic presidential candidate.
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Natalie Allison / Politico:
Vivek Ramaswamy wants to raise the voting age. Even his staff doesn't like the idea. — The youngest candidate in the Republican presidential field is preparing to announce a proposal to raise the voting age to 25 for most people. — Vivek Ramaswamy, the youngest candidate …
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Joe Anuta / Politico:
Adams no longer Biden surrogate after blasting White House on migrants — New York City Mayor Eric Adams had said the president “failed” the city by mishandling the asylum-seeker crisis. — NEW YORK — President Joe Biden's reelection campaign has dropped New York City Mayor Eric Adams …
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Essi Lehto / Reuters:
Finland prime minister divorces husband — Finland's outgoing Prime Minister Sanna Marin has filed for divorce jointly with her husband of three years Markus Raikkonen, they said on Instagram on Wednesday. — “We are grateful for the 19 years together and our beloved daughter.
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