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3:45 PM ET, May 10, 2023

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New York Times:
George Santos Is in Custody After Turning Himself In  —  The scandal-plagued congressman, who ran on a life story littered with lies, faces federal charges.  —  Santos had been under investigation for his campaign finances and other activities.  —  CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. — Representative George Santos …
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US Department of Justice:
Congressman George Santos Charged with Fraud, Money Laundering, Theft of Public Funds, and False Statements  —  For Immediate Release  —  U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of New York  —  Santos Allegedly Embezzled Contributions from Supporters, Fraudulently Obtained Unemployment Benefits …
Washington Post:
Rep. George Santos pleads not guilty to 13 counts of financial crimes  —  Freshman lawmaker accused of money laundering, misleading donors, falsely claiming unemployment benefits  —  CENTRAL ISLIP, New York — Rep. George Santos, the freshman Republican congressman whose myriad falsehoods became …
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.) …
Associated Press:
US Rep. George Santos arrested on federal criminal charges  —  U.S. Rep. George Santos, the New York Republican infamous for fabricating key parts of his life story, was arrested on federal criminal charges on Wednesday ahead of an expected court appearance.
Ben Mathis-Lilley / Slate:
The Wild Backstory to George Santos' Arrest
Discussion: New Republic
CNN:
First on CNN: Rep. George Santos charged by Justice Department in federal probe
Jay Kuo / The Status Kuo:
Two Peas in the GOP Pod
Discussion: USA Today, Deadline and Just The News
J.D. Capelouto / Semafor:
Here are the criminal charges George Santos is facing
Discussion: New York Daily News and Raw Story
Annie Karni / New York Times:
Speaker McCarthy is not calling on Santos to resign.
Discussion: HuffPost and Political Wire
HuffPost:
George Santos Charged With Unemployment Fraud As Republicans Push Crackdown On Unemployment Fraud
NBC News:
George Santos indictment live updates: Congressman arrested in New York
Discussion: The Hill, New York Daily News and KTLA
Joyce Vance / Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance:
How do you fill a vacancy in the House?
Discussion: CNN
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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Politico:
Trump world booked CNN hoping for a big audience.  Now, they're in the thick of it.  —  The former president will fundraise off the E. Jean Carroll verdict.  But he also has to get through a televised town hall where it will come up.  —  Former President Donald Trump's appearance …
The Daily Beast:
Terrible Timing of Trump's Town Hall Has Allies Freaking Out  —  Trump allies say if the former president feels “attacked” on Wednesday night, expect fireworks to fly—as the ex-prez faces off against CNN, a longtime MAGAworld arch-nemesis. … For Donald Trump, the initial plan seemed simple.
New York Times:
For Trump, a Verdict That's Harder to Spin  —  After an indictment in Manhattan, Donald Trump's supporters fell in line behind him.  A jury's decision in a sexual abuse and defamation case may yet carry a political price.  —  When Alvin L. Bragg secured the indictment of former President Donald J. Trump …
Siva Vaidhyanathan / The Guardian:
Dear CNN, giving Trump a town-hall platform is the height of irresponsibility
Discussion: New York Times
Politico:
Playbook: How CNN is getting ready for Trump's return
Discussion: Just Security
CNN:
House Republicans allege Biden family members received millions in payments from foreign entities in new bank records report  —  House Oversight Chairman James Comer laid out new details to support allegations that members of Joe Biden's family including his son Hunter received millions …
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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Biden family received millions from foreign nationals, tried to conceal source of funds: House Oversight  —  House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer is investigating the Biden family's ‘influence peddling and business schemes’  —  The House Oversight and Accountability Committee …
Kelly Laco / Daily Mail:
Biden family ‘got $1 MILLION from ROMANIA’ while Joe vowed to clean up corruption: GOP ‘influence-peddling’ probe into $10M in foreign cash reveals Hunter set …
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 …
Discussion: Political Wire and Alternet.org
Gillian Brockell / Washington Post:
MLK's famous criticism of Malcolm X was a ‘fraud’, author finds  —  Jonathan Eig was deep in the Duke University archives researching his new biography of Martin Luther King Jr. when he made an alarming discovery: King's harshest and most famous criticism of Malcolm X, in which he accused …
Wall Street Journal:
‘Stop Printing Money.’ How Voters Would Solve the Debt-Ceiling Standoff  —  Nearly half of Americans oppose raising the borrowing limit, a new Wall Street Journal poll finds  —  John Houck, a 63-year-old Republican who lives near Phoenix, doesn't want the U.S. to ruin its credit by failing to pay its bills.
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Jim Vertuno / Associated Press:
Prosecutors want 25-year sentence in Texas protest killing  —  A U.S. Army sergeant was sentenced to 25 years in prison Wednesday for fatally shooting an armed man during a Black Lives Matter protest in Texas, even after the state's Republican governor said he wanted to pardon the man.
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Jolie McCullough / The Texas Tribune:
Daniel Perry is sentenced to 25 years for killing an Austin protester.  Gov. Greg Abbott has pledged to pardon him.  —  Perry's case has become an explosive political stew of arguments over gun rights, self defense and racist social media posts.  The governor dived in early …
Discussion: New York Post and Fox News
Julia Rock / The Lever:
Clarence Thomas Reversed Position After Gifts And Family Payments  —  Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas changed his position on one of America's most significant regulatory doctrines after his wife reportedly accepted secret payments from a shadowy conservative network pushing for the change.
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Jacobin
David French / New York Times:
A Guilty Ex-President  —  From the beginning of the #MeToo movement both its advocates and good-faith critics have made a series of powerful, necessary points.  The courageous women who blew the whistle on powerful men exposed a culture of impunity that still exists, decades after the development …
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Ruth Marcus / Washington Post:
At last, a measure of justice for Donald Trump
CREW:
There is reason to believe that George Santos's treasurer does not exist  —  There is reason to believe that Rep. George Santos's treasurer does not exist and that Santos's committees are violating the law by raising and spending money without a treasurer, according to a complaint filed today …
Andrew Romano / Yahoo News:
New Yahoo News poll shows Biden still leads Trump for 2024  —  Despite significant vulnerabilities, the president holds steady against his Republican rival in a rematch of the 2020 election.  —  As Democrats coalesce around him as their inevitable nominee, President Biden still narrowly …
 
 
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