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Trump and the Town Hall — It's hard to see how America was served by the spectacle of lies that aired on CNN Wednesday evening. — Kaitlan Collins is as tough and knowledgable of an interviewer as they come. She fact-checked Trump throughout the 70-minute town hall.
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New York Times:
E. Jean Carroll May Sue Trump a Third Time After ‘Vile’ Comments on CNN — In an interview, her lawyer said that the former president's mocking comments in a town hall broadcast could create fresh legal jeopardy. — E. Jean Carroll is weighing whether to file a new defamation lawsuit …
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Charlotte Klein / Vanity Fair:
CNN's Donald Trump Town Hall Was Essentially a Campaign Rally — The network gave Trump a platform to spout lies and insults—and a cheering section! Network boss Chris Licht is defending the debacle, but inside, says one CNN journalist, “the mood is absolutely the lowest.”
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Politico:
Playbook: How Trump dominated CNN — Presented by With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross — DRIVING THE DAY — TITLE 42 GETS EIGHTY-SIXED — NYT: “U.S. Warns Migrants Before End of Pandemic Restrictions That ‘Border Is Not Open’” ... WaPo: “Texas uses aggressive tactics to arrest migrants …
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National Review, Washington Free Beacon and Political Wire
New York Times:
Five Takeaways From Trump's Unruly CNN Town Hall — Behaving as the Republicans' de facto nominee, Donald Trump dug in on his 2020 lies and dodged on abortion. The G.O.P. audience cheered, but so did Democrats seeking 2024 fodder. — Donald Trump is still Donald Trump.
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Axios:
Key takeaways from Trump's CNN town hall … - He inserted himself into the delicate negotiations over the debt ceiling and said congressional Republicans should let the U.S. government default unless Democrats agree to “massive” budget cuts. — He downplayed the potential fallout from a default …
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
CNN Chairman Defends Decision to Host Trump Town Hall — “People woke up and they know what the stakes are in this election in a way that they didn't the day before,” Chris Licht, said in a morning call at the network. — The chairman of CNN, Chris Licht, issued a robust defense on Thursday …
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Michael Tomasky / New Republic:
Shame on CNN for That Naked, Cynical Play for Fox Viewers — Here's what Chris Licht said the day he took over at CNN: “Sadly, too many people have lost trust in the news media. I think we can be a beacon in regaining that trust by being an organization that exemplifies the best characteristics …
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Charlie Sykes / Morning Shots:
The Moment That You Knew — Critics had worried that giving the indicted, twice-impeached, coup-plotting, chronically lying sexual predator an unedited, live television forum might turn out badly. — The reality, however, was far ghastlier: a sh*tshow for the ages, and a moment that captured …
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Rolling Stone:
‘F—king Disgrace’: CNN Gifts Trump Primetime Campaign Rally
‘F—king Disgrace’: CNN Gifts Trump Primetime Campaign Rally
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Amanda Carpenter / The Bulwark:
CNN's Trump Town Hall: All Spectacle, No Sunlight
CNN's Trump Town Hall: All Spectacle, No Sunlight
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Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
On CNN, lying Trump was a late-night comedian for an America I didn't recognize
On CNN, lying Trump was a late-night comedian for an America I didn't recognize
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John Hendrickson / The Atlantic:
Entirely Unrepentant — “Our country is being destroyed by stupid people,” …
Entirely Unrepentant — “Our country is being destroyed by stupid people,” …
Tom Jones / Poynter:
CNN's Trump town hall turns into a Trump rally
CNN's Trump town hall turns into a Trump rally
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Jason Easley / PoliticusUSA:
The Lincoln Project Unloads On CNN For Malpractice In Normalizing Trump
The Lincoln Project Unloads On CNN For Malpractice In Normalizing Trump
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The Western Journal, Resolute Square and RedState
Ramesh Ponnuru / Washington Post:
11 questions I wish Trump had been asked at the CNN town hall
11 questions I wish Trump had been asked at the CNN town hall
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Bloomberg, Punchbowl News and The Guardian
Ben Terris / Politico:
The Drug-Fueled Protest in Dianne Feinstein's Office You Haven't Heard About — Tales of workplace woe from the underside of the nation's Capitol. — He wasn't supposed to be there, but he was wearing a suit and he still had his congressional employee badge.
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Salvador Rizzo / Washington Post:
18- to 20-year-olds can't be barred from buying handguns, judge rules — A federal judge in Virginia on Wednesday declared unconstitutional a set of federal laws and regulations that prohibit federally-licensed firearms dealers from selling handguns to people who are 18 to 20 years of age …
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Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
House Republican Report Finds No Evidence of Wrongdoing by President Biden — After months of investigation and many public accusations of corruption against Mr. Biden and his family, the first report of the premier House G.O.P. inquiry showed no proof of such misconduct. — Reporting from Washington
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Victoria Guida / Politico:
Biden chief economist pick Bernstein moves toward Senate confirmation
Biden chief economist pick Bernstein moves toward Senate confirmation
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Tori Otten / New Republic:
Republicans Finally Admit They Have No Incriminating Evidence on Joe Biden
Republicans Finally Admit They Have No Incriminating Evidence on Joe Biden
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ProPublica:
The Origins of Our Investigation Into Clarence Thomas' Relationship With Harlan Crow — The lavish travel, real estate deal and tuition arrangements have set off a frenzy. Here's where our reporting started and how we got the story. — Our reporting on the relationship between Supreme …
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Jason Easley / PoliticusUSA:
CNN Trump Town Hall Flops With Ratings Lower Than 2016 — The ratings are in for CNN's Trump town hall, and the special only drew the audience for an average Tucker Carlson show. — Here are the ratings: … CNN was expecting a ratings bonanza after the E. Jean Carroll verdict …
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Ian Millhiser / Vox:
Is the debt ceiling constitutional? — What will the courts do if House Republicans push the United States into a default? — The United States has a time bomb written into federal law, and no one knows whether it is constitutional or not. — As anyone who has paid attention …
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Alan Rappeport / New York Times:
Yellen Calls Invoking 14th Amendment to Raise Debt Limit ‘Legally Questionable’
Yellen Calls Invoking 14th Amendment to Raise Debt Limit ‘Legally Questionable’
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Matthew Chapman / Raw Story:
Trump gave prosecutors new evidence for all three ongoing criminal cases: experts — Legal experts believe that former President Donald Trump's CNN town hall at St. Anselm College in New Hampshire gave fresh evidence to every one of the three ongoing criminal cases against him, reported Salon on Thursday.
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Stephen Neukam / The Hill:
First-ever drug-resistant ringworm infections found in US: CDC — Two cases of drug-resistant ringworm infections were reported in New York City, the first such cases in the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) announced on Thursday. — The infection, which is highly contagious …
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Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court throws out ex-Cuomo aide's bribery conviction — The justices' ruling narrowed the scope of a law used to root out public corruption. — WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday narrowed the scope of a federal anticorruption law by ruling in favor of an ex-aide to former …
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Connie Wang / New York Times:
Connie — IT WAS ON MY FIRST DAY OF COLLEGE at the University of California, Berkeley, when I started to realize there were more of us out there. — Suddenly, I was among a student body that was almost 50 percent Asian. While I was standing in line to order a sandwich at the campus cafe …
Erik Uebelacker / The Daily Beast:
Couple Suspected of Buying Bud Light Assaulted, Police Say — BEER BRAWL — Three suspects allegedly assaulted an Ontario couple who was suspected of buying Bud Light Saturday night. According to a press release from local police, the couple was leaving a liquor store when three men approached …
Elahe Izadi / Washington Post:
Washington Post names Matea Gold as new managing editor — Matea Gold will become a managing editor of The Washington Post, executive editor Sally Buzbee announced Thursday. — She replaces Steven Ginsberg, who left The Post last year to take a position as top editor of the Athletic, a sports site owned by the New York Times.
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Hans Nichols / Axios:
Scoop: Manchin flirts with Iowa voters … But he's acting like it. … - Back in the Senate, he released a statement vowing to oppose all President Biden's EPA nominees over the administration's “radical climate agenda.” — Manchin's recent no-mercy campaign against Biden could be related …
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Three-judge panel poised to uphold Jan. 6 obstruction cases — During an oral argument Thursday, the Justice Department seemed likely to prevail on its interpretation of a key obstruction statute. — The Justice Department appears poised to win a significant appeals court victory in a case …
ProPublica:
Video Showed an Officer Trying to Stop His Partner From Killing a Man. Now We Know Police Investigators Never Even Asked About the Footage. — We obtained the NYPD's full investigation into the killing of Kawaski Trawick, including documents and audio of interviews with the officers.
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Brianne Pfannenstiel / Des Moines Register:
Two high-profile Iowa Republicans endorse Ron DeSantis in 2024 Iowa caucuses — Two high-profile Iowa Republicans — Senate President Amy Sinclair and Iowa House Majority Leader Matt Windschitl — are endorsing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' potential presidential bid as he returns to the state …
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Political Wire and Florida Politics