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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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CNN:
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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Ken Dilanian / NBC News:
Trump's comments on Mar-a-Lago documents ‘like red meat to a prosecutor’ — The former president's remarks at a CNN town hall Wednesday night could help the special counsel investigating his handling of classified documents, legal experts say. — Former President Donald Trump's comments Wednesday night …
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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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Sky Palma / Raw Story:
E. Jean Carroll says she may sue Trump for defamation again after CNN town hall — In the wake of Donald Trump's town hall special on CNN this Wednesday night, E. Jean Carroll says she's considering whether to file another defamation suit against Trump for defaming her yet again, The New York Times reported.
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Ramesh Ponnuru / Washington Post:
11 questions I wish Trump had been asked at the CNN town hall — We learned a few things from CNN's “town hall” with Donald Trump on Wednesday night: Even though he abandoned his policy of separating families at the border, he still defends it as a deterrent to illegal immigration and won't rule out bringing it back if reelected.
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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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Lydia O'Connor / HuffPost:
CNN Employees Are Not Happy With The Network's Trump Town Hall — “It's hard to see how America was served by the spectacle of lies that aired on CNN Wednesday evening,” wrote reporter Oliver Darcy. — CNN's highly criticized town hall event with Donald Trump ― …
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New York Times:
Trump's Second-Term Goal: Shattering the Norms He Didn't Already Break — The former president made it clearer than ever this week that on issues including Ukraine, the economy and the rule of law, his return to office would lead to a sharp departure from core American values.
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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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Tara Palmeri / Puck:
Inside the Trump-CNN Thunderdome — On CNN, it sure looked like Trump won over the crowd during his town hall interview with Kaitlan Collins. But the reality was different in the room—and in the state of New Hampshire. — Matthew Bartlett, the man with the best hair in G.O.P. political consulting …
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Peggy Noonan / Wall Street Journal:
CNN Brings Donald Trump Back
CNN Brings Donald Trump Back
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Michael Tomasky / New Republic:
Shame on CNN for That Naked, Cynical Play for Fox Viewers
Shame on CNN for That Naked, Cynical Play for Fox Viewers
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Michael J. Socolow / Slate:
You're Interviewing Trump. He's Lying Through His Teeth. Here's What to Do.
You're Interviewing Trump. He's Lying Through His Teeth. Here's What to Do.
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
CNN Chairman Defends Decision to Host Trump Town Hall
CNN Chairman Defends Decision to Host Trump Town Hall
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Stephen Battaglio / Los Angeles Times:
CNN's Trump town hall nabs 3.3 million viewers amid brutal criticism
CNN's Trump town hall nabs 3.3 million viewers amid brutal criticism
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Alexandra Steigrad / New York Post:
CNN ripped for leaving Kaitlan Collins helpless against Trump's lies
CNN ripped for leaving Kaitlan Collins helpless against Trump's lies
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Anne Flaherty / ABC News:
NH woman who asked Trump about abortion at town hall: 'He didn't actually answer me'
NH woman who asked Trump about abortion at town hall: 'He didn't actually answer me'
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Politico:
Can Trump cure all of Biden's ills? Some Dems aren't so sure.
Can Trump cure all of Biden's ills? Some Dems aren't so sure.
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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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Vox, New York Daily News and New York Times
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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Glenn Thrush / New York Times:
Judge in Virginia Strikes Down Federal Limit on Age of Handgun Buyers — The ruling in Richmond is one of the first successful challenges to gun control laws under the Supreme Court's landmark 2022 Bruen decision. — Reporting from Washington — A judge in Virginia has struck …
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Wall Street Journal:
NBCUniversal's Linda Yaccarino Is in Talks to Become Twitter CEO — Twitter owner Elon Musk said earlier he had picked a new chief executive, without naming the person — NBCUniversal's head of advertising Linda Yaccarino is in talks to become the new CEO of Twitter, according to people familiar with the situation.
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NBC News:
Debt ceiling meeting between congressional leaders and Biden delayed — The meeting set for Friday has been postponed until next week, sources said, as the U.S. seeks to avoid a first-ever default on its debt ahead of a June deadline. — WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden's meeting …
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Associated Press:
Man who choked NYC subway rider to death will face manslaughter charge, prosecutors say — Manhattan prosecutors said Thursday that they will bring criminal charges against a man who used a fatal chokehold on an unruly passenger aboard a New York City subway train, a death that stirred outrage …
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Justin Fenton / The Baltimore Banner:
Baltimore sues Hyundai, Kia over massive spike in car thefts — Our nonprofit news organization is made possible by subscribers and donors who value storytelling that impacts and uplifts communities. Thank you for supporting our journalism. — The city of Baltimore has filed a federal lawsuit …
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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Spencer S. Hsu / Washington Post:
Justice Department moves to block Trump deposition in Strzok, Page lawsuits — The government said it will ask a U.S. appeals court to stop former president Donald Trump from being questioned under oath on May 24. — The Justice Department said Thursday that it will ask a U.S. appeals court …
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Matt Welch / Reason:
Tucker Carlson Is Lying to You — On Tuesday night, the man who was until last month the most popular cable news host in the country told a Twitter audience of 122 million viewers and counting that, “at the most basic level, the news you consume is a lie—a lie of the stealthiest and most insidious kind.”
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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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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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Steven Nelson / New York Post:
Trump campaign attack ad uses stock images from Ukraine to depict Americans suffering under Biden — WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump's campaign used images from Ukraine to depict Americans suffering under President Biden in an attack ad titled “Mourning in America,” The Post has learned.
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 …
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Washington Post
Zach Jewell / The Daily Wire:
Woke College Puts Professor On Leave For Handing Out Jeremy's Chocolate — A California community college history professor is in big trouble with the school's woke administration all because he handed out Jeremy's Chocolate bars to students. — David Richardson, a self-described gay conservative …
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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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