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Michael R. Sisak / Associated Press:
Woman sues Rudy Giuliani, saying he coerced her into sex, owes her $2 million in unpaid wages — A woman who says she worked as an off-the-books employee for Rudy Giuliani during his stint as Donald Trump's personal lawyer alleges in court papers that the former New York City mayor coerced …
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Andrew Feinberg / The Independent:
Rudy Giuliani said he and Trump were selling pardons for $2m apiece, ex-aide claims — Mr Giuliani reportedly claimed he would split the $2 million fee with then-president Donald Trump — A former aide to former Trump attorney Rudolph Giuliani says he told her the ex-New York City mayor …
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Zoë Richards / NBC News:
Giuliani accused of offering to sell Trump pardons for $2 million each in new lawsuit
Giuliani accused of offering to sell Trump pardons for $2 million each in new lawsuit
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Pilar Melendez / The Daily Beast:
Harassment Suit Against Rudy Giuliani Full of Graphic Allegations
Harassment Suit Against Rudy Giuliani Full of Graphic Allegations
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Eric Tucker / Associated Press:
Trump claimed the Durham probe would uncover the ‘crime of the century.’ Here's what it really found — An investigation into the origins of the FBI's probe into ties between Russia and Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign has finally been concluded, with the prosecutor leading …
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New York Times:
In Final Report, Trump-Era Special Counsel Denounces Russia Investigation — After four years of investigating the Russia inquiry, John Durham turned in a report that was made public on Monday. — Reporting from Washington — John Durham, the Trump-era special counsel who for four years …
Federal Bureau of Investigation:
Statement on Report by Special Counsel John Durham
Statement on Report by Special Counsel John Durham
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CNN:
Special counsel John Durham concludes FBI never should have launched full Trump-Russia probe
Special counsel John Durham concludes FBI never should have launched full Trump-Russia probe
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Associated Press:
Prosecutor ends probe of FBI's Trump-Russia investigation with harsh criticism, but no new charges
Prosecutor ends probe of FBI's Trump-Russia investigation with harsh criticism, but no new charges
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Shelby Talcott / Semafor:
Sometimes Back Down: Key DeSantis allies viewed anti-Trump tweet as a “massive mistake” — The News — The leading pro-DeSantis PAC surprised the political world with a single tweet after Donald Trump's CNN town hall last week. It bluntly called out the former president for his answers on January 6th …
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NBC News:
4 New Hampshire Republicans who endorsed Trump 19 days ago are now backing Ron DeSantis — The Florida governor rolled out a list of more than 50 endorsements from New Hampshire GOP state legislators ahead of his expected presidential bid. — In late April, Juliet Harvey-Bolia …
New York Times:
Pence Looks Toward 2024 Run, Using Reagan's Playbook, Not Trump's — A pro-Pence super PAC is being formed, and so is a plan to barnstorm Iowa. “This campaign is going to reintroduce Mike Pence to the country as his own man,” a G.O.P. operative said. — Former Vice President Mike Pence …
Mediaite:
Cable News Ratings Friday May 12: CNN Prime Time Viewership Drops Below Newsmax — CNN prime time dropped on Friday to 335,000 average total viewers from 8 to 11 p.m, coming below right-wing channel Newsmax, which scored 357,000 average prime time viewers. — The ratings-beleaguered network landed …
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Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
CNN Loses to Newsmax in Primetime Ratings Two Days After Trump Town Hall — THAT'S GOTTA STING — Two days after the network pulled in more than 3.3 million viewers for its widely criticized town hall with former President Donald Trump, CNN found itself in fourth place among cable news networks in primetime.
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Steven Nelson / New York Post:
IRS removes investigative team from Hunter Biden probe in move whistleblower claims is ‘clearly retaliatory’ — WASHINGTON — The IRS on Monday removed the “entire investigative team” from its long-running tax fraud probe of first son Hunter Biden in alleged retaliation against the whistleblower …
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Politico:
Intensifying debt talks threaten rare GOP unity — The House's bill is the ceiling for conservative priorities on a debt deal, and Senate Republicans are hoping their lower chamber colleagues will show some flexibility. — House Republicans took a hard line going into high-stakes debt negotiations with President Joe Biden.
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Tom Hals / Reuters:
Elon Musk subpoenaed in Jeffrey Epstein litigation in U.S. Virgin Islands — The U.S. Virgin Islands has subpoenaed Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) CEO Elon Musk for documents in its lawsuit accusing JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM.N) of helping enable sexual abuses by late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
U.S. Virgin Islands issued subpoena to Elon Musk in Jeffrey Epstein lawsuit
U.S. Virgin Islands issued subpoena to Elon Musk in Jeffrey Epstein lawsuit
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Remy Tumin / New York Times:
Staff Members Attacked With Bat at Congressman's Virginia Office — Two people were hospitalized after the attack at the Fairfax office of Rep. Gerry Connolly, a Democrat, and someone was in custody, the police said. — A person armed with a baseball bat attacked two congressional staff members …
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CNN:
Democratic congressman's staff attacked by man with baseball bat
Democratic congressman's staff attacked by man with baseball bat
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Alex Thompson / Axios:
Scoop: Inside the Biden split with NY Mayor Eric Adams — New York Mayor Eric Adams, the highest profile Black mayor in the country, has gotten so crossways with the White House that he was dropped from Biden's 2024 campaign advisory board before it was announced last week.
Jeff Stein / Washington Post:
GOP rejected White House effort to close tax loopholes in debt ceiling talks — Negotiations are stuck and time is running out, but Republicans have signaled that there cannot be any new tax increases as part of a budget deal. — The White House recently gave congressional Republican leadership …
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
The Media Is Normalizing Debt-Ceiling Extortion
The Media Is Normalizing Debt-Ceiling Extortion
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Zahra Tayeb / Insider:
Billionaire investor George Soros' fund dumped its entire Tesla stake in the first quarter - cashing out on the EV's maker's 2023 rebound — Billionaire investor George Soros' family office dumped its entire stake in Tesla during the first quarter of 2023.
New York Times:
3 People Killed and 6 Injured in New Mexico Shooting — The shooter, an 18-year-old, was killed by the police, the authorities said. Two police officers were among the injured. — An 18-year-old gunman fired indiscriminately while roaming a residential street in Farmington, N.M. …
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Vince Rodriguez / KOAT:
Police: 2 officers shot, 3 civilians dead in shooting in Farmington
Police: 2 officers shot, 3 civilians dead in shooting in Farmington
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NBC News:
Biden administration may halt plans to move Space Command to Alabama over state's abortion law, officials say — Administration officials have signaled to the Pentagon and lawmakers that they want to reverse the decision to move the headquarters from Colorado to Alabama.
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Ursula Perano / The Daily Beast:
Online Reviewers Are Being Absolutely Brutal About Josh Hawley's ‘Manhood’ — Josh Hawley's book hasn't even been released yet, but that isn't stopping online reviewers from trying to tank his sales. — Sen. Josh Hawley's long-awaited book—Manhood: The Masculine Virtues America Needs—isn't even out yet, but the reviews are in.
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Rich Mckay / Reuters:
DeSantis defunds diversity programs at Florida public colleges — Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill on Monday banning tax dollars from being used in state colleges for diversity, equity and inclusion programs (DEI) in a sweeping measure that also places restrictions on classroom discussion of race.
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Christine Bragg / Fox News:
Exclusive: DeSantis Responds To Trump's Latest Attack
Exclusive: DeSantis Responds To Trump's Latest Attack
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Kelly Weill / The Daily Beast:
Trump's Call-In to Far-Right Roadshow Is Red Meat for Christian Nationalists — Trump called onto the ReAwaken America stage to offer Michael Flynn a job in a future White House. — A traveling Christian nationalist roadshow received the Donald Trump stamp of approval this weekend when …
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Alex Marquardt / CNN:
CIA launches video to recruit Russian spies — The Central Intelligence Agency has launched a new effort to capitalize on what US intelligence officials believe is an “unprecedented” opportunity to convince Russians disaffected by the war in Ukraine and life in Russia to share their secrets …
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Dennis Romero / NBC News:
Groundbreaking politician Gloria Molina dies at 74 — She was the first Latina Assembly member in California, the first Latina on the Los Angeles City Council, and the first Latina on the L.A. County Board of Supervisors. — Gloria Molina, a pioneering political leader who represented …
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