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Prosecutors ready to ask for Trump indictment on obstruction and Espionage Act charges — The Independent has learned that prosecutors are prepared to ask grand jurors to vote on charges as early as Thursday — The Department of Justice is preparing to ask a Washington …
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Trump notified that he is the target of an ongoing criminal investigation — He is under investigation for concealing reams of classified information at his private estates and orchestrating a scheme to prevent federal authorities from finding them. — Federal prosecutors …
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Trump's lawyers told he is target in Mar-a-Lago documents investigation — Move dramatically raises stakes for former president as investigation appears to near its conclusion — Federal prosecutors formally informed Donald Trump's lawyers last week that the former US president is a target …
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Trump ally Bannon subpoenaed in special counsel Jack Smith's Jan. 6 grand jury probe — The Washington, D.C.-based grand jury is separate from one investigating the former president's handling of classified documents. — WASHINGTON — Former Trump White House official Steve Bannon …
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Feds inform Trump he is target likely to be indicted as DOJ rebuffs prosecutorial misconduct claim — Federal prosecutors have notified Donald Trump that he is a criminal target and likely to be indicted imminently in a probe into alleged classified documents - even as the Justice Department declined …
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Multiple witnesses subpoenaed in Florida in Trump Mar-a-Lago case — Involvement of top prosecutor Jay Bratt in the Florida grand jury could suggest questions about Espionage Act violations — Federal prosecutors have subpoenaed multiple witnesses to testify before a previously unknown grand jury …
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Taylor Budowich appears before Miami grand jury in Trump documents probe
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
The electoral threat of another Trump indictment
The electoral threat of another Trump indictment
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Scoop: Fox News says Tucker Carlson breached his contract — Fox News Wednesday notified Tucker Carlson's lawyers that the former prime-time anchor violated his contract with the network when he launched his own Twitter show on Tuesday, according to a copy of a letter obtained by Axios.
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Fox News and Tucker Carlson both lose after his firing
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Licht's Out — The embattled CNN C.E.O. will be leaving the company, and long-time beloved top executive Amy Entelis will steady the ship until Zaz picks a new leader. It's been a hell of a week since The Atlantic story dropped, and yet here goes another reinvention.
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Chris Licht Is Out at CNN — Mr. Licht had a turbulent tenure that lasted slightly more than a year. — Chris Licht, the former television producer who oversaw a brief and chaotic tenure as the chairman of CNN, is out at the network, according to a person briefed on the decision.
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Chris Licht's Fundamental Mistake — The ousted CNN executive failed to grasp the altered landscape of American politics. — The precipitous fall of Chris Licht is just the sort of story that today's cable-news environment is best at covering: dramatic, messy, lurid, and ultimately lacking in much substance.
Jenna Moon / Semafor:
What the crisis at CNN means
What the crisis at CNN means
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DOJ charges 'Bob's Burgers,' ‘Arrested Development’ actor in Jan. 6 Capitol riot — Jay Johnston, an actor who appeared in many comedies, was arrested Wednesday and charged with felony obstruction of officers as well as several misdemeanor offenses. — WASHINGTON — A Hollywood actor who appeared on …
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The East Coast's Wildfire Smoke Is On Par With the West's Worst Days — Air pollution in New York and across the eastern United States, driven by an outbreak of wildfires across Quebec and Nova Scotia, has reached the worst level since 2005, when modern records began, according to a Stanford economist.
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As Canada burns, smoke makes US air unhealthy and skies eerie. Is climate change to blame?
New York Times:
Unhealthy Air Envelops Large Parts of North America
Unhealthy Air Envelops Large Parts of North America
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Robinson Meyer / Heatmap News:
This Is Already One of the Worst Wildfire Pollution Events in U.S. History
This Is Already One of the Worst Wildfire Pollution Events in U.S. History
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Message to the House of Representatives — President's Veto of H.J. Res. 45 — TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES: — I am returning herewith without my approval H.J. Res. 45, a resolution that would disapprove of the Department of Education's rule relating to “Waivers and Modifications of Federal Student Loans.”
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David Dayen / American Prospect:
The Oncoming Train Wreck of Restarting Student Loan Payments
The Oncoming Train Wreck of Restarting Student Loan Payments
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Ron DeSantis' Approval Rating Has Collapsed — Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has seen his approval rating fall dramatically two weeks after announcing his 2024 presidential bid. — According to online polling company Civiqs' dynamic approval rating graph, DeSantis currently has a net approval rating …
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PGA Turncoats Gloat Over Bombshell Saudi Merger — Even Donald Trump chimed in on the shock move—calling it a “big, beautiful, and glamorous” deal. — Golf stars who took a money grab to join the Saudi-backed LIV Golf last year were in high spirits Tuesday—gloating online as soon …
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Justice Thomas delays disclosures after reports of travel, property sale — Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has asked for more time to file annual financial disclosures following criticism that he failed to report luxury travel and real estate deals with a Texas billionaire and Republican donor.
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House cancels votes for rest of week amid floor ‘chaos’ — House leaders canceled planned votes for the rest of the week amid a revolt by conservative members that brought any votes on the House floor to a halt. — “What we're gonna do is we're gonna come back on Monday …
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Yes, We're in an L.G.B.T.Q. State of Emergency — This year there is a pall over Pride. — As the L.G.B.T.Q. community celebrates Pride Month, we are besieged by a malicious, coordinated legislative attack. — There's been a notable rise in the number of anti-L.G.B.T.Q. bills since 2018 …
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Pence Delivers Strong Rebuke to Trump in Campaign Announcement — The former vice president — and now rival — to Donald Trump gave his most aggressive criticism of his former boss, portraying him as unfit to be president. — Reporting from Ankeny, Iowa
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Instagram Connects Vast Pedophile Network — The Meta unit's systems for fostering communities have guided users to child-sex content; company says it is improving internal controls — Instagram, the popular social-media site owned by Meta Platforms, helps connect and promote a vast network …
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Ken Paxton Impeachment Prosecutor: We've Got a Slam Dunk Case — Two defense attorneys tasked with nailing the Texas AG say the details are “astounding” and “ten times worse than [what] has been public.” — Famed criminal defense attorney Dick DeGuerin—who has represented clients ranging …
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The PGA Tour is calling this a victory, but something doesn't smell right — What's the going rate to turn an American executive into a boot boy for a despotic torturer such as Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman? Just how worn out are the knees of PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan's pants legs?
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