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Andrew Feinberg / The Independent:
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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John Solomon / Just The News:
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 …
Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
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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Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
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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Washington Post:
Taylor Budowich appears before Miami grand jury in Trump documents probe — Former Trump spokesman was questioned in part about a statement Trump drafted on classified documents in early 2022 — A former aide to Donald Trump appeared Wednesday before a federal grand jury in Miami as part …
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What to look for if Trump is indicted by the DOJ
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Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
Former Trump aide appears before grand jury in classified documents probe
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
The electoral threat of another Trump indictment
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Dylan Byers / Puck:
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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New York Times:
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.
Oliver Darcy / CNN:
CNN Chairman and CEO Chris Licht is out — New York CNN — Chris Licht, the embattled chief executive and chairman of CNN, whose brief one-year tenure at the network was stained by a series of severe missteps, will depart the company. — “I met with Chris and he will be leaving CNN …
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David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
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 — The News — Chris Licht will be stepping down as the CEO and Chairman of CNN. His departure was first reported by Puck News early Wednesday. — Amy Entelis, Virginia Mosely, and Eric Sherling will act as the network's interim leadership team …
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Axios:
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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Matt Gertz / Media Matters for America:
Fox News and Tucker Carlson both lose after his firing
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Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
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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Sally Jenkins / Washington Post:
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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Josh Fiallo / The Daily Beast:
PGA Turncoats Gloat Over Bombshell Saudi Merger
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Ewan Palmer / Newsweek:
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 …
Wall Street Journal:
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 …
Ann E. Marimow / Washington Post:
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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The Hill:
Conservative rebels throw House into limbo — A revolt from conservatives thrust the House floor into a state of limbo Wednesday, with leaders forced to delay a second try at advancing a rule GOP rebels shot down one day earlier. — The office of House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) …
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Justin Rohrlich / The Daily Beast:
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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Jonathan Swan / New York Times:
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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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Pence argues Jan. 6 is disqualifying for Trump as he launches campaign
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Margot Cleveland / The Federalist:
EXCLUSIVE: Bill Barr Confirms Rep. Jamie Raskin Lied About Biden Family Corruption Investigation — ‘The FBI is attempting a coverup, and Democrats are doing their bidding by lying to the American people,’ Rep. James Comer told The Federalist. — “It's not true.
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Robinson Meyer / Heatmap News:
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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Francisco Guzman / USA Today:
Dead raccoon and racist, ‘intimidating’ sign left on front door of Oregon mayor's office — A dead raccoon and a sign with racist and “intimidating language” was left on the front door of an Oregon mayor's office Monday, authorities said. — Redmond Police Department detectives responded …
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David Dayen / American Prospect:
The Oncoming Train Wreck of Restarting Student Loan Payments — The administration has committed itself to a herculean task, partnering with private loan servicers that in the past have shown themselves to be utterly incompetent. — Graduates walk in a procession as they arrive …
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Nathaniel Rakich / FiveThirtyEight:
Why Doug Burgum Could Surprise In The 2024 Republican Primary — It's high season for glossy campaign videos and American flag bunting. In the last 16 hours, three Republicans have announced they're running for president — an unfortunate syzygy for candidates whose meticulously crafted messages …
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Institute for the Study of War:
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 6, 2023 — Click here to see ISW's interactive map of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This map is updated daily alongside the static maps present in this report. — Click here to access ISW's archive of interactive time-lapse maps of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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Brooke Migdon / The Hill:
Garcia honors ‘American phenomenon’ RuPaul on House floor — Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) paid homage to RuPaul Charles, the superstar drag queen and host of the reality series “RuPaul's Drag Race,” on the House floor Wednesday, praising the barrier-breaking performer and Emmy Award winner …
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NBC News and The Daily Caller
Perry Bacon Jr / Washington Post:
CNN's Chris Licht showed the problem with anti-woke centrism — In a roughly 15,000-word profile published last week by the Atlantic, CNN chief executive Chris Licht, who has complained that the network's journalists were too opinionated when Donald Trump was president, gave a lot of, well, opinions.
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