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Magistrate to preside over Trump's arraignment, not controversial Judge Aileen Cannon — Donald Trump federal indictment — Former president Donald Trump is set to appear Tuesday at the Miami federal courthouse for an initial hearing on criminal charges related to his keeping of classified documents.
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We need to talk about Trump's bathroom chandelier — Designers (and one epidemiologist) weigh in on the peculiar light fixture from the Trump indictment photos — Last week, former president Donald Trump was indicted on charges that he mishandled classified documents, allegedly storing them in …


Floridians Would Make Up Trump's Jury Pool. Here's What Some Are Saying. — The complicated feelings among some residents about former President Donald J. Trump and the case against him reflect the complicated politics of the state. — Nick Madigan reported from Miami and Verónica Zaragovia from Palm Beach County, Fla.


The impossible challenge of telling Trump fans the truth — In the abstract, it is as robust a rejection of former president Donald Trump's claims as could be arranged: His former attorney general, who earned a well-deserved reputation for his dogged defenses of Trump, appearing on Fox News …
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John Bolton Defends ‘Devastating Indictment’ From Trump Defenders: ‘This Really is a Rifle Shot’ — Former Trump National Security Adviser John Bolton viewed Donald Trump's indictment as a “rifle shot” to the former president's hopes of getting re-elected to the White House.
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Fox News's Turley: Trump could face ‘terminal sentence’ if DOJ proves even one count — Fox News legal analyst Jonathan Turley says former President Trump could die in prison if convicted on just one count after being indicted by the Justice Department last week on dozens of charges related to his handling of classified documents.
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Trump Has Options for Fighting Charges, but They Might Face Challenges
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Kevin McCarthy Argues That Trump Hoarding Documents Next to the Toilet Was Sufficiently Secure Because ‘A Bathroom Door Locks’
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Exclusive: Trump holds double-digit lead after federal indictment - Reuters/Ipsos poll
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Putin's Pals Dream Up Fresh Plot to Help Trump Beat Biden
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Tim Scott Changes Tune and Calls Trump Indictment a ‘Serious Case With Serious Allegations’
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Trump's “peril is extreme”: Former federal prosecutor on the historic Mar-a-Lago indictment
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‘I Want Blood’: Heavily-Armed Trump Supporters Say They'll Protest Trump's Indictment — “Just buying more ammo,” one Trump supporter posted in a right-wing messaging board. — Supporters of former president Donald Trump are planning mass protests at a Miami courthouse on Tuesday, following Trump's indictment last week.
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Proud Boys Too Upset About Bud Light to Care About Trump's Indictment
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GOP rep accuses DOJ of setting trap to imprison Trump supporters: ‘They want J6 again’
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Mediaite, Congressman Clay Higgins and Raw Story


Grassley: Burisma executive who allegedly paid Biden has audio recordings of conversations with Joe, Hunter — Biden was allegedly paid $5M by a high-level Burisma executive as part of a bribery scheme — Sen. Chuck Grassley said Monday that the Burisma executive who allegedly paid Joe Biden …
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More Say Birth Gender Should Dictate Sports Participation — WASHINGTON, D.C. — A larger majority of Americans now (69%) than in 2021 (62%) say transgender athletes should only be allowed to compete on sports teams that conform with their birth gender. Likewise, fewer endorse transgender athletes …


A Star Reporter's Break With Reality — Lara Logan was once a respected 60 Minutes correspondent. Now she trades in conspiracy theories that even far-right media disavow. What happened? — the footage is shown before she takes the stage: Lara Logan in a headscarf, addressing the camera from the streets of Mogadishu.
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Exclusive: Westfield giving up S.F. mall in wake of Nordstrom closure, plunging sales and foot traffic — Westfield is giving up its namesake San Francisco mall in the wake of Nordstrom's planned closure, surrendering the city's biggest shopping center to its lender after foot traffic and sales plunged during the pandemic.
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Trump-backed Arizona ‘audit’ was even more of a debacle than previously known: newly unearthed texts — The Trump-backed “audit” of the 2020 election in Arizona ended disastrously for the former president as it not only confirmed President Joe Biden won the state, but it actually gave …
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Scoop: Fox sends Tucker Carlson cease-and-desist letter — Fox News has sent a “cease and desist” letter to Tucker Carlson as he ramps up a competing series on Twitter that drew a combined 169 million views for its first two episodes, Axios has learned.
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The US Is Openly Stockpiling Dirt on All Its Citizens — A newly declassified report from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence reveals the federal government is buying troves of data about Americans. — The United States government has been secretly amassing a “large amount” …
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Two Rhode Island officials visited Philly. They were so rude their state launched two separate investigations. — The trouble between Philadelphia and the state of Rhode Island began in early March.That's when two Rhode Island officials came to tour Bok, the former South Philly vocational school …


Midlands teacher's lesson on racism halted after complaints, citing state law — A Midlands school district shut down classroom discussion of a book on racism after complaints that it violated a state law prohibiting instruction on controversial topics related to race.


DOJ seeks 14 years for Jan. 6 rioter who called Trump ‘dad,’ drove stun gun into Michael Fanone's neck — Daniel “D.J.” Rodriguez wrote in a letter to the former officer he assaulted that he wished he was smarter. The feds say his actions amount to terrorism.
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Former FBI official details bureau's disagreement with DOJ ahead of its Trump search — The “everyday discussion” over executing a search warrant at the former president's Florida club — the matter now at the heart of Trump's indictment — still caused “consternation,” the official said.
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Ohio's top court rules parts of ballot measure at center of abortion fight must be rewritten — The Ohio Supreme Court ruled on Monday that a ballot measure at the center of an abortion fight in the state needed to be partially rewritten ahead of an August election, but ruled against Democratic litigants on some of their key requests.
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Republican official appears to have moved $1.3m from non-profit to own law firm — RNC committeewoman Harmeet Dhillon takes $120,000 salary from non-profit Center for American Liberty for two-hour week — The San Francisco lawyer Harmeet Dhillon is a fixture on Fox News who has garnered support …
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‘The Beat’ goes on for MSNBC's legal savant Ari Melber amid Trump indictments — As the legal heat turns up under former President Trump, MSNBC's Ari Melber is having a moment. — The parade of legal experts who appear daily on “The Beat With Ari Melber” include the 2024 Republican …


White House press secretary violated Hatch Act, government watchdog says — Karine Jean-Pierre violated a law designed to limit how officials engage in politics when she referred to “MAGA Republicans” ahead of the midterm elections, the agency said. — White House press secretary Karine …
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Ida B. Wells Society canceled programs for young journalists after UNC withheld millions in funding — The Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting was housed at UNC-Chapel Hill's Carroll Hall. The society's move to Morehouse College was publicly announced in February. (Photo: Clayton Henkel)
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Fred Ryan to leave Washington Post after nine years as publisher — Ryan, chief executive of The Post for most of the decade since Jeff Bezos bought it, will lead the new Center on Public Civility at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation — Fred Ryan, the publisher and chief executive …


Almost Everyone Got the Smoke Wrong — What happened? — No, seriously — what happened? — Last week, the American megalopolis, that string of jewels on the old Atlantic coast, found itself shrouded by wildfire smoke. New York City's air turned ashen and dun, then glowed a supernatural amber.


N.Y.P.D. Commissioner Keechant Sewell to Resign — Ms. Sewell, who was appointed by Mayor Eric Adams in 2022, announced her decision on Monday. She did not provide a reason for her departure. — Keechant Sewell, commissioner of the New York Police Department, said Monday she would resign …
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1 dead after boat capsizes at cave along the Erie Canal in New York — Local travel and hospitality providers were on the boat when it ran into problems in Lockport Cave. — A tour boat capsized at a cave along the Erie Canal in western New York state on Monday, sending several passengers …
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