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Washington Post:
Trump scrambles to find lawyer on eve of first federal court appearance  —  In familiar predicament for famously challenging client, multiple Florida lawyers decline to take Trump's case, people familiar with the matter say  —  Donald Trump spent the day before his historic appearance …
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Rolling Stone:
Inside the Implosion of Trump's Mar-a-Lago Legal Team  —  At a time of peak legal peril for the former president, his attorneys had the knives out — for each other … The clashes were dramatic enough that Friday, hours before Trump's federal indictment in the Mar-a-Lago documents probe was unsealed …
Jay Weaver / Miami Herald:
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.
Geraldine DeRuiter / Washington Post:
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 …
Discussion: RedState
New York Times:
How Trump Plans to Beat His Indictment, Politically  —  The former president keeps consolidating Republican support, but the legal peril is the greatest he has ever faced and adds to his challenges with independent voters.  —  Donald J. Trump will make his first appearance in federal criminal court on Tuesday.
Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
Christie says conduct alleged in Trump indictment ‘awful,’ says ‘lot more information to come’
S.V. Date / HuffPost:
Chris Christie Hammers Trump On Secret Document Indictment
Discussion: CNN and Raw Story
Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
Christie says Trump ‘will care less about the country this time than he did four years ago’
New York Times:   Floridians Would Make Up Trump's Jury Pool. Here's What Some Are Saying.
Ruth Marcus / Washington Post:
Who is not implicated in the Trump indictment? Hillary Clinton.
Jason Lange / Reuters:
Exclusive: Trump holds double-digit lead after federal indictment - Reuters/Ipsos poll
Caitlin Byrd / Post and Courier:
In home state flex, Tim Scott shares names of 69 donors on SC finance committee  —  U.S. Sen. Tim Scott is boosting his political capital in his home state, unveiling a list of 69 influential South Carolina donors who will take a leading role in fundraising in the crucial “First in the South” presidential primary state.
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Shelby Talcott / Semafor:
How a growing GOP field complicates Ron Desantis' path to the White House  —  Ron DeSantis' supporters are grumbling that the larger GOP field is complicating their path in South Carolina, where two of the early primary state's highest profile politicians, Senator Tim Scott and former governor Nikki Haley, are in the race.
Discussion: Florida Politics
Roland Li / San Francisco Chronicle:
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.
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
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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U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa:
Grassley: FBI Redacted References To Recordings In Biden Allegation Shared With Congress
New York Times:
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 …
Discussion: UPI
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New York Post:
NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell resigning after nearly a year and a half on the job
Zoe Greenberg / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
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 …
Discussion: Washington Post
Melissa Gira Grant / New Republic:
Why Conservatives Are Losing Their Minds Over Biden's Pride Flag—and Ignoring Pro-DeSantis Neo-Nazis  —  Saturday was a tale of two flags.  One was flown at the White House: a rainbow Pride flag, specifically the trans- and racially inclusive “Progress” variation.
Odette Yousef / NPR:
Trump is calling for support for his court appearance.  The far right may stay away  —  When former President Donald Trump posted to his Truth Social platform on Friday, “SEE YOU IN MIAMI ON TUESDAY!!!,” the call eerily echoed the tweets with which he summoned his supporters to Washington, D.C., in the lead-up to Jan. 6, 2021.
Discussion: The Daily Beast and KTLA
Katherine Doyle / NBC News:
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 …
Dell Cameron / Wired:
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” …
Bristow Marchant / The State:
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.
Shia Kapos / Politico:
No Labels likely to back off third party bid if DeSantis emerges as GOP nominee  —  The centrist group considers under what conditions it would back out.  —  CHICAGO — The centrist political organization No Labels has defended its third-party presidential bid by insisting there's …
Discussion: Michigan Advance and Axios
Lingling Wei / Wall Street Journal:
Xi Prepares China for ‘Extreme’ Scenarios, Including Conflict with the West  —  Beijing plays up possibility of worsening ties as the U.S. and China set plans for Blinken visit  —  As Beijing and Washington move gingerly toward restoring high-level exchanges, Xi Jinping is stepping up his effort to gird China for conflict.
Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Set to Approve Depleted-Uranium Tank Rounds for Ukraine  —  The armor-piercing ammunition has raised concerns over health and environmental effects  —  The Biden administration is expected to provide Ukraine with depleted-uranium rounds following weeks of internal debate about how to equip …
Betsy Woodruff Swan / Politico:
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.
Discussion: Breitbart
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
How a Trump-Appointed Judge Could Influence His Documents Case  —  Judge Aileen M. Cannon will wield sweeping power over the case's tempo and what evidence to allow in or exclude.  —  Reporting from Washington  —  Jack Smith, the special counsel handling the documents investigation …
Discussion: Politico, Washington Post and NBC News
John Eligon / New York Times:
U.S. Lawmakers Ask White House to Punish South Africa for Supporting Russia  —  South Africa is accused of helping supply Russia with weapons for the Ukraine war, a charge that South Africa denies.  —  A bipartisan group of American lawmakers has asked the Biden administration to punish South Africa …
David Stanway / Reuters:
As climate change hits, China weighs new water megaprojects  —  As droughts loom, China is planning ambitious new water infrastructure projects in hope that moving more of the precious liquid across the country will mitigate the impact of climate change - but experts warn more river diversions may be costly.
 
 
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Washington Post:
Two more Marines with intelligence jobs plead guilty in Jan. 6 riot
Discussion: CBS News and Associated Press
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Brad Reed / Raw Story:
Trump-backed Arizona ‘audit’ was even more of a debacle than previously known: newly unearthed texts
Discussion: Arizona Republic
Stephen Battaglio / Los Angeles Times:
‘The Beat’ goes on for MSNBC's legal savant Ari Melber amid Trump indictments
Discussion: The Hill
Robinson Meyer / Heatmap News:
Almost Everyone Got the Smoke Wrong
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
DOJ seeks 14 years for Jan. 6 rioter who called Trump ‘dad,’ drove stun gun into Michael Fanone's neck
Discussion: Political Wire and Raw Story
Washington Post:
Fred Ryan to leave Washington Post after nine years as publisher
Jason Wilson / The Guardian:
Republican official appears to have moved $1.3m from non-profit to own law firm
Discussion: Digby's Hullabaloo and Raw Story
David Gilbert / VICE:
‘I Want Blood’: Heavily-Armed Trump Supporters Say They'll Protest Trump's Indictment
 

 
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Financial Times:
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