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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 …
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Washington Post, Raw Story and Political Wire
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.
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.
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Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Trump finds no new lawyers in time for Mar-a-Lago documents arraignment — Exclusive: Trump is expected to be represented by existing lawyers Todd Blanche and Chris Kise — Donald Trump is expected to be represented at his first court appearance to face federal criminal charges …
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
How a Trump-Appointed Judge Could Influence His Documents Case
How a Trump-Appointed Judge Could Influence His Documents Case
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Axios, The Atlantic, Politico, Washington Post and NBC News
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 …
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Barbara McQuade / MSNBC:
New indictment Trump is a triple threat to national security — Even the general nature of the secrets Trump allegedly stored across Mar-a-Lago, including in a bathroom and a ballroom, is bone-chilling. — The indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Florida last week includes …
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
McConnell, GOP allies steer clear of defending Trump on indictment
McConnell, GOP allies steer clear of defending Trump on indictment
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CNN, Boston Herald, Bloomberg, Political Wire and PJ Media
Marc Elias / Democracy Docket:
What Trump's Indictment Means for 2024
What Trump's Indictment Means for 2024
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Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
Christie says conduct alleged in Trump indictment ‘awful,’ says ‘lot more information to come’
Christie says conduct alleged in Trump indictment ‘awful,’ says ‘lot more information to come’
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Washington Examiner, Orlando Sentinel and The Daily Beast
Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
Christie says Trump ‘will care less about the country this time than he did four years ago’
Christie says Trump ‘will care less about the country this time than he did four years ago’
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Washington Times and Washington Examiner
Sarah Rumpf / Mediaite:
Kevin McCarthy Argues That Trump Hoarding Documents Next to the Toilet Was Sufficiently Secure Because ‘A Bathroom Door Locks’
Kevin McCarthy Argues That Trump Hoarding Documents Next to the Toilet Was Sufficiently Secure Because ‘A Bathroom Door Locks’
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Ruth Marcus / Washington Post:
Who is not implicated in the Trump indictment? Hillary Clinton.
Who is not implicated in the Trump indictment? Hillary Clinton.
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Ken Meyer / Mediaite:
John Bolton Defends ‘Devastating Indictment’ From Trump Defenders: ‘This Really is a Rifle Shot’
John Bolton Defends ‘Devastating Indictment’ From Trump Defenders: ‘This Really is a Rifle Shot’
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Jason Lange / Reuters:
Exclusive: Trump holds double-digit lead after federal indictment - Reuters/Ipsos poll
Exclusive: Trump holds double-digit lead after federal indictment - Reuters/Ipsos poll
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Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:
Fox News's Turley: Trump could face ‘terminal sentence’ if DOJ proves even one count
Fox News's Turley: Trump could face ‘terminal sentence’ if DOJ proves even one count
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Shelby Talcott / Semafor:
How a growing GOP field complicates Ron Desantis' path to the White House — The News — 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 …
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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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NBC News:
Few Americans know Sen. Tim Scott, but some Democrats see him as a tough general election opponent
Alex Griffing / Mediaite:
Tim Scott Changes Tune and Calls Trump Indictment a ‘Serious Case With Serious Allegations’
Tim Scott Changes Tune and Calls Trump Indictment a ‘Serious Case With Serious Allegations’
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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.
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Roll Call:
Conservatives agree to end standoff that blocked House action — Rosendale: ‘The floor will be functioning this week’ — A disagreement between Speaker Kevin McCarthy and House conservatives that jammed up legislative business last week eased Monday evening, but members of the rebel bloc …
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Punchbowl News and The Hill
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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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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 …
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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.
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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.
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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Michigan Advance and Axios
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” …
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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.