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Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Trump finds no new lawyers for court appearance in Mar-a-Lago case — 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 …
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Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
The DOJ Went Easy on Trump for Political Reasons — Donald Trump has once again handed his Republican apologists an unenviable assignment. — The Justice Department charged the ex-president last Thursday with willfully retaining national security secrets in violation of the Espionage Act and conspiring to obstruct justice.
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New York Times:
Trump's personal aide, Walt Nauta, will be in court with him. — Trump Arrives at Miami Court to Surrender — Donald J. Trump, the first former president to be charged with federal crimes, will be arraigned this afternoon in the documents case. A small but lively crowd has gathered outside the courthouse.
Alex Thompson / Axios:
Trump's strategy to defuse court's “rocket docket” — Southern Florida's federal courts are known as a “rocket docket” for their speedy trials, but former President Trump's legal team is likely to unleash a flurry of motions and challenges to delay his criminal trial there, former Trump lawyers say.
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Jim Jordan's tortured defense of Trump points to a coming GOP split
Jim Jordan's tortured defense of Trump points to a coming GOP split
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CNN, Mother Jones, Bloomberg, Bulwark+, Raw Story, The Hill, BizPac Review, New Republic, The National and NPR
Washington Post:
Trump scrambles to find lawyer before first federal court appearance
Trump scrambles to find lawyer before first federal court appearance
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Forbes, Vanity Fair, Bulwark+, Mother Jones, Reason, emptywheel, NBC Bay Area, Hackwhackers, Eschaton, Political Wire, New York Times and Vox
Kimberly Leonard / Insider:
Trump has been arrested in Miami federal court for his arraignment in blockbuster Mar-a-Lago documents case
Trump has been arrested in Miami federal court for his arraignment in blockbuster Mar-a-Lago documents case
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ABC News, Reuters, Washington Post and Common Dreams
Barbara McQuade / MSNBC:
New indictment Trump is a triple threat to national security
New indictment Trump is a triple threat to national security
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Raw Story and Political Wire
Geoffrey Dickens / Newsbusters:
Nets Spend 291 Minutes On Trump Indictment, 0 Seconds On Biden Burisma Bribery
Nets Spend 291 Minutes On Trump Indictment, 0 Seconds On Biden Burisma Bribery
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Washington Examiner, Forbes, The Federalist, Frontpage Mag, Fox News, HotAir and TheBlaze
Odette Yousef / NPR:
Trump is calling for support for his court appearance. The far right may stay away
Trump is calling for support for his court appearance. The far right may stay away
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Washington Examiner, USA Today, Politico, The Daily Beast, Associated Press, The Gateway Pundit, ABC News and Raw Story
Rolling Stone:
Inside the Implosion of Trump's Mar-a-Lago Legal Team
Inside the Implosion of Trump's Mar-a-Lago Legal Team
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Slate, How To Live BULLSHIT-FREE, Raw Story, GB News and Political Wire
Howard Cohen / Miami Herald:
Live updates: Trump arrives in downtown Miami from Doral for his court appearance
Live updates: Trump arrives in downtown Miami from Doral for his court appearance
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Washington Post, Deadline, CBS News, Just The News, American Wire News, Metro.co.uk and NBC 6 South Florida
Sara Dorn / Forbes:
Trump Threatens To ‘Go After’ Biden Through Special Prosecutor If Reelected
Trump Threatens To ‘Go After’ Biden Through Special Prosecutor If Reelected
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The Daily Caller, Politico, Washington Examiner and HotAir
Jeffrey Lord / The American Spectator:
Biden's Banana Republic
Biden's Banana Republic
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Boston Herald, Washington Examiner, The Post Millennial, Reuters, Agence France-Presse and Fox News
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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Talking Points Memo, Truthout, Politico and The Atlantic
Ronald Brownstein / CNN:
How Republicans are stitching their own straitjacket on Trump indictment — The Republican response to Donald Trump's latest criminal indictment offers a clear test of the famous saying that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over again and hoping for a different result.
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CNN:
Takeaways from CNN's town hall with Chris Christie
Takeaways from CNN's town hall with Chris Christie
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The Dispatch, Washington Post, LifeNews.com, HotAir, New Jersey Online, The Daily Beast, The Hill, The Messenger, USA Today, Raw Story and Washington Times
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Aileen Cannon should not preside over the Trump trial
Aileen Cannon should not preside over the Trump trial
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The Popehat Report, Washington Examiner and Los Angeles Times
Analisa Novak / CBS News:
Paul Ryan: Trump's “baggage” makes him “unelectable,” indictment goes beyond “petty” politics
Paul Ryan: Trump's “baggage” makes him “unelectable,” indictment goes beyond “petty” politics
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The Hill, Metro.co.uk, The Daily Caller, The Gateway Pundit, TIMCAST and Breitbart
Caitlin Yilek / CBS News:
Georgia's GOP governor calls Trump indictment a “distraction”
Georgia's GOP governor calls Trump indictment a “distraction”
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The Daily Caller
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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Simply Ivanka, Bloomberg and Political Wire
Harry Enten / CNN:
Why Chris Christie's presidential bid remains a long shot
Why Chris Christie's presidential bid remains a long shot
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National Review and Rolling Stone
Luke Funk / The Messenger:
White House Condemns ‘Disrespectful’ Trans Model for Baring Breasts at White House Pride Event — “Individuals in the video will not be invited to future events,” a White House spokesperson tells The Messenger of the footage Rose Montoya posted to social media
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Jesse O'Neill / New York Post:
White House bans ‘disrespectful’ topless trans influencer Rose Montoya — The White House has banned trans influencer Rose Montoya after she flashed her breasts at President Biden's pride party — blasting the stunt as “inappropriate and disrespectful.” — Montoya, 27, was barred …
Madison Reeve / Castanet.net:
Girl, 9, accused of being trans at Kelowna track meet — CHILD ACCOSTED AT TRACK MEET — Two Kelowna moms are speaking out after their 9-year-old daughter was verbally assaulted at a track and field event on Thursday at Kelowna's Apple Bowl. — The mothers, who choose not to identify their daughter …
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PinkNews, Raw Story and The Messenger
Tori Otten / New Republic:
Starbucks Denies Union Allegations of a Ban on Pride Decorations — Starbucks has banned Pride decorations in stores halfway through Pride Month, the company's workers union claimed Tuesday. If true, it would be a stunning cave to far-right anti-LGBTQ fury—but the coffee chain denies that any such policy is in place.
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Jaclyn Peiser / Washington Post:
Target stores see more bomb threats over Pride merchandise
Target stores see more bomb threats over Pride merchandise
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The Messenger, The Hill, PJ Media, Washington Free Beacon, Louder With Crowder, American Greatness, Twitchy, New York Post, RedState, IJR, KTLA, HotAir and BizPac Review
Shelby Talcott / Semafor:
DeSantis-world bemoans crowded GOP field — 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, Senator Tim Scott and former governor Nikki Haley, are in the race.
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Caitlin Byrd / Post and Courier:
In home state flex, Tim Scott shares names of 69 donors on SC finance committee
In home state flex, Tim Scott shares names of 69 donors on SC finance committee
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Associated Press, Washington Examiner, The Daily Caller and The Hill
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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Philip Wegmann / Real Clear Politics:
EXCLUSIVE: The DeSantis Plan To Wage War on ‘Weaponized’ DOJ — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has been working for months on plans to tear down and rebuild both the Department of Justice and the FBI, consulting with experts and members of Congress to develop a “Day One” strategy to end …
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Jeff Cox / CNBC:
Inflation rose at a 4% annual rate in May, the lowest in 2 years — WATCH NOW — The inflation rate cooled in May to its lowest annual rate in about two years, the Labor Department reported Tuesday. — The consumer price index, which measures changes in a multitude of goods and services …
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Jay Caspian Kang / New Yorker:
What Was Nate Silver's Data Revolution? — Silver, a former professional poker player, was in the business of measuring probabilities. Many readers mistook him for an oracle. — Political journalism suffers from a central contradiction: elections are finicky things …
Jane Lee / Media Matters for America:
Fox News welcomes swastika-wielding teacher as the latest anti-trans culture warrior — On June 12, Fox News' Jesse Watters hosted Glendale, California, teacher Ray Shelton, who was placed on leave following a school board meeting where he held up a swastika sign and then went on an anti-trans …
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
'Trump can't win': Koch network releases ads targeting ex-president — The political arm of the network backed by billionaire Charles Koch is releasing a slate of digital ads in key states aimed at former President Donald Trump. — The ads argue a Trump nomination in 2024 would effectively give President Joe Biden a second term.
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David Dayen / American Prospect:
Republicans in Disarray — The temper tantrum on House floor votes masks a much more consequential lack of consensus on upcoming spending bills—which could give Democrats an opportunity. — Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-GA) listens to Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) …
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Washington Examiner, Balkinization and Wall Street Journal