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New York Times:
In Jack Smith, Trump has a legal adversary unlike anyone he has encountered before. — Trump Pleads Not Guilty in Documents Case — Donald J. Trump, the first former president to be charged with federal crimes, left court in Miami after being arraigned on 37 counts related to his handling of classified documents.
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Jonathan Lemire / Politico:
Biden orders DNC and reelect to remain silent about Trump's indictment — Some allies see a missed opportunity by going quiet. — President Joe Biden and his top aides have taken a vow of silence on the federal indictment of his predecessor, Donald Trump — and have explicitly ordered …
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Nick Mourtoupalas / Washington Post:
The next steps after Trump's classified documents indictment, explained — Former president Donald Trump pleaded not guilty Tuesday to federal charges that he broke the law by keeping and hiding top-secret documents in his Florida home. — In the coming days and weeks …
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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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Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Rubio was right about Trump in ways he doesn't want to talk about
Rubio was right about Trump in ways he doesn't want to talk about
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Ronald Brownstein / CNN:
How Republicans are stitching their own straitjacket on Trump indictment
How Republicans are stitching their own straitjacket on Trump indictment
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Washington Post, Raw Story and The Hill
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
How secure is an event space's bathroom door, really? A brief review.
How secure is an event space's bathroom door, really? A brief review.
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MSNBC, New York Magazine, Daily Kos and Insider
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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Jared Gans / The Hill:
House GOP leaders defend Trump on day of arraignment: ‘A dark day for our country’
House GOP leaders defend Trump on day of arraignment: ‘A dark day for our country’
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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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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
White House bans ‘disrespectful’ topless trans influencer Rose Montoya
Anders Hagstrom / Fox News:
White House condemns trans activist for going topless at Pride Month event: ‘inappropriate and disrespectful’
White House condemns trans activist for going topless at Pride Month event: ‘inappropriate and disrespectful’
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The Daily Beast:
Trump Wanted Courthouse Protests but Instead Got MAGA Misfits — Trump has a 3 p.m. court date. The theatrics started hours earlier—and protesters found a familiar boogeyman to blame for low attendance. — MIAMI, Florida—Protesters assembled outside the federal courthouse here on Tuesday …
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Arthur Delaney / HuffPost:
Clay Higgins Insists He Was Trying To Calm Trump Supporters Down, Not Rile Them Up — The Louisiana Republican explained his militaristic message in response to Donald Trump's indictment. — WASHINGTON — After former President Donald Trump was indicted on federal charges last week …
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The Hill
Kara Scannell / CNN:
Judge allows E. Jean Carroll to amend her defamation lawsuit to seek more damages against Trump — A federal judge will allow E. Jean Carroll to amend her original defamation lawsuit against former President Donald Trump to include comments he made at a CNN town hall.
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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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Associated Press:
Eric Trump accompanies father to federal courthouse | Live updates
Eric Trump accompanies father to federal courthouse | Live updates
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Victor Shi / Chicago Tribune:
Our country needs cameras in the courtroom during Donald Trump's federal trial
Our country needs cameras in the courtroom during Donald Trump's federal trial
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Dwight Garner / New York Times:
Cormac McCarthy, Novelist of a Darker America, Is Dead at 89 — “All the Pretty Horses,” “The Road” and “No Country for Old Men” were among his acclaimed books that explore a bleak world of violence and outsiders. — Cormac McCarthy, the formidable and reclusive writer of Appalachia …
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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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Ethan Strauss / The Free Press:
The NCAA Has a ‘Hot Girl’ Problem — We're in the Cavinder Twins' apartment eight floors above the sun-dappled sprawl of South Florida. A blender whirrs, mixing kiwi-yogurt-almond butter smoothies. A photographer takes pictures. A representative from the Twins' sports-marketing agency …
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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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Alexandra Steigrad / New York Post:
Insider's top editor caught tearing down union posters in NYC as strike drags on — The top editor of the Insider news site was caught on video bicycling around Brooklyn and tearing down pro-union posters as a labor strike dragged into its second week. — In the video obtained by The Post …
Los Angeles Times:
L.A. City Councilmember Curren Price charged with embezzlement and perjury — Los Angeles City Councilmember Curren Price was charged with 10 counts of embezzlement, perjury and conflict of interest on Tuesday, becoming the latest in a years-long parade of elected city officials …
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NBC News:
Nevada ‘fake electors’ appear before D.C. grand jury investigating Jan. 6 — Even as Trump is set to appear in court in Miami in the classified documents probe, a grand jury investigation into the aftermath of the 2020 election is continuing in Washington, D.C.
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Craig Mauger / The Detroit News:
Judge imposes $58,000 in sanctions on Karamo, others for Detroit election suit — A Wayne County judge has imposed $58,459 in sanctions on Michigan Republican Party chairwoman Kristina Karamo, the state party's lawyer and others because of a lawsuit they filed last year that claimed …
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Tony Ho Tran / The Daily Beast:
NASA's Curiosity Mars Rover Sent Back a Stunning ‘Postcard’ — The Red Planet never looked so colorful. — Deputy Editor, Innovation & Tech — NASA's Curiosity rover has been exploring the surface of Mars for more than a decade now—diligently traversing the unexplored landscape to collect soil …
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Juliegrace Brufke / Axios:
Inside the room: GOP tensions erupt after House floor protest — House Republicans sparred in what members described as a “fiery” closed-door conference meeting on Tuesday, with mainstream GOP lawmakers blasting a group of 11 conservatives for the blockade of floor action last week.
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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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Sara Boboltz / HuffPost:
Donald Trump ‘Like A Child’ With Top-Secret Documents, Stephanie Grisham Says — “He thinks those are his,” said the former top White House staffer. — As a former White House press secretary and spokesperson for first lady Melania Trump, Stephanie Grisham has had a unique view of the former …
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Olivia Beavers / Politico:
Freedom Caucus adds new members in the wake of House floor rebellion — Reps. Diana Harshbarger (R-Tenn.) and Eric Burlison (R-Mo.) are joining the conservative bloc after some of its members mounted a high-profile protest against GOP leaders. — After hardline House conservatives aggravated GOP leaders …
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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 …