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Wall Street Journal:
Mike Pence Reads the Trump Indictment — He 'can't defend' the conduct but thinks the case is also political. — By The Editorial Board — Tap For Sound — As Mike Pence walked into the Journal's New York conference room Tuesday afternoon, the cable-TV chyron was carrying news from South Florida …
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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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The Daily Beast, Fox News, Raw Story, Frontpage Mag, Political Wire, New Republic and Washington Examiner
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 …
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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The Nation, Digby's Hullabaloo, Truthout, Agence France-Presse, 6abc, Associated Press, Kevin Drum, Raw Story and Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Arthur Delaney / HuffPost:
Clay Higgins Insists He Was Trying To Calm Trump Supporters Down, Not Rile Them Up
Clay Higgins Insists He Was Trying To Calm Trump Supporters Down, Not Rile Them Up
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Associated Press, The Hill and Mediaite
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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New Republic, Raw Story, Los Angeles Times, HuffPost and Roll Call
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 Gateway Pundit, RedState, The Hill, The Daily Caller, TIMCAST and Breitbart
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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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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Glenn Thrush / New York Times:
A Grim Donald Trump, President No Longer, Is Humbled in the Courtroom
A Grim Donald Trump, President No Longer, Is Humbled in the Courtroom
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Insider, WSVN-TV, Washington Examiner and PoliticusUSA
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
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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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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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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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National Review, Twitchy and New York Post
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 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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Miami Herald, Raw Story, Rolling Stone, Asbury Park Press, New York Post, Daily Kos and RedState
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 …
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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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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New York Magazine, MSNBC, Insider, Rolling Stone and New Republic
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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Fox News, Washington Times, PolitiFact and New York Post
Steven Nelson / New York Post:
Biden grins, chuckles when asked about alleged tapes of him getting bribed — WASHINGTON — President Biden acted amused Tuesday when asked about the alleged existence of audio recordings of himself and the Ukrainian businessman who allegedly bribed him while he was vice president.
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The Gateway Pundit, HuffPost, The Daily Caller, RedState and Breitbart
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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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Orange County Register, Los Angeles Blade, Associated Press, KTLA, ABC7, Political Wire and The Messenger
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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New York Post, PinkNews, Raw Story and The Messenger
Mychael Schnell / The Hill:
House to consider resolution to censure Adam Schiff — The House is looking to consider a resolution to censure Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) this week after a Republican lawmaker moved to force a vote on the measure. — Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.), a member of the conservative Freedom Caucus …
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Axios, Orange County Register, Washington Examiner, The Gateway Pundit and Twitchy
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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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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Washington Press, ABC News and Political Wire
Mychael Schnell / The Hill:
House fails to override Biden veto on DC accountability bill — The House on Tuesday failed to override President Biden's veto of a resolution that would block Washington, D.C.'s police accountability bill from taking effect. — The chamber voted 233-197 to override Biden's veto, which was short of the two-thirds support needed.
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Washington Examiner and Roll Call
Natalie Allison / Politico:
Haley ‘inclined in favor’ of Trump pardon — Her remarks came after she called the former president ‘reckless.’ — After calling Donald Trump “reckless,” Nikki Haley on Tuesday said she would still be “inclined” to pardon him if he is convicted of federal charges.
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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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NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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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Detroit Free Press, The Hill, Bridge Michigan and Fox News
Emily Pontecorvo / Heatmap News:
A New Kind of Clean Energy Utility Is Born in Massachusetts — Heat pumps are cool. Neighborhood geothermal might be cooler. — A landmark project with major implications for how Americans could cleanly heat and cool their homes broke ground in Framingham, Massachusetts, on Monday.
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Alaska Public Media, CleanTechnica, Denver Post and Washington Post
NBC News:
Army renames Louisiana base for Black WWI hero who received Medal of Honor — Sgt. William Henry Johnson was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor in 2015. — FORT JOHNSON, La. — A U.S. Army base in western Louisiana was renamed Tuesday to honor Sgt. William Henry Johnson …