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Wall Street Journal:
The Self-Destructive Donald Trump — The document indictment is misguided, but he made it easier for his enemies, as he always does. — By The Editorial Board — Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to federal charges on Tuesday, with the typical array of supporters and opponents.
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NBC News:
Republicans privately acknowledge Trump's legal woes are serious this time — Many GOP operatives who spoke with NBC News said the federal indictment is serious — and could cause problems for the party. — It's long been Republican orthodoxy that no matter what Donald Trump does, the GOP base will stick with him.
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Tom Ginsburg / Persuasion:
Jack Smith Changed My Mind On Prosecuting Trump — The former president's alleged crimes are egregious, and prosecution is an important deterrent. — Since at least the first impeachment proceeding against him in 2019, and accelerating after January 6, 2021, the country …
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David Rothkopf / The Daily Beast:
Donald Trump Is About to Have His Wile E. Coyote Moment — The double-indicted ex-president will soon look down to discover he's over the cliff and there's nothing and no one left to support him. … Donald Trump is rapidly approaching his Wile E. Coyote moment.
Aaron Rupar / Public Notice:
Jack Smith's indictment unmasks Trump as a complete and utter buffoon — The emperor has no clothes, but he does have boxes in his bathroom. — Aaron Rupar and davidrlurie — ∙ Paid … The greatest political gift for Donald Trump's Republican rivals this primary cycle …
New York Times:
G.O.P. Rivals See Trump's Indictment as a Big Problem (for Them)
G.O.P. Rivals See Trump's Indictment as a Big Problem (for Them)
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Jess Bidgood / MSN:
As GOP candidates evoke Reagan, Michigan Republicans say the future is Trump, indictments and all
As GOP candidates evoke Reagan, Michigan Republicans say the future is Trump, indictments and all
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Jared Gans / The Hill:
GOP's Bacon on Trump indictment: ‘The emperor has no clothes’
GOP's Bacon on Trump indictment: ‘The emperor has no clothes’
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Edward Luce / Financial Times:
Trump would burn America before facing justice
Trump would burn America before facing justice
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ABC News:
Grand jury indicts Daniel Penny in chokehold death of Jordan Neely — Neely's death was ruled a homicide, according to the medical examiner. — A grand jury has indicted former U.S. Marine Daniel Penny in connection with the chokehold death of Jordan Neely aboard a subway train, law enforcement sources told ABC News.
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New York Times:
Judge in Trump Documents Case Has Scant Criminal Trial Experience — Judge Aileen M. Cannon, under scrutiny for past rulings favoring the former president, has presided over only a few criminal cases that went to trial. — Michael S. Schmidt reported from New York, and Charlie Savage reported from Washington.
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David Corn / Mother Jones:
No Labels Is Helping a Firm that Raises Money for Right-Wing Extremists — The self-proclaimed centrist group is using a vendor that assists election deniers, MAGA Republicans, and the radical Trump right. — No Labels is a political outfit that hails political centrism, calls for bipartisanship …
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Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Democrats meet with anti-Trump conservatives to fight No Labels 2024 bid
Democrats meet with anti-Trump conservatives to fight No Labels 2024 bid
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Kaleigh Rogers / FiveThirtyEight:
Why 2024 Is Shaping Up To Be The Most Online Election Ever
Why 2024 Is Shaping Up To Be The Most Online Election Ever
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Ed Shanahan / New York Times:
White Starbucks Manager Fired Amid Furor Over Racism Wins $25 Million — The company fired a former regional manager because of her race amid the fallout from the arrests of two Black men at a Philadelphia store, a federal jury found. — The episode plunged one of America's most ubiquitous brands into crisis.
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James Gant / Daily Mail:
White Starbucks manager who ran Philly store where two black men were refused access to bathroom - sparking protests - is awarded $25M as jury finds she was fired because of her race — Shannon Phillips won her lawsuit against the coffee giant and got $25.6million
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Mike Ives / New York Times:
Fox News Chyron Calls Biden a ‘Wannabe Dictator’ — The onscreen text appeared Tuesday beneath split-screen footage of President Biden and former President Donald J. Trump, who had been charged with federal crimes hours earlier. — A Fox News chyron appeared to refer to President Biden as a …
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Charlotte Klein / Vanity Fair:
Why CNN and MSNBC Didn't Carry Trump's Post-Arraignment Speech Live
Why CNN and MSNBC Didn't Carry Trump's Post-Arraignment Speech Live
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John Sexton / HotAir:
Community outrage after Burlington, MA Middle School students counter-program Pride celebration — I guess it's taken as a given now that Middle Schoolers should be encouraged to celebrate Pride month. That's certainly the case in Burlington, Massachusetts where on June 2 the school encouraged students …
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Ryan Cooper / American Prospect:
Tesla's “Self-Driving” System Never Should Have Been Allowed on the Road — Elon Musk's automatic driving technology seems to be roughly an order of magnitude more deadly than human drivers. — Tesla CEO Elon Musk is seen during a meeting with France's Finance Minister Bruno Lemaire outside Paris, France, on May 15, 2023.
Perry Stein / Washington Post:
Garland defends special counsel, Trump classified-documents probe — Attorney General Merrick Garland on Wednesday afternoon defended the Justice Department's classified-documents investigation of former president Donald Trump, who has been calling Jack Smith, the special counsel in charge of the probe, a “thug” and a “lunatic.”
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The Atlantic:
Jack Smith's Backup Option — Donald Trump was indicted in Florida. Could he also face charges in New Jersey? — Even before last Thursday's indictment in United States v. Donald Trump, public speculation swirled about whether the former president had taken classified documents …
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Mychael Schnell / The Hill:
House blocks resolution to censure Adam Schiff — The House on Wednesday effectively killed a resolution to censure Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), voting for a Democratic-led motion to table the measure. — The chamber voted 225-196-7 to table the resolution.
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Gary Fineout / Politico:
Miami GOP Mayor Francis Suarez jumps into presidential race — He is the third candidate from Florida running for the GOP nomination. — Miami GOP Mayor Francis Suarez filed federal paperwork Wednesday to join the crowded Republican field for president, becoming the third candidate from Florida running for the GOP nomination.
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McKay Coppins / The Atlantic:
The Gross Spectacle of Murder Fandom — After four University of Idaho students were killed, TikTok and Reddit sleuths swarmed the campus. The community is still struggling with the wreckage they left behind. — The reporters arrived in news vans and satellite trucks that trundled …
Nicholas Biase / US Department of Justice:
U.S. Army Soldier Pleads Guilty To Terrorism Charges For Attempting To Assist ISIS To Conduct Deadly Ambush On U.S. Troops — For Immediate Release — U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of New York — U.S. Army Private First Class Cole Bridges Provided Tactical Guidance in Attempt …
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NBC Boston:
Feds: Human brains, skin stolen from Harvard morgue, sold on black market — A group of people stole and sold off human remains from Harvard Medical School's morgue, federal prosecutors say, with a grand jury indicting the morgue's manager and his wife, among others.
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Zach Everson / Forbes:
Mar-A-Lago Sought 380 Foreign Workers During Time Trump Had Access To Classified Documents — Mar-a-Lago looked to employ 380 short-term foreign workers from 2017 to 2022, when Trump had access to classified documents, initially as president and ultimately as a former official living at the club.
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Ken Meyer / Mediaite:
Ex-Chief of Staff John Kelly Claims Trump Is Absolutely Terrified of Documents Indictment: 'He's Scared Sh*tless' — Donald Trump's former White House chief of staff assessed that the ex-president's blustery defiance throughout his arraignment day was a facade designed to mask his serious fear of the legal danger he faces.
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Washington Post:
How much did Congress lose by defunding the IRS? Way more than we thought. — The White House and Congress recently agreed to claw back more than $20 billion earmarked for the Internal Revenue Service. This deal was, ostensibly, part of a grand bargain to reduce budget deficits.
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Lydia Saad / Gallup:
Broader Support for Abortion Rights Continues Post-Dobbs — WASHINGTON, D.C. — After rising to new heights last year, Americans' support for legal abortion remains elevated in several long-term Gallup trends. — A record-high 69% say abortion should generally be legal in the first three months of pregnancy.
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Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System:
Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement — Recent indicators suggest that economic activity has continued to expand at a modest pace. Job gains have been robust in recent months, and the unemployment rate has remained low. Inflation remains elevated. — The U.S. banking system is sound and resilient.
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Emily Mae Czachor / CBS News:
Woman, 28, arrested for posing as 17-year-old student at Louisiana high school — A mother and daughter were arrested in Louisiana this week for allegedly using fraudulent paperwork to enroll the daughter, who is an adult, in a high school near New Orleans, authorities said.
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Max Bearak / New York Times:
The U.S. Is Paying Billions to Russia's Nuclear Agency. Here's Why. — Nuclear power companies rely on cheap enriched uranium made in Russia. That geopolitical dilemma is intensifying as climate change underscores the need for emissions-free energy. — Reporting from Piketon, Ohio; Kemmerer, Wyo.; and Washington.
CNN:
US deploys fighter jets to Middle East after ‘unsafe and unprofessional behavior’ by Russian planes — The US military deployed F-22 fighter jets to the Middle East this week due to concerns about ‘unsafe and unprofessional behavior,’ by Russian aircraft, the US military announced on Wednesday.
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NBC News:
Olympic ski jumper Patrick Gasienica dies in motorcycle crash at 24 — “Patrick was an incredible competitor, teammate and friend,” USA Nordic posted on Twitter. — BULL VALLEY, Ill. — Olympic ski jumper Patrick Gasienica, who competed for the United States last year in the Beijing Games, has died.
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Kerry Byrne / Fox News:
White House flew controversial new transgender flag that troubles some critics in the gay community — ‘Progress Pride Flag’ hung from White House portico between American flags for Pride Month ceremony — A mysterious and divisive new symbol of pride had a coming-out party at the White House on Saturday.
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Julia Shapero / The Hill:
Crenshaw pops out glass eye to mock refs after Congressional Soccer Match — Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas) popped out his glass eye after the Congressional Soccer Match on Tuesday night to mock the referees' calls during the game. — “The refs, they have two eyeballs, but they don't use them.
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
As more schools target ‘Maus,’ Art Spiegelman's fears are deepening — Right-wing culture warriors pushing restrictions on classroom instruction sometimes defend these measures by insisting that they avoid targeting historically or intellectually significant material.
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Emily Shugerman / The Daily Beast:
Marine Arrested in Firebombing of Planned Parenthood Clinic — Prosecutors say he is one of two suspects in last year's Molotov cocktail attack. — Two men, one of them an active-duty Marine, were arrested Wednesday for allegedly firebombing a Planned Parenthood clinic in Costa Mesa, California, last year.
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Jim Geraghty / National Review:
Is ‘No Nudity on the White House Lawn’ Really Too Much to Ask? — On the menu today: Sure, it's just one social-media influencer who chose to bare breasts on the White House lawn during the Pride event on Saturday. But perhaps it is what inevitably happens when people are bombarded with messages to …
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