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Michael Bekesha / Wall Street Journal:
Trump's Boxes and Clinton's Sock Drawer — A president chooses what records to return or keep and the National Archives can't do anything about it. — Although the indictment against Donald Trump doesn't cite the Presidential Records Act, the charges are predicated on the law.
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CBS News, Outside the Beltway, FactCheck.org, The Atlantic, New York Times and HuffPost
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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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Raw Story, Slate, Associated Press, The Daily Caller, USA Today and HuffPost
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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NBC News, USA Today, Washington Examiner, The Post Millennial, CNN, The Guardian, Forbes, Washington Post, New York Post, HuffPost and The Hill
New York Times:
A Deflated, Low-Energy Trump, Now Twice-Indicted at 77: ‘Some Birthday’ — He grumbled about his arraignment. He ate McDonald's. Then he went back to his New Jersey club for an event that was a blend of a summer garden wedding and a political victory party. — Reporting from Bedminster, N.J.
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New York Post and The Hill
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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Washington Post, Mediaite, Tampa Bay Times, Forbes and WFLA-TV
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 …
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Talking Points Memo
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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Talking Points Memo, Just Security, Mediaite, Raw Story, 6abc, Fox News and ABC7
Washington Post:
Trump greets arraignment with showmanship in bid to upstage charges — The former president, in growing legal peril, faced down the most serious threat to his personal liberty and political future like just another day on the campaign trail — BEDMINSTER, N.J. — Former president Donald Trump faced …
Charlotte Klein / Vanity Fair:
Why CNN and MSNBC Didn't Carry Trump's Post-Arraignment Speech Live — “There is a cost to us as a news organization to knowingly broadcast untrue things,” Rachel Maddow told MSNBC viewers. Meanwhile, on Fox, a chyron referred to President Joe Biden as a “wannabe dictator.”
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Newsbusters, Deadline, Mediaite, Forbes, TheBlaze, Fox News, HuffPost, PoliticusUSA, The Messenger and TASS
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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Washington Examiner, ABC News, Los Angeles Times, CNN, New York Post, Breitbart and Just The News
Mike Ives / New York Times:
Fox News Chyron Calls Biden a ‘Wannabe Dictator’
Fox News Chyron Calls Biden a ‘Wannabe Dictator’
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Mother Jones, RedState, Twitchy, IJR, al.com, Raw Story, The Gateway Pundit, The Daily Beast, Rolling Stone, The Wrap, The Hill, HuffPost and Fox News
Edward Luce / Financial Times:
Trump would burn America before facing justice
Trump would burn America before facing justice
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Los Angeles Times, Magnolia Tribune, The American Spectator, New York Times and Washington Times
Jess Bidgood / MSN:
As GOP candidates evoke Reagan, Michigan Republicans say the future is Trump, indictments and all
Sinéad Baker / Insider:
Fox News chryon text called Biden a ‘wannabe dictator’ who got ‘his political rival arrested’ during broadcast of Trump's post-courtroom speech
Fox News chryon text called Biden a ‘wannabe dictator’ who got ‘his political rival arrested’ during broadcast of Trump's post-courtroom speech
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Morning Shots, Mediaite, The Guardian, New Republic, Politico, Rolling Stone, Washington Examiner, Forbes and Political Wire
Matt Young / The Daily Beast:
Mike Pence Makes Apparent U-Turn on Trump Indictment
Mike Pence Makes Apparent U-Turn on Trump Indictment
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CNBC, Raw Story, Washington Examiner and NBC News
Joseph Moreno / Washington Examiner:
Just as Trump has forsaken the law, Republicans should forsake him
Just as Trump has forsaken the law, Republicans should forsake him
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New York Times, Los Angeles Times and American Greatness
Dahlia Lithwick / Slate:
What Will Come From This Indictment — In the two places we call America …
What Will Come From This Indictment — In the two places we call America …
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Washington Monthly
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 — Biden allies seek to undermine an effort they see as a threat to the president's reelection — Top Democratic strategists, including current advisers to President Biden and former U.S. senators …
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Washington Examiner, NBC News, Election Law Blog, Raw Story, The Daily Caller, ABC News, New York Times and Politico
Anna Bower / Lawfare:
What Actually Happened at Trump's Arraignment? — Monday afternoon around 12:00 p.m. finds me outside the entrance to the Wilkie D. Ferguson, Jr. federal courthouse in Miami-where Donald J. Trump is scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday at 3:00 pm. Like a lot of journalists …
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Washington Examiner, emptywheel, Talking Points Memo, The Hill, VICE and CNN
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Eric Lach / New Yorker:
Is Donald Trump Scared?
Is Donald Trump Scared?
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Informed Comment, Althouse, HuffPost, Bloomberg, Denver Post, Breitbart, NBC News, Washington Post and The Guardian
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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Letters from an American, Semafor, Insider, PoliticusUSA, Althouse and Washington Examiner
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Idaho Republican to hold up arms sale to Hungary for delaying Sweden's NATO entry — Sen. Jim Risch (Idaho), the top-ranking Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, says he will hold up a $735 million arms sale to Hungary until it drops its opposition to Sweden joining NATO, of which Hungary is a member.
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Deborah Bonello / VICE:
Cartels Are Using Pharmacies To Sell Fake Pills Laced With Fentanyl and Meth to Unwitting Tourists — Tourists can buy opioids and benzos in Mexico without prescriptions. Many of the pills are fake and laced with fentanyl and meth, a VICE News investigation with the Bunk Police shows. — MX
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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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The Daily Caller, Washington Post, Washington Blade, TIMCAST, RedState, TheBlaze and New York Post
Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
Larry Summers Was Wrong About Inflation — There aren't many Americans who've benefited from the past two years of inflation. But Larry Summers is probably one of them. — In February 2021, the celebrated economist warned that Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan was excessively large …
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Kevin Drum, Breitbart, The Hill, Los Angeles Times, Al Jazeera, Lawyers, Guns & Money, UPI and Washington Post
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.
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Reuters, Bloomberg and CleanTechnica
Peter Smith / Associated Press:
Southern Baptists refuse to let Saddleback Church back into the denomination for women pastors — The Southern Baptist Convention has refused to welcome Saddleback Church back into its fold, rejecting an appeal by the California megachurch over its February ouster for having women pastors.
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New York Times, Orange County Register, WGN-TV, al.com, Jezebel, Not the Bee, ABC7, Mercury News and Religion News Service
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.
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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Fox News
Jennifer Maloney / Wall Street Journal:
Bud Light Loses Title as Top-Selling U.S. Beer — What if the Most Powerful Way to Live Longer Is Just Exercise?
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Washington Free Beacon, Fortune, The Daily Caller, National Review and WFLA-TV
Aylin Woodward / Wall Street Journal:
A Moon of Saturn Has All the Ingredients Needed for Life — Data from NASA spacecraft revealed phosphorus is present in the subsurface ocean of Enceladus — A salty ocean hidden under the icy shell of a tiny moon orbiting Saturn has all the key building blocks of life, suggesting the world is habitable, according to new research.
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Metro.co.uk and The Atlantic
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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Julia Rock / The Lever:
J.D. Vance Helped Lobbyists Weaken His Rail Safety Bill — The Ohio senator quietly delayed the timeline for safer tank cars that regulators say could help prevent train spills like the one in East Palestine. — For nearly a decade, lawmakers and railroad regulators have been trying …