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New York Times:
The Radical Strategy Behind Trump's Promise to ‘Go After’ Biden  —  Conservatives with close ties to Donald J. Trump are laying out a “paradigm-shifting” legal rationale to erase the Justice Department's independence from the president.  —  When Donald J. Trump responded to his latest indictment …
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New York Times:
At the Heart of the Documents Case: Trump's Attachment to His Boxes  —  The former president has long stowed papers and odds and ends in cartons that he liked to keep close.  His aides have called it the “beautiful mind” material.  —  During former President Donald J. Trump's years in the White House …
Discussion: Raw Story
NBC News:
No Labels vows to end presidential effort if polls show Biden ‘way’ ahead of Trump in spring  —  The group is facing strong criticism from Democrats and some other anti-Trump forces about potentially fracturing the vote against Trump in 2024.  —  The co-chair of No Labels …
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
The GOP's remarkable views of Trump's classified documents  —  Multiple polls suggest that Republicans don't particularly appreciate the potential gravity of the situation or its basic details.  —  Newsmax host Greg Kelly assured viewers Wednesday night that their government is misleading them.
Josh Barro / Very Serious:
It's Time for GOP Candidates to Pile On Trump  —  To run against Trump, you have to run *against* Trump.  Otherwise, you're just running to lose to him.  —  Dear readers,  —  The New York Times reports that Republican presidential candidates are distressed about Donald Trump's indictment …
Washington Post:
Biden should pardon Trump.  Really.  —  Marc A. Thiessen is a Post contributing columnist and senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI).  Danielle Pletka is a distinguished senior fellow at AEI.  They co-host a podcast, “What the Hell Is Going On?”
Matt Gertz / Media Matters for America:
Trump's obsession with cable news pundits could be his downfall
Talking Points Memo:
Rudy Giuliani Used A Female Alias In Emails About Plan To Overturn The Election  —  Rudy Giuliani used an email address with the name “Helen” in some of his communications about his efforts to oppose former President Trump's 2020 election loss.  Giuliani, the former New York City mayor …
Discussion: Law & Crime
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Talking Points Memo:
Bernie Kerik Pitched Mark Meadows on ‘$5 to $8’ Million Plan To Reverse Trump 2020 Loss  —  Bernie Kerik had a plan to keep former President Trump in office after losing the 2020 election — and he knew how much it would cost.  Roughly.  —  Per an email surfaced in a defamation lawsuit brought …
US Department of Justice:
Air National Guardsman Indicted for Unlawful Disclosure of Classified National Defense Information  —  For Immediate Release  —  U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts  —  BOSTON - A member of the United States Air National Guard (USANG) stationed in Massachusetts has been indicted …
Discussion: Politico, WWLP-TV, Forbes, Reuters and RedState
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Aaron Katersky / ABC News:
Jack Teixeira, alleged classified documents leaker, indicted by federal grand jury
Sean Lyngaas / CNN:
Exclusive: US government agencies hit in global cyberattack  —  “Several” US federal government agencies have been hit in a global cyberattack that exploits a vulnerability in widely used software.  —  The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency “is providing support …
Prem Thakker / New Republic:
Republicans Declare Banning Universal Free School Meals a 2024 Priority  —  States across the country are moving to provide universal free school meals to all our children.  Meanwhile, Republicans are trying to stop them from doing just that.  —  The Republican Study Committee …
Tierney Sneed / CNN:
Judge Cannon jumpstarts oversight of Trump classified documents case with order on security clearances  —  US District Judge Aileen Cannon issued her first order since former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to charges brought by special counsel Jack Smith for allegedly mishandling …
Laine Doss / Miami New Times:
Donald Trump Visits Versailles Cuban Restaurant in Miami After Federal Indictment  —  Former President Donald Trump waving to the crowds outside Versailles after his arraignment on June 13 in Miami. … Donald Trump was in Miami yesterday to plead not guilty to 37 counts in a felony case …
Mike Allen / Axios:
First look: An evangelical exposé by Tim Alberta coming in December  —  The Atlantic's Tim Alberta — fresh off his epic takedown of former CNN CEO Chris Licht — will be out Dec. 5 with a deeply personal, rigorously reported portrait of American Christianity in self-inflicted decline.
Graham Kates / CBS News:
Trump golf course criminal investigation is officially closed, Westchester D.A. says  —  A two-year criminal investigation into the Trump Organization's valuations of a golf club in Westchester County, New York, has been closed, the county's district attorney, Miriam Rocah, confirmed Thursday.
Discussion: IJR, Insider, Breitbart and Political Wire
Wall Street Journal:
PGA Tour's Deal With LIV's Saudi Backers to Be Investigated by the Justice Department  —  The probe introduces uncertainty to the agreement between warring bodies that stunned the golf industry, which was already facing scrutiny under federal antitrust law  —  The Justice Department …
Bill Scher / Washington Monthly:
Republicans Say Inflation, Crime, and Immigration Are Out of Control.  The Numbers Disagree.  —  Every day, good news overshadows the Republican presidential candidates' talking points.  The right-wing Cassandras need a new shtick.  —  The Republican presidential candidates …
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
A second look at the attacks on the New York Times's trans coverage  —  The New York Times is used to spirited critiques from readers deploring its alleged biases and highfalutin tendencies.  The attacks that flooded social media in mid-February, however, were something different.
Phillip Nieto / Mediaite:
DeSantis War Room Posts Bizarre Video Suggesting Biden Is a Groomer: ‘Keep Your Hands Off Our Kids’  —  The official rapid response account for the Ron DeSantis presidential campaign released a new advertisement on Thursday suggesting that President Joe Biden is creepy with children.
Ruth Malone / San Francisco Chronicle:
Hate is dangerous, including against bicyclists  —  Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate  —  An eyewitness posted an account on Next Door of coming upon the ghastly crash two months ago that killed world champion bicyclist Ethan Boyce, and almost immediately, negative comments about people who ride bicycles began to appear.
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Trump judge's thin criminal trial resume comes with a twist  —  The Trump-appointed judge, preparing to oversee his documents case, is about to undertake a massive and complex health fraud trial.  —  Aileen Cannon, the federal judge overseeing Donald Trump's latest criminal case …
Michael Gold / New York Times:
De Blasio Owes City $475,000 for Bringing Police on Presidential Campaign  —  New York City's Conflicts of Interest Board said the former mayor must reimburse the city for police officers' travel, and pay a record fine.  —  Bill de Blasio, the former mayor of New York City …
The Paris Review:
By Robert Gottlieb, The Art of Editing No. 1  —  Robert Gottlieb is a man of eclectic tastes, and it is difficult to make generalizations about the authors he has worked with or the hundreds of books he has edited.  In his years at Simon & Schuster, where he became editor in chief …
Daniel Dale / CNN:
Fact check: Multiple non-spies have received prison sentences under Espionage Act provision Trump is charged with violating  —  Former President Donald Trump argued in a Tuesday speech that it is “outrageous” for him to be charged under the Espionage Act for having classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago club and residence.
Politico:
RNC shuts down Hutchinson's push to amend loyalty pledge amid Trump indictment drama  —  The candidate complained about pledging to back a possible “convicted felon.”  —  Top Republican Party officials have a message for any candidate worried about signing a loyalty pledge to support a potential convicted felon: There's the door.
Berkeley Lovelace Jr / NBC News:
FDA panel recommends updating Covid boosters for the fall  —  The FDA now must decide which XBB strain to include in the next round of booster shots for later this year.  —  Advisers to the Food and Drug Administration on Thursday recommended updating the Covid vaccines to target …
Claire Armitstead / The Guardian:
Glenda Jackson, fearless actor and politician, dies aged 87  —  Her singular passion lit up performances from Women in Love to King Lear and drove her 23-year middle career as an MP  —  Glenda Jackson has died at the age of 87 after “a brief illness” at her home in London.
Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
Publix heiress gave millions more than previously known to organize Jan. 6 Trump rallies: report  —  The heir to the Publix Super Markets fortune gave millions more than previously known to fund the “Stop the Steal” rally that preceded the Jan. 6 insurrection, according to a report.
Discussion: OpenSecrets.org
Dana Priest / Washington Post:
Khashoggi's widow sues Israeli firm over spyware she says ruined her life  —  In the lawsuit, Hanan Elatr says Saudi Arabia used NSO's Pegasus spyware to track her and her husband's whereabouts before he was murdered  —  The Israeli spyware firm NSO Group destroyed the life of Hanan Elatr …
Discussion: The Times of Israel
Colin Velez / CBT News:
DeSantis approves bill partially banning direct-to-consumer car sales in Florida  —  Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed off on a bill prohibiting car manufacturers from using direct-sales models.  —  Florida Governor and Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis has signed off …
Revolver News:
Former Head of FBI J6 Pipe Bomb Investigation Comes Clean With Stunning Admission: “I Don't Want Any Conspiracy Theories, Right?”  —  MAGA is fighting back against the mob and so are we... but we need your help.  Join our growing army and click here to subscribe to Revolver.
Abbie VanSickle / New York Times:
Supreme Court Upholds Native American Adoption Law  —  At issue in the case was whether a law aimed at keeping Native American adoptees within tribes is constitutional.  —  Reporting from Washington  —  The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a 1978 law aimed at keeping Native American adoptees …
NBC News:
Harris to deliver speech in North Carolina on anniversary of Roe v. Wade reversal  —  The vice president is set to deliver the speech in Charlotte exactly a year after the Supreme Court overturned the 1973 landmark decision on abortion rights.  —  WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris …
CNN:
Texas governor signs bill placing limits on transgender athletes in college sports  —  Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott signed a law Thursday barring transgender college athletes in the state from competing in sports that align with their gender identity - expanding a 2021 law …
Nikki McCann Ramirez / Rolling Stone:
RFK Jr. Tells Joe Rogan He's ‘Aware’ of Possibility CIA Could Assassinate Him  —  The conspiracy theorist thinks he could become the target of a nefarious deep-state plot, just like he says his uncle was … He told Joe Rogan that he's “aware” that he, too, could be targeted by U.S. intelligence …
CNN:
UPS and Teamsters reach a deal on air conditioning delivery vans, a key issue in contract talks  —  New York CNN —  Negotiators for UPS and the Teamsters union have reached a tentative agreement on a crucial issue in their contract talks: The shipping giant has finally agreed …
 
 
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Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
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Alanna Vagianos / HuffPost:
Twitter Halts Promotion Of Campaign Video Due To ‘Abortion Advocacy’
Murtaza Hussain / The Intercept:
The FBI Groomed a 16-Year-Old With “Brain Development Issues” to Become a Terrorist
Discussion: Plain Dealer
Fox Carolina:
Easley police chief accused of using racial slur resigns
Discussion: Raw Story
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Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
Lauren Boebert Didn't Tell All About Her Tell-All
Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux / FiveThirtyEight:
The Dobbs Divide  —  Texans making 4,000-mile round-trip journeys for abortions.
Discussion: LifeNews.com and The Daily Caller
Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Back to school: Herschel Walker is taking classes at UGA after Senate defeat
Discussion: ABC News and Political Wire
Washington Post:
Documents show how conservative doctors influenced abortion, trans rights
Discussion: Raw Story and ArkansasTimes
Margot Cleveland / The Federalist:
The Bidens ‘Coerced’ Burisma To Pay $10 Million In Bribes, Says Credible FBI Source
Alex Thompson / Axios:
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A profile of incoming FCC Chair Brendan Carr, a telecom lawyer and longtime FCC official who believes tech and media companies have been unfair to conservatives

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