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New York Times:
The outcome focused attention on whether Hunter Biden got a better deal than the average person would get. — Under a deal with the Justice Department, the president's son agreed to probation for filing his taxes late, and he can avoid a charge that he lied about his drug use when he purchased a handgun.
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Hunter Biden reaches deal to plead guilty in tax, gun case — The president's son would get about two years probation and enter a diversion program, people familiar with the negotiations said — President Biden's son Hunter has reached a tentative agreement with federal prosecutors …
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Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Legal experts say the charges against Hunter Biden are rarely brought — The federal statute making it unlawful for a drug addict to possess a gun is facing court challenges. The misdemeanor tax charges Biden faces also rarely result in jail time. — WASHINGTON — The charges brought …
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Matt Gertz / Media Matters for America:
After Hunter Biden charges, right-wing media immediately move the goalposts — News broke on Tuesday morning that federal prosecutors have charged Hunter Biden, President Joe Biden's son, with two misdemeanor counts of failure to pay taxes and one count of felony gun possession.
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Lindsay Whitehurst / Associated Press:
Hunter Biden charged with failing to pay federal income tax and illegally having a weapon
Hunter Biden charged with failing to pay federal income tax and illegally having a weapon
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Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Biden allies praise Hunter plea deal as ‘justice.’ Trump sees opposite.
Biden allies praise Hunter plea deal as ‘justice.’ Trump sees opposite.
Politico:
Inside the White House's — and Biden's own — relief over the Hunter plea deal
Inside the White House's — and Biden's own — relief over the Hunter plea deal
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Washington Free Beacon
The Hill:
McCarthy doubles down on Biden family probes after Hunter guilty plea deal
McCarthy doubles down on Biden family probes after Hunter guilty plea deal
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Miranda Devine / New York Post:
Hunter Biden, baby mama Lunden Roberts settle child support dispute with first son's payments slashed
Hunter Biden, baby mama Lunden Roberts settle child support dispute with first son's payments slashed
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NBC News:
Hunter Biden expected to plead guilty to tax-related misdemeanor crimes as part of a plea agreement
Hunter Biden expected to plead guilty to tax-related misdemeanor crimes as part of a plea agreement
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CNN:
CNN Poll: Trump's GOP support appears to soften post-indictment, but he holds lead in primary field — Former President Donald Trump's support appears to have softened following his indictment and arrest on federal charges, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS.
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Alex Griffing / Mediaite:
Trump Sinks Among Republicans in Post-Indictment Poll, As Most Americans Approve of Criminal Charges — Former President Donald Trump saw his status as the 2024 GOP primary frontrunner diminish this week as the latest CNN poll showed his support dropping in the wake of his 37-criminal-count federal indictment.
Rolling Stone:
Team Trump Suspects His Former Chief of Staff Is a ‘Rat’ — The former president is sending his attorneys and allies on ‘fact-finding’ missions about what Mark Meadows is up to. They've returned with no answers but lots of suspicions — EARLIER THIS YEAR, Donald Trump sent some of his lawyers …
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Tina Reed / Axios:
Scientists on Twitter head for the exit — A feud broke out on Twitter over the weekend between popular podcaster Joe Rogan and prominent vaccine researcher Peter Hotez, with the podcaster challenging the scientist to a debate about vaccines in an online skirmish that drew fire from a few billionaires.
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Washington Post:
Gov. Ron DeSantis used secretive panel to flip state Supreme Court — Leonard Leo, the key architect of the U.S. Supreme Court's conservative majority, led the advisers who helped DeSantis reshape the state court — For decades, the ambitions of Florida's Republican governors were stymied by the liberal-leaning state Supreme Court.
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Daniel Strauss / New Republic:
Missing Titanic Sub Once Faced Massive Lawsuit Over Depths It Could Safely Travel To — The tourist submersible that went missing while exploring the Titanic wreck was previously the target of safety complaints from an employee of OceanGate, the parent company that owns the sub and runs tourist expeditions of the wreck.
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CNN:
Pentagon says Ukraine accounting error revealed last month is much bigger than previously stated — The Pentagon announced Tuesday that the accounting error revealed last month was significantly more than previously stated and aid provided to Ukraine was overvalued by $6.2 billion rather than $3 billion.
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Rick Rojas / New York Times:
Judge Strikes Down Arkansas Law Banning Gender Transition Care for Minors — The case had been closely watched as an important test of whether bans on transition care for minors, enacted by more than a dozen states, could withstand challenges. — Reporting from Atlanta
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New York Times:
Judge in Trump Documents Case Sets Tentative Trial Date as Soon as August — The judge, Aileen M. Cannon, set an aggressive schedule for moving the case forward, though the proceedings are likely to be delayed by pretrial clashes. — The federal judge presiding over the prosecution …
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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Trump classified documents trial date set for Aug. 14
Trump classified documents trial date set for Aug. 14
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Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
George Santos bail backers will be revealed Thursday, judge orders — The identities of the people who guaranteed Rep. George Santos' $500,000 bond in his criminal fraud case will be revealed this week, a federal judge ordered. — The identities of the people who guaranteed …
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Monmouth University Polling Institute:
Most Say Fundamental Rights Under Threat — Partisan identity determines which specific rights people feel are at risk — West Long Branch, NJ - Most Americans are worried that their fundamental freedoms could be at risk according to the Monmouth ("Mon-muth") University Poll.
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Julia Mueller / The Hill:
Three in 10 still say Biden won because of voter fraud: survey
Three in 10 still say Biden won because of voter fraud: survey
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Jonathan V. Last / Bulwark+:
RFK Jr.: A Threat Assessment — This isn't a primary campaign. It's a Fifth Column. — ∙ Paid — 1. It's Not a Primary Campaign — There are two fundamental truths about the Robert F. Kennedy Jr. primary campaign. — (1) RFK Jr.'s polling is real.
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Luiza Ilie / Reuters:
Romanian prosecutors send Andrew Tate to trial for human trafficking — Romanian prosecutors sent divisive internet personality Andrew Tate, his brother Tristan and two other suspects to trial on Tuesday on charges of human trafficking, rape and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women.
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Mark Niesse / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
No elections takeover: Georgia board clears Fulton County — State Election Board cites improvements in Fulton elections since 2020 — A unanimous vote by the State Election Board on Tuesday scuttled a potential state takeover of elections in Fulton County following Georgia's contentious 2020 presidential race.
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Aaron Katersky / ABC News:
DA pushes back against Trump's effort to get judge to step down from criminal case — Judge Juan Merchan's daughter works for a company aligned with Democrats. — Former President Donald Trump “has a prolific history of baselessly accusing state and federal judges around the country of bias” …
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New York Times:
New York Passes Bill to Shield Abortion Providers Sending Pills Into States With Bans — The measure is one of several recently enacted by states aiming to expand access to medication abortion for patients who live where it is outlawed. — The New York State Legislature gave final approval …
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Fox News
Mike Reed / USA Today:
Gannett CEO: Here's why we are suing Google for deceptive business practices — Google is a serial violator of U.S. antitrust and consumer-protection laws. — Mike ReedGannett CEO and chairman — This morning, Gannett, the largest news publisher in the United States including USA TODAY …
Brittany Gibson / Politico:
Marianne Williamson loses second campaign manager in two months — Other staff departures have also been rampant. — Marianne Williamson has lost her second campaign manager in as many months in what has proven to be a rocky 2024 presidential bid. — Roza Calderon's departure …
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BBC:
Global network of sadistic monkey torture exposed by BBC — A year-long BBC investigation has uncovered a sadistic global monkey torture ring stretching from Indonesia to the United States. — The World Service found hundreds of customers in the US, UK and elsewhere paying Indonesians …
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New York Times:
Authors and Students Sue Over Florida Law Driving Book Bans — The authors of a picture book about a penguin family with two fathers sued the state and a school district that removed the book from libraries. — A group of students and the authors of a children's book about a penguin family …
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Politico and Alabama Political Reporter
Eric Lipton / New York Times:
Trump Real Estate Deal in Oman Underscores Ethics Concerns — Details of the former president's agreement to work with a Saudi firm to develop a hotel and golf complex overlooking the Gulf of Oman highlight the ways his business and political roles intersect. — Reporting from Yiti, Oman
Ramon Antonio Vargas / The Guardian:
Revealed: New Orleans archdiocese concealed serial child molester for years — Lawrence Hecker confessed to superiors he had molested multiple teenagers but he was never prosecuted, secret documents show — The last four Roman Catholic archbishops of New Orleans went to shocking lengths …