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Shelby Talcott / Semafor:
‘It was bravado’: Trump says he wasn't holding up classified documents in 2021 meeting — The News — Former President Donald Trump insisted on Tuesday that he was not showing off classified documents in an audio clip first published by CNN in which he referred to “highly confidential” …
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Paul Steinhauser / Fox News:
Trump reacts after leaked recording shows him discussing classified docs — Former president tells Fox News Digital he ‘did nothing wrong’ in secret documents case — CONCORD, N.H. - Former President Donald Trump insists that he did “nothing wrong” as he reacted to a leaked recording …
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Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Why Trump's weird reaction to the audio recording matters — A newly surfaced audio recording appears to show Donald Trump admitting he kept classified docs while presenting them to someone who lacked clearance. — Late last week, The Wall Street Journal reported that there were some …
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New York Times:
Investigators in Trump Documents Case Also Focused on His Bedminster Club — The inquiry into Donald Trump's handling of classified material revolved largely around his Florida club and residence, but investigators were also quietly focused on his New Jersey property.
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CBS News:
Iran memo not among the 31 records underlying charges in Trump federal indictment — Washington — The Defense Department memo on Iran — at the heart of the now-public audio recording that captured a July 2021 meeting with former President Donald Trump — is not part of the 31 counts …
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Richard L. Hasen / Slate:
There's a Time Bomb in Progressives' Big Supreme Court Voting Case Win — This is part of Opinionpalooza, Slate's coverage of the major decisions from the Supreme Court this June. We're working to change the way the media covers the Supreme Court. Sign up for the pop-up newsletter …
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Supreme Court Rejects Theory That Would Have Transformed American Elections — The 6-3 majority dismissed the “independent state legislature” theory, which would have given state lawmakers nearly unchecked power over federal elections. — Reporting from Washington
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Politico:
How the Supreme Court's decision on election law could shut the door on future fake electors
How the Supreme Court's decision on election law could shut the door on future fake electors
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CNN:
Supreme Court rejects controversial Trump-backed election law theory
Supreme Court rejects controversial Trump-backed election law theory
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Derek Muller / Election Law Blog:
Moore v. Harper vindicates Rehnquist's opinion in Bush v. Gore
Moore v. Harper vindicates Rehnquist's opinion in Bush v. Gore
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Nina Totenberg / NPR:
Supreme Court rejects Independent State Legislature theory, but leaves door ajar
Supreme Court rejects Independent State Legislature theory, but leaves door ajar
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Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
How the Supreme Court made it harder to overturn the 2024 election
How the Supreme Court made it harder to overturn the 2024 election
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Matthew Boyle / Breitbart:
Exclusive — Rising Conservative Influencer Pedro Gonzalez Regularly Espoused Racist and Anti-Semitic Sentiments in Private Messages — Pedro Gonzalez, a rising conservative influencer and politics editor of Chronicles magazine, regularly in 2019 and 2020 sent racist and antisemitic messages …
Eli Yokley / Morning Consult Pro:
Tracking the 2024 Republican Primary — Trump maintains big lead over the GOP field — Responses shown among potential GOP primary voters, who said they would vote for each of the above if the 2024 Republican primary or caucus were held in their state today.
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Matthew Boyle / Breitbart:
Exclusive — Speaker McCarthy: ‘Trump Is Stronger Today Than He Was in 2016’
Exclusive — Speaker McCarthy: ‘Trump Is Stronger Today Than He Was in 2016’
Annie Karni / New York Times:
McCarthy Questions Strength of Trump's Candidacy, Then Quickly Backtracks
McCarthy Questions Strength of Trump's Candidacy, Then Quickly Backtracks
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Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Trump valet arraignment delayed after losing Florida lawyer over fees dispute — Exclusive: Walt Nauta remains without a Florida lawyer after the person abruptly hiked their fees just before the arraignment — Donald Trump's valet charged in the classified documents case had his arraignment …
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Bud McLaughlin / Yellowhammer News:
Alabama to receive $1.4B for broadband access — The state will receive $1.4 billion to boost ongoing efforts to expand broadband access to unserved areas, Gov. Kay Ivey announced today. — The National Telecommunications and Information Administration today released the state allocations …
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Reuters:
America's Family Secret — More than 100 U.S. leaders - lawmakers, presidents, governors and justices - have slaveholding ancestors, a Reuters examination found. Few are willing to talk about their ties to America's “original sin” — WASHINGTON — A chiseled block of sandstone …
Wall Street Journal:
Magic Mushrooms. LSD. Ketamine. The Drugs That Power Silicon Valley. — Entrepreneurs including Elon Musk and Sergey Brin are part of a drug movement that proponents hope will expand minds, enhance lives and produce business breakthroughs — Elon Musk takes ketamine.
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Jessica Piper / Politico:
No Labels' signature-gathering firm has ties to Ron DeSantis — The bipartisan group contracted with a Republican firm for its work to qualify for the ballot in Colorado. — As part of its push for a unity ticket presidential bid, the bipartisan group No Labels quietly employed a firm …
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New York Times:
DeSantis's Pitch to New Hampshire Is All About a State 1,000 Miles South — Focusing heavily on Florida at his first town-hall event in the Granite State, Ron DeSantis drew a reception that was sometimes warm, sometimes more skeptical — especially on the issue of abortion.
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New York Times:
Competing Accounts of Justice Dept.'s Handling of Hunter Biden Case — An I.R.S. investigator's testimony describing strains over the inquiry into President Biden's son is at odds with the version laid out by Attorney General Merrick Garland. — At a Senate hearing in March …
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CNN:
Exclusive: Rudy Giuliani interviewed in special counsel's 2020 election interference probe — Former Donald Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani has been interviewed by federal investigators as part of the special counsel's investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election results, multiple sources familiar with the meeting told CNN.
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Alaric DeArment / New Republic:
The Con Artists Who Blame Ukraine Aid for America's Social Problems — A scene of squalor unfolds as the camera moves along a city street lined with apparent drug addicts to the soundtrack of Childish Gambino's “This Is America.” A caption reads, “While American citizens live on the streets …
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Trent Spiner / The Messenger:
Trump: ‘I Have to Work Really Hard to Blow This’ — Speaking to New Hampshire women, the former president brags about his latest place in polls — A Facebook icon representing an external link to share the article on Facebook.A Twitter icon representing an external link to share the article …
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Tom LoBianco / The Messenger:
Pence Taps Campaign Manager With New Hampshire Ties (Exclusive)
Pence Taps Campaign Manager With New Hampshire Ties (Exclusive)
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John Koblin / New York Times:
Ryan Seacrest Named New ‘Wheel of Fortune’ Host — The game show has demonstrated remarkable durability even as traditional television has declined in the wake of streaming entertainment. — Ryan Seacrest, the dexterous Hollywood master of ceremonies, was named the next host of …
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John Wagner / Washington Post:
Liz Cheney on what's wrong with politics: 'We're electing idiots' — Ex-congresswoman Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) offered a blunt assessment of her former profession Monday night: “What we've done in our politics is create a situation where we're electing idiots.” — Cheney, who lost …
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Associated Press:
The Great Grift: More than $200 billion in COVID-19 aid may have been stolen, federal watchdog says — More than $200 billion may have been stolen from two large COVID-19 relief initiatives, according to new estimates from a federal watchdog investigating federally funded programs …
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Kate Santaliz / NBC News:
Ex-Speaker Pelosi to headline a fundraiser for Democrat seeking Sen. Sinema's seat — Nancy Pelosi will be the special guest at a fundraiser for Rep. Ruben Gallego's campaign for Sen. Kyrsten Sinema's Arizona seat. Sinema hasn't said if she'll run for re-election.
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Henry Rodgers / The Daily Caller:
EXCLUSIVE: SOURCE: Top Anheuser-Busch Marketing Executives Behind Boycott Are No Longer Employed — The two top Anheuser-Busch marketing executives who were placed on leave amid the company shakeup no longer work for the brand, a source inside Anheuser-Busch confirmed in texts obtained by the Daily Caller on Tuesday.
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