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Prosecutors Ask Witnesses Whether Trump Acknowledged He Lost 2020 Race — Jared Kushner was questioned before a federal grand jury as prosecutors appeared to be trying to establish if the former president knew his efforts to stay in power were built on a lie.
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Arizona escalates probe into alleged efforts to swing election for Trump — PHOENIX — Arizona's top prosecutor is ramping up a criminal investigation into alleged attempts by Republicans to overturn the 2020 presidential election results in the state by signing and transmitting paperwork …
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CNN:
Jared Kushner and Hope Hicks testified before grand jury investigating 2020 election interference, sources say — Jared Kushner, Donald Trump's son-in-law, testified before the grand jury investigating the aftermath of the 2020 election and the actions of the then-president and others …
Washington Post:
Former police chief convicted after defending self with false Jan. 6 claims — Alan Hostetter aired conspiracy theories about the election, the police and the Justice Department in court — On Jan. 6, 2021, Alan Hostetter and Russell Taylor were shoulder to shoulder in the battle …
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Norman L. Eisen / Just Security:
Trump on Trial: A Model Prosecution Memo for Federal Election Interference Crimes
Trump on Trial: A Model Prosecution Memo for Federal Election Interference Crimes
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Houston Keene / Fox News:
Not just cocaine: Secret Service reveals another banned substance was found in Biden's White House … The Secret Service found marijuana twice in the White House in 2022, long before cocaine was located in the West Wing. — The Secret Service revealed the information to members …
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United States Secret Service:
Official Statement on the Investigation of a Substance Found in the White House — Published By U.S. Secret Service Media Relations — WASHINGTON - On the evening of July 2, officers from the U.S. Secret Service Uniformed Division found an unknown substance inside a vestibule leading …
Jeremy Diamond / CNN:
First on CNN: Secret Service concludes cocaine investigation, no suspect identified
First on CNN: Secret Service concludes cocaine investigation, no suspect identified
Associated Press:
No fingerprints, DNA sample or leads from cocaine found at the White House, the Secret Service says
No fingerprints, DNA sample or leads from cocaine found at the White House, the Secret Service says
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Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
Secret Service briefs House Oversight Committee on cocaine found at White House
Secret Service briefs House Oversight Committee on cocaine found at White House
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Ellise Shafer / Variety:
Disney CEO Bob Iger Says Writers and Actors Are Not Being ‘Realistic’ With Strikes: 'It's Very Disturbing to Me' — During an appearance on CNBC's “Squawk Box” on Thursday morning, Disney CEO Bob Iger said that the writers and actors unions going on strike in Hollywood are not being “realistic” with their expectations.
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Karoun Demirjian / New York Times:
House Votes to Limit Abortion Access in the Military, Bowing to the Right — G.O.P. leaders acceded to the demands of ultraconservatives to use the annual defense policy bill to lodge cultural grievances and protest continued U.S. support for Ukraine. — Reporting from Washington
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Politico:
The Tuberville military blockade is Republicans' mess to solve, Biden says
The Tuberville military blockade is Republicans' mess to solve, Biden says
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Eric Bazail-Eimil / Politico:
Biden slams Tuberville's blockade of Pentagon nominees
Biden slams Tuberville's blockade of Pentagon nominees
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Washington Post:
Trump reveals new details about $1 billion in earnings in revised filing — In a revision to an earlier filing, the Republican presidential hopeful showed specific income from foreign ventures, speaking fees and real estate — Former president Donald Trump disclosed new details …
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Lucien Bruggeman / ABC News:
Hunter Biden's lawyer sends cease-and-desist letter to Trump over social media posts — A lawyer for Hunter Biden said his client could be harmed by Trump's rhetoric. — LIVE — An attorney for Hunter Biden sent a cease-and-desist letter on Thursday to former President Donald Trump's legal team …
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CNN:
House Ethics Committee reaching out to witnesses in revived Matt Gaetz probe — Investigators from the House Ethics Committee have begun reaching out to witnesses as part of a recently revived investigation into Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida, focused on allegations that he may have engaged in sexual misconduct …
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New York Times:
Trump Super PAC Made $155,000 Payment to Melania Trump in 2021 — The money was listed as pay for a “speaking engagement” by Ms. Trump in a new personal financial disclosure by her husband. — A super PAC aligned with former President Donald J. Trump paid Melania Trump $155,000 in late 2021 …
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NBC News:
Confidential Ron DeSantis campaign memo reassures donors amid stumbles — In a confidential strategy memo obtained by NBC News, DeSantis' campaign says it will stay focused on the early states and not yet make investments in Super Tuesday battlegrounds. — Ron DeSantis is trying …
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Brittany Gibson / Politico:
Leaked audio of Marianne Williamson volunteer staff call reveals a bleak state of her campaign — A two-hour long zoom meeting ranged from accusations to therapy. — Longshot Democratic presidential candidate Marianne Williamson privately warned volunteers that her campaign was desperate …
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Berkeley Lovelace Jr / NBC News:
World Health Organization releases reports on artificial sweetener aspartame and cancer risk — The U.S. FDA said it did not agree with the cancer research group's conclusions that linked aspartame to cancer. — Is aspartame safe? — The World Health Organization's cancer research group …
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ProPublica:
Close to 100,000 Voter Registrations Were Challenged in Georgia — Almost All by Just Six Right-Wing Activists — On March 15, 2022, an email appeared in the inbox of the election director of Forsyth County, Georgia, with the subject line “Challenge of Elector's Eligibility.”
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The White House:
Ordering the Selected Reserve and Certain Members of the Individual Ready Reserve of the Armed Forces to Active Duty — By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including sections 121 and 12304 of title 10, United States Code …
Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
New York Is Ordered by Appeals Court to Redraw House Map — The decision, if upheld, could allow Democrats to shift as many as six G.O.P.-held seats in their direction. Republicans vowed to appeal. — The Latest — A New York appeals court on Thursday ordered the state's congressional map …
Isabella Ramirez / The Daily Beast:
WATCH: GOP Congressman Goes on Wild ‘Colored People’ Rant on House Floor — “My amendment has nothing to do with whether or not colored people, or Black people, or anyone can serve, okay?” Rep. Eli Crane (R-AZ) said. — Congressional newbie Rep. Eli Crane (R-AZ) got called out on the House floor …
Ellen Mitchell / The Hill:
Majority of Republicans vote down Greene, Gaetz Ukraine bills — Five House Republican-backed initiatives to curtail aid to Ukraine using the annual Pentagon policy bill were shot down Thursday afternoon in votes that saw a consensus from both sides of the aisle to keep money flowing to Kyiv.
Declan Harty / Politico:
Former crypto CEO arrested on fraud charges — The Securities and Exchange Commission, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Federal Trade Commission also filed charges. — U.S. authorities on Thursday arrested Alex Mashinsky, the former CEO of failed crypto lending platform Celsius Network …
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump loses Iowa endorser days after attacking the state's governor — Jeff Reichman, a state Senator, is heading to Team DeSantis. — An Iowa state senator who'd previously endorsed Donald Trump is flipping his support toRon DeSantis just days after the former president attacked Iowa's popular Republican governor, Kim Reynolds.
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Kavanaugh: No warring camps at Supreme Court — The Trump-appointed justice insisted that the court is not divided along partisan lines, despite a flurry of major polarized decisions. — BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — Justice Brett Kavanaugh pushed back Thursday against perceptions …
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Pam Belluck / New York Times:
F.D.A. Approves First U.S. Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pill — The price of the pill, which has not been announced, will determine how affordable it will be when it becomes available in early 2024. — Pam Belluck has covered reproductive health for more than a decade.
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Noah Pransky / NBC News:
Congress may make it harder for you to see the total cost of your next airline ticket — Republicans are advancing changes to price transparency rules for the airline industry. The under-the-radar provision has House Democrats scrambling before a floor vote.