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New York Times:
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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Yvonne Wingett Sanchez / Washington Post:
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 …
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Washington Post:
Former police chief convicted after defending self with false Jan. 6 claims
Former police chief convicted after defending self with false Jan. 6 claims
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Matt Lewis / The Daily Beast:
Trump's 2024 Branding Is All About His Criminal Indictments
Trump's 2024 Branding Is All About His Criminal Indictments
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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 …
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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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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
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Andrew Webster / The Verge:
Actors say Hollywood studios want their AI replicas — for free, forever … During today's press conference in which Hollywood actors confirmed that they were going on strike, Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, SAG-AFTRA's chief negotiator, revealed a proposal from Hollywood studios that sounds ripped right out of a Black Mirror episode.
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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'
Disney CEO Bob Iger Says Writers and Actors Are Not Being ‘Realistic’ With Strikes: 'It's Very Disturbing to Me'
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Reuters:
Hollywood actors to strike at midnight, join writers on picket lines
Hollywood actors to strike at midnight, join writers on picket lines
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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.
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Bryan Metzger / Insider:
Here are the 70 House Republicans who voted to cut off all US military aid to Ukraine
Here are the 70 House Republicans who voted to cut off all US military aid to Ukraine
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Karoun Demirjian / New York Times:
House Votes to Limit Abortion Access in the Military, Bowing to the Right
House Votes to Limit Abortion Access in the Military, Bowing to the Right
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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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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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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 …
Taylor Lorenz / Washington Post:
Far right Twitter influencers first on Elon Musk's monetization scheme — The platform is paying high profile creators, including Andrew Tate, thousands of dollars for posting to the app — LOS ANGELES — On Thursday Twitter announced that it would begin sharing ad revenue with content creators on its platform for the first time.
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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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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 …
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 …
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 …
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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Blake Jones / Politico:
California replaces textbooks canceled by far-right board — Newsom's announcement is the latest development in a feud between state Democrats and a conservative school board. — SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A Southern California school district will receive social studies books from the state …
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Julia Mueller / The Hill:
Christie 'can't imagine' pardon for Trump in documents case — GOP presidential candidate Chris Christie on Thursday said he “can't imagine” a presidential pardon for former President Trump if the Republican frontrunner is found guilty in the classified documents case for which he is facing federal charges.
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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.
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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Wayne Cole / Reuters:
Australia's central bank loses chief to public ire over rates — The head of Australia's central bank suffered an early end to his 43-year career on Friday as past missteps in pandemic policy so tested public trust in the institution that the government felt compelled to drop him.
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New York Times:
Pressured by U.S., PGA Tour and Saudi Fund Drop Key Part of Golf Deal — The two parties had promised not to poach each other's players. Their decision to abandon that clause removes one of the few binding provisions of the agreement that has rocked golf.
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Matthew Chapman / Raw Story:
‘National security issue’: Defense sec demands Tuberville lift military blockade — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke out against the blockade against hundreds of military appointments and promotions being waged by Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), calling on him to stop harming military readiness during …
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Politico:
The Tuberville military blockade is Republicans' mess to solve, Biden says — Yet GOP lawmakers have mostly avoided confronting the senator on his procedural hold. — President Joe Biden has settled on a strategy for dealing with the Alabama senator who is causing chaos at the highest levels …
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