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Donald Trump says he's a target of special counsel's criminal probe into 2020 election aftermath — Former President Donald Trump said in a social media post that he's been informed by special counsel Jack Smith that he is a target of the criminal investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
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Special counsel informs Trump he is target in probe of efforts to overturn 2020 election — The development indicates another indictment of Trump could be imminent. — Special counsel Jack Smith has informed former President Donald Trump by letter that he is a target in his investigation …
Politico:
6 things to watch as Trump classified documents case returns to court — Judge Aileen Cannon will hold her first hearing on Tuesday in the federal prosecution of Donald Trump. — U.S. District Court Judge Aileen Cannon is about to shape the course of the 2024 presidential election — and perhaps the fate of the country.
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Trump told by special counsel he is criminal target in Jan. 6 probe — Former President Donald Trump said he has been told he is a target in the Jan. 6 criminal investigation by special counsel Jack Smith. — Smith already has criminally charged Trump with about three dozen crimes related …
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Washington Post:
U.S. soldier detained after intentionally crossing into North Korea — North Korean officials have detained a U.S. national who crossed into the country through the demarcation zone without authorization, a United Nations body responsible for ensuring security on the inter-Korean border reported Tuesday.
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Patrick Smith / NBC News:
U.S. national held in North Korea after straying over border, United Nations says — “We believe he is currently in DPRK custody and are working with our KPA counterparts to resolve this incident,” the United Nations said in a tweet. — A U.S. national has been detained by North Korea …
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Amir Tibon / Haaretz:
Israeli Antiquities Are Stranded at Trump's Florida Estate as Authorities Fail to Retrieve Them — Israeli clay lamps, intended for a brief exhibition in Washington D.C. in 2019, got stranded in the U.S. due to the pandemic. Recently, they were found at Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida
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Anne Applebaum / The Atlantic:
Is Tennessee a Democracy? — What happened when a Republican supermajority gained control—and wasn't satisfied — Drive along the outer rim of the exurbs north of Nashville, past structures that might be barns or might be wedding venues, around developments called Vineyard Grove or New Hope Village …
Lee Moran / HuffPost:
Jesse Watters' Mom Phoned In To His Fox News 8 P.M. Debut With Some Very Blunt Advice — The Fox personality's mother, who is a Democrat, also hit her son with a mocking idea for former President Donald Trump. — Fox News' Jesse Watters on Monday received some stark on-air advice …
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Daniel Marans / HuffPost:
Former Congressional Black Caucus Aides Launch Caucus-Aligned Super PAC — The Rolling Sea Action Fund plans to spend more than $10 million helping Democrats retake the House. — Former aides to members of the Congressional Black Caucus on Tuesday launched the first-ever super PAC affiliated …
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Holly Bailey / Washington Post:
Georgia Supreme Court rejects Trump petition to block election probe — The unanimous opinion says Trump had not proved the ‘extraordinary circumstances’ that warranted intervention by Georgia's top court — ATLANTA — The Georgia Supreme Court unanimously dismissed former president Donald Trump's petition …
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Benjamin Wermund / Houston Chronicle:
Exclusive: Texas troopers told to push children into Rio Grande, deny water to migrants, records say — WASHINGTON — Officers working for Gov. Greg Abbott's border security initiative have been ordered to push small children and nursing babies back into the Rio Grande …
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Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
July 17, 2023 — A story in the New York Times today by Jonathan Swan, Charlie Savage, and Maggie Haberman outlined how former president Donald Trump and his allies are planning to create a dictatorship if voters return him to power in 2024. The article talks about how Trump and his loyalists plan to …
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ROBERT F. KENNEDY HUMAN RIGHTS:
Statement by Kerry Kennedy on Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Recent Remarks — I strongly condemn my brother's deplorable and untruthful remarks last week about Covid being engineered for ethnic targeting. His statements do not represent what I believe or what Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights stand for …
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Politico:
Republicans are moving ahead with plans for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to testify before a Judiciary subpanel after he falsely claimed Covid-19 was “ethnically targeted.”
Republicans are moving ahead with plans for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to testify before a Judiciary subpanel after he falsely claimed Covid-19 was “ethnically targeted.”
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Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
Kerry Kennedy rebukes brother RFK Jr. after he linked Covid-19 and Jewish people
Kerry Kennedy rebukes brother RFK Jr. after he linked Covid-19 and Jewish people
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Fox Business:
House GOP considers holding Zuckerberg in contempt of Congress — Sources tell FOX Business that Zuckerberg could be held in contempt of Congress — FIRST ON FOX: House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, is strongly considering holding Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg in contempt of Congress this month …
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Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:
Jordan threatens FBI's Wray with contempt of Congress
Jordan threatens FBI's Wray with contempt of Congress
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Mike Stone / Reuters:
U.S. to announce $1.3 bln in military aid for Ukraine -sources — The United States will announce a new pledge to buy $1.3 billion worth of military aid for Kyiv in its conflict with Russia in the coming days, two U.S. officials said. — The previously unreported weapons package includes air defenses …
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Is Corporate America biased against white people? — Last week, 13 Republican Attorneys General wrote an open letter to the CEOs of the 100 biggest U.S. corporations. The letter, organized by Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach (R) and Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti (R) …
Ashley Lopez / NPR:
Democrats eye Sen. Ted Cruz's seat in Republican-dominated Texas as a possible flip — Democrats are facing a tough U.S. Senate map next year. The party will need to hold on to some vulnerable seats in Republican states, as well as potentially flip a seat or two if they lose …
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Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
Trump Hired Adviser He Pardoned for Campaign Finance Crimes — A campaign operative who Trump pardoned over his participation in a political bribery scheme is now working for the Trump campaign. — Former President Donald Trump's 2024 campaign is once again spitting on campaign finance laws …
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Associated Press:
Alabama Republicans, despite Supreme Court ruling, reject call for second majority Black House district — Lawmakers must adopt a new map after the high court in June affirmed a three-judge panel's ruling that Alabama's existing congressional map likely violated the Voting Rights Act.
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Hannah Fingerhut / Associated Press:
Abortion in Iowa is legal again, for now, after a judge blocks new restrictions — An Iowa judge on Monday temporarily blocked the state's new ban on most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy, just days after Gov. Kim Reynolds signed the measure into law.
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Jack Forrest / CNN:
State judge temporarily blocks Iowa's 6-week abortion ban
State judge temporarily blocks Iowa's 6-week abortion ban
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