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ABC News:
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 …
Sadie Gurman / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Says He Is Target of Criminal Probe in Jack Smith's Jan. 6 Case
Politico:
6 things to watch as Trump classified documents case returns to court
Washington Post:
Trump says he received a target letter in federal Jan. 6 investigation
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Trump told by special counsel he is criminal target in Jan. 6 probe
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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Associated Press:
US soldier facing military disciplinary actions flees to North Korea while touring a border village  —  An American soldier facing military disciplinary actions fled across the heavily armed border from South Korea into North Korea, U.S. officials said Tuesday, becoming the first American detained in the North in nearly five years.
New York Times:
North Korea Detains U.S. Soldier After Unauthorized Border Crossing
Bloomberg.com:
American National Crosses Inter-Korean Border Into North Korea
Politico:
Trump, 5 rivals qualify for first GOP debate  —  Mike Pence said his campaign is still shy of the 40,000-donor mark to qualify.  —  Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley, Vivek Ramaswamy, Chris Christie and Tim Scott have met the Republican National Committee's polling and fundraising thresholds …
Discussion: Just The News
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
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story
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 …
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Charlottesville tiki torch carrier arrested for storming the Capitol on Jan. 6  —  Tyler Bradley Dykes, who served time in connection with the 2017 “Unite the Right” rally, stole a police shield and stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, the FBI said.  —  WASHINGTON — A man who carried a tiki torch during …
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 …
Washington Post:
House GOP seeks billions in cuts to rail, water infrastructure spending  —  Two years after approving a bipartisan $1.2 trillion law, Republicans are looking to scale back spending that some in their own party previously supported  —  It took decades for Congress to deliver on its promise …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
emptywheel:
WaPo Is Suppressing Information that Might Debunk Devlin Barrett's Latest Spin  —  Last week, I asked the WaPo if they would release the two reports — one from Johns Hopkins professor Matt Green and the other from InfoSec expert Jake Williams — that were the basis of this report on the “Hunter Biden” “laptop.”
Noah Goldberg / Los Angeles Times:
He was making a documentary about police brutality.  Then the LAPD tased him in his home  —  Damien Smith was making a documentary about police brutality.  But when a burglar broke into his Hollywood apartment, he didn't hesitate to call the cops.  —  Smith, a filmmaker and actor …
Discussion: Raw Story
Alexandra Topping / The Guardian:
Woman jailed for taking abortion pills after time limit to be freed from prison  —  Appeal court judge halves and suspends 28-month sentence and says woman needs ‘compassion, not punishment’  —  A woman who was jailed for terminating her pregnancy after the legal time limit during lockdown …
Discussion: Breitbart, Al Jazeera, UPI and Fox News
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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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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Ben Kamisar / NBC News:   Congressional Black Caucus allies launch ‘eight-figure’ effort to flip the House
 
 
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Associated Press:
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