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Tamar Hallerman / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
EXCLUSIVE: Feds sought surveillance video from State Farm Arena in Trump probe  —  X  —  Subpoena shows another area of overlap between DOJ and Fulton prosecutors  —  Federal prosecutors examining former President Donald Trump's attempt to hold onto power following the 2020 election requested surveillance …
Discussion: CNN, Raw Story, CNBC and Talking Points Memo
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CNN:
Trump's team seeks to learn whether special counsel has evidence, witnesses they don't know  —  Former President Donald Trump's lawyers and advisers are trying to figure out if there is evidence and witnesses they are unaware of that are bolstering special counsel Jack Smith's investigation …
Discussion: USA Today and Raw Story
Marita Vlachou / HuffPost:
Maggie Haberman Reveals How Trump Reacted To Jack Smith's Letter … By Marita Vlachou  —  Breaking News Reporter, HuffPost
Asher Notheis / Washington Examiner:
CNN anchor claims Jack Smith visiting Subway is ‘a message to Donald Trump’  —  An anchor on CNN claimed on Tuesday that special counsel Jack Smith visiting a Subway was “a message to Donald Trump.”  —  The statement comes on the same day Trump announced he received a letter notifying that …
Charlie Sykes / Bulwark+:
“Arrest and Indictment”  —  “Deranged Jack Smith, the prosecutor with Joe Biden's DOJ, sent a letter (again it was Sunday night!) stating that I am a TARGET of the January 6th Grand Jury investigation, and giving me a very short 4 days to report to the Grand Jury, which almost always means …
CNN:
Trump bets, again, on legal troubles yielding big donations  —  Donald Trump followed a predictable pattern this week.  —  The former president announced Tuesday a new set of legal troubles, this time a letter from special counsel Jack Smith that said he is the target of a criminal investigation …
Bloomberg:
Trump Election Probe Case Crowds Active Campaign Calendar
Paul Waldman / Washington Post:
Trump has a plan to consolidate power in a second term. It just might work.
Washington Post:
2024 won't be a Trump-Biden replay.  You can thank Gen Z for that.  —  Celinda Lake, a Democratic Party strategist, was one of two lead pollsters for Joe Biden's 2020 presidential campaign.  Mac Heller is a documentary film producer, most recently of “Rigged: The Voter Suppression Playbook.”
Discussion: Digby's Hullabaloo
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Quinnipiac University Poll:
Nearly Half Of Voters Would Consider A Third-Party Presidential Candidate In 2024, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Majority Expect Climate Change To Negatively Affect World In Their Lifetime  —  mail_outline  —  With the 2024 presidential race potentially pitting a current …
Discussion: Bloomberg, The Hill and Political Wire
Lauren Sforza / The Hill:
Majority expecting ‘significant negative effect’ from climate change: poll
Discussion: The Colorado Sun
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Judge clarifies: Yes, Trump was found to have raped E. Jean Carroll  —  After Donald Trump was found liable for sexually abusing and defaming E. Jean Carroll, his legal team and his defenders lodged a frequent talking point.  —  Despite Carroll's claims that Trump had raped her, they noted …
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Reuters:
Donald Trump Loses Bid For New Trial In E. Jean Carroll Case
CBS News:
IRS whistleblower in Hunter Biden case says he “felt handcuffed” during 5-year probe  —  The Internal Revenue Service case agent who handled “95%” of the tax evidence in the Hunter Biden investigation told CBS News that he “felt handcuffed” during the five-year probe and blocked from pursuing leads …
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Lawrence Richard / Fox News:
IRS agent ‘Whistleblower X’ opening statement revealed: ‘The American people deserve to know the truth’
Oliver Milman / The Guardian:
‘We are damned fools’: scientist who sounded climate alarm in 80s warns of worse to come  —  James Hansen, who testified to Congress on global heating in 1988, says world is approaching a ‘new climate frontier’  —  The world is shifting towards a superheated climate not seen in the past 1m years …
Discussion: The Messenger
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CNN:
Trump's maneuvering in key states buoys Senate GOP amid feud with conservative group
Discussion: Politico and Raw Story
Lexi Lonas / The Hill:
Wesleyan University ending legacy admissions after Supreme Court ruling  —  Wesleyan University announced on Wednesday it would be ending its legacy admissions after the Supreme Court ruled last month to curtail the use of affirmative action in the college admission process.
Discussion: New York Times and Alpha News
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Michael S. Roth / Wesleyan:
Wesleyan University to End Legacy Admission
Discussion: HuffPost, The Daily Caller and The Hill
Lauren Sforza / The Hill:
Woman who directed Jan. 6 rioters with bullhorn convicted on federal charges  —  A Pennsylvania woman accused of directed Jan. 6 rioters into the Capitol building with a bullhorn was found guilty on federal charges.  —  Rachel Marie Powell, 41, was convicted of all charges brought against her …
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Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Jan. 6 rioter who charged police while carrying a gun sentenced to 7 years
Discussion: Associated Press
Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
Biden video mocking Marjorie Taylor Greene speech hit over 30M views in 12 hours  —  President Biden's video featuring clips from a Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) speech to tout his legislative accomplishments reached over 30 million views in 12 hours after it was posted on Tuesday evening …
Aara'L Yarber / Washington Post:
Gene variant may be why some test positive for virus with no covid symptoms  —  Scientists found a common version of an immunity gene that seems to help some people clear the coronavirus faster  —  Scientists have found a version of a particular gene that may explain why some people …
Discussion: The Daily Beast, Nature, NBC News, TIME and UPI
Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Right-Wing Media Flocks to Jason Aldean's Defense After ‘Pro-Lynching’ Video Pulled  —  Conservative pundits and politicians promised to push the controversial song to the top of the charts over criticism that it's racist and advocates gun violence.  —  Conservatives are vigorously defending …
Sam Brodey / The Daily Beast:
Kyrsten Sinema Is Still Paying Tulsi Gabbard's Sister a Fortune for Security  —  After The Daily Beast revealed that Kyrsten Sinema was paying big money to Tulsi Gabbard's sister, it turns out that Sinema has continued footing those bills.  —  The revelation that Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) …
Discussion: Wonkette and Raw Story
Scott Lemieux / Lawyers, Guns & Money:
Love the way you lie  —  Above: at least the chyron person, unlike the interviewer, was awake  —  In the post-Dobbs era, Republican presidential candidates are going to be asked whether they support national abortion bans.  Their most common response will be to avoid the question …
Josh Fiallo / The Daily Beast:
Judge Nixes Trump Bid to Move Stormy Daniels Hush-Money Case to Federal Court  —  The judge said Donald Trump “improperly invoked” a U.S. code in an attempt to have his case moved.  —  A federal judge on Wednesday ruled that Donald Trump's hush-money case involving Stormy Daniels would remain …
Jeff Chiu / Washington Examiner:
In-N-Out fast-food chain to forbid employees from wearing face masks in five states  —  In-N-Out, a burger chain mainly located on the West Coast, will forbid its employees from wearing face masks in several states where its locations are.  —  The states where In-N-Out employees cannot wear face masks under …
David Smith / The Guardian:
Robert Kennedy Jr's racist, antisemitic and xenophobic views go back decades, report says  —  Democratic candidate's recent false claim that Covid could have been ‘ethnically targeted’ is not an aberration but fits long pattern  —  Robert Kennedy Jr, a long shot Democratic candidate for US president …
Lauren Sforza / The Hill:
New report says death of migrant girl in Border Patrol custody was ‘preventable tragedy’  —  A new report released Tuesday found that the death of an 8-year-old girl in Border Patrol custody was “preventable,” citing shortcomings of the agency's medical protocols.
 
 
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Nick Perry / Associated Press:
Tourist who saw US soldier sprint to North Korea initially thought it was a stunt
Julia Rock / The Lever:
New GOP Bill Would Curb Biden's Power To Fight Climate Change
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Maggie Astor / New York Times:
Chris Sununu Won't Run for Re-Election as Governor of New Hampshire
Shayna Jacobs / Washington Post:
DeSantis, others sued over alleged ‘election police’ voter intimidation
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Andrew Kerr / Washington Free Beacon:
Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Mysterious $1 Million Prize
Dan Ladden-Hall / The Daily Beast:
Ex-NYPD Commissioner Bernie Kerik ‘in Talks’ With Jack Smith's Team, Lawyer Says
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New York Times:
Trump's Conspirators Are Facing the Music, Finally
 

 
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