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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 …
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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 …
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Marita Vlachou / HuffPost:
Maggie Haberman Reveals How Trump Reacted To Jack Smith's Letter … By Marita Vlachou — Breaking News Reporter, HuffPost
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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 …
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 …
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Politico:
Playbook: Is Trump's third indictment imminent?
Playbook: Is Trump's third indictment imminent?
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Bloomberg:
Trump Election Probe Case Crowds Active Campaign Calendar
Trump Election Probe Case Crowds Active Campaign Calendar
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Paul Waldman / Washington Post:
Trump has a plan to consolidate power in a second term. It just might work.
Trump has a plan to consolidate power in a second term. It just might work.
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Ian Swanson / The Hill:
Gaetz says he'll offer bill to defund Jack Smith investigations of Trump
Gaetz says he'll offer bill to defund Jack Smith investigations of Trump
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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.”
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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 …
Nearly Half Of Voters Would Consider A Third-Party Presidential Candidate In 2024, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Majority Expect Climate Change …
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Lauren Sforza / The Hill:
Majority expecting ‘significant negative effect’ from climate change: poll
Majority expecting ‘significant negative effect’ from climate change: poll
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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.
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Michael S. Roth / Wesleyan:
Wesleyan University to End Legacy Admission
Wesleyan University to End Legacy Admission
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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
Donald Trump Loses Bid For New Trial In E. Jean Carroll Case
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Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Jan. 6 rioter who charged police while carrying a gun sentenced to 7 years — Christopher Alberts said “instinct took over” when he charged at police with a wooden pallet while armed with a concealed weapon. — WASHINGTON — A Jan. 6 rioter who was armed with a concealed weapon as he led …
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Lauren Sforza / The Hill:
Woman who directed Jan. 6 rioters with bullhorn convicted on federal charges
Woman who directed Jan. 6 rioters with bullhorn convicted on federal charges
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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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Isabela Espadas Barros Leal / NBC News:
Colorado children's hospital halts gender-affirming surgeries for adult patients — Children's Hospital Colorado said it never offered these surgeries to minors and will continue to provide other gender-affirming treatments such as hormone therapy. — Children's Hospital Colorado halts gender-affirming surgeries
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Aallyah Wright / Capital B:
A Black Man Was Elected Mayor in Rural Alabama, but the White Town Leaders Won't Let Him Serve — For three years, Patrick Braxton says he has experienced harassment and intimidation after becoming the first Black mayor in Newbern, Alabama. — NEWBERN, Ala. — There's a power struggle in Newbern …
Julia Rock / The Lever:
New GOP Bill Would Curb Biden's Power To Fight Climate Change — Republicans are trying to thwart the president's power to declare a climate emergency amid record-breaking heat. — As record heat and wildfire smoke engulf huge swaths of the country, President Joe Biden could free …
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NBC News:
16-year-old boy dies in accident at a Mississippi poultry plant — It's the second time in two years that a worker has died from injuries sustained in an accident at the Mar-Jac poultry facility. — 16-year-old dies in accident at Mississippi poultry plant
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Brent D. Griffiths / Insider:
A convicted Ponzi schemer whose sentence Trump commuted after an intense lobbying push is now being charged with defrauding investors, again — Prosecutors say that a convicted Ponzi schemer that Trump got out of prison defrauded people again. — Prosecutors allege that Eliyahu “Eli” Weinstein even admitted to his crime on tape.
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Politico:
Biden meets privately with auto workers' union president — The meeting takes place as a strike looms on the horizon. — President Joe Biden and United Auto Workers leader Shawn Fain met Wednesday at the White House, a union official and a White House aide told POLITICO …
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New York Times:
Video Appears to Show Wagner Leader Rallying Troops in Belarus — The comments by Moscow's Defense Ministry came after Russia withdrew from a deal allowing Ukraine to ship grain, and after strikes that Ukraine said were aimed at grain infrastructure. — Here's what we're covering:
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