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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 …
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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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Marita Vlachou / HuffPost:
Maggie Haberman Reveals How Trump Reacted To Jack Smith's Letter
Maggie Haberman Reveals How Trump Reacted To Jack Smith's Letter
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New York Times:
Potential Trump Charges Include Civil Rights Law Used in Voting Fraud Cases
Potential Trump Charges Include Civil Rights Law Used in Voting Fraud Cases
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Politico:
Playbook: Is Trump's third indictment imminent?
Playbook: Is Trump's third indictment imminent?
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Charlie Sykes / Bulwark+:
“Arrest and Indictment” — “Deranged Jack Smith, the prosecutor with Joe Biden's DOJ …
“Arrest and Indictment” — “Deranged Jack Smith, the prosecutor with Joe Biden's DOJ …
Asher Notheis / Washington Examiner:
CNN anchor claims Jack Smith visiting Subway is ‘a message to Donald Trump’
CNN anchor claims Jack Smith visiting Subway is ‘a message to Donald Trump’
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Corky Siemaszko / NBC News:
Convicted con man who was pardoned by Trump is again charged with fraud — “I have a bad reputation,” Eliyahu Weinstein was recorded telling others charged in the $35 million Ponzi-like scheme, officials say. — A New Jersey con man with a “bad reputation” who was pardoned two years ago …
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Dustin Racioppi / Politico:
New Jersey man commuted by Trump charged in new fraud scheme
New Jersey man commuted by Trump charged in new fraud scheme
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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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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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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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Tori Otten / New Republic:
Republicans Have So Little Hunter Biden Evidence They Shared His Nudes Instead — Republicans have yet to produce any evidence of actual wrongdoing by Hunter Biden, so they let Marjorie Taylor Greene wave his nude photos around Wednesday during a House Oversight Committee hearing on his taxes.
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CBS News:
IRS whistleblower in Hunter Biden case says he “felt handcuffed” during 5-year probe
IRS whistleblower in Hunter Biden case says he “felt handcuffed” during 5-year probe
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Ana Goñi-Lessan / Tallahassee Democrat:
Florida board OKs Black history standards, rejects concerns about omitting history — “We owe the next generation of scholars the opportunity to know the full unvarnished history of this state and country and all who contributed to it- good and bad,” critics wrote to the board.
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Lori Rozsa / Washington Post:
Florida approves Black history standards decried as ‘step backward’
Florida approves Black history standards decried as ‘step backward’
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Aria Bendix / NBC News:
Woman suing Texas over abortion ban vomits on the stand in emotional reaction during dramatic hearing — Three plaintiffs in the lawsuit testified about the trauma they experienced carrying nonviable pregnancies. — A hearing in a lawsuit challenging Texas' abortion ban opened Wednesday …
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Vimal Patel / New York Times:
Wesleyan University Ends Legacy Admissions — With the Supreme Court's decision to ban race-conscious admissions, the pressure is on selective colleges to end preferences for children of alumni. — The Latest — Wesleyan University, a liberal arts college in Connecticut …
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Michael S. Roth / Wesleyan:
Wesleyan University to End Legacy Admission
Wesleyan University to End Legacy Admission
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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 …
NBC News:
Poultry plant blames staffing company for hiring 16-year-old who was killed in workplace accident — “The company is undertaking a thorough audit with the staffing companies to ensure that this kind of error never happens again,” Mar-Jac Poultry said in a statement.
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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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US Department of Justice, HotAir, The Messenger and Los Angeles Times
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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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 …
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Patricia Hurtado / Bloomberg:
Trump Loses Bid to Move New York Hush Money Case to Federal Court
Trump Loses Bid to Move New York Hush Money Case to Federal Court
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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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Axios:
Huckabee Sanders' 2024 neutrality frustrates Trump — Tensions between Donald Trump and his former press secretary, Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, have grown over her neutrality in the 2024 presidential race, people familiar with the relationship tell Axios.
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NBC News:
Schumer says he's open to giving Sen. Tuberville a vote on the military's abortion policy — Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., has held up military promotions for months over his objection to a Defense Department abortion policy, saying he wants a “standalone vote.”
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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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