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After fitful starts, Trump Jan. 6 investigations hurtle toward charges — Local, state and federal prosecutors are all signaling decisive action in cases that have been building quietly for years — For 2½ years after rioters swarmed the Capitol, criminal investigations into Donald Trump …
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Potential Trump Charges Include Civil Rights Law Used in Voting Fraud Cases — A target letter sent by the special counsel investigating Donald Trump's efforts to reverse his election loss cited three statutes that could be the basis for a prosecution. — Federal prosecutors have introduced …
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Michael Daly / The Daily Beast:
Jan. 6 Rioters Have Bad News for Trump About D.C. Juries — A lawyer for one insurrectionist said the pool of jurors was “terrifying” for his client. … However Donald Trump fares in the Mar-a-Lago documents case in Florida, he will face a much tougher fight if the target letter he received …
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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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Kaitlan Collins / CNN:
Trump quietly adds new attorney to January 6 legal team
Trump quietly adds new attorney to January 6 legal team
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Politico:
Playbook: Is Trump's third indictment imminent?
Playbook: Is Trump's third indictment imminent?
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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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Tamar Hallerman / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
EXCLUSIVE: Feds sought surveillance video from State Farm Arena in Trump probe
EXCLUSIVE: Feds sought surveillance video from State Farm Arena in Trump probe
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 — Two years after Eliyahu Weinstein's release, prosecutors say he hasn't changed. — A New Jersey man who had his prison sentence commuted by then-President Donald Trump was charged on Wednesday in a new, sophisticated fraud scheme …
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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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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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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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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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Lori Rozsa / Washington Post:
Florida approves Black history standards decried as ‘step backward’ — The Florida State Board of Education approved new rules Wednesday for how Black history will be taught in public schools that critics are decrying as a “step backward.” — The updated standards say students should learn …
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Ana Goñi-Lessan / Tallahassee Democrat:
Florida board OKs Black history standards, rejects concerns about omitting history
Florida board OKs Black history standards, rejects concerns about omitting history
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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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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 …
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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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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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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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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