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Trump's Attack on Black Votes Was There the Whole Time, We Just Didn't Call It a Crime — As I noted in an update to this post, NYT and the Guardian have clarified that the third charge mentioned in Trump's target letter was 18 USC 241, Conspiracy against Rights, not — as Rolling Stone originally reported — 18 USC 242.
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New York Times, Zandar Versus The Stupid, Digby's Hullabaloo, acecomments.mu.nu, PoliticusUSA, The Guardian, CNN and Bloomberg
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Josephine Harvey / HuffPost:
George Conway Says Mark Meadows' ‘Strange Quietness’ Could Spell Trouble For Trump — The conservative attorney reacted to Donald Trump's announcement that he expects to be indicted in special counsel Jack Smith's Jan. 6 investigation. — Conservative attorney George Conway speculated Wednesday …
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NBC News, Raw Story, Mediaite and Political Wire
Washington Post:
Trump aide William Russell at D.C. courthouse for grand jury appearance — An aide to Donald Trump was at a D.C. federal courthouse on Thursday for a grand jury appearance that is part of an investigation of the former president, as the Justice Department moves toward deciding whether …
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The Hill, The Messenger, Vanity Fair, ABC News and Daily Kos
Bill Rankin / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Former Georgia GOP chair argues against indictment in Trump probe — X — Lawyers for Georgia's former Republican Party chair are again trying to fend off their client's possible indictment into possible criminal interference with the 2020 presidential election.
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Raw Story
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Judge scolds Jack Smith's team for causing delay in unrelated Jan. 6 verdict — The revelation is the latest sign that Smith's prosecutors are pressing for information about Trump's conduct in the aftermath of the 2020 election and the lead-up to Jan. 6, 2021.
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NBC News, ZeroHedge News and Associated Press
Stephen Collinson / CNN:
All eyes on a Washington grand jury amid signs of possible third Trump indictment
All eyes on a Washington grand jury amid signs of possible third Trump indictment
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NBC News, The Hill, Raw Story, JONATHAN TURLEY, Washington Post, Washington Times, HuffPost, CBS News, Zandar Versus The Stupid, The Messenger and Vanity Fair
Michael Daly / The Daily Beast:
Jan. 6 Rioters Have Bad News for Trump About D.C. Juries
Jan. 6 Rioters Have Bad News for Trump About D.C. Juries
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Media Matters for America, New York Times, Raw Story, The First TV, Just The News, National Review, Axios and USA Today
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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The Messenger, CBS News and Washington Examiner
Rachael Bade / Politico:
Inside Kevin McCarthy's secret promise to expunge Trump's record — Donald Trump is angry that the speaker hasn't endorsed his campaign. To placate him, McCarthy privately vowed to hold a vote to clear Trump's impeachments. Now, that promise is coming due.
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Politico:
GOP centrists pan Trump impeachment erasure as McCarthy denies any deal — A number of lawmakers in Biden-won districts said they would not support a symbolic attempt to expunge the former president's record, if such a measure ever came to the House floor. — Kevin McCarthy denies …
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The Hill, ABC News, The Messenger, PoliticusUSA, The Gateway Pundit and Washington Examiner
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
As Republicans elevate Robert Kennedy Jr., his polls sour — The right's thinly veiled campaign to elevate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for its own political purposes culminated Thursday with his invitation to testify at a congressional hearing. It was a remarkable scene: a Democratic presidential candidate …
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Washington Examiner, Politico, Mediaite and Associated Press
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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Whistleblower X reveals identity as IRS special agent Joseph Ziegler — IRS whistleblowers testified at the House Oversight committee — The identity of the anonymous IRS whistleblower alleging political misconduct throughout the Hunter Biden investigation was revealed on Wednesday …
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RedState, HotAir, TheBlaze, Axios, Daily Kos, IJR, Louder With Crowder, The Gateway Pundit, The Federalist, New York Post, CBS News, New Republic, Advocate, USA Today, New York Times, The Daily Caller, The Messenger, The Daily Signal, Mediaite, ZeroHedge News, Just The News, Power Line, NBC News, CNN, Ops Stuff and Breitbart
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Jonathan Turley / New York Post:
Joe Biden hit hard in whistleblower hearing — by Democrat Dan Goldman
Joe Biden hit hard in whistleblower hearing — by Democrat Dan Goldman
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USA Today, Washington Free Beacon, JONATHAN TURLEY, The Federalist, PJ Media, Fox News, American Greatness, Washington Examiner, Townhall, The Gateway Pundit, Twitchy, One America News Network, TheBlaze, The Daily Caller, Power Line, Just The News, The Messenger, RedState, Daily Kos, New Republic and IJR
Allison Quinn / The Daily Beast:
Florida Schools Will Teach How Slavery Brought ‘Personal Benefit’ to Black People — The Florida Board of Education has approved shocking new standards for African American history, despite overwhelming backlash from the public. — Middle school students in Florida will soon be taught …
Brent D. Griffiths / Insider:
Trump praises ‘fantastic guy’ Jason Aldean after CMT pulls the country star's ‘Try That in a Small Town’ video — Trump threw his support behind country star Jason Aldean, joining a growing list of Republicans. — The former president's support came after CMT pulled Aldean's “Try That In A Small Town” video.
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Isabelle Chapman / CNN:
Nearly two years after Texas' six-week abortion ban, more infants are dying — Texas' abortion restrictions - some of the strictest in the country - may be fueling a sudden spike in infant mortality as women are forced to carry nonviable pregnancies to term.
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Raw Story, NBC News, The Texas Tribune, CBS News, Fox News and Los Angeles Times
Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Ambassador to China Hacked in China-Linked Spying Operation — Spying campaign also is said to have compromised a State Department official who oversees East Asia — Hackers linked to Beijing accessed the email account of the U.S. ambassador to China, Nicholas Burns …
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Political Wire
Tessa Stuart / Rolling Stone:
Nebraska Teen Sent to Jail Over Illegal Abortion — Celeste Burgess was arrested after Facebook turned over her private messages to police — A NEBRASKA TEEN who enlisted her mother's help to obtain abortion pills in violation of state law has been sentenced to 90 days in jail.
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The Messenger, Omaha World-Herald, Associated Press, New York Post, The Daily Caller, LifeNews.com and The 19th
Hugh Hewitt / The Hugh Hewitt Show:
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis On 2024 Race and National Security Issues — Florida Governor Ron DeSantis joined me this AM: — Audio: — 07-20hhs-desantis — Transcript: — HH: Pleased to welcome back to the program Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. Good morning, Governor.
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Washington Examiner, Just The News, LGBTQ Nation, The Daily Caller, The Hill, Florida Politics and Politico
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Henry J. Gomez / NBC News:
Ron DeSantis leans into his military service as his 2024 campaign seeks altitude
Ron DeSantis leans into his military service as his 2024 campaign seeks altitude
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Fox News and The Dispatch
Powerball:
Ticket in California Wins $1.08 Billion Powerball Jackpot — Plus, a Night of Millionaires! Thirty-Six $1 Million-Winning Tickets and Three $2 Million-Winning Tickets — The Powerball® jackpot has been won in California! A single ticket sold in California matched …
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CNN, Pluribus News, WFLA-TV, Bloomberg, New Jersey Online, UPI, TMZ.com, The Denver Post, Mercury News, The Daily Caller, Just The News, New York Times, New York Post, KOIN-TV, The Messenger, CBS News, WCMH-TV and WGN-TV
David Wasserman / Cook Political Report:
House Rating Changes: Calvert, Boebert Move from Lean Republican to Toss Up — Research Associate Matthew Klein and intern Ethan Jasny contributed to this report. — In picking apart the results from 2022, a consistent gripe of House GOP strategists is that despite an advantage in “soft” …
Washington Post:
Influential activist Leonard Leo helped fund media campaign lionizing Clarence Thomas — The 25th anniversary of Clarence Thomas's confirmation to the Supreme Court was approaching — a moment that would draw attention to his accomplishments on the bench but also to the misconduct claims that had nearly derailed his rise.
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Crooks and Liars
Wall Street Journal:
How Donald Trump Ended Up With Priceless Israeli Antiquities — After an appeal from Israel, the former president agrees to return ceramic oil lamps and coins — Former President Donald Trump agreed to return ancient artifacts after Israel's antiquities authority launched a public campaign to get them back.
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New York Post
Tony Romm / Washington Post:
House GOP blocks funds to LGBT groups, using budget for cultural fights — Republicans denied funding to three Democratic efforts to assist local groups focused on LGBT housing and other issues, part of a sprawling conservative effort to use the 2024 budget to advance their social agenda
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Roll Call, Twitchy, them., Semafor, Talking Points Memo, LGBTQ Nation and The Philadelphia Inquirer
Allan Smith / NBC News:
Five months in, Nikki Haley is still waiting for her moment — The former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and her allies feel like they'll soon prove the doubters wrong. Her rivals aren't worried. — NORTH CONWAY, N.H. — When Nikki Haley entered the presidential race Feb. 15, she was polling at 4.5%.
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