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Trump's legal team meets with special counsel as federal indictment looms — Donald Trump's legal team is meeting Thursday with special counsel Jack Smith as a potential federal indictment looms, multiple sources familiar with the matter tell CNN. — Since receiving a letter …
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Trump live updates: Grand jury probing 2020 election arrives at courthouse — Former President Donald Trump announced last week that he received a letter notifying him he is the target of a grand jury examining the Jan. 6 riot and efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
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Trump teams prepare for possible Thursday grand jury vote — Trump said last week he received a target letter in connection with an investigation into the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol and efforts to overturn the election. — The Trump legal and political teams are preparing for the possibility …
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Trump attorneys expected to meet with special counsel's office as potential indictment looms: Sources — Two Trump attorneys are expected to meet with the special counsel's team. — Lawyers for former President Donald Trump have arrived at special counsel Jack Smith's offices this morning …
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Mitch McConnell fell recently at a D.C. airport, prior to press conference freeze-up — The Republican leader, 81, has also been using a wheelchair to navigate crowded airports, according to a source familiar with his practices. — WASHINGTON — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell tripped …
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Politico:
Playbook: Is DeSantis resetting, or just rewinding? — Presented by With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross — DRIVING THE DAY — THE RESET TO NOWHERE — A big part of running a successful campaign is knowing which fights are worth picking — and then waging them successfully.
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Rachel Scott / ABC News:
McConnell had minor fall 2 weeks ago, uses wheelchair periodically to get around: Sources
McConnell had minor fall 2 weeks ago, uses wheelchair periodically to get around: Sources
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Mitch McConnell freezes mid-sentence, escorted away at news conference
Mitch McConnell freezes mid-sentence, escorted away at news conference
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Alex Thompson / Axios:
Rejected plea deal leaves Hunter Biden's team fuming … - Wednesday's hearing also revealed a disconnect between Biden's lawyers and prosecutors over the terms of the plea deal — and even subtle divisions among those on Biden's side. … - But the judge's questioning did reveal a disagreement …
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USA Today:
Hunter Biden plea hearing features dramatic twists and turns, and a cliffhanger ending
Hunter Biden plea hearing features dramatic twists and turns, and a cliffhanger ending
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Politico:
Judge declines to approve Hunter Biden plea deal for now
Judge declines to approve Hunter Biden plea deal for now
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Michael Kranish / Washington Post:
Trump needed $225 million. A little-known bank came to the rescue. — Gregory Garrabrants, a GOP donor and CEO of online Axos Bank, approved the loans after the former president's main lender had cut ties. — SAN DIEGO — As Donald Trump considered another White House run last year …
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U.S. recovered non-human ‘biologics’ from UFO crash sites, former intel official says — Three military veterans testified in Congress' highly anticipated hearing on UFOs Wednesday, including a former Air Force intelligence officer who claimed the U.S. government has operated a secret …
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Summer Concepcion / NBC News:
Biden to announce actions aimed at helping protect workers affected by extreme heat — The measures come as millions of Americans nationwide are under heat alerts amid record-breaking high temperatures. — President Joe Biden is set announce actions his administration will take to try …
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Barbara Sprunt / NPR:
Biden rolled out some new measures to respond to extreme heat as temperatures soar
Biden rolled out some new measures to respond to extreme heat as temperatures soar
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CNN:
Supreme Court clears way for Mountain Valley Pipeline construction to proceed — The Supreme Court on Thursday cleared the way for construction of the controversial Mountain Valley Pipeline to proceed, granting an emergency request from backers of the project that has the support of Congress and the Biden administration.
Eric Hananoki / Media Matters for America:
Twitter placed ads for USA Today, National Women's Soccer League, and other major brands on a terrorism-linked neo-Nazi account — This is Linda Yaccarino's Twitter ad environment — Twitter has placed ads for brands like Honeywell, Discovery, National Women's Soccer League …
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Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Former GOP gubernatorial candidate Ryan Kelley pleads guilty to Jan. 6 crime — Kelley ran for governor in Michigan last year but lost in the Republican primary. — WASHINGTON — Former Michigan Republican gubernatorial candidate Ryan Kelley pleaded guilty to a federal crime on Thursday …
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Matt Dixon / NBC News:
DeSantis set to start using new fundraising vehicle as campaign faces staff cuts — The committees were created around his late May campaign launch but have so far been unused. — TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Ron DeSantis' presidential campaign is rebooting a pair of linked fundraising vehicles …
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Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
Black History Is a Casualty in Ron DeSantis's Christian Nationalist Quest — Last week, Florida approved an overhaul of its African American history standards, including guidance that middle schoolers should be instructed that “slaves developed skills which, in some instances, could be applied for their personal benefit.”
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Wisconsin woman convicted in killing and dismembering ex-boyfriend — The Brown County jury deliberated less than an hour before convicting Taylor Schabusiness, 25, of homicide, third-degree sexual abuse and mutilating a corpse in the February 2022 killing of Shad Thyrion.
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Politico:
Why Dems are hesitating on Santos censure — The House GOP took the first shot by censuring Rep. Adam Schiff and rebuking Rep. Pramila Jayapal. Democrats are considering hitting back — but are unsure they want to escalate the tit-for-tat. — House Democrats are facing a tough choice …
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Erik Uebelacker / The Daily Beast:
Feds Drop Sam Bankman-Fried's Campaign Finance Charges — Prosecutors said Wednesday that the Bahamas only intended to extradite Bankman-Fried on fraud charges. — Campaign finance charges against fallen FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried will be dropped, federal prosecutors revealed Wednesday.
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