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Jessica Piper / Politico:
Trump's indictments are having diminishing returns for his political fundraising — The second indictment was not as powerful as the first. — Donald Trump's legal troubles have created windfalls for his political fundraising in the past. And his team has not been shy about using various investigations …
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New York Times:
Trump PAC Down to $4 Million Cash on Hand After Legal Fees — The scramble to cover legal bills for former President Donald J. Trump and his associates has prompted what appears to be the largest refund in federal campaign finance history. — Former President Donald J. Trump's political action committee …
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Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Donald Trump's $100 million PAC is down to just $3.6 million in cash — Trump's Save America PAC raised over $15 million in the first half of 2023, spent over $30 million and now has about $3.6 million — The drop in fundraising by the Trump PAC suggests the small-dollar donor operation …
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Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
Trump's New Legal Fund Is a Lean, Mean Grift Machine — Donald Trump's new legal fund is a clever way to get around campaign finance laws. — When allies of former President Donald Trump launched his new legal defense fund, they created a group with few restrictions on how much it can raise …
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New York Times:
Biden Shores Up Democratic Support, but Faces Tight Race Against Trump — A New York Times/Siena College poll found that President Biden is on stronger footing than he was a year ago — but he is neck-and-neck in a possible rematch against Donald Trump. — President Biden is heading …
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Ronald Brownstein / CNN:
Even Trump's indictments haven't shattered the deadlock between the parties. Here's why — Former President Donald Trump's mounting legal jeopardy is raising a stark political question: can anything break the sustained electoral stalemate that has left the country divided almost exactly …
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The Hill
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Trump grand jury in 2020 election probe arrives at court, fueling speculation an indictment is imminent
Trump grand jury in 2020 election probe arrives at court, fueling speculation an indictment is imminent
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Karl de Vries / CNN:
New Jersey Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver dies at 71 — New Jersey Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver has died, her family said. She was 71. — “She was not only a distinguished public servant but also our cherished daughter, sister, aunt, friend, and hero,” the Oliver family said in a statement on Tuesday.
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Mark Osborne / ABC News:
New Jersey Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver dies unexpectedly after undisclosed medical issue — Oliver had been serving as acting governor while Phil Murphy was out of state. — New Jersey Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver died Tuesday, one day after she was rushed to the hospital for an undisclosed medical issue.
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Rolling Stone:
Trump's Plan to Save Himself: Scapegoat His Coup Lawyers — “John [Eastman] and Rudy [Giuliani] gave a lot of counsel,” one Trump advisor says ominously. “Other people can decide how sound it was” … Plans for such a defense have been percolating since last year, the two sources say.
Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Trump's Rape Trial Testimony Is Already Coming Back to Haunt Him — The Manhattan DA wants to use Trump's deposition in the E. Jean Carroll rape lawsuit to show how desperate he was to keep sexual allegations against him secret. — The Manhattan district attorney seeking to jail Donald Trump …
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Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Meet the “scholars” who created Florida's new Black history curriculum — To comply with the Stop WOKE Act, a 2022 law championed by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R), the state needed to create a new curriculum for Black history. The law required the curriculum to “celebrate …
Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Ray Epps' Attorney Fires Back at Joe Rogan's Jan. 6 False Flag ‘Absurdity’ — If Rogan is “truly interested in focusing on who instigated” the Jan. 6 riots, Epps' lawyer said, “he would find more truth in looking at the mirror.” … Ray Epps, the former Trump acolyte at the center …
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Conrad Hoyt / Washington Examiner:
Memphis police arrest gunman outside Jewish school and prevent ‘potential mass shooting’ — Memphis police officers prevented a “potential mass shooting” when they shot and detained a gunman attempting to enter a Jewish school in the city on Monday, the department's police chief said.
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New York Post:
Adams warns NYers migrant crisis is coming ‘to a neighborhood near you’ — as he slams Biden's liaison offer — Mayor Eric Adams warned New Yorkers on Monday the migrant crisis is coming “to a neighborhood near you” — and said President Biden's offer of just a liaison to help fix the debacle is hardly good enough.
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David Weigel / Semafor:
‘This belongs in the Smithsonian’: Inside the meme video operation that swallowed Ron DeSantis' campaign — The Scoop — Senior aides to Ron DeSantis oversaw the campaign's high-risk strategy of laundering incendiary videos produced by their staff through allied anonymous Twitter accounts …
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Robert H. Bork Jr / Washington Examiner:
How ESG will hurt your retirement — A few years back, a Nevada man made millions of dollars selling lots on the moon , complete with “lunar deeds” to be framed and displayed. It turned out to be a strong business plan. At $24 an acre, lunar lots were snapped up by many eager buyers …
David Goldman / CNN:
What you need to know about the incandescent light bulb ban — New York CNN — America's ban on incandescent light bulbs, 16 years in the making, is finally a reality. Well, mostly. — A rule issued in 2007, rolled back by the Trump administration, and updated last year …
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Patrick Svitek / The Texas Tribune:
U.S. Rep. Ronny Jackson “briefly detained” by officers at rodeo near Amarillo — The Amarillo Republican, a doctor, was trying to help somebody experiencing a medical emergency in a chaotic situation, his office said. The sheriff is reviewing the incident.
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Matt Young / The Daily Beast:
Ex-Trump Doc Detained at Rodeo While Assisting on ‘Chaotic’ Medical Emergency
Ex-Trump Doc Detained at Rodeo While Assisting on ‘Chaotic’ Medical Emergency
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Ken Alltucker / USA Today:
Henrietta Lacks' family settles lawsuit over use of HeLa cells to advance medical research — Attorneys representing the family of Henrietta Lacks on Tuesday announced a settlement of their lawsuit against Thermo Fisher over the use of cells in scientific research.
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NBC News:
Former Lizzo dancers were weight-shamed and pressured while at strip club, lawsuit says — Three former dancers have filed a suit against Lizzo, accusing the singer of sexual harassment and creating a hostile work environment. — LOS ANGELES — Three of Lizzo's former dancers have accused …
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Al Weaver / The Hill:
Katie Britt recovering at home after ‘sudden onset of numbness’ in face, condition not life-threatening — Sen. Katie Britt (R-Ala.) announced on Monday night that the senator is receiving outpatient care after experiencing a “sudden onset of numbness” in her face and is expected to need “several weeks” of recovery.
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Fox News:
Hunter Biden told Archer that Chinese chairman loved him for his ‘last name,’ posse of ‘godlike Aryan men’ — Joe Biden had coffee with Hunter Biden's Chinese business partner, Archer told Congress — Hunter Biden told business partner Devon Archer that the Chinese tycoon who helped …
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Jon Haworth / ABC News:
Team USA teen cyclist killed by car in training accident just days before world championships — The investigation is ongoing and criminal charges could be pursued. — An up-and-coming teen American cyclist who was a member of the U.S. National Team was struck and killed by a car …
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Bjorn Lomborg / Wall Street Journal:
Climate Change Hasn't Set the World on Fire — It turns out the percentage of the globe that burns each year has been declining since 2001. — One of the most common tropes in our increasingly alarmist climate debate is that global warming has set the world on fire. But it hasn't.
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