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Joey Cappelletti / Associated Press:
Michigan prosecutors charge Trump allies in felonies involving voting machines, illegal ‘testing’ — A former Republican attorney general candidate and another supporter of former President Donald Trump have been criminally charged in Michigan in connection with accessing and tampering …
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CNN:
Former Georgia state senator subpoenaed to testify before grand jury in 2020 election probe — Former Georgia Democratic state Sen. Jen Jordan received subpoenas to testify before a Fulton County grand jury later this month, she told CNN. — The subpoenas to Jordan and independent journalist George Chidi …
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Washington Post:
Trump charged in probe of Jan. 6, efforts to overturn 2020 election — A grand jury indicted former president Donald Trump Tuesday for a raft of alleged crimes in his brazen efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election — the latest legal and political aftershock stemming from the riot …
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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.
Washington Post:
Michigan Republicans charged in connection with 2020 voting machine tampering — A Michigan prosecutor charged a former state lawmaker and a losing candidate for state attorney general Monday as part of an investigation into the improper acquisition of voting machines.
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Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Trump grand jury members depart courthouse as potential indictment looms
Trump grand jury members depart courthouse as potential indictment looms
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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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John Hasson / Townhall:
Biden Allies Spread Photoshopped Pictures of the President to ‘Prove’ He's Fit for Second Term — As a growing number of Americans believe President Biden is too old for a second term in office, White House allies are employing a desperate strategy to convince voters that the President is fit enough to serve:
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Jonah Goldberg / Los Angeles Times:
Is there any way to shift the bizarre Republican conviction that only Trump will save them?
Is there any way to shift the bizarre Republican conviction that only Trump will save them?
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Ronald Brownstein / CNN:
Even Trump's indictments haven't shattered the deadlock between the parties. Here's why
Even Trump's indictments haven't shattered the deadlock between the parties. Here's why
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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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Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Trump's $100 million PAC has burned through nearly all of its cash
Trump's $100 million PAC has burned through nearly all of its cash
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New York Times:
Trump PAC Down to $4 Million Cash on Hand After Legal Fees
Trump PAC Down to $4 Million Cash on Hand After Legal Fees
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Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
Trump's New Legal Fund Is a Lean, Mean Grift Machine
Trump's New Legal Fund Is a Lean, Mean Grift Machine
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Washington Examiner, Raw Story and Associated Press
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Another GOP ‘bombshell’ fails to detonate — House Republicans are having a hard time selling the idea that Devon Archer's testimony was important — “Every day this bribery scandal becomes more credible,” House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) told Fox News host Sean Hannity on Monday night.
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Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
Biden Spoke With Son's Associates, but Not About Business, Former Partner Says
Biden Spoke With Son's Associates, but Not About Business, Former Partner Says
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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
New Jersey Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver dies unexpectedly after undisclosed medical issue
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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 …
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Hadriana Lowenkron / Bloomberg:
Harris Rejects DeSantis Invitation to Discuss Black History
Harris Rejects DeSantis Invitation to Discuss Black History
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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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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 …
CNBC:
Fitch downgrades U.S. long-term ratings to AA+ from AAA — Fitch Ratings cut the United States' long-term foreign currency issuer default rating to AA+ from AAA. — The agency had placed the country's rating on negative watch in May, citing the debt ceiling fight in Washington.
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Political Wire
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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Chantal Da Silva / NBC News:
‘Am I wrong?’: Ohio officer who released police dog on Black man defends himself on bodycam video — “He wasn't complying. I mean, am I wrong?” Circleville Police Officer Ryan Speakman can be heard saying after he unleashed a police dog on Jadarrius Rose.
Sean Murphy / Associated Press:
Transgender People Face Further Erasure With Oklahoma Executive Order — The Republican governor ordered state agencies to use narrow definitions of “male” and “female” in their operations. — Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt on Tuesday directed state agencies to use narrow definitions of …
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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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Kelcie Moseley-Morris / Idaho Capital Sun:
Idaho AG can't prosecute providers for abortion referrals, federal judge orders in injunction — A federal judge in Idaho has granted a preliminary injunction barring Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador from taking legal action against medical providers who refer patients across state lines …
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