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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Inside the courtroom: Donald Trump, Jack Smith and a historic glance  —  The former president sat at the very same courtroom table that has been occupied by Jan. 6 defendants who stormed the Capitol in his name.  —  If you blinked, you missed it.  —  For a fleeting moment Thursday …
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Jason Lange / Reuters:
Exclusive: About half of US Republicans could spurn Trump if he is convicted, Reuters/Ipsos poll shows  —  About half of Republicans would not vote for Donald Trump if he were convicted of a felony, a sign of the severe risks his legal problems pose for his 2024 U.S. presidential bid …
Philip Rotner / The Bulwark:
Coup Indictment: Here's Why Trump's Usual Defenses Won't Work  —  DONALD TRUMP'S “DEFENSES” to the various civil and criminal charges that have been brought against him change shape over time like cinematic alien invaders: I didn't do it. … But two of Trump's standard …
New York Times:
John Eastman, the architect of plan to keep Trump in power, will not cooperate with prosecutors, his lawyer says.  —  The former president was arraigned in a Washington federal courtroom on four charges tied to his efforts to stay in power after losing the 2020 election.
Jeff Charles / RedState:
Al Sharpton Beclowns Himself, Displays His Ignorance About the Revolutionary War in Remarks on Trump Indictment  —  It looks like Rev. Al Sharpton needs to take a quick break from his politicking so he can brush up on his American history.  During a recent interview, the so-called civil rights leader …
Zachary Basu / Axios:
Trump's “delusion” defense … - The gambit could prove successful in court, where an already unfurling debate over the First Amendment is expected to play a starring role.  — Politically, however, the “delusion defense” would force Republicans into the uncomfortable position of defending …
Kaanita Iyer / CNN:
Exclusive: Barr obliterates Trump's defense: ‘He knew well that he had lost the election’  —  Former Attorney General Bill Barr on Wednesday undermined a key pillar of his old boss' defense in the special counsel's probe into 2020 election interference, telling CNN's Kaitlan Collins that Donald Trump “knew well he lost the election.”
Washington Post:   Manchin's IRA anxiety sparks tensions with Schumer
Isaac Stanley-Becker / Washington Post:
Jeffrey Clark is GOP star after trying to use DOJ to overturn election
Discussion: HuffPost
Carrie Johnson / NPR:
Trump is arraigned and pleads not guilty to charges he conspired to overturn election
NBC News:
Trump indictment live updates: Former president pleads not guilty to 2020 election charges
Associated Press:
Trump pleads not guilty to federal conspiracy charges in 2020 election case. Follow live updates
Washington Post:
Trump pleads not guilty to charges that he plotted to overturn election
College Board Newsroom:
Statement on AP Psychology and Florida  —  We are sad to have learned that today the Florida Department of Education has effectively banned AP Psychology in the state by instructing Florida superintendents that teaching foundational content on sexual orientation and gender identity is illegal under state law.
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Matt Lavietes / NBC News:
Florida effectively bans AP Psychology course over LGBTQ content, College Board says  —  The state's decision to restrict AP Psychology comes several months after its controversial decision to block AP African American Studies courses.  —  Florida “effectively banned” Advanced Placement Psychology classes …
US Department of Justice:
Two U.S. Navy Servicemembers Arrested for Transmitting Military Information to the People's Republic of China  —  For Immediate Release  —  In two separate cases in the Southern and Central Districts of California, two U.S. Navy servicemembers were arrested for transmitting sensitive military information …
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Julia Manchester / The Hill:
DeSantis vows to ‘start slitting throats on day one’  —  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) on Sunday said he would “start slitting throats on day one” when it comes to taking on the “deep state.”  —  DeSantis made the remarks at a barbecue campaign event in Rye, N.H., hosted by former Sen. Scott Brown (R-N.H.).
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Josh Rogers / New Hampshire Public Radio:
NH Republicans size up DeSantis, as he offers harsh rhetoric in primary campaign
Christopher Cadelago / Politico:
Ron DeSantis agrees to debate Gavin Newsom on Fox News
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Devon Archer said the opposite of what Republicans claimed  —  Soon after Hunter Biden's former business partner Devon Archer finished testifying before investigators working for the House Oversight Committee, two top House Republicans joined Sean Hannity's Fox News program in prime time.
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Adam Rawnsley / Rolling Stone:
'The Worst Trump Could've Got': Lawyers Spill on His Jan. 6 Judge  —  “She is of the opinion that these people need to go to prison,” a lawyer who has appeared before Tanya S. Chutkan says about Jan. 6 rioters … “It's probably the worst draw for Trump.  She's the worst judge he could've gotten handed …
Politico:
House GOP worries that hardliners actually want a shutdown  —  Speaker Kevin McCarthy insists Congress will avoid a government shutdown in the fall.  But some members of his right flank seem to be embracing that outcome.  —  The entire GOP was listening closely when ultra-conservative Virginia …
Discussion: Raw Story and Daily Kos
Nate Raymond / Reuters:
US judge rejects challenge to Connecticut assault weapons ban  —  A federal judge on Thursday rejected a gun rights group's challenge to an assault weapons ban the state of Connecticut adopted after a gunman in 2012 killed 20 children and six educators at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown.
Discussion: Associated Press and Raw Story
TMZ.com:
Woman In Blackface Goes On Rant In Colorado Target And Starbucks  —  WOMAN IN BLACKFACE TERRORIZES TARGET, STARBUCKS … 11:43 AM PT — The Aurora PD tells TMZ Ersilia Campbell was taken into protective custody after determining she was unable to take care of herself.
NBC News:
GOP megadonor Thomas Peterffy donates another $1 million to Glenn Youngkin's PAC  —  The Virginia governor is pulling in big money ahead of a push to win full control of Virginia's state legislature — and amid continuing presidential buzz.  —  Billionaire Republican megadonor Thomas Peterffy …
Discussion: Political Wire
 
 
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