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Washington Post:
If Trump is convicted, Secret Service protection may be obstacle to imprisonment — Donald Trump can keep Secret Service protection for life, even if he were to be convicted and sentenced to prison or home confinement — If convicted in any of the three criminal cases he is now facing …
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DeSantis Dismisses Trump's 2020 Election Theories as False — After long hedging, the Florida governor went further than he has before in acknowledging that the election was not stolen. — Nicholas Nehamas reported from Decorah, Iowa. — Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida said that claims …
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Rolling Stone:
Jack Smith Has an Indictment. Trump Has a Massive Plan for Revenge — For more than a year, the thrice-indicted former president and his allies have been drawing plans to undo Smith's investigations, as well as to punish everyone involved — DONALD TRUMP IS a long …
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Politico, Raw Story, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Boston Herald, Metro.co.uk, TheBlaze, Vox, Financial Times, Wall Street Journal and Reuters
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Are Democrats Tricking Republicans Into Nominating Trump? … A fact that has somehow become even more obvious over the last few months is that Republican voters truly adore Donald Trump. At the beginning of the year, there appeared to be a strong chance the party's voting base could be weaned off …
Dan Ladden-Hall / The Daily Beast:
Trump Was Seriously Salty About the Way a Judge Addressed Him: Report — PRESIDENT GRUMP — Donald Trump was in a massive huff Thursday after he entered his not guilty plea to four charges stemming from his attempts to overturn the 2020 election, according to CNN.
William Vaillancourt / The Daily Beast:
MSNBC Panel Stunned by Trump Lawyer's ‘Admission’ on Fox News — Attorney John Lauro appeared on Fox News Thursday night to discuss the events of Trump's latest indictment-but analysts say he told too much. — An MSNBC panel was shocked by a pair of television interviews Thursday …
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Vanity Fair, New York Daily News, New Republic, Raw Story, Rolling Stone, Washington Post, HuffPost, Mediaite and Wall Street Journal
Public Notice:
Mike Pence shows how Trump destroys everything he touches
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New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Jezebel, Insider, The Indianapolis Star, Political Wire, CNN, The Guardian, Raw Story and The Hill
Bill Rankin / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Trump will pursue appeal in bid to thwart Fulton prosecution
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CNBC, UPI, The Messenger and Raw Story
Lisa Kashinsky / Politico:
Ramaswamy won't say whether he would have done what Pence did on Jan. 6
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New York Magazine, Axios, Associated Press, RedState, TIME, TheBlaze, The Free Press, Raw Story, The Hill, IJR and New York Times
Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:
Michigan 2024: Trump and Biden on Course for Tight Rematch
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Mediaite, The Messenger, Washington Examiner, BizPac Review, Breitbart, Florida Politics and Raw Story
Tal Axelrod / ABC News:
Nearly two-thirds of Americans think Jan. 6 charges against Trump are serious: POLL
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The Messenger
Paul F. Bradley / Washington Examiner:
Voters have better options than geriatric Biden and legally embattled Trump
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Breitbart
Christopher Mathias / HuffPost:
Richard Hanania, Rising Right-Wing Star, Wrote For White Supremacist Sites Under Pseudonym — Hanania is championed by tech moguls and a U.S. senator, but HuffPost found he used a pen name to become an important figure in the “alt-right.” — A prominent conservative writer …
Reuters:
Exclusive: Trump documents case judge made multiple errors in earlier trial — Judge Cannon, appointed by Trump, to preside in his trial — In unrelated trial, Cannon erred in jury selection process — The judge in former U.S. President Donald Trump's upcoming trial over his handling …
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Washington Post, Washington Examiner, Vanity Fair, Raw Story, The Messenger and Forbes
Natasha Bertrand / CNN:
Defense secretary issues new memo on how to reshuffle Pentagon leadership roles amid Tuberville blockade — Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has issued guidance to the military workforce for the first time about how Pentagon leadership roles will likely need to be reshuffled as a result …
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Washington Examiner, The Messenger, The Hill and Daily Kos
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Alex Henderson / Raw Story:
‘Totally paralyzed sometimes’: Talk of Mitch McConnell's replacement reportedly ‘accelerated’ in GOP — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) has been as influential as he is polarizing. No one has done more to push the U.S. Supreme Court to the right than McConnell …
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Vanity Fair and Washington Examiner
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
A Message for the People Who Run Cable News: You're Doing It Again. Stop It. — Plus: Why is Biden vs. Trump even close? — ∙ Paid — 1. The White Bronco — You probably remember where you where during the White Bronco chase. It was June of 1994.
Timothy Puko / Washington Post:
Biden expected to create new Grand Canyon national monument to block mining, sources say — The Arizona monument would be aimed at safeguarding areas near Grand Canyon National Park that local tribes want to protect from uranium extraction — President Biden is leaning toward designating …
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CNN, The Messenger, National Review, Political Wire and The Hill
Lisa Friedman / New York Times:
A Republican 2024 Climate Strategy: More Drilling, Less Clean Energy — Project 2025, a conservative “battle plan” for the next Republican president, would stop attempts to cut the pollution that is heating the planet and encourage more emissions. — During a summer of scorching heat …
Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:
DeSantis slams NBA players union over Orlando Magic criticism — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is pushing back against the National Basketball Players Association's (NBPA) recent criticism of the Orlando Magic's donation to a pro-DeSantis super PAC. — “It appears the NBA took a break …
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The Messenger, Orlando Sentinel, ESPN, The Daily Caller, Fox News, Mediaite and ABC News
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CNN:
DeSantis appointee to Disney board taught seminar using discredited research claiming White people were slaves in America — An appointee by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to an oversight board of Disney's special tax district taught a seminar in 2021 falsely claiming “Whites were also slaves in America …
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Mock Paper Scissors, Raw Story and Political Wire
Jessica Piper / Politico:
‘Whistling past the graveyard’: Dem fear grows over massive grassroots fundraising hit — The decline is a major warning sign as the presidential campaign heats up. — One of the best online fundraising days for Democrats this year was the day of Joe Biden's campaign launch …
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HotAir, Washington Free Beacon, Outside the Beltway, HuffPost, NBC News and The Hill
Phil Stewart / Reuters:
Exclusive: US declines to invoke prisoner of war status for Travis King — The United States has declined so far to classify Army Private Travis King as a prisoner of war, despite his being taken into North Korean custody after he crossed into the country last month, four U.S. officials told Reuters.
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The Messenger and Just The News
David Smith / The Guardian:
From ‘Mr President’ to ‘Mr’: strongman Donald Trump cut down to size in court — Trump has always loved beating his chest, but away from the TV cameras, the former president appeared meek and shrunken — The shock of blond-grey hair was familiar. So was the blue suit, white shirt and red tie.
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Raw Story, NPR and New York Times
BBC:
Ocean heat record broken, with grim implications for the planet — The oceans have hit their hottest ever recorded temperature as they soak up warmth from climate change, with dire implications for our planet's health. — The average daily global sea surface temperature beat a 2016 record this week …
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The Messenger, Al Jazeera, Semafor, New Republic, UPI, Metro.co.uk, Hakai Magazine, HuffPost and New York Times
Nate Raymond / Reuters:
US court tosses conviction after judge says Black man ‘looks like a criminal’ — 6th Circuit appeals court says Judge Stephen Murphy made ‘unacceptable remarks’ — Defendant's case will be reassigned for new trial — A U.S. appeals court has overturned a Black man's drug conviction …
Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:
Pelosi takes shot at ‘scared puppy’ Trump — Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Friday said former President Trump had looked like a “scared puppy” a day earlier as he traveled to Washington, D.C., to appear in court in his arraignment on charges related to the Jan. 6, 2021 …
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Republicans have a plan to oust Manchin. This conservative won't get out of the way. — The Freedom Caucus member is “disappointed” that the Republican establishment is supporting Jim Justice. That doesn't mean he plans to step aside. — The Republican establishment wants nothing to do with Alex Mooney.
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