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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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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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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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Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Trump's surreal arraignment day in Washington augurs ominous days ahead — As former President Donald Trump left Washington after answering charges of trying to subvert democracy, it felt like all the previous trauma and divisions of his eight-year journey into the nation's psyche were just the start.
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.
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 …
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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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Bill Rankin / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Trump will pursue appeal in bid to thwart Fulton prosecution
Trump will pursue appeal in bid to thwart Fulton prosecution
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Public Notice:
Mike Pence shows how Trump destroys everything he touches
Mike Pence shows how Trump destroys everything he touches
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Andrew Weissmann / MSNBC:
Two unusual moments from Trump's arraignment for 2020 election indictment
Two unusual moments from Trump's arraignment for 2020 election indictment
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Alexandra Ulmer / Reuters:
Exclusive: DeSantis' biggest donor says he won't give more money unless changes are made — Hotel entrepreneur Robert Bigelow, the biggest individual donor to a group supporting Ron DeSantis' presidential bid, told Reuters on Friday he will not donate more money unless the Florida governor attracts …
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Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:
DeSantis slams NBA players union over Orlando Magic criticism
DeSantis slams NBA players union over Orlando Magic criticism
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NBPA.com:
NBPA Statement on the Orlando Magic's Recent Political Donations
NBPA Statement on the Orlando Magic's Recent Political Donations
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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 …
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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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Alex Thompson / Axios:
Scoop: Biden pushes to end remote work era for feds — President Biden is calling for his Cabinet to “aggressively execute” plans for federal employees to work more in their offices this fall after years of working remotely, according to an email sent Friday to every Cabinet member and obtained by Axios.
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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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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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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.
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court rejects Tulsa in Native American traffic laws dispute — A dispute over a Native American man's speeding ticket has put a spotlight on the broad impact of a 2020 Supreme Court ruling that expanded tribal power in Oklahoma. — WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday rejected Tulsa's bid …
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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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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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Associated Press:
Texas man who threatened poll workers and Arizona officials is sentenced to 3 1/2 years — A Texas man who advocated for a mass shooting of poll workers and threatened two Arizona officials and their children has been sentenced to 3 1/2 years in federal prison, prosecutors said Friday.
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Al Lewis / The Messenger:
JPMorgan Chase Now Says a Recession Looks Unlikely — The economy has delivered a raft of surprisingly good economic news — A Facebook icon representing an external link to share the article on Facebook.A Twitter icon representing an external link to share the article on Twitter.An Email icon …
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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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Associated Press:
An appeals court blocks Mississippi's permanent ban on voting after certain felonies — JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi is violating the U.S. Constitution's ban on cruel and unusual punishment by permanently stripping voting rights from people convicted of some felonies, a federal appeals court panel ruled in a split decision Friday.
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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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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
The GOP's race problem goes well beyond DeSantis — You're reading Jennifer Rubin's subscriber-only newsletter. Sign up to get it in your inbox. — At the end of a historic week, this week's newsletter offers some perspective on the Republicans' race problem, selects people of the week …
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 …
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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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 …