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Jack Goldsmith / New York Times:
The Prosecution of Trump May Have Terrible Consequences — Mr. Goldsmith served in the George W. Bush administration as an assistant attorney general and as special counsel to the general counsel of the Department of Defense. — It may be satisfying now to see Special Counsel Jack Smith …
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Gerard Baker / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Turned the GOP Into the Party of Wishful Thinking — Its leaders assumed he was a joke, tried to make peace with him, and reckoned he was finished after 2020. — For a political class that likes to think of itself as a hardened cadre of cold-eyed realists, the leadership …
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Morning Shots and Raw Story
Dan Ladden-Hall / The Daily Beast:
Ex-Pence Adviser Trashes Former Boss, Backs Trump Instead — ‘UNWORTHY’ — Mike Pence's former national security adviser Keith Kellogg released a statement Monday calling his old boss “unworthy of the presidency” and expressing admiration for Donald Trump.
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New York Post, The Gateway Pundit, The Messenger, Mediaite, IJR, The Post Millennial and Politico
Holmes Lybrand / CNN:
Security increases for judge assigned to Donald Trump's January 6 criminal case
Security increases for judge assigned to Donald Trump's January 6 criminal case
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Trump objects to strict limits on sharing evidence in election interference case
Trump objects to strict limits on sharing evidence in election interference case
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Marc Caputo / The Messenger:
DeSantis Replaces Campaign Manager with Florida Chief of Staff As He ‘Reloads’ (Exclusive) — James Uthmeier has earned the governor's trust as an always-on-offense political fixer, but he has no campaign experience — A Facebook icon representing an external link to share the article …
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Hannah Knowles / Washington Post:
Ron DeSantis replaces campaign manager as he struggles to gain on Trump — The change comes amid a rough stretch of layoffs and budget woes as the Florida governor fails to make headway in the polls — Ron DeSantis is replacing his presidential campaign manager and making other changes …
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The Hill
Lily Carey / The Columbus Dispatch:
High turnout, long lines: A look at Ohio's last weekend of early voting on Issue 1 — Saturday and Sunday were the last days to vote early in-person on Issue 1 and turnout was high across Ohio with lines stretching around buildings in some counties. — While many projected low turnout …
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Politico:
Playbook: What Ohio might tell us about 2024 — With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross — DRIVING THE DAY — HE'S IN — “Mike Pence qualifies for first GOP debate,” by Zach Montellaro and Adam Wren — WEATHER REPORT — “Thousands of flight cancellations, 1.1 million lose power …
CNN:
House GOP eyes fall push for Biden impeachment inquiry — Speaker Kevin McCarthy has been insistent: House Republicans are still gathering evidence and have yet to decide whether to open up a formal impeachment inquiry against President Joe Biden. — “I didn't say I was doing an impeachment inquiry …
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Politico, Raw Story, Associated Press and Washington Examiner
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US Securities and Exchange Commission:
Press Release SEC Charges 11 Wall Street Firms with Widespread Recordkeeping Failures — Firms admit to wrongdoing and agree to pay penalties totaling $289 million — The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced charges against 10 firms in their capacity as broker-dealers …
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Julia Shapero / The Hill:
Wall Street firms paying millions in penalties over WhatsApp use
Matthew Chapman / Raw Story:
DeSantis' Florida approves classroom videos that compare climate activists to Nazis — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has already come under fire after the administration formally approved the use of far-right PragerU videos as educational material in K-12 schools, owing to these videos' distorted takes …
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Lacey Latch / Arizona Republic:
State Republicans formally oppose new national monument near Grand Canyon — KINGMAN, Ariz. — Top Republican leaders in Arizona held an emergency joint committee meeting in Kingman Monday night where they voted to formally oppose the creation of a new national monument near the Grand Canyon.
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Michael Graham / NH Journal:
EXCLUSIVE POLL: Trump Holds Big Lead in NH, DeSantis Drops to Tie With Christie — When Donald Trump returns to New Hampshire on Tuesday, he will be greeted by a Republican base that is overwhelmingly loyal to the former president. — How loyal? In an exclusive new NHJournal/co-efficient poll …
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The Hill, Washington Examiner, Just The News, Florida Politics and Political Wire
Chantal Da Silva / NBC News:
Global child sexual abuse probe that was launched after two FBI agents were killed leads to almost 100 arrests — The Australian Federal Police announced Tuesday that at least 13 children were rescued from further harm as a result of a joint operation with the FBI, dubbed “Operation Bakis.”
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The Western Journal, The Daily Caller, KNSD-TV and Sydney Morning Herald
Touré / TheGrio:
Why the Montgomery Riverfront Uprising is making Black people so damn happy — OPINION: Black people came to the defense of a Black man being beaten by a white mob. What's not to like? — Editor's note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author's own.
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Associated Press:
Florida school board reverses decision nixing access to children's book about a male penguin couple — “And Tango Makes Three” recounts the true story of two male penguins who were devoted to each other at the Central Park Zoo in New York. — Months after access to a popular children's book …
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The Hill, The Messenger and Orlando Sentinel
Axios:
Numb to Trump: Data shows drop in scandal interest — The public's attention to former President Trump's legal drama has declined with each subsequent indictment, according to new data pulled across television, social media and search activity. … - Searches spiked with all three indictments …
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Orion Rummler / The 19th:
House Republicans are adding dozens of anti-LGBTQ+ measures to must-pass bills — Advocates are sounding the alarm about the high number of attacks against gender-affirming care, marriage protections and discrimination prevention. … House Republicans have embedded at least 45 anti-LGBTQ+ provisions …