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Previously Secret Memo Laid Out Strategy for Trump to Overturn Biden's Win — The House Jan. 6 committee's investigation did not uncover the memo, whose existence first came to light in last week's indictment. — A lawyer allied with President Donald J. Trump first laid out a plot …
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Politico:
Playbook: Trump debates the debate — With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross — DRIVING THE DAY — BUCKEYE BLOWOUT — “Ohio voters reject State Issue 1, defeating hurdle for abortion-rights vote in November,” by the Plain Dealer's Andrew J. Tobias and Jake Zuckerman …
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NBC News:
Trump says a protective order would violate his First Amendment rights: ‘I will talk’
Trump says a protective order would violate his First Amendment rights: ‘I will talk’
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STEPHANIE MILLER SHOW and The Post Millennial
The Daily Beast:
Trump Unloads Particularly Unhinged Campaign Speech—Even for Him
Trump Unloads Particularly Unhinged Campaign Speech—Even for Him
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BizPac Review, The Daily Caller, New York Daily News and The Hill
Olivia Rubin / ABC News:
DA probing efforts to overturn Georgia election results likely to present case to grand jury next week: Sources
DA probing efforts to overturn Georgia election results likely to present case to grand jury next week: Sources
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Kelly Garrity / Politico:
Trump on possible court-ordered limits: 'They're not taking away my First Amendment rights'
Trump on possible court-ordered limits: 'They're not taking away my First Amendment rights'
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The Guardian and Raw Story
Michael Wines / New York Times:
Ohio Voters Reject Constitutional Change Intended to Thwart Abortion Amendment — The contest was seen as a test of efforts by Republicans nationwide to curb voters' use of ballot initiatives. — Ohio voters rejected a bid to make it harder to amend the State Constitution on Tuesday …
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Lisa Lerer / New York Times:
Ohio Vote Shows Abortion's Potency to Reshape Elections — The Dobbs ruling has turned a coalition of liberal, swing and moderate Republican voters into a political force. Even in August in Ohio. — Gov. Mike DeWine of Ohio, a Republican, argued that Tuesday's vote over how to amend …
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Sam Levine / The Guardian:
Win for reproductive rights as Ohio voters reject effort to make it harder to amend state constitution
Win for reproductive rights as Ohio voters reject effort to make it harder to amend state constitution
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Adam Edelman / NBC News:
Arizona coalition seeks to enshrine abortion rights in state constitution next year
Arizona coalition seeks to enshrine abortion rights in state constitution next year
Haley BeMillerColumbus / The Columbus Dispatch:
Issue 1 failing overwhelmingly in early vote results
Issue 1 failing overwhelmingly in early vote results
Brent D. Griffiths / Insider:
GOP attempt to stymie abortion in Ohio backfires spectacularly
GOP attempt to stymie abortion in Ohio backfires spectacularly
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Madison Fernandez / Politico:
Ohio voters reject changes to ballot process in a win for abortion rights
Ohio voters reject changes to ballot process in a win for abortion rights
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Associated Press:
Voters in Ohio reject GOP-backed proposal that would have made it tougher to protect abortion rights
Voters in Ohio reject GOP-backed proposal that would have made it tougher to protect abortion rights
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New York Times:
DeSantis Suspends Second Elected Prosecutor in Florida — The Republican governor accused Monique H. Worrell, the state attorney in Orlando and a Democrat, of leniency against violent criminals, a charge her office has denied. — Reporting from Florida — Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida suspended …
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Anders Hagstrom / Fox News:
DeSantis suspends Orlando state attorney over ‘dereliction of duty’ on crime — DeSantis' office says State Attorney Monique Worrell allowed criminals to ‘escape the full consequences’ of their actions — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis suspended Ninth Judicial Circuit State Attorney Monique Worrell for …
TMZ.com:
Senator Dianne Feinstein Taken to Hospital After Tripping, Falling in San Francisco — EXCLUSIVE — 446 … 7:30 AM PT — Senator Dianne Feinstein's office released this statement ... “Senator Feinstein briefly went to the hospital yesterday afternoon as a precaution after a minor fall in her home.
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Hawaii News Now:
Much of historic Lahaina town believed destroyed as huge wildfire sends people fleeing into water — LAHAINA (HawaiiNewsNow) - Eyewitnesses described an apocalyptic scene Tuesday in Lahaina town, where residents were forced to jump into the harbor waters to avoid fast-moving flames …
United States House Committee on Oversight …:
Comer Releases Third Bank Memo Detailing Payments to the Bidens from Russia, Kazakhstan, and Ukraine — WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today released a third bank records memorandum detailing new information obtained …
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Hank Stephenson / Politico:
Arizona Republicans Don't Want to Hear About the Deadly Heat Wave — GOP lawmakers are brushing off the extreme heat — and any suggestion of climate change. — PHOENIX — When Arizona lawmakers returned to the state Capitol here earlier this month, they started their day with a prayer to ease the scorching heat.
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Rachel Frazin / The Hill:
Biden says he has ‘practically’ declared a climate emergency — President Biden in a new interview says he has ‘in practice’ declared a national climate emergency, though he has not actually announced such a declaration. — A national emergency declaration on climate change is a specific tool …
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Sean Breslin / The Weather Channel:
President Biden Calls Climate Change ‘Existential Threat’ In The Weather Channel Interview
President Biden Calls Climate Change ‘Existential Threat’ In The Weather Channel Interview
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NBC News:
Vulnerable Republicans aren't sold on impeaching Biden — They have mixed feelings about whether to launch a formal inquiry, but they broadly agree the GOP doesn't have enough evidence to impeach him. Their votes will be decisive. — WASHINGTON — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy faces unease within …
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Silvia Marchetti / CNN:
This family is moving to Italy because they've had enough of the US — As dozens of Italian towns sell off old houses on the cheap, foreigners who rush to grab one are often in search of a year-round sunshine spot, a vacation retreat, or just to live their Italian dream.
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Shawna Mizelle / CNN:
Ex-federal judge and prominent conservative: ‘There is no Republican Party’ — J. Michael Luttig, a conservative retired federal judge and key adviser to former Vice President Mike Pence, declared on Wednesday that “there is no Republican Party” and said former President Donald Trump …
Charlie Sykes / Morning Shots:
The Churchillian Case Against a Trump Pardon — TL;DR: JVL in yesterday's Triad: Trump Pardon, Maybe. CJS in today's Morning Shots: No f'ing way. — Happy Wednesday. — JVL makes what he describes as “The Keynesian Case for Pardoning Trump,” based on his reading of an intellectual biography of the legendary John Maynard Keynes.
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ABC News:
American woman, child freed after being kidnapped in Haiti last month — Alix Dorsainvil was kidnapped from the ministry where she worked. — American woman Alix Dorsainvil and her young child have been freed and are safe after being kidnapped in Haiti roughly two weeks ago …
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Trump's criminal trials prompt GOP political doomsday alarms — GOP strategists and pollsters expect former President Trump's criminal trials to divide their party, creating a challenge for the Senate and House Republican candidates who will have to walk a fine line on the issue.
Marshall Cohen / CNN:
Smartmatic accuses Rudy Giuliani of ‘dog ate my homework’-style excuses to avoid turning over documents in defamation suit — The voting technology company Smartmatic blasted Rudy Giuliani in court filings Monday night, accusing him of fabricating “excuse after excuse” to avoid turning …
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Dion Nissenbaum / Wall Street Journal:
U.S.-Saudi Deal Sets Path to Normalize Ties With Israel — Officials are now hammering out the details of a deal they hope to cement in the next nine-to-12 months, though many obstacles remain — WASHINGTON—U.S. and Saudi Arabia have agreed on the broad contours of a deal for Saudi Arabia …
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