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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Special counsel obtained search warrant for Donald Trump's Twitter account — Twitter's initial resistance to complying with the warrant resulted in a federal judge holding the company in contempt and levying a $350,000 fine. — Special Counsel Jack Smith sought and obtained a search warrant …
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Rachel Weiner / Washington Post:
Twitter was fined $350,000 for failing to turn over Trump's data — The social media company Twitter was forced to hand over records from former president Donald Trump's account to the special counsel investigating the events leading up to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack and pay sanctions for failing …
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Alan Feuer / New York Times:
Special Counsel Obtained Search Warrant for Trump's Twitter Account — The warrant, obtained in January, adds a new dimension to the scope of the federal inquiry into the events of Jan. 6, 2021. — Prosecutors working for Jack Smith, the special counsel who has twice brought indictments …
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ABC News:
Man killed during FBI raid in connection with threats against Biden, other officials — The Utah man was shot and killed during an FBI raid early Wednesday morning. — A Utah man was shot and killed during an FBI raid early Wednesday morning, the FBI confirmed to ABC News.
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FBI fatally shoots man in Utah who allegedly threatened Biden, Alvin Bragg and others — Agents were attempting to serve a search warrant at the Provo home of the suspect when he was shot and killed. — The FBI shot and killed a man Wednesday while executing a search warrant in Provo, Utah, federal officials said.
CNN:
Atlanta-area prosecutor expected to seek more than a dozen indictments in Trump case — Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is expected to seek more than a dozen indictments when she presents her case regarding efforts by Donald Trump and his allies to overturn the 2020 presidential election results …
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Rolling Stone:
Trump's Allies Prepare for Indictments in Georgia Probe: 'They're Coming for Everyone' — It's not just Donald. Sources say Fulton County district attorney Fani Willis is likely to indict a number of his associates involved in attempting to overturn the 2020 election
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Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
Trump seeks to reestablish secure facility at Mar-a-Lago to review classified evidence
Trump seeks to reestablish secure facility at Mar-a-Lago to review classified evidence
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Tamar Hallerman / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
‘Derogatory and false’: Fulton DA denies rumors circulated by Trump
‘Derogatory and false’: Fulton DA denies rumors circulated by Trump
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Nick Evans / Ohio Capital Journal:
Ohio's Issue 1 goes down to defeat — One Person One Vote spokesman Dennis Willard introducing Deidra Reese from Ohio Unity Coalition at the ‘No’ campaign party. (Photo by Nick Evans for Ohio Capital Journal) — The Republican-led effort to make amending Ohio's constitution more difficult has failed.
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Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
Not just Trump: The Ohio abortion vote exposes the bitterness fueling the GOP war on democracy
Not just Trump: The Ohio abortion vote exposes the bitterness fueling the GOP war on democracy
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Once again, an abortion-related measure breaks partisan barriers
Once again, an abortion-related measure breaks partisan barriers
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Annie Grayer / CNN:
House Oversight GOP claims they don't need to find direct payments to Joe Biden to prove corruption in Hunter Biden business dealings memo — House Oversight Republicans laid out their intention to accuse President Joe Biden of corruption even without direct evidence that he financially benefited …
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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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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 …
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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 toward violent criminals, a charge her office has denied. — Reporting from Florida — Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida suspended …
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Matt Dixon / NBC News:
Ron DeSantis suspends second elected prosecutor as his 2024 campaign struggles
Ron DeSantis suspends second elected prosecutor as his 2024 campaign struggles
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Anders Hagstrom / Fox News:
DeSantis suspends Orlando state attorney over ‘dereliction of duty’ on crime
DeSantis suspends Orlando state attorney over ‘dereliction of duty’ on crime
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Mattathias Schwartz / Insider:
Exclusive: A veteran FBI agent told Congress that investigations into Giuliani and other Trump allies were ‘suppressed’ — An FBI veteran said his superiors suppressed investigations of Trump, Insider can exclusively reveal. — “Are we going to do public corruption or not?” the whistleblower told Insider.
Joey Cappelletti / Associated Press:
Michigan mom is charged with buying guns for son who threatened top Democrats, prosecutors say — The mother of a 30-year-old Michigan man who's accused of making death threats against Democratic politicians is now charged with lying when she purchased firearms later found in her son's possession.
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Trisha Ahmed / Associated Press:
GOP donor Anton Lazzaro sentenced to 21 years for sex trafficking minors in Minnesota — A formerly well-connected GOP donor convicted of giving teenage girls gifts, alcohol and money in exchange for sex was sentenced Wednesday to 21 years in prison on sex trafficking charges.
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Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
GOP Operative Who Sexually Abused Teen Girls Gets 21 Years
GOP Operative Who Sexually Abused Teen Girls Gets 21 Years
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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 …
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Alberto R. Gonzales / Washington Post:
No, fellow Republicans, the Justice Department is not biased against us
No, fellow Republicans, the Justice Department is not biased against us
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Brad Reed / Raw Story:
Pastor alarmed after Trump-loving congregants deride Jesus' teachings as ‘weak’ — Evangelical Christian leader Russell Moore revealed this week that many evangelical pastors have become alarmed that their Trump-loving congregants have become so militant that they are even rejecting the teachings of Jesus Christ.
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Tara Suter / The Hill:
Most Alabama voters want Tuberville to drop military hold: poll — A majority of likely Alabama voters want Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) to drop his hold on military promotions, according to a new poll. — The poll, conducted by Public Policy Polling and commissioned by VoteVets …
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Media Matters for America:
Fox News prime-time ratings continue to crater as Lachlan Murdoch downplays collapse to stakeholders — A Media Matters analysis of Fox's new prime-time lineup finds that ratings have fallen roughly 30% since Tucker Carlson's firing, and over 45% in the key 25-54 year-old demographic
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TMZ.com:
Senator Dianne Feinstein Taken to Hospital After Tripping, Falling in San Francisco — EXCLUSIVE — 893 … 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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