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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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NBC News:
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.
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Associated Press:
Utah man suspected of threatening President Joe Biden shot and killed as FBI served warrant
Utah man suspected of threatening President Joe Biden shot and killed as FBI served warrant
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Tamar Hallerman / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
‘Derogatory and false’: Fulton DA denies rumors circulated by Trump — Fani Willis expected to seek indictment against Trump in week ahead — X — Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis on Wednesday flatly denied that she had a relationship with a former client and other rumors spread …
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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
Special Counsel Obtained Search Warrant for Trump's Twitter Account
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Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Abortion setback in Ohio alarms GOP, as Democrats see a ‘roadmap for 2024’ — Trump's former campaign manager warns abortion could provide “rocket fuel” to Biden's re-election bid. A Democratic pollster says it will motivate voters “as long as sex is salient.”
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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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Nick Evans / Ohio Capital Journal:
Ohio's Issue 1 goes down to defeat
Ohio's Issue 1 goes down to defeat
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Lisa Lerer / New York Times:
Ohio Vote Shows Abortion's Potency to Reshape Elections
Ohio Vote Shows Abortion's Potency to Reshape Elections
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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
Comer Releases Third Bank Memo Detailing Payments to the Bidens from Russia, Kazakhstan, and Ukraine
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Stephan Kueffner / Bloomberg:
Ecuador Presidential Candidate Assassinated, Suspect Shot Dead — Anti-graft campaigner murdered less than two weeks before vote — Soaring violence has made Ecuador more violent than Colombia — Ecuador presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio, a journalist known for his crusade …
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Gonzalo Solano / Associated Press:
Anti-corruption presidential candidate slain at campaign event in Ecuador's capital
Anti-corruption presidential candidate slain at campaign event in Ecuador's capital
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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.
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Bloomberg:
Trump Says He Won't Sign Pledge to Back Nominee Ahead of Republican Debate — Former president says he'll announce debate decision next week — Republican 2024 candidates will meet on Aug. 23 in Milwaukee — Republican frontrunner Donald Trump said he would announce next week whether …
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Lauren Sforza / The Hill:
Coast Guard rescues people fleeing into ocean to escape Hawaii wildfires — The U.S. Coast Guard rescued people who jumped into the ocean off the island of Maui to escape the Hawaii wildfires fueled by an offshore hurricane, according to the Associated Press.
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Hawaii News Now:
Much of historic Lahaina town believed destroyed as huge wildfire sends people fleeing into water
Much of historic Lahaina town believed destroyed as huge wildfire sends people fleeing into water
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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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Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
The Montgomery Brawl Was, for Some, a Clarifying Moment — The Alabama Sweet Tea Party. — That was one nickname people gave to a brawl this past Saturday on a Montgomery, Ala., riverfront dock, captured in viral videos, after a group of white people attacked Damien Pickett …
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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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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis:
Governor Ron DeSantis Suspends State Attorney Monique Worrell for Neglect of Duty and Incompetence
Governor Ron DeSantis Suspends State Attorney Monique Worrell for Neglect of Duty and Incompetence
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John King / CNN:
'I think he's the best guy for the job': See the 2024 campaign through the eyes of Iowa voters — Watch John King's full report from Iowa on CNN's “Anderson Cooper 360” at 8 p.m. ET. — The homes are nearly identical, dotting both sides of the curvy road in a middle-class subdivision.
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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Washington Post:
How a swing-district Democrat is selling ‘Bidenomics’ (without saying it) — Good morning, Early Birds. Richard M. Nixon resigned as president 49 years ago today. Tips: earlytips@washpost.com. Thanks for waking up with us. … In today's edition ... New PAC aims to elect young liberals …
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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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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