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Clarence Thomas' 38 Vacations: The Other Billionaires Who Have Treated the Supreme Court Justice to Luxury Travel — Co-published with CNN — Friends of the Court: SCOTUS Justices' Beneficial Relationships With Billionaire Donors — Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas' decadeslong friendship …
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Chris Geidner / Law Dork with Chris Geidner:
Ron DeSantis is running for president but doesn't believe in democracy — Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is staying in the presidential race because he thinks he's the best bet for the Republican Party if Donald Trump can't be the nominee. He can't defeat Trump because he's …
Andrew Zhang / Politico:
Dems revive calls for Clarence Thomas resignation after new report
Dems revive calls for Clarence Thomas resignation after new report
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Raw Story, Newsbusters and CNN
Andrew Chung / Reuters:
US Supreme Court's Clarence Thomas enjoyed array of luxury perks, report says
US Supreme Court's Clarence Thomas enjoyed array of luxury perks, report says
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Ryan Randazzo / Arizona Republic:
Trump adviser groped 2 women in 2021 at Scottsdale club, one tells police — A woman says Boris Epshteyn, a special adviser to Donald Trump, repeatedly groped her and her sister inside a Scottsdale nightclub in 2021, according to police body camera footage obtained by The Arizona Republic.
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Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
Supreme Court pauses Purdue Pharma bankruptcy deal — The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to consider the Biden administration's challenge to a bankruptcy settlement for Purdue Pharma, pausing the $6 billion deal over the administration's concerns about a provision that would shield the members …
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Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court puts Purdue Pharma bankruptcy deal on hold — The Biden administration urged the court to block a deal that lets the Sackler family avoid future lawsuits related to opioid pandemic. — WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court put the bankruptcy reorganization of opioid maker Purdue Pharma …
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Arthur Delaney / HuffPost:
Sen. Joe Manchin Again Teases Defection From Democratic Party — The West Virginia moderate has often refused to go along with the Democratic agenda in Washington. — Sen. Joe Manchin (W.Va.) said Thursday he's thinking about leaving the Democratic Party and becoming an independent.
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Mariana Alfaro / Washington Post:
Joe Manchin says he's thinking ‘seriously’ about becoming an independent
Joe Manchin says he's thinking ‘seriously’ about becoming an independent
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Alan Feuer / New York Times:
Special Counsel Proposes January Date for Trump's Election Interference Trial — Mr. Trump's legal team will get to suggest its own timetable for the case next week and will surely object to the government's proposal. — The prosecutors overseeing the indictment of former President Donald J. Trump …
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Alan Feuer / New York Times:
Trump Seeks to Review Classified Evidence at His Own Secure Facility
Trump Seeks to Review Classified Evidence at His Own Secure Facility
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Emily Brooks / The Hill:
House GOP will subpoena Biden family, says Republican chairman — House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) said that his committee, which has been investigating the foreign business dealings of President Biden's family members, will eventually move to subpoena …
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Punchbowl News:
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Karen Townsend / HotAir:
A real reporter angers Biden with “a lousy question” about phone calls with Hunter
A real reporter angers Biden with “a lousy question” about phone calls with Hunter
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Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Tommy Tuberville: Florida's third senator? — The Fact Checker — “Tuberville lives in Auburn, Alabama, with his wife Suzanne.” — website of Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) — In late June, Tommy Tuberville traveled to the Wiregrass region of Alabama, which borders Florida.
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The Messenger and Raw Story
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump unleashes on Biden as legal problems mount — Former President Trump on Thursday unleashed a torrent of insults against President Biden, attacking him in personal terms as Trump's legal problems continue to mount. — “What Crooked Joe Biden, who can't string two sentences together …
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19FortyFive and Washington Post
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Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
‘Anonymous’ Trump critic mulled Election Day suicide
‘Anonymous’ Trump critic mulled Election Day suicide
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RedState
Kyle Morris / Fox News:
Nikki Haley signs RNC pledge to support eventual GOP nominee but makes one small edit — RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel made the ‘Beat Biden pledge’ a requirement for candidates wishing to participate in party-sanctioned debates — FIRST ON FOX: GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley …
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Paul Steinhauser / Fox News:
GOP presidential candidate says rivals who don't make the debate stage should drop out
GOP presidential candidate says rivals who don't make the debate stage should drop out
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New York Magazine, The Hill, The Messenger, Slate, Vanity Fair, Politico and UPI
Rob Crilly / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE - Trump gains ground in Iowa while DeSantis drops by NINE POINTS: Poll shows Florida governor needs huge recovery in crucial caucus state - while Tim Scott surges to third — Focus in the GOP race shifts to Iowa on Thursday for the state fair — A DailyMail.com poll shows …
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Dan Collyns / The Guardian:
Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio assassinated — Anti-corruption figure killed days before election amid sharp rise in violent and organised crime — The Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio has been shot dead as he left a campaign event in Quito …
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Washington Post:
Trump, aide plead not guilty in documents case. De Oliveira does not enter plea. — FORT PIERCE, Fla. — Donald Trump and one of his two co-defendants on Thursday pleaded not guilty in federal court to multiple charges alleging that the former president kept classified documents …
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Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
GOP Candidate Plagiarized Massive Segments of His College Thesis — Controversial GOP congressional candidate Anthony Sabatini appears to have lifted massive segments of his college thesis from Wikipedia and gotten away with it—until now. … Right-wing Florida Republican congressional …
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Reuters:
US set to unveil long-awaited crackdown on real estate money laundering — The U.S. Treasury Department will soon propose a rule that would effectively end anonymous luxury-home purchases, closing a loophole that the agency says allows corrupt oligarchs, terrorists and other criminals to hide ill-gotten gains.
Anita Hofschneider / Grist:
Wildfires just destroyed a Maui town. Next year could be worse. — The raging fires have killed at least 36 people and caused what is expected to be billions of dollars in damages. Climate change could prompt more of the same. — This post has been updated. — Nelly Niumatalolo couldn't believe it when she heard it.
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Politico:
House GOP weighs shutdown escape hatch: A deal with Dems — House Republicans are nearing an uncomfortable realization: They may have to rely on their opponents to help avoid a government shutdown. — If Speaker Kevin McCarthy has any hope of avoiding a shutdown this fall, he'll probably need help from Democrats.
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Judd Legum / Popular Information:
The truth about Monique Worrell — On November 3, 2020, Monique Worrell (D) was elected state's attorney in Florida's 9th Judicial District, which includes Orange and Osceola counties. Worrell won in resounding fashion, collecting 395,979 votes and defeating her opponent by a two-to-one margin.
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Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda / Washington Examiner:
Suspended Soros-linked central Florida prosecutor blasts DeSantis as a ‘dictator’
Suspended Soros-linked central Florida prosecutor blasts DeSantis as a ‘dictator’
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Daniel McGraw / The Bulwark:
Why the Ohio Special Election Backfired for the GOP — “AS I THOUGHT ABOUT THIS VOTE more and more, what they were trying to do and the way they were trying to do it was just kind of creepy.” — Outside a polling place in Cleveland on Tuesday, a thirtysomething art teacher was explaining to me her …