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NBC News:
Biden attorneys are in talks with special counsel Robert Hur over terms to interview the president — Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed Hur to investigate Biden's handling of classified documents after his term as vice president ended. — WASHINGTON — Attorneys for President Joe Biden …
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Sen. Joe Manchin to skip a big White House event as he considers running against Biden — Manchin recently had dinner with one of Biden's top aides in an attempt by the White House to ensure the president is not caught off guard when the senator breaks with him.
Politico:
Biden world sees the making of a wider path to victory in 2024 — The president's team is focused on the states that got him the White House. But the issue of abortion has them dreaming of something bigger. — Joe Biden's team thinks his path to victory in 2024 could look an awful lot like it did in 2020.
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Dan Merica / The Messenger:
'They're Going to Shoot Someone:' Michigan Republicans Warn of Civil War at Pool Party Fundraiser for Fake Electors — An audio recording obtained by The Messenger highlights just how dire the Republicans charged in the 2020 election scheme - and the people around them - see their fight
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Raw Story, The American Independent and CNN
Clare Hymes / CBS News:
Trump could face “big picture” RICO case in Georgia, expert says — If former President Donald Trump is indicted in Georgia, some believe he may face felony counts unlike any of the 78 charges already filed against him. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis could pursue Trump under …
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The Guardian, The Daily Caller and Townhall
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Trump's Truth Social tipped FBI to man killed during arrest attempt for Biden threats — The social media company owned by former President Donald Trump in March tipped off the FBI about threats made by a Utah man who was fatally shot Wednesday by FBI agents as they attempted to arrest him for threatening to kill President Joe Biden.
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Tara Suter / The Hill:
Former Trump attorney Michael Cohen considering NY congressional bid
Former Trump attorney Michael Cohen considering NY congressional bid
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Crooks and Liars
Kadia Goba / Semafor:
Ex-Trump attorney Michael Cohen considers run for Congress
Ex-Trump attorney Michael Cohen considers run for Congress
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Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Inside One ‘Egregious’ Mistake From Trump's Florida Judge Aileen Cannon — Judge Aileen Cannon barely has any courtroom experience, but in her limited time on the bench she appears to have flouted hundreds of years of legal tradition—just because. … U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon …
CBS News:
Judge in Trump Jan. 6 case agrees to limit release of “sensitive” material — Washington — The federal judge overseeing the case against former President Donald Trump related to the 2020 presidential election said she would accept a proposed protective order put forth by the former president's lawyers …
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Conservative Case Emerges to Disqualify Trump for Role on Jan. 6 — Two law professors active in the Federalist Society wrote that the original meaning of the 14th Amendment makes Donald Trump ineligible to hold government office. — Reporting from Washington
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The Sweep and Force of Section Three
The Sweep and Force of Section Three
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New York Times:
Spiraling Legal Bills Threaten Trump With a Cash Crunch — The former president's political orbit, including the super PAC that backs him, is already spending more than it is taking in — an unusual trajectory this far out from an election. — Donald J. Trump's legal problems aren't just piling up — his legal bills are, too.
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Natalie Allison / Politico:
DeSantis greeted by ‘pudding fingers’ chant in Iowa — The protest effectively cut short the Florida governor's first campaign stop of the day. — MENLO, Iowa — It was an inauspicious start for Ron DeSantis in Iowa on Friday. — Chanting “Ron DeFascist” and “pudding fingers” …
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Fox News:
Liberals rage over photo of Woody Harrelson sporting RFK Jr. hat: ‘Dead to me’ — Liberals on X, formerly known as Twitter, expressed anger and disdain after a photo of actor Woody Harrelson wearing a hat displaying support for Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appeared online.
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Helen Holmes / The Daily Beast:
Woody Harrelson Appears to Endorse Anti-Vaxxer RFK Jr. for President
Woody Harrelson Appears to Endorse Anti-Vaxxer RFK Jr. for President
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USA Today, The Daily Caller and The Messenger
New York Times:
How Are Iowa Democrats? 'I Can't Even Describe to You How Bad It Is.' — As Republican presidential candidates flock to the state, Democrats there are despondent, exhausted by repeated defeats and the loss of their first-in-the-nation nominating contest. — Not long ago, Iowa was the center of the Democratic political universe.
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Public Notice:
Ohio's rejection of Issue 1 shows how toxic abortion has become for the GOP — Turns out even folks in red and purple states don't like to have their rights taken away. — ∙ Paid … By Noah Berlatsky — For decades, the right argued that Roe v. Wade was an assault on democracy …
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Kyle Morris / Fox News:
Veteran Sam Brown slams Biden admin's request for additional Ukraine funding: ‘No more blank checks’ — Brown, a Republican Senate candidate in Nevada, vowed to hold the Biden administration's ‘feet to the fire’ on the issue if elected — FIRST ON FOX: Former U.S. Army Capt. Sam Brown …
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Laura Vozzella / Washington Post:
Recordings show Va. swing district candidate favors ‘total ban’ on abortion — RICHMOND — John Stirrup has been playing up crime, taxes and other bread-and-butter issues while running for the House of Delegates in a purple Northern Virginia district, but the Republican didn't mince words …
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Politico:
On hip-hop's 50th birthday, a legendary DJ eyes office — Eric B. & Rakim is one of the most influential groups in hip-hop history. — Rolling Stone ranked them the fifth greatest musical duo of all time, ahead of Sonny & Cher and Outkast. They broke out in 1986 with their first single: “Eric B. is President.”
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The Messenger
Jamie McIntyre / Washington Examiner:
Anatomy of Biden's Iran hostage deal: 5 Americans for $6 billion South Korea owes Iran for oil — ‘A POSITIVE STEP’: Five Americans who the U.S. says have been unjustly imprisoned in Iran for years may soon be freed under terms of a Biden administration deal worked out through Swiss intermediaries …
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Ben Birnbaum / Politico:
The Totally Not Boring Story of the Most Normal Republican Presidential Candidate — Asa Hutchinson was a GOP star. Then came Donald Trump. — Asa Hutchinson, former governor of Arkansas and current presidential candidate, held a meet and greet with the Crawford County Republican Women …
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Daily Mail and The Hill
Adam Gabbatt / The Guardian:
The kingmaking Trump ally behind a cadre of rightwing judges — Aileen Cannon, the judge assigned to the documents case, is under increasing scrutiny - reflecting Leonard Leo's impact on the US judiciary — onald Trump must have thought all his Christmases had come at once.
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Raw Story
Nick Robertson / The Hill:
DeSantis suggests he would use drone strikes against drug cartels — Republican presidential candidate Gov. Ron DeSantis (Fla.) said he would use “whatever force we need to” to take down Mexican drug cartels if elected president, with or without help from the Mexican government.
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Alex Tabet / NBC News:
Ron DeSantis says he's open to drone strikes on Mexican drug cartels
Ron DeSantis says he's open to drone strikes on Mexican drug cartels
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The Messenger, Raw Story, The Daily Caller and Political Wire