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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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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.
NBC News:
Sen. Joe Manchin to skip a big White House event as he considers running against Biden
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  —  Michael Cohen, who served as former President Trump's personal attorney, said in a new interview that he is considering a run for Congress.  —  Cohen told Semafor he is “interested” in running as a Democrat.
Discussion: Crooks and Liars
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.”
Discussion: The Messenger
Kadia Goba / Semafor:
Ex-Trump attorney Michael Cohen considers run for Congress
The Daily Beast:
Jack Smith Wants Trump Convicted by Super Tuesday  —  The Department of Justice is suggesting that Trump's trial for trying to overturn the 2020 election should begin on Jan. 2, 2024—and last no more than six weeks.  —  Special Counsel Jack Smith's office wants to put former President Donald Trump …
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Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Inside One ‘Egregious’ Mistake From Trump's Florida Judge Aileen Cannon
Discussion: Raw Story and KHON2
Adam Gabbatt / The Guardian:   The kingmaking Trump ally behind a cadre of rightwing judges
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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SSRN:
The Sweep and Force of Section Three  —  University of Pennsylvania Law Review, Vol. 172, 2024  —  University of Chicago - Law School University of St. Thomas School of Law  —  Abstract  —  Section Three of the Fourteenth Amendment forbids holding office by former office holders who then participate in insurrection or rebellion.
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
Discussion: Raw Story, Associated Press and CNN
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.
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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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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Politico:
Republicans slam Biden's deal to free Americans in Iran as ‘appeasement’
Austin American-Statesman:
Exclusive: Federal grand jury reviewing Ken Paxton's ties to Austin developer Nate Paul  —  Ryan Autullo Tony PlohetskiAustin American-Statesman  —  Federal prosecutors have seated a grand jury in San Antonio and called witnesses close to suspended Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to testify …
Discussion: Raw Story and The Texas Tribune
Elaine Godfrey / The Atlantic:
Is Ben Wikler the Most Important Democrat in America?  —  The Wisconsin chair has turned around his party's fortunes.  But his winning formula faces a stern test in 2024.  —  The man who has been hailed as “the best state chair in the country” is not a national household name.
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 …
Discussion: Blue Virginia and Political Wire
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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.
Discussion: NBC News and CNN
The Messenger:
Inside the Biden-Newsom Relationship: How the California Governor Went From a Nuisance to a Top Ally  —  Newsom has kept Biden's team in the loop on media appearances and is set to be a lead Democratic surrogate for the second GOP debate in California  —  A Facebook icon representing …
Char Adams / NBC News:
Animated Frederick Douglass calls slavery a ‘compromise’ in conservative group's video  —  PragerU, a right-wing advocacy group, has made its way into the classroom with kids' videos deemed “misleading.”  —  Slavery was a compromise.  The Black Lives Matter movement led to more crime.
Kelly Weill / The Daily Beast:
Research Firm Says Proud Boys Legal Team Stiffed Them $30,000  —  A lingering legal fight from the Jan. 6 attack gives new insight into the Proud Boys' seditious conspiracy case.  —  A seditious conspiracy trial for members of the Proud Boys is over.  But a legal loose end from the case …
Discussion: Raw Story
Associated Press:
Maui fire deaths surge to 53 and likely to go higher, governor says.  Over 1,000 structures burned  —  The search of the wildfire wreckage on the Hawaiian island of Maui is revealing a wasteland of burned out homes and obliterated communities as firefighters battle the stubborn blaze that has already claimed 36 lives.
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The Guardian:
Desperate search for survivors in Maui after 36 people die in Hawaii fires
NBC News:
Miscommunication between pilots caused United plane to drop near ocean's surface, investigation finds  —  The crew failed to manage the plane's path, airspeed and nose direction after the mix-up, the NTSB said in its report.  No one was injured.  —  Federal investigators said Thursday …
 
 
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Peter Wilke / Politico:
German far right's Höcke wants to kick disabled kids out of regular schools
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Elian Peltier / New York Times:
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US Department of Justice:
West Virginia man arrested for threatening Pittsburgh federal jury
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