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First on CNN: Fulton County DA to present Trump election subversion case to grand jury early next week — An Atlanta-area prosecutor has notified at least one witness to appear before a grand jury early next week, the most significant indication of her intention to seek indictments …
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
BREAKING: Fulton grand jury to hear Trump case early next week — X — Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis will begin presenting her 2020 elections interference case against former President Donald Trump and others to a grand jury early next week.
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Richard Fausset / New York Times:
Trump Election Interference Case to Go to Grand Jury in Georgia Early Next Week — Atlanta-area prosecutors have indicated that they will go before a grand jury early next week to present the results of their investigation into election interference by former President Donald J. Trump and his allies …
New York Times:
Republicans Wanted a Special Counsel Investigation of Hunter Biden. Now Many Oppose It. — Although some G.O.P. lawmakers see the appointment of David C. Weiss as a vindication of their strategy, others criticize the now-scuttled plea deal he struck with Mr. Biden.
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Jon Levine / New York Post:
GOP 2024 candidate Vivek Ramaswamy ‘open’ to pardon of Hunter Biden
GOP 2024 candidate Vivek Ramaswamy ‘open’ to pardon of Hunter Biden
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Reuters:
Ron DeSantis and his backers paid $95,000 to an Iowa religious leader's group — As Florida Governor Ron DeSantis scrambles to shore up his struggling run for the Republican presidential nomination, he has spent far more than any rival on courting an influential Christian conservative leader …
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Nicholas Nehamas / New York Times:
DeSantis Gets Heckled and Trolled on His Big Day With Trump in Iowa — The Florida governor was hoping to have the stage to himself, but Donald Trump and his supporters have made that hard to achieve. — It's been said that a bad day at the fair is always better than a good day at work.
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Julia Shapero / The Hill:
‘Liar,’ ‘loser,’ a ‘national security threat’: Hurd rips into Trump — Republican presidential hopeful and former Texas Rep. Will Hurd ripped into former President Trump on Friday, calling him a “liar,” “loser” and “national security threat.” — Hurd, who has been sharply critical …
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CNN:
Judge Chutkan says Trump's right to free speech in January 6 case is ‘not absolute’
Judge Chutkan says Trump's right to free speech in January 6 case is ‘not absolute’
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Pilar Melendez / The Daily Beast:
Sheriff Says Former Trump Doctor Threatened to Beat Officer — Republican Congressman Ronny Jackson reportedly threatened a state trooper and vowed retribution against a local sheriff after he was briefly detained at a rodeo in July. — A Texas Republican who previously worked …
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Todd J. Gillman / Dallas Morning News:
Sheriff: Ronny Jackson threatened to ‘beat’ state trooper after being handcuffed at rodeo
Sheriff: Ronny Jackson threatened to ‘beat’ state trooper after being handcuffed at rodeo
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Clay Wirestone / Kansas Reflector:
In Marion County newspaper raid, a grim threat to Kansans' First Amendment rights — Marion County Record papers for sale in the newspaper's office beside a collection of Kansas Press Association awards on Aug. 11, 2023, the day the office was raided by local law enforcement. (Sam Bailey/Kansas Reflector)
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Washington Post:
See where Sen. Tommy Tuberville is blocking 301 military promotions — From Alabama to Asia, the scope of senior military officers frozen in place by a dispute between Sen. Tommy Tuberville and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is vast, including not only the incoming leaders of the Joint Chiefs …
Roni Caryn Rabin / New York Times:
Growing Segregation by Sex in Israel Raises Fears for Women's Rights — Ultra-Orthodox members of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's far-right coalition want to expand the powers of all-male rabbinical courts, and to bar women and men from mixing in many public arenas. — Reporting from Tel Aviv
James West / Mother Jones:
Debunking Florida's Argument That Slavery Could Benefit the Enslaved, in 120 Seconds — In my latest video, I tackle the controversy surrounding Florida's teaching standards. These new guidelines, approved last month, sparked an avalanche of criticism by suggesting that enslaved Americans …
Giselle Ruhiyyih Ewing / Politico:
Trump blames left for legal costs — Trump's Save America PAC shrank from over $100 million at the beginning of last year to $3.6 million after bankrolling legal fees for the former president and his allies. — Former President Donald Trump on Saturday blamed his political enemies …
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MacKenzie Ryan / The Guardian:
‘Better martyrs’: the growing role of women in the far-right movement — The pipeline from mommy blogger to Tradwife to book-banner is an important aspect of the extreme right wing in the US — Researchers who track how the far right in in the US mobilizes, self-promotes and recruits …
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Chris Pandolfo / Fox News:
Pence previews debate strategy at Iowa State Fair: Attack on abortion — Pence supports a national 15-week abortion ban — Former Vice President Mike Pence signaled Friday he will go on attack on abortion at the upcoming Republican presidential primary debate.
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