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Rolling Stone:
Trump's ‘Co-Conspirators’ Are Already Starting to Turn on Each Other — “It is the 'please don't put me in jail, put that other guy in jail' strategy,” says one attorney working in Trump's legal orbit … A number of the ex-president's chief lieutenants and alleged co-conspirators in the plot …
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Exclusive: Georgia prosecutors have messages showing Trump's team is behind voting system breach — Atlanta-area prosecutors investigating efforts to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia are in possession of text messages and emails directly connecting members of Donald Trump's legal team …
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Sareen Habeshian / Axios:
Why Georgia's case against Trump could be so damaging
Why Georgia's case against Trump could be so damaging
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Jonathan Turley / The Messenger:
Georgia on My Mind: A Fourth Trump Indictment Needs Something Other Than ‘The Call’
Georgia on My Mind: A Fourth Trump Indictment Needs Something Other Than ‘The Call’
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Wall Street Journal:
Georgia Is Ground Zero for Trump Exhaustion as Another Indictment Looms
Georgia Is Ground Zero for Trump Exhaustion as Another Indictment Looms
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
GOP sees turnout disaster without Trump — Republican strategists are worried that if former President Trump doesn't secure the GOP's presidential nomination next year, or if he is kept off the ballot because of his mounting legal problems, it could spell a voter turnout disaster for their party in 2024.
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Brady Leonard / Washington Examiner:
What is the plan, Trump? — Former President Donald Trump is notoriously a man of many words …
What is the plan, Trump? — Former President Donald Trump is notoriously a man of many words …
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Josh Dawsey / Washington Post:
‘Fully expected the downfall’: Inside DeSantis's brawls with Fla. Republicans — Some who knew the Florida governor in Tallahassee say they expected him to have trouble translating his governance of the state into a coalition that could win him the presidency
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Christopher Cadelago / Politico:
Newsom vs. DeSantis debate stalling over Fox News audience — The California Democrat and Florida Republican agreed to the debate, but hit a stalemate over the network hosting a live studio audience. — Gavin Newsom and Ron DeSantis have reached an impasse in their Fox News debate planned for November …
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Judd Legum / Popular Information:
In a small Kansas town, a brazen attack on press freedom — “These are Hitler tactics, and something has to be done.” — Those were the words of 98-year-old Joan Meyer, the co-owner of the Marion County Record, after her home and office were raided by the City of Marion's entire five-person police department on Friday.
NBC News:
RFK Jr. says he'd sign a federal ban on abortions after three months of pregnancy — The stance puts Kennedy — who's mounting long shot bid to unseat President Joe Biden as the Democratic standard bearer in 2024 — out of step with most of his party. — DES MOINES, IOWA …
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Politico:
Playbook: Another week, another indictment? — Presented by With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross — DRIVING THE DAY — NEW JMART — Jonathan Martin goes long — 5,000 words! — on MITCH McCONNELL's (perhaps) final mission: thwarting DONALD TRUMP and aiding Ukraine.
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Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Trump's Bid to Sink the Manhattan DA's Case Has Already Made It Stronger — Trump tried to drag the Manhattan DA into federal court and failed. Now a judge's order in that case can be used to persuade a state court that Trump's charges should stick. — Donald Trump's attempts this summer …
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Public Notice:
PEPFAR and the death knell of bipartisan cooperation — Fighting HIV is now a front in the culture war, showing how the GOP has degraded since the Bush era. — ∙ Paid … By Lisa Needham — George W. Bush didn't do a lot right in his presidency.
NBC News:
GOP candidates prepare for the possibility Trump shows up at the debate after all — The former president — often known for his unpredictability — has said he's leaning toward not going, but his GOP rivals are still holding debate prep sessions as if he will be there.
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David Cohen / Politico:
Christie says no one has given him a loyalty pledge to sign
Christie says no one has given him a loyalty pledge to sign
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Washington Post:
White House steps up judicial confirmation efforts after slowdown — Good morning, Early Birds. Our thoughts continue to be with the people of Maui. Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) offered one small sign of hope over the weekend. Tips: earlytips@washpost.com. Thanks for waking up with us.
Meghann Dyke / Washington Examiner:
Rep. Greg Steube introduces impeachment articles against President Joe Biden — A Florida Congressman has introduced impeachment articles against President Joe Biden, coming as the first member of his Republican party colleagues to jump-start the process. — Rep. Greg Steube (R-FL) …
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Kenneth Niemeyer / Insider:
Massachusetts passed a 4% millionaire's tax last year. Now every public-school student is going to get free lunch. — Massachusetts passed a 4% tax on people who make more than $1 million a year. — Revenue from the new income tax is being used to give kids lunch and breakfast at school.