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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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Sareen Habeshian / Axios:
Why Georgia's case against Trump could be so damaging … - Willis is expected to present her case to a grand jury early this week. … - The law — inspired by federal statutes with the same name — allows prosecutors to string together crimes committed by different people toward one common goal.
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Jonathan Turley / The Messenger:
Georgia on My Mind: A Fourth Trump Indictment Needs Something Other Than ‘The Call’ — A Facebook icon representing an external link to share the article on Facebook.A Twitter icon representing an external link to share the article on Twitter.An Email icon that opens an email with the article link …
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Jay Kuo / The Status Kuo:
Georgia RICO Law: An Indictment Week Primer — This is likely the week of the fourth and much anticipated indictment of Donald J. Trump, this time in Georgia state court. The grand jury in Fulton County is meeting today and will hear from more witnesses tomorrow in the case.
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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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Jonathan Martin / Politico:
McConnell in Winter: Inside the GOP Leader's Attempt to Thwart Trump — The Kentucky Republican is doing all he can to bolster Ukraine, preserve NATO and help his party maintain its Reaganite roots. — From the Senate floor and Washington fundraisers to awards banquets …
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David Cohen / Politico:
RFK Jr. backs 15-week federal ban on abortion, then reverses himself — “Today, Mr. Kennedy misunderstood a question,” his campaign said. — Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Sunday said he would support a federal ban on abortion after the first three months of pregnancy …
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RFK Jr. says he'd sign a federal ban on abortions after three months of pregnancy
RFK Jr. says he'd sign a federal ban on abortions after three months of pregnancy
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Trump jabs at judge in election case, testing warning against ‘inflammatory’ statements — Overnight, Trump called Chutkan ‘biased and unfair’ for comments during 2022 sentencing of Jan. 6 defendant. — Donald Trump slammed the judge presiding over his newest criminal case early Monday …
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New York Times:
Hunter Biden Says Prosecutors Reneged on Major Part of Plea Deal — The move is the latest salvo in the back and forth between Mr. Biden and David C. Weiss, the federal prosecutor who was appointed special counsel last week. — Hunter Biden told a federal judge late Sunday that the Justice Department …
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Meghann Dyke / Washington Examiner:
Rep. Greg Steube introduces impeachment articles against President Joe Biden
Rep. Greg Steube introduces impeachment articles against President Joe Biden
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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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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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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:
Clarence Avant, the ‘Godfather of Black entertainment,’ dies at 92 — Avant's unofficial title of the “Black Godfather” spanned the worlds of music, sports, entertainment and politics. — Clarence Avant, whose unofficial title of the “Black Godfather” spanned the worlds of music, sports …
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Brian Slodysko / Associated Press:
David McCormick is gearing up for a Senate run in Pennsylvania. But he lives in Connecticut — David McCormick had a clear explanation for why his fellow Republican, Dr. Mehmet Oz, lost a critical Pennsylvania Senate seat: Voters viewed the daytime television celebrity as an interloper …
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