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Reuters:
Georgia court website briefly publishes, removes document about potential Trump charges — The Fulton County, Georgia, court's website briefly posted a document on Monday listing several criminal charges against former U.S. President Donald Trump that appeared related to his attempts to overturn …
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CNN:
Exclusive: Former Republican legal officials endorse special counsel's speedy trial date proposal in Trump Jan. 6 case — Nearly a dozen Republican-appointed former judges and high-ranking federal senior legal officials on Monday endorsed the January 2, 2024, trial date proposed …
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Erin Doherty / Axios:
Trump tells Georgia witness not to testify … - “He shouldn't. … - Duncan, who criticized Trump's false election fraud claims in 2020, said Saturday that he had been told to appear Tuesday before the Fulton County grand jury. — “Republicans should never let honesty be mistaken for weakness,” he wrote in a post on X.
Jewel Wicker / The Guardian:
'He's going to be very surprised': Georgia DA Fani Willis prepares to face off with Trump — Legal watchers say the Fulton county district attorney's entire career has prepared her for the prosecution of Donald Trump — The fight for democracy is supported by
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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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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Trump ups the ante on going after judges and witnesses. Where's the line? — Thrice-indicted former president Donald Trump seems intent on testing the rules that apply to tampering with witnesses and intimidating judges. — Despite being warned about such things, he shows no sign of slowing down …
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David Jackson / USA Today:
‘Daring the judge’: Donald Trump attacks judge in 2020 election case, despite her warnings — WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump launched a post-midnight attack Monday on the judge handling the case charging him with seeking to steal the 2020 election, despite a warning from the court late …
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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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New York Times:
Two Months in Georgia: How Trump Tried to Overturn the Vote
Two Months in Georgia: How Trump Tried to Overturn the Vote
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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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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
GOP sees turnout disaster without Trump
GOP sees turnout disaster without Trump
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Kate Selig / Washington Post:
Judge rules in favor of Montana youths in landmark climate decision — ‘This is a monumental decision,’ said a lawyer for the young plaintiffs, and could influence how judges handle similar cases in other states — In the first ruling of its kind nationwide, a Montana state court decided Monday …
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Lesley Clark / Politico:
Montana judge sides with youth in historic climate trial
Montana judge sides with youth in historic climate trial
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Charlotte Alter / TIME:
She Wasn't Able to Get an Abortion. Now She's a Mom. Soon She'll Start 7th Grade. — Ashley just had a baby. She's sitting on the couch in a relative's apartment in Clarksdale, Miss., wearing camo-print leggings and fiddling with the plastic hospital bracelets still on her wrists.
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Steven Shepard / Politico:
Nevada jumps in front of South Carolina in GOP early voting — After announcing its caucuses will be Feb. 8, only one of the four early states is left to set its primary date. — Nevada's 2024 GOP presidential caucuses will be on Feb. 8 of next year, jumping ahead of the South Carolina primary …
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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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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
Newsom vs. DeSantis debate stalling over Fox News audience
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David Brooks / The Atlantic:
How America Got Mean — In a culture devoid of moral education, generations are growing up in a morally inarticulate, self-referential world. — Over the past eight years or so, I've been obsessed with two questions. The first is: Why have Americans become so sad?
Kaplan Strategies:
Trump Leads Close Race For Second Place — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — Kaplan Strategies Unveils Latest Nationwide Republican Primary Poll Results, Reflecting Continued Trends from July — Kaplan Strategies recently conducted a comprehensive poll of Likely Republican Primary voters across the nation …
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Zach Montellaro / Politico:
Alabama Republicans defend not creating a second majority Black district in court — Hearings over a new map that defied the original court order kicked off in federal court in Alabama on Monday. — Alabama Republicans were ordered by a federal court to redraw their congressional maps …
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Wall Street Journal:
Hunter Biden Says Prosecutors Reneged on Plea Deal — In brief filing, Biden legal team insists that deal to avoid charge on felony gun-possession should stand — Hunter Biden's legal team said late Sunday the Justice Department had decided to “renege on the previously agreed-upon plea agreement …
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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 …
Nicholas Grossman / The Bulwark:
The Media Still Doesn't Get Biden Voters — CONSERVATIVE AND MAINSTREAM MEDIA don't agree on much, but one point of consensus is that everyone should work harder to understand Trump supporters. The implicit message: You don't have to agree with the populist right, but you should be listening to …
Nicole Acevedo / NBC News:
An alarming pattern: Climate disasters hit, and Spanish-language misinformation spreads — Spanish-language disinformation on social media as well as coded language to spread false narratives often flies under the radar of the platform's content moderation policies.