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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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New York Times:
Georgia Trump Investigation — Grand Jurors Hear Hours of Testimony in Election Interference Case — Prosecutors brought at least three witnesses before a grand jury considering efforts by former President Donald J. Trump and his allies to overturn Georgia's results in the 2020 election.
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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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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Trump ups the ante on going after judges and witnesses. Where's the line?
Trump ups the ante on going after judges and witnesses. Where's the line?
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Trump jabs at judge in election case, testing warning against ‘inflammatory’ statements
Trump jabs at judge in election case, testing warning against ‘inflammatory’ statements
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David Jackson / USA Today:
‘Daring the judge’: Donald Trump attacks judge in 2020 election case, despite her warnings
‘Daring the judge’: Donald Trump attacks judge in 2020 election case, despite her warnings
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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’
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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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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Sam Wilson / Helena Independent Record:
Judge rules in favor of youth plaintiffs in Montana climate case
Judge rules in favor of youth plaintiffs in Montana climate case
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Garrett Epps / Washington Monthly:
The Looming Supreme Court Nullification Crisis — “In the name of the greatest people that have ever trod this earth,” Alabama Governor George Wallace proclaimed in his 1963 inaugural address at the state capitol in Montgomery, the first seat of the Confederacy, “I draw the line in the dust …
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Zach Montellaro / Politico:
Alabama Republicans defend not creating a second majority Black district in court
Alabama Republicans defend not creating a second majority Black district in court
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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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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?
CBS News:
Coast Guard rescues 4 divers who went missing off the Carolinas — Four divers were found and rescued about 50 miles off the coast of Cape Fear, North Carolina, after going missing on Sunday, the U.S. Coast Guard said. Crews with the Coast Guard and the U.S. Navy had been searching for the divers since at least Sunday night.
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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Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
DeSantis urges Bob Iger to drop Disney lawsuit, accept the end of ‘special privileges’ — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis told CNBC that Disney CEO Bob Iger should drop his company's political retaliation lawsuit. — The lawsuit centers on Walt Disney World's special tax district …
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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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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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Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
Newest “anti-woke” tantrum: Right-wingers don't think kids of different races can be friends — A bizarre racist outburst at a Texas school board isn't an isolated event — it's part of a national pattern — Considering how rapidly the right's “war on woke” is expanding, it was perhaps inevitable …
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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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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New York Times:
Hunter Biden Says Prosecutors Reneged on Major Part of Plea Deal
Hunter Biden Says Prosecutors Reneged on Major Part of Plea Deal
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