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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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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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Hailey Fuchs / Politico:
Louis DeJoy: From Trump villain to Biden's clean energy buddy — The postmaster general has struck up an unexpected partnership with the president's green guru, John Podesta. — During the summer of 2020, there were few bigger Democratic super villains than Louis DeJoy.
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Brady Leonard / Washington Examiner:
What is the plan, Trump? — Former President Donald Trump is notoriously a man of many words, as are his multitudes of surrogates and supporters. The 45th president and his team have had quite a bit to say recently about the mental state of special counsel Jack Smith, “disloyal” Ron …
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How Trump Benefits From an Indictment Effect
How Trump Benefits From an Indictment Effect
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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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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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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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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.
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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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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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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.
Ian Millhiser / Vox:
The Supreme Court is taking a wrecking ball to the wall between church and state — The Court's Republican majority has ground the Constitution's establishment clause down to a nub. — Last June, a previously obscure Oklahoma state board voted to allow two Roman Catholic dioceses to operate a charter school in that state.
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David Cohen / Politico:
Christie says no one has given him a loyalty pledge to sign — The RNC's loyalty pledge is a hot issue in advance of the first GOP debate. — Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie said Sunday he has yet to sign the party's loyalty pledge because no one has given it to him.
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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 per year. — Revenue from the new income tax is being used to give kids in the state free lunch and breakfast at school.
Deborah Pearlstein / New York Times:
Why Are So Many of Trump's Alleged Co-Conspirators Lawyers? — Deborah Pearlstein is a professor of constitutional law. — The second federal indictment of Donald Trump describes conduct that posed a profound threat to our constitutional democracy — conduct that deserves serious punishment if proven.
New York Times:
The Clean Energy Future Is Arriving Faster Than You Think — The United States is pivoting away from fossil fuels and toward wind, solar and other renewable energy, even in areas dominated by the oil and gas industries. — This is the first article in a three-part series examining the speed …