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Trump says he will surrender Thursday on Georgia charges tied to efforts to overturn 2020 election — Former President Donald Trump says he will surrender to authorities in Georgia on Thursday to face charges in the case accusing him of illegally scheming to overturn his 2020 election loss in the state.
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Rachel Weiner / Washington Post:
Justice Dept. pushes back against Trump's bid for a 2026 trial in D.C. — The Justice Department pushed back Monday on former president Donald Trump's claims that he cannot be ready to go to trial in January on charges that he illegally sought to subvert the results of the 2020 election.
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CNN:
Trump plans to turn himself in Thursday at Fulton County jail — Former President Donald Trump plans to turn himself in and be processed at the Fulton County jail on Thursday, following his agreement earlier Monday to a $200,000 bond and other release conditions.
NBC News:
GOP will lose ‘up and down the ballot’ with Trump, New Hampshire governor warns
GOP will lose ‘up and down the ballot’ with Trump, New Hampshire governor warns
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Jill Colvin / Associated Press:
Trump says he will skip GOP presidential primary debates
Trump says he will skip GOP presidential primary debates
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Scott Bauer / Associated Press:
The GOP presidential debate puts a spotlight on Wisconsin, one of the few remaining swing states
The GOP presidential debate puts a spotlight on Wisconsin, one of the few remaining swing states
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Associated Press:
Trump and his allies double down on election lies after indictments for trying to undo 2020 results
Trump and his allies double down on election lies after indictments for trying to undo 2020 results
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Sidney Blumenthal / The Guardian:
Trump's legal woes are part of his quasi-religious mythology of martyrdom
Trump's legal woes are part of his quasi-religious mythology of martyrdom
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NBC News:
Iowa poll shows GOP divide over Trump remaining party leader — Among likely caucusgoers, 41% said they want Trump to continue as the Republican Party's leader, but more than half are open to moving in another direction. — Likely Republican Iowa caucusgoers are divided …
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Stephen Gruber-Miller / Des Moines Register:
How every GOP presidential candidate performed with likely caucusgoers in new Iowa Poll
How every GOP presidential candidate performed with likely caucusgoers in new Iowa Poll
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NBC News:
Virginia Democrats raise alarms that Gov. Glenn Youngkin could be building toward a national bid — Youngkin has built a robust statewide political operation. Virginia Democrats worry the national party isn't doing enough. — Virginia Democrats are worried the national party isn't doing enough …
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Philip Heijmans / Bloomberg:
Cambodia's Hun Sen Seals Political Dynasty as Son Becomes PM — Hun Sen steps aside after more than 38 years in power — Son becomes premier in long-planned political succession — Cambodia's parliament voted on Tuesday to approve a new government led by the son of outgoing leader Hun …
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ABC News:
A right-wing sheriffs group that challenges federal law is gaining acceptance around the country — A national group of sheriffs that claims the top law enforcers in American counties are not bound by federal law has successfully spread its doctrine to dozens of states in recent years
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Jared Gans / The Hill:
DeSantis defends ‘listless vessels’ remark: These lawmakers putting ‘entertainment,’ ‘personality’ first — GOP presidential candidate and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) on Monday defended his remarks calling for Republicans to not be “listless vessels” automatically supporting former President Trump …
Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
House Republicans subpoena DHS Secretary Mayorkas — House Republicans on Monday subpoenaed Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, seeking information about a program that allows citizens of Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela to enter the U.S. on a temporary basis.
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Ronan Farrow / New Yorker:
Elon Musk's Shadow Rule — How the U.S. government came to rely on the tech billionaire—and is now struggling to rein him in. — Last October, Colin Kahl, then the Under-Secretary of Defense for Policy at the Pentagon, sat in a hotel in Paris and prepared to make a call to avert disaster in Ukraine.
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NBC News:
Suspect named in fatal shooting of California store owner over a Pride flag — Travis Ikeguchi, 27, was named in connection with the slaying Friday of clothing store owner Laura Ann Carleton, 66, in Lake Arrowhead, California. — California shop owner allegedly killed over Pride flag
Bryan Metzger / Insider:
Vivek Ramaswamy wants to know how many ‘federal agents’ were on the planes that hit the Twin Towers: ‘I want the truth about 9/11’ — Vivek Ramaswamy is again raising questions about what happened on September 11, 2001. — The GOP contender says it's “legitimate” to ask “how many federal agents” were on the planes.
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dsca.mil:
Transmittal No — The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Poland of AH-64E Apache Helicopters and related equipment for an estimated cost of $12.0 billion. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered …
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Tierney Sneed / CNN:
Media organizations seek release of more court filings linked to special counsel Jack Smith's search warrant for Trump's Twitter account — A coalition of media organizations, including CNN, is asking the federal court in Washington, DC, to give more transparency into the legal fight …
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Amy Goldstein / Washington Post:
Many long-covid symptoms linger even after two years, new study shows … People who endured even mild cases of covid-19 are at heightened risk two years later for lung problems, fatigue, diabetes and certain other health problems typical of long covid, according to a new study that casts fresh light on the virus's true toll.
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NBC News:
Freedom Caucus rebels against a short-term funding bill with new demands — The new list of policy changes sought by the ultraconservative House lawmakers drew immediate pushback from Democratic leaders, who warned it would cause a shutdown. — WASHINGTON — The ultraconservative House Freedom Caucus …
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