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New York Times:
How Mark Meadows Pursued a High-Wire Legal Strategy in Trump Inquiries — The former White House chief of staff, a key witness to Donald J. Trump's efforts to remain in power after his 2020 election loss, maneuvered to provide federal prosecutors only what he had to.
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Trump attorneys guided false electors in Georgia, GOP chair says — The false electors were later used by Trump allies to attempt to foment a conflict on Jan. 6, 2021 and derail the transfer of power to President Joe Biden. — Former Georgia Republican Party Chair David Shafer said attorneys …
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The Messenger, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Raw Story and Political Wire
Ben Kamisar / NBC News:
Majority of likely Iowa GOP caucusgoers believe Trump won the 2020 election — The new NBC News/Des Moines Register/Mediacom poll shows Trump's unfounded claims he won the last election remain salient ahead of the Iowa GOP caucus. — More than half of likely Iowa Republican caucusgoers …
Kate Brumback / Associated Press:
Attorney John Eastman surrenders on charges in Trump's Georgia 2020 election subversion case — John Eastman, the conservative attorney who pushed a plan to keep Donald Trump in power, turned himself in to authorities Tuesday on charges in the Georgia case alleging an illegal plot to overturn the former president's 2020 election loss.
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Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
State senator eyes new panel as way to punish Fani Willis over Trump indictments — Commission, starting in October, will have power to sanction and even remove prosecutors — X — Several Republican lawmakers are seeking ways to sanction Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis …
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New York Times:
Legal Battles Begin in Case Against Trump and Allies in Georgia — Several of Mr. Trump's co-defendants in the state racketeering case over election interference are seeking to have the matter transferred to federal court or dismissed entirely. — Some of Donald J. Trump's co-defendants …
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Alex Thompson / Axios:
Scoop: Fox News restricts Trump team's access to debate “spin room” — Fox News hit back at former President Trump late Monday after he declined to appear at the GOP presidential debate the network will host Wednesday in Milwaukee. … - Trump senior aides who had indicated they'd be in the spin room …
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Jeremy Barr / Washington Post:
After Dominion case, GOP debate gives Fox News chance to burnish image
After Dominion case, GOP debate gives Fox News chance to burnish image
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Politico, Media Matters for America, Raw Story, Atlanta Journal-Constitution and The Hill
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Why do Republicans disproportionately believe health misinformation? — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) had only one comment to add when sharing a wildly conspiratorial article alleging that the recent surge in covid cases could be a way to force compliance with vaccination efforts …
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Jason Wilson / The Guardian:
US businessman is wannabe ‘warlord’ of secretive far-right men's network — Revealed: Charles Haywood, creator of the Society for American Civic Renewal, has said he might serve as ‘warlord’ at the head of an ‘armed patronage network’ — The founder and sponsor of a far-right network of secretive …
Jeff Stein / Washington Post:
Trump vows massive new tariffs if elected, risking global economic war — Former president floats 10 percent tax on all foreign imports and calls for ‘ring around the collar’ of U.S. economy — Even in the face of growing personal legal peril, Donald Trump summoned his top economic advisers …
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Neil Vigdor / New York Times:
Former Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell Challenges Rick Scott for Senate in Florida — Ms. Mucarsel-Powell, the first South American immigrant elected to the House, is one of several Democrats who have entered the 2024 race. — Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, a Democrat who represented Miami for one term …
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Matt Dixon / NBC News:
Sen. Rick Scott picks up a Democratic challenger for 2024
Sen. Rick Scott picks up a Democratic challenger for 2024
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Kylie Robison / Fortune:
Elon Musk plans to remove headlines from news articles shared on X — X, the social media platform previously known as Twitter, is planning a major change in how news articles appear on the service, stripping out the headline and other text so that tweets with links display only an article's lead image …
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Noble Predictive:
State of 2024 Utah GOP Presidential Primary — Trump has a Double-Digit Lead in a State that Once Rejected Him — Toplines and Crosstabs can be Found Here — The 2024 Republican presidential primary is in full swing, and Noble Predictive Insights (NPI) has new data on the state of the race.
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The Messenger, Breitbart, The Hill, Florida Politics and Political Wire
Burnham & Gorokhov:
John Eastman Statement Upon Self-Surrender in Fulton County — I am here today to surrender to an indictment that should never have been brought. It represents a crossing of the Rubicon for our country, implicating the fundamental First Amendment right to petition the government for redress of grievances.
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CNN:
Trump leads in polls, money — and understanding the delegate race — Former President Donald Trump has attracted a lot of attention for his lead in the polls and the money race, but he's also already ahead in an essential area that's gotten less notice: the delegate process.
Nolan D. McCaskill / The Messenger:
Indicted GOP Rep. Santos Goes on Offense to Reclaim his Narrative — The embattled congressman, who is facing felony charges in New York, is ‘sick and tired of the media’ telling his story — A Facebook icon representing an external link to share the article on Facebook.A Twitter icon representing …
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Political Wire
Nate Raymond / Washington Free Beacon:
Supreme Court Asked To Hear Case Testing Scope of Affirmative Action Ban — A parents group backed by a conservative legal organization asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to consider whether an admissions policy aimed at diversifying an elite Virginia high school is racially discriminatory.
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Eden Villalovas / Washington Examiner:
Conservative activist sues law firms for ‘racially discriminating’ against fellowship candidates — A conservative activist who scored a major victory this summer when the Supreme Court ruled in favor of ending race-conscious admissions policies at colleges and universities is now working …
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Washington Post and The Daily Caller
New York Times:
Ukraine's Forces and Firepower Are Misallocated, U.S. Officials Say — American strategists say Ukraine's troops are too spread out and need to concentrate along the counteroffensive's main front in the south. — Ukraine's grinding counteroffensive is struggling to break through entrenched Russian defenses …
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Reuters, Political Wire and nationalinterest.org
Paul Steinhauser / Fox News:
DeSantis, Ramaswamy to stand center stage at first GOP presidential debate — Fox News is hosting the first Republican presidential nomination debate on Wednesday at 9 pm ET in Milwaukee, Wisconsin — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy will stand center stage …
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Michael Kruse / Politico:
‘I Could Use a Little More Self-Flagellation’ — Before Chris Christie became Donald Trump's sharpest critic, he was an important early booster. Does he need to apologize for that? — Mary Beth Koeth for POLITICO — SOUTH MIAMI, Fla. — Early this past Friday morning …
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Tamar Hallerman / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Trump's bond set for $200,000 in Fulton County — X — Former President Donald Trump was granted a $200,000 bond on Monday ahead of the Republican's expected surrender at the Fulton County jail. — Under the terms of the consent bond order, Trump can't perform any acts of witness intimidation …
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Julia Mueller / The Hill:
DNC to troll GOP debate by flying anti-MAGA banner — The Democratic National Committee (DNC) has plans to troll the Republican presidential primary debate in Milwaukee on Wednesday by flying a plane pulling a banner that knocks the “Make America Great Again” (MAGA) movement around the venue.
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