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Federal judge rejects bids to halt Georgia prosecution of Trump aides over 2020 election — Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis sharply rejected efforts by Mark Meadows and Jeffrey Clark to derail the criminal proceedings against them in her jurisdiction.
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Justin Rohrlich / The Daily Beast:
Giuliani's Mugshot Released After He Surrenders to Jail in Georgia — He stands 5' 11" and tips the scales at 230 pounds, according to Fulton County booking records, which list his hair color as “gray or partially gray. Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani found himself a local lawyer …
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Jozsef Papp / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
First mug shots in Trump Georgia election case released
First mug shots in Trump Georgia election case released
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Robert Legare / CBS News:
Mar-a-Lago IT worker was told he won't face charges in special counsel probe — Washington — The Mar-a-Lago IT employee who, according to a federal court filing, implicated former President Donald Trump and two of his aides in an alleged pressure campaign to delete security camera footage …
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Jay Kuo / The Status Kuo:
Free Lawyers! But Big Strings Attached — If your boss is accused of criming, and investigators want to talk to you, here's a tip: Be wary if the company generously offers to pay for your lawyer. — Remember Cassidy Hutchinson, the former aide to former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows?
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ABC News:
Recent obstruction charges against Trump, others followed cooperation from Mar-a-Lago IT worker: Sources
Recent obstruction charges against Trump, others followed cooperation from Mar-a-Lago IT worker: Sources
ABC News:
Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin dies in plane crash in Russia — Prigozhin had led a rebellion against Russian authorities earlier this year. — Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin was on the passenger list of a plane that crashed in Russia's Tver region on Wednesday …
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Politico:
Wagner boss Prigozhin killed in jet crash in Russia — Exactly two months after his failed coup, Wagner mercenary group founder Yevgeny Prigozhin died on Wednesday after his private jet crashed in flames on an internal flight within Russia, the country's aviation authority said.
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Maya Yang / The Guardian:
Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin was on plane that crashed with no survivors, Russian aviation authority says - live
Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin was on plane that crashed with no survivors, Russian aviation authority says - live
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CREW:
Emails reveal Secret Service contacts with Oath Keepers — Internal Secret Service emails obtained by CREW show special agents in close communication with Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes, while failing to acknowledge the group's ties to white nationalists and clashes with law enforcement.
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Andrew Romano / Yahoo News:
Poll: DeSantis's support collapses ahead of 1st GOP debate — Last month, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis launched a heavily hyped campaign “reboot,” in hopes of saving his struggling bid for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. — It hasn't worked, according to a new Yahoo News/YouGov poll.
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Charlie Sykes / Morning Shots:
Let's Have a Show of Hands
Let's Have a Show of Hands
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Politico:
Playbook: Your one-stop guide to the first GOP debate
Playbook: Your one-stop guide to the first GOP debate
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The Daily Beast:
How Fox News Plans to Have Trump ‘Appear’ at Its GOP Debate — The network has found a way to ensure Trump is a part of their highly touted debate, even if he doesn't physically participate. — Donald Trump, the Republican 2024 frontrunner and quadruply indicted former president …
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Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
The GOP debate shows that Trump's hostile takeover is complete
The GOP debate shows that Trump's hostile takeover is complete
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CNN:
Burgum will participate in debate despite Achilles injury — North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum will participate in Wednesday night's Republican presidential primary debate despite suffering an Achilles injury. — “I'm in,” the 2024 candidate posted on social media along with a photo of him on crutches.
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Sandee LaMotte / CNN:
It may be time to break out the masks against Covid, some experts say — If you're at high risk of serious illness or death from Covid-19, it's time to dust off those N95 masks and place them snugly over your nose and mouth to protect yourself from a recent uptick of the virus, according to a growing number of experts.
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Washington Post:
Fulton County defendant was earlier charged in Md. with attacking FBI agent — Harrison William Prescott Floyd is accused of assaulting an agent working on Justice Department's probe of efforts to obstruct 2020 election — A Trump supporter indicted last week in Fulton County, Ga. …
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US Department of Justice:
Justice Department Announces Results of Nationwide COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Action — For Immediate Release — Department Also Announces the Launch of Two New COVID-19 Fraud Strike Forces — The Justice Department announced today the results of a coordinated, nationwide enforcement action …
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Olafimihan Oshin / The Hill:
DOJ charges 371 people, launches new COVID fraud strike forces
Alice Herman / The Guardian:
Fury at Michigan officials charged in 2020 false electors scheme: 'This isn't who we are' — State Republican lawmakers who allegedly signed on as Trump's false electors in 2020 face anger, prosecution and recall — The fight for democracy is supported by
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Kate Zernike / New York Times:
South Carolina Supreme Court Upholds Abortion Law, Reversing Earlier Decision — The ruling, by a newly all-male bench, allows the state's new six-week abortion ban to take effect. — The South Carolina Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the state's new near-total ban on abortion by a 4-1 vote …
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Tyler Kingkade / NBC News:
How Oklahoma's schools superintendent became the state's top culture warrior — Ryan Walters, who called a teachers union a “terrorist organization” and pushed for prayer in public schools, offers a preview of what could be coming in other Republican-led states.
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Lawyers, Guns & Money, USA Today and New York Times
Kyler Alvord / People:
‘Dark Brandon’ Appears on Fox News' Homepage on Day of Republican Debates: 'I'm Bringing Roe Back' (Exclusive) — President Joe Biden's 2024 reelection campaign is sending Milwaukee — and Fox News readers — a pro-choice message from the president's satirical alter-ego
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