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Dan Ladden-Hall / The Daily Beast:
Sarah Palin Says Civil War Is ‘Going to Happen’ After Trump's Arrest — ‘RISE UP’ — Sarah Palin responded to Donald Trump's arrest in Georgia on Thursday night by talking up the possibility of civil war. Speaking to Eric Bolling as the former president was booked at the Fulton County Jail …
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Josh Meyer / USA Today:
The Georgia election case against Donald Trump and 18 others is about to get ugly. Here's why. — For former President Donald Trump, Rudy Giuliani and their 17 other co-defendants, the threat of jail time is getting very real for those charged, arrested and booked in the Georgia election fraud case.
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Mark Leibovich / The Atlantic:
Trump's Mug Shot Gives His Haters Nothing — Donald Trump dropped in for a photo op in Georgia last night—not the usual kibbitz on the hustings for a former president, but a killer visual to end the week with: a mug shot. — And just like that, Trump was restored to his accustomed place in the Republican dogpile: everywhere.
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
5 more Trump defendants booked at Fulton jail overnight — X — Five more defendants in the Fulton County Trump case surrendered overnight at the Fulton County jail, hours after former President Donald Trump himself traveled to Atlanta to be booked. — First up, Michael Roman, a Trump campaign official.
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Vanessa Friedman / New York Times:
A Trump Mug Shot for History — The former president's booking photo is unprecedented. And that's just the beginning of its significance. — As soon as it was taken, it became the de facto picture of the year. A historic image that will be seared into the public record and referred …
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Karen Townsend / HotAir:
You can buy Trump's mugshot on a t-shirt
You can buy Trump's mugshot on a t-shirt
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Chauncey DeVega / Salon:
“Trump is in the final stage of cult leadership”: Fulton County arrest elevates his MAGA “martyrdom”
“Trump is in the final stage of cult leadership”: Fulton County arrest elevates his MAGA “martyrdom”
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Co-defendant in Georgia says false electors met at Trump's ‘direction’
Co-defendant in Georgia says false electors met at Trump's ‘direction’
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Trump's mug shot is released, a first in his four criminal cases this year.
Trump's mug shot is released, a first in his four criminal cases this year.
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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Trump says taking a mugshot was 'not a comfortable feeling, especially when you've done nothing wrong'
Trump says taking a mugshot was 'not a comfortable feeling, especially when you've done nothing wrong'
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New York Times:
Trump Lands in Atlanta and Is Expected to Surrender at County Jail
Trump Lands in Atlanta and Is Expected to Surrender at County Jail
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Sarakshi Rai / The Hill:
READ: Trump jail record in Georgia election case
READ: Trump jail record in Georgia election case
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Andrew Howard / Politico:
Photos: Trump, Georgia co-defendants turn themselves in
Photos: Trump, Georgia co-defendants turn themselves in
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Charlie Sykes / Morning Shots:
The Mugshot — This presidential portrait was inevitable, wasn't it? — Think for a moment what it took to bring us to this point: the twisted, bizarre, tangled story, with so many chapters, and legions of enablers, rationalizers, clowns, cowards, and co-conspirators.
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Ankush Khardori / Politico:
Lock Him Up? A New Poll Has Some Bad News for Trump — A new POLITICO Magazine/Ipsos poll punctures some prevailing political narratives about the Trump indictments. — To hear Donald Trump tell it, the fact that he keeps getting indicted by prosecutors is a boon to his reelection effort.
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Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
Ramaswamy raises $450,000 shortly after Republican debate — Biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy raised $450,000 on Wednesday night after the first GOP debate, his campaign confirmed. — Tricia McLaughlin, a senior advisor for the campaign, confirmed the dollar amount, adding in a text message …
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Margaret Sullivan / The Guardian:
Vivek Ramaswamy is America's demagogue-in-waiting
Vivek Ramaswamy is America's demagogue-in-waiting
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Maui County:
County of Maui releases validated list of names of individuals who remain unaccounted for following — 8/24/2023 — County of Maui releases validated list of names of individuals who remain unaccounted for following Lahaina wildfire disaster — The County of Maui on Thursday released …
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Susan Tebben / Ohio Capital Journal:
Split ballot board approves reproductive rights amendment summary written by Ohio Sec. of State — In a 3-2 decision, the Ohio Ballot Board rejected using the full amendment proposal text for voters to see, and the approved summary language leaves out protecting contraception, fertility treatment and miscarriage care
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Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System:
Watch Live — Good morning. At last year's Jackson Hole symposium, I delivered a brief, direct message. My remarks this year will be a bit longer, but the message is the same: It is the Fed's job to bring inflation down to our 2 percent goal, and we will do so. We have tightened policy significantly over the past year.
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Press & Sun-Bulletin:
Endicott man sentenced to federal prison for telephone threats to Marjorie Taylor Greene — A Broome County man will spend three months in federal prison for threatening a member of the U.S. Congress last year. — Joseph F. Morelli, 51, of Endicott was also sentenced to three years …
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Washington Post:
Maui utility may have compromised evidence in fire probe, lawyers say — The utility removed damaged poles, lines and other equipment from where the Lahaina fire reportedly started, documents show, before investigators were able to view the scene — LAHAINA, Hawaii — The Hawaii power utility believed …
Giulia Carbonaro / Newsweek:
Donald Trump Sold Mar-a-Lago Before Arrest, Listing Claims — A Zillow listing claimed to have shown that Donald Trump has sold his signature Mar-a-Lago luxury residence in Florida. The listing claimed the resort was purchased on August 4—weeks before the former president voluntarily turned himself …
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Chris Pandolfo / Fox News:
Maryland Court says parents can't opt kids out of LGBTQ+ curriculum: ‘Not a fundamental right’ — Parents argued the inclusion of LGBTQ+ books indoctrinated their kids — A federal court in Maryland decided Thursday that parents can't opt their kids out of reading books with LGBTQ+ content in Montgomery County Schools.
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Nicole Asbury / Washington Post:
Montgomery students can't opt out of LGBTQ storybooks, judge says
Montgomery students can't opt out of LGBTQ storybooks, judge says
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Wall Street Journal:
The Last Days of Wagner's Prigozhin — On the run, the paramilitary chief crisscrossed his global business empire, desperate to show he was still in control; ‘I need more gold’ — Yevgeny Prigozhin spent his final days planning for the future. — Last Friday, the warlord's private jet touched …
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