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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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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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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Parsing Trump's post-surrender comments in Georgia — Donald Trump's visit to Georgia on Thursday was brief. He flew in to Atlanta, drove to the Fulton County Jail, surrendered to authorities, was processed on criminal charges and then released. Back into the SUV and back to the airport …
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Rolling Stone:
Arizona Prosecutors Are Probing Rudy Giuliani's Role as Fake-Elector Kingpin — State investigators have also started gathering information on Trump's personal involvement in the plot, knowledgeable sources tell Rolling Stone — PROSECUTORS IN ARIZONA are “aggressively” …
Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
5 more Trump defendants booked at Fulton jail overnight
5 more Trump defendants booked at Fulton jail overnight
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Charlie Sykes / Morning Shots:
The Mugshot — This presidential portrait was inevitable, wasn't it?
The Mugshot — This presidential portrait was inevitable, wasn't it?
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Joyce Vance / Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance:
Trump Gets a Mug Shot
Trump Gets a Mug Shot
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Stephen Kruiser / PJ Media:
The Morning Briefing: Can the Trump-Hating Psycho Prosecutors Be Stopped?
The Morning Briefing: Can the Trump-Hating Psycho Prosecutors Be Stopped?
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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Soo Rin Kim / ABC News:
Donald Trump's campaign using mug shot in fundraising push
Donald Trump's campaign using mug shot in fundraising push
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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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Mark Leibovich / The Atlantic:
Trump's Mug Shot Gives His Haters Nothing
Trump's Mug Shot Gives His Haters Nothing
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Vanessa Friedman / New York Times:
A Trump Mug Shot for History
A Trump Mug Shot for History
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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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Houston Keene / Fox News:
Biden alcohol czar says US may follow Canada, limit beers to two a week: ‘what a joke’ — The American alcohol consumption recommendations are up for review in 2025 — President Biden's alcohol czar says Americans may be told by officials to have no more than two beers a week.
Zack Budryk / The Hill:
Ceiling fan efficiency rule draws ire of House Republicans — Republicans on the House Small Business Committee pressed Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm on Thursday for answers on proposed energy-efficiency standards for ceiling fans. — The proposed standards were first published …
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Washington Post:
Following Elon Musk's lead, Big Tech is surrendering to disinformation — Facebook and YouTube are receding from their role as watchdogs against conspiracy theories ahead of the 2024 presidential election — Social media companies are receding from their role as watchdogs against political misinformation …
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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 …
Natalie Allison / Politico:
GOP picks Houston for Republican National Convention in 2028 — The decision comes a full year before the GOP holds its 2024 nominating event. — The Republican Party will host its 2028 convention in Houston, party officials decided in a private meeting on Friday.
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S.V. Date / HuffPost:
RNC Chooses Houston For Its Mid-Summer 2028 Nominating Convention
RNC Chooses Houston For Its Mid-Summer 2028 Nominating Convention
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Zach Montellaro / Politico:
Dems tap Obama for crucial redistricting push — The party sees shifts in five states before the end of the year. — The House majority next year could be determined in a state-by-state fight over redistricting that's taking place right now. — And Democrats are calling in the big guns.
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Steve Kornacki / NBC News:
How one Republican nearly blew a lead bigger than Trump's — and what it means for 2024 — Bob Dole's 1996 near-collapse in Iowa after racking up a huge polling lead offers some hope for Trump challengers, but the underlying numbers show key differences. — For Republicans hoping to avoid …
Natalie Allison / Politico:
CPAC vice chair resigns amid turmoil — Charlie Gerow is calling for investigations into the group's top leader and its financial practices. — The vice chair of the Conservative Political Action Coalition has resigned from his longtime position on the organization's board and is calling …
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The Daily Beast:
MAGA Podcaster ‘Silk’ Springs Pastor Out of Jail in Trump's Georgia Case — BAILED OUT — Stephen Cliffgard Lee, the “nervous” pastor indicted alongside Donald Trump and 17 others in Georgia, was able to post bail on Friday thanks largely to a hefty donation from the infamous MAGA podcaster …
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Carol Rosenberg / New York Times:
Man Accused in 9/11 Plot Is Not Fit to Face Trial, Board Says — The question of Ramzi bin al-Shibh's sanity has shadowed the case since he first appeared at the Guantánamo court in 2008. A new medical panel report says he has a mental illness making him incompetent for trial.
Susan Tebben / Ohio Capital Journal:
Split ballot board approves reproductive rights amendment summary written by Ohio Sec. of State — COLUMBUS, Ohio — AUGUST 24: Ohio Ballot Board Chair, Secretary of State Frank LaRose at the Ballot Board meeting to certify the language for Issue 1, the proposed constitutional amendment entitled …
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Margaret Sullivan / The Guardian:
Vivek Ramaswamy is America's demagogue-in-waiting — The Republican debate became the entrepreneur's coming-out party, with the news media boosting him along his way — e thinks the climate crisis is a hoax, supports Vladimir Putin's aggression in Ukraine, and would gladly pardon Donald Trump on Day 1 of his would-be presidency.
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