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Trump may not attend arraignment in Fulton County — Washington — Former President Donald Trump may not show up to his arraignment in Georgia next week, according to two sources familiar with his plans. — Trump is considering waiving his arraignment appearance, which is scheduled …
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Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Georgia Senate leader seeks ways to sanction ‘tainted’ Willis over Trump charges — X — A Republican-led effort to reprimand District Attorney Fani Willis after she brought charges against former President Donald Trump in Fulton County is poised to expand, as state and federal lawmakers pursue …
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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Trump fundraising spikes after Fulton County mugshot, surpassing $20M in August — Trump campaign says funds will only be used for political, campaign activities, not to cover legal expenses — EXCLUSIVE: Former President Trump has raised more than $9.4 million since being processed …
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Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
How Mark Meadows' Testimony May Have Just Helped Prosecutors
How Mark Meadows' Testimony May Have Just Helped Prosecutors
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Mark Meadows struggles to distance himself from Trump's plot
Mark Meadows struggles to distance himself from Trump's plot
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New York Times:
Trump Could Clinch the Nomination Before the G.O.P. Knows if He's a Felon — The federal election interference case — one of four — is set to start just before Super Tuesday and a cascade of consequential primaries. — By the time Donald J. Trump is sitting at his federal trial on charges …
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Matthew Chapman / Raw Story:
RNC member: State parties should develop ‘options’ to deny Trump nomination if he's a convicted felon — Bill Palatucci, a Republican National Committee member from New Jersey, is sounding the alarm that the RNC needs to adopt an escape hatch to boot former President Donald Trump …
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Brianna Herlihy / Fox News:
Over 100 former clerks of Justice Thomas sign open letter defending his integrity, independence — 112 of Justice Thomas' former clerks say news stories attacking him are ‘part of larger attack on the Court’ and its ‘legitimacy’ — EXCLUSIVE - Over 100 former clerks of Supreme Court Justice …
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Shia Kapos / Politico:
A 6-figure Donald Trump donor is now a No Labels adviser — A major Republican donor and one-time financial backer of former President Donald Trump is now a leader in the Florida chapter of No Labels' third-party presidential bid. — Allan Keen, a Florida-based real estate developer …
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Vaughn Hillyard / NBC News:
Secretaries of state get ready for possible challenges to Trump's ballot access — Arizona's secretary of state is the latest to say his office is grappling with the potential effects of a move to block Trump from the ballot. — Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes said Tuesday …
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Twitter:
Supporting people's right to accurate and safe political discourse on X — More than half a billion people from around the world gather on X to talk about their interests in real-time, and that includes elections. X enables people to directly engage on important topics with elected representatives …
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Kari Paul / The Guardian:
Twitter allows US political candidates and parties to advertise in policy switch
Twitter allows US political candidates and parties to advertise in policy switch
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Robert King / Politico:
‘Go after it’: GOP strategists say Republicans need to hit Biden on drug pricing — Republicans are working to persuade Americans that the Biden plan will stifle innovation and lead to price controls. — As President Joe Biden touts the first 10 drugs subject to Medicare price talks …
Frank Bruni / New York Times:
When I Tell You Nikki Haley Is Pathetic, That's an Understatement — I wish it were as simple as that one Republican debate. — I wish the Nikki Haley onstage in Milwaukee last week — who called out Donald Trump for his profligate government spending, who implored her fellow Republicans …
Liz Dye / Public Notice:
Is Judge Cannon preparing to kneecap Trump's Florida documents case? — Spoiler alert: Yes. … Last year, Judge Aileen Cannon tried valiantly to derail the Justice Department's investigation of Donald Trump's retention of classified documents at his Florida country club.
Ron Dicker / HuffPost:
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Gushes Over Donald Trump's Mug Shot On Jesse Watters' Show — The long-shot Democratic presidential candidate asked the question about Trump's mug shot that many may be thinking. — LOADING — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. not surprisingly praised Donald Trump's mug shot on …
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Erin McCullough / WKRN-TV:
Special session ends in chaos on TN House floor — NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The special session of the Tennessee General Assembly ended in chaos, including pushing and shoving between lawmakers and shouting from the public. — Republican lawmakers rammed through an adjournment …
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Jennifer Haberkorn / Politico:
DeSantis tells Biden: Keep your IRA money — The governor is blocking Biden's IRA benefits from Floridians. There's not much Dems can do about it. — President Joe Biden is offering one of his White House challengers hundreds of millions of dollars to spend in his state.
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Matthew Chapman / Raw Story:
GOP lawmaker arrested again after domestic violence charges: report — A Republican state representative in Ohio has been arrested for violating a protective order — while awaiting trial for a prior arrest for domestic violence. — According to Fox 8 News, Rep. Bob Young allegedly breached …
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Reuters:
Exclusive: Russia will not probe Prigozhin plane crash under international rules — Russia has informed Brazil's aircraft investigation authority that it will not probe the crash of the Brazilian-made Embraer (EMBR3.SA) jet that killed mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin under international rules …
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CBS News:
Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio's sentencing delayed in seditious conspiracy case — Washington — Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio's sentencing hearing has been delayed, due to an emergency, the U.S. attorney's office said in a press release Wednesday morning.
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Politico:
Playbook: The House GOP mulls some impeachment hypocrisy — Presented by With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross — DRIVING THE DAY — FLORIDA LATEST — Via the National Hurricane Center: “IDALIA RAPIDLY INTENSIFIES INTO A CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE ... CATASTROPHIC STORM SURGE AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS …
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Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
No Labels preps playbook to select presidential candidates, broaden support — The group that's preparing a potential third-party bid is seeking ways to grow grass roots before deciding whether to field candidates next year — The organizers of No Labels, the bipartisan group preparing …
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Miami Herald:
Florida reviewers of AP African American Studies sought ‘opposing viewpoints’ of slavery — When Florida rejected a new Advanced Placement course on African American Studies, state officials said they objected to the study of several concepts — like reparations, the Black Lives Matter movement and “queer theory.”
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