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CBS News:
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 …
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 …
Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
How Mark Meadows' Testimony May Have Just Helped Prosecutors
Discussion: Raw Story and Pharyngula
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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Brady Knox / Washington Examiner:   Over 100 former clerks of Clarence Thomas defend integrity and character in open letter
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 …
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Washington Post:
Biden administration names 10 prescription drugs for price negotiations
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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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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Kelly Garrity / Politico:
N.H. attorney general ‘carefully reviewing’ arguments that could keep Trump off state's ballot
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 …
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story, The Hill and Fox News
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:
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 …
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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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.
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 …
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 …
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 …
Discussion: Political Wire
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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CBS News:
Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio's sentencing delayed in seditious conspiracy case
Luke Gentile / Washington Examiner:
School kicks 12-year-old out of class for 'Don't Tread On Me' patch
Alex Thompson / Axios:
Scoop: Trumpworld sees Haley surging toward DeSantis
Politico:
Hurricane heads for state still recovering from 2022 storm
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New York Times:
America Is Using Up Its Groundwater Like There's No Tomorrow
wusa9.com:
Anti-abortion activists who blockaded DC clinic found guilty on all counts
Madison Hall / Insider:
Vivek Ramaswamy thinks college applications should include a 1-mile run and other parts of the Presidential Fitness Test
Discussion: The Messenger and The Hill
Sean Lyngaas / CNN:
FBI announces it has dismantled global network of hacked computers used in major fraud scheme
Rolling Stone:
Jack Smith's Team Grilled Witnesses About Rudy Giuliani's Drinking
 

 
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