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Chris Whipple / New York Times:
Mark Meadows Is a Warning About a Second Trump Term — On Monday, Mark Meadows, a former White House chief of staff, testified in an effort to move the Georgia racketeering case against his former boss Donald Trump and co-defendants to federal court. On the stand, he said that he believed …
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New York Times:
Trump Inflated Property Values by Up to $2.2 Billion, New York A.G. Says — Letitia James, the attorney general, asked a judge to find, without a trial, that the former president had fraudulently overvalued his assets. — Before Donald J. Trump was indicted four times over …
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New York Times:
The Key Players in Trump's Plot to Upend the Election, Mapped — Ms. Cottle is a member of the editorial board. Mr. Eisen is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. Ms. Maggiacomo is a graphics editor in Opinion. — Upending the outcome of a free and fair presidential election is no minor endeavor.
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New York Post and The Atlantic
NBC News:
Trump pleads not guilty in Georgia election interference case — Trump was scheduled to be arraigned on the charges in the Georgia election case next Wednesday morning. — Trump waives arraignment appearance in Georgia, pleads not guilty — ATLANTA — Former President Donald Trump entered …
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NPR, Metro.co.uk, National Review, MSNBC, Raw Story, Washington Examiner, Political Wire, New Republic and New York Times
Graham Kates / CBS News:
Trump enters not guilty plea in Fulton County, won't appear for arraignment
Trump enters not guilty plea in Fulton County, won't appear for arraignment
Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Donald Trump vows to lock up political enemies if he returns to White House
Donald Trump vows to lock up political enemies if he returns to White House
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Insider:
Trump told NY officials he was too busy saving the world ‘from nuclear holocaust’ to commit business fraud
Trump told NY officials he was too busy saving the world ‘from nuclear holocaust’ to commit business fraud
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Associated Press, Raw Story and New York Times
Marshall Cohen / CNN:
2 Trump co-defendants ask judge to break apart Georgia election interference case and hold separate trials
2 Trump co-defendants ask judge to break apart Georgia election interference case and hold separate trials
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The Messenger, HuffPost, JONATHAN TURLEY, Forbes, The Hill and Axios
Ariane de Vogue / CNN:
Clarence Thomas officially discloses private trips on GOP donor Harlan Crow's plane — Justice Clarence Thomas disclosed Thursday that Republican megadonor Harlan Crow paid for private jet trips for Thomas in 2022 to attend a speech in Texas and a vacation at Crow's luxurious New York estate …
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Washington Examiner, The Hill, The Daily Caller and USA Today
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Ann E. Marimow / Washington Post:
Justice Thomas says he used private jet for security reasons after Dobbs leak — In required financial disclosure, Justice Clarence Thomas reports three 2022 trips on private jet of Harlan Crow — Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas reported three 2022 trips on the private jet …
Dan Ladden-Hall / The Daily Beast:
45 New Victims Allegedly ID'd in Leaked Chats From Andrew Tate's ‘War Room’ — Paying members allegedly discussed chilling techniques to abuse and groom women into sex work. — Members of influencer Andrew Tate's “War Room” group discussed techniques for how to groom women …
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BBC, The Messenger, Jezebel and Raw Story
Matt Stieb / New York Magazine:
Rudy Giuliani Literally Can't Afford to Be Defaming People — Rudy Giuliani can't even afford to lie about random people anymore. — A federal judge in Georgia ordered Giuliani on Wednesday to forfeit a defamation suit filed by two poll workers, whom he falsely claimed had tampered with ballots after the 2020 election.
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Emine Yücel / Talking Points Memo:
Judge Rules Giuliani Is Liable For Defaming Georgia Election Workers
Judge Rules Giuliani Is Liable For Defaming Georgia Election Workers
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Andy Rose / CNN:
Alabama attorney general says he has right to prosecute people who facilitate travel for out-of-state abortions — Alabama's Republican attorney general said in a court filing that he has the right to prosecute people who make travel arrangements for pregnant women to have out-of-state abortions.
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The Messenger, al.com, Rolling Stone and Raw Story
Dustin Gardiner / Politico:
Feinstein is a silent character in her sad and messy final chapter — Feinstein's daughter battles her stepsisters over the senator's share of a fortune that exceeds an estimated $1 billion. Daughter's role scrutinized by trustees in new legal motion. — SAN FRANCISCO — A beach house in an exclusive neighborhood.
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Top North Carolina judge faces potential sanctions for talking about racial discrimination — North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Anita Earls is being threatened with sanctions for criticizing the court's approach to racial and gender discrimination. Earls, the only Black woman on the court …
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Raleigh News & Observer and Slate
The Daily Beast:
RNC Members Acknowledge Their Fundraising Is ‘in the Toilet’ — The Republican National Committee is having some serious money problems. … Pay Dirt is a weekly foray into the pigpen of political funding. Subscribe here to get it in your inbox every Thursday.
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Karl Rove / Wall Street Journal:
Vivek Ramaswamy, Political Performance Artist — He has no government experience, but plenty of conspiratorial demagoguery to sell. — A particularly low point of last week's GOP presidential debate came at around the 39-minute mark, when an unusually glib, shallow, overbearing …
US Department of Justice:
Former North Shore Pizzeria Owner Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for COVID Fraud — For Immediate Release — U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts — Defendant purchased alpaca farm using fraudulently obtained pandemic relief funds — BOSTON - A former North Shore resident …
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The Hill, New York Times and The Daily Caller
Burgess Everett / Politico:
McConnell quickly convenes with allies after second public freeze — Some senators were already seeking more information about McConnell's status Wednesday afternoon, according to one person familiar with the dynamics. — Mitch McConnell's latest health scare guarantees Republican senators …
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Shelby Talcott / Semafor:
Poll shows Matt Rosendale up big over NRSC-backed Tim Sheehy — The Scoop — National Republicans may have a problem on their hands in Montana. While the NRSC is backing 37-year old veteran Tim Sheehy for Senate, Montana Rep. Matt Rosendale would start with a sizable lead if he entered the race …
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Katie Hawkinson / Insider:
A Texas judge has declared unconstitutional a law championed by Gov. Greg Abbott that limits the power of Democrat-led cities — A Texas judge declared a law that prevented cities from passing some local ordinances unconstitutional. — The law, championed by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott …
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Toluse Olorunnipa / Washington Post:
Liberals raise alarms, calling on Biden to sharpen reelection pitch — Left-leaning Democrats have backed the president, but some worry his second-term agenda lacks ambition — President Biden notched an array of early endorsements from progressive groups. He has won the support of top liberals in Congress for his campaign.
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HotAir
ED News:
Biden-Harris Administration Approves $72 Million in Borrower Defense Discharges for over 2,300 Borrowers who Attended Ashford University — Relief stems from evidence provided by the California Department of Justice during successful lawsuit brought against the college and its parent company
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HuffPost, Inside Higher Ed, The Messenger, Outside the Beltway, The Hill, Washington Examiner, CNN, KAMR, Insider and State of California
Miranda Devine / New York Post:
Americans are getting wise to Joe Biden's corruption — despite his media gatekeepers — Almost half the country thinks Joe Biden is corrupt, according to a new YouGov poll. — While most Democrats are being ostriches, even 52% of independents don't believe the “Honest Joe” malarkey about the “poorest man in Congress” anymore.
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HotAir, RedState, American Greatness and Just The News
Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
Biden administration announces $450M in funding to beat overdose epidemic — The Biden administration announced more than $450 million in new funding to combat the overdose epidemic with the goal to reduce deaths, support recovery efforts and invest in information campaigns that target young people.
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The White House, Bloomberg and PoliticusUSA
Allison Quinn / The Daily Beast:
New Video Shows Prigozhin Dismiss ‘Liquidation’ Talk Days Before Crash — “For those discussing whether or not I'm alive... Everything is fine,” the mercenary boss said. — Russia's dead mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin filmed a video reassuring supporters that he hadn't been “liquidated” …
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