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Sophia Cai / Axios:
How Trump's loyal pen pals spread his message … They're meant to keep him informed — but perhaps just as important, to boost his spirits. — Trump, signature black Sharpie in hand, often scrawls responses on them and has his aides text a photo of the comments back to the writers.
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CNN:
'Trump isn't funding any of us': Co-defendants in Georgia case are struggling with mounting legal bills — Some of Donald Trump's co-defendants in the sprawling election subversion case in Georgia are trying all sorts of ways to fund their mounting legal bills - yet the costs …
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New York Post, Raw Story, Daily Kos and UPROXX
Zachary Petrizzo / The Daily Beast:
Trump Phone Interview Was So Odd People Wrongly Thought It Was AI — But the ex-president is proudly promoting his appearance on Real America's Voice. … Donald Trump sounded so odd during a phone interview that aired on fringe-right channel Real America's Voice on Thursday night …
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PJ Media, Gizmodo, DC Enquirer, Insider, The Messenger and New York Post
Lindsay Whitehurst / Associated Press:
Proud Boy convicted of helping spearhead Capitol attack ties Jan. 6 sentence record with 18 years — A one-time leader in the Proud Boys far-right extremist group has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for his role in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, tying the record for the longest sentence in the attack.
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CNN:
Two Proud Boys sentenced for roles in Capitol attack on January 6 — A federal judge handed down hefty sentences against two members of the Proud Boys for their role in attacking the Capitol on January 6, 2021, one who broke open a window to the building and another who took over the leadership role of the group that day.
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Tom Jackman / Washington Post:
Proud Boy who smashed Capitol window gets 10 years in Jan. 6 sentencing
Brett Bachman / The Daily Beast:
Trump Aide Outed as Jan. 6 Rioter Who Threatened Cops
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Crooks and Liars, The Messenger, HuffPost, Mediaite, The Hill, KNSD-TV, NH Journal and Raw Story
Jake Lahut / The Daily Beast:
Ron DeSantis Is Afraid of Questions From a 15-Year-Old — The Florida governor's operation went to extraordinary lengths to intimidate a high school sophomore—all for a question about Donald Trump. … Quinn Mitchell has seen at least 35 presidential candidates in person since 2019 …
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Natasha Korecki / NBC News:
Nevada's primary debacle has some GOP campaigns threatening to write-off the state — A pro-Ron DeSantis super PAC has already ended door-knocking there. Now, another campaign says it may write off the state, accusing Trump of trying to “rig” the primary.
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Caroline Kitchener / Washington Post:
Highways are the next antiabortion target. One Texas town is resisting. — A new ordinance, passed in several jurisdictions and under consideration elsewhere, aims to stop people from using local roads to drive someone out of state for an abortion — LLANO, Tex. — No one could remember …
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Matthew Boyle / Breitbart:
Exclusive — McCarthy on Possible Impeachment Inquiry: Would Be House Vote — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy made clear to Breitbart News on Friday that if House Republicans move forward with an impeachment inquiry into Democrat President Joe Biden, the move would come not as an announcement …
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NBC News:
White House ramps up war room to battle expected GOP impeachment inquiry
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Mother Jones:
A New Rudy Scandal: FBI Agent Says Giuliani Was Co-opted by Russian Intelligence — The whistleblower says his probe of Giuliani's ties to suspected Russian operatives was thwarted. — It was big news when Rudy Giuliani, once hailed as America's Mayor, was indicted last month …
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Marisa Iati / Washington Post:
Kentucky's governor won't commit to appointing Republican if McConnell resigns — After Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) experienced his second freezing episode in five weeks, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) is declining to say whether he would follow a state law requiring …
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Beege Welborn / HotAir:
Canadian churches burned over bodies that weren't buried in the yard — Oh, the headlines two years ago were horrific - HORRIFIC. — It was every racist, oppressive, creepy boarding school nightmare scenario come to life, and just one more baseball bat to the reputation of a colonizing, supremacist Roman Catholic Church.
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Benjamin Mueller / New York Times:
Mitch McConnell May Be Experiencing Small Seizures, Doctors Suggest — Two episodes, where the Republican senator froze and did not respond to some questions, may be symptoms of a serious illness, according to neurologists not involved in his medical care. — A four-line letter …
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Timothy Nerozzi / Fox News:
Nikki Haley calls Senate ‘most privileged nursing home in the country,’ says McConnell freeze-up was ‘sad’
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ProPublica:
Clarence Thomas Acknowledges Undisclosed Real Estate Deal With Harlan Crow and Discloses Private Jet Flights — The new filing comes after ProPublica's reporting on the Supreme Court justice's beneficial relationship with the billionaire GOP megadonor. Thomas also reported three private jet trips provided by Crow.
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Leo Laikola / Bloomberg:
Finland's Marin Formally Steps Down as Leader of Social Democratic Party — Former Premier Sanna Marin said in April she would step down — Departure follows vote defeat over worsening public finances — Finland's former Prime Minister Sanna Marin formally stepped down as the leader …
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Washington Free Beacon, Semafor, Reuters and Political Wire
Brad McElhinny / WV MetroNews:
West Virginia Poll: Justice has edge in Senate race; Moore Capito out ahead in race for governor — In the race for U.S. Senate, Gov. Jim Justice has a strong advantage over Congressman Alex Mooney in the Republican primary and an edge over incumbent Joe Manchin in a possible General Election matchup.
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Washington Examiner, The Messenger and Washington Times
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
What responsible media coverage in the Trump era would look like — This week, I look at what media coverage of 2024 would look like if the media stopped normalizing the MAGA GOP, pick the person of the week and share what I'm checking off my bucket list. — What caught my eye
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Holly Otterbein / Politico:
Pennsylvania is key for Biden. Democrats there say the party is in shambles. — It's not just the presidential race at stake. A major state Supreme Court race is this year. — PHILADELPHIA — In anticipation of a major gathering of rural activists a few weeks ago …
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Fox News, The Daily Caller, Washington Examiner and The Messenger
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The Messenger:
Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su Says She's ‘All In’ Despite Confirmation Woes (Exclusive) — 'I don't have an intention of going anywhere,' Su told The Messenger — A Facebook icon representing an external link to share the article on Facebook.A Twitter icon representing an external link …
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