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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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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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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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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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Two Proud Boys sentenced for roles in Capitol attack on January 6
Two Proud Boys sentenced for roles in Capitol attack on January 6
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Tom Jackman / Washington Post:
Proud Boy who smashed Capitol window gets 10 years in Jan. 6 sentencing
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
Trump Aide Outed as Jan. 6 Rioter Who Threatened Cops
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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
White House ramps up war room to battle expected GOP impeachment inquiry
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Joey Garrison / USA Today:
White House blasts Marjorie Taylor Greene for threatening government shutdown over Biden impeachment inquiry
White House blasts Marjorie Taylor Greene for threatening government shutdown over Biden impeachment inquiry
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Gary Fineout / Politico:
DeSantis will not meet with Biden in Florida on Saturday — “The security preparations alone that would go into setting up such a meeting would shut down ongoing recovery efforts,” said a spokesperson for the governor. — Ron DeSantis will not meet Joe Biden on Saturday when the president comes …
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Deidre McPhillips / CNN:
It seems like everyone has Covid-19. Here's why this wave is probably worse than official data suggests — Covid-19 certainly didn't take a vacation this summer. Virus levels in the US have been on the rise for weeks, but it's hard to know exactly how widely it's spreading.
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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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Erica Orden / Politico:
The sleeper legal fight that could define 2024: Is Trump even eligible to run? — Some scholars say Trump is disqualified under the 14th Amendment's insurrection clause. Here's how the courts might wade in. — If Donald Trump wants to be on the ballot next year in all 50 states …
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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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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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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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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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Justin Rohrlich / The Daily Beast:
Feds Accuse Former Marine of Spreading Bogus Purple Heart Tale — Paul John “P.J.” Herbert also bilked the government of $344,040 in disability benefits for injuries he never sustained, prosecutors said. — A Marine Corps veteran who falsely claimed to have been the sole survivor …
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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’
Nikki Haley calls Senate ‘most privileged nursing home in the country,’ says McConnell freeze-up was ‘sad’
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