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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Trump suffers big loss in E. Jean Carroll defamation case, judge says he's liable  — A judge ruled that Donald Trump is liable for defamatory statements he made about the writer E. Jean Carroll in 2019 when she went public with claims he had raped her decades earlier.
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Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Judge Shoots Down Trump's Attempt at Trial Delay in 9 Words  —  HOW 'BOUT NO?  —  A New York judge—unmoved by the incessant pleas from Donald Trump's legal team to delay trial—made quick work of the former president's last-minute request Tuesday night to push back his first big upcoming trial for bank and tax fraud.
Justin Rohrlich / The Daily Beast:
Georgia Prosecutors Land a Significant Win in Trump Case  —  Kenneth Chesebro and Sidney Powell wanted to go to trial much faster than the other 17 co-defendants.  —  A judge in Georgia on Wednesday denied motions from two co-defendants to sever their cases from one another …
Politico:
Georgia judge frets about timetable for Trump racketeering trial  —  Prosecutors said the trial could last four months and feature testimony from more than 150 witnesses.  —  A Georgia judge said Wednesday that he plans to forge ahead with an Oct. 23 trial for two of Donald Trump's 18 co-defendants …
Kara Scannell / CNN:   Trump is liable in the second E. Jean Carroll defamation case, judge rules; January trial will determine damages
Hugh Hewitt / The Hugh Hewitt Show:
Former President Donald Trump On His Trials and His Campaign  —  Former President Trump joined me this morning:  —  Audio:  —  09-06hhs-trump  —  Transcript:  —  HH: Pleased to welcome back to the program former President Donald Trump.  Mr. President, welcome.  Good to have you back.
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Kierra Frazier / Politico:
Trump: ‘I look forward’ to testifying in criminal cases
Charles Lane / Washington Post:
A crisis in U.S. presidential legitimacy is looming
Public Notice:
How Trump still taps into America's cultural animus
Discussion: Washington Post
ABC News:
Trump was warned FBI could raid Mar-a-Lago as team feared he'd ‘go ballistic’ complying with subpoena, lawyer's notes show  —  Trump attorney Evan Corcoran saved his recollections in a series of voice memos.  —  In May of last year, shortly after the Justice Department issued a subpoena …
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Hannah Rabinowitz / CNN:
Mar-a-Lago IT worker struck cooperation agreement with special counsel, his former lawyer says  —  Mar-a-Lago IT worker Yuscil Taveras has struck a cooperation agreement with the special counsel's office in the federal case over former President Donald Trump's handling of classified documents …
Discussion: The Hill and Political Wire
Andrew Goudsward / Reuters:
Witness in Trump documents case reached deal with prosecutors, ex-attorney says  —  A key witness in the case accusing former U.S. President Donald Trump of mishandling classified documents after leaving office has entered into a deal with prosecutors to provide testimony, his former attorney said in a Wednesday court filing.
Miru / CREW:
Lawsuit filed to remove Trump from ballot in CO under 14th Amendment  —  Having disqualified himself from public office by violating Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, Donald Trump must be removed from the ballot, according to a lawsuit filed today by six Republican and unaffiliated Colorado …
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ABC News:
Group sues to block Trump from 2024 ballot in Colorado citing 14th Amendment and Jan. 6
Brad Raffensperger / Wall Street Journal:
I Can't Keep Trump Off the Ballot
NBC News:
FDA could green light new Covid boosters as early as Friday  —  The shots could become available next week, after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also signs off.  —  The Food and Drug Administration plans to green light updated versions of the Covid booster as early as Friday …
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Zach Montague / New York Times:
Prosecutors Begin Case Against Peter Navarro in Contempt Trial  —  The Justice Department kicked off arguments against Mr. Navarro on Wednesday, telling a jury he had willfully ignored lawmakers investigating Jan. 6.  —  The criminal trial against Peter Navarro, a trade adviser to President Donald J. Trump …
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Lisa Friedman / New York Times:
Biden Administration to Bar Drilling on Millions of Acres in Alaska  —  The administration will cancel existing drilling leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and fence off more than half of the National Petroleum Reserve.  —  In its most aggressive move yet to protect millions …
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Reuters:
Biden administration to announce cancellation of Alaska wildlife drilling leases-sources
Discussion: NRCC and KXAN Austin
Jazz Shaw / HotAir:
COVID-exposed Biden goes maskless in front of hero  —  A long overdue ceremony was held yesterday for retired Army Captain Larry Taylor, a Vietnam war veteran who earned the Medal of Honor.  He received his award yesterday from President Joe Biden, but as with most normal functions …
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NBC News:
Biden awards Medal of Honor to Captain Larry Taylor
Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Wisconsin Republicans Threaten to Impeach Liberal State Supreme Court Justice  —  Republicans have floated impeaching a newly seated liberal State Supreme Court justice who is threatening conservatives' grip on state politics.  —  Republicans in Wisconsin are coalescing around the prospect …
Politico:
Playbook: An Obama vet's message on Biden bedwetting  —  Presented by With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  JUST POSTED — Vice President KAMALA HARRIS tells AP's Chris Megerian those who attempted to overturn the 2020 election should be held accountable, including DONALD TRUMP.
Brittany Bernstein / National Review:
Then-VP Biden Signed Off on Hunter Business Partner's Burisma Talking Points, Email Reveals  —  House Oversight Committee chairman James Comer (R., Ky.) sent a letter to the National Archives and Records Administration on Wednesday requesting “unrestricted special access” …
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Mike Cason / al.com:
Alabama will appeal rejection of congressional map to U.S. Supreme Court  —  Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall will appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court a ruling rejecting Alabama's new congressional map.  —  “While we are disappointed in today's decision, we strongly believe …
Dana Goldstein / New York Times:
Florida Expected to Approve Classical Exam as a Competitor to the SAT  —  The Classic Learning Test emphasizes the Western canon and Christian thought.  It's the latest move by Gov. Ron DeSantis to shake up the education establishment.  —  The Classic Learning Test is the college admissions exam …
Discussion: The Messenger
Associated Press:
Mexico's Supreme Court decriminalizes abortion nationwide  —  Mexico's Supreme Court decriminalized abortion nationwide Wednesday, two years after ruling that abortion was not a crime in one northern state.  That earlier ruling had set off a grinding process of decriminalizing abortion state by state.
Discussion: Political Wire
Shira Stein / San Francisco Chronicle:
Exclusive: Dianne Feinstein speaks on family's financial feud and her daughter's role in estate  —  WASHINGTON — Sen. Dianne Feinstein gave her daughter power of attorney over her legal affairs so that she can focus on her work in Congress, she told the Chronicle Wednesday in her first public comments …
Discussion: Insider
 
 
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