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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.
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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 …
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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.
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Politico:
Georgia judge frets about timetable for Trump racketeering trial
Georgia judge frets about timetable for Trump racketeering trial
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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 was warned FBI could raid Mar-a-Lago as team feared he'd ‘go ballistic’ complying with subpoena, lawyer's notes show
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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 struck cooperation agreement with special counsel, his former lawyer says
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The Hill, Sun-Sentinel, The Gateway Pundit, Associated Press and Political Wire
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Trump bid to delay $250 million New York fraud trial is ‘completely without merit,’ judge says
Trump bid to delay $250 million New York fraud trial is ‘completely without merit,’ judge says
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The Hill, Reuters, UPROXX, Palm Beach Post and HuffPost
Brad Raffensperger / Wall Street Journal:
I Can't Keep Trump Off the Ballot — Voters should decide elections: That's the simple lesson of Georgia in 2018 and 2020. — Atlanta — Some legal scholars are arguing that secretaries of state should remove Donald Trump from the 2024 presidential ballot under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment …
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Miru / CREW:
Lawsuit filed to remove Trump from ballot in CO under 14th Amendment
Lawsuit filed to remove Trump from ballot in CO under 14th Amendment
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Charles Lane / Washington Post:
A crisis in U.S. presidential legitimacy is looming
A crisis in U.S. presidential legitimacy is looming
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USA Today, Raw Story and Bernard Goldberg's Commentary
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Trump endorsements helped win primaries ... and lose in November
Trump endorsements helped win primaries ... and lose in November
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The Gateway Pundit, Raw Story, Washington Examiner and CNN
Maggie Astor / New York Times:
Colorado Lawsuit Seeks to Keep Trump Off Ballots Under 14th Amendment
Colorado Lawsuit Seeks to Keep Trump Off Ballots Under 14th Amendment
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Politico:
Playbook: An Obama vet's message on Biden bedwetting
Playbook: An Obama vet's message on Biden bedwetting
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Scott G. Nelson / Public Notice:
How Trump still taps into America's cultural animus
How Trump still taps into America's cultural animus
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Washington Post
Igor Bobic / HuffPost:
‘A Big Circle Jerk’: John Fetterman Dares Republicans To Impeach Joe Biden — “Go ahead. Do it, I dare you,” said the Democratic senator. “It's a loser.” — LOADING — Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) had some blunt words for Republicans who are pushing to impeach President Joe Biden: It'll bite you in next year's elections.
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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 …
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The Hill, Fox News, Los Angeles Times, Journal Sentinel, Insider, The Daily Caller, Raw Story and Daily Kos
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
Trump: ‘I look forward’ to testifying in criminal cases
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Associated Press:
Mexico decriminalizes abortion, extending Latin American trend of widening access to procedure — Mexico's Supreme Court threw out all federal criminal penalties for abortion Wednesday, ruling that national laws prohibiting the procedure are unconstitutional and violate women's rights …
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Gabriella Borter / Reuters:
Mexico's Supreme Court upholds abortion rights nationwide, paving way for federal access
Nick Robertson / The Hill:
Mexico's Supreme Court decriminalizes abortion across country
Mexico's Supreme Court decriminalizes abortion across country
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New York Times, NBC News and Bloomberg
J. David Goodman / New York Times:
Judge Orders Texas to Move Barrier From Middle of the Rio Grande — A federal judge ordered the state to move the barrier, placed to discourage illegal crossings from Mexico, to the banks of the river. — A federal judge ordered Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday to move a barrier of floating buoys …
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Priscilla Alvarez / CNN:
Federal judge orders Texas to remove floating barriers aimed at deterring migrants on Rio Grande
Federal judge orders Texas to remove floating barriers aimed at deterring migrants on Rio Grande
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CBS News:
Newly obtained George Santos “vulnerability report” spotted red flags long before embattled Rep. was elected — When an outside firm hired by then-congressional hopeful George Santos in 2021 delivered a secret internal report detailing aspects of the candidate's checkered background, several of his aides found it too much to stomach.
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The Messenger, Raw Story, Insider and Political Wire
Kara Scannell / CNN:
Special counsel to indict Hunter Biden in gun case this month, DOJ says — Special counsel David Weiss intends to seek an indictment against President Joe Biden's son, Hunter Biden, relating to gun charges by the end of the month, the Justice Department said Wednesday.
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Military Times:
QAnon-embraced film pulled from screening on-base at SOUTHCOM — U.S. Southern Command planned, and then canceled, two showings of the Christian-faith-based thriller “Sound of Freedom” at its headquarters this summer. The movie's been a runaway hit, grossing more than $200 million …
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The Hill, Washington Examiner and The Daily Caller
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
America's Authoritarian Exceptionalism — Demagogues usually arise in times of chaos and privation. In America, our demagogues have become powerful during a period of peace and prosperity. — ∙ Paid — 1. Decadence — We're going to keep doing this and I'm sorry.
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Digby's Hullabaloo and Political Wire
Will Sommer / Washington Post:
Project Veritas audit accuses ‘untouchable’ founder of improper spending — A law firm's report alleges James O'Keefe spent nonprofit funds on helicopter travel and DJ equipment and that his ‘volatile’ behavior disrupted the workplace — In August 2022, James O'Keefe needed to get to Maine for a sailing trip.
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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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ABC News, Forbes, Florida Phoenix, New York Post, Mercury News and The Daily Beast
Daniel Trotta / Reuters:
To settle suit, NYPD agrees to scale back enforcement of protests — The New York City Police Department on Tuesday agreed to scale back its enforcement of street protests like those that erupted after the death of George Floyd in 2020, enacting a series of reforms including banning the tactic known as “kettling.”
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Politico:
Pentagon goes on the attack amid Tuberville blockade — Top leaders are stepping up their pressure campaign now that the Senate is back in session. — Pentagon leaders have launched a new, more aggressive campaign this week to pressure Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville into finally releasing …
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