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David Wickert / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Willis blasts congressman's ‘interference’ in Fulton Trump probe  —  X  —  Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis Thursday blasted a congressman who has pledged to investigate her handling of an indictment of former President Donald Trump and others.  —  U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan …
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Marshall Cohen / CNN:
Trump tells judge he may try to move Georgia election interference case to federal court  —  Former President Donald Trump on Thursday formally notified the judge overseeing the Georgia election subversion case that he “may” try to move the state case into federal court.
Rich Lowry / Politico:
The Best Anti-Trump Argument Can't Be Used  —  GOP primary voters don't want to hear it.  —  Donald Trump is winning the Republican nomination race in a walk, and it's been quite the pleasant stroll.  —  That's because his opponents can't make the most compelling argument against Trump …
Sean Lyngaas / CNN:
CNN Exclusive: ‘How am I in this war?’:  New Musk biography offers fresh details about the billionaire's Ukraine dilemma  —  Elon Musk secretly ordered his engineers to turn off his company's Starlink satellite communications network near the Crimean coast last year to disrupt a Ukrainian sneak attack …
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Dan Ladden-Hall / The Daily Beast:
Musk Secretly Used Starlink to Foil Ukrainian Drone Attack on Russian Ships: Report  —  ULTIMATE CONTROL  —  Elon Musk secretly ordered SpaceX engineers to switch off the Starlink satellite communications network near the coast of occupied Crimea in order to thwart a Ukrainian surprise attack …
Discussion: Page Six, Just some stuff and Eschaton
CNN:
CNN Poll: Biden faces negative job ratings and concerns about his age as he gears up for 2024  —  President Joe Biden faces continued headwinds from broadly negative job ratings overall, widespread concerns about his age and decreased confidence among Democratic-aligned voters, according to a new CNN Poll conducted by SSRS.
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Ariel Edwards-Levy / CNN:
CNN Poll: A majority of Americans believe Joe Biden, as VP, was involved with son's business dealings  —  Most Americans say they think President Joe Biden was involved in his son's business dealings with Ukraine and China while he served as vice president under Barack Obama, according to a CNN poll conducted by SSRS.
ABC News:
Harris launching college tour to try to mobilize young voters in battleground states
NBC News:
Danny Masterson sentenced to 30 years to life in prison  —  The “That '70s Show” star was found guilty in May of raping two women more than two decades ago.  —  LOS ANGELES — “That '70s Show” star Danny Masterson was sentenced Thursday to 30 years to life in prison for raping two women …
Joyce Vance / Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance:
Things That Happened Today  —  It was quite a day.  We've noticed this before, that there are a lot of legal issues and rulings on a lot of different fronts, all coming to a head simultaneously.  Many, but not all of them, involve Trump.  Tonight, rather than looking at each situation in detail …
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Zach Montague / New York Times:
Peter Navarro Convicted of Contempt of Congress Over Jan. 6 Subpoena
NBC News:
Former Trump aide Peter Navarro's trial set for closing arguments in contempt of Congress case
Vogue:
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre Has Made History—And Waves  —  In June 2019, Karine Jean-Pierre was moderating a forum for presidential candidates when a protester rushed the stage.  It's a famous video: Finding herself seated between the oncoming protester and then senator Kamala Harris …
Jason Easley / PoliticusUSA:
Sen. JD Vance Gets Shot Down As He Tries To Pass Bill Banning Mask Mandates  —  COVID is rising, so Sen. JD Vance (R-OH) responded by proclaiming that masking didn't work, the COVID uptick is no big deal, and he tried to pass a bill banning mask mandates.  —  Video of Vance:
Amelia Neath / The Independent:
Famed tech journalist deletes X account with epic rant at Elon Musk and his ‘cesspool’ site  —  Tech writer legend slams X owner Elon Musk for threatening to ban and sue the Anti-Defamation League  —  Elon Musk's Billion-Dollar Borrowing Spree: SpaceX Funds His Twitter Acquisition
Gary Fields / Associated Press:
13 Presidential Libraries Issue Rare Joint Warning About U.S. Democracy  —  Their statement stopped short of slamming individuals as it called for a recommitment to the country's bedrock principles.  —  LOADING  —  Concern for U.S. democracy amid deep national polarization has prompted …
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
John Eastman declines to elaborate on Trump world discussions about Grassley presiding on Jan. 6  —  He asserted attorney-client privilege when asked to discuss evidence that Trump's allies considered the Iowa senator playing a role to keep Trump in power.  —  John Eastman, testifying …
New York Times:
Abortions Rose in Most States This Year, New Data Shows  —  Legal abortions most likely increased in the United States in the first six months of the year compared with 2020, an analysis of new estimates shows, as states with more permissive abortion laws absorbed patients traveling …
Kimberly Leonard / Politico:
DeSantis lashes out at audience member over Jacksonville shooting  —  “That is such nonsense!”  DeSantis yelled at an audience member who blamed his policies for the shooting.  —  MIAMI — Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis got into a heated argument during a press conference on Thursday …
Sally Goldenberg / Politico:
Ramaswamy: Former felons should be allowed to carry guns  —  The GOP presidential candidate fleshes out what it means to be a “Second Amendment absolutist” on a podcast.  —  Vivek Ramaswamy says convicted felons should be allowed to carry weapons.  —  Appearing on former New York …
CNN:
Michigan fake elector described planning with Trump campaign attorneys: ‘Mike Pence and Congress [to] make that decision’  —  One of the fake electors put forward by Republicans in Michigan said in December 2020 that the plan to use a slate of fake electors to help Donald Trump win …
Discussion: Raw Story
Popular Information:
Pennsylvania school district requires social studies classes to incorporate right-wing propaganda  —  Last Monday, the Pennridge School Board, located outside of Philadelphia, imposed a new social studies curriculum that will require teachers to incorporate lessons from the 1776 Curriculum …
Discussion: Progress Pond
Clint Watts / Microsoft On the Issues:
China, North Korea pursue new targets while honing cyber capabilities  —  Clint Watts - General Manager, Digital Threat Analysis Center  —  In the past year, China has honed a new capability to automatically generate images it can use for influence operations meant to mimic U.S. voters across …
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Reuters:
China suspected of using AI on social media to sway US voters, Microsoft says
Discussion: The Messenger
Marc Caputo / The Messenger:
Trump Plans $1M ‘Family Style’ Mar-a-Lago Dinner to Raise Money for His Co-Defendants (Exclusive)  —  The exact date of the candlelight event is still being ironed out, but Trump's sons will attend  —  A Facebook icon representing an external link to share the article on Facebook …
Brooke Migdon / The Hill:
South Florida city becomes state's first LGBTQ sanctuary  —  The South Florida city of Lake Worth Beach has become the state's first to declare itself a safe haven for LGBTQ people and their families.  —  City commissioners Tuesday voted unanimously to declare the city a safe haven for LGBTQ people …
 
 
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Washington Post:
A few schools mandated masks. Conservatives hit back hard.
David French / New York Times:
The Contagious Corruption of Ken Paxton
Discussion: The Hill
Matt Gertz / Media Matters for America:
Public schools are the latest target of the right's con culture
Saul Elbein / The Hill:
World is releasing greenhouse gases at level unprecedented in geologic history, scientist says
Alex Guillén / Politico:
Trump's border wall caused ‘significant’ cultural, environmental damage, watchdog finds
Discussion: Bloomberg and Associated Press
Steven T. Dennis / Bloomberg:
Adriana Kugler Confirmed as First Hispanic Fed Governor in Nearly 110-Year History
Discussion: New Jersey Globe, Reuters and Politico
 Earlier Items: 
Reuters:
Rescuers race to save ill US cave explorer trapped 3,000 feet underground
CNN:
Grand jury investigating 2020 election interference meets after four-week break
Discussion: Raw Story
Duane Patterson / The Hugh Hewitt Show:
Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie Responds To Former President Trump
Discussion: Insider and The Messenger
Jonathan Martin / Politico:
Inside Nancy Pelosi's Fight For San Francisco
Discussion: New York Times and New York Post
Nick Penzenstadler / USA Today:
Behind the scenes: See how private ammo sales from US are fueling the war in Ukraine