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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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Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
Jim Jordan seeks docs from Jack Smith's dealings with attorney in Trump classified records fight  —  House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) on Thursday asked special counsel Jack Smith to turn over information relating to attorney Stanley Woodward, who has represented numerous Mar-a-Lago employees in dealings with prosecutors.
Marshall Cohen / CNN:
Trump tells judge he may try to move Georgia election interference case to federal court
Rich Lowry / Politico:
The Best Anti-Trump Argument Can't Be Used
Discussion: National Review, Raw Story and NBC News
Zach Montague / New York Times:
Peter Navarro Convicted of Contempt of Congress Over Jan. 6 Subpoena  —  The verdict made Mr. Navarro the second top adviser to former President Donald J. Trump to be found guilty of contempt for defying the Jan. 6 committee's investigation.  —  Peter Navarro, a trade adviser to President Donald J. Trump …
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Lindsay Whitehurst / Associated Press:
Trump White House official Navarro convicted of contempt after defying House Jan. 6 subpoena  —  Trump White House official Peter Navarro was found guilty Thursday of contempt of Congress charges for refusing to cooperate with a congressional investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Christian Vanderbrouk / The Bulwark:
They Did This to Themselves  —  THE DREAD IS PALPABLE.  —  Donald Trump's dominance over the Republican party and his overwhelming lead in primary polling has some conservatives shaking their fists at the sky.  —  “What, in Heaven's name, is the case for keeping him around?” asks an exasperated Charles Cooke in National Review.
Discussion: Robert Reich and Raw Story
NBC News:
Former Trump aide Peter Navarro's trial set for closing arguments in contempt of Congress case  —  The trial has moved at a brisk pace, with opening statements and witness testimony taking just one day.  The jury is expected to begin deliberating Thursday.  —  Closing arguments are scheduled …
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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Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Disney drops all but free speech claim in political retaliation suit against DeSantis  —  Disney on Thursday amended its federal lawsuit against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to focus solely on its First Amendment claim that the governor politically retaliated against the company.
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Kimberly Leonard / Politico:
DeSantis lashes out at audience member over Jacksonville shooting
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Ariane de Vogue / CNN:   Brett Kavanaugh says justices are working on ‘concrete steps’ on ethics
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Biden's semi-subtle reminder of the stakes for democracy in 2024  —  There was a period before the 2008 presidential election when it seemed as though the Republican nominee might be former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee.  At two points in the cycle, he was polling at or near the front-runner …
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CNN:
CNN Poll: Biden faces negative job ratings and concerns about his age as he gears up for 2024
Ariel Edwards-Levy / CNN:
CNN Poll: A majority of Americans believe Joe Biden, as VP, was involved with son's business dealings
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:
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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 …
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
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 …
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Nnamdi Egwuonwu / NBC News:
Tim Scott suggests opponents are planting stories about his unmarried status  —  The South Carolina senator has been slowly rising in early-state polls in the Republican presidential contest.  —  RYE, N.H. — Sen. Tim Scott suggested during a Thursday campaign stop in New Hampshire …
Discussion: Raw Story and Fox News
Chris D'Angelo / HuffPost:
Trump's Border Wall Caused Major Cultural And Environmental Harm, Watchdog Finds  —  A new report details the “devastating” consequences of Trump's promise to construct a “big, beautiful wall” along the U.S.-Mexico border.  —  LOADING  —  The construction of former President Donald Trump's wall along …
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Alex Guillén / Politico:
Trump's border wall caused ‘significant’ cultural, environmental damage, watchdog finds
Discussion: Bloomberg and KTSM-TV
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 …
Hamed Aleaziz / Los Angeles Times:
Biden administration considers forcing migrant families to remain in Texas  —  Immigration and the Border  —  The Biden administration is considering forcing some migrant families who enter the country without authorization to remain near the border in Texas  —  can we just list the border states then?
Shan Wu / The Daily Beast:
DOJ Shouldn't Explore for Crimes to Indict Hunter Biden  —  The likely imminent indictment of the president's son is what happens when prosecutors cast about for something, anything, to charge. … The Justice Department's announcement that Special Counsel David Weiss intends …
 
 
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Patrick Semansky / Washington Examiner:
Matt Gaetz accuses ATF of retaliating against Florida congressional whistleblower
Discussion: Washington Times and Breitbart
Allison Fisher / Media Matters for America:
Fox News runs ads for Mike Huckabee's climate-denial book targeted at children
Discussion: Daily Kos
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DeSantis sending forces into Mexico would create ‘major crisis,’ says fmr. foreign minister
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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
Reuters:
Rescuers race to save ill US cave explorer trapped 3,000 feet underground
CNN:
Michigan fake elector described planning with Trump campaign attorneys: ‘Mike Pence and Congress [to] make that decision’
Discussion: Raw Story
 

 
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