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Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:
‘A colossal mistake to showcase this sociopath’: NBC facing backlash after ‘shameful’ Trump interview airs — NBC's attempt to avoid the pitfalls of the Donald Trump CNN town hall which was a contributing factor to the departure of CEO of CNN Worldwide Chris Licht does not appear to have panned out despite being taped and edited.
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The Mahablog
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New York Times:
Trump Says He Hopes Meadows Will Remain ‘Loyal’ to Him in Election Case — The former president, who has been warned against saying anything that could influence witnesses in his election interference case, made the statements during an interview on “Meet the Press.”
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TMZ.com and Vanity Fair
Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story:
Rhetoric expert explains why there's no way to fact-check Trump's ‘layers of lies’ — Rhetoric expert, Professor Jennifer Mercieca, explained that the way that new “Meet the Press” host Kristen Welker held the interview with Donald Trump had no hope of ever being able to adequately fact-check the president.
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New York Times:
‘A Terrible Mistake’: Trump Criticizes DeSantis on Abortion Ban — The former president, while denouncing his chief rival for the Republican nomination, also largely evaded questions on the issue. — Former President Donald J. Trump, whose Supreme Court appointments led to the overturning of Roe v. Wade …
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The Guardian, Washington Examiner, Mediaite, Vanity Fair, The Floridian, The Daily Beast, NBC News, Political Wire and Associated Press
Corbin Bolies / The Daily Beast:
Kristen Welker's ‘Meet the Press’ Debut Derailed by Trump Derangement — Her debut turn as “Meet the Press” moderator was doomed from the moment she booked Donald Trump as her first interview. — Journalists and commentators for years have wrestled with the question of how to approach Donald Trump …
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Raw Story, NBC News, The Moderate Voice, PoliticusUSA, Twitchy, Vox, Newsbusters, Mediaite and American Wire News
Jane C. Timm / NBC News:
Fact checking Trump's ‘Meet the Press’ interview
Fact checking Trump's ‘Meet the Press’ interview
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Mother Jones, Raw Story, New York Daily News, Rolling Stone, HuffPost and Fox News
NBC News:
Full transcript: Read Kristen Welker's interview with Trump
Full transcript: Read Kristen Welker's interview with Trump
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RedState, New York Post, ABC News, HuffPost, The Daily Caller, TIME, The Messenger, Raw Story and The Hill
Jason Lange / Reuters:
Trump says it was his decision to persist with 2020 election challenges
Trump says it was his decision to persist with 2020 election challenges
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HuffPost, NBC News, CNN, Washington Examiner, Politico, The Messenger, Political Wire and Digby's Hullabaloo
Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
Trump says he doesn't worry about going to jail: 'I don't even think about it'
Trump says he doesn't worry about going to jail: 'I don't even think about it'
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PoliticusUSA, Los Angeles Times, Deadline, Fox News, UPROXX, Raw Story, Insider, The Guardian, Washington Examiner, USA Today, The Hill, Mediaite, Rolling Stone, HotAir and The Messenger
Washington Post:
House Republicans strike deal on short-term funding, but Senate likely to reject it — Half a dozen House Republicans announced a deal on Sunday to temporarily fund the government with the goal of averting a shutdown at the end of the month. But it's far from certain that the proposal …
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The Messenger
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Lauren Peller / ABC News:
House GOP groups propose agreement on short-term government funding bill — House Republicans from both sides of the conference came to a deal. — LIVE — FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Capitol Building is seen in Washington, U.S., August 31, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Wurm/File Photo
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Washington Times, The Hill, Semafor, CNN and Washington Post
Kristin Wilson / CNN:
McCarthy says defense spending bill will get a vote this week ‘win or lose’
McCarthy says defense spending bill will get a vote this week ‘win or lose’
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The Hill and Political Wire
Axios:
Scoop: Schumer ditches Senate's informal dress code … - “Senators are able to choose what they wear on the Senate floor. … - Fetterman, who was elected last year, initially followed Senate tradition and wore suits. … The change applies only to senators — staff members will still be required to follow the old dress code.
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New York Post, New York Magazine, RedState, NBC News, PennLive, Washington Examiner, Twitchy, The Gateway Pundit, UPROXX, National Review and Instapundit
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Patrick Svitek / The Texas Tribune:
Ken Paxton emerges victorious from yet another career scandal — It marked a screaming milestone in a two-decade political career that has seen Paxton harness the state's increasingly conservative politics — and later the rise of Donald Trump — to stay in power longer than his vulnerabilities would suggest.
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Diane Ravitch's blog and Bloomberg
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Mike Allen / Axios:
Scoop: How GOP pressured Texas senators over Paxton's impeachment trial
Scoop: How GOP pressured Texas senators over Paxton's impeachment trial
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Raw Story, The Texas Tribune, The Moderate Voice, Daily Kos, The Daily Beast, KXAN-TV, HuffPost, NPR, Breitbart, The Daily Caller and NBC News
Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:
Two pilots killed in crash at National Championship Races in Reno — Two pilots were killed Sunday after their planes collided while landing at the National Championship Air Races in Reno, Nevada, the race organizers confirmed. — The Reno Air Racing Association (RARA) …
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Reno Air Racing Association, CBS News, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, UPI, The Daily Caller, KTLA, KNSD-TV, ABC7, NBC News, Fox News and KLAS
Timothy Snyder / The Guardian:
Elon Musk likes to think he saved us from Armageddon. He's just brought it closer — Whatever his new biography says, by giving into Russia's nuclear blackmail the X boss can only encourage more threats from Putin — he Silicon Valley oligarch, perhaps the richest man in the world …
Associated Press:
Indiana attorney general sues hospital system over privacy of Ohio girl who traveled for abortion — The lawsuit, filed Friday in Indianapolis federal court, marked Attorney General Todd Rokita's latest attempt to seek disciplinary legal action against Dr. Caitlin Bernard.
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Raw Story
Alicia Diaz / Bloomberg:
Biden Says ‘Lots of Luck’ to Republicans Looking to Impeach Him — President first reacted to impeachment inquiry last week — Republicans probe as federal budget deadline approaches — President Joe Biden derided the House's impeachment probe against him, responding with sarcasm …
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HuffPost, PoliticusUSA, Breitbart, NPR, ABC News, Political Wire, New York Post and Raw Story
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Lauren Sforza / The Hill:
House GOP in midst of ‘civil war’ amid shutdown threat, warns Dem leader
House GOP in midst of ‘civil war’ amid shutdown threat, warns Dem leader
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Politico, Reuters, The Daily Caller, NBC News, National Review, USA Today, ABC News, Bloomberg and Breitbart
Ben Sisario / New York Times:
Jann Wenner Removed From Rock Hall Board After Times Interview — The Rolling Stone co-founder's exit comes a day after The New York Times published an interview in which he made widely criticized comments. — Jann Wenner, the co-founder of Rolling Stone magazine, has been removed …
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Peter Wade / Rolling Stone:
Boebert Claims She Was Booted from ‘Beetlejuice’ for Being ‘A Little Too Eccentric’ — The congresswoman was caught vaping and engaging in disruptive behavior during a musical performance in Denver … That's certainly one way of framing it. Theater surveillance footage …
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The Hill, Insider, The Guardian and RedState