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Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Ex-Trump aide Cassidy Hutchinson claims Rudy Giuliani groped her on January 6 — Exclusive: in a new book, Hutchinson describes incident in which the former New York mayor put his hand ‘under my blazer, then my skirt’ — Cassidy Hutchinson, the former Trump aide turned crucial January 6 witness …
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Rolling Stone:
Trump Privately Frets He Could Be Headed to Prison — Would he be sent to a “club fed” style prison — or a “bad” one? Would he have Secret Service protection? And what would they make him wear? Those are some of the questions Donald Trump is asking his lawyers as his many trials loom
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Tara Suter / The Hill:
Former White House lawyer Ty Cobb compares Trump to ‘mob boss’ — Former White House lawyer Ty Cobb compared former President Trump to a “mob boss” in a CNN interview Tuesday. — The comparison follows reporting alleging Trump, Cobb's former boss, wrote to-do lists on the backs of classified documents.
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Politico:
Why the White House is letting McCarthy flail — The administration has no plans to help as Kevin McCarthy and House Republicans inch closer to a government shutdown. — Speaker Kevin McCarthy is struggling to pass a bill to fund the government — and the White House isn't about to throw him a lifeline.
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Playbook: Inside the Dems' shutdown strategy — Presented by With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross — DRIVING THE DAY — DON'T QUIT YOUR DAY JOB — “Rep. Ken Buck eyes CNN job while criticizing Biden impeachment inquiry,” by NY Post's Steven Nelson: “Buck, 64, confirmed …
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Washington Post:
GOP tensions over abortion won't go away
GOP tensions over abortion won't go away
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Steven Nelson / New York Post:
Rep. Ken Buck eyes CNN job while criticizing Biden impeachment inquiry
Rep. Ken Buck eyes CNN job while criticizing Biden impeachment inquiry
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Nathaniel Rakich / ABC News:
Democrats have been winning big in special elections — That could bode well for them in the 2024 election. — Democrats just scored a big win in an election on Tuesday: Democrat Hal Rafter defeated Republican James Guzofski 56 percent to 44 percent in a special election to fill …
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David W. Chen / New York Times:
Democrats Keep Control of Pennsylvania House
Democrats Keep Control of Pennsylvania House
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Jessica Kisluk / WMUR:
Balance of power tightens at New Hampshire state House after special election in Northwood, Nottingham
Balance of power tightens at New Hampshire state House after special election in Northwood, Nottingham
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Michael Wolff / New York Magazine:
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do — Rupert Murdoch didn't want to dump his ratings leader and favorite Fox host. But was Tucker Carlson giving him a choice? — After Donald Trump was elected president in 2016, Fox News — to the surprise of many, including founder Rupert Murdoch, who loathed Trump …
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Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Rupert Murdoch often wishes Donald Trump dead, Michael Wolff book says
Rupert Murdoch often wishes Donald Trump dead, Michael Wolff book says
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Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Trump and Meadows joked about Covid on plane after Biden debate, book says — Exclusive: Ex-aide Cassidy Hutchinson says Trump ordered White House guests who tested positive to remove masks in Oval Office — Donald Trump and his chief of staff Mark Meadows joked about the then US president having Covid …
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The White House:
FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Launches American Climate Corps to Train Young People in Clean Energy, Conservation, and Climate Resilience Skills, Create Good-Paying Jobs and Tackle the Climate Crisis — In its first year, the American Climate Corps will put more than 20,000 young people …
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U.S. Department of Defense:
Don't Ask, Don't Tell Resources — DOD is committed to increasing its efforts to reach LGBTQ+ veterans discharged under less than honorable conditions for homosexual conduct prior to the repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell to ensure they are aware of the process to request a correction to their military record.
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Hanna Trudo / The Hill:
Cornel West plans to visit Detroit in support of striking autoworkers — Cornel West is heading to Detroit to prop up the United Auto Workers (UAW) strike. — West, who's running as a third-party presidential candidate, told The Hill exclusively on Wednesday that he intends to go to Michigan …
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Holly Otterbein / Politico:
‘Trump scooped us’: Dems sound alarm on Biden's handling of the auto worker strike
‘Trump scooped us’: Dems sound alarm on Biden's handling of the auto worker strike
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Rebecca Kern / Politico:
Biden's campaign set to counterpunch on misinformation — With social-media platforms pulling back from policing false political claims, and Trump gearing up for a fight, Biden's 2024 campaign is rebooting its online defenses. — Joe Biden's presidential campaign is overhauling its strategy …
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Adam Cancryn / Politico:
The anti-vaccine movement is on the rise. The White House is at a loss over what to do about it.
The anti-vaccine movement is on the rise. The White House is at a loss over what to do about it.
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Summer Concepcion / NBC News:
Three fake electors charged in Georgia election probe seek to move cases to federal court — David Shafer, Shawn Still and Cathy Latham are among the 16 Georgians who acted as so-called false electors for Trump in Georgia in 2020. — Three Georgia Republicans who participated …
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump Jr.'s X account hacked — Donald Trump Jr.'s account on X, formerly known as Twitter, was hacked on Wednesday morning, leading to the spread of false and inflammatory posts under his name. — A representative for Trump Jr. confirmed to The Hill that the account, which has more than 10 million followers, was hacked.
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Public Notice:
How crisis pregnancy centers get millions in tax dollars to perpetuate lies — Nationwide, they outnumber actual abortion clinics three to one. … Over the last few decades, crisis pregnancy centers (CPCs) have played a significant role in the war over abortion rights.
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Betsy Woodruff Swan / Politico:
Hunter Biden's prosecutor worried about lack of help from other federal prosecutors, IRS official says — In closed-door testimony, the IRS official described how jurisdictional friction complicated the decision of whether to charge the president's son with tax crimes.
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Kelly Weill / The Daily Beast:
Progressive Org Plans $10 Million for School Board Races — The liberal group Run For Something is getting in on school and library board elections, where conservative groups like Moms for Liberty are backing candidates of their own. … A progressive campaign group is getting in on school board battles …
NBC News:
White House told U.S. ambassador to Japan to stop taunting China on social media — Rahm Emanuel has mocked Chinese President Xi Jingping, speculating about the recent disappearance of a top official. — WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden's aides have asked that Rahm Emanuel …
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Adam Klasfeld / The Messenger:
Pro-Trump Lawyer Lin Wood Turned State's Witness in Georgia Racketeering Case, DA Reveals — A once-prominent defamation lawyer who represented Richard Jewell, Lin Wood surrendered his law license in July under the shroud of disciplinary proceedings — A Facebook icon representing …
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Carter Sherman / The Guardian:
Ohio abortion rights activists suffer blow in suit over referendum language — A fetus will now be referred to as an ‘unborn child’ on a ballot measure to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution — In this year's only opportunity for US voters to directly weigh in on the right to abortion …
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