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Corky Siemaszko / NBC News:
Bob Menendez's indictment highlights: Gold bars and wads of cash — Menendez and his wife Nadine were indicted on federal bribery charges on Friday. — Gold bars worth over $100,000. A new Mercedes-Benz convertible in the garage. Wads of cash stuffed in the pockets of a jacket with “Bob Menendez” embroidered on the breast.
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New York Times:
Senator Robert Menendez Is Indicted in New York — Mr. Menendez, a New Jersey Democrat, was charged six years after his trial in a different corruption case ended in a hung jury. — Senator Robert Menendez of New Jersey, the chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee …
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Jake Offenhartz / Associated Press:
Sen. Menendez, wife indicted on bribe charges as probe finds $100,000 in gold bars, prosecutors say — U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey and his wife were indicted Friday on charges that they took bribes of cash, gold bars and a luxury car for a range of corrupt acts …
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Eli Okun / Politico:
Playbook PM: Inside the shocking Menendez indictment — NOT GREAT, BOB — Federal authorities today unveiled stunning criminal corruption charges against Sen. BOB MENENDEZ (D-N.J.) and his wife, NADINE, which will immediately upend his political career and likely force him to step down as Senate Foreign Relations chair.
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NBC News:
Sen. Bob Menendez indicted on bribery charges
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Aaron Katersky / ABC News:
Sen. Bob Menendez indicted over gifts of gold bars, car, apartment
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ProPublica:
Clarence Thomas Secretly Participated in Koch Network Donor Events — Friends of the Court: SCOTUS Justices' Beneficial Relationships With Billionaire Donors — Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas' decadeslong friendship with real estate tycoon Harlan Crow and Samuel Alito's luxury travel …
Politico:
Katherine Clark names the Democrats' price to save Kevin McCarthy — The number two Democratic leader in the House reveals the conditions upon which her caucus may lend Kevin McCarthy the votes he needs to pass a CR and fend-off a potential challenge to his speakership.
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Politico:
Playbook: How Matt Gaetz took over the House — Presented by With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross — DRIVING THE DAY — NEW SCOTUS INVESTIGATION JUST DROPPED — ProPublica is up with its latest must-read dive into ethics on the Supreme Court. This time, the story centers …
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Manu Raju / CNN:
Schumer in talks with McConnell as shutdown fears grow: ‘We may now have to go first’
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Toluse Olorunnipa / Washington Post:
Biden tries to seize on GOP drama with ‘split-screen’ strategy — White House seeks to contrast President Biden's U.N. appearance with House Republicans' struggles to pass basic bills — On Tuesday, as President Biden exhorted the world's leaders at the United Nations to seize this …
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Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
U.A.W. President Steps Up Pressure on Biden With Invite to Picket Lines
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Washington Post:
Why Debbie Dingell isn't urging Biden to walk the UAW picket line
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Hugo Gurdon / Washington Examiner:
Is Trump running for a second Biden term?
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Liz Dye / Public Notice:
Trump lights his legal defenses on fire on Meet the Press — This is why you shut the hell up when you're facing criminal charges. … Last week, Kristen Welker kicked off her tenure at NBC's “Meet the Press” by interviewing Donald Trump. It was roundly criticized as an epic shitshow …
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Rolling Stone:
Why Did Trump Lose His ‘Billion Dollar Lawyer’? — Nasty infighting and a brutal indictment led to Trump parting ways with “one of the finest lawyers I've ever dealt with,” says one Atlanta defense attorney — LAST MONTH, WHEN Donald Trump parted ways with “Billion Dollar Lawyer” …
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Eric Johnson / Wall Street Journal:
America's Cities Need Republicans, and I'm Becoming One — While Dallas has thrived, elsewhere Democratic policies have exacerbated crime and homelessness. — Dallas — I have been mayor of Dallas for more than four years. During that time, my priority has been to make the city safer, stronger and more vibrant.
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NBC News:
U.S. will send Ukraine ATACMS long-range missiles for the first time — Some in Washington had resisted supplying the weapons system, known as “attack-ems,” out of fear that would widen the war with Russia. — U.S to give Ukraine an additional $325 million in military aid
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Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
Ted Cruz claims Democrats could parachute Michelle Obama in as presidential nominee — Texas Senator Ted Cruz claimed Democrats could “parachute” Michelle Obama in as a presidential nominee if his theory of President Biden dropping out of the race holds true.
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Max Seddon / Financial Times:
Russian state TV promotes new Tucker Carlson show — Rightwing former Fox News presenter said he was unaware of the “absurd” claim — Russia's flagship state news channel is advertising a new programme hosted by Tucker Carlson, apparently without the firebrand rightwing US TV host's knowledge or consent.
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Politico:
‘Waiting for him to drop out’: DeSantis' influence nosedives in Florida — Some party members view the once-powerful governor as weakened amid his campaign struggles. — TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is losing his clout in Florida. — College boards, stacked …
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Betsy Klein / CNN:
Office of Management and Budget to initiate process of preparing for a shutdown — While the House and Senate remain far apart on a spending deal, the federal government will soon formally initiate the process of preparing for a potential shutdown, participating in the mandatory but standard process …
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Lisa Kashinsky / Politico:
Trump notches another delegate selection rule win in Massachusetts — The state Republican Party on Thursday voted to keep a winner-take-all threshold likely to benefit Trump. — SAUGUS, Mass. — Massachusetts Republicans just handed Donald Trump another win in his quest to tilt state delegate-selection rules in his favor.
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Marshall Cohen / CNN:
Michigan attorney general says fake GOP electors she charged are ‘brainwashed’ — Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said at a recent event with liberal activists that the fake Republican electors from 2020 that she charged were “brainwashed” to keep former President Donald Trump in power …
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Tony Romm / Washington Post:
U.S. braces for calamitous, costly government shutdown in eight days — Federal workers and military service members won't be paid, while federal programs — from some food safety inspections to child care funds — come to an abrupt halt — Millions of federal employees …
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