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Michael R. Sisak / Associated Press:
Judge rules Donald Trump defrauded banks, insurers while building real estate empire — A judge ruled Tuesday that Donald Trump committed fraud for years while building the real estate empire that catapulted him to fame and the White House. Judge Arthur Engoron, ruling in a civil lawsuit brought …
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New York Times:
Judge Finds Trump Inflated Property Values, a Victory for New York A.G. — The decision will simplify the path for Attorney General Letitia James, who has accused former President Donald J. Trump of overvaluing his holdings by as much as $2.2 billion. — The New York attorney general won …
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Erik Larson / Bloomberg:
Trump Found Liable for Fraud in New York Attorney General's Case — A New York judge ruled Donald Trump is liable for fraud for exaggerating his net worth by billions of dollars a year on financial records submitted to banks and insurers, a major victory for the state's attorney general …
ABC News:
Judge rules Trump engaged in repeated fraud, effectively deciding central question in $250M civil trial — The civil case is scheduled to go to trial on Oct. 2. — Former President Donald Trump submitted “fraudulent valuations” for assets that were then used by himself …
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Erica Orden / Politico:
Trump fraudulently inflated his net worth by up to $2.2 billion, New York judge rules — The ruling is a major blow for Trump and his business empire in the run-up to a civil fraud trial. — NEW YORK — A state judge on Tuesday found Donald Trump and his company liable for fraud for inflating …
Alex Thompson / Axios:
Scoop: Biden team's don't-let-him-trip mission … - With a physical therapist, Biden has been doing exercises to improve his balance as far back as November 2021. — Since his stumble in June, he has been wearing tennis shoes more often to avoid slipping — and using the short stairs on Air Force One …
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Katie Rogers / New York Times:
Biden Joins U.A.W. Strike — President Heads to Picket Line in Michigan to Court Autoworkers — President Biden is traveling to Michigan a day before former President Donald J. Trump makes his own visit, as the two men offer dueling messages to a powerful voting bloc in a key swing state.
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Peter Nicholas / NBC News:
Biden makes history by joining striking autoworkers on the picket line
Biden makes history by joining striking autoworkers on the picket line
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HuffPost:
President Joe Biden Visits Auto Workers Picket Line In Michigan
President Joe Biden Visits Auto Workers Picket Line In Michigan
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Washington Post:
Inside the spending cuts House Republicans are fighting for — Good morning, Early Birds. If you like Kehinde Wiley's famous portrait of former president Barack Obama, check out his new exhibition of portraits of 11 African leaders. Tips: earlytips@washpost.com. Thanks for waking up with us.
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Washington Post:
Bending to far right, McCarthy pushes steep safety net cuts in shutdown battle — Republican House speaker embraces major spending reductions in trying to win conservative support for funding bill — Cutting housing subsidies for the poor by 33 percent as soaring rents drive a national affordability crisis.
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New York Times:
New Senate Proposal Aims to Head Off Weekend Government Shutdown — An agreement between Senate Republicans and Democrats would keep agencies open through mid-November and provide billions in aid for Ukraine and disaster relief. But House Republicans are likely to balk.
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CNN:
Cassidy Hutchinson's new book reveals a Trump White House even more chaotic than previously known — In her new book “Enough,” former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson paints the closing days of the Trump White House as even more chaotic and lawless than she previously disclosed in her shocking televised testimony last summer.
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Betsy Klein / CNN:
Commander Biden bites another Secret Service agent, the 11th known incident — President Joe Biden's younger dog, Commander, bit another US Secret Service agent at the White House Monday evening, CNN has learned, the 11th known biting incident involving the 2-year-old German Shepherd.
CBS News:
CBS News poll: Trump leads in Iowa and New Hampshire, where retail campaigning hasn't closed the gap — The conventional wisdom is that retail politics — the door-knocking, hand-shaking grassroots campaigning for months before the primaries — make Iowa and New Hampshire different from what we see nationally.
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Christopher Cadelago / Politico:
Trump is crushing it in California. His rivals are ‘in denial.’
Trump is crushing it in California. His rivals are ‘in denial.’
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Michelle Cottle / New York Times:
What Is J.D. Vance's Angle?
What Is J.D. Vance's Angle?
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Federal Trade Commission:
FTC Sues Amazon for Illegally Maintaining Monopoly Power — Amazon's ongoing pattern of illegal conduct blocks competition, allowing it to wield monopoly power to inflate prices, degrade quality, and stifle innovation for consumers and businesses — The Federal Trade Commission …
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Fulton DA prosecuting Trump, Young Thug says her family has been threatened — 'It's been very troubling,' Fani Willis tells event crowd — X — Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, whose office is prosecuting cases involving former President Donald Trump …
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
The GOP's defenses of Bob Menendez, and what they ignore — The dam is breaking on Democrats urging Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) to resign. They responded with cautious silence Friday after the Justice Department announced Menendez's indictment on bribery charges; by Tuesday …
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Christopher Maag / New York Times:
Booker Says Menendez Should Resign, Breaking Silence
Booker Says Menendez Should Resign, Breaking Silence
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Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Supreme Court won't let Alabama use disputed House map for 2024 — The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused Alabama's request to hold 2024 elections under a new congressional map judged to be an unlawful attempt to diminish the power of the state's Black voters.
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Adam Klasfeld / The Messenger:
Pro-Trump Lawyer Tells Georgia Judge ‘Less Than Two Months’ of Legal Advice Isn't Racketeering — Ken Chesebro says his role in the alleged conspiracy fell “well short of the substantial period of time” required for a RICO prosecution — A Facebook icon representing an external link …
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NBC News:
NBC News poll shows GOP with largest-ever lead on the economy — First Read is your briefing from the NBC News Political Unit on the day's most important political stories and why they matter. — Happening this Tuesday: President Biden joins UAW picket line in Michigan at noon ET …
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Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
Poll: Republicans have advantages on immigration, crime and the economy
Poll: Republicans have advantages on immigration, crime and the economy
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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Hunter Biden sues former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani over infamous laptop — Hunter Biden sued former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani and another attorney over alleged violations of computer fraud and data access related to a laptop computer Biden is said to have left at a Delaware repair shop.
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Politico:
McCarthy pushes for Biden meeting with shutdown 5 days away — GOP leaders hope they'll be able to pass a handful of spending bills this week, believing it will give them a stronger hand in negotiations. Their first test will be Tuesday night.
Chris Geidner / Law Dork:
Fifth Circuit halts “religious-liberty training” order the day before it was to take place — The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit was in rare form on Monday, even for the most conservative appeals court in the nation. — We'll take things in reverse order …
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Politico:
Trump expands criminal defense team — Emil Bove, a former federal prosecutor, and Kendra Wharton, a white collar defense lawyer, joined the former president's legal team after the abrupt departures of three Trump attorneys over the summer. — Donald Trump has added at least two veteran attorneys …
Fox News:
Hunter Biden received $250K wires originating in Beijing with beneficiary address listed as Joe Biden's home — EXCLUSIVE: Hunter Biden received wires that originated in Beijing for more than $250,000 from Chinese business partners during the summer of 2019 — wires that listed the Delaware home …
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Pilar Melendez / The Daily Beast:
Decapitation Victim's Dad Pleads for Leniency for Sex Killer — “Everybody makes bad choices,” Michael Thyrion said of Taylor Schabusiness. — Warning: This story contains graphic description of violence. — A Wisconsin woman on Tuesday was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility …
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