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Jake Tapper / CNN:
Exclusive: John Kelly goes on the record to confirm several disturbing stories about Trump — John Kelly, the longest-serving White House chief of staff for Donald Trump, offered his harshest criticism yet of the former president in an exclusive statement to CNN.
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Matthew Chapman / Raw Story:
John Bolton: It's ‘entirely possible’ Trump wants his supporters to kill Mark Milley — Former National Security Adviser John Bolton warned CNN's Jake Tapper on Monday that former President Donald Trump may actually want one of his followers to take matters into their own hands and mete …
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Michael Sainato / The Guardian:
Trump says he would prefer to die by electrocution in bizarre campaign rant — Former president and frontrunner for the 2024 Republican nomination delivered the odd remarks during a speech in Iowa — Faced with a litany of criminal charges, Donald Trump on Sunday told a campaign rally …
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump fundraises off fraud trial: ‘Nothing can break me’ — Former President Trump on Monday was quick to fundraise off of his fraud trial in New York after proceedings wrapped for the day. — Trump's campaign blasted out a fundraising email with a subject line of “I just left the courthouse” …
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Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:
New York Post pans Trump's ‘birdbrain’ attack on Haley — The editorial board of the New York Post dissed former President Trump after he attacked Nikki Haley, his former Ambassador to the United Nations and one of the candidates who is challenging him for the Republican nomination for president.
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Associated Press:
Trump says New York fraud case is a ‘scam’: Latest updates
Trump says New York fraud case is a ‘scam’: Latest updates
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Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Trump New York fraud trial ends first day with tax accountant testimony
Trump New York fraud trial ends first day with tax accountant testimony
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Anti-Trump Republicans Won't Save Democracy. Can Anybody?
Anti-Trump Republicans Won't Save Democracy. Can Anybody?
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Associated Press:
Rep. Matt Gaetz files resolution to oust Kevin McCarthy as speaker of the House — Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz filed a resolution late Monday to oust Kevin McCarthy as speaker, setting up a likely showdown vote in the House in the days ahead. The far-right Republican from Florida …
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The Hill:
Gaetz moves to oust Speaker McCarthy — Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) on Monday moved to force a vote on ousting Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), following through with his pledge to do so after the Speaker put a “clean” continuing resolution (CR) to fund the government on the House floor.
New York Times:
Democrats Weigh Whether to Rescue McCarthy From G.O.P. Ouster Bid — Party officials said that without promises to address their policy priorities, the speaker should not count on Democratic votes to save him. — The hard-right threat to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy from his post …
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Democrats can't really save Kevin McCarthy
Democrats can't really save Kevin McCarthy
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Washington Post:
Matt Gaetz files motion to oust Kevin McCarthy as House speaker
Matt Gaetz files motion to oust Kevin McCarthy as House speaker
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Scott Wong / NBC News:
Rep. Matt Gaetz triggers vote to oust Kevin McCarthy from speaker's office
Rep. Matt Gaetz triggers vote to oust Kevin McCarthy from speaker's office
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Catie Edmondson / New York Times:
McCarthy's Speakership Is in Jeopardy This Week After a Threat to Oust Him
McCarthy's Speakership Is in Jeopardy This Week After a Threat to Oust Him
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Ben Collins / NBC News:
What was Elon Musk's strategy for Twitter? — A year after the world's richest man acquired the social media platform, a game plan published by a fired Trump White House staffer provides a clue. — On the day that public records revealed that Elon Musk had become Twitter's biggest shareholder …
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Sebastian Murdock / HuffPost:
Elon Musk Hit With Lawsuit For Falsely Accusing Man Of Being Part Of Neo-Nazi Brawl
Elon Musk Hit With Lawsuit For Falsely Accusing Man Of Being Part Of Neo-Nazi Brawl
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EMILYs List:
EMILYs List Statements on Laphonza Butler's Appointment to the U.S. Senate — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, in response to the news that Gov. Gavin Newsom will name EMILYs List President Laphonza Butler to the U.S. Senate from California, EMILYs List released the following statements:
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Francesca Chambers / USA Today:
Meet Laphonza Butler, the Emily's List president and Kamala Harris ally entering the senate
Meet Laphonza Butler, the Emily's List president and Kamala Harris ally entering the senate
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Insider:
California's newly-appointed senator may not live in California at all
California's newly-appointed senator may not live in California at all
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Nahal Toosi / Politico:
Leaked U.S. strategy on Ukraine sees corruption as the real threat — A report obtained by POLITICO details specific plans to reform Ukrainian institutions and warns Western support may hinge on cutting corruption. — Biden administration officials are far more worried about corruption …
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Julia Davis / The Daily Beast:
Putin's Pals Brag: Elon Musk ‘Really Is Our Agent!’
Putin's Pals Brag: Elon Musk ‘Really Is Our Agent!’
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Agence France-Presse and Politico
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Three in 10 Republicans don't think the Biden impeachment probe will be fair — Leaders of the House Republican conference would like Americans to be under the impression that the party's investigation into the possible impeachment of President Biden is a sober act, one undertaken solely …
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Victoria Prodeline / Monmouth University …:
Little Enthusiasm for 2024 Front-Runners
Little Enthusiasm for 2024 Front-Runners
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Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Clarence Thomas recuses himself as Supreme Court rejects ex-Trump lawyer John Eastman's appeal — Thomas, who is under fire over claims of ethical lapses, was criticized for not recusing himself from a separate Jan. 6-related case because his wife, Virginia “Ginni” Thomas …
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Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
Supreme Court denies Eastman petition, with rare recusal from Thomas
Supreme Court denies Eastman petition, with rare recusal from Thomas
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Bob Inglis / New York Times:
My Fellow Republicans: It's Time to Grow Up — Extremists in my party have threatened to try and remove Speaker Kevin McCarthy for relying on the votes of Democrats to keep the government open. Some of them appear to be authoritarian separatists who reject pluralism …
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Raw Story and Digby's Hullabaloo
Politico:
Bowman camp slams ‘Nazi’ Republicans after fire alarm flap — Republicans have vowed to punish the progressive in the wake of the incident, with one member already introducing a motion to expel him from Congress.
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Michael Lewis / Washington Post:
Play it again, Sam — Inside Bankman-Fried's last year in the crypto game — Most of the people who went to work for Sam Bankman-Fried ended up in jobs for which they were not obviously qualified, and Natalie Tien was no exception. She'd been raised in Taiwan by middle-class parents whose …
Washington Post:
Pentagon official charged with participating in dog fighting ring — Frederick D. Moorefield Jr., a deputy chief information officer, is accused of training fighting dogs for more than 20 years — A senior member of the Department of Defense communications staff has been arrested and charged …
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A.R. Hoffman / New York Sun:
Error in New York's Civil Fraud Case Against Trump Is Flagged by Industry Insiders, Who Say Valuation of Mar-a-Lago Cited by Judge Is Based on a Misunderstanding of Basic Real Estate Practice — Apparent mistake by Judge Engoron surfaces in his use of a Palm Beach County appraisal of Mar-a-Lago that …
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Olafimihan Oshin / The Hill:
Spartz says she'll consider resigning from Congress — Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-Ind.) announced that she'll consider resigning from her position if Congress does not create a debt commission by the end of this year. — “I've done many very difficult things being one woman standing many times …