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Devan Cole / CNN:
Judge Chutkan temporarily freezes Trump gag order in 2020 election subversion case — US District Judge Tanya Chutkan on Friday temporarily froze the gag order she issued on Donald Trump in the former president's federal 2020 election subversion criminal case.
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Michael R. Sisak / Associated Press:
Judge fines Donald Trump $5,000 after post maligning court staffer is found on campaign website — Former President Donald Trump was fined $5,000 on Friday after a disparaging social media post about a key court staffer in his New York civil fraud case was allowed to linger on his campaign website after the judge ordered it deleted.
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Zachary Petrizzo / The Daily Beast:
Trump's Bitter Standoff with Fox News Is Only Getting Worse — Fox News appears to have adopted a policy of no live interviews for Donald Trump. That's bad news for the presidential candidate. … In both of his last presidential runs, Fox News was essential to Donald Trump's success.
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New York Times:
Trump Fined $5,000 for Breaking Gag Order by Leaving Abusive Post Online
Trump Fined $5,000 for Breaking Gag Order by Leaving Abusive Post Online
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Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Judge Fines Trump, Threatens Prison Time for ‘Blatantly’ Violating Gag Order
Judge Fines Trump, Threatens Prison Time for ‘Blatantly’ Violating Gag Order
Brandi Buchman / Law & Crime:
Jack Smith uses Brett Kavanaugh law review article and Trump's own impeachment arguments to slap down Jan. 6 ‘presidential immunity’ claims
Jack Smith uses Brett Kavanaugh law review article and Trump's own impeachment arguments to slap down Jan. 6 ‘presidential immunity’ claims
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CBS News:
Minnesota Rep. Tom Emmer “making calls” in pursuit of nomination for House speaker — WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rep. Tom Emmer is making calls in pursuit of a nomination to become the next U.S. House speaker following the unprecedented removal of Rep. Kevin McCarthy earlier this month, a source close to Emmer has confirmed.
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Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
House Speaker Election: Jordan Loses Secret Ballot to Remain G.O.P. Nominee for Speaker
House Speaker Election: Jordan Loses Secret Ballot to Remain G.O.P. Nominee for Speaker
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Jonathan Nicholson / HuffPost:
Jim Jordan Says He's Not Giving Up On Speaker Bid Ahead Of Another Vote
Jim Jordan Says He's Not Giving Up On Speaker Bid Ahead Of Another Vote
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Hadriana Lowenkron / Bloomberg:
Biden Says Hamas Attack Was to Halt Israel-Saudi Arabia Thaw — US was working to normalize Israel, Saudi Arabia relations — Oct. 7 attack killed more than 1,400 people, 200 taken hostage — US President Joe Biden said Hamas attacked Israel in part to stymie its efforts …
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New York Times:
Can Biden Change How Voters See Him? The Israel War May Give Him a Chance. — Plagued by low approval ratings, the president has projected himself as a world leader. Strategists warn, however, that his re-election may depend more on domestic issues like the economy.
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Ann E. Marimow / Washington Post:
Supreme Court says White House can continue requests to tech companies — The Supreme Court on Friday temporarily allowed the Biden administration to continue its efforts to get social media companies to remove posts from their platforms that the government says are misleading.
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Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court blocks restrictions on Biden administration efforts to remove contentious social media posts
Supreme Court blocks restrictions on Biden administration efforts to remove contentious social media posts
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Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:
Supreme Court won't reinstate Missouri gun law as Thomas dissents
Supreme Court won't reinstate Missouri gun law as Thomas dissents
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United States House Committee on Oversight …:
Comer Releases Evidence of Direct Payment to Joe Biden — WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today announced the committee obtained bank records revealing a $200,000 direct payment from James and Sara Biden to Joe Biden in the form of a personal check.
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Aria Bendix / NBC News:
CDC says skin-disfiguring parasite may be endemic in Texas, present in other states — The CDC identified dozens of Leishmania cases — all without a history of travel outside the U.S. — over a 14-year period. — A parasite capable of causing a disfiguring skin disease may be endemic …
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Jason Koebler / 404 Media:
Mastodon Is the Good One — Join the newsletter to get the latest updates. — Success — Great! Check your inbox and click the link. — Error — Please enter a valid email address. — Earlier this week, friend of 404 Media Katie Notopoulos, who is a great journalist and internet knower …
Katie Pavlich / Townhall:
The Real Reason Hamas Just Released Two American Hostages — According to Israeli officials, Iranian-backed terrorist organization Hamas released two American hostages Friday afternoon for “humanitarian” purposes after kidnapping and holding them in the Gaza Strip for nearly two weeks.
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Stephen Neukam / The Messenger:
Trump World Vows to Tank a Speaker Bid From House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (Exclusive) — 'An Emmer speakership is something that won't go over well in our circles,' one source close to Trump told The Messenger … House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., is angling to be the next House speaker …
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Reuters:
Cairo peace summit grapples with Gaza war as risks to region rise — Arab leaders condemned Israel's two-week-old bombardment of Gaza on Saturday at a gathering of Western and other leaders and demanded renewed efforts to end a decades-long cycle of violence between Israelis and Palestinians.
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Politico:
'It's astonishing': GOP ditches Jordan as speaker pick — It was an unexpectedly fast end to the Ohio conservative's candidacy to lead the chaos-ridden House GOP.
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CNN:
Kenneth Chesebro: Pro-Trump lawyer pleads guilty in Georgia election subversion case, implicates Trump in fake elector conspiracy — Kenneth Chesebro, an attorney who helped orchestrate the Trump campaign's 2020 fake electors plot, pleaded guilty Friday in the Georgia election subversion case …
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Washington Post:
Trump co-defendant Kenneth Chesebro pleads guilty in Georgia election case
Trump co-defendant Kenneth Chesebro pleads guilty in Georgia election case
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Tamar Hallerman / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Jury selection begins in Fulton Trump case amid talk of plea deal
Jury selection begins in Fulton Trump case amid talk of plea deal
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NBC News:
Federal agents found more than two dozen minors working in Ohio poultry plant — The children, mainly from Guatemala, according to local immigration advocates, were working in meat processing and sanitation in a plant run by Gerber's Poultry. — Federal agents found more than two dozen …
Washington Post:
Post-Schar School poll: Abortion is key for Dems., women in Virginia election — Abortion has surged as a key issue for women and Democrats for the Nov. 7 legislative elections in Virginia, the last state in the South to hold out against restrictions on the procedure in the year since …
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