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Fourth Trump Co-Defendant Pleads Guilty: Jenna Ellis Takes Deal with Prosecutors in Georgia — Former Trump attorney Jenna Ellis, who was facing four felony counts in the Georgia election case, was sentenced to five years' probation after pleading guilty Tuesday to one felony count of aiding and abetting false statements and writings
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emptywheel:
Trump's Motions to Dismiss Things That Aren't the Charges Against Him — Last night, Trump just met the deadline for filing motions to dismiss his January 6 indictment. — I'm going to lay out what he filed. I'll review them at length in follow-ups. Here's a handy table to understand them.
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Fourth defendant negotiates plea deal with Fulton prosecutors — Attorney Jenna Ellis on Tuesday became the fourth defendant in the Fulton County election interference case to strike a deal with prosecutors. — In exchange for her cooperation, Ellis pleaded guilty to one count of aiding and abetting false statements and writings.
Chris Geidner / Law Dork:
Trump's lawyers argue DC fed'l charges unconstitutional, should be tossed — The lawyers argue the indictment violates the First Amendment, due process, and double jeopardy protections in one of four late-night filings Monday. — In a late-night filing Monday, Donald Trump's lawyers argued …
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Daniel Dale / CNN:
Fact check: Trump falsely claims the US had no terrorist attacks during his presidency — Former President Donald Trump made numerous false claims in a campaign speech Monday in New Hampshire. — Trump falsely claimed that the United States had no terrorist attacks during his presidency.
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Washington Examiner and Breitbart
Christopher Roach / American Greatness:
Gag Order Against Trump Is the Real Threat to Democracy — Deep State is attacking our right to elect the President of our choosing — The reason you have not heard of a gag order on par with the one imposed on former President Trump is that it is highly unusual.
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Politico:
Trump defiant as political and legal worlds collide
Trump defiant as political and legal worlds collide
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Erica Orden / Politico:
Trump presses ‘presidential immunity’ defense in E. Jean Carroll's defamation suit
Trump presses ‘presidential immunity’ defense in E. Jean Carroll's defamation suit
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Brittany Gibson / Politico:
How has RFK Jr. raised all that money?
How has RFK Jr. raised all that money?
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Associated Press:
Trump compares himself to Mandela and rails against Biden after filing for New Hampshire primary
Trump compares himself to Mandela and rails against Biden after filing for New Hampshire primary
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Alex Griffing / Mediaite:
Trump Bizarrely Declares ‘I Was Never Indicted’ After Being Indicted Four Times
Trump Bizarrely Declares ‘I Was Never Indicted’ After Being Indicted Four Times
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Politico:
Playbook: The House's ‘Purge’ moment — Presented by With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross — DRIVING THE DAY — DEBATE UPDATE — CHRIS CHRISTIE now says he has enough donors to qualify for the third GOP presidential debate, Natalie Allison scoops this morning.
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Natalie Allison / Politico:
Christie says he has enough donors to qualify for third debate
Christie says he has enough donors to qualify for third debate
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Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
‘5 Families’ and Factions Within Factions: Why the House G.O.P. Can't Unite
‘5 Families’ and Factions Within Factions: Why the House G.O.P. Can't Unite
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Fox News and Washington Post
Sha Hua / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. State Senator Arrested in Hong Kong After Carrying Gun Onto Flight — Jeff Wilson, who was released on bail, says he didn't realize it was in his bag and that baggage screeners in the U.S. hadn't detected it — A Washington state senator was on a flight from San Francisco to Hong Kong …
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Alan Wong / Bloomberg:
US Lawmaker Arrested in Hong Kong Airport Over Unloaded Gun
US Lawmaker Arrested in Hong Kong Airport Over Unloaded Gun
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Ben Birnbaum / Politico:
‘Netanyahu Got All the Warnings,’ Says Former Head of Israeli Military Intelligence — Former chief of Israeli military intelligence Amos Yadlin on where the war goes from here. — Israeli men pray during a rally calling for the return of more than 200 people captured by Hamas militants.
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Washington Post:
U.S. readies plans for mass evacuations if Gaza war escalates — Officials said that the more than 600,000 Americans living in Israel and Lebanon are of particular concern, but they stressed that an operation of such magnitude is a worst-case scenario — CORRECTION
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Vincent Thian / Washington Examiner:
Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu removed from position following disappearance — Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu was fired on Tuesday, becoming the second high-profile minister to lose his job without official reasons. — His removal marks two months after he disappeared from public view.
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Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Woman charged with homicide of Mika Westwolf — In the early morning of March 31, 2023, Mika Westwolf, a 22-year-old Indigenous woman, was walking on the shoulder of U.S. Highway 93, which passes through the Flathead reservation in Montana. Westwolf was struck by a Cadillac Escalade and declared dead at the scene.
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Missoulian
Michael Kruse / Politico:
‘I Mean, Is This My Party?’ — A new book asks if even anti-Trumpers like Mitt Romney bear some blame for the rise of a man who has destroyed the GOP. — “I have learned through my life experience,” Mitt Romney said, “that it's human to rationalize what's in our best interest.” J. Scott Applewhite/AP
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Punchbowl News:
10/24/23 ☀️ Punchbowl News AM — THE TOP … So you think this is bad, the interminable House Republican race for speaker? — Just wait until we get to the other side of this crisis. … None of the eight candidates for the House's top job has extensive time in a senior leadership role …
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Alexander Ward / Politico:
Ramaswamy: U.S. pulling out of NATO is ‘reasonable,’ as is ‘reevaluating’ UN membership — His stance means at least two of the top four Republicans vying for the presidency are skeptical of America's involvement in post-World War II institutions. — One of the better-polling Republican …
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Rodrigo Orihuela / Bloomberg:
Spain's Sanchez Agrees to Cut Workweek to 37.5 Hours in Deal With Far Left — Acting Premier Sanchez has until Nov. 27 to form a government — It's unlikely that cut to workweek will get final approval — Spain's Socialist Party and the far-left group Sumar agreed to cut weekly working hours …
WWBT-TV:
Republican Party of Virginia mails out thousands of explicit fliers about Susanna Gibson scandal — RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - Election Day in Virginia is two weeks away and Virginia's Republican Party is now taking further steps to warn voters of the online sex scandal surrounding 57th District House Candidate Susanna Gibson.
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Blue Virginia
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Tucker Carlson media company signs its first ad deal — Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson's new media company signed its first advertising deal. — The agreement is with conservative-friendly marketplace app PublicSq., whose shares went public in July.
Jennifer Hansler / CNN:
Exclusive: Paul Whelan told Blinken being left out of prisoner swap with Russia painted a target on his back — Paul Whelan, an American who has been imprisoned in Russia for nearly five years, pressed Secretary of State Antony Blinken in a phone call in August to ensure that he is not left behind again, Whelan told CNN.
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Emily Ngo / Politico:
Santos foes line up to run for his seat. Here's who's in. — The indicted House Republican is due in court again Friday. His Democratic and Republican rivals are preparing for a potential special election. — NEW YORK — The wait to replace indicted Rep. George Santos has lasted longer than his rivals expected.
Olafimihan Oshin / The Hill:
Ted Cruz to be at Game 7 despite Astros fan opposition — Some Houston Astros fans are begging Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas.) to not attend the Game 7 of their American League Championship Series (ALCS) against state rival the Texas Rangers due to bad luck. — Fans of the defending World Series …
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