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Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Trump appointee who assaulted Capitol officers on Jan. 6 sentenced to nearly 6 years — “Hell yea I'm going. I'm a Trump appointee,” Federico Klein wrote in a message ahead of the Capitol attack. — WASHINGTON — A former Donald Trump political appointee at the State Department who tried …
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Quinn Owen / ABC News:
Trump State Department appointee sentenced to nearly 6 years for role in Jan. 6 attack — The State Department appointee was involved in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. — LIVE — In this image from U.S. Capitol Police security video, released and annotated by the Justice Department …
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Judge finds Eastman culpable for ethics breaches in 2020 bid to keep Trump in power — California authorities will now present “aggravation” evidence in their effort to strip Eastman of his law license. — A California judge made a “preliminary finding” Thursday that attorney John Eastman …
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Liz Dye / Public Notice:
Trump's Truth Social page is a riot of witness intimidation — Even his lawyers can't really defend it. … On August 6, Alabama man Arthur Ray Hanson, II, left a voicemail threatening Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis with violence if she charged Donald Trump with interference in the 2020 election.
Gianluca Pacchiani / The Times of Israel:
‘A civilian for a civilian’: Nasrallah threatens attacks against Israelis, US troops in region — Hassan Nasrallah says Hezbollah is not intimidated by American threats and by US forces deployed to the region. — “Since the outbreak of the war, the US has threatened to bomb us in Lebanon from its military ships in the Mediterranean.
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Matthew Boyle / Breitbart:
Complaint Calls for Trump New York Trial Judge's Clerk to Be Disbarred for Excessive Political Donations — The top clerk for New York Justice Arthur Engoron, Allison Greenfield, appears to have violated judicial rules preventing officers of the court from making excessive political donations, Breitbart News has learned.
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AJ McDougall / The Daily Beast:
NY Judge Explodes at Trump Lawyer's ‘Misogyny’ After Swipes at Court Clerk
NY Judge Explodes at Trump Lawyer's ‘Misogyny’ After Swipes at Court Clerk
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Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:
Kentucky 2023 Poll: Cameron Catches Up to Beshear in Governor's Race — Home Polls Kentucky 2023 Poll: Cameron Catches Up to Beshear in Governor's Race — Trump Supporters Rally to Cameron as Election Approaches — The final Emerson College Polling survey of Kentucky voters …
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Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
Operation Dark Horse: Surprise entry in 2024 GOP race — has faced long odds before and won. — As an Air Force major and combat pilot, he helped end the military's reluctance to face up to the threat of electromagnetic pulse warfare and start building defenses of strategic bases.
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court to review Trump-era ban on gun ‘bump stocks’ — The Biden administration is defending the ban, which Trump imposed after the mass shooting in Las Vegas in 2017. — WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday stepped into a new gun rights battle by agreeing to weigh whether …
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Marlene Lenthang / NBC News:
Former pilot who allegedly threatened to shoot flight captain once sued DOD against Covid-19 mandate — Jonathan J. Dunn joined the Air Force Reserves in November 2000 and in February 2022 sued the Department of Defense after his request for a religious exemption for the Covid-19 vaccine was rejected.
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Bryan Metzger / Insider:
John Fetterman predicts Joe Manchin is ‘not going to be around much longer’ in the Senate: 'I'm going to get his parking space' — Sen. John Fetterman predicted that fellow Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin won't be “around much longer.” — Manchin hasn't announced 2024 plans.
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Jonathan Lemire / Politico:
Biden expected to skip COP climate summit, trip to Africa — The White House had prepared for a trip to Dubai, and a promised stop in Africa, but the president will likely stay stateside for the remainder of 2023. — President Joe Biden plans to skip an upcoming global climate conference …
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Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court takes up NRA coercion claim against former New York official — The National Rifle Association alleges the then-official's warning that companies faced ‘reputational risks’ by partnering with the group violates its constitutional rights. — WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court …
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NBC News:
Nikki Haley to miss Florida GOP gathering for 2024 candidates — Her absence will make it more expensive for her to get on Florida's primary ballot next year. — Nikki Haley will not be in attendance at this weekend's Republican Party of Florida's “Freedom Summit” — an absence that will cost her campaign $75,000.
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Politico:
Biden weighs border deal — altering asylum law for Ukraine aid — Republicans placed a political lighting rod of an issue squarely into the biggest legislative matter before Congress. — Top Biden officials are preparing Democratic lawmakers and immigration policy advocates for the likelihood …
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Monica Alba / NBC News:
Biden quietly tapped Obama to help shape his AI strategy — Former President Barack Obama advised the White House over the past five months on its plan to address artificial intelligence. — WASHINGTON — Former President Barack Obama quietly advised the White House over the past five months …
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Michael Bachner / The Times of Israel:
Netanyahu: No temporary ceasefire without our hostages released; no fuel into Gaza — In a brief televised statement before the start of Shabbat, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he has told visiting US Secretary of State Antony Blinken that he rejects any temporary halt to the fight …
emptywheel:
Trump's New Appellate Argument about His 100 Million Imaginary Friends — Judge Tanya Chutkan issued her order denying Trump a stay of her gag order on October 29. — That was admittedly a Saturday. Nevertheless, it took Trump four days before he ran to the DC Circuit to cry …
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Chris Geidner / Law Dork:
Chase Strangio on asking SCOTUS to review Tennessee's trans care ban, a Law Dork Q&A — “We are going to the Supreme Court because the Sixth Circuit opinion was catastrophically wrong as a doctrinal matter and as moral matter.” — On Nov. 1, lawyers for Tennessee families and medical providers asked …
NBC News:
Nikki Haley isn't divulging what she said in paid private speeches — The GOP presidential candidate earned between $100,000 and $1 million for each of a dozen appearances. Her team says she didn't keep records of her words. — Nikki Haley doesn't have transcripts …
Insider:
Where does Speaker Mike Johnson sleep when he's in DC? Most likely in his Capitol Hill office — Speaker Mike Johnson is less wealthy than most lawmakers and doesn't appear to have a DC residence. — Several people told Insider that he likely sleeps in his office, like many other lawmakers.
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Rachel Frazin / The Hill:
Court tosses EPA ban on pesticide linked to brain damage in kids — A federal appeals court on Thursday is tossing the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) ban on a pesticide that has been linked to brain damage in children. — The decision from the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals to send …
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Lauren Hatalla / Taking Action Items:
Western Pa. Nurse Charged with Additional Crimes for Administering Excessive Doses of Insulin to 19 More Patients — HARRISBURG - Attorney General Michelle Henry announced dozens of new charges against a western Pennsylvania nurse, who was previously charged with homicide and attempted murder for patients in her care.
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