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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.
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump describes imprisoned Jan. 6 rioters as ‘hostages’
Trump describes imprisoned Jan. 6 rioters as ‘hostages’
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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.
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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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 …
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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CNN:
How Microsoft is making a mess of the news after replacing staff with AI — False claims that President Joe Biden fell asleep during a moment of silence for victims of the Maui wildfire. A conspiracy theory that the latest surge in Covid-19 cases is being orchestrated by the Democratic Party ahead of the election.
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Jacob Shamsian / Insider:
Donald Trump Jr. asked courtroom artist to make him ‘look sexy’ like an illustration of Sam Bankman-Fried — “Make me look sexy,” Donald Trump Jr. told a courtroom illustrator after he finished testifying Thursday. — The ex-president's son pointed out an image of Sam Bankman-Fried as inspiration.
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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 …
AJ McDougall / The Daily Beast:
NY Judge Explodes at Trump Lawyer's ‘Misogyny’ After Swipes at Court Clerk — Attorney Chris Kise denied he was a misogynist, saying he was “happily married” and had a 17-year-old daughter. — Proceedings at Donald Trump's civil fraud trial in New York grew heated on Thursday …
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Heidi Przybyla / Politico:
Minnesota Supreme Court grapples with Trump's eligibility to run in 2024
Minnesota Supreme Court grapples with Trump's eligibility to run in 2024
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William Vaillancourt / The Daily Beast:
DeSantis Makes Cringey Attempt to Reclaim ‘Bootgate’ Narrative — For some reason, the 2024 hopeful offered to... wear a boot on his head at next week's GOP primary debate? — Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis on Thursday contributed to the seemingly never-ending discourse …
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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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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USA Today:
Mike Johnson, House Republicans pass Israel aid bill, setting up clash with Schumer, McConnell and Biden — Ken Tran Francesca Chambers Riley BegginUSA TODAY — WASHINGTON - The House of Representatives approved more than $14 billion in Israel aid Thursday afternoon setting …
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Catie Edmondson / New York Times:
House Passes Aid Bill for Israel but Not for Ukraine
House Passes Aid Bill for Israel but Not for Ukraine
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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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Dylan Wells / Washington Post:
‘You just gaslit her’: How Dean Phillips' first town hall went off the rails in N.H. — MANCHESTER, N.H. — Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.) says he will host 119 town halls in his long-shot primary challenge against President Biden. If the reception at his first is any indication of the next potential 118 …
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Adam Klasfeld / The Messenger:
Ivanka Trump Loses Court Fight to Block Her Testimony Next Week — The former president's daughter had better luck with her first appeal, which led to the dismissal of the claims against her — The former president's daughter Ivanka Trump lost her effort to pause her testimony on Wednesday …
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Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
Mary Trump says Ivanka Trump will throw her father ‘under the bus’ in fraud trial testimony
Mary Trump says Ivanka Trump will throw her father ‘under the bus’ in fraud trial testimony
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Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
From 9/11 to Benjamin Netanyahu: The world is learning that toxic masculinity can't keep us safe — Feminists have long warned about men who hide incompetence with belligerence — Israel proves them right — In his Oval Office address following the Oct. 7 attacks, President Joe Biden …
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David Rothkopf / The Daily Beast:
Biden and Netanyahu Look Headed for a Breakup on Unqualified U.S. Support for the Gaza War
Biden and Netanyahu Look Headed for a Breakup on Unqualified U.S. Support for the Gaza War
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