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Erica Orden / Politico:
Trump under oath: Six things to watch for as the former president testifies — Trump will take the stand in a case that could unravel his business empire. — NEW YORK — On Monday, Donald Trump will leave the campaign trail for a place where he'll still be the center of attention: a witness box.
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The Daily Beast:
Ivanka Is Not Going to Save Trump in His New York Fraud Trial—and He's Not Going to Save Himself — His daughter is the only non-defendant among the Trumps, but Daddy shouldn't expect her to come to his rescue when she testifies. … Former President Donald Trump boasts about his children following in his footsteps.
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Betsy Woodruff Swan / Politico:
She Tangled with Trump in a Deposition. Here's Her Strategy When He's Under Oath. — “Just let him talk. I got exactly what I wanted by letting him talk.” — Former President Donald Trump and his family are accused of fraudulently inflating Trump's net worth in a case that could upend his New York businesses.
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Politico:
Playbook: Trump testimony kicks off a jam-packed week — Presented by With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross — DRIVING THE DAY — November kicked off with a brief reprieve from the drama that engulfed the House — and all of Washington — last month.
Rolling Stone:
Trump and His Lawyers Dare NY Judge to Throw Him in Jail — “When a defendant honestly believes he can't possibly get a fair trial from the judge, one of the tactics is to antagonize the judge to a point of causing reversible errors,” celebrity lawyer Alan Dershowitz says of the strategy
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Joyce Vance / Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance:
The Week Ahead — Look for this week to start off with a bang, as Donald Trump takes the witness stand in New York on Monday. After Donald Trump, Jr., and Eric Trump testified last week to mixed reviews about their effectiveness, Trump himself, volatile temper, toddler-ish lack of self control and all, will take the stand on Monday.
New York Times:
Trump Indictments Haven't Sunk His Campaign, but a Conviction Might — Polls by The New York Times and Siena College show his strength in key swing states, in part because of concerns about President Biden's age. But a conviction could be the difference in 2024.
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Axios:
Behind the Curtain: Biden's race problem — President Biden has a growing race problem. … Now this is an alarming, re-election-threatening, full-blown crisis for the White House. — It's clear from consistent trends across multiple polls that Biden is bleeding support among Hispanic voters …
Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
Poll shows Biden support slumping among Michigan Muslims
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Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:
Virginia's Youngkin says Biden is ‘legitimately elected president’
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CBS News:
If Trump wins, more voters foresee better finances, staying out of war — CBS News poll
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Max Lewis / Fox 59:
Indy police arrest ‘terrorist’ for purposely driving her car into what she thought was a Jewish school — INDIANAPOLIS — IMPD officers arrested a woman, who they labeled a “terrorist,” after she drove her car into a building that she thought was a Jewish school.
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Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:
Boy killed, 5 wounded in Cincinnati mass shooting — A shooter fired 22 shots into a crowd in Cincinnati, Ohio on Friday, killing an 11-year-old boy and wounding four other children and an adult, according to local authorities. — The Cincinnati Police Department on Sunday said the occupant …
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Daniel Kreps / Rolling Stone:
Mike Johnson Admits He and His Son Monitor Each Other's Porn Intake in Resurfaced Video — “I'm proud to tell ya, my son has got a clean slate,” Speaker of the House says of his “accountability partner” — SPEAKER OF THE House Mike Johnson admitted that he and his son monitored each other's porn intake …
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Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
Meijer jumps into Michigan GOP Senate primary — Former Rep. Pete Meijer (R-Mich.) on Monday launched a bid for the U.S. Senate in Michigan, joining a crowded GOP primary for the seat to replace Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) next fall. — “We are in dark and uncertain times …
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Washington Post:
Expect a rough two weeks for Speaker Johnson — Good morning, Early Birds. Welcome to William Lewis, who this weekend was named The Post's next publisher — or as we'll be referring to him, Sir William. (He was recently knighted.) He starts in January. Tips: earlytips@washpost.com.
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Summer Concepcion / NBC News:
Top House Republicans defend IRS cuts in GOP-led Israel aid bill
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Kurt Zindulka / Breitbart:
Watch: Just Stop Oil Climate Crazies Smash Glass Protecting 17th Century Painting with Hammers — Two Just Stop Oil activists were arrested after using hammers to smash the glass protecting the Rokeby Venus painting at the National Gallery in London on Monday morning.
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Linda Greenhouse / New York Times:
Will the Supreme Court Toss Out a Gun Law Meant to Protect Women? — Ever since the Supreme Court agreed in June to hear the government's appeal of a particularly noxious Second Amendment ruling, I had been curious to see which “friends of the court” might emerge on the gun-rights side.
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