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Live updates Donald Trump testifying in New York civil fraud trial — Former president Donald Trump took the stand Monday to testify in the civil trial accusing him and his company of committing rampant fraud. He quickly drew warnings from the trial judge for making political statements …
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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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Erica Orden / Politico:
Trump, on witness stand, derides judge, denies fraud and talks of castles and windmills
Trump, on witness stand, derides judge, denies fraud and talks of castles and windmills
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Betsy Woodruff Swan / Politico:
She Tangled with Trump in a Deposition. Here's Her Strategy When He's Under Oath.
She Tangled with Trump in a Deposition. Here's Her Strategy When He's Under Oath.
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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
Ivanka Is Not Going to Save Trump in His New York Fraud Trial—and He's Not Going to Save Himself
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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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Cross-Tabs: October 2023 Times/Siena Poll of the 2024 Battlegrounds — Donald Trump leads Joe Biden in five of six key battlegrounds polled by The New York Times and Siena College.
Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Democrats Express Deep Anxiety as Polls Show Biden Trailing Trump
Democrats Express Deep Anxiety as Polls Show Biden Trailing Trump
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Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
Poll shows Biden support slumping among Michigan Muslims
Poll shows Biden support slumping among Michigan Muslims
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Nahal Toosi / Politico:
U.S. diplomats slam Israel policy in leaked memo — The document offers a window into internal fury at the State Department over President Joe Biden's Middle East policies. — State Department staffers offered a blistering critique of the Biden administration's handling of the Israel-Hamas war …
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Yasmeen Abutaleb / Washington Post:
White House frustrated by Israel's onslaught but sees few options
White House frustrated by Israel's onslaught but sees few options
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Louder With Crowder:
We have obtained EXCLUSIVE access to the Nashville Covenant shooter's manifesto — BREAKING: Nashville Trans Manifesto Leaked “I Hope I Have A High Death Count”; Shooter Specifically Targeted Students With “White Privileges” And Was “Ready to Die” — Louder with Crowder …
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Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Moms for Liberty members call the cops on Florida librarians — Two members of Moms for Liberty, a right-wing activist group, have reported several Florida school librarians to law enforcement. They claimed they had evidence that librarians were distributing “pornography” …
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Chauncey DeVega / Salon:
“Apocalypticism”: Polling expert reveals the root of “panic among conservative White Christians” — “That core belief explains so much of the extremism and the proclivity toward violence on the political right” — This year's American Values Survey, conducted by the Public Religion Research Institute …
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Devin Hughes / The Hill:
More proof that more guns will not save us — Last month in Lewiston, Maine — a state known for its gun culture, where 45 percent of households own at least one gun — a shooter entered multiple locations and killed 18 people and injured dozens of others. If you listen to the common narrative …
Beege Welborn / HotAir:
Barbarians IN the Gates: When Anne Frank Isn't ‘Diverse’ Enough for Germany — This was an interesting story coming out of Germany this weekend. Apparently a wee little town in the country - and it is small, according to everything I could find - wants to change the 53 year old name of its childcare center in the name of “diversity.”
Erum Salam / The Guardian:
Trump administration considered ideological ‘screenings’ of noncitizens — Ice examined implications of expelling foreign nationals from the US for their political beliefs, unsealed documents show — During Donald Trump's presidency, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) …
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Ally Mutnick / Politico:
Senate GOP campaign arm whacks Meijer for entering Michigan Senate race — Meijer “isn't viable” in the primary, the NRSC warned in a forceful statement. — Former Michigan Rep. Peter Meijer's announcement that he would make a run for the state's Senate seat was met with a less …
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Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
Meijer jumps into Michigan GOP Senate primary
Meijer jumps into Michigan GOP Senate primary
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CBS News:
Netanyahu faces rising anger from within Israel after Hamas attack — Jerusalem — Angry protesters paid Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a home visit over the weekend, chanting, “jail now!” They were echoing rising cries from across the country for the veteran Israeli leader to step down.
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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.
US Department of Justice:
Doc Antle, Owner of Myrtle Beach Safari, Pleads Guilty to Federal Wildlife Trafficking and Money Laundering Charges — For Immediate Release — U.S. Attorney's Office, District of South Carolina — WASHINGTON - Bhagavan “Doc” Antle, 63, of Myrtle Beach, S.C., pleaded guilty today …
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