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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
New book details Trump lawyers' secret meeting with Jack Smith ahead of DC indictment — ABC's Jonathan Karl offers an account of a fateful July 27 meeting in his forthcoming book. — Jack Smith's public image, shaped by his near invisibility since taking over the federal criminal cases …
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The Messenger, Raw Story and CNN
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Mike Allen / Axios:
Scoop: Trump hung up on Kim Kardashian, new Jonathan Karl book says — Former President Trump hung up on Kim Kardashian when she called for help with a clemency case — because he assumed she voted for President Biden, ABC News' Jonathan Karl writes in “Tired of Winning,” out Tuesday.
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The Hill and Political Wire
Jim Messina / Politico:
I Was Obama's 2012 Campaign Manager. There's No Need to Panic Over Biden. — Don't sweat the doom and gloom polling. We've been here before. — As you walk into my office, the first thing you see is a framed magazine cover. It's not from the days of triumph — like in November 2012 …
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Washington Examiner, The Atlantic and The Messenger
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Jonathan Martin / Politico:
Here's How Biden Can Turn It Around — Top Democrats agree that the president needs more aggressiveness, more help from his friends and a few more friends. Liz Cheney, Rahm Emanuel and Mitt Romney can help. — Just under one year before the presidential election, Democrats should be concerned …
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Stack Data Strategy, Washington Post and Power Line
Jill Colvin / Associated Press:
Trump's plans if he returns to the White House include deportation raids, tariffs and mass firings
Trump's plans if he returns to the White House include deportation raids, tariffs and mass firings
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CNN, Reuters, HuffPost, BizPac Review, RedState, The Post Millennial, Vanity Fair, Crooks and Liars and The Messenger
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
A wasteland: Political coverage ignores the threat to democracy
A wasteland: Political coverage ignores the threat to democracy
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Washington Examiner, BizPac Review, Raw Story and Issues & Insights
NBC News:
Tim Scott drops out of the 2024 presidential race — The South Carolina senator has been stagnating in the polls for months despite spending big on early TV ads. — Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina announced Sunday night that he is dropping out of the 2024 presidential campaign.
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Politico, Associated Press, The Hill, Florida Politics, UPI, Breitbart, The Post Millennial, The Daily Beast, Rolling Stone, WJXB, The Gateway Pundit, Wall Street Journal, HuffPost, NPR, Raw Story, The Daily Caller, Twitchy, Washington Post, Bloomberg, CNN, USA Today, PoliticusUSA, CBS News, Honolulu Star-Advertiser, New York Times and Political Wire
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Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
Stephen Miller's “America First Legal” is more dangerous than you think — Miller is a clown. But his organization is racking up wins advancing a deeply reactionary agenda. … You probably know Stephen Miller as an election denier, a perennial Fox News guest, and, most famously …
Michael Balsamo / Associated Press:
Secret Service agents protecting Biden's granddaughter open fire when 3 people try to break into SUV — Secret Service agents protecting President Joe Biden's granddaughter opened fire after three people tried to break into an unmarked Secret Service vehicle in the nation's capital, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press.
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Fox News, USA Today, The Messenger and Washington Examiner
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Marianne LeVine / Washington Post:
Trump calls political enemies ‘vermin,’ echoing dictators Hitler, Mussolini — On Veterans Day, the former president vowed to “root out” his liberal opponents, drawing backlash from historians who say his rhetoric is reminiscent of authoritarians — Former president Donald Trump denigrated …
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Outside the Beltway, Mediaite, The Moderate Voice, HuffPost, The Messenger, Althouse and Raw Story
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Olafimihan Oshin / The Hill:
Raskin says second Trump term would ‘look a lot like Vladimir Putin in Russia’
Raskin says second Trump term would ‘look a lot like Vladimir Putin in Russia’
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The Messenger, HuffPost, BizPac Review, The Guardian, Mediaite, The Gateway Pundit and Washington Examiner
Michael Tomasky / New Republic:
It's Official: With “Vermin,” Trump Is Now Using Straight-up Nazi Talk
It's Official: With “Vermin,” Trump Is Now Using Straight-up Nazi Talk
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HuffPost, Raw Story, Digby's Hullabaloo, The Messenger, The Hill, Forbes and Eschaton
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
How Moms for Liberty and a notorious English teacher exploited a high school student — On October 25, as Popular Information previously reported, two members of Moms for Liberty went to the Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office in Florida and accused public school librarians of felonies …
Axios:
Behind the Curtain: Trump allies pre-screen loyalists for unprecedented power grab … - His top obsession will be the Justice Department, the FBI and the intelligence community — all of which he thinks conspired to investigate him, thwart him, screw him.
Politico:
Sinema left the Democratic party. Democratic donors left her too. — A POLITICO analysis of campaign finance data reveals a tough road ahead if the Arizona independent runs for reelection. — Democratic donors have fled Sen. Kyrsten Sinema since she left the party …
James Landale / BBC:
Ex-PM David Cameron appointed foreign secretary in shock return to government — Summary — Ex-PM David Cameron is made foreign secretary in a shock move as Rishi Sunak reshuffles his cabinet — It is a remarkable return to government for the former Conservative prime minister, in office between 2010 and 2016
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New York Times, Associated Press, Bloomberg, The Guardian, Politico, Raw Story, GB News and The Messenger
Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Trump's New York Trial Promises to Get Even Worse — Donald Trump's bank fraud trial is half-over. But the epic showdown is now merely a prelude to an inevitable fight in New York's higher courts. — Halfway through Donald Trump's bank fraud trial in New York, the former president …
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Raw Story and Washington Times
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NBC News:
‘QAnon Shaman’ who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6 files paperwork to run for Congress — Jacob Chansley, who served about 27 months in prison for his role in the Capitol attack, filed to run for the seat left vacant by Rep. Debbie Lesko, R-Ariz. — Jacob Chansley, the Arizona man known as the …
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Associated Press and BizPac Review
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Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Jan. 6 rioter dubbed “QAnon Shaman” plans to run for U.S. Congress
Jan. 6 rioter dubbed “QAnon Shaman” plans to run for U.S. Congress
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New York Post, The Hill, Washington Examiner, Insider, The Messenger and Mock Paper Scissors
NBC News:
Israel-Hamas war live updates: Al Shifa hospital in Gaza no longer functioning, WHO says … Just now — Erin McLaughlin — TEL AVIV — The situation at Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza is “extremely difficult and dangerous,” the head of neurosurgery at the hospital told NBC News this morning.
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The Messenger, Reason, NPR, New York Times, Just Security, Al Jazeera, Euractiv, Reuters, WJXB and The Guardian
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Hans Nichols / Axios:
Scoop: Internal State Dept. memo blasts Biden, U.S. policy on Israel-Hamas war — An internal State Department dissent memo accuses President Biden of “spreading misinformation” on the Israel-Hamas war and alleges that Israel is committing “war crimes” in Gaza, according to a copy of the memo obtained by Axios.
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The Messenger and The Guardian