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Dan Froomkin / Press Watch:
Did ‘vermin’ mark a turning point in Trump coverage? — Saturday night was a low point in the elite media's coverage of Donald Trump. — The New York Times put a light-hearted headline on a news article about Trump's Veterans Day address in New Hampshire, in which he vowed to “root out” …
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
How Trump's rhetoric compares to Hitler's — Donald Trump has long toyed with the language of famous autocrats, authoritarians and fascists. Think: “enemy of the people,” “retribution” and the frequent, years-long allusions to political violence. — But even by his standards …
Azi Paybarah / Washington Post:
Trump calling opponents ‘vermin’ draws rebukes from White House, some in GOP — Former GOP representative Liz Cheney warned Republicans about “appeasing this dangerous man” — The White House, President Biden's 2024 campaign and some prominent Republicans on Monday criticized former president Donald Trump …
Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:
Liz Cheney says RNC chair ‘collaborating’ with Trump's ‘Nazi propaganda’
Liz Cheney says RNC chair ‘collaborating’ with Trump's ‘Nazi propaganda’
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Salon, Raw Story, The Messenger, The Moderate Voice, Mediaite, Breitbart and Daily Kos
Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:
Historian Meacham links Trump ‘vermin’ comments to ‘most ghastly kinds of crimes’
Historian Meacham links Trump ‘vermin’ comments to ‘most ghastly kinds of crimes’
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The Guardian, Raw Story, Digby's Hullabaloo, The Messenger, Mediaite, Eschaton, Althouse and Washington Post
Josephine Harvey / HuffPost:
Joe Scarborough Warns Trump Is ‘Going Full-On Hitler’ After Weekend Rhetoric
Joe Scarborough Warns Trump Is ‘Going Full-On Hitler’ After Weekend Rhetoric
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Salon, New York Magazine, Raw Story, Los Angeles Times, Mother Jones, Vanity Fair, Axios, The Hill, Newsbusters, Mediaite, Rolling Stone, Washington Examiner, The Messenger and Daily Kos
ABC News:
‘The boss is not going to leave’: Proffer videos show ex-Trump lawyers telling Georgia prosecutors about efforts to overturn 2020 election — ABC News obtained video from interviews held with Jenna Ellis and Sidney Powell. — Jenna Ellis reads a statement after Ellis pleading guilty …
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The Hill, Mediaite, The Messenger, The Bulwark, Raw Story and New York Times
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.
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Charlie Sykes / The Bulwark:
It's Not the Gaffes. It's the Plans.
It's Not the Gaffes. It's the Plans.
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Raw Story, The Messenger, Insider and The Free Press
Mike Allen / Axios:
Scoop: Trump hung up on Kim Kardashian, new Jonathan Karl book says
Scoop: Trump hung up on Kim Kardashian, new Jonathan Karl book says
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HuffPost, Insider, Raw Story, The Messenger, Newsbusters, New York Post, Deadline, The Hill, USA Today, UPROXX, Rolling Stone, FOX8 WGHP and Political Wire
Eli Okun / Politico:
Playbook PM: The Johnson CR whip count begins
Playbook PM: The Johnson CR whip count begins
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ABC News, Washington Post and Semafor
Nate Silver / Silver Bulletin:
If Biden can't run a normal campaign, he should step aside — Democrats are taking a huge risk either way. But they shouldn't try to get away with a Rose Garden campaign. — It's inherently kind of crazy that American presidential campaigns take more than a year to run, but they do.
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Politico, Newsbusters and Twitchy
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Financial Times:
Only 14% of US voters say Joe Biden has made them better off
Only 14% of US voters say Joe Biden has made them better off
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Global News, Breitbart, Washington Examiner, BizPac Review, Mediaite and Political Wire
Jim Messina / Politico:
I Was Obama's 2012 Campaign Manager. There's No Need to Panic Over Biden.
I Was Obama's 2012 Campaign Manager. There's No Need to Panic Over Biden.
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Insider, Power Line, Forbes, Washington Examiner and The Messenger
New York Times:
Maryanne Trump Barry, Donald Trump's Older Sister, Dies at 86 — A retired federal judge in New Jersey, she supported her brother but, as secret audio recordings revealed in 2019, she could also be scathingly critical of him. — Maryanne Trump Barry, a former federal judge who was an older sister …
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Daily Voice, RedState, CNN, Fox News, Metro.co.uk, Forbes, The Daily Caller, NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth, Breitbart, FOX8 WGHP, One America News Network, TMZ.com, Raw Story, GB News, Insider, The Daily Beast, New York Post, The Hill, PoliticusUSA, abc7NY, The Messenger, KTLA, KFOR.com Oklahoma City and IJR
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Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
The Supreme Court says it is adopting a code of ethics for the first time — The Supreme Court is adopting its first code of ethics, in the face of sustained criticism over undisclosed trips and gifts from wealthy benefactors to some justices. The policy was issued by the court Monday.
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New York Times, HotAir, The Hill, NPR, Politico, Mother Jones, Washington Times, Insider, UPI, Iowa Capital Dispatch, The Daily Signal, One America News Network, Law & Crime, New Republic, Washington Post, The Daily Caller, Washington Examiner, USA Today, Axios, Mercury News, Roll Call, Los Angeles Times, Reuters, Rolling Stone, Bloomberg, Raw Story and CBS News
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Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court adopts code of conduct amid ethics scrutiny — The court has been under pressure to act ever since a series of reports raised questions about whether justices were following ethics rules. — WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday announced it has adopted what it called …
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Jeffries suggests Democrats could support GOP stopgap funding bill — House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) suggested Monday that Democrats may support the Republicans' short-term funding bill to prevent a government shutdown — a sharp change of tone that could pave the way for easy passage …
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CNBC, Punchbowl News, Political Wire, The Post Millennial, NPR and New York Daily News
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Mychael Schnell / The Hill:
Democrat Dean Phillips says he'll vote for Speaker Johnson's CR proposal
Democrat Dean Phillips says he'll vote for Speaker Johnson's CR proposal
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New York Times, HuffPost, New York Magazine, Talking Points Memo, Washington Times, The Messenger, NBC News, Washington Examiner, Fox News and Politico
Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
Mike Johnson's Shady Finances Are Already Coming Back to Bite Him — Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is facing a new ethics complaint over a litany of alleged violations with his financial disclosures. … When newly minted Republican Speaker of the House Mike Johnson was asked on Fox News …
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Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
Who Paid for Mike Johnson to Attend This Conservative Conference?
Who Paid for Mike Johnson to Attend This Conservative Conference?
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New Republic, Raw Story and Political Wire
Ian Millhiser / Vox:
Democrats get surprisingly good news from America's Trumpiest court — The Fifth Circuit decided to obey the law, for a change. — Last Friday, a federal appeals court nudged Louisiana toward redrawing its congressional maps to include a second Black-majority district.
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, The Messenger, CNN, NBC News, CBS News, Breitbart, Honolulu Star-Advertiser, NBC4 Washington, Raw Story, RedState, Metro.co.uk, The Daily Signal, Blaze Media, BizPac Review, UPI, GB News, The Daily Caller, Axios, The Gateway Pundit, One America News Network, The Daily Beast, USA Today, New York Daily News, Washington Examiner, Washington Free Beacon, The Post Millennial, ABC News, IJR and Mediaite
Nikki Schwab / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE - First photos reveal the COCAINE found in the White House: Images of the baggy in cubby hole that sparked White House investigation - and the culprit has still not been found — DailyMail.com uncovered photos through a Freedom of Information Act request
David Smith / The Guardian:
'I'm more worried today than I was on January 6': top conservative's warning to America — Retired judge Michael Luttig is battling to stop a Trump victory - which he says would be 'catastrophic for America's democracy' — Michael Luttig knows the eye of the storm.
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Raw Story and Society for the Rule of Law
Meg Kinnard / Associated Press:
South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott abruptly ends 2024 presidential bid, shocking even his campaign staff — Republican presidential candidate Tim Scott abruptly announced late Sunday that he was dropping out of the 2024 race, a development that surprised his donors and stunned his campaign staff …
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NBC News, CBS News, Politico, ABC News, Washington Examiner, New York Times, Reuters, CNN, Blaze Media, The Guardian, The Messenger, Raw Story, HotAir, Washington Post, Mediaite, Iowa Capital Dispatch, One America News Network, Boston Herald, New York Post, So What, New York Daily News, BizPac Review, RedState, Florida Politics, Fox News, The Hill, Los Angeles Blade, Rolling Stone, Al Jazeera, Wall Street Journal, WJXB, The Daily Beast, Insider, HuffPost, NPR, The Daily Caller, ABC7, Los Angeles Times, NBC New York, Axios, Bloomberg, PoliticusUSA, USA Today, Honolulu Star-Advertiser, Roll Call and The Post Millennial
Eric Hananoki / Media Matters for America:
Pro-Hitler and Holocaust denier account: X has paid me $3,000 in ad revenue sharing — Musk and Yaccarino's X has been placing ads for BetMGM, DraftKings, and FanDuel on the pro-Hitler account — There's more bad news for brands that advertise on X (formerly Twitter): They're helping financially reward pro-Adolf Hitler propaganda.
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TechCrunch and The Times of Israel
Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:
Democrats flipped this Pennsylvania county for first time in 100 years — Democrats gained control of one Pennsylvania county's Board of Commissioners for the first time in 100 years following the concession of the incumbent Republican commissioner on Monday.
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Dauphin County, PA and PennLive
Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Ex-Fox News Reporter Claims Network Fired Him for Calling Out Jan. 6 Lies — Donner, who spent 12 years at Fox News, is now suing the network under D.C.'s human-rights statutes, alleging wrongful termination. — Jason Donner, a former reporter for Fox News, is suing the right-wing network …
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