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Donald P. Moynihan / New York Times:
Trump Has a Master Plan for Destroying the ‘Deep State’ — I study government bureaucracies. This is not normally a key political issue. Right now, it is, and everyone should be paying attention. — Donald Trump, the former president and current candidate, puts it in apocalyptic terms …
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Erica Orden / Politico:
Trump is fighting an uphill battle in his fraud trial. But it could be years before penalties kick in. — A verdict is expected in December. Here's how the case is going — and what comes next. — NEW YORK — Two months into Donald Trump's civil fraud trial, the case does not seem to be going well for him.
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
With Trump moving closer to renomination, rewriting Jan. 6 attack gains urgency — There is no mystery about the Capitol riot. There is nothing intangible, no unseen engine for what occurred. There is no uncertainty about what happened and why. — But because everything about what unfolded …
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American Greatness and Mediaite
Associated Press:
Trump hints at expanded role for the military within the US. A legacy law gives him few guardrails — WASHINGTON (AP) — Campaigning in Iowa this year, Donald Trump said he was prevented during his presidency from using the military to quell violence in primarily Democratic cities and states.
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Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Trump Doesn't Want to Name His Experts in the Hush Money Case — Trump's lawyers and prosecutors at the Manhattan DA's office are battling over Trump's team naming who they plan to call to the stand in the upcoming hush money trial. … As the Manhattan District Attorney gears …
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Kelby Vera / HuffPost:
Chris Christie Says Trump's Behavior ‘Encourages’ Antisemitism And Intolerance
Chris Christie Says Trump's Behavior ‘Encourages’ Antisemitism And Intolerance
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Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Kushner's Mexican connection
Kushner's Mexican connection
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David Kurtz / Talking Points Memo:
The Rule Of Law Is The Only Thing That Matters In 2024
The Rule Of Law Is The Only Thing That Matters In 2024
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CNN, Washington Post, Washington Examiner, The Mahablog, HuffPost, RedState and USA Today
Mike Allen / Axios:
Scoop: Haberman, Swan sign deal for Trump book
Scoop: Haberman, Swan sign deal for Trump book
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Rolling Stone:
Trump, Who Destroyed Roe, Thinks He Can Run As an Abortion ‘Moderate’ in 2024
Trump, Who Destroyed Roe, Thinks He Can Run As an Abortion ‘Moderate’ in 2024
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Washington Post:
Donations to GOP drop as worries mount about the party's finances — Donors have not cut as many large checks to the RNC in recent years, and the party's small-dollar program has also suffered — The Republican Party's finances are increasingly worrisome to party members …
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Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:
Man pleads not guilty in shooting of 3 Palestinian American students in Vermont — The man accused of shooting three Palestinian American students in Vermont pleaded not guilty to charges at an arraignment hearing Monday. — Jason Eaton, 48, appeared in court virtually …
Arek Sarkissian / Politico:
‘This guy is a charlatan’: University of Florida turns against Joe Ladapo — Colleagues say the state surgeon general rarely is on campus and has “sullied” the reputation of the flagship school. — TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Professors at the University of Florida had high hopes for Joseph Ladapo.
Sam Brodey / The Daily Beast:
Matt Gaetz Is Miraculously More Hated Than Ever in Congress — And that's saying something for a man who was under FBI investigation for allegedly sex-trafficking a minor. … In this unsettled moment on Capitol Hill, truth is relative, chaos reigns, and virtually nothing is for certain.
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Rachel Frazin / The Hill:
Leaked documents show UAE effort to push fossil fuel deals amid leadership of global climate summit — Leaked documents show that fossil fuel pushes were among “potential discussion areas” for the United Arab Emirates, ahead of this year's global climate summit in Dubai.
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Justin Rowlatt / BBC:
COP28: UAE planned to use climate talks to make oil deals — The United Arab Emirates planned to use its role as the host of UN climate talks as an opportunity to strike oil and gas deals, the BBC has learned. — Leaked briefing documents reveal plans to discuss fossil fuel deals with 15 nations.
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Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Why Biden's Weakness Among Young Voters Should Be Taken Seriously — Almost all the polling shows the same pattern. Could the coming campaign restore Democrats' usual advantage? — Could President Biden and Donald J. Trump really be locked in a close race among young voters …
Nikki McCann Ramirez / Rolling Stone:
Netanyahu Welcomes Elon Musk to Israel After Antisemitic Post — The editor of the Israeli newspaper Haaretz bashed the prime minister for giving the “blatant antisemite” X owner a “PR visit” — DAYS AFTER ENDORSING an antisemitic conspiracy theory on X, Elon Musk flew to Israel to meet …
Dan Christensen / Florida Bulldog:
When Peter Antonacci was stricken in governor's office he lay in hallway 24 minutes before anyone noticed — Peter Antonacci, Gov. Ron DeSantis's handpicked choice last year to lead the state's controversial new elections fraud office, collapsed and died in a hallway in the governor's office moments after …
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