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Ken Meyer / Mediaite:
The Atlantic Dedicates Entire Issue to Warning ‘Fascist’ Trump Poses Dire Threat to America: Second Term ‘Will Be Much Worse’ — The Atlantic announced that their first issue of 2024 will focus on what they believe to be the potentially disastrous consequences of Donald Trump returning to the White House.
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Why a Second Trump Presidency May Be More Radical Than His First — Donald Trump has long exhibited authoritarian impulses, but his policy operation is now more sophisticated, and the buffers to check him are weaker. — Donald Trump has long exhibited authoritarian impulses …
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David Emery / Snopes:
No, Trump Did Not Say 'We've Been Waging an All-Out War on American Democracy' — Trump supposedly spoke of a war against American democracy during a Dec. 2, 2023, campaign stop in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. … Not long after former U.S. President and current Republican presidential candidate …
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The Atlantic:
If Trump Wins — The staff of The Atlantic on the threat a second term poses to American democracy. — For The Atlantic's January/February 2024 issue, 24 contributors consider what Donald Trump could do if he were to return to the White House. Trump's second term, they conclude, would be much worse.
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McKay Coppins / The Atlantic:
Loyalists, Lapdogs, and Cronies
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Graham Kates / CBS News:
Trump seeks “urgent review” of gag order ruling in New York civil fraud case
Politico:
Trump's revenge? GOP braces for daily blasts from ‘orange Jesus’
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senate anti-Trump GOP see Haley as best hope to avoid disaster
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Washington Post:
Comer mischaracterizes Hunter Biden car payment reimbursement to his dad — The payments Hunter Biden made to his father came two years after the elder Biden had left the vice presidency — As House Republicans move toward a floor vote to authorize an impeachment inquiry against President Biden …
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United States House Committee on Oversight …:
Comer Releases Direct Monthly Payments to Joe Biden from Hunter Biden's Business Entity — WASHINGTON—Today, House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) released subpoenaed bank records revealing Hunter Biden's business entity, Owasco PC, made direct monthly payments to Joe Biden.
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Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / TechCrunch:
23andMe confirms hackers stole ancestry data on 6.9 million users — On Friday, genetic testing company 23andMe announced that hackers accessed the personal data of 0.1% of customers, or about 14,000 individuals. The company also said that by accessing those accounts, hackers were also able to access …
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Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Steve Bannon Blasts Fox News as ‘TV for Stupid People’ — “It's a disgrace,” Bannon raged over the right-wing network fact-checking Trump's election lies. — Former Trump strategist Steve Bannon tore into Fox News for cutting away from a Donald Trump speech over the weekend and fact-checking …
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Aidan McLaughlin / Mediaite:
SHOCK: Fox News, CNN, MSNBC Shoot Down Prospect of George Santos Hire
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Ximena Conde / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Hundreds rally for Gaza in Philly, stop to protest outside Goldie falafel shop — Hundreds of protesters marched through Center City and University City to show their support for Gaza and demand a permanent cease-fire. It's the latest in sustained local efforts aiming to call attention …
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Stephen M. Lepore / Daily Mail:
Pennsylvania governor slams anti-Semitic mob who screamed 'You can't hide, we charge you with genocide' into Jewish-owned Philly FALAFEL restaurant …
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Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Opponents of No Labels and other third-party presidential bids launch ads — One ad casts Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Cornel West and Jill Stein as campaigns that are likely to help Donald Trump win a second term in the White House. — A bipartisan group founded to oppose the presidential effort …
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James Politi / Financial Times:
US funding for Ukraine set to run out by end of the year, White House warns — Budget official says failure by Congress to approve further aid will ‘kneecap’ Kyiv — The White House has issued a blunt warning that the US is set to run out of funds to aid Ukraine by the end of the year …
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Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
CNN's Bash has tense exchange over Hamas rapes with Jayapal — CNN anchor Dana Bash pressed Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) on the silence from some fellow progressive leaders on Hamas's use of rape as a weapon of war against Israeli women, in a tense exchange in a Sunday interview.
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NBC New York:
Gold bars featured in Bob Menendez bribery case linked to 2013 robbery, records show — The New Jersey businessman told police he was the victim of an armed robbery in 2013, and asked police recover the 22 gold bars stolen from him. Four of those gold bars were found a decade later …
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Politico:
House GOP throws a party for former Speaker McCarthy — “Is this a going-away party?” one House Republican asked upon receiving the invitation, hinting at the rampant speculation about his future.
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Steven Scheer / Reuters:
Israel investigates possible trading knowledge ahead of Oct 7 Hamas attack — Israeli authorities are investigating claims by U.S. researchers that some investors may have known in advance of a Hamas plan to attack Israel on Oct. 7 and used that information to profit from Israeli securities.
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NBC News:
Koch network faces internal scrutiny after Nikki Haley endorsement — Americans for Prosperity's decision to endorse Nikki Haley for president roiled rank-and-file members of the group who aren't on board. — The political branch of the powerful Koch network is facing scrutiny as operatives chafe …
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Washington Post:
Kari Lake struggles to court moderates, imperiling GOP Senate pickup — Lake's outreach has been met with skepticism after her 2022 gubernatorial campaign resulted in deep-seated resentments — PHOENIX — When she ran for governor of Arizona last year, Kari Lake unapologetically pilloried …
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US Department of Justice:
Former U.S. Ambassador and National Security Council Official Charged with Secretly Acting as an Agent of the Cuban Government — For Immediate Release — Federal prosecutors have charged Victor Manuel Rocha, 73, of Miami, Florida, a former U.S. Department of State employee who served …
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Swiss bank Banque Pictet admits hiding $5.6 billion of Americans' money from IRS — A major Swiss bank admits it conspired with U.S. taxpayers and others to hide over $5.6 billion from the Internal Revenue Service. — Banque Pictet, the private banking division of Pictet Group …
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Will Sommer / Washington Post:
Top Tucker Carlson producer accused of sexually assaulting Fox staffer — A former Fox News staffer is suing the producer — who was fired last spring along with the host — over the alleged assault and the network over alleged sexual harassment and negligence
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Kadia Goba / Semafor:
Republican Senate frontrunner in Montana calls for returning ‘healthcare to pure privatization’ — The Scoop — Tim Sheehy, a lead contender for the Republican Senate nomination in Montana, said earlier this year that he wants to privatize the U.S. healthcare system, according to audio obtained by Semafor.
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Douglas Soule / Tallahassee Democrat:
'That's authoritarianism': Florida argues school libraries are for government messaging — Public school libraries are “a forum for government speech,” not a “forum for free expression,” according to a legal brief. — Florida's government is arguing that school districts have a First Amendment right to remove LGBTQ books.
Politico:
Senators race to save faltering border-Ukraine negotiations — Hanging in the balance is Biden's foreign policy agenda. — Senate negotiators are scrambling to revive bipartisan border talks after the lead Democrat involved warned that talks had reached a major impasse …
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