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Maeve Reston / Washington Post:
Liz Cheney, outspoken Trump critic, weighs third-party presidential run — The former congresswoman says she is determined to stop Trump. Other Trump critics think a third-party candidacy could help him. — Liz Cheney, one of the most vociferous critics of Donald Trump in the Republican Party …
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Kayla Gallagher / The Messenger:
Trump Rips Drudge Report For Covering Him ‘Unfairly’: ‘Site Fell Apart’ — The former president praised the aggregation news site's downfall: ‘I love it!’ — Former President Donald Trump over the weekend slammed conservative news aggregation site the Drudge Report in a Truth Social post for …
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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Wall Street Journal:
Biden's 2024 Challenge: Taking Down Trump's Poll Numbers — Democrats have struggled to budge voters' views of the former president — WASHINGTON—With President Biden struggling to bring his polling numbers up, he and his fellow Democrats are sharpening their focus on a different task …
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Ishaan Tharoor / Washington Post:
The fear of a looming Trump dictatorship — You're reading an excerpt from the Today's WorldView newsletter. Sign up to get the rest free, including news from around the globe and interesting ideas and opinions to know, sent to your inbox every weekday. — Former congresswoman Liz Cheney …
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David Emery / Snopes:
No, Trump Did Not Say 'We've Been Waging an All-Out War on American Democracy'
No, Trump Did Not Say 'We've Been Waging an All-Out War on American Democracy'
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Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Opponents of No Labels and other third-party presidential bids launch ads
Opponents of No Labels and other third-party presidential bids launch ads
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Anne Applebaum / The Atlantic:
Trump Will Abandon NATO
Trump Will Abandon NATO
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Nikki McCann Ramirez / Rolling Stone:
Trump Insists He Was ‘Angry’ and ‘Eating Too Much’ After Jan. 6
Trump Insists He Was ‘Angry’ and ‘Eating Too Much’ After Jan. 6
The Atlantic:
If Trump Wins — The staff of The Atlantic on the threat a second term poses to American democracy.
If Trump Wins — The staff of The Atlantic on the threat a second term poses to American democracy.
Graham Kates / CBS News:
Trump seeks “urgent review” of gag order ruling in New York civil fraud case
Trump seeks “urgent review” of gag order ruling in New York civil fraud case
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Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Talk About Abortion, Don't Talk About Trump: Governors Give Biden Advice
Talk About Abortion, Don't Talk About Trump: Governors Give Biden Advice
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McKay Coppins / The Atlantic:
Loyalists, Lapdogs, and Cronies
Loyalists, Lapdogs, and Cronies
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Dylan Wells / Washington Post:
Four GOP presidential candidates qualify for fourth primary debate — Four Republican candidates will take the stage in Tuscaloosa on Wednesday night, and former president Donald Trump will once again skip the event. — Four Republican candidates will take the stage in Tuscaloosa …
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New York Times:
Some Republicans Have a Blunt Message for Chris Christie: Drop Out — Several anti-Trump Republican donors and strategists are pushing Mr. Christie to end his presidential campaign and back Nikki Haley. — Chris Christie, the former governor of New Jersey, has traveled the world in his quest …
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senate anti-Trump GOP see Haley as best hope to avoid disaster
Senate anti-Trump GOP see Haley as best hope to avoid disaster
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Matt Holt / The Messenger:
Messenger Poll: Haley, DeSantis Far Behind in Head-to-Head Matchups Against Trump (Exclusive)
Messenger Poll: Haley, DeSantis Far Behind in Head-to-Head Matchups Against Trump (Exclusive)
New York Times:
Republicans Weigh New Debate Rules That Could Lead to More Onstage Clashes
Republicans Weigh New Debate Rules That Could Lead to More Onstage Clashes
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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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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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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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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
SHOCK: Fox News, CNN, MSNBC Shoot Down Prospect of George Santos Hire
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Political Wire and HuffPost
Business Insider:
John Fetterman paid George Santos $343 for a Cameo to troll Bob Mendendez — George Santos was expelled from Congress last week. — Now he's on Cameo. — John Fetterman bought a video from Santos to troll Bob Menendez, who is under investigation for bribery.
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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.
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James Bikales / Politico:
Congress provided $7.5B for electric vehicle chargers. Built so far: Zero. — The sluggish rollout could undermine President Joe Biden's reelection messaging promoting electric vehicles. — Congress at the urging of the Biden administration agreed in 2021 to spend $7.5 billion to build tens …
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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