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Patrick Marley / Washington Post:
Wisconsin Trump electors settle lawsuit, agree Biden won in 2020 — MADISON, Wis. — In a legal settlement Wednesday, the 10 Republicans who signed official-looking paperwork falsely purporting Donald Trump won Wisconsin in 2020 have agreed to withdraw their inaccurate filings …
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Thomas B. Edsall / New York Times:
‘This Is Grim,’ One Democratic Pollster Says — The predictive power of horse-race polling a year from the presidential election is weak at best. The Biden campaign can take some comfort in that. — But what recent surveys do reveal is that the coalition that put Biden in the White House …
Politico:
‘Test case’ for America: Colorado's top court poised to weigh Trump's eligibility to run again — A Wednesday argument brings the question of Trump's eligibility under the 14th Amendment one step closer to the Supreme Court. — The most potent effort to disqualify Donald Trump …
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Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
Trump is hiding his fascist plans in plain sight — Trump's nightmarish scheme was leaked to the New York Times — and yes, it was on purpose — Watching cable news is a frequent source of despair, but one especially fraught spiral occurred Monday while subjecting myself to “Morning Joe” on MSNBC.
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Fox News:
Here are the top moments from Trump's ‘Hannity’ town hall — Trump touched on topics ranging from President Biden to dictatorships — Former President Trump joined Fox News' “Hannity” on Tuesday night for a town hall discussion on the GOP presidential primary, President Biden, dictatorships, and more.
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Associated Press:
Trump declines to rule out abusing power to seek retribution if he returns to the White House — NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump declined to rule out abusing power if he returns to the White House after Fox News Channel host Sean Hannity asked him Tuesday to respond to growing Democratic criticism of his rhetoric.
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Susan Heavey / Reuters:
Liz Cheney weighs third-party US presidential run, says Trump threatens democracy
Liz Cheney weighs third-party US presidential run, says Trump threatens democracy
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William Vaillancourt / The Daily Beast:
Trump Refuses to Tell Hannity He Will Not Abuse Power if Re-Elected
Trump Refuses to Tell Hannity He Will Not Abuse Power if Re-Elected
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Kevin McCarthy / Wall Street Journal:
My Next Chapter — I'm leaving the House but not the fight. — I'm an optimist. How could I not be? I'm the son of a firefighter. For 17 years I've served in the same congressional seat—the same office in which I was once denied an internship. Only in America.
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Washington Post:
Former speaker Kevin McCarthy will retire from Congress at end of year — Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), the former House speaker who was ousted from his position in October in a revolt by hard-right members, will not seek reelection to his congressional seat and will retire from Congress …
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Olivia Beavers / Politico:
McCarthy plans to resign from Congress by end of year — “I have decided to depart the House at the end of this year to serve America in new ways. I know my work is only getting started,” the ousted speaker wrote. — Kevin McCarthy is officially leaving Congress.
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Erin B. Logan / Los Angeles Times:
Kevin McCarthy will retire from Congress at end of year
Kevin McCarthy will retire from Congress at end of year
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Ella Lee / The Hill:
Trump says he told son Eric not to testify at fraud trial — Former President Trump says he directed his second eldest son, Eric Trump, not to testify again in the New York fraud trial threatening the family's business empire. — “Eric has already testified, PERFECTLY …
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Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Trump's Lawyers Keep Trying Hopeless Hail Marys in Court
Trump's Lawyers Keep Trying Hopeless Hail Marys in Court
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Raw Story
Politico:
Dems assess wreckage of border talks: ‘They never should have started’ — With a foreign aid package slated to go down on the Senate floor Wednesday, Democrats aren't hiding their frustration that border policies ever became linked to cash for Ukraine and Israel.
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NBC News:
Republicans storm out of briefing as Congress battles over Israel and Ukraine aid package
Republicans storm out of briefing as Congress battles over Israel and Ukraine aid package
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Associated Press:
US files war crime charges against Russians accused of torturing an American in the Ukraine invasion — WASHINGTON (AP) — Four Russian men accused of torturing an American during the invasion of Ukraine have been charged with war crimes in a case that's the first of its kind, the Justice Department announced on Wednesday.
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Sarah Jones / New York Magazine:
America's White Evangelical Problem — When the journalist Tim Alberta's father unexpectedly died, another ordeal awaited Tim. His father had pastored the Cornerstone Evangelical Presbyterian church in Michigan, where the Alberta family now gathered to honor his life alongside the congregation the father had nurtured.
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Raw Story and Newsbusters
Daniel Arkin / NBC News:
Norman Lear, boundary-breaking TV master and progressive activist behind ‘All in the Family,’ dies at 101 — Lear created or developed some of the most seminal comedies in television history, including “Sanford and Son,” “Maude,” “Good Times,” “The Jeffersons” and “One Day at a Time.”
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Chris Morris / Variety:
Norman Lear, TV Legend, Dies at 101
Norman Lear, TV Legend, Dies at 101
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Judd Legum / Popular Information:
The report AT&T didn't want to produce — Last Friday, AT&T quietly published an extraordinary document. For the first time ever, the company released a “political congruency report.” The report, which covers the year 2022, looks at the “[s]tate and federal elected officials to whom AT&T …
Matt Vespa / Townhall:
Are We Shocked a Dem Rep Said This About Florida and Texas? — It's one of those moments where you hear Winston Churchill's remarks about democracy: the most significant argument against it is five minutes with the average voter. Yes, we're a constitutional republic, but you get the point.
Steven Nelson / New York Post:
Hunter Biden got staggering $4.9M from ‘sugar brother’ Kevin Morris: IRS whistleblower — WASHINGTON — Hunter Biden received a whopping $4.9 million from Hollywood lawyer Kevin Morris in a three-year period, according to an IRS agent who investigated the president's son for alleged tax evasion.
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Johnny Rubin / House Committee on Ways and Means:
Newly Released Evidence Underscores Joe Biden's Excessive Use of a Secret Email Address to Communicate with his Son's Business Associates
Newly Released Evidence Underscores Joe Biden's Excessive Use of a Secret Email Address to Communicate with his Son's Business Associates
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Grayson Everett / Yellowhammer News:
Katie Britt: For a secure border, a strong homeland, and a safe world - President Trump is the choice in 2024 — When I announced my candidacy for the United States Senate in 2021, I made my motivation clear: Wesley and I want to preserve the American Dream for our children - and for generations to come.
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The Hill, The Messenger, NBC News and Florida Politics
Ben Smith / Semafor:
George Santos is earning six figures from Cameo videos — The Scene — Just before 6 p.m. on Tuesday, George Santos was at Best Buy on Northern Boulevard in Queens. — Santos, whose biography on the celebrity video platform Cameo identifies him as a “Former congressional ‘Icon’!
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NBC News:
Morgan Wallen says there's ‘no excuse’ for his past use of a racial slur — The country singer addressed a years-old video that showed him using the n-word in an interview with Billboard. — In his first interview in two years, country superstar Morgan Wallen addressed the controversy …
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The Daily Beast, The Messenger and Variety
Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
Trump super PAC paints Biden as ‘dictator’ after remarks spark controversy — A super PAC supporting former President Trump called President Biden a “dictator” on Wednesday, seeking to turn the tables after Trump said in a town hall that he won't be a dictator if reelected “except for Day One.”
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The Messenger
Stephen Neukam / The Messenger:
GOP Decision to Blur Jan. 6 Faces Has Democrats ‘Deeply Troubled’ — 'They don't get a chance to alter that footage for the American people to be the best judge,' Rep. Annie Kuster told The Messenger — JWPlayer — House Democrats excoriated House Speaker Mike Johnson's decision to blur …
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Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:
Cheney blasts GOP for blurring faces in Jan. 6 tapes: Nothing ‘can change the facts’
Cheney blasts GOP for blurring faces in Jan. 6 tapes: Nothing ‘can change the facts’
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The Daily Beast