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Behind the Curtain — Exclusive: How Trump would build his loyalty-first Cabinet — Former President Trump, if elected, would build a Cabinet and White House staff based mainly on two imperatives: pre-vetted loyalty to him and a commitment to stretch legal and governance boundaries …
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Georgia prosecutors predict jail sentences in Trump 2020 election case — Exclusive: Fulton county prosecutors say in emails their legal careers will continue long after defendants go to jail — Fulton county prosecutors have signaled they want prison sentences in the Georgia criminal case …
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Trump seeks pause in Jan. 6 proceedings amid appeal effort to toss federal case — Former President Trump filed a motion seeking to halt activity in his election interference case after filing a notice of appeal Thursday seeking to override a decision from a federal judge who denied his motion to toss the case.
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Trump on Trial: The Looming Legal and Political Collision — The former president's trial in one of his four criminal cases is scheduled for early March, putting his legal drama and the race for the White House on an unprecedented trajectory. — In the next few months …
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Associated Press, Talking Points Memo and PoliticusUSA
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What Jack Smith Says — The Special Counsel files his 404(b) notice — Jack Smith has filed his 404(b) notice, advising the Court and Trump of other crimes and bad acts committed by Trump that he intends to offer as evidence when the D.C. election interference case goes to trial.
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Adam Klasfeld / The Messenger:
Trump Returns to NY Court as Trial Comes to Close
Trump Returns to NY Court as Trial Comes to Close
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House GOP releases Biden impeachment inquiry resolution ahead of planned vote — The House GOP released a resolution Thursday to formalize its months-long impeachment inquiry into President Biden, with a full House vote planned for next week. — The resolution authorizing the inquiry …
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House censures Bowman for falsely pulling fire alarm
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NBC News:
House votes to censure Rep. Jamaal Bowman for pulling fire alarm
House votes to censure Rep. Jamaal Bowman for pulling fire alarm
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Kayla Guo / New York Times:
House Censures Jamaal Bowman for False Fire Alarm
House Censures Jamaal Bowman for False Fire Alarm
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Debate Performances Fuel Haley's Rise in GOP Nomination Race — New WSJ poll shows the former U.N. ambassador, the focus of attention on Wednesday night's stage, has edged into second place behind Trump — Deft yet serious, quick-witted yet substantive, Nikki Haley's debate performances …
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Five Takeaways From the Republican Debate
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Politico:
Do Trump's rivals know what time it is? — With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine
Do Trump's rivals know what time it is? — With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine
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Kevin McCarthy uses PAC to lavish cash on high-end resorts, private jets and fine dining — Rambling above the rust-colored cliffs of the Palos Verdes Peninsula, the Terranea Resort is known for its ocean views, world-ranked spa and villas that can command $3,000 a night or more.
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Washington Post staffers launch 24-hour walkout — Reporters, producers, editors and business-side staffers are walking off the job as contract negotiations stall and layoffs loom. — More than 700 unionized staffers at The Washington Post launched a 24-hour walkout Thursday …
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Washington Post journalists walk off jobs in one-day strike
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Senator's Son Involved in Police Chase That Killed Deputy — The lawmaker said his child “suffers from serious mental disorders.” — A son of North Dakota Sen. Kevin Cramer was involved in a police chase on Wednesday evening that ended with a crash that killed a deputy, the lawmaker and authorities said.
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House Freedom Caucus Losing Faith in Speaker Johnson After His ‘Ass Whooping’ — ‘Right now, it looks pretty bleak,’ Johnson critic Rep. Eric Burlison told The Messenger — Speaker Mike Johnson signing off on a defense bill that was scrubbed of hardliners' top ideological priorities …
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Washington Times
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CNN to host two GOP presidential primary debates in 2024 — CNN will host two Republican presidential primary debates next month in Iowa and New Hampshire - states that hold the first contests in the race for the 2024 GOP nomination, the network announced Thursday.
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Georgia just obliterated Lucy McBath's district. She says she's not going anywhere. — Democratic-backed groups have vowed to challenge the new map in court again. — Georgia Republicans just shredded Democratic Rep. Lucy McBath's suburban Atlanta district — but she says she will fight to remain in Congress.
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McCarthy's Exit May Create Even More Headaches for the Tiny G.O.P. Majority — The former speaker's decision to leave his seat a year early could affect control of the House, the legislative agenda and his party's efforts to keep its majority in the 2024 election.
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California's Fiscal Outlook — California Entered a Downturn Last Year — Appendix 1: Outlook for School and Community College Funding — Executive Summary — California Faces a $68 Billion Deficit. Largely as a result of a severe revenue decline in 2022‑23, the state faces a serious budget deficit.
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Two Russian Nationals Working with Russia's Federal Security Service Charged with Global Computer Intrusion Campaign — For Immediate Release — Indictment Alleges the So-Called “Callisto Group” Hacked Computers in the United States and Allied Countries, and Stole Information Used …
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What Is Happening at the Columbia School of Social Work? — During orientation at the Columbia School of Social Work at Columbia University, the country's oldest graduate program for aspiring social workers, students are given a glossary with “100+ common terms you may see or hear used in class …
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Texas judge grants pregnant woman's request to get an abortion — A Dallas-area mother found out that her fetus has trisomy 18, a genetic condition that can cause stillbirth or death of a newborn. The court order allows her to end the pregnancy. — A Texas judge on Thursday granted …
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Ukraine, the world's breadbasket, will become its minefield without help — It took me several day-long treks in planes, trains and automobiles to reach Mykolaiv, one of the cities that Ukrainian forces have fiercely defended since Russia invaded in February 2022.