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Jason Beeferman / Politico:
Trump defends dictator comments amid NYC soiree filled with MAGA diehards — At an event with key figures within the MAGA movement, the former president repeated comments that he wants to be a dictator on “day one.” — NEW YORK — The chairman of an Austrian political party founded by ex-Nazis …
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The Daily Beast, The Hill and Wall Street Journal
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Politico:
Playbook: Trump doubles down on ‘dictator’ desire — With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine — DRIVING THE DAY — At an event last night sponsored by the New York Young Republican Club, DONALD TRUMP unsurprisingly defended his comments at a Fox News town hall …
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NBC News and Rolling Stone
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Talk of a Trump Dictatorship Charges the American Political Debate
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The Hill, The Messenger and New York Post
Kelly Garrity / Politico:
Trump the ‘human gumball machine’ will ‘impose his will’ on the nation if elected, Romney says — “A thought or a notion comes in and it comes out of his mouth. There's not a lot of filter that goes on,” he said of Trump. — Some Republicans have read former President Donald Trump's comment …
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The Hill, The Guardian, Axios, NBC News, Washington Times and Breitbart
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Quinn Scanlan / ABC News:
Liz Cheney's plea: ‘Our focus has got to be on defeating Donald Trump’ in 2024 — She sat down with “This Week” co-anchor Jonathan Karl to discuss her new book. — “This Week” co-anchor Jonathan Karl interviews former Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney. — Former Republican Rep. Liz Cheney …
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Washington Post, Washington Examiner, USA Today, The Guardian, Axios, Breitbart and HuffPost
Eva Surovell / The Messenger:
Mitt Romney Says Joe Manchin Is the 'Joe I'd Like to Vote For' in 2024 — The Utah senator, a vocal Trump critic, did not rule out voting for President Joe Biden — Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, on Sunday said he would prefer to vote for Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., come 2024.
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Washington Examiner, The Hill, NBC News and Political Wire
The Guardian:
Republicans to meet allies of Hungary's Viktor Orbán on ending Ukraine aid — Hungarian appearance at two-day event part of Orbán's transatlantic attempt to bolster Russia's war — Allies of Hungary's far-right prime minister Viktor Orbán will hold a closed-door meeting …
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The Kyiv Independent, Saywhat Politics and Political Wire
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Jack Smith reveals sweeping scope of bid to debunk Trump election machine claims — In a new filing, his team described interviewing more than a dozen of the top intelligence officials in Trump's administration. — Special counsel Jack Smith on Saturday sharply rejected Donald Trump's contention …
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Washington Examiner and Raw Story
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Giuliani spread lies about Georgia election workers. A jury will decide what he owes them. — A damages trial begins Monday in a case in which a judge has already ruled that Rudy Giuliani is liable for defamation. — When Rudy Giuliani steps into federal court on Monday …
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The Guardian, New York Times and USA Today
NBC News:
In a reversal, Donald Trump says he will not testify in his own defense in New York fraud trial — Trump was scheduled to take the stand Monday as the months-long $250 million civil fraud trial against him and his company enters its final week. — In an 11th hour reversal …
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Business Insider, KNWA FOX24, KEYT-TV, The Hill, Mediaite and CBS News
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Rashad Simmons / The Hill:
Trump lawyer says he will take stand in fraud trial regardless of gag order
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Raw Story, Civil Discourse …, Fox News, Political Wire and Reuters
Washington Post:
Less appetite — and opportunity — to serve as fake Trump electors in 2024 — Amid a growing number of criminal investigations into the 2020 election, some who once cast electoral college votes for the former president say they would not do it again — Republican Party activist Ken Carroll thought …
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Business Insider, The Nation and New York Times
NBC News:
She's with him: Hillary Clinton steps out as a key player in Biden's re-election effort — Clinton hosted a $1 million fundraiser at her Georgetown home. — WASHINGTON — On the final Monday in November, in a Washington home stately enough to have a name — Whitehaven …
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The Gateway Pundit, Associated Press, Washington Examiner, Politico and HotAir
Ry Rivard / Politico:
I Covered Joe Manchin for Years. He Might Not Care If He Sinks Joe Biden. — The senator's brand of centrism helped him survive West Virginia's rapid transformation from blue to red. But it also helped sow the seeds of the Democratic Party's demise back home.
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Associated Press and The Messenger
Washington Post:
Biden's primary challenger steps up attacks, prompting Trump comparisons — Long-shot Dean Phillips has called Biden a threat to democracy. It is exasperating to some Democrats who are rebuking similar criticisms from Trump, who has tried to deflect from his own embrace of authoritarian stances.
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Business Insider, CNN and Fox News
Daniel Arkin / NBC News:
University of Pennsylvania president steps down amid criticism of antisemitism testimony — The chair of the Penn Board of Trustees announced that Liz Magill has voluntarily stepped down as president of the Ivy League school. — University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill resigned …
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Andrew Zhang / Politico:
Sheila Jackson Lee loses Houston mayor's race to tough-on-crime state senator — The showdown illuminates the faultlines within the Democratic Party over how to deal with crime on a local level. — Democratic state Sen. John Whitmire defeated Democratic Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee …
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