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Politico:
Special counsel reveals plans to use Trump's phone data at trial — Jack Smith indicated that he plans to call an expert witness who extracted and reviewed data copied from Trump's phone. — Special counsel Jack Smith has extracted data from the cell phone Donald Trump used while in the White House …
Discussion:
Axios, The Messenger and Political Wire
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Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Special Counsel asks Supreme Court to immediately decide Trump immunity question — A federal judge had rejected former President Donald Trump's immunity claim over his prosecution in election interference case. — WASHINGTON — Special Counsel Jack Smith on Monday asked the Supreme Court …
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New York Times:
Special Counsel Asks Supreme Court to Decide Whether Trump Is Immune From Prosecution — The request was unusual in two ways: Jack Smith asked the justices to rule before an appeals court acted, and he urged them to move with exceptional speed. — Jack Smith, the special counsel prosecuting …
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The Hill, The Reactionary, Blaze Media, The Gateway Pundit, Axios, SCOTUSblog, Mediaite, Althouse, Washington Examiner, Politico, Raw Story and The Messenger
Politico:
Jack Smith asks Supreme Court to keep Trump trial on track
Jack Smith asks Supreme Court to keep Trump trial on track
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Raw Story, Mediaite, The Daily Caller, The Messenger and The Gateway Pundit
Associated Press:
Special counsel Jack Smith asks the Supreme Court to rule quickly on whether Trump can be prosecuted
Special counsel Jack Smith asks the Supreme Court to rule quickly on whether Trump can be prosecuted
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Adam Klasfeld / The Messenger:
Trump Isn't Entitled to Appeal Gag Order to New York's Top Court, State AG Argues
Trump Isn't Entitled to Appeal Gag Order to New York's Top Court, State AG Argues
Discussion:
Raw Story, The Hill, Mother Jones and KEYT-TV
Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Trump Has Found a Dangerous Workaround to Gag Orders
Trump Has Found a Dangerous Workaround to Gag Orders
Discussion:
One America News Network, Raw Story and Law & Crime
Paul J. Weber / Associated Press:
Texas woman who sought court permission for abortion leaves state for the procedure, attorneys say — A pregnant Texas woman who sought court permission for an abortion in an unprecedented challenge to one of the most restrictive bans in the U.S. has left the state to obtain the procedure, her attorneys said Monday.
Discussion:
New York Times, USA Today, The Hill, Raw Story, Digby's Hullabaloo, Rolling Stone, Associated Press, PoliticusUSA, CBS News, Political Wire and Crooked Media
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
The Texas abortion case blows up the abortion ban rationale — Abortion rights activists, medical professionals and ordinary women warned the Supreme Court in advance of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision: Legislatures cannot dictate medical decisions without creating horrendous injustices and medical travesties.
Discussion:
New York Times, Eschaton and Saywhat Politics
NBC News:
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's latest move on abortion highlights Democrats' 2024 push — In an interview with NBC News before repealing a remaining state restriction on abortion, Whitmer said, “When you stay in the fight, you can win.” — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Monday repealed …
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The Detroit News, The Daily Caller, Washington Examiner and Michigan Advance
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CNN:
CNN Polls: Trump leads Biden in Michigan and Georgia as broad majorities hold negative views of the current president — Former President Donald Trump has the upper hand over President Joe Biden in two critical battleground states - Michigan and Georgia - with broad majorities …
Stephen Neukam / The Messenger:
House to Vote on Impeachment Probe Wednesday — Republicans argue it is an essential step in getting past what they call the Biden administration's ‘stonewalling’ of their impeachment probe — House Republicans are expected to schedule a floor vote on Wednesday to formally authorize …
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Reuters, NBC News, Talking Points Memo and CNN
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CNN:
House Speaker Mike Johnson pursues impeachment strategy he once said could cause ‘irreparable damage’ to the country
House Speaker Mike Johnson pursues impeachment strategy he once said could cause ‘irreparable damage’ to the country
Discussion:
RedState, Raw Story, IJR, BizPac Review, The Daily Caller and Roll Call
David Weigel / Semafor:
Dean Phillips: Biden impeachment probe ‘perhaps makes him unelectable’
Dean Phillips: Biden impeachment probe ‘perhaps makes him unelectable’
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The Messenger, The Hill, NBC News, Fox News, New York Times and Politico
Brianne Pfannenstiel / Des Moines Register:
Iowa Poll: Donald Trump holds overwhelming lead; Ron DeSantis edges ahead of Nikki Haley — A new nationally renowned Iowa Poll shows that a shrinking field has only made Donald Trump's lead grow as Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis fail to capitalize on powerful endorsements
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AJ McDougall / The Daily Beast:
Project Veritas CEO Jumps Ship After Finding ‘Evidence of Past Illegality’ — ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST — Hannah Giles, the CEO of conservative nonprofit Project Veritas, announced her resignation “effective immediately” on Monday, saying she'd unwittingly “stepped into an unsalvageable mess” upon taking the job earlier this year.
Discussion:
CNN, Mediaite, The Messenger, Lawyers, Guns & Money and Political Wire, more at Mediagazer »
Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
“Bombshell”: Does Harvard's President Also Have a Plagiarism Scandal? Update: Billionaire donor demands Gay's firing — Isn't the anti-Semitism and hypocrisy scandal enough for Claudine Gay? Harvard's board has gotten very quiet over the past week after its president's congressional testimony outraged practically everyone.
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Washington Free Beacon, Axios, CNN and Twitchy
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Ariel Wittenberg / Politico:
A deadly delivery highlights ‘falsified’ heat records at USPS — The Postal Service allegedly doctored heat training records of thousands of mail carriers. One of them died on a blistering day in June. — Eugene Gates, a Dallas letter carrier for the Postal Service, died of heat exposure in June.
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Daily Kos
CNN:
Rudy Giuliani defamation damages trial set to begin in DC — Rudy Giuliani's defamation damages trial is set to begin Monday as the court considers the monetary damages the former Donald Trump attorney must pay two election workers. — The trial, which is expected to last four days …
US Department of Justice:
Dover Man Arrested and Charged with Threatening to Kill a Presidential Candidate — For Immediate Release — U.S. Attorney's Office, District of New Hampshire — CONCORD - A Dover man has been arrested and charged in connection with sending text messages that threatened a presidential candidate …
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NBC Boston, New York Times, ABC News, Blaze Media, CNBC, Breitbart, The Daily Caller, Axios, The Guardian, The Daily Beast and NewsNation
Washington Post:
Israel used U.S.-supplied white phosphorus in Lebanon attack — DHEIRA, Lebanon — Israel used U.S.-supplied white phosphorus munitions in an October attack in southern Lebanon that injured at least nine civilians in what a rights group says should be investigated as a war crime …
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Washington Examiner, The Messenger, New York Times, inews.co.uk, The Hill, NBC 7 San Diego and Intersectional Praxis
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Matt Berg / Politico:
US ‘concerned’ about reports that Israel used white phosphorous, Kirby says
US ‘concerned’ about reports that Israel used white phosphorous, Kirby says
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CAIR, NDTV, The Messenger and Reuters
Allysia Finley / Wall Street Journal:
Trump as Dictator Is a Classic Case of Projection — Biden and his supporters try to excuse and deflect attention from their own authoritarian actions. — If you haven't heard, Donald Trump and his MAGA Republicans are planning a coup. “A Trump dictatorship is increasingly inevitable …
Discussion:
Raw Story
New York Times:
House Takes Up Long-Building Debate Over Rival Surveillance Bills — The fight over privacy and national security, which has scrambled partisan lines, will come to a head with an unusual double vote on the floor. — A long-simmering debate over a powerful surveillance tool is coming to a head in Congress …
Discussion:
Washington Times, The Hill and Wired
Washington Post:
As advertisers flee Musk's X, Democrats splurge on political ads — Democratic candidates, including Musk's most vocal critics, have spent over a million dollars to run thousands of political ads on X — Advertisers are fleeing Elon Musk's X amid rising concerns that the social media site …
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Breitbart, BizPac Review, The Messenger, New York Magazine and The Hill, more at Techmeme »
Karl Mathiesen / Politico:
Greens erupt as fossil fuel ‘phaseout’ is dropped from proposed climate deal — “COP28 is now on the verge of complete failure,” former U.S. Vice President Al Gore said. But organizers of the summit in Dubai urged nations to be flexible and compromise. — The prospect of a deal …
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HotAir, CNN, France 24, Reuters, Rolling Stone, UPI, Hackwhackers, The Messenger, Associated Press, Semafor, Al Jazeera and CBS News
Politico:
Dem lawmaker accuses Stefanik of ripping off Harvard letter — The two letters to Harvard were sent last Friday and feature some paragraphs with nearly identical language.
Discussion:
Raw Story and Crooks and Liars