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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 …
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Judd Legum / Popular Information:
10 alarming things Trump has promised to do in a second term — This is reality: Donald Trump will almost certainly be the Republican nominee for President for the third consecutive election. Given the United State's polarized political climate, either major party nominee has a realistic chance …
New York Times:
Special Counsel Asks Supreme Court to Decide Whether Trump Is Immune From Prosecution
Special Counsel Asks Supreme Court to Decide Whether Trump Is Immune From Prosecution
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Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Special Counsel asks Supreme Court to immediately decide Trump immunity question
Special Counsel asks Supreme Court to immediately decide Trump immunity question
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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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J. David Goodman / New York Times:
Texas Supreme Court Rules Against Woman Who Sought Court-Approved Abortion — Hours before the ruling, a group representing the woman, whose fetus received a fatal diagnosis, said she was leaving Texas for an abortion. — The Texas Supreme Court on Monday overturned a lower court order allowing …
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Texas Supreme Court rules against woman at center of abortion battle — Kate Cox had already decided to go out of state for procedure after learning that carrying the pregnancy to term could jeopardize her future fertility — Kate Cox, a Dallas-area woman who petitioned a judge …
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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.
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Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
A Texas Case Shows That Abortion Ban Exemptions Are a Sham
A Texas Case Shows That Abortion Ban Exemptions Are a Sham
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Bloomberg:
How a US Partisan Clash Over Immigration Has Stalled Ukraine Aid — Republicans sense political advantage over surging migration — Despite Zelenskiy visit, aid bill not likely to pass this year — Republican lawmakers sense political advantage on immigration and are pressing Democrats …
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NBC News:
Republican senator says Ukraine should cede land and cut a deal with Putin to end the war
Republican senator says Ukraine should cede land and cut a deal with Putin to end the war
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NBC News:
Senate immigration negotiators doubt they'll get a deal to unlock Ukraine aid this week
Senate immigration negotiators doubt they'll get a deal to unlock Ukraine aid this week
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Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:
Tillis calls Vance remarks on Ukraine ‘total and unmitigated bull‑‑‑‑’
Tillis calls Vance remarks on Ukraine ‘total and unmitigated bull‑‑‑‑’
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Juliegrace Brufke / Axios:
Scoop: House Freedom Caucus drama erupts over its next leader — An influential member of the House Freedom Caucus won't run for a leadership spot, citing a recommendation by the group's board that Rep. Bob Good (R-Va.) serve as its next chairman. … - “I ask that we consider how to best increase …
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Politico:
Freedom Caucus elects new chair: Bob Good, who voted to boot McCarthy — There was some last-minute drama, as another member publicly questioned the Virginia conservative's ability to “increase our influence.”
Josh Fiallo / The Daily Beast:
Giuliani's Defense Says $43 Million in Damages Would Be ‘Death Penalty’ — The bizarre remark came in opening statements of a trial to determine how much he'll owe in damages to two Georgia poll workers. — On day one of Rudy Giuliani's trial to determine how much he'll owe a pair …
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Paresh Dave / Wired:
Google's App Store Ruled an Illegal Monopoly, as a Jury Sides With Epic Games — A jury in San Francisco unanimously found that Google stifled competition for its app store. A judge will now decide on what fixes to require at the company, but appeals could delay the impact of the case for years.
The Harvard Crimson:
President Claudine Gay Will Remain in Office, Harvard Corporation to Issue Statement in Support — Harvard President Claudine Gay will remain in office with the support of the Harvard Corporation — the University's highest governing body — following the conclusion of the board's meeting on Monday …
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Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
Exclusive: Former Mar-a-Lago employee-turned-witness repeatedly contacted by Trump and associates before documents charges — West Palm Beach, FL CNN — Three months after the FBI seized classified records from Mar-a-Lago last August, a longtime employee of Donald Trump's private club quit his job.
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Politico:
A Democratic campaign deploys the first synthetic AI caller — A candidate in a competitive Pennsylvania congressional race is using “Ashley,” an AI campaign volunteer, stretching the bounds of how technology shapes retail politics. — Voters in south-central Pennsylvania began getting calls …
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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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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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.
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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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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 …
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Josh Wingrove / Bloomberg:
Biden Warns Israel That Public Opinion Can Shift in Hamas War — President calls on Israel to be ‘careful’ as death toll mounts — Biden calls surge in antisemitism around globe ‘sickening’ — President Joe Biden cautioned that public opinion in support of Israel in its war …
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Alex Thompson / Axios:
Iowa GOP debate in peril with Nikki Haley noncommittal — The final GOP presidential debate before the Iowa caucuses may not happen, as former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley hasn't committed to participating and Vivek Ramaswamy and former Gov. Chris Christie aren't on pace to qualify.