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Greg Walters / VICE:
Trump Got a Big Sign the Supreme Court Doesn't Have His Back — Donald Trump may have handpicked three members of the Supreme Court's conservative majority. That doesn't mean they are doing him any favors. — Former President Donald Trump has tried every legal trick in the book to postpone …
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Bloomberg:
Trump Pulls Ahead in Michigan as Union, Women Voters Sour on Biden — Biden now trails Trump in seven swing states on economic concerns, the latest Bloomberg News/Morning Consult Poll shows. — Donald Trump has pulled ahead of President Joe Biden in must-win Michigan as voters remain pessimistic …
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Victoria Prodeline / Monmouth University …:
Trump Broadly Favored in GOP Primary — Democrats back Biden but with little enthusiasm — West Long Branch, NJ - Former President Donald Trump enjoys widespread support among an enthusiastic and motivated base of potential Republican primary voters in Michigan, according to the Monmouth ("Mon-muth") University-Washington Post Poll.
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Marshall Cohen / CNN:
Exclusive: Recordings describe 2020 Oval Office photo-op where Trump was briefed on fake electors and January 6
Exclusive: Recordings describe 2020 Oval Office photo-op where Trump was briefed on fake electors and January 6
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Kate Brumback / Associated Press:
Lawyer Fani Willis calls proposed pause on Trump's election case ‘silly notion’
Lawyer Fani Willis calls proposed pause on Trump's election case ‘silly notion’
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Liz Cheney / Wall Street Journal:
Checks and Balances Won't Stop Trump
Checks and Balances Won't Stop Trump
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James Bennet / The Economist:
When the New York Times lost its way — America's media should do more to equip readers to think for themselves — Are we truly so precious? " Dean Baquet, the executive editor of the New York Times, asked me one Wednesday evening in June 2020. I was the editorial-page editor of the Times …
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Politico:
Playbook: The politics that could make or break a border deal — With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine — DRIVING THE DAY — WHAT YOUR MEDIA FRIENDS ARE TEXTING ABOUT — The Economist's James Bennet is out with a very buzzy, nearly 17,000-word piece on the culture war roiling …
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Brian Slodysko / Associated Press:
The Republican leading the probe of Hunter Biden has his own shell company and complicated friends — Rep. James Comer, a multimillionaire farmer, boasts of being one of the largest landholders near his rural Kentucky hometown, and he has meticulously documented nearly all of his landholdings …
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Politico:
Kamala Harris pushes White House to be more sympathetic toward Palestinians — Her response to the Israel-Hamas war underscores how Democrats are walking a fine line between pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian constituencies. — Vice President Kamala Harris has been telling colleagues …
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Matthew Yglesias / Slow Boring:
Is it time for a second look at Kamala Harris? — With Biden's polling worse than ever, the Kamala question deserves a serious answer. — ∙ Paid — Speaking at a fundraiser in Massachusetts last week, Joe Biden reportedly said that “If Trump wasn't running, I'm not sure I'd be running, but we cannot let him win.”
CNN:
Rudy Giuliani now won't testify in defamation trial brought by former Georgia election workers — Former Donald Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani will no longer testify in his defamation damages trial over how much he should pay two Georgia election workers millions of dollars in damages …
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Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
It's the Beginning of the Disastrous End for Rudy Giuliani
It's the Beginning of the Disastrous End for Rudy Giuliani
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Politico:
Behind Hunter Biden's unexpected appearance: A surprising ally and a heads-up to his dad — The California Democratic lawmaker confirmed to POLITICO that he reserved the space for the president's son to deliver dramatic Wednesday morning remarks. — Hunter Biden pulled off his surprise appearance …
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The White House:
Statement from President Joe Biden on Baseless House Republican Impeachment Stunt — The American people need their leaders in Congress to take action on important priorities for the nation and world. — On Tuesday, I met with the President of Ukraine, who is leading his people in a battle for freedom against Russian aggression.
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Reuters:
Biden impeachment inquiry authorized by House Republicans, despite lack of evidence
Biden impeachment inquiry authorized by House Republicans, despite lack of evidence
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Karoun Demirjian / New York Times:
Senate Passes Defense Bill, Steering Clear of Far-Right Policy Dictates
Senate Passes Defense Bill, Steering Clear of Far-Right Policy Dictates
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
A revealing exchange on the GOP's speculative impeachment inquiry
A revealing exchange on the GOP's speculative impeachment inquiry
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Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Jan. 6 rioter with ‘Foxmania’ pleads guilty to felony Capitol attack charge — “You want war?” Anthony Alexander Antonio shouted during the Jan. 6 attack. “We got war. 1776 all over again.” — WASHINGTON — A Jan. 6 defendant whose attorney said was infected with “Foxmania” …
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Elena Schneider / Politico:
Biden campaign names top voter turnout operative as chief of staff — Sara Schreiber's hiring comes as Biden's campaign staffs up at headquarters and in battleground states. — Joe Biden's campaign is installing a top voter turnout operative as its chief of staff.
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Mike Brest / Washington Examiner:
Navy officer serving prison sentence in Japan for fatal crash returning to US, family says — A Navy officer who has been serving a prison sentence in Japan over a car crash that killed two people has been transferred into U.S. custody and is being returned to the United States.
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Adam Klasfeld / The Messenger:
New York Appeals Court Rejects Trump's Challenge of Gag Orders — After 11 weeks of proceedings, Trump's civil fraud trial ended on Wednesday, and he's been under a gag order since Oct. 3 — A New York appellate court on Thursday denied former President Donald Trump's attempt …
New York Times:
Pro-China YouTube Network Used A.I. to Malign U.S., Report Finds — Content from at least 30 channels in the network drew nearly 120 million views and 730,000 subscribers since last year. — In a faintly stilted tone and with slightly awkward grammar, the American-accented voice on YouTube …
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Mike Allen / Axios:
Exclusive: McCarthy eyes AI for new career, can imagine working with Musk … The ornate first-floor room was Rep. Nancy Pelosi's hideaway, before the GOP evicted her to make room for McCarthy after he lost the gavel. — “AI is where California is going to come back,” he added.
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Thomas Barrabi / New York Post:
GOP critics decry ‘regulatory harassment’ as FCC denies Elon Musk's Starlink $900M in subsidies — Republican critics raged after the Federal Communications Commission rejected nearly $900 million in subsidies for Elon Musk's Starlink internet service - a move they decried as a vindictive play by the Biden administration.
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Business Insider:
Trump fraud-trial judge evacuated from Manhattan courthouse soon after testimony ends — The Trump fraud trial is nearing its end in a lower Manhattan courthouse. — More than 10 weeks of testimony wrapped on Wednesday with a verdict expected in a month.
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