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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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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 …
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Elizabeth Crisp / The Hill:
Liz Cheney: Constitutional checks, balances won't stop Trump abuses — Former Rep. Liz Cheney is no longer in Congress, but she's not slowing in her efforts to warn Republicans about the danger of electing former President Trump in 2024. — “The risk is far too great to elect Mr. Trump ever again …
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Ken Meyer / Mediaite:
Fox Board Member Paul Ryan Slams Trump, Hails Cheney and Kinzinger: 'Trump's Not a Conservative, He's an Authoritarian Narcissist'
Fox Board Member Paul Ryan Slams Trump, Hails Cheney and Kinzinger: 'Trump's Not a Conservative, He's an Authoritarian Narcissist'
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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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Liz Cheney / Wall Street Journal:
Checks and Balances Won't Stop Trump
Checks and Balances Won't Stop Trump
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Rasmussen Reports:
Election 2024: Trump Opens 10-Point Lead — Former President Donald Trump now has a double-digit lead for 2024, as support for re-electing President Joe Biden has faded in the past month. — The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that …
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Press / Morning Consult Pro:
Morning Consult | Bloomberg News Partnership Survey: Biden's and Trump's Ballot Performance as of Early December 2023 — Trump leads Biden in all seven swing states, regardless of whether or not third party candidates are listed. … This survey, which identifies key issues in the 2024 election …
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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 …
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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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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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:
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?
Alex Thompson / Axios:
Why Hunter Biden went public: “I need to call out their lies” — After mostly lying low for years, Hunter Biden is publicly hitting back at Republicans — a more aggressive approach he believes will help him and President Biden, according to people familiar with his team's thinking.
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Politico:
Behind Hunter Biden's unexpected appearance: A surprising ally and a heads-up to his dad
Behind Hunter Biden's unexpected appearance: A surprising ally and a heads-up to his dad
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Georgia Republican Drew Ferguson says he won't run for reelection — Rep. Drew Ferguson (R-Ga.) announced Thursday that he will not run for reelection, adding to a growing number of lawmakers opting to retire from office. — Ferguson, at 57 years old, is younger than the average member serving in the House.
New York Post:
GOP calls to strip Harvard of billions in federal cash, tax breaks over ‘antisemitism shame’ — Harvard is facing demands to be stripped of billions of dollars in federal payments and tax breaks over its failure to tackle antisemitism on campus. — The university benefits from hundreds …
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