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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Supreme Court Won't Hear Case on Trump's Immunity Defense for Now — Jack Smith, the special counsel prosecuting former President Donald J. Trump, had urged the justices to move with extraordinary speed, bypassing a federal appeals court. — The Supreme Court declined on Friday to decide …
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Michael C. Bender / New York Times:
Trump Pushes Forward in 2024 Run Amid Indictments and Colorado Ruling — This week's debate over his very eligibility for office served as a stark reminder that anyone else facing such a wide array of legal problems would have left the political stage long ago. — In another era, a politician would have walked away.
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New York Times:
Democrats in Key States Worry Biden Could Be a Drag on Their Races — Candidates for the Senate and House have expressed concern that the president has not done enough to build an operation or excite voters. — Democrats in battleground states are growing increasingly anxious …
Kierra Frazier / Politico:
Trump vows a peaceful transfer of power if reelected — Trump insisted that he peacefully turned over power to Biden in 2021, though he's been indicted for his role in trying to overturn the results of the 2020 election. — If reelected president in 2024, Donald Trump vowed Friday …
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Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court sidesteps decision on Trump presidential immunity claim in federal election interference case — Trump is claiming broad immunity for actions he took in office, including efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results for which he faces criminal prosecution.
Lara Seligman / Politico:
Trump hints at possible picks for Pentagon chief in a second term — The GOP frontrunner brought up Christopher Miller, who once said he couldn't wait to leave DOD. — Former President Donald Trump on Friday dropped hints about who he would pick to lead the Pentagon if he wins a second term.
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Hugh Hewitt / The Hugh Hewitt Show:
Former President Donald Trump On President Biden, Support for Israel, The War In Ukraine, Campaign 2024, and What a Second Trump Term Would Look Like — Former President Trump Donald Trump joined me this morning: — Audio: — 12-22hhs-trump — Transcript:
Jocelyn Benson / The Daily Beast:
I'm Michigan's Chief Election Official. Trump's Still a Threat to Democracy, So Let's Be Prepared. — The new report about Trump's attempt to interfere with my state's election certification doesn't surprise me. We must stay vigilant over the danger he'll bring in 2024.
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Matt Lewis / The Daily Beast:
Trump's 2020 Bullying of Michigan Election Officials Is Blatant Authoritarianism — If you're still brushing off the ex-president as some kind of harmless rascal and diagnosing his critics as suffering from “derangement syndrome”—you might be the problem.
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Jess Bidgood / The Boston Globe:
'He's the only one that's speaking the truth': Trump's fans trust nothing — except him
'He's the only one that's speaking the truth': Trump's fans trust nothing — except him
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Journal Sentinel:
Wisconsin Supreme Court rules legislative maps unconstitutional, orders new boundaries for 2024 vote — Molly Beck Jessie OpoienMilwaukee Journal Sentinel — MADISON - The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday ordered the Republican-controlled state Legislature to draw new legislative boundaries ahead …
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The Hill:
We cannot turn our back on the Endangered Species Act after 50 years of preventing extinction — Fifty years ago, Republicans and Democrats in both chambers came together in an inspirational show of bipartisanship to pass one of our nation's most respected and successful conservation laws: the Endangered Species Act.
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CBS News:
Trump asking allies about possibility of Nikki Haley for vice president — Former President Donald Trump has been asking allies and advisers for their thoughts about Nikki Haley as a potential vice presidential candidate, two sources familiar with the conversations tell CBS News.
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Politico:
Trump allies and MAGA luminaries move to kill off the Haley-for-VP buzz
Trump allies and MAGA luminaries move to kill off the Haley-for-VP buzz
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Isaac Stanley-Becker / Washington Post:
When her family needed money, Nikki Haley found a lucrative path
When her family needed money, Nikki Haley found a lucrative path
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The White House:
Statement from President Joe Biden on Gad Haggai — Jill and I are heartbroken by the news that American Gad Haggai is now believed to have been killed by Hamas on October 7. We continue to pray for the well-being and safe return of his wife, Judy. Their daughter joined by phone my meeting with the families of hostages last week.
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The White House:
Statement from President Joe Biden on H.R. 2670, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 — Today, I have signed into law H.R. 2670, the “National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2024” (the “Act"). The Act authorizes fiscal year appropriations principally …
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