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Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Why Trump May Find Himself in Jail Sooner Than He Thinks — Donald Trump is doing his best to delay as many cases as possible. But there's a simple reason Trump may find himself behind bars sooner than he thinks: Trump himself. — The countdown is on for Donald Trump's D.C. trial in March.
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Nick Robertson / The Hill:
John Dean: 'Trump's in trouble' after Maine ruling — Nixon White House attorney John Dean said Thursday he believes the Maine decision to remove former President Trump from the ballot will be difficult to overturn, calling it “very solid.” — Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows (D) …
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Patrick Marley / Washington Post:
Donald Trump removed from Maine primary ballot by secretary of state — Maine barred Donald Trump from the primary ballot Thursday, making it the second state in the country to block the former president from running again under a part of the Constitution that prevents insurrectionists from holding office.
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Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
Maine Democrat Official *Decrees* Trump Disqualified? — And now there are two states which have claimed to disqualify Donald Trump from the Republican primary. Colorado at least put on a pretense of due process with a civil lawsuit in state court that resulted in Trump being found guilty …
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Donald J. Trump For President 2024:
Trump Campaign Statement on Maine Secretary of State Ruling
Trump Campaign Statement on Maine Secretary of State Ruling
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Zach Montellaro / Politico:
Maine strips Trump from the ballot, inflaming legal war over his candidacy
Maine strips Trump from the ballot, inflaming legal war over his candidacy
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Nick Robertson / The Hill:
Elder reacts to states barring Trump from ballot: 'It's going to set the country on fire'
Elder reacts to states barring Trump from ballot: 'It's going to set the country on fire'
Chris Cameron / New York Times:
Trump Rivals Criticize Maine Decision in His Defense
Trump Rivals Criticize Maine Decision in His Defense
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Maine.gov:
Maine Secretary of State Decision in Challenge to Trump Presidential Primary Petitions
Maine Secretary of State Decision in Challenge to Trump Presidential Primary Petitions
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Supreme Court Urged to Move Fast on Trump's Ballot Eligibility
Supreme Court Urged to Move Fast on Trump's Ballot Eligibility
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Benjamin Weiser / New York Times:
Michael Cohen Used Fake Cases Cited by A.I. to Seek an End to Court Supervision — Donald Trump's former fixer had sought an early end to court supervision after his 2018 campaign finance conviction. He enlisted the help of Google Bard. — Michael D. Cohen, the onetime fixer …
Jo Yurcaba / NBC News:
Ohio's Republican governor vetoes trans care restriction and sports ban — Gov. Mike DeWine is one of only a few Republican governors to veto a restriction on transition-related care for minors or a ban on trans student athlete participation. — Ohio's governor vetoed a bill Friday …
Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
Democrats go after GOP's ‘anti-history record’ with billboard ads — The Democratic National Committee (DNC) has launched four billboards in Iowa attacking Republican presidential candidates for their “anti-history record” as they spend the weekend campaigning in the Hawkeye state.
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Brakkton Booker / Politico:
'She's toast': Republicans of color disappointed by Haley's slavery misstep
'She's toast': Republicans of color disappointed by Haley's slavery misstep
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Heidi Przybyla / Politico:
Public Christian schools? Leonard Leo's allies advance a new cause — A tight-knit group of activists tied to Leo's non-profit network are rallying around an Oklahoma effort to create a public Catholic school. — POLITICO illustration by Emily Scherer/Photos by AP, Getty Images, iStock
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New York Times:
After Rise in Murders During the Pandemic, a Sharp Decline in 2023 — The country is on track for a record drop in homicides, and many other categories of crime are also in decline, according to the F.B.I. — Detroit is on track to record the fewest murders since the 1960s.
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Marley Jay / NBC News:
The ‘wealth transfer’ from boomers won't save Gen X and millennials — Experts say baby boomers will give more than $50 trillion to their heirs. But for many, health care costs will claim the bulk of that wealth. — The story goes that baby boomers are going to give tens of trillions …
Mary Kekatos / ABC News:
7 of the biggest medical breakthroughs in 2023 — There were major breakthroughs in Alzheimer's and sickle cell treatment. — From the first-ever RSV vaccines to the first drug fully approved to treat Alzheimer's disease, here are seven of the biggest medical breakthroughs in 2023.
CNN:
Exclusive: Recordings, emails show how Trump team flew fake elector ballots to DC in final push to overturn 2020 election — Two days before the January 6 insurrection, the Trump campaign's plan to use fake electors to block President-elect Joe Biden from taking office faced a potentially crippling hiccup …
NBC News:
Russia unleashes huge barrage of drones and rockets on Ukraine — Cities across the country were hit in what Kyiv said was one of the biggest aerial attacks of the war. — Russia unleashed rockets and drones throughout Ukraine early Friday, damaging schools, hospitals and homes across …
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Catherine Rampell / Washington Post:
New Year's resolutions for the media (and those who love to hate us) — A new year is coming, but many of the same old problems plague journalism. So as we plow into 2024, join me in my intermittent tradition: New Year's resolutions for the news media. This election-year edition includes …