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Associated Press:
Republican National Committee plans to soon consider declaring Trump the ‘presumptive 2024 nominee’ — COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The Republican National Committee is expected to consider a resolution next week to declare Donald Trump the party's “presumptive 2024 nominee,” …
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Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Nikki Haley touts $1.2 million in donations after Trump vows to blacklist her donors — Nikki Haley's presidential campaign said it raised $1.2 million in one day after former President Donald Trump vowed to blacklist Haley's donors. — Haley's campaign said it has taken a total …
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Stephen Robinson / Public Notice:
Trump's stubborn defiance of normal political gravity
Trump's stubborn defiance of normal political gravity
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump allies jockey to be VP: 'There's outright auditions happening'
Trump allies jockey to be VP: 'There's outright auditions happening'
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Bloomberg:
Nikki Haley Super PAC Outraises Trump With Wall Street Help
Nikki Haley Super PAC Outraises Trump With Wall Street Help
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David M. Drucker / The Dispatch:
RNC Moving to Declare Trump Its Presumptive Nominee
RNC Moving to Declare Trump Its Presumptive Nominee
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Alex Woodward / The Independent:
Donald Trump storms out of closing arguments in E Jean Carroll trial — The former president continued to attack the woman suing him for defamation after his testimony on Thursday — Why is Donald Trump back in court against E. Jean Carroll? — Roughly 20 minutes after walking into the courtroom …
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Adam Klasfeld / The Messenger:
Judge Threatens to Send Trump Lawyer Alina Habba ‘in the Lockup’ at E. Jean Carroll Trial — The blockbuster remark came moments before closing arguments in Trump's second trial in a case brought by E. Jean Carroll — A federal judge threatened Donald Trump's attorney Alina Habba with jail time on Friday …
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Associated Press:
Trump could testify as trial set to resume in his legal fight with E. Jean Carroll
Trump could testify as trial set to resume in his legal fight with E. Jean Carroll
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PBS NewsHour:
Border standoff between Texas, feds intensifies as governor defies Supreme Court ruling — This week, the Supreme Court sided with federal agents to remove razor wire put in place by Texas along the Rio Grande. The state is using wire and state agents to block Border Patrol from accessing a section of the border in Eagle Pass.
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Nicole Russell / Washington Examiner:
Biden is green-lighting border chaos
Biden is green-lighting border chaos
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CNN:
GOP senators seethe as Trump blows up delicate immigration compromise — Senior Senate Republicans are furious that Donald Trump may have killed an emerging bipartisan deal over the southern border, depriving them of a key legislative achievement on a pressing national priority and offering …
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Dan Ladden-Hall / The Daily Beast:
Missouri GOP Lawmaker Floats Rule Change to Bring Back Duels — A senator could challenge another to mortal combat if the first's “honor is impugned.” — Bitter divisions between Republicans in the Missouri Senate culminated in a proposed rule change that would allow senators to settle …
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Politico:
White House offers unredacted Jan. 6 transcripts to GOP — with conditions — House Republicans have pushed for the records for months as they've cast doubt on the Jan. 6 select committee's work.
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Associated Press:
Trump White House official convicted of defying Jan. 6 congressional subpoena will be sentenced
Trump White House official convicted of defying Jan. 6 congressional subpoena will be sentenced
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US Department of Justice:
Justice Department Announces Surge of Resources to Fight Violent Crime in Washington, D.C. — For Immediate Release — The Justice Department announced today that it will surge additional law enforcement tools and resources to target those most responsible for violent crime and carjackings in Washington, D.C.
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Sadie Gurman / Wall Street Journal:
Feds to Dispatch More Resources to Fight Washington's Violent-Crime Surge
Feds to Dispatch More Resources to Fight Washington's Violent-Crime Surge
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The White House:
Statement from President Joe Biden on Decision to Pause Pending Approvals of Liquefied Natural Gas Exports — In every corner of the country and the world, people are suffering the devastating toll of climate change. Historic hurricanes and floods wiping out homes, businesses, and houses of worship.
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Mainstream media bloodbath: News outlets slash jobs as business suffers — Nearly a dozen mainstream media companies are gutting staff and scrambling to rescue their struggling businesses. … But an ongoing bloodbath is decimating news outlets nationwide.
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John Frank / Axios:
Lauren Boebert blasted as carpetbagger in first debate in new congressional district race — U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert defended her mountains-to-plains shift in congressional districts, even as Republican rivals used the contest's first debate Thursday night to suggest she is a carpetbagger and hypocrite.
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Phil Prazan / NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth:
Texas senator who voted to acquit Paxton calls to reopen impeachment trial — In a court filing last week, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's office said they would not contest accusations he violated the Whistleblower Act — Texas Sen. Drew Springer (R-Muenster) wrote a letter …
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New York Times:
Leading Museums Remove Native Displays Amid New Federal Rules — The American Museum of Natural History is closing two major halls as museums around the nation respond to updated policies from the Biden administration. — The American Museum of Natural History will close …
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New York Times:
Economists Predicted a Recession. So Far They've Been Wrong. — A widely predicted recession never showed up. Now, economists are assessing what the unexpected resilience tells us about the future. — The recession America was expecting never showed up.
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Nicholas Wade / City Journal:
The Story of the Decade — New documents strengthen—perhaps conclusively—the lab-leak hypothesis of Covid-19's origins. — / Health Care — / Eye on the News / Health Care — The day is growing ever closer when Washington may have to add to its agenda with Beijing a nettlesome item …
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Barak Ravid / Axios:
Scoop: Biden tells Bibi he's not in it for a year of war in Gaza — President Biden last week pressed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to scale down the Israeli military operation in Gaza, stressing he is not in it for a year of war, two U.S. officials told Axios.
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Andrew Kerr / Washington Free Beacon:
Meet the Texas Billionaire Quietly Becoming the New George Soros — John Arnold has spent nearly $50 million on progressive criminal justice reforms — A Texas billionaire is on track to replace George Soros as the largest donor in the fight to remake America's criminal justice system.
The Daily Beast:
Matt Gaetz Privately Told Colleagues His Real Motivation for Kevin McCarthy Ouster Was Ethics Probe — In private communications reviewed by The Daily Beast, Matt Gaetz indicated his vendetta against Kevin McCarthy was rooted in the Ethics Committee investigation against Gaetz.
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Associated Press:
Widening Mideast Crisis: U.N. Court Orders Israel to Prevent Genocide, but Does Not Demand Stop to War — U.N. Court Orders Israel to Prevent Genocide, but Does Not Demand Stop to War — The International Court of Justice ruled that Israel must prevent any genocidal acts by its forces, and must let more aid in to Gaza.
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NBC News:
Israel-Hamas war live updates: ICJ stops short of ordering cease-fire, tells Israel to prevent acts of genocide in Gaza
Israel-Hamas war live updates: ICJ stops short of ordering cease-fire, tells Israel to prevent acts of genocide in Gaza
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