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Verdict reached in E. Jean Carroll's defamation damages trial against Trump — The verdict comes after a dramatic day in court that included the former president storming out of the courtroom during Carroll's closing argument. — The jury in E. Jean Carroll's defamation damages trial …
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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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Adam Klasfeld / The Messenger:
Trump's Court-Appointed Monitor Tells Judge Company Gave ‘Incomplete’ and ‘Inconsistent’ Disclosures with ‘Errors’ — Court monitor Barbara Jones sent her letter to Justice Engoron, who will determine whether to ban Trump from New York real estate for life — JWPlayer
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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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The Hill:
Judge threatens to send Trump attorney Alina Habba to jail over interruptions — U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan, the federal judge overseeing former President Trump's defamation trial brought by columnist E. Jean Carroll, threatened to send Trump attorney Alina Habba to jail after she interrupted him during Friday's proceedings.
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New York Times:
Trump-Carroll Defamation Trial — Jury Orders Trump to Pay Carroll $83.3 Million for Years of Defamation — The jury found Donald J. Trump had acted maliciously in persistently attacking E. Jean Carroll. He was found liable last year of sexually abusing her. — Jury orders Trump to pay Carroll damages for defamation.
NBC News:
Trump trial live updates: Closing arguments in E. Jean Carroll case begin
Trump trial live updates: Closing arguments in E. Jean Carroll case begin
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Aimee Picchi / CBS News:
E. Jean Carroll book mentioned in Trump trial soars to $2,100 a copy
E. Jean Carroll book mentioned in Trump trial soars to $2,100 a copy
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ABC News:
E. Jean Carroll defamation case live updates: ‘He is not the victim,’ Carroll's attorney says of Trump
E. Jean Carroll defamation case live updates: ‘He is not the victim,’ Carroll's attorney says of Trump
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Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
‘Oath-breaking insurrectionist’ Trump is ineligible for office, Colorado voters tell the Supreme Court
‘Oath-breaking insurrectionist’ Trump is ineligible for office, Colorado voters tell the Supreme Court
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Heather Digby Parton / Salon:
Trump's border power play is a push for civil war — Donald Trump wants Congress to refuse to do any deal until he can win and create the “PERFECT” border — Donald Trump is having a rolling hissy fit that's escalating by the day. From courtrooms to rallies to incoherent interviews …
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Filip Timotija / The Hill:
Haley calls Trump ‘totally unhinged’ after donor ban, RNC move — Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley called former President Trump “totally unhinged” during an interview Friday on Fox News Friday, referencing the recent threat he made to blacklist donors who give to Haley.
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CNN:
Biden needles Trump in hopes of pushing him off message
Biden needles Trump in hopes of pushing him off message
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Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Nikki Haley touts $1.2 million in donations after Trump vows to blacklist her donors
Nikki Haley touts $1.2 million in donations after Trump vows to blacklist her donors
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Tara Suter / The Hill:
Sununu: Trump ‘nervous’ because ‘money is coming’ to Haley
Sununu: Trump ‘nervous’ because ‘money is coming’ to Haley
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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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Associated Press:
Republican National Committee pulls resolution declaring Trump as the ‘presumptive 2024 nominee’
Republican National Committee pulls resolution declaring Trump as the ‘presumptive 2024 nominee’
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Tess Owen / VICE:
Protest Convoy Headed to Southern Border Is Calling Itself an ‘Army of God’ — Experts say that the Christian nationalist rhetoric adds a dangerous dimension to the standoff between Texas and the Federal Government. — A trucker convoy of “patriots” is heading to the U.S. border with Mexico next week …
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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.
Tess Owen / VICE:
Trump Calls on ‘All Willing States’ to Send National Guard Soldiers to Texas — Sorry, were you expecting the former president to tell everyone to chill out? — Like pouring water on a grease fire, former President Donald Trump has weighed in on the escalating standoff between the federal government and Texas.
The Daily Beast:
Joe Biden Can—and Should—Take Over the Texas National Guard
Joe Biden Can—and Should—Take Over the Texas National Guard
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Ja'han Jones / MSNBC:
GOP lawmakers back Texas' defiance of Supreme Court's ruling on the border
GOP lawmakers back Texas' defiance of Supreme Court's ruling on the border
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Jenny Goldsberry / Washington Examiner:
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt to ‘absolutely’ send National Guard to Texas border
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt to ‘absolutely’ send National Guard to Texas border
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Nick Reisman / Politico:
DOJ accuses Andrew Cuomo of sexually harassing 13 women — The former governor's lawyer says he was never interviewed. — ALBANY, New York — Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed 13 women who worked for the state over the course of an eight-year period …
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Grace Ashford / New York Times:
Cuomo Created ‘Sexually Hostile’ Workplace, Says Justice Department
Cuomo Created ‘Sexually Hostile’ Workplace, Says Justice Department
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Barak Ravid / Axios:
U.S. pauses funding to UNRWA after 12 staffers accused of involvement in Oct. 7 attack … - State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said the U.S. is “extremely troubled by the allegations” and the administration has “temporarily paused additional funding for UNRWA while we review …
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United States Department of State:
Statement on UNRWA Allegations
Statement on UNRWA Allegations
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API:
API on LNG Permit Pause: A ‘Win for Russia’ and ‘Broken Promise to U.S. Allies’ — The American Petroleum Institute (API) today released the following statement from President and CEO Mike Sommers on the Biden administration's announcement to pause approvals of new LNG export facilities …
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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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Jared Gans / The Hill:
Ex-coal CEO who called himself ‘Trumpier than Trump’ launches Democratic Senate bid in West Virginia — A former CEO of a coal company who once said he is “Trumpier than Trump” has launched a bid for Senate as a Democrat in West Virginia. — Don Blankenship, who previously ran …
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Scott hammers Democratic opponent as ‘liar’ over abortion attack — Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), who is up for reelection this fall, says his Democratic challenger is a “liar” after she accused the first-term senator of supporting a national abortion ban, a charge that Democratic candidates …
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Emily Brooks / The Hill:
Speaker Johnson: Senate border deal ‘dead on arrival’ in House — Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said in a Friday letter to his colleagues that Senate legislation addressing the border and aid to Ukraine and other countries would have been “dead on arrival” in the House, if reports about its terms are true.