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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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New York Times, The Messenger, RedState, Raw Story and The Spectator World
CNN:
Biden needles Trump in hopes of pushing him off message — Three words from Joe Biden's somber speech about Donald Trump had one man in the back of Charleston's Mother Emanuel AME Church the most excited: “He's a loser.” — The man, cracking up, poked the woman next to him with a “Can you believe it?” expression on his face.
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PoliticusUSA, Los Angeles Times, Mediaite, American Thinker and New York Times
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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Washington Examiner, Raw Story, Salon, New York Post, The Messenger, Wall Street Journal, The Hill, One America News Network, Fox News and IJR
Stephen Robinson / Public Notice:
Trump's stubborn defiance of normal political gravity
Trump's stubborn defiance of normal political gravity
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Fox News, Chicago Sun Times, Bloomberg, NBC News, Associated Press, Politico, BizPac Review, Washington Examiner and RedState
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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Breitbart and Vanity Fair
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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Mediaite, New York Post, Reuters, One America News Network, Political Wire, New York Magazine, Fox News, The Dispatch, BizPac Review, Daily Caller News Foundation, Washington Examiner, The Daily Beast, No More Mister Nice Blog, Breitbart, HotAir, The Messenger, Puck, Axios, CNN, The Hill, IJR, Associated Press, Raw Story, PJ Media and CNBC
CNN:
As Trump dominates nomination race, major GOP donors who backed Haley shift focus to Congress
As Trump dominates nomination race, major GOP donors who backed Haley shift focus to Congress
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Washington Examiner, Reuters, HuffPost, Raw Story, The Daily Beast and CBS News
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Biden's Third-Year Job Approval Average of 39.8% Second Worst
Biden's Third-Year Job Approval Average of 39.8% Second Worst
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RedState, Political News Items, Breitbart, GB News and The Hill
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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The Messenger, Raw Story, Wired, The Daily Beast and New Republic
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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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modernity and Washington Examiner
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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Washington Examiner, Newsweek, RGA, PJ Media, The Daily Caller, Arizona Mirror, NewsNation, Louisiana Illuminator and Politico
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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RedState, New Republic, Breitbart, The Messenger and modernity
Nicole Russell / Washington Examiner:
Biden is green-lighting border chaos
Biden is green-lighting border chaos
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New York Post, RedState, Fox News, Twitchy, IJR, The Daily Caller, The Unz Review, Newsweek, The Hill and GB News
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 Messenger, Al Jazeera, Digby's Hullabaloo, BizPac Review, Raw Story, Associated Press, The Hill, CBS News, The Gateway Pundit, The Guardian, Mediaite and CNN
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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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USA Today, Raw Story, MeidasTouch, New Republic, The Gateway Pundit, The Daily Caller, Rolling Stone, Mediaite, HuffPost, Associated Press, New York Times, IJR and Slate
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.
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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NBC News, Politico, Raw Story, Mediaite, CNBC, Business Insider, GB News, Washington Post, PBS NewsHour, Talking Points Memo and CBS News
Corinne Ramey / Wall Street Journal:
Jury Set to Decide Whether Trump Must Pay E. Jean Carroll Again for Defamation
Jury Set to Decide Whether Trump Must Pay E. Jean Carroll Again for Defamation
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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 …
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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Washington Free Beacon, The White House, Semafor, Daily Caller News Foundation, New York Times and TASS
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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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ABC News, RedState, HotAir, Al Jazeera, New York Post, National Review and UN Press
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United States Department of State:
Statement on UNRWA Allegations
Statement on UNRWA Allegations
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New York Times, Jewish Insider, CNN, The Times of Israel, Reuters, Politico, National Review, NPR, The Daily Caller, CBS News, Bloomberg, Washington Examiner, UPI, The Messenger, Breitbart, RedState, Al-Monitor, The Gateway Pundit, Washington Free Beacon, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, The Forward, The Hill, Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion, Mediaite, Power Line and IJR
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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The Daily Caller and CNBC, more at Mediagazer »
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 …
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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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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Associated Press and The Guardian
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.
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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NBC News, The Hill, New York Post, Fox News, Axios and The Messenger
Kayla Gallagher / The Messenger:
California Gov. Newsom Blasts ‘Weak’ GOP, Says They're ‘Rolling Over’ For Trump — The former president has called Republicans, urging them to kill the upcoming border security legislation — Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom branded the Republican Party as “pathetically weak” for …
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Washington Examiner, Mediaite, The Hill, CNN, HuffPost and MeidasTouch
Ben Rumsby / Telegraph:
Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas in secret legal challenge against ban — Exclusive: Thomas has enlisted Canadian law firm Tyr to represent her after going to the Court of Arbitration for Sport — Lia Thomas, the swimmer at the centre of one sport's biggest transgender storms …
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Washington Examiner, Daily Mail, NBC News, IJR, Mediaite, Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion, Associated Press, Newsbusters, Fox News, New York Post, The Messenger, Twitchy and Breitbart