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Tatyana Tandanpolie / Salon:
Retired Republican judge: “Absolutely damning” evidence in new bid to bar Trump from Illinois ballot — The “preponderance of evidence” shows that Trump engaged in insurrection, election officer says — A hearing officer for the Illinois State Board of Elections in a recommendation released …
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Elizabeth Crisp / The Hill:
Trump claims credit for record-high stock market under Biden — Former President Trump, who has predicted economic doom if he's not elected back to the White House, said Monday he should get credit for the stock market's recent record highs, more than three years after he left office.
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Alice Miranda Ollstein / Politico:
The anti-abortion plan ready for Trump on Day One — The stakes of the election go far beyond whether a GOP president signs a bill banning the procedure. — Anti-abortion groups have not yet persuaded Donald Trump to commit to signing a national ban if he returns to the White House.
Candace McDuffie / The Root:
Snoop Dogg Is Now Singing Donald Trump's Praises, But Why? — The legendary rapper said he has nothing but ‘love and respect’ for the 2024 Republican presidential candidate. — In a new interview, legendary rapper Snoop Dogg sang Donald Trump's praises. Although he technically didn't endorse …
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Rolling Stone:
Trump's Secret Plan to Expand Presidential Immunity To ‘King George’ Levels
Trump's Secret Plan to Expand Presidential Immunity To ‘King George’ Levels
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Adam Cancryn / Politico:
Biden's new economic messaging strategy: attack Trump's tax legacy
Biden's new economic messaging strategy: attack Trump's tax legacy
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New York Times:
Inside Biden's Anti-Trump Battle Plan (and Where Taylor Swift Fits In)
Inside Biden's Anti-Trump Battle Plan (and Where Taylor Swift Fits In)
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David Rothkopf / The Daily Beast:
A Gaza Ceasefire Deal Is the Only Way to Avoid a Wider War — If the war between Israel and Hamas rages on indefinitely, the conflict will spread. It doesn't have to be that way. … It is inevitable that much of the discussion in Washington, D.C. regarding the drone attack …
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Wall Street Journal:
Iranian Allies Brace for U.S. Response to Deadly Drone Strike — Enemy drone approached its target at the same time a U.S. drone was also returning to base — The U.S. failed to stop a deadly attack on an American military outpost in Jordan when the enemy drone approached its target …
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Lisa Kashinsky / Politico:
Nikki Haley: ‘Take out’ foreign leaders behind drone strike in Jordan
Nikki Haley: ‘Take out’ foreign leaders behind drone strike in Jordan
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Greg Sargent / New Republic:
GOP Senator Reveals the Sick Truth About the Trump-MAGA Border Scam — Republican Senator James Lankford, who is leading negotiations over a border security bill, is discovering to his great shock that Donald Trump and MAGA Republicans are not operating entirely in good faith.
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Colin McCullough / CNN:
Oklahoma GOP votes to condemn Sen. Lankford for role in bipartisan border talks — The Oklahoma Republican Party approved a resolution over the weekend condemning and censuring Sen. James Lankford, the state's senior senator, for his role in the ongoing bipartisan border negotiations in Congress.
Jay Kuo / The Status Kuo:
The Border Is Now Becoming a GOP Crisis
The Border Is Now Becoming a GOP Crisis
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US Department of Justice:
One Iranian and Two Canadian Nationals Indicted in Murder-for-Hire Scheme — For Immediate Release — One Iranian and two Canadian nationals have been charged with conspiracy to use interstate commerce in the commission of a murder-for-hire plot. — According to court documents …
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Merrick Garland to transfer power during back surgery — The Justice Department's No. 2 official will briefly take over as the attorney general undergoes a procedure on his spine this weekend. — Attorney General Merrick Garland will be out of commission this weekend due to back surgery …
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Wilfred Chan / The Guardian:
‘Seismic shift’: driving unaffordable for many in US amid push toward SUVs — Luxury vehicles, production cuts and soaring insurance prices have sent the cost of US car ownership out of control — At the start of the pandemic, Ceola Luna, a 45-year-old Lyft driver in Los Angeles …
NBC News:
Ex-IRS contractor sentenced to 5 years in prison for leaking Trump tax records — Charles Littlejohn had pleaded guilty to leaking thousands of tax records, including for Trump and billionaires like Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk. — WASHINGTON — The former Internal Revenue Service contractor …
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Kelly Rissman / The Independent:
Republicans are quietly deleting mentions of abortion from their websites. We asked them why — Republicans who previously campaigned on a pro-life position are now ‘in a tough spot,’ experts say. , Kelly Rissman speaks to GOP strategists and campaign managers about what's going on behind the scenes
John Sexton / HotAir:
This Mark Cuban Story is Too Good Not to Share — Credit to Twitchy which got to all of this about an hour ago (as I write this). The basic story is as follows. Billionaire Mark Cuban has spent weeks arguing online arguing on behalf of DEI with anyone who will listen.
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Claudia Aoraha / Daily Mail:
Taylor Swift could sway 2024 election outcome, new poll finds with a FIFTH of voters ‘likely’ to back candidate endorsed by singer — Eighteen percent of voters say they're ‘more likely’ or ‘significantly more likely’ to vote for a candidate endorsed by Taylor Swift
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Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
‘I Cannot Really Remember’: GOP Rep. Busted For Taking Credit For Bills She Voted Against — “I need to ask my staff,” Florida Rep. Maria Salazar said as a reporter listed off times she bragged about getting money for her district that she opposed. — LOADING
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Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
GOP's Salazar says she can't recall how she voted on CHIPS, appropriations bills
GOP's Salazar says she can't recall how she voted on CHIPS, appropriations bills
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The Daily Beast:
Trumps Throw Tantrum Over Court Monitor's Financial Bombshell — A lawyer for the Trumps slammed Judge Barbara S. Jones in a court filing Monday morning, vehemently denying Trump lied about a missing $48 million loan. — Now that the retired federal judge babysitting the Trump Organization …
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John Sexton / HotAir:
Vivek Ramaswamy Joins the Taylor Swift ‘Psy-Op’ Bandwagon (Update) — Vivek Ramaswamy was never my cup of tea and this is why. Because, on the one hand he could occasionally do a solid job putting the progressive media back on its heels on the other hand he was also willing to indulge stupid conspiracy theories like this:
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Martin H. Redish / The Hill:
The Supreme Court can't punt on Trump's disqualification without threatening the Constitution — When the Supreme Court reviews Colorado's decision to exclude President Trump from the state's ballot, it will be delving into wholly uncharted territory. — The Supreme Court has never interpreted …
Matthew Chapman / Raw Story:
'I'm wearing the armor of God': New Arizona GOP chair vows more anti-voting lawsuits — The newly-elected Arizona Republican Party chair, Gina Swoboda, proudly told longtime Donald Trump ally Steve Bannon on his “war room” show that the former president personally urged her to run for the position …
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Politico:
Biden's team is blaming Iran for American deaths. How will the US respond? — The death of the service members in Jordan adds to rising Middle East tensions just as the 2024 voting begins. — President Joe Biden is blaming Iran more explicitly than ever for the deaths of three American soldiers …
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Acyn / MeidasTouch:
Justice Department Subpoenas House of Representatives For Documents — House of Representatives notified of grand jury subpoena — A notification was read on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives, revealing that the office of the Sergeant at Arms received a grand jury subpoena …
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Bernard Condon / Associated Press:
Trump civil fraud trial: Why the New York case stands apart — Within days, Donald Trump could potentially have his sprawling real estate business empire ordered “dissolved” for repeated misrepresentations on financial statements to lenders, adding him to a short list of scam marketers …
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Ruth Marcus / Washington Post:
A federal judge is fed up with those defending the Jan. 6 rioters — Sentencing hearings are ordinarily about criminal defendants. What did they do? Have they demonstrated remorse? What factors in their background argue in favor of leniency or for the stiffest possible sentence?