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First look: John Bolton's predictions for a second Trump term — John Bolton — Donald Trump's former national security adviser — is laying out his nightmare scenarios for a second Trump term in a foreword to the paperback edition of his memoir “The Room Where It Happened,” out Tuesday.
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Trump can stay on Illinois 2024 ballot after 14th Amendment challenge, officials say — A bipartisan state board voted 8-0 to affirm Trump's eligibility. — Former U.S. President Donald Trump waves as he departs for his second civil trial after E. Jean Carroll accused Trump of raping her decades ago …
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E. Jean Carroll Delivered the Sound Bite That Could Win Trump the Election — There's the liberal media's crusade against the former president, but then there's E. Jean Carroll's war against Trump, which is something otherworldly. She's filed multiple lawsuits against Donald Trump.
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Trump stays on Illinois' ballot as election board declines to ban him over insurrection amendment — Illinois' election board on Tuesday kept former President Donald Trump on the state's primary ballot, a week before the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments on whether the Republican's role in the Jan. 6 …
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Meet the Lonely Republicans Willing to Say It: Trump Is Disqualified
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Washington Examiner and Political Wire


Did E. Jean Carroll Admit Her Real Motivations for Her Accusations Against Trump?
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The Hill


After three years, Biden goes all-in on the T-word — President Biden deliberately avoided the word for nearly three years, using euphemisms like “the other guy” and “my predecessor.” Now his speeches are peppered with it: “Trump.” … - In a speech Saturday in Columbia, S.C. …
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How the Border Crisis Shattered Biden's Immigration Hopes
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Politico, One America News Network and New Republic

Haley Hits Trump on Cognitive Abilities: 'He Has Declined. That's a fact'
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Washington Times and Raw Story


House Republicans poised to torpedo GOP's best chance in years to pass border bill — House Republicans appear to be on the precipice of torpedoing their best opportunity in years of passing border legislation. — Republicans had long insisted on changes to border and migration policy …
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Republicans Who Screamed About A Crisis On The Border Now Oppose A Plan To Fix It — Many on the right claim the U.S. is being “invaded” by migrants but also want to wait until Donald Trump is elected president again to stop it. — LOADING — WASHINGTON ― For months …


House GOP infighting threatens to derail vote on bipartisan tax package
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Justice Department investigating Rep. Cori Bush campaign's use of security funds — The Missouri Democrat confirmed the investigation, denying any wrongdoing and saying that her campaign is “fully cooperating.” — WASHINGTON — Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., a key progressive …
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CONFIRMED: House Democrat Being Criminally Investigated Is ‘Squad’ Member Cori Bush — As RedState reported on Monday, a House Democrat is currently under criminal investigation for the misuse of government funds under the guise of paying for “security” services.
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IDF says it killed 3 terrorists planning Oct. 7-like attack hiding in Jenin hospital — CCTV footage shows undercover forces in fake beards or dressed as Muslim women before they killed 3 armed Hamas members in West Bank medical center, in dramatic 10-minute raid
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Israeli undercover forces dressed as women and medics storm West Bank hospital, killing 3 militants — Israeli forces disguised as civilian women and medical workers stormed a hospital Tuesday in the occupied West Bank, killing three Palestinian militants in a dramatic raid that underscored …


E. Jean Carroll Lawyer Threatens to Seek Sanctions Against Trump Attorney for ‘Utterly Baseless’ Claims Judge Was Her ‘Mentor’ — Trump's lawyer Alina Habba claimed the judge had a conflict of interest based on a tabloid rumor of an alleged 30-year-old professional tie
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Justice Sotomayor speaks on frustration following some Supreme Court rulings — Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor opened up on Monday about the “frustration” she said she experiences daily as the high court's conservative supermajority continues to move the country further to the right.
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Sotomayor Calls Supreme Court Pace, Workload More Demanding
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New US-made longer-range bomb expected to arrive as soon as Wednesday in Ukraine — The Ground-Launched Small Diameter Bomb doesn't even exist in the U.S. inventory. — The Pentagon has successfully tested a new long-range precision bomb for Ukraine that is expected to arrive on the battlefield …
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Political Wire


Not Just Claudine Gay. Harvard's Chief Diversity Officer Plagiarized and Claimed Credit for Husband's Work, Complaint Alleges — It's not just Claudine Gay. Harvard University's chief diversity and inclusion officer, Sherri Ann Charleston, appears to have plagiarized extensively in her academic work …
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The Federalist and The Daily Caller


Manchin's wife hospitalized after car accident — Gayle Manchin, the wife of Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), was admitted to a hospital in Alabama on Tuesday after being involved in a car accident, the senator's office announced. — According to Sen. Manchin's office, his wife and a colleague …
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Exclusive: US disabled Chinese hacking network targeting critical infrastructure — The U.S. government in recent months launched an operation to fight a pervasive Chinese hacking operation that successfully compromised thousands of internet-connected devices, according to two Western security officials …
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Economic Mood Improves, but Inflation Still Vexing Americans — WASHINGTON, D.C. — While still negative overall, Gallup's Economic Confidence Index has improved each of the past two months to its highest point in two years, reflecting improved views of both current economic conditions and the economy's direction.
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It's not that MAGA doesn't believe E. Jean Carroll — they just don't care that Trump abuses women — Trump verdict and new Vince McMahon allegations are a dark reminder that red state America cultivates rape culture — Not that she'll ever bring herself to use words like “rapist” or …
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Biden says he's decided how to respond to deadly attack on US forces in Jordan — President Biden said Tuesday he has decided how he plans to respond to an attack on U.S. forces in Jordan that killed three Americans, but stressed he was not seeking a wider war in the Middle East.