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New York Times:
Trump's Former Finance Chief in Negotiations to Plead Guilty to Perjury — Allen H. Weisselberg would admit to lying on the stand during the former president's civil fraud trial, according to people familiar with the talks. — Allen H. Weisselberg, a longtime lieutenant to Donald J. Trump …
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Ella Lee / The Hill:
Trump NY fraud verdict now expected by mid-February: Court — A New York judge is expected to issue an “early to mid-February” ruling in the $370 million civil fraud case brought against former President Trump by the New York attorney general's office, a court spokesperson said Thursday.
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The Hill:
Trump doles out millions to lawyers: Here's who's getting the most — Former President Trump's fundraising committees doled out cash to dozens of attorneys last year, a major expense for the Republican front-runner's campaign as he stares down four criminal indictments and various civil lawsuits.
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David Edwards / Raw Story:
Trump spent $250K of campaign funds losing Christopher Steele lawsuit: report
Trump spent $250K of campaign funds losing Christopher Steele lawsuit: report
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Daniel Boffey / The Guardian:
Donald Trump's ‘sex and bribes’ data protection case rejected by UK court
Donald Trump's ‘sex and bribes’ data protection case rejected by UK court
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ABC News:
Special counsel questioned witnesses about 2 rooms FBI didn't search inside Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence: Sources — The FBI missed the rooms in their search for classified documents, said sources. — In this June 9, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump is shown at the White House in Washington, D.C.
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Republicans' plotting to block a Democratic president goes public — A bill under consideration in the House would, among other things, expand the child tax credit to the benefit of parents earning $40,000 a year or less. — In the 2022 General Social Survey, over two-thirds of people …
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Caitlin Reilly / Roll Call:
Tax bill overcomes objections from left and right, passes House — The House on Wednesday night passed a $79 billion family and business tax break bill after several days of uncertainty, teeing it up for consideration in the Senate. — The package negotiated by House Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith …
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Politico:
What Biden *really* says about Trump behind closed doors — Welcome to POLITICO's West Wing Playbook, your guide to the people and power centers in the Biden administration. With help from producer Raymond Rapada. — President JOE BIDEN has a reputation for salty language behind closed doors.
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Kaitlyn Locke / Politico:
Oregon high court says 10 GOP state senators who staged long walkout can't run for reelection — Last year's boycott lasted six weeks — the longest in state history — and paralyzed the legislative session, stalling hundreds of bills. — SALEM, Oregon — The Oregon Supreme Court said Thursday …
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Washington Post:
Biden signs executive order sanctioning West Bank settlers — President Biden signed an executive order on Thursday that imposes sanctions on four West Bank settlers who have committed violence against Palestinians. The order marks the most significant action Biden has taken …
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Catherine Kim / Politico:
MAGA World Is About to Meet Taylor Swift's Fandom. It Won't Go Well. — Swift expert Brian Donovan on why the political right is targeting a rich, heteronormative pop star. — A lot of Swifties take their cues from Taylor Swift, they listen to her statements about politics and absorb them and act on them.
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Early election-year polls can be dead on. But you can't tell which. — At the end of January 2020, The Washington Post and our partners at ABC News released one of the most accurate presidential election polls in recent history. In a head-to-head contest against Joe Biden …
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Victoria Balara / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Trump leads Biden in Georgia, receiving just over 50% support
Fox News Poll: Trump leads Biden in Georgia, receiving just over 50% support
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Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
Sorry Appin, We're Not Taking Down Our Article About Your Attempts To Silence Reporters — Back in December, we wrote about Appin. We were not writing about the reports (of which there have been many) that the organization that started as a sort of cybersecurity training school …
J. Patrick Coolican / Minnesota Reformer:
Republicans smeared Ilhan Omar over a faulty translation. Here's what she really said. — (L-R) Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) take questions during a news conference about Islamophobia on Capitol Hill on November 30, 2021 in Washington, DC.
Kate Briquelet / The Daily Beast:
Christian Ziegler Told His Wife to ‘Hunt’ For Sex Partners — New police records also show Ziegler's Google searches for “OnlyFans” and the average settlement amount for sexual battery. — Former Florida GOP chair Christian Ziegler and his wife, Bridget—known for promoting “family values” …
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Kelly Garrity / Politico:
RFK Jr. blames young campaign staffer for TikTok thirst trap comment — “The TikTok comment in question was made in 2022 long before I ever had a TikTok account,” the presidential hopeful posted on social media. — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. denied accusations Thursday that he left a comment …
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David French / New York Times:
Pass the Immigration Bill — There's high drama unfolding on the southern border. Even as undocumented immigrants are flooding across at an extraordinary pace, the governor of Texas is pretending to defy the Supreme Court, and other Republican governors are threatening to send National Guard units …
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Lauren Sforza / The Hill:
DeSantis sends National Guard troops to Texas border
DeSantis sends National Guard troops to Texas border
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Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Ex-CIA hacker who leaked secrets to WikiLeaks gets 40 years in prison — A former CIA software engineer who was convicted of carrying out the largest data breach in the agency's history was sentenced to 40 years in prison on Thursday, the Department of Justice announced.
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Politico:
Inside Kevin McCarthy's vengeance operation against the Republicans who fired him — Allies of the booted speaker have identified their three biggest targets: Reps. Nancy Mace, Bob Good and Eli Crane. — Kevin McCarthy is not done trying to exact revenge on the fellow Republicans who ended his Hill career.
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CBS News:
Plans for U.S. strikes on Iranian personnel and facilities in Iraq, Syria approved after Jordan drone attack — U.S. officials have confirmed to CBS News that plans have been approved for a series of strikes over a number of days against targets — including Iranian personnel and facilities — inside Iraq and Syria.
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Erin Banco / Politico:
US intelligence officials estimate Tehran does not have full control of its proxy groups
US intelligence officials estimate Tehran does not have full control of its proxy groups
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Reese Gorman / The Daily Beast:
Secret Recording: Black Candidate Can't Win in Texas — A recording obtained by The Daily Beast captured Senate candidate Roland Gutierrez saying Rep. Colin Allred (D-TX) can't beat Ted Cruz because he's not Hispanic. … In the contested race for the Democratic nomination for Texas Senate …
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Khadijah Edwards / Pew Research Center:
Among Black adults, those with higher incomes are most likely to say they are happy — More than eight-in-ten Black adults say they are at least somewhat happy these days, according to a spring 2023 Pew Research Center survey of Black Americans. However, Black adults with upper family incomes …