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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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Axios:
Behind the Curtain: Trump's conviction scenario — Former President Trump is breezing to the GOP nomination — but, in private, is bracing for the genuine possibility that he'll be the first convicted felon in U.S. history to represent a major party.
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Washington Post, Yahoo News, Raw Story, The Post Millennial, The Hill and PJ Media
Greg Walters / VICE:
Trump Is Inching Closer to the Worst Legal Defeat of his Life — It sure looks like Trump's business empire is about to get hammered. — Former President Donald Trump has suffered through plenty of painful courtroom defeats during his lengthy career as one of America's most litigious businessmen.
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Politico:
Haley's money surges after debates. Trump's spikes when he's indicted. — A POLITICO analysis of detailed new campaign finance data underscores Trump's significant fundraising advantage. — Donations to former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley surged in late August after her standout performance in the first GOP primary debate.
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Washington Examiner
Ella Lee / The Hill:
Trump NY fraud verdict now expected by mid-February: Court
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The Hill:
Trump doles out millions to lawyers: Here's who's getting the most
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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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Victoria Balara / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Trump leads Biden in Georgia, receiving just over 50% support — Trump is ahead of Biden in Georgia among independents and voters under age 35, according to the Fox News poll — Former President Donald Trump leads President Joe Biden with just over 50% support in Georgia …
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Politico:
Michigan Dems have a warning for Biden — Presented by With assists from POLITICO's Congress team — MIND THE MITTEN — Joe Biden is back in Michigan today for the first time since the Israel-Hamas conflict began on Oct. 7, visiting a state whose sizable Muslim/Arab American community …
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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Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
He Was Accused of Sexual Misconduct. Then Trump Hired Him. Then He Was Indicted in Mar-a-Lago Case. — Trump body man Walt Nauta is a critical figure in the Mar-a-Lago documents case. Trump only hired him after Nauta was dismissed from the White House after sexual harassment claims.
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
House Democrats continue to do the legislative heavy lifting — When the House passed a $78 billion tax package, it was members of the Democratic minority who provided most of the votes. This keeps happening. — As awful as the current Congress is, it would be an overstatement to argue …
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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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Vanity Fair, NBC News and Washington Examiner
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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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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Sarasota Herald-Tribune, Political Wire, Florida Center … and WFLA-TV
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.
Scott Bauer / Associated Press:
Wisconsin redistricting experts tell Supreme Court Republican map proposals are gerrymanders — Consultants hired by the Wisconsin Supreme Court to examine maps redrawing state legislative districts said Thursday that plans submitted by the Republican Legislature and a conservative law firm …
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Chicago Sun Times, Wisconsin Examiner and Daily Kos
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 …
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Paula Reid / CNN:
First on CNN: House Ethics Committee reached out to Rep. Matt Gaetz's ex-girlfriend amid ongoing investigation — The House Ethics Committee investigating Rep. Matt Gaetz has reached out to an ex-girlfriend who was a key witness in the federal investigation into the Florida lawmaker …
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Raw Story, ABC News, Politico, Political Wire and New Republic
Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
123 passengers sickened aboard cruise ship: CDC — More than 100 passengers and crew aboard a Queen Victoria cruise ship have fallen sick with a gastrointestinal illness, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported. — The Cunard Cruise Line ship departed on Jan. 22 …
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UPI, KRDO and New York Post
Tara Suter / The Hill:
Iowa lawmakers decline to advance bill that would remove gender identity from the state's civil rights law — Iowa lawmakers declined to advance a bill Thursday that would remove gender identity from the state's civil rights law. — All three members of a subcommittee voted to not advance the bill Wednesday.
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Des Moines Register, Iowa Capital Dispatch, NBC News and WTOP News
Annie Karni / New York Times:
Speaker Mike Johnson's Favorite Way to Dodge Questions: Answering the Phone — Speaker Mike Johnson, who once routinely stopped for hallway interviews, has taken to pressing his iPhone to his ear as he walks through the Capitol, avoiding questions as he navigates a tough new job.
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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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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The Hill, MM Press, Raw Story, The Message Box and The Nation
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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