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Judge denies Trump's motion for mistrial — Judge Lewis Kaplan on Wednesday denied former President Trump's motion for a mistrial following Trump's conviction for defaming E. Jean Carroll. — Trump's attorney Alina Habba moved for a mistrial after Carroll testified she had deleted …
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Daryl Huff / Hawaii News Now:
Bill that could ban Trump from Hawaii ballot passes first test — HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A proposal that would allow Donald Trump to be disqualified from the Hawaii ballot for causing an insurrection survived a close vote in a state Senate committee Tuesday.
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Kara Scannell / CNN:
Judge denies Trump's motion for mistrial in E. Jean Carroll defamation case — A federal judge denied Donald Trump's motions for a mistrial in the defamation case brought by columnist E. Jean Carroll saying the former president's arguments had no “merit” and are “entirely pointless.”
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Three-quarters of Republicans back Trump being ‘dictator for a day’
Three-quarters of Republicans back Trump being ‘dictator for a day’
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Hailey Fuchs / Politico:
Trump, on eve of fundraiser with Anheuser-Busch lobbyist, defends company
Trump, on eve of fundraiser with Anheuser-Busch lobbyist, defends company
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Michael Ian Black / The Daily Beast:
Kellyanne Conway Sure Looks Like She's Auditioning to Be Trump's Veep
Kellyanne Conway Sure Looks Like She's Auditioning to Be Trump's Veep
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Washington Examiner, Raw Story and New Republic
Washington Post:
Putin interview with Tucker Carlson shows Kremlin outreach to Trump's GOP — MOSCOW — As Russian state television propagandists salivated over Tucker Carlson's interview with President Vladimir Putin, the first of Carlson's falsehoods about his visit to Moscow was punctured, fittingly enough …
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David Brennan / Newsweek:
Exclusive: Tucker Carlson Could Face Sanctions Over Putin Interview — Tucker Carlson's interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin could see the conservative pundit targeted by European Union lawmakers, current and former members of the European Parliament have told Newsweek.
Associated Press:
Senate Republicans block bipartisan border package, scuttling deal they had demanded from Democrats — Senate Republicans blocked a bipartisan border package Wednesday, scuttling months of negotiations with Democrats on legislation intended to cut back record numbers of illegal border crossings.
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Politico:
Senate Republicans officially block foreign aid bill with border changes — It marks the end of immigration negotiations that dragged on for four months.
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Niall Stanage / The Hill:
The Memo: Former Trump White House lawyer predicts crushing defeat at Supreme Court — A former attorney for the Trump White House predicts that the Supreme Court will rule unanimously against the 45th president on his claims to be immune from criminal prosecution.
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CNN:
Trump plans to press immunity defense in classified documents case despite defeat in appeals court — Donald Trump's legal team is outlining how he intends to fight the classified documents case against him in Florida, including by claiming presidential immunity, despite a significant defeat …
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Brett Meiselas / MeidasTouch:
Speaker Johnson: We Were Counting on Democrat to Be In Emergency Surgery During Impeachment Vote — A ghoulish way to run the government. — Speaker Mike Johnson and House Republicans were shocked as their impeachment resolution against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas went …
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Sudiksha Kochi / USA Today:
Matt Gaetz says he misses Kevin McCarthy after House fails to impeach Mayorkas
Matt Gaetz says he misses Kevin McCarthy after House fails to impeach Mayorkas
Mike Gallagher / Wall Street Journal:
Why I Voted Against the Alejandro Mayorkas Impeachment
Why I Voted Against the Alejandro Mayorkas Impeachment
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Politico:
Gaetz ousted McCarthy. Now he's moving on to another House GOP target. — “I never considered Matt a threat,” Rep. Mike Bost (R-Ill.) said of the Floridian's visit to his backyard. “I considered him an ass, but never a threat.”
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Behind the border mess: Open GOP rebellion against McConnell — The Republican leader told POLITICO that his critics “had their shot” already. But conservatives are not done whacking him over the immigration-for-Ukraine aid implosion. — Conservative hardliners once celebrated Mitch McConnell …
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Playbook: Two leaders in trouble
Playbook: Two leaders in trouble
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Noah Berlatsky / CNN:
The right-wing misreading of ‘Blazing Saddles’ is so telling — Editor's Note: Noah Berlatsky (@nberlat) is a freelance writer in Chicago. The views expressed here are his own. View more opinion on CNN. — CNN — On social media at least, Mel Brooks' classic “Blazing Saddles” …
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David Ingram / NBC News:
After Libs of TikTok posted, at least 21 bomb threats followed — The FBI and local law enforcement said bomb threats across the country have tied up government resources even when they turn out to be hoaxes. — Last March, police in Coralville, Iowa, investigated a bomb threat targeting a junior high school.
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Marist Poll:
The Road to the General Election — NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist National Poll — Biden Competitive with Trump, Haley... Biden Opens Up Lead if Trump is Convicted — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump remain in a statistical tie among registered voters nationally.
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Ally Mutnick / Politico:
Former GOP representative mulling comeback bid in Montana — Denny Rehberg, who served in the House from 2001 to 2013, is considering a run for the seat Matt Rosendale is expected to vacate. — A familiar name might be returning to the ballot in Montana — after an nearly 12-year absence from politics.
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Michael C. Bender / New York Times:
Right-Wing Congressman to Run for Senate in Montana, Igniting G.O.P. Fight
Right-Wing Congressman to Run for Senate in Montana, Igniting G.O.P. Fight
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Politico and Joe.My.God.
NBC News:
Chuck Schumer to push stripped-down Israel and Ukraine aid package after GOP blocks Senate border bill — The vote comes after Republican senators made clear there isn't enough support for a bipartisan border security bill that included foreign aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan.
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Jazmine Ulloa / New York Times:
After Humiliating Result in Nevada, Haley Goes After Her Own Party — The former South Carolina governor, who was outvoted by “None of These Candidates” after Donald Trump declined to participate in the primary, criticized the state of the Republican Party.
Acyn / MeidasTouch:
Lankford Reveals Threat from ‘Popular Commentator’ Over Border Security Negotiations — ‘If you try to move a bill that solves the border crisis during this presidential year, I will do whatever I can to destroy you’ — Senator James Lankford (R-OK), who has been the lead Republican negotiating …
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Matthew Daly / Associated Press:
Biden administration tightens standards for deadly air pollution — The Biden administration is setting tougher standards for deadly soot pollution, saying that reducing fine particle matter from tailpipes, smokestacks and other industrial sources could prevent thousands of premature deaths a year.
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David Gilbert / Wired:
Russia Is Boosting Calls for ‘Civil War’ Over Texas Border Crisis — An all-encompassing Russian disinformation campaign is using everything from bots to lifestyle influencers to powerful state-run media to sow division in the United States. — A Russian disinformation campaign …
Politico:
Durbin calls for Thomas recusal in SCOTUS case on Trump ballot eligibility — “Justice Thomas should recuse himself so there's no question of bias,” Durbin posted on social media.
Chuck Ross / Washington Free Beacon:
Bill Clinton's Press Secretary Called This Saudi Prince a ‘Ruthless Killer.’ Now, He Works for Him. — Joe Lockhart, Bill Clinton's former press secretary, once referred to Saudi crown prince Muhammad bin Salman as “one of the most ruthless killers in the world.”
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Thom Hartmann / Raw Story:
Inside the deadly new GOP plan to rapidly privatize Medicare — Want to invest in a scam that lets you make billions with virtually no risk? If you're morbidly rich, all you have to do is to open or buy an insurance company that's offering Medicare Advantage plans.