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The White House:
Statement from President Joe Biden — The Special Counsel released today its findings about its look into my handling of classified documents. I was pleased to see they reached the conclusion I believed all along they would reach - that there would be no charges brought in this case and the matter is now closed.
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Glenn Thrush / New York Times:
Biden Cleared in Documents Case; Report Raises Concerns About His Memory — The inquiry found that the president had willfully retained material after finishing his term as vice president and had shared sensitive information with a ghostwriter. — The special counsel investigating President Biden …
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Stuart Stevens / New Republic:
Just Say It, Democrats: Biden Has Been a Great President … A plea to my Democratic friends: It's time to start calling Joe Biden a great president. Not a good one. Not a better choice than Donald Trump. Joe Biden is a historically great president. Say it with passion backed by the conviction that it's true.
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NBC News:
Special counsel says there is evidence Biden ‘willfully retained and disclosed classified materials’ but will not be charged — The decision caps off a year-long saga and means Donald Trump remains the only president in history to face criminal charges. — WASHINGTON — Special counsel Robert Hur …
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Special counsel describes Biden as ‘elderly man with a poor memory’ in eyebrow-raising report — Special counsel Robert Hur on Thursday released a 388-page report on President Biden's retention of classified material, finding the president frequently showed limitations with his memory and recall.
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Washington Post:
Biden responds angrily to special counsel report questioning his memory — President Biden on Thursday night gave an emotional and at times angry response to a special counsel's report questioning his memory, addressing the nation hours after a special counsel report painted a devastating picture …
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Yasmeen Abutaleb / Washington Post:
Biden says Israel's military conduct in Gaza has been ‘over the top’ — The comments marked the sharpest rebuke yet from Biden, who has been reluctant to criticize Israel despite rising pressure from his party — President Biden on Thursday said Israel's military campaign in Gaza has been …
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NBC News:
In his second mix-up this week, Biden talks about meeting with dead European leaders
In his second mix-up this week, Biden talks about meeting with dead European leaders
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Steve Holland / Reuters:
Biden mixes up Germany's Angela Merkel with late Helmut Kohl
Biden mixes up Germany's Angela Merkel with late Helmut Kohl
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Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Legal Exoneration, Political Nightmare
Legal Exoneration, Political Nightmare
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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Trump demands DOJ ‘immediately’ drop charges against him in classified docs case after Biden decision
Trump demands DOJ ‘immediately’ drop charges against him in classified docs case after Biden decision
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USA Today:
DOJ report digs into Biden's mishandling classified documents, ‘poor memory’: 5 takeaways
DOJ report digs into Biden's mishandling classified documents, ‘poor memory’: 5 takeaways
Associated Press:
Biden won't call for redactions in special counsel report on classified documents handling
Biden won't call for redactions in special counsel report on classified documents handling
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Robert Reich:
Oral surgery at today's Supreme Court — They will dissect Section 3 of the 14th Amendment during oral argument — The Supreme Court hears oral arguments today on whether Section 3 of the 14th Amendment of the Constitution bars Trump from appearing on the ballot in Colorado and other states …
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Tristan Snell / CNN:
Congress has already disqualified Trump from the ballot — Editor's Note: Tristan Snell is author of the new book “Taking Down Trump: 12 Rules for Prosecuting Donald Trump by Someone Who Did it Successfully.” He is a lawyer and legal commentator who has appeared on MSNBC and CNN …
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Chris Geidner / Law Dork:
Supreme Court almost certain to allow Trump to remain on Colorado's primary ballot — The justices appeared to be more concerned about what removing Trump from the ballot would do rather than whether the Constitution says he is disqualified. — After a little more than two hours of arguments Thursday …
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Washington Post:
Live updates Supreme Court skeptical of challenge to Trump's eligibility
Live updates Supreme Court skeptical of challenge to Trump's eligibility
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Lauren Sforza / The Hill:
Democrats rip Clarence Thomas for not recusing himself from Supreme Court Trump argument
Democrats rip Clarence Thomas for not recusing himself from Supreme Court Trump argument
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McKay Coppins / The Atlantic:
Why Republican Politicians Do Whatever Trump Says
Why Republican Politicians Do Whatever Trump Says
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John Nichols / The Nation:
The Only Way Trump Stays on the Ballot Is if the Supreme Court Rejects the Constitution
The Only Way Trump Stays on the Ballot Is if the Supreme Court Rejects the Constitution
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Los Angeles Times and Raw Story
Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic:
Trump's ‘Knock on the Door’
Igor Derysh / Salon:
“Awful and unethical”: Legal experts say Judge Cannon could face removal for “disturbing” order — “Compromising national security is a bridge too far,” says longtime Harvard legal scholar Laurence Tribe — Legal experts sounded the alarm after the judge overseeing Donald Trump's classified …
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Dino Grandoni / Washington Post:
Famed climate scientist wins million-dollar verdict against right-wing bloggers — The verdict comes amid heightened attacks on scientists working on climate change, vaccines and other issues — Michael Mann, a prominent climate scientist, won his long-standing legal battle …
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Suman Naishadham / Associated Press:
Jury awards climate scientist Michael Mann $1 million in defamation lawsuit — A jury on Thursday awarded $1 million to climate scientist Michael Mann who sued a pair of conservative writers 12 years ago after they compared his depictions of global warming to a convicted child molester.
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Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
Trader Joe's announces recall for 4 items over Listeria concerns — Trader Joe's on Wednesday recalled four items containing cotija cheese over a potential listeria contamination following an announcement by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). — The grocery store announced …
Stef W. Kight / Axios:
Foreign aid package finally breaks through Senate logjam — After a four-month detour for a border deal that died in three days, the Senate is moving forward on a $95 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel and the Indo-Pacific. … The Pentagon is already out of funds for Ukraine …
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The Guardian:
Chinese hackers infiltrated plane, train and water systems for five years, US says — A group known as Volt Typhoon, geared toward sabotage, quietly burrowed into critical US infrastructure networks — An advanced group of Chinese hackers taking aim at critical US infrastructure has been active …
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Washington Times and ABC News
Jacob Sullum / Reason:
Hawaii's Supreme Court Insists There Is No Individual Right to Arms — In the landmark 2008 case District of Columbia v. Heller, the U.S. Supreme Court explicitly recognized that the Second Amendment protects an individual right to arms. It reaffirmed that conclusion two years later in McDonald v. Chicago …
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Reese Gorman / The Daily Beast:
Mike Johnson Traded Senate Endorsement for Israel Vote—Then Went Back on His Word — Johnson's endorsement of Rep. Matt Rosendale's Senate campaign, and Rosendale's vote for an Israel aid bill, both raised eyebrows. It turns out they were linked. … A pair of unusual moves …
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Lauren Sforza / The Hill:
Missouri senators vote against allowing abortions in rape, incest cases — Missouri senators voted Wednesday against amendments that would have allowed abortions in the cases of rape and incest in the state. — Missouri senators debated a bill that would make it illegal for public funds …
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Glenn E. Rice / Kansas City Star:
Video shows KCPD wrestle Black woman to ground at Power & Light, call her an ‘animal’ — A Kansas City woman says she suffered a concussion, memory loss, a swollen eye and a bruised face when several off-duty Kansas City police officers wrestled her to the ground during an arrest at the Power & Light District last week.
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John Sexton / HotAir:
SF's Mayor Joins Effort to Roll Back Prop 47 — San Francisco Mayor London Breed has joined an effort to rollback parts of Prop. 47, the law that raised the amount of money shoplifters could steal before being charged with a felony. Breed was joined by San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan who also supports changing the law.
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Associated Press:
CIA terminates whistleblower who prompted flood of sexual misconduct complaints — The CIA this week terminated a woman whose whistleblower account of being assaulted in a stairwell at the spy agency's headquarters prompted a flood of colleagues to come forward with their own complaints of sexual misconduct.
Ryan Heath / Axios:
FCC outlaws AI voices in robocall fraud — The Federal Communications Commission has declared the use of AI-generated voices in scam robocalls illegal, with immediate effect. … - While using AI to perpetrate a scam or fraud was already illegal, now using AI to generate voices in such calls is itself illegal.
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