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Robert Hur's Box-Checking — In the middle of his explanation for why he believed that Joe Biden had willfully retained classified records pertaining to Afghanistan but that he couldn't prove that beyond a reasonable doubt, Special Counsel Robert Hur admitted that jurors …
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Biden: “I am an elderly man ... I know what the hell I'm doing” … - Biden's hastily arranged nighttime remarks came after the special counsel's report said he wouldn't be charged for having classified documents, but blistered him as “an elderly man with a poor memory” …
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Thoughts On the Hur Report — Let me share a few thoughts on the Biden special counsel report. — First off, this is another example of the universal rule: Republican special counsels are chosen to investigate Democrats. And Republican special counsels are chosen to investigate Republicans.
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Kierra Frazier / Politico:
MSNBC's Joe Scarborough trashes special counsel's report — “So bizarre. So many people immediately heard these random conclusions, irrelevant conclusions, politically charged, Trump-like ramblings,” Scarborough said. — MSNBC's Joe Scarborough attacked Special Counsel Robert Hur on …
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Politico:
Age isn't just a number. It's a profound and growing problem for Biden. — The new blunders have sparked fresh concern about the president's mental fitness. — Special counsel Robert Hur jolted the presidential campaign Thursday with a withering assessment of Joe Biden's mental acuity …
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Kierra Frazier / Politico:
Obama AG Eric Holder blasts special counsel's report — “Had this report been been subject to a normal DOJ review these remarks would undoubtedly have been excised,” Eric Holder said. — Former Attorney General Eric Holder slammed Special Counsel Robert Hur's report that contained observations on President Joe Biden's memory.
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Matthew Xiao / Washington Free Beacon:
WATCH: ‘This Is Terrible,’ Democratic Strategist Says of Biden's Press Conference
Jeffrey Blehar / National Review:
I'm Finally Beginning to Believe It's Possible Joe Biden Steps Down
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Shan Wu / The Daily Beast:
Special Counsel Robert Hur's Report on Biden's Classified Documents Is Partisan and Unprofessional
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
GOP Rep. Tenney calls to invoke 25th Amendment to remove Biden from office after ‘alarming’ Hur report
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New York Times:
Biden's Age and Memory Rise to Center of 2024 Presidential Campaign
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Politico:
Playbook: A day Biden world wishes it could forget
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Ben Kamisar / NBC News:
More voters are rating Trump's presidency as ‘better than expected’ in hindsight
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Cami Mondeaux / Washington Examiner:
Biden investigation reveals event that nearly pushed Joe to resign as Obama's vice president
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Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Legal Exoneration, Political Nightmare
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Washington Post:
Biden responds angrily to special counsel report questioning his memory
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Politico:
'It's devastating': Trump seizes unmatched control over GOP — Trump's influence was felt across the country, from Nevada to Congress to the Republican National Committee. — RENO, Nevada — Donald Trump long ago bent the Republican Party to his will. But seldom has the sheer sweep …
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Ron Filipowski / The Daily Beast:
Evangelicals' Trump Worship Looks More Like QAnon Every Day
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David Brooks / New York Times:
Trump Came for Their Party but Took Over Their Souls
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Politico:
Hogan running for Senate — Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan is launching a Senate bid, according to a person familiar with the matter. The anti-Trump Republican is expected to file for the open Senate seat on Friday, the last day of the filing deadline. Hogan is popular in Maryland …
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Larry Hogan launches surprise Maryland Senate bid
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Associated Press:
Israel-Hamas war: Netanyahu orders Gaza's crowded Rafah evacuated ahead of an expected ground invasion — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday said he has ordered the military to prepare a plan to evacuate civilians from Rafah ahead of an expected Israeli invasion of the densely populated southern Gaza city.
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Brandi Buchman / Law & Crime:
‘Relentless and misleading’: Jack Smith shreds new Trump motion as proof he will ‘stop at nothing’ to delay Mar-a-Lago documents case — In a new motion, special counsel Jack Smith shredded Donald Trump's latest attempt to indefinitely delay the classified documents case in Florida …
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Mike Allen / Axios:
Scoop — Forthcoming book on Jill Biden in 2022: “Why didn't anyone stop that? … President Biden and top aides were gathered in the Treaty Room, the president's study in the executive residence, after a press conference that ran nearly two hours. … - Suddenly, the group saw First Lady Jill Biden …
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
First look: Meta won't recommend political content on Threads — Meta will not “proactively recommend political content from accounts you don't follow” on Threads, the company said in a statement provided to Axios. — Why it matters: The policies, which are the same it currently uses …
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The Guardian:
‘It would be devastating’: inside Trump's plan to destroy the EPA — Trump has made campaign promises to toss crucial environmental regulations - including dismantling the federal body with the most power to tackle the climate crisis — Donald Trump and his advisers have made campaign promises …
Jeff Cox / CNBC:
Inflation in December was even lower than first reported, the government says — The prices consumers pay in the marketplace rose at an even slower pace than originally reported, according to closely watched revisions the government released Friday. — Updates to the consumer price index showed …
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