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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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New York Times:
White House Calls Special Counsel Report on Biden Politically Motivated — The White House and some Democrats tried to discredit a document that characterized the president as elderly and forgetful. — White House officials on Friday called the special counsel's report into President Biden's handling …
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Axios:
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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Matthew Xiao / Washington Free Beacon:
WATCH: ‘This Is Terrible,’ Democratic Strategist Says of Biden's Press Conference — Democratic political consultant Paul Begala panned President Joe Biden's response to a special counsel report questioning his mental fitness, calling the president's Thursday press conference “terrible for Democrats.”
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.
Age isn't just a number. It's a profound and growing problem for Biden.
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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
GOP Rep. Tenney calls to invoke 25th Amendment to remove Biden from office after ‘alarming’ Hur report
GOP Rep. Tenney calls to invoke 25th Amendment to remove Biden from office after ‘alarming’ Hur report
Kierra Frazier / Politico:
Obama AG Eric Holder blasts special counsel's report
Obama AG Eric Holder blasts special counsel's report
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New Republic, NPR, nationalinterest.org, The Hill, Raw Story and Washington Post
Brianna Herlihy / Fox News:
Hawley says Garland should invoke 25th Amendment if DOJ declines to charge Biden: ‘One or the other’
Hawley says Garland should invoke 25th Amendment if DOJ declines to charge Biden: ‘One or the other’
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Shan Wu / The Daily Beast:
Special Counsel Robert Hur's Report on Biden's Classified Documents Is Partisan and Unprofessional
Special Counsel Robert Hur's Report on Biden's Classified Documents Is Partisan and Unprofessional
Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
White House goes on attack against special counsel over Biden age, memory
White House goes on attack against special counsel over Biden age, memory
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Yair Rosenberg / The Atlantic:
What Biden's Critics Get Wrong About His Gaffes
What Biden's Critics Get Wrong About His Gaffes
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Bloomberg, Newsbusters, Benzinga and The Hill
Ben Kamisar / NBC News:
More voters are rating Trump's presidency as ‘better than expected’ in hindsight
More voters are rating Trump's presidency as ‘better than expected’ in hindsight
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The Daily Caller, RedState, New York Post and The Hill
Cami Mondeaux / Washington Examiner:
Biden investigation reveals event that nearly pushed Joe to resign as Obama's vice president
Biden investigation reveals event that nearly pushed Joe to resign as Obama's vice president
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Bloomberg, National Review, The Hill and Associated Press
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Leading GOP hardliner spurned by Trump in tough Senate fight — Former President Trump is kneecapping the Senate hopes of right-wing Rep. Matt Rosendale (R-Mont.) before they can even get off the ground. … - “I also respect Matt Rosendale, and was very happy to Endorse him in the past …
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Davidrlurie / Public Notice:
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Ron Filipowski / The Daily Beast:
Evangelicals' Trump Worship Looks More Like QAnon Every Day
Evangelicals' Trump Worship Looks More Like QAnon Every Day
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Raw Story
John McCormick / Wall Street Journal:
Nikki Haley Doesn't Care if Extended GOP Race Damages Trump
Nikki Haley Doesn't Care if Extended GOP Race Damages Trump
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Washington Examiner and The Hill
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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S&P 500 closes above 5,000 for first time ever, notches fifth straight winning week — A solid earnings season, easing inflation and resilient economy have charged 2024′s market rally, pushing the S&P 500 to a fifth consecutive week of gains. — Stocks rose on Friday …
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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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The Hill:
Larry Hogan launches surprise Maryland Senate bid
Larry Hogan launches surprise Maryland Senate bid
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Liz Skalka / HuffPost:
Republican Larry Hogan Is Running For Senate In Maryland
Republican Larry Hogan Is Running For Senate In Maryland
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Balloon Juice and New York Times
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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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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Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Democrats file FEC complaint against Robert Kennedy Jr. and allied super PAC — The Democratic National Committee accused third-party candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Friday of violating federal election law by unlawfully coordinating with a supportive super PAC in a $15 million effort to collect signatures for state ballot access.
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Filip Timotija / The Hill:
DNC accuses RFK Jr. campaign and super PAC of illegal coordination
DNC accuses RFK Jr. campaign and super PAC of illegal coordination
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New York Times, Associated Press, Fox News, Florida Phoenix and Political Wire
New York Times:
Chief Witness Against Gaetz Is Cooperating With House Ethics Investigation — A year after the Justice Department decided not to bring charges against Representative Matt Gaetz in a sex-trafficking investigation, the House Ethics Committee is moving forward with an inquiry into him.
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Washington Examiner, Tampa Bay Times, New York Daily News, View from the Wing, Joe.My.God. and Raw Story
Paul Campos / Lawyers, Guns & Money:
Elite lawyer brain is killing us — It's difficult to overstate what an absolutely astonishing own goal Merrick Garland scored by appointing Robert Hur to lead the Biden documents case. — Hur was nominated by Donald Trump to be the US Attorney for the District of Maryland.
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Balloon Juice and Eschaton
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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