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emptywheel:
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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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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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
WATCH: ‘This Is Terrible,’ Democratic Strategist Says of Biden's Press Conference
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Fox News, Washington Examiner, Telegraph, Talking Points Memo, Roll Call, The Daily Caller, The Federalist, The Hill, Twitchy and CBS News
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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Ryan Lizza / Politico:
Biden faces his ‘Comey moment’
Biden faces his ‘Comey moment’
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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
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Slate
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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RedState, The Gateway Pundit, NBC News, Breitbart, El País, USA Today and Washington Times
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
New York Times:
Biden's Age and Memory Rise to Center of 2024 Presidential Campaign
Biden's Age and Memory Rise to Center of 2024 Presidential Campaign
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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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ABC News, USA Today, Washington Examiner, Fox News, Associated Press, Axios, The White House, RedState, WHDH-TV, Fargo | KFGO, Raw Story, The Guardian and Twitchy
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
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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Politico:
'It's devastating': Trump seizes unmatched control over GOP
'It's devastating': Trump seizes unmatched control over GOP
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Wall Street Journal and Raw Story
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
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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Kirby Wilson / Tampa Bay Times:
Matt Gaetz stopped at airport security for having a Taser, report says
Matt Gaetz stopped at airport security for having a Taser, report says
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Raw Story, The Gateway Pundit and Political Wire
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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NBC News:
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, Joe.My.God. and Washington Examiner
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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, National Review, Florida Phoenix, Fox News and Political Wire
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
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 …