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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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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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Politico:
White House frustration with Garland grows — The president believes the special counsel investigating his handling of classified documents went beyond his remit. And part of the blame is being placed on the AG. — Joe Biden has told aides and outside advisers that Attorney General Merrick Garland …
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Washington Post:
‘Hair on fire’: Democratic worries grow over claims about Biden's memory lapses — The broad conclusion among Democrats is that a dangerous and misleading caricature of the president's performance is at risk of setting in — President Biden arrived in the Diplomatic Reception Room …
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Axios:
Biden: “I am an elderly man ... I know what the hell I'm doing”
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Ryan Lizza / Politico:
Biden faces his ‘Comey moment’
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Matthew Xiao / Washington Free Beacon:
WATCH: ‘This Is Terrible,’ Democratic Strategist Says of Biden's Press Conference
NBC News:
Could Democrats replace Biden as their nominee?
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Brianna Herlihy / Fox News:
Hawley says Garland should invoke 25th Amendment if DOJ declines to charge Biden: ‘One or the other’
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Yair Rosenberg / The Atlantic:
What Biden's Critics Get Wrong About His Gaffes
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Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
White House goes on attack against special counsel over Biden age, memory
Politico:
Age isn't just a number. It's a profound and growing problem for Biden.
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Kierra Frazier / Politico:
MSNBC's Joe Scarborough trashes special counsel's report
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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
David McAfee / Raw Story:
‘Yikes’: Internet erupts after ‘Dementia Trump’ makes several verbal slip-ups at NRA rally — Donald Trump Friday was hit with a stream of criticism for several verbal slip-ups at an event for the NRA in Pennsylvania. — The former president slurred when saying the word “subsidies,” said …
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Meridith McGraw / Politico:
Trump promises NRA that if elected, ‘no one will lay a finger on your firearms’ — The former president vowed to roll back Biden-era gun restrictions. — Donald Trump told National Rifle Association members on Friday that “no one will lay a finger on your firearms” if he wins the presidency …
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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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Julia Johnson / Washington Examiner:
McCarthy confident in McDaniel and bristles at Gaetz suggestion of leading RNC — LAS VEGAS — Former House Speaker and California GOP Rep. Kevin McCarthy said Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel is equipped to continue leading the party.
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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
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Laura Paddison / CNN:
Critical Atlantic Ocean current system is showing early signs of collapse, prompting warning from scientists — A crucial system of ocean currents may already be on course to collapse, according to a new report, with alarming implications for sea level rise and global weather …
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Filip Timotija / The Hill:
DNC accuses RFK Jr. campaign and super PAC of illegal coordination — The Democratic National Committee (DNC) accused independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s presidential campaign and his aligned super PAC of illegal coordination, alleging he is receiving improper benefits …
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Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Democrats file FEC complaint against Robert Kennedy Jr. and allied super PAC
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Beth Mole / Ars Technica:
Big Pharma spends billions more on executives and stockholders than on R&D — Senate report points to greed and “patent thickets” as key reasons for high prices. — When big pharmaceutical companies are confronted over their exorbitant pricing of prescription drugs in the US …
Liz Skalka / HuffPost:
Republican Larry Hogan Is Running For Senate In Maryland — Hogan's announcement virtually rules out a No Labels third-party run for president. — Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) is running for Maryland's open U.S. Senate seat, shaking up what was expected to be a breezy general-election contest …
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Larry Hogan launches surprise Maryland Senate bid
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Hogan running for Senate
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Ukraine funding package moves closer to Senate passage — The Senate voted Friday evening to push a $95.3 billion package funding Ukraine, Israel and other national security priorities closer to passing the upper chamber, even though many Republican senators are upset the legislation …
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Fox News:
Treasury confirms terms like ‘MAGA,’ ‘Trump,’ Kamala,' ‘Biden’ used in private bank transaction searches — A letter sent from the Treasury to Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., also confirms the searches push began under the Trump administration — EXCLUSIVE: The Biden administration has confirmed that terms like …
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Zoë Richards / NBC News:
Texas woman sentenced to 3 years in prison for death threats to judge in Trump's documents case — Tiffani Shea Gish of Houston had pleaded guilty in November to leaving threatening voicemails for U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon. — A Texas woman accused of making death threats …
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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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