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Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Trump seeks Supreme Court intervention in election interference case — Former President Donald Trump is turning to the justices in a last-ditch effort to prevent his prosecution in the federal election interference case from moving closer to trial. — WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump …
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New York Times:
G.O.P. Officials, Once Critical, Stand by Trump After NATO Comments — Defending Donald Trump or deflecting his statements, some top G.O.P. officials reflected the trajectory of a party that the former president has largely bent to his will. — After Donald J. Trump suggested he had threatened …
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J.D. Vance / The American Conservative:
The Republican Plot Against Donald Trump — The Republican Plot Against Donald Trump — The inside story of how Congress is pursuing endless war in Ukraine—and trying to stop a Trump election. — This weekend, Senate Democrats (joined by a few Republicans, including most Republican leadership) …
Ian Millhiser / Vox:
The Supreme Court will soon decide whether to sabotage Trump's most important criminal trial — Trump wants the justices to delay his election theft trial forever. — The Supreme Court now has two Trump-sized problems to deal with. — Last Thursday, the justices heard oral arguments …
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Colby Hall / Mediaite:
‘Wow!’ Morning Joe Crew Stunned By Montage of Trump Repeated Gaffes from Weekend Rallies — Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski were equally stunned by a montage of confusing gaffes by former President Donald Trump over a weekend of political rallies, each exclaiming “wow!” coming out of the montage aired on Monday's Morning Joe.
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Lauren Sforza / The Hill:
Haley: ‘Rogue golf ball’ is closest Trump has come to combat — GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley again slammed former President Trump for his comments mocking her deployed husband, saying a “rogue golf ball” is the closest the former president has ever come to combat.
Stephen Fowler / NPR:
Republicans play cleanup on aisle Trump after former president's NATO comments — One of the things I'm not going to do any longer is respond to every comment Donald Trump makes and say ‘Do you still support him?’ I do and I support him because Joe Biden's a disaster. — Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla.
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Rachael Bade / Politico:
‘We have to get this done’: A top House Republican pushes for Ukraine aid, stat
‘We have to get this done’: A top House Republican pushes for Ukraine aid, stat
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Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
Joint chiefs head says U.S. ‘credibility is at stake’ following Trump's NATO remarks
Joint chiefs head says U.S. ‘credibility is at stake’ following Trump's NATO remarks
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Avery Lotz / CNN:
Rubio dismisses concerns about Trump's NATO remarks as backlash mounts
Rubio dismisses concerns about Trump's NATO remarks as backlash mounts
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Politico:
Herbert Hoover stans fight back — Welcome to POLITICO's West Wing Playbook, your guide to the people and power centers in the Biden administration. With help from producer Raymond Rapada. — President JOE BIDEN has a rotation of names for former President DONALD TRUMP (not all of which are appropriate in public).
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Tarini Parti / Wall Street Journal:
Kamala Harris Says She Is Ready to Serve as Biden Faces Age Scrutiny
Kamala Harris Says She Is Ready to Serve as Biden Faces Age Scrutiny
Axios:
Exclusive: How Biden botched the border
Exclusive: How Biden botched the border
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Christian Paz / Vox:
Yes, Democrats, it's Biden or bust
Yes, Democrats, it's Biden or bust
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Nicholas Grossman / The Bulwark:
The Real Reason for All the Biden Age Talk
The Real Reason for All the Biden Age Talk
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NBC News:
Biden disparages Netanyahu in private but hasn't changed U.S. policy toward Israel
Biden disparages Netanyahu in private but hasn't changed U.S. policy toward Israel
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Barak Ravid / Axios:
Scoop: Bibi protests to Biden, criticizes order targeting Israeli settler violence
Scoop: Bibi protests to Biden, criticizes order targeting Israeli settler violence
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CNN:
Police have identified the woman who opened fire in a Houston megachurch. Here's what we know — A woman who walked into a popular Texas megachurch Sunday afternoon with a long gun and a young child opened fire before she was killed by law enforcement officers on scene.
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New York Times:
Donald J. Trump is talking about endorsing Lara Trump for R.N.C. co-chair. — Elgin, S.C. — Orangeburg, S.C. — Conway, S.C. — Conway, S.C. — Sean Rayford for The New York Times
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump endorses new RNC chair and Lara Trump as co-chair
Trump endorses new RNC chair and Lara Trump as co-chair
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emptywheel:
Call and Response: Putin Demanded Greater Russia and Trump Agreed — Over the weekend, Putin and Donald Trump seem to have come to public agreement that, if elected in November, Trump would help Putin pursue Greater Russia. — In his session with Tucker Carlson, after all …
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Heather Digby Parton / Salon:
Donald Trump and Tucker Carlson gave Putin exactly want he wants — It is no coincidence that Trump made his biggest threat against NATO right after Tucker Carlson sat with Putin — As we all know, the biggest story in the world is the breaking news that President Joe Biden is old.
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Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Tuberville appears willing to give Putin the benefit of the doubt
Tuberville appears willing to give Putin the benefit of the doubt
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RedState and Digby's Hullabaloo
Washington Post:
Trump plans to attend Georgia hearing on misconduct allegations against prosecutors — ATLANTA — Former president Donald Trump plans to attend a Thursday hearing in Atlanta on allegations that Fulton County District Attorney Fani T. Willis (D) engaged in an improper personal relationship …
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Washington Post:
Unprecedented assignment: Defending Donald Trump in criminal court
Unprecedented assignment: Defending Donald Trump in criminal court
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Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Jack Smith's Subtle Shot at Trump Mar-a-Lago Judge Aileen Cannon
Jack Smith's Subtle Shot at Trump Mar-a-Lago Judge Aileen Cannon
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Ed White / The Independent:
Republican Michigan lawmaker loses staff and committee assignment after online racist post — A Republican lawmaker in Michigan has lost his committee assignment and staff, days after posting an image of a racist ideology on social media — For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight …
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Josh Kovensky / Talking Points Memo:
The Legal Coup — In late 2020, a group of conservative movement attorneys set out to build a legal pathway by which Donald Trump could stay in power, having lost the election. — We've known about the outcome of their work for three years now: how it led to the violence of Jan. 6 …
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Election Law Blog
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Why I Am Now Deeply Worried for America — Until a few days ago, I was feeling fairly sanguine about America's prospects. Economically, we've had a year of strong growth and plunging inflation — and aside from committed Republicans, who see no good, hear no good and speak no good when a Democrat …
Charan Ranganath / New York Times:
A Neuroscientist Weighs In On Biden's Cognitive Abilities — Special Counsel Robert K. Hur's report, in which he declined to prosecute President Biden for his handling of classified documents, also included a much-debated assessment of Mr. Biden's cognitive abilities.
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Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Media creates Biden “fitness” crisis
Media creates Biden “fitness” crisis
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U.S. Department of Defense:
Statement From Walter Reed Military Medical Center Officials on Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Health Status — Dr. John Maddox, Trauma Medical Director, and Dr. Gregory Chesnut, Center for Prostate Disease Research of the Murtha Cancer Center Director, at Walter Reed National …
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Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:
Austin expected to resume duties Tuesday after bladder issue: Pentagon
Austin expected to resume duties Tuesday after bladder issue: Pentagon
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Rasmussen Reports:
R-E-S-P-E-C-T? Trump Dominates Biden — Among recent presidents and their chief rivals, former President Donald Trump is most respected by voters. — The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 42% of Likely U.S. Voters say they respect Trump most as a leader …
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Lynn Neary / NPR:
‘The voice we woke up to’: Bob Edwards, longtime ‘Morning Edition’ host, dies at 76 — Bob Edwards, the veteran broadcaster and longtime host of Morning Edition who left an indelible mark on NPR's sound, has died. He was 76 years old. — NPR's Susan Stamberg says Edwards' voice became part …
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