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Associated Press:
FBI informant charged with lying about Joe and Hunter Biden's ties to Ukrainian energy company — An FBI informant has been charged with fabricating a multimillion-dollar bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden, his son Hunter and a Ukrainian energy company, a claim that is central …
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NBC News:
Special counsel charges FBI informant with lying to the bureau about Hunter and Joe Biden — Alexander Smirnov, 43, disliked President Joe Biden, according to the Justice Department. He was arrested in Las Vegas after returning from a trip overseas. — WASHINGTON — An FBI confidential human source …
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Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
FBI informant at heart of GOP's Biden bribery allegations indicted over false statements — The confidential source at the center of allegations being promoted by House Republicans that President Biden accepted a bribe has been arrested and charged with making false statements to the FBI.
Alexander Mallin / ABC News:
Special counsel charges FBI confidential source for allegedly providing false derogatory info on President Biden, Hunter Biden
Special counsel charges FBI confidential source for allegedly providing false derogatory info on President Biden, Hunter Biden
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CNN:
Former FBI informant charged with lying about the Bidens' role in Ukraine business, undercutting GOP impeachment inquiry
Former FBI informant charged with lying about the Bidens' role in Ukraine business, undercutting GOP impeachment inquiry
Mychael Schnell / The Hill:
Raskin calls on GOP to end Biden impeachment inquiry after indictment of FBI informant
Raskin calls on GOP to end Biden impeachment inquiry after indictment of FBI informant
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Associated Press:
In fiery testimony, Fani Willis hits back at misconduct claims that threaten future of Trump case — (Feb 15) (AP production by Javier Arciga) — Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis took the witness stand Thursday and forcefully pushed back against what she described as “lies” …
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Russ Choma / Mother Jones:
Donald Trump Will Be the First Former President to Face a Criminal Trial, Judge Rules — Trump's New York case will begin in March. — A New York judge ruled Thursday that Donald Trump will stand trial in March on charges related to the Stormy Daniels coverup.
Associated Press:
Delay tactics and quick trips: Takeaways from two Trump case hearings in New York and Georgia
Delay tactics and quick trips: Takeaways from two Trump case hearings in New York and Georgia
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Erica Orden / Politico:
Trump's first criminal trial will start March 25, judge says
Trump's first criminal trial will start March 25, judge says
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Christopher Wiggins / Advocate:
Reporter asks Ron DeSantis why he can affirm his height with lifts, but stands against gender-affirming care — In a Thursday morning press conference in Florida, Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, a failed 2024 presidential candidate, flanked by representatives from the Southern Poverty Law …
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Ron Filipkowski / MeidasTouch:
DeSantis Walks Back FL Book Ban Statute He Once Championed
DeSantis Walks Back FL Book Ban Statute He Once Championed
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Politico:
Rosendale drops Montana Senate bid — after less than a week — Rosendale had just launched his long-anticipated Senate bid last Friday. — GOP Rep. Matt Rosendale is dropping his Montana Senate bid less than a week after he officially launched it, he confirmed to POLITICO.
Politico:
Trump permits Jan. 6-related lawsuits against him to advance — for now — The former president decided against asking the Supreme Court to intervene and declare him immune but signaled he may challenge the suits later. — Donald Trump is passing up the chance to add a fourth case to a trio …
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Brandi Buchman / Law & Crime:
Incitement by the numbers: More than 200 Jan. 6 defendants say they came to Capitol because Trump told them to, report says
Incitement by the numbers: More than 200 Jan. 6 defendants say they came to Capitol because Trump told them to, report says
Frank Bruni / New York Times:
We're Running Out of Names for Trump. At Least Polite Ones.
We're Running Out of Names for Trump. At Least Polite Ones.
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Charlie Savage / New York Times:
White House Clashed With Justice Dept. Over Special Counsel Report — Previously undisclosed letters show a testy exchange over whether the Justice Department violated its own guidelines in releasing a report with comments disparaging President Biden. — The White House clashed …
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Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
Puck: White House Reporters Knew About Biden All Along
Puck: White House Reporters Knew About Biden All Along
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Monica Alba / NBC News:
Biden aides weigh the political fallout if a transcript of his special counsel interview is released
Biden aides weigh the political fallout if a transcript of his special counsel interview is released
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Politico:
House GOP sets rule-vote failure record — Presented by With assists from POLITICO's Congress team — WHY RULE VOTE FAILURES COULD ONLY GET WORSE FOR JOHNSON — Failing to pass a rule. It's typically a process that leadership gives little thought, a minor bump on the path to passage.
Anna Merlan / VICE:
Joe Rogan and Bret Weinstein Promote AIDS Denialism to an Audience of Millions — Weinstein repeated discredited theories to Rogan about HIV not being the cause of AIDS, alarming and infuriating public health experts. — Bret Weinstein, the evolutionary biology professor turned podcaster …
Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:
Maryland 2024 Poll: Former Gov. Larry Hogan Starts Strong in Election for Open Senate Seat — Trump's Criminal Indictments Raise More Doubts for Voters than Bidens' Age — Economy and Crime are Top Issues for Maryland Voters — The first Emerson College Polling/The Hill/DC News Now survey …
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Victoria Prodeline / Monmouth University …:
Voters Weigh in on Presidential Stamina
Voters Weigh in on Presidential Stamina
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April Rubin / Axios:
Trump says he purposefully mixes up politicians' names
Trump says he purposefully mixes up politicians' names
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Charlotte Cowles / The Cut:
The Day I Put $50,000 in a Shoe Box and Handed It to a Stranger … On a Tuesday evening this past October, I put $50,000 in cash in a shoe box, taped it shut as instructed, and carried it to the sidewalk in front of my apartment, my phone clasped to my ear. “Don't let anyone hurt me,” I told the man on the line, feeling pathetic.
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Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
Has Wired Given Up On Fact Checking? Publishes Facts-Optional Screed Against Section 230 That Gets Almost Everything Wrong — from the that's-not-how-any-of-this-works dept — What is going on at Wired Magazine? A few years ago, the magazine went on a bit of a binge with some articles that completely misrepresented Section 230.
NBC News:
U.S. conducted cyberattack on suspected Iranian spy ship — The covert operation was intended to inhibit the ship's ability to share intelligence with Houthi rebels who have been attacking cargo ships in the Red Sea. — WASHINGTON — The United States recently conducted a cyberattack …
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NBC News:
Trump world considers having the former president deliver the official GOP State of the Union response — Two sources told NBC News that Trump is leaning against doing it. The decision ultimately rests with the Republican leadership in Congress. — WASHINGTON — Aides and allies close …
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Steven Monacelli / The Texas Observer:
Parker County ‘White Nationalist Fight Club’ Leader Exposed — This article was published in partnership with Bellingcat, a nonprofit investigative outlet that specializes in open source research. — The Texas Observer and Bellingcat have identified the leader of a white nationalist group …
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Steven Monacelli / bellingcat:
Texas Active Club Leader Blurred His Face But Forgot to Scrub His Socials
Drew Harwell / Washington Post:
Truth Social merger deal wins key approval, a victory for Trump — The former president's stake in the post-merger company would be valued, at today's share price, at nearly $4 billion. — The Securities and Exchange Commission has approved the merger proposal of former president Donald Trump's media start …
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US Department of Justice:
Justice Department Conducts Court-Authorized Disruption of Botnet Controlled by the Russian Federation's Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff (GRU) — For Immediate Release — A January 2024 court-authorized operation has neutralized a network of hundreds of small office/home office …
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