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8:05 PM ET, February 15, 2024

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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  —  Alexander Smirnov was arrested in Las Vegas on Wednesday.  —  The FBI seal is seen outside the headquarters building in Washington, DC on July 5, 2016.
Lindsay Whitehurst / 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 lying to authorities about a multimillion-dollar bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden, his son Hunter and a Ukrainian energy company …
CNN:
Former FBI informant charged with lying about the Bidens' role in Ukraine business, undercutting GOP impeachment inquiry  —  Special counsel David Weiss charged a former FBI informant with lying about President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden's involvement in business dealings …
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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Yvonne Wingett Sanchez / Washington Post:
Ariz. Republican who stood up to Trump after 2020 won't seek reelection
Politico:
Rosendale drops Montana Senate bid  —  Rosendale just launched a long-anticipated Senate bid last Friday against Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.).  The filing deadline for the state is March 11.  —  GOP Rep. Matt Rosendale is dropping his Montana Senate bid less than a week after he officially launched it, he confirmed to POLITICO.
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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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New York Times:
Live Updates: Key Witness Contradicts Trump Prosecutors' Timeline of Relationship
Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
BREAKING: Witness Testifies Fani, Wade Relationship Began in 2019
Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
Puck: White House Reporters Knew About Biden All Along  —  According to a recent ABC News/Ipsos poll, 86% of Americans now believe Joe Biden's too old to serve as president.  The mainstream media's fluffing of Biden and deflection to the fitness of Donald Trump hasn't fooled most voters, and that includes 73% of Democrats.
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Alex Thompson / Axios:
Scoop: Hur making plans to testify to GOP panel about Biden
Erica Orden / Politico:
Trump's first criminal trial will start March 25, judge says  —  The schedule means Trump will spend weeks in court instead of on the campaign trail.  —  Former President Donald Trump's first criminal trial will start on March 25 as scheduled, a judge said in New York on Thursday as he denied Trump's attempts to throw out the charges.
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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.
Reuters:
Trump to stand trial on March 25 in NY criminal hush money case
Ron Filipkowski / MeidasTouch:
DeSantis Walks Back FL Book Ban Statute He Once Championed  —  Ron DeSantis's culture war book banning statute has resulted in chaos, confusion and anger as Florida has banned the highest number of books in the country from schools and public libraries.  Florida teachers and libraries face felony charges …
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Zac Anderson / Sarasota Herald-Tribune:
Gov. DeSantis calls for limiting school book challenges in Florida
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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Declan Harty / Politico:
Trump's Truth Social nears Wall Street listing that could yield millions
Discussion: Raw Story
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The final repudiation of ‘2000 Mules’  —  Since Donald Trump left office in January 2021, there has been no more influential presentation of his theory that the election was stolen than the film “2000 Mules,” created by activist — and Trump pardon recipient — Dinesh D'Souza.
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Steven Monacelli / bellingcat:
Texas Active Club Leader Blurred His Face But Forgot to Scrub His Socials  —  The Texas Observer and Bellingcat have identified the leader of a white nationalist group that distributed antisemitic and racist flyers in Weatherford, Mineral Wells, and Eagle Pass, three small Texas cities, over the last year.
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Steven Monacelli / The Texas Observer:   Parker County ‘White Nationalist Fight Club’ Leader Exposed
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 …
Associated Press:
Russia has obtained a ‘troubling’ emerging anti-satellite weapon, the White House says  —  The White House on Thursday publicly confirmed that Russia's has obtained a “troubling” emerging anti-satellite weapon but said it cannot directly cause “physical destruction” on Earth.
 
 
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Brandi Buchman / Law & Crime:
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