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Trump Privately Expresses Support for a 16-Week Abortion Ban — In supporting a 16-week ban with exceptions, Donald Trump appears to be trying to satisfy social conservatives who want to further restrict abortion access and voters who want more modest limits.
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Trump Ordered to Pay Over $350 Million in NY Civil Fraud Trial Ruling — The judge's ruling in Donald J. Trump's civil fraud case could cost him all his available cash. It also bars the former president from running a business in the state for three years.
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Judge fines Donald Trump more than $360 million, bars him from running businesses in N.Y. for three years — The former president denied any wrongdoing, calling the case “a fraud on me.” — The judge who presided over a civil business fraud trial against Donald Trump and his company has issued his decision in the case.
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Lauren Aratani / The Guardian:
Donald Trump ordered to pay over $350m in New York financial fraud case — Trump also banned from running any New York corporation or entity for three years in devastating blow for ex-president — Donald Trump, his eldest sons and associates have been ordered to pay over $350m by a New York judge …
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Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Trump opts against Supreme Court appeal on civil immunity claim over Jan. 6 lawsuits — The decision not to seek high court review means cases brought against Trump over Jan. 6 can move forward in district court, although he can still mount an immunity defense.
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McKay Coppins / The Atlantic:
Why Attacks on Trump's Mental Acuity Don't Land — Ten years ago, I stood in the back of a large room at Saint Anselm College in New Hampshire, watching Donald Trump ramble. The celebrity billionaire had been loitering on the fringes of American politics for a few years, but this was my first time seeing him give a proper speech.
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Romney rules out voting for Trump, citing court's sexual abuse finding in Carroll case
Washington Post:
Inside Trump's ouster of Ronna McDaniel as RNC chair
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Trump campaign scrambles over abortion ban report as Democrats seize the moment
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Neil Baron / The Hill:
The law is clear: The Supreme Court must not allow Trump on the 2024 ballot
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Dan Ladden-Hall / The Daily Beast:
Trump Loses It Over Fani Willis Testimony: ‘MAJOR LEAGUE SCANDAL!’
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Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling / New Republic:
Judge Cannon—Yes, Judge Cannon!—Just Shot Down a Trump Delay Tactic
The Guardian:
Russian activist and Putin critic Alexei Navalny dies in prison — Opposition leader, 47, was being held in jail about 40 miles north of Arctic Circle — The Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has died in jail, the country's prison service has said, in what is likely to be seen …
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Yuliya Talmazan / NBC News:
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny dies in prison — Navalny, 47, a prominent critic of President Vladimir Putin, spent his final years behind bars as the Russian leader reshaped the country to rally behind his war in Ukraine. — Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has died in prison …
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David Kurtz / Talking Points Memo:
Fani Willis Endures Disrespect, Racist Tropes, And Public Humiliation — A lot of things happened. Here are some of the things. This is TPM's Morning Memo. Sign up for the email version. — The District Attorney And Race — The smoldering confrontation in an Atlanta courtroom …
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Jim Heintz / Associated Press:
Alexei Navalny, the fiercest foe of Russia's Putin, has died, Russian authorities say
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Politico:
Biden says there's no mistake: 'Putin is responsible for Navalny's death'
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Tucker Reals / CBS News:
Alexey Navanly's message to the world “if they decide to kill me,” and what his wife wants people to do now
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Anton Troianovski / Associated Press:
A day ago, in his last public appearance, Navalny seemed in good spirits.
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
No, Donald Trump is not America's Navalny
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Alexei Navalny, Russian opposition leader, dies in prison, officials say
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Steve Holland / Reuters:
Biden to speak at noon on Navalny's death, White House says
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Darragh Roche / Newsweek:
James Comer Faces Potential Investigation Over Lying FBI Source — Republican Representative James Comer is facing calls for an investigation of his efforts to impeach President Joe Biden after a key witness in the probe was charged with lying to the FBI. — Special counsel David Weiss …
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Elie Honig / New York Magazine:
The Real Biden Documents Scandal (It's Not the Old-Man Stuff)
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Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
Witness Told Feds She Was Paid for Sex Parties With Matt Gaetz — The Ethics Committee is investigating Gaetz—and has text messages between the congressman and a woman who claims she had sex with Gaetz at parties she was paid to attend. … When ABC News reported on Wednesday …
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Joe Manchin to announce he will not run for president — The centrist West Virginia had been mulling a campaign for the White House that would have shaken up the 2024 campaign. — MORGANTOWN, W.VA. — Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., will announce Friday that he will not run for president …
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
House bipartisan group unveils $66 billion foreign aid bill … - The bill also blocks the use of federal funds to transfer migrants between detention centers or other locations unless it is for adjudicating their immigration case. — It would also implement a Trump-era policy …
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Aaron Rupar / Public Notice:
Simon Rosenberg on Trump the electoral albatross — “You can dye his hair, paint his face, strap a girdle and a diaper on him and pump him full of speed, and he's still not going to look like a presidential candidate.” — ∙ Paid … Tom Suozzi's victory in NY-03 was a big win for Democrats.
Kevin Freking / Associated Press:
A chaotic US House is losing three Republican committee chairs to retirement in the span of a week — In a single week, the Republican chairs of three House committees announced they would not be seeking reelection, raising questions about whether the chaos that has reigned this Congress is driving out some of the GOP's top talent.
Nicholas Paphitis / Associated Press:
Greece becomes first Orthodox Christian country to legalize same-sex civil marriage — Lawmakers in Greece have begun a debate on a landmark bill to legalize same-sex marriage. It would make Greece the first Orthodox Christian country to do so. The Valentine's Day session …
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Julia Ainsley / NBC News:
The top doctor for CBP tried to order fentanyl lollipops for a helicopter mission in New York, whistleblowers say — The whistleblowers also allege Dr. Alexander Eastman was already under investigation for trying to procure narcotics for a friend who worked as a chopper pilot for the border agency.
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Democrats Have a Better Option Than Biden — It requires them to embrace an old-fashioned approach to winning a campaign. — Back to The Ezra Klein Show — More episodes of — The Ezra Klein Show — Building the Palestinian State With Salam Fayyad — • 59:17
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