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Trump Allies Plan New Sweeping Abortion Restrictions — His supporters are seeking to attack abortion rights and abortion access from a variety of angles should he regain the White House, including using a long-dormant law from 1873. — Allies of former President Donald J. Trump and officials …
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Erica Orden / Politico:
Can Trump pay? What if he doesn't? Here's what to know about Trump's massive civil judgments. — He's now on the hook for nearly a half-billion dollars across three civil cases. These are the rules for when and how he must pay. — NEW YORK — A seven-figure verdict, an eight-figure verdict and, now, a nine-figure verdict.
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James Poniewozik / New York Times:
For Donald Trump, the Recriminations Will Be Televised — The former president's trials aren't being aired. That isn't stopping him from turning them into a political reality show. — The civil-fraud case against Donald J. Trump's businesses in New York, in which he was ordered to pay a penalty of $355 million, was not televised.
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Dan Pfeiffer / The Message Box:
How to Make Trump's Fraud Verdict Matter to Voters — The verdict in the civil fraud case should cost Trump more than money. — Yesterday, a New York City judge fined Donald Trump more than $350 million for falsely inflating the value of assets to secure better terms from lenders and insurers.
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Olivia Alafriz / Politico:
Haley: RNC shouldn't be Trump's ‘piggy bank’ — Yesterday's civil fraud trial verdict, along with interest and his other civil judgments, means Trump is on the hook for over $500 million. — Nikki Haley said she is less concerned about Donald Trump's legal troubles than how the former president planned …
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Abdallah Fayyad / Vox:
Trump is suddenly in need of a lot of cash. That's everyone's problem. — The former president was just ordered to pay $355 million in his New York fraud case, bringing the tally this year to nearly half a billion dollars in civil damages. — Two recent verdicts have now left Donald Trump …
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Sidney Blumenthal / The Guardian:
Trump's hubris has brought about the downfall of his family's business empire — Even the giant fortune Trump inherited from his father did not stop him from steering the family's dynasty on to the rocks — Judge Arthur Engoron's ruling on Friday concludes the nearly century-long history …
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Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
Haley warns Trump could try to use RNC as ‘piggy bank’ if reelected
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Bloomberg:
Zelenskiy Invites Trump to Observe ‘Real War’ at Frontlines
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Associated Press:
Trump's legal debts top a half-billion dollars. Will he have to pay?
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Slate:
Trump and His Family Are Fined $355 Million for Fraud—and a Lack of Remorse That “Borders on Pathological”
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Reuters:
Trump hit with $354.9 million penalty, 3-year ban in NY civil fraud case
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Judge: Trump Org defendants' ‘complete’ lack of contrition ‘borders on pathological’
Fox News:
Trump barred from operating business, ordered to pay over $350 million in NY civil fraud case
Associated Press:
Verdict in Donald Trump's civil fraud trial expected Friday, capping busy week of court action
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Filip Timotija / The Hill:
Trump attorneys blasts $355 million verdict against him
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Tara Suter / The Hill:
Haley presses Trump to call out Putin amid silence after Navalny death — GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley pressed former President Trump to call out Russian President Vladimir Putin in the wake of opposition leader Alexei Navalny's death, while arguing that his silence is “a problem.”
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Maura Reynolds / Politico:
'I Have to Say Goodbye. But I Don't Want to Go to Jail.' — One of Navalny's closest friends mourns his death, and Russia's future. — Alexei Navalny didn't want to be a martyr. What he wanted, according to Yevgenia Albats, one of his closest friends, was to lead his country.
US Department of Justice:
Justice Department Transfers Approximately $500,000 in Forfeited Russian Funds to Estonia for Benefit of Ukraine — For Immediate Release — Estonia to Support Ukraine Using Funds Forfeited by United States After Interception of Sophisticated Military-Grade Machinery Bound for Russia; Defendant in Scheme Separately Pleads Guilty
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Matt Binder / Mashable:
The majority of traffic from Elon Musk's X may have been fake during the Super Bowl, report suggests — These numbers are legitimately shocking. … Also riding high from the big game? Elon Musk's X. The company formerly known as Twitter published its own press release …
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Douglas MacKinnon / The Hill:
Raise your privileged hand if you're willing to ‘fight to the last Ukrainian’ — Hey, what's a million-plus dead and wounded when you live thousands of miles away in a bubble of arrogant privilege? — In August 2023, U.S. officials estimated that approximately 500,000 Russian and Ukrainian troops …
Washington Post:
‘Star witness’ mostly silent in hearing to disqualify Fani Willis — ATLANTA — A man billed as the “star witness” in the case to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani T. Willis (D) took the stand Friday and acknowledged he exchanged text messages about Willis with the defense attorney …
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Which came first, the Biden age concerns or the coverage of them? — It is immediately obvious why the White House pushed back as hard as it did on a draft of a report from special counsel Robert Hur summarizing his investigation into President Biden's possession of classified materials.
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Ken Tran / USA Today:
Ex-FBI official sentenced to over two years for hiding payment from Albanian businessman — WASHINGTON - A former top FBI counterintelligence official was sentenced on Friday to 28 months in prison for concealing at least $225,000 he took from an Albanian businessperson with ties to the Albanian government.
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Ryan Lizza / Politico:
‘All Hell Broke Loose’: How Congress Blabbed About Russia's Space Nukes — On Tuesday night, Rep. Mike Turner, the chair of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, showed Rep. Jim Himes, the committee's ranking Democrat, a short statement that he wanted to release.
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