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NBC News:
Trump seeks 30-day delay in enforcement of damages in New York civil fraud case  —  Judge Arthur Engoron ordered the former president and the Trump Organization to pay over $354 million in damages.  —  An attorney for Donald Trump has asked New York Judge Arthur Engoron for a 30-day delay …
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Kelly Garrity / Politico:
‘Assholes come and go’: Trump isn't the future, Sununu says  —  “It won't be his party forever. ...  It just won't,” Sununu said.  —  The future of the Republican Party isn't Donald Trump, New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu said Thursday.  —  “It won't be his party forever.  Right?  It just won't.
Discussion: Tampa Bay Times and NBC News
Jordy Meiselas / MeidasTouch:
Judge Engoron Denies Trump's Attempt To Stay $350+ Million Judgment  —  The short ruling came in the form of an email  —  That was quick!  Despite Donald Trump's attempt to delay the enforcement of the $350+ million civil fraud judgment, Judge Arthur Engoron has denied Trump's request in a short email to his attorney Clifford Robert.
Politico:
Playbook: What the GOP would prefer not to discuss  —  With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  WITH ENDORSERS LIKE THESE — Florida Gov. RON DeSANTIS privately criticized DONALD TRUMP and said he wouldn't be Trump's running mate on a call first obtained by the N.Y. Post's Diana Glebova.
Discussion: Political Wire
Elena Schneider / Politico:
Michigan may soon show just how badly Biden's ceasefire stance is hurting him
Discussion: Religion Unplugged
Nathan Layne / Reuters:
Lara Trump says RNC needs to raise $500 million, sees interest in paying Trump legal fees
Michelle L. Price / Associated Press:
Lara Trump says she thinks GOP voters would like to see RNC pay Donald Trump's legal fees
Lisa Kashinsky / Politico:
Haley bashes Trump on Russia as she seeks to gain ground in GOP primary
Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Tuberville acknowledges ‘hard’ situation for women after Alabama IVF ruling  —  Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R) acknowledged the challenging situation some women face in his state after the state's Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos are children and subject to legislation dealing with the wrongful death of a minor.
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Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
Alabama's I.V.F. Ruling Shows Our Slide Toward Theocracy
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Alabama infertility clinic stops offering IVF, fearing prosecution
CNN:
Days after Alabama's Supreme Court ruling that frozen embryos are children, a second clinic pauses IVF treatment
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
The centerpiece of Republicans' case for impeaching Democratic president Joe Biden is the allegation that he and his son Hunter each accepted a $5 million bribe from Ukrainian oil and gas company Burisma when Biden Sr. was vice president.  But in the last week, that accusation has revealed quite …
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Ron Filipkowski / MeidasTouch:
House GOP Quietly Deletes Russian Disinformation from Impeachment Website
Discussion: Raw Story, Daily Kos and PoliticusUSA
Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
James Comer and Tucker Carlson aren't fooled by Russian lies — they're complicit
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Praveena Somasundaram / Washington Post:
Mike Lindell must pay man $5M in ‘Prove Mike Wrong’ challenge, judge says  —  In 2021, MyPillow founder Mike Lindell offered $5 million to anyone who could disprove his claim that he had data showing voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election.  —  Now, he must pay a 64-year-old from Nevada that award …
Discussion: Raw Story, Mediaite and HuffPost
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Steve Karnowski / Associated Press:
Federal judge affirms MyPillow's Mike Lindell must pay $5M in election data dispute
Tesfaye Negussie / ABC News:
School punishment for Black student's hair is legal in CROWN Act lawsuit, judge rules  —  The CROWN Act prohibits race-based hair discrimination.  —  In this Sept. 18, 2023, file photo, Darryl George, a 17-year-old junior, walks across the street to go into Barbers Hill High School after serving …
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Lexi Lonas / The Hill:
Black teenager suspended over dreadlocks in Texas heads to court in CROWN Act case
Discussion: CBS News, NBC News and ABC13
ABC News:
AT&T outage prompts urgent investigation into possible cyberattack: Sources  —  AT&T says their network is now 75% restored.  —  FILE PHOTO: The company logo for AT&T is displayed on a screen on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., September 18, 2019.
David Sirota / The Lever:
Sirota's Signals: Yes, $13,000 Per Hour  —  How does the fine print of a government report expose the real reason billionaires hate the IRS?  What are regulators telling us about our credit card bills?  Why is dopamine ruining our society?  Where are lawmakers refusing to ban assault weapons, but looking into banning cold beer?
Politico:
Biden paves way for Mark Rutte to lead NATO — and confront Putin  —  The American president's support helps clear the path for Rutte to take over the job later this year.  —  President Joe Biden is supporting Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte to become the next NATO secretary general, a U.S. official said Wednesday.
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Troy Matthews / MeidasTouch:
Republicans Furious as Speaker Johnson Turns GOP Leadership Meeting Into Religious Revival
Discussion: Esquire, Daily Kos and Raw Story
Washington Post:
Fundraising is one bright spot for Mike Johnson
Discussion: The Hill and Outside the Beltway
Mike Allen / Axios:
Exclusive: N.Y. Times reporters plan fall exposé on Trump's taxes … - “I remember watching Joe Biden's inauguration and seeing Donald Trump and his family leave Washington for Mar-a-Lago,” Craig says. … - “We have spent the last three years building upon our prior reporting.
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
A Bigger Story Than You Can Possibly Imagine  —  I know that's a big headline that promises a lot.  But I think it's true.  David has a good rundown of the events in the Morning Memo.  But I want to do my best to set them out on a larger canvas that goes back to the “Hunter Biden laptop” …
Meryl Kornfield / Washington Post:
Biden's dog bit Secret Service agents about 24 times, new records show  —  One biting incident involving Commander, the presidential dog, briefly shut down White House tours due to blood on the floor  —  President Biden's dog Commander bit Secret Service agents about 24 times …
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Steven Nelson / New York Post:
Biden gives away Commander after dog drew blood with attacks on Secret Service at White House, vacation home: documents
Stephen Robinson / Public Notice:
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Robert Frank / CNBC:
Tax evasion by millionaires and billionaires tops $150 billion a year, says IRS chief  — The nation's millionaires and billionaires are evading more than $150 billion a year in taxes, according to the head of the Internal Revenue Service.  — The IRS, with billion of dollars in new funding …
emptywheel:
Happy Delaware Laptop Day, for Those Who Celebrate  —  If I read the docket correctly, in a courtroom in Delaware today, Judge Robert Robinson will hear John Paul Mac Isaac's motion to dismiss and Hunter Biden's motion for summary judgement in the suit and countersuit over whether JPMI …
Discussion: Mediaite
 
 
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