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The Hill:
Trump seeks to block Stormy Daniels, Michael Cohen from testifying at NY hush money trial — Former President Trump's lawyers in his hush-money case on Monday demanded a New York judge block key witnesses from testifying in Trump's first criminal trial set to begin next month.
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Bill / Associated Press:
Donald Trump appeals $454 million judgment in New York civil fraud case — NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump has appealed his $454 million New York civil fraud judgment, challenging a judge's finding that Trump lied about his wealth as he grew the real estate empire that launched him to stardom and the presidency.
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Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
Trump's plan to use Judge Cannon to block Judge Chutkan and avoid trial
Trump's plan to use Judge Cannon to block Judge Chutkan and avoid trial
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Liz Dye / Above the Law:
Trump Says He's Too Rich To Post Bond In Carroll Defamation Case
Trump Says He's Too Rich To Post Bond In Carroll Defamation Case
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ABC News:
Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg asks for gag order in Trump hush money case after dozens of threats
Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg asks for gag order in Trump hush money case after dozens of threats
Reese Gorman / The Daily Beast:
Letter With White Powder Mailed to Donald Trump Jr.'s Florida Home: Sources — Multiple fire trucks and men in hazmat suits were spotted outside Donald Trump Jr.'s home in Jupiter, Florida, on Monday evening. … Multiple fire trucks and men in hazmat suits were spotted outside Donald Trump Jr.'s home …
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Natasha Korecki / NBC News:
Democrats intensify their IVF messaging in new billboards, tying Trump to the Alabama ruling — Democrats are attacking Trump on the Alabama IVF decision in new billboard ads across eight battleground states that launch Tuesday. — Democrats are ramping up their messaging around …
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Moira Donegan / The Guardian:
Alabama is using the notion that embryos are people to surveil and harass women
Alabama is using the notion that embryos are people to surveil and harass women
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William Vaillancourt / The Daily Beast:
GOP Rep. Scott Perry Wants to Cancel Biden's SOTU Address Over Border — “There's no reason that we need to invite him to get more propaganda,” Perry said, even though Biden accepted the House Speaker's invitation seven weeks ago. — Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA) suggested Monday …
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Bradford Betz / Fox News:
Border Patrol Union slams Biden border visit as ‘too little, too late’ just to ‘try to save himself’
Border Patrol Union slams Biden border visit as ‘too little, too late’ just to ‘try to save himself’
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Elizabeth Crisp / The Hill:
Rep. Perry says House GOP should cancel Biden's SOTU address
Rep. Perry says House GOP should cancel Biden's SOTU address
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Yasmeen Abutaleb / Washington Post:
Biden says temporary cease-fire in Gaza could come next week — Negotiators have been working for months to secure a deal to release more than 100 Israeli hostages — President Biden on Monday said he hoped a deal between Israel and Hamas could emerge as soon as next week …
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Jack Smith says Trump's handling of classified docs was far worse than Biden's — In a new filing in Trump's Florida case, Smith cited Robert Hur's report on Joe Biden's retention of classified material. — Special counsel Jack Smith said Monday that President Joe Biden's handling …
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
DC court backs Clark's bid to block subpoena from bar investigators
DC court backs Clark's bid to block subpoena from bar investigators
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Dave Infante / Popular Information:
Kroger's “nefarious bargain” — This is a special joint edition of Popular Information and Fingers, a newsletter about drinking in America by journalist Dave Infante. Fingers is a must-read for anyone who cares about the business, culture, and chaos of booze. Sign up HERE.
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Federal Trade Commission:
FTC Challenges Kroger's Acquisition of Albertsons
FTC Challenges Kroger's Acquisition of Albertsons
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Washington Post:
Judge orders Biden informant Alexander Smirnov to remain in jail — The former FBI informant is accused of lying when he claimed that Joe and Hunter Biden took bribes to shield a Ukrainian energy company — LOS ANGELES — A former FBI informant pleaded not guilty Monday to charges …
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CNN:
Exclusive: Key figure in fake electors plot concealed damning posts on secret Twitter account from investigators — Kenneth Chesebro, the right-wing attorney who helped devise the Trump campaign's fake electors plot in 2020, concealed a secret Twitter account from Michigan prosecutors …
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Lil Kalish / HuffPost:
Students Walk Out Of Oklahoma High School To Protest Nex Benedict's Death — Dozens of students at Owasso High said that they believe the school has not responded adequately to the 16-year-old's death and that a culture of bullying persists. — Dozens of students at Owasso High School …
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Jo Yurcaba / NBC News:
Oklahoma students walk out after trans student's death to protest bullying policies
Oklahoma students walk out after trans student's death to protest bullying policies
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CNN:
Zelensky says Trump doesn't understand Putin because he has never fought him — Former US President Donald Trump will be “against Americans” if he chooses to support Russia over Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky told CNN Sunday, in a stark warning as his country enters a third year of full-scale war.
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Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
Russia looms over yet another Trump presidential campaign
Russia looms over yet another Trump presidential campaign
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Matthew Chapman / Raw Story:
Fani Willis slammed with harassing calls after Trump lawyer puts contact info in court doc — Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and special prosecutor Nathan Wade were slammed with harassing phone calls over the weekend after one of former President Donald Trump's attorneys put …
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Dasha Litvinova / Associated Press:
Navalny aides say the Russian opposition leader was close to being freed before his death — Associates of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny said Monday that talks were underway shortly before his death to exchange him for a Russian imprisoned in Germany. — “Alexei Navalny could have been sitting here now, today.
CNN:
New York Democrats reject bipartisan congressional map for a chance to draw their own lines — Democrats who control the New York Legislature on Monday rejected a congressional map devised by a bipartisan commission that would have given their party only a modest electoral advantage and will now have the chance to draw their own lines.
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Politico:
The House GOP's defense against hardliners is about to get weaker — If Republicans can hold the majority, they'll likely have to wrangle a bloc of even more emboldened conservatives who made their name by fighting their own party. — House Republicans are facing a growing exodus …
Chris Geidner / Law Dork:
Justices question Texas and Florida efforts to restrict social media companies — On Monday, over nearly four hours of oral arguments, the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court debated whether Florida and Texas can — with slightly different laws — mandate that social media companies change …
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Washington Post:
Live updates Justices appear skeptical of Texas, Florida social media laws
Live updates Justices appear skeptical of Texas, Florida social media laws
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Washington Post:
Airman who set self on fire grew up on religious compound, had anarchist past — Less than two weeks before Aaron Bushnell walked toward the gates of the Israeli Embassy on Sunday, he and a friend talked by phone about their shared identities as anarchists and what kinds of risks and sacrifices were needed to be effective.
Shannon Rousseau / The Hill:
Pregnant women can't get divorced in Missouri. Here's why — JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (WDAF) - As it stands, Missouri judges cannot legally finalize a divorce if a woman is pregnant. — Three other states have similar laws: Texas, Arizona, and Arkansas. While a pregnant woman can still file …
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