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Brian Melley / ABC News:
Trump is ordered to pay legal fees after failed lawsuit over the Steele dossier — Former U.S. President Donald Trump has been ordered to pay legal fees to a company founded by a former British spy that he sued for making what he claimed were false claims that harmed his reputation
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Trump loses bid to delay $83.3 million E. Jean Carroll defamation judgment — Donald Trump lost a bid to delay paying an $83.3 million civil defamation judgment to writer E. Jean Carroll. — Trump had asked Manhattan federal Judge Lewis Kaplan to delay the judgment from taking effect until …
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Jeremy Culley / BBC:
Donald Trump told to pay six-figure costs of firm he sued — The former US president's case against a company founded by an ex-MI6 officer was thrown out.
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David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
Trump's Money Problems Are Very Real and Very Bad — His political fortunes may be looking up, but his business problems are dire. — The danger posed to Donald Trump's finances by two recent judgments against him has been, if anything, underappreciated.
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New York Times:
The Case Trump Really Hates — Prosecutors want to present steamy details at the hush money trial. — For the past couple of weeks, the spotlight has been focused on the timing of Donald Trump's four criminal trials and the prospect that at least two of them might not go to a jury before this fall's election.
Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Judge Rules Trump Has to Come Up With $91 Million for E. Jean Carroll Appeal
Judge Rules Trump Has to Come Up With $91 Million for E. Jean Carroll Appeal
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David Boling / The Hill:
In Shinzo's shadow, Japan fears ‘if Trump’
Chauncey DeVega / Salon:
Dr. John Gartner: The world is watching “a fundamental breakdown in Trump's ability to use language” — Experts say Trump's decline may be “caused by his incapacity to manage the stress caused by multiple indictments” — It has become undeniably clear and obvious to any reasonable person …
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Matt Novak / Gizmodo:
Truth Social Suffers Outage in Middle of Trump's Furious Live-Tweeting About Biden Speech — “THE DRUGS ARE WEARING OFF!” Trump wrote without any further context, making it's unclear if he was talking about Biden or himself. — Truth Social, the social media platform launched by Donald Trump in 2022 …
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Patrick Svitek / Washington Post:
The biggest moments from Biden's 2024 State of the Union address — President Biden delivered an aggressive State of the Union speech Thursday night in which he drew sharp contrasts with former president Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress. — Biden made reference to “my predecessor” …
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Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:
March 2024 National Poll: Trump 45%, Biden 45% — Home Polls March 2024 National Poll: Trump 45%, Biden 45% — Haley Primary Voters Break for Biden over Trump in General Election — A new Emerson College Polling national survey of voters finds President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump tied …
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Scoop: Progressives want much more from Biden on Gaza
Scoop: Progressives want much more from Biden on Gaza
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Washington Examiner, HuffPost, Fox News, NBC News, CalMatters, Crooked Media and The Daily Beast
Stephen Neukam / Axios:
Exclusive: Larry Hogan says he won't vote for Trump
Exclusive: Larry Hogan says he won't vote for Trump
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Washington Post:
Navy demoted Ronny Jackson after probe into White House behavior — Ronny Jackson, the former White House physician turned GOP congressman, regularly touts his military bona fides. — “As a retired U.S. Navy Rear Admiral with nearly three decades of military service I understand the commitment …
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Oren Liebermann / CNN:
Navy demoted Ronny Jackson in 2022 after scathing watchdog report — The Navy demoted Rep. Ronny Jackson in 2022 after a scathing report from the Defense Department watchdog found the former White House physician drank on the job, routinely screamed at subordinates and acted inappropriately.
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Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
Indicted Serial Liar George Santos Announces New Run for Congress During State of the Union — In typically dramatic fashion, Santos announced his run while President Joe Biden delivered his State of the Union speech. — Three months after former Rep. George Santos' colleagues expelled …
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Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
An unusual collision: The general election season began before the State of the Union.
An unusual collision: The general election season began before the State of the Union.
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Dan Froomkin / Press Watch:
Why is New York Times campaign coverage so bad? Because that's what the publisher wants. — It's an increasingly common critique of the New York Times: The largest, most influential news organization in the nation is not warning sufficiently of the threat to democracy …
The White House:
Remarks of President Joe Biden — State of the Union Address As Prepared for Delivery — Good evening. — Mr. Speaker. Madam Vice President. Members of Congress. My Fellow Americans. — In January 1941, President Franklin Roosevelt came to this chamber to speak to the nation.
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Business Insider, Reason and The Gateway Pundit
Maira Garcia / Los Angeles Times:
Stormy Daniels alleges in new documentary that Donald Trump cornered her the night they met — Stormy Daniels goes into new detail in a documentary about her alleged 2006 sexual encounter with former President Trump, saying she was cornered by him in his hotel room the night they met and that she blames herself for not stopping him.
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Steven Lee Myers / New York Times:
Spate of Mock News Sites With Russian Ties Pop Up in U.S. — The fake news organizations, experts say, represent a technological leap in the Kremlin's efforts to spread false and misleading narratives. — Into the depleted field of journalism in America, a handful of websites have appeared …
NBC News:
GOP Rep. Michelle Steel rescinds her co-sponsorship of the Life at Conception Act after winning her primary — Steel says she supports IVF, which the bill could threaten. She has put forward a nonbinding resolution backing IVF but has not signed on to a bill offering legal protection for it.
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Michelle Steel / Orange County Register:
Setting the record straight on what I think about IVF
Setting the record straight on what I think about IVF
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Brian Fung / CNN:
House panel unanimously approves bill that could ban TikTok — A powerful House committee advanced a bill on Thursday that could lead to a nationwide ban against TikTok on all electronic devices, renewing lawmakers' challenge to one of the world's most popular social media apps …
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Julian Borger / The Guardian:
Biden announces US will build pier on Gaza shore for large-scale aid delivery — President lays out plans in State of the Union speech while senior US official says ‘we are not waiting on the Israelis’ — US forces will build a temporary dock on the Gaza shoreline to allow delivery …
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Marcy Wheeler / MSNBC:
Merrick Garland isn't to blame for delays in Trump's election interference case — The popular narratives attributing delay to Garland ignores real-world obstacles and early moves against Trump's co-conspirators. — After the Supreme Court delayed consideration of Donald Trump's immunity claim until April …
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NBC News:
‘Done deal’: Allies say Trump aide Brian Jack would be favorite in Georgia congressional race — Trump posted on social media Thursday encouraging his aide to run for Congress ahead of a Friday filing deadline. — Former President Donald Trump is urging a longtime political aide to run …
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The Hill and Washington Times
Ivana Saric / Axios:
Charted: Trump world allies sentenced to prison … - He is expected to be sentenced to five months in prison in April. … - Former Trump campaign lawyer Sidney Powell — one of Trump's co-defendants in the sprawling Georgia election subversion case — took a plea deal to testify against co-defendants that helped her avoid prison.
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Sam Brodey / The Daily Beast:
Marjorie Taylor Greene Breaks House Rules to Wear MAGA Hat at State of the Union — Marjorie Taylor Greene got exactly what she wanted during this year's State of the Union: attention. — Wearing a bright red MAGA hat on the floor of the U.S. House before President Joe Biden's State of the Union …
Haley Talbot / CNN:
House passes Laken Riley Act — The House on Thursday afternoon passed the Laken Riley Act, with all GOP members in attendance plus 37 Democrats supporting the bill. — The legislation, introduced by freshman conservative Republican Rep. Mike Collins of Georgia, requires the detention of any migrant who committed burglary or theft.
Alex Thomas / New Republic:
The Republicans Who Sold Their Souls to Vladimir Putin — In American politics, a presidential campaign cannot coordinate with its associated political action committee. The campaign can wink and nod publicly in the press and on its official website, but a direct line of communication is, technically, illegal.
Associated Press:
Sweden officially joins NATO, ending decades of post-World War II neutrality — WASHINGTON (AP) — Sweden on Thursday formally joined NATO as the 32nd member of the transatlantic military alliance, ending decades of post-World War II neutrality as concerns about Russian aggression in Europe …
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