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Matt Viser / Washington Post:
Full transcript of Biden's special counsel interview paints nuanced portrait — The president doesn't seem as absent-minded as Hur has made him out to be — and Hur doesn't appear as crass as Biden has portrayed him — President Biden was in the early stages of his interview …
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Andrew Feinberg / The Independent:
Robert Hur will testify as private citizen with help from Trumpworld figures — EXCLUSIVE: Ex-Special Counsel arranged to leave Justice Department the day before his appearance with the House Judiciary Committee — Special Counsel Robert Hur to testify on Biden's handling of classified documents
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Charlie Savage / New York Times:
How the Special Counsel's Portrayal of Biden's Memory Compares With the Transcript — The special counsel, Robert K. Hur, accused the president last month of “significant” memory problems. The interview transcript offers context to his report. — A transcript of a special counsel's hourslong interview …
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Glenn Thrush / New York Times:
Special Counsel Who Investigated Biden to Defend Report by Saying He Needed to ‘Show My Work’ — Republicans are likely to pepper Robert K. Hur about his justifications for not charging the president. Democrats will almost certainly slam him for making broad assertions about Mr. Biden's memory.
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Greg Norman / Fox News:
Former Special Counsel Robert Hur testifies on findings from Biden classified documents probe
Former Special Counsel Robert Hur testifies on findings from Biden classified documents probe
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Matt Margolis / PJ Media:
Everything Is Fine: Joe Biden Thinks John McCain Was His Predecessor
Everything Is Fine: Joe Biden Thinks John McCain Was His Predecessor
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Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Biden pounces as Trump eyes cuts to Social Security and Medicare — Democrats want nothing more than to see Donald Trump talk about cutting Social Security and Medicare. Fortunately for them, that's exactly what happened. — At a time when so much of American politics seems radical …
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Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Republican Voters Against Trump Plans $50 Million Ad Campaign — The group, Republican Voters Against Trump, will run a series of homemade videos of Americans who voted for him in the past but say they can no longer do so in 2024. — A Republican group dedicated to opposing former President Donald J. Trump …
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Dan Rather / Steady:
Calling Out a Would-Be Bully In Chief
Calling Out a Would-Be Bully In Chief
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Maggie Astor / New York Times:
Trump's Biden Mockery Upsets People Who Stutter: 'We've Heard This Before'
Trump's Biden Mockery Upsets People Who Stutter: 'We've Heard This Before'
Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:
Georgia 2024 Poll: Trump 46%, Biden 42%
Georgia 2024 Poll: Trump 46%, Biden 42%
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Theo Leggett / BBC:
Boeing whistleblower found dead in US — Prior to his death, whistleblower John Barnett was testifying against Boeing over concerns about standards.
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Rolling Stone:
Team Trump Begs Him to Keep His Mouth Shut at NYC Criminal Trial — The former president's lawyers and aides are trying to “prevent him from talking his way into a mess,” says one Trump adviser — SEVERAL LAWYERS AND political advisers for Donald Trump tell Rolling Stone that they want him to keep …
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Larry Neumeister / Associated Press:
Trump's renewed attacks against E. Jean Carroll open the door for new lawsuit, lawyer says
Trump's renewed attacks against E. Jean Carroll open the door for new lawsuit, lawyer says
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Deepak Puri / The Democracy Labs:
Who posted the $91 million bond for Trump? Follow the Russian connections.
Who posted the $91 million bond for Trump? Follow the Russian connections.
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Washington Post:
Trump asked Elon Musk if he wanted to buy Truth Social — The idea went nowhere, but the former president and the billionaire X owner have continued to communicate more than was previously known — Former president Donald Trump asked Elon Musk last summer whether the billionaire industrialist …
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Tovah Lazaroff / Jerusalem Post:
Diplomatic source to ‘Post’: Gaza maritime route was Netanyahu's idea - exclusive — According to the source, on October 22, two weeks following the war's outbreak, Netanyahu discussed with President Biden the concept of “delivering humanitarian aid to Gaza via the sea”
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CNN:
US intelligence report states Netanyahu's viability to lead Israel is in jeopardy
US intelligence report states Netanyahu's viability to lead Israel is in jeopardy
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Robert Jimison / New York Times:
Senators Urge Biden to Stop Arming Israel, Citing Violation of U.S. Aid Law
Senators Urge Biden to Stop Arming Israel, Citing Violation of U.S. Aid Law
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Political Wire and BizPac Review
Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
‘Absolute bloodbath’ at RNC as new leadership loyal to Trump purges staff — Chair Michael Whatley and co-chair Lara Trump move to reorganize the party, with an expected cull of 60 members — Donald Trump's new leadership team at the Republican National Committee started the process …
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Steve Kennedy / Slate:
It Sure Seems Like the Courts Have Placed Christianity Above Other Faiths — “Religious freedom” is having a moment in federal courts. One of the big successful goals of the conservative legal movement was that religious freedom would be advanced in a way that it supposedly had not been before.
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Republicans say Britt being treated like Sarah Palin 2.0 — Alabama Sen. Katie Britt's (R) debut on the national political stage is prompting comparisons to another fiery conservative mom: former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R). — The comparisons took a new life late Saturday …
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Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Britt backlash stokes GOP fears about losing women voters
Britt backlash stokes GOP fears about losing women voters
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Judd Legum / Popular Information:
New data explodes myth of crime wave fueled by migrants — Republican politicians and sympathetic media outlets are claiming that America is in the midst of a violent “crime wave,” driven in part by undocumented immigrants. New data, however, demonstrates that there was not a spike in violent crime in 2023.
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Bill Press / The Hill:
Does telling the truth matter anymore? — To say that this nation is hopelessly politically divided is the understatement of the year. It shouts out at you in every political poll. We no longer have two competing political parties but two armed enemy camps.
Jeremiah Poff / Washington Examiner:
The US DEI regime failed Haiti — The National Palace of Haiti was once among the most recognizable and beautiful architectural landmarks of one of the world's poorest countries. — Today, the site where it stood is empty. The building was demolished in 2012 after sustaining severe damage …
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CNN:
Exclusive: ‘Trump Employee 5,’ who unknowingly helped move classified documents, speaks out — Watch the full interview with Kaitlan Collins at 9 p.m. ET Monday on “The Source.” — CNN — A longtime Mar-a-Lago employee who is a central witness in the investigation …
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Aleks Phillips / Newsweek:
Donald Trump Stung as New Poll Shows How Unpopular He Is — Donald Trump continues to have a low favorability score among Americans, new polling shows, despite being the likely Republican nominee after winning the lion's share of primaries and seeing off his only remaining rival.
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
House GOP report aims to undermine Jan. 6 committee … - A senior Democratic congressional aide called the report “yet another attempt to rewrite the history of January 6th and whitewash the events of that horrible, bloody, and violent day.” — Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) …
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Katherine Faulders / ABC News:
Ex-Trump adviser Peter Navarro ordered to report to jail on March 19
Ex-Trump adviser Peter Navarro ordered to report to jail on March 19
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