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Josh Dawsey / Washington Post:
Trump is eyeing Paul Manafort for 2024 campaign role — The former campaign manager was pardoned by Trump for bank and tax fraud convictions and accusations he hid millions he made consulting for pro-Russian Ukrainian politicians — Former president Donald Trump is expected to enlist Paul Manafort …
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Dan Pfeiffer / The Message Box:
How to Make Trump Pay for Embracing Jan 6th — At a rally in Ohio on Saturday night, Trump once again demonstrated the unequivocal danger of his candidacy for the White House. At one point, Trump said: … The man who tried to violently overturn the election promising a “bloodbath” …
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Austin Sarat / The Hill:
The courts will not save us from Donald Trump — The last couple of weeks have brought a steady stream of bad news for people hoping that Donald Trump could be defeated in and through the legal process. Courts, it turns out, will not spare the American people from the task of deciding whether …
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Adam Gabbatt / The Guardian:
Trump calls for Liz Cheney to be jailed for investigating him over Capitol attack — Former president's posts on Truth Social about Republican critic stoke fears of persecution of opponents if he wins 2024 election — Donald Trump has renewed calls for Liz Cheney - his most prominent Republican critic …
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Washington Post:
Pro-Trump disruptions in Arizona county elevate fears for the 2024 vote — A meeting in the state's largest county, Maricopa, ended chaotically last month, raising concern that the former president's supporters could try to undercut the election — PHOENIX — As the board of supervisors …
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Elizabeth Crisp / The Hill:
Hutchinson says decision not to endorse Trump ‘costly and difficult’ — Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, who ran for the GOP presidential nomination this year, says he won't back former President Trump in 2024, but also won't vote for President Biden. — “I get asked a lot if I believe Trump …
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Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
70 percent in new poll reject Trump presidential immunity claim
70 percent in new poll reject Trump presidential immunity claim
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Raw Story, Forbes and Political Wire
Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:
Trump doubles down on call for Liz Cheney to be prosecuted
Trump doubles down on call for Liz Cheney to be prosecuted
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Washington Post:
Biden-Trump rematch dread verges on denial for some voters
Biden-Trump rematch dread verges on denial for some voters
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New Jersey Online and The Hill
Peter Stone / The Guardian:
Putin bromance has US intelligence officials fearing second Trump term
Putin bromance has US intelligence officials fearing second Trump term
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Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Pelosi: Democrats ‘have to win this election’ following Trump's ‘bloodbath’ remarks
Pelosi: Democrats ‘have to win this election’ following Trump's ‘bloodbath’ remarks
Matt Lewis / The Daily Beast:
Who Will Win the Biden-Trump Double-Haters?
Who Will Win the Biden-Trump Double-Haters?
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NBC News:
Trump has been unable to get bond for $464 million judgment, his lawyers say — In a filing to an appeals court, Trump's attorneys said getting the bond needed to halt proceedings while they appeal is a “practical impossibility.” — Former President Donald Trump has not been able to get a bond …
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Ben Protess / New York Times:
Trump Spurned by 30 Companies as He Seeks Bond in $454 Million Judgment — Donald J. Trump's lawyers said in a court filing that he faces “insurmountable difficulties” as he tries to raise cash for the civil fraud penalty he faces in New York. — Donald J. Trump's lawyers disclosed on Monday …
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Jacob Knutson / Axios:
Trump can't post $464M bond to appeal New York fraud case, lawyers say … - Earlier this month, Trump posted a nearly $92 million bond to appeal the $83.3 million in damages a jury ordered him to pay to writer E. Jean Carroll for defamation by denying her sexual assault allegations.
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Josh Barro / The Atlantic:
Sonia Sotomayor Should Retire Now — On Election Day in 2006, Justice Antonin Scalia was 70 years old and had been serving on the Supreme Court for 20 years. That year would have been an opportune time for him to retire—Republicans held the White House and the Senate …
Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
Adult MAGA rage is making schools more dangerous for students — Despite the Ethan Crumbley and Nex Benedict cases, a GOP nominee to run schools wants a “firing squad” for liberals — Last week saw national headlines regarding two tragic stories that illustrate how MAGA radicalization of adults endangers kids in school.
The Daily Beast:
MAGA Reps Suddenly Face an Existential Threat: Themselves — The 2024 primaries are just getting started, but there's good reason to believe this year could be a lot more brutal for Republicans than recent ones. — It would be hard to argue that Rep. Mike Bost (R-IL) …
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Kirsten Grieshaber / Associated Press:
Germans thought they were immune to nationalism after confronting their Nazi past. They were wrong — When Sabine Thonke joined a recent demonstration in Berlin against Germany's far-right party, it was the first time in years she felt hopeful that the growing power of the extremists in her country could be stopped.
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New York Times:
What the Data Says About Pandemic School Closures, Four Years Later — The more time students spent in remote instruction, the further they fell behind. And, experts say, extended closures did little to stop the spread of Covid. — Four years ago this month, schools nationwide began to shut down …
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The Daily Caller
Associated Press:
Supreme Court rejects appeal by former New Mexico county commissioner banned for Jan. 6 insurrection — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from a former New Mexico county commissioner who was kicked out of office over his participation in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
Liz Dye / Public Notice:
Fulton prosecutors limp out of ugly disqualification fight — Fani Willis eked out a win ... sort of. … On Friday morning, the Fulton County District Attorney's Office squeezed out a win of sorts in the Trump RICO case. — Judge Scott McAfee ruled that District Attorney Fani Willis's …
Julian E. Barnes / New York Times:
New Studies Find No Evidence of Brain Injury in Havana Syndrome Cases — The findings from the National Institutes of Health are at odds with previous research that looked into the mysterious health incidents experienced by U.S. diplomats and spies. — New studies by the National Institutes …
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Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Will Senate Democrats cave to an Islamophobic smear campaign? — On November 15, 2023, President Biden nominated Adeel Mangi to be a federal appeals court judge in the Third Circuit. Mangi's credentials are unimpeachable. He received his legal training at Oxford and Harvard and has spent …