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Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:
Trump sues ABC and Stephanopoulos, alleging defamation over Mace interview — Former President Trump sued ABC News and George Stephanopoulos, alleging defamation over the anchor's questioning of Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) about her endorsement of Trump. — The March 10 interview on “This Week” …
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Devlin Barrett / Washington Post:
Cannon tells lawyers to weigh if Trump conduct can't be reviewed by courts — In classified documents case, legal arguments over jury instructions seem to take precedence over numerous other pretrial issues — The judge overseeing Donald Trump's classified-documents case issued …
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Civil Discourse …, Talking Points Memo, Daily Caller News Foundation, The Federalist, Raw Story, Digby's Hullabaloo and CNN
Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Mar-a-Lago Judge's Stark Ruling: Jury Sees Secret Files or Trump Wins — Trump-appointed Judge Aileen Cannon handed the jury in his Mar-a-Lago case a shocking ultimatum on Monday. — The MAGA-friendly federal judge who keeps siding with Donald Trump in his Mar-a-Lago classified records case …
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Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:
Grisham lists properties that would ‘devastate’ Trump if seized — Former White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham proposed a list of properties former President Trump would be most disappointed to have seized if he cannot pay the damages in his civil fraud case.
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Raw Story, HuffPost, Newsbusters and The Western Journal
Isabel Keane / New York Post:
Trump sues ABC, George Stephanopoulos for defamation after host accused him of rape in Mace interview — Former President Donald Trump has filed a defamation lawsuit against ABC News and George Stephanopoulos, claiming his reputation was tarnished by the anchor saying multiple times on-air …
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Washington Examiner, The Federalist, New Republic, acecomments.mu.nu, Blaze Media, Power Line, Raw Story and The Western Journal
Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Trump says he'd have to hold ‘fire sale’ of properties to meet $464M bond — Former President Trump argued Tuesday he would have to take extreme measures in order to pay a $464 million bond due next week in his New York civil fraud case, such as selling some of his properties for cheap “fire sale” prices.
Associated Press:
Trump is making the Jan. 6 attack a cornerstone of his bid for the White House — WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Donald Trump has launched his general election campaign not merely rewriting the history of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack, but positioning the violent siege and its failed attempt …
Andrew Howard / Politico:
Trump laments $464M judgment, sues ABC News and George Stephanopoulos for defamation
Trump laments $464M judgment, sues ABC News and George Stephanopoulos for defamation
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New Republic, Axios, Semafor, The Gateway Pundit and BizPac Review
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Why Won't Rich Republicans Loan Money to Upstanding Businessman Donald Trump?
Why Won't Rich Republicans Loan Money to Upstanding Businessman Donald Trump?
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Eileen AJ Connelly / The Wrap:
Donald Trump Sues ABC, George Stephanopoulos for Defamation Over Use of Term ‘Rape’
Matt Gertz / Media Matters for America:
Fox News buried Mike Pence's refusal to endorse Donald Trump
Fox News buried Mike Pence's refusal to endorse Donald Trump
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Political Wire, Wonkette, The Bulwark, CNN and Washington Post
Catherine Rampell / Washington Post:
Trump can't find anyone to spot him $464 million. Would you?
Trump can't find anyone to spot him $464 million. Would you?
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NBC News:
Ex-Trump adviser Peter Navarro reports to prison on contempt of Congress conviction
Ex-Trump adviser Peter Navarro reports to prison on contempt of Congress conviction
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ABC News:
Judge rules evidence related to ‘Access Hollywood’ tape admissible in Trump hush money trial
Judge rules evidence related to ‘Access Hollywood’ tape admissible in Trump hush money trial
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Associated Press, IJR, NBC News, BizPac Review and Reuters
Timothy Noah / New Republic:
Is Donald Trump About to Go Bankrupt?
Is Donald Trump About to Go Bankrupt?
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New York Times, Vox, Forbes, Outside the Beltway, Progress Pond and Business Insider
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Donald Trump has been all over the map on Social Security and Medicare
Donald Trump has been all over the map on Social Security and Medicare
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Political Wire, Robert Reich and The Hill
Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Trump Golf Club Settlement Hangs Alina Habba Out to Dry — The former president's lawyer may still face fallout for her involvement in an ex-employee's hush money deal over harassment claims at Trump's Bedminster club. … Donald Trump's golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey …
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MeidasTouch, New Republic, Raw Story and Political Wire
Patrick Wintour / The Guardian:
Jared Kushner says Gaza's ‘waterfront property could be very valuable’ — Donald Trump's son-in-law also says Israel should bulldoze an area of the Negev desert and move Palestinians there — Jared Kushner has praised the “very valuable” potential of Gaza's “waterfront property” …
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MeidasTouch, The Daily Beast and PoliticusUSA
Mauricio Savarese / Associated Press:
Brazil's Bolsonaro is indicted for first time over alleged falsification of his own vaccination data — Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was formally accused Tuesday of falsifying his COVID-19 vaccination data, marking the first indictment for the embattled far-right leader, with more allegations potentially in store.
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Timothy Snyder / Thinking about:
The Bloodbath Candidate — In Context, Trump is Worse — At a rally in Vandalia, Ohio last Saturday, Trump promised a “bloodbath for the country” if he's not elected president. — Then followed a predictable bout of (self-)deception, the claim that Trump's bloodbath was out of context.
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Michael Goldberg / Associated Press:
Mississippi ex-deputy gets 20-year sentence in racist torture of two Black men — A former Mississippi sheriff's deputy was sentenced Tuesday to about 20 years in prison for his part in torturing two Black men last year. Hunter Elward was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Tom Lee …
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Washington Post, WLBT-TV, The Hill, Los Angeles Times, CBS News, WJTV, Fox News, Mississippi Today and Reuters
Hanna Trudo / The Hill:
Porter regrets saying California Senate primary race was ‘rigged’ — Progressive Rep. Katie Porter says she regrets calling the recent California Senate primary “rigged” after losing the closely watched Democratic contest to Rep. Adam Schiff. — Porter sparked backlash for using the word …
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Mediaite, Raw Story and Political Wire
David Frum / The Atlantic:
The Ego Has Crash-Landed — Donald Trump dominated the news cycle this weekend. Everybody's talking about the outrageous things he said at his rally in Dayton, Ohio—above all, his menacing warning of a “bloodbath” if he is defeated in November. To follow political news is to again be immersed in all Trump, all the time.
Washington Post:
Drone footage raises questions about Israeli justification for deadly strike on Gaza journalists — JERUSALEM — On Jan. 7, the Israeli military conducted a targeted missile strike on a car carrying four Palestinian journalists outside Khan Younis, in southern Gaza.
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Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
Nebraska lawmaker faces calls to resign after invoking colleague's name in book's rape scene passage — Republican Nebraska state Sen. Steve Halloran later defended reading the graphic text but apologized for adding his colleague's name to it. — Republican Nebraska state Sen. Steve Halloran …
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Nebraska Examiner, Raw Story, Rolling Stone, LGBTQ Nation and Political Wire
Associated Press:
Pro-Trump Michigan attorney arrested after hearing in DC over leaking Dominion documents — An attorney facing criminal charges for illegally accessing Michigan voting machines after the 2020 election was arrested Monday after a hearing in a separate case in federal court in Washington, D.C.
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Guttmacher Institute:
Medication Abortion Accounted for 63% of All US Abortions in 2023—An Increase from 53% in 2020 — Amy Friedrich-Karnik, Guttmacher Institute — Reproductive rights are under attack. Will you help us fight back with facts? — New Guttmacher Institute research from the Monthly Abortion …
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Politico, Washington Examiner, UPI, Axios and Kansas Reflector
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Allison Hantschel / Dame Magazine:
Bad Journalism Is Giving Life to the “Fetal Personhood” Lie — For years, reproductive-justice activists have been warning that the GOP's “fetal personhood” bills would endanger access to birth control and fertility treatment—especially IVF. Why hasn't the media taken them to task?
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The Federalist
Tom Sykes / The Daily Beast:
Trump Hints Again at Deporting Harry Over Drug Use: 'We'll Have to See' — Prince Harry's admission of drug use in his memoir could make him vulnerable to politically motivated action if Trump wins in November. — Donald Trump has once again hinted that, under a second Trump administration …
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Oliver Trapnell / GB News:
Donald Trump warns Prince Harry he could be KICKED OUT of America in stunning WORLD EXCLUSIVE interview
Donald Trump warns Prince Harry he could be KICKED OUT of America in stunning WORLD EXCLUSIVE interview
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Politico, Daily Mail, Forbes, PoliticusUSA, New York Post and The Sun
Erin Pearson / The Age:
‘Message must be sent’: Jail terms almost tripled for climate activists who shut down West Gate Bridge — Two climate activists who blocked peak-hour traffic on the West Gate Bridge, causing a woman to give birth on the side of the road, have had their jail terms almost tripled on appeal.