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Jennifer Gould / New York Post:
Donald Trump may not pay bond — and instead let Letitia James seize Trump Tower: insiders — As Donald Trump faces a Monday deadline to post a $454 million bond in the civil fraud case against him in New York, insiders said he may be weighing a little-discussed option: Do nothing.
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Michael Kranish / Washington Post:
Shadowing Trump's attacks on mental fitness — his own father's dementia — Trump avoids mention of his father's Alzheimer's disease as he lashes Biden for being ‘cognitively impaired’ — Donald Trump invited his extended family to Mar-a-Lago in the mid-1990s.
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Lawyers, Guns & Money, RedState and Raw Story
Ella Lee / The Hill:
New York AG urges appeals court to make Trump pay full bond — The New York attorney general's office urged a state appeals court to make former President Trump put up a full bond before pausing the multimillion-dollar judgment in his civil fraud case. — The state's filing follows claims …
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Kaitlan Collins / CNN:
Panic mode sets in for Trump as he faces deadline for massive bond — Former President Donald Trump is in panic mode as the deadline approaches to secure a half-billion-dollar bond to appeal his civil fraud case in New York, according to multiple sources familiar with his thinking.
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Brian Beutler / Off Message:
Donald Trump Isn't Running A Presidential Campaign — It's a campaign for immunity from the law, and Democrats aren't doing nearly enough to counter it. — ∙ Paid — Every now and again it's fun to hold the unfiltered public comments of normal politicians up against the Donald Trump's ravings on social media.
Dan Pfeiffer / The Message Box:
Is Trump Cracking Under the Pressure of the Election? — Trump has repeatedly stumbled during the first couple of weeks of the general election — Donald Trump made it through the Republican primary largely unscathed. He never had to get on a debate stage or adopt a position to outflank a rival.
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Outside the Beltway and Blue Virginia
Axios:
Trump's “crazies” are back in his mix … - They're returning as Trump more aggressively touts Jan. 6 rioters as “patriots,” ramps up his racist, incendiary rhetoric — and embraces some of his most provocative loyalists. … - Trump's team is in talks to hire 2016 campaign advisers Paul Manafort …
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David Ignatius / Washington Post:
Liz Cheney still plans to make a difference in the election
Liz Cheney still plans to make a difference in the election
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Allan Smith / NBC News:
This state senator eviscerated Trump's voter fraud claims. Now, he's back on the Trump train.
This state senator eviscerated Trump's voter fraud claims. Now, he's back on the Trump train.
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Mariah Timms / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Claims 2024 Will Be Rigged, Putting Republican Turnout at Risk
Trump Claims 2024 Will Be Rigged, Putting Republican Turnout at Risk
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Michelle L. Price / Associated Press:
Trump suggests he'd support a national ban on abortions around 15 weeks of pregnancy
Trump suggests he'd support a national ban on abortions around 15 weeks of pregnancy
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Trump has indefinitely delayed his Jan. 6 criminal trial. Hundreds of his supporters haven't been so lucky.
Trump has indefinitely delayed his Jan. 6 criminal trial. Hundreds of his supporters haven't been so lucky.
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Washington Monthly
Zac Anderson / USA Today:
Trump saluted the J6 Prison Choir. It likely included defendants who attacked cops
Trump saluted the J6 Prison Choir. It likely included defendants who attacked cops
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Just Security and The Root
Lindsay Whitehurst / Associated Press:
Divided Supreme Court lifts stay on a Texas law giving police broad powers to arrest migrants — A divided Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed Texas to begin enforcing a law that gives police broad powers to arrest migrants suspected of crossing the border illegally while a legal battle over the measure plays out.
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The Texas Tribune:
Texas' new immigration law is blocked again
Texas' new immigration law is blocked again
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Stephen Gruber-Miller / Des Moines Register:
Iowa law enforcement could arrest undocumented immigrants under bill headed to Reynolds' desk
Iowa law enforcement could arrest undocumented immigrants under bill headed to Reynolds' desk
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Washington Examiner, The Hill, Pluribus News, NPR and Washington Times
Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
Sanders sending Arkansas National Guard troops to US border with Mexico
Sanders sending Arkansas National Guard troops to US border with Mexico
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Emiliano Rodríguez Mega / New York Times:
Mexico Condemns Texas Law, and Says It Will Not Accept Deportations From the State
Mexico Condemns Texas Law, and Says It Will Not Accept Deportations From the State
Politico:
Playbook: Sherrod Brown's dilemma — With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine — With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine — DRIVING THE DAY — ABOUT LAST NIGHT — The biggest story from yesterday's elections was in Ohio, where former car dealer BERNIE MORENO …
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
3 takeaways from primaries in Illinois, Ohio and elsewhere
3 takeaways from primaries in Illinois, Ohio and elsewhere
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Coral Davenport / New York Times:
Biden Administration Announces Rules Aimed at Expanding Electric Vehicles — The regulations would require automakers to sell more electric vehicles and hybrids by gradually tightening limits on tailpipe pollution. — The Biden administration on Wednesday issued one of the most significant …
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Ashley Belanger / Ars Technica:
Users ditch Glassdoor, stunned by site adding real names without consent — Anonymous review site Glassdoor now consults public sources to identify users. — Glassdoor, where employees go to leave anonymous reviews of employers, has recently begun adding real names to user profiles without users' consent …
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Max Burns / The Hill:
No Labels can't get a ‘yes’ on a candidate for 2024 — and there's a good reason why — It's tough to understand what's going on at No Labels, the centrist political group that is trying — and repeatedly failing — to find a candidate for its presidential ticket this year.
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
BREAKING: Trump, others can appeal Fani Willis removal ruling, judge allows — Judge Scott McAfee says he'll continue work on other aspects of case — Fulton Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee on Wednesday granted permission for former President Donald Trump and seven others to appeal …
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NBC News:
Lev Parnas, ex-Giuliani associate, testifies allegations against Bidens are false and ‘spread by the Kremlin’ — In his opening statement, Parnas maintained there is no evidence showing that Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden were linked to corruption in Ukraine.
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Axios:
Scoop: House GOP weighs inviting Netanyahu to address Congress … - Netanyahu is slated to address the Senate Republican lunch on Wednesday virtually. … - “It was suggested by several folks” to House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), one House Republican said.
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Mychael Schnell / The Hill:
Johnson may invite Netanyahu to address Congress after Schumer comments
Johnson may invite Netanyahu to address Congress after Schumer comments
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The Hill:
Biden delivers remarks on investment in America: Watch live — President Biden is expected to announce a multi-billion dollar CHIPS & Science Act award for the major chip manufacturer Intel while visiting its campus Thursday in Chandler, Ariz. — just outside Phoenix.
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Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
Banning abortion was the first step, not the last — They also won't stop with ending privacy rights. … When the United States Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022's Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, Justice Samuel Alito's majority opinion smugly declared that …
David Milliken / Reuters:
Gloomy youth pull US and western Europe down global happiness ranking — Rising unhappiness among younger people has caused the United States and some large western European countries to fall down a global wellbeing index, while Nordic nations retain their grip on the top spots.
Nick Robertson / The Hill:
Florida Democrat wears Putin mask to impeachment hearing — Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.) donned a rubber mask of Russian President Vladimir Putin on his way to the House Oversight and Accountability Committee's hearing investigating Hunter Biden's business dealings Wednesday, mocking the GOP effort.
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Washington Post:
Post-UMD poll: GOP's Hogan leads both Democrats in Maryland Senate race — Rep. David Trone polls slightly ahead of Prince George's County Executive Angela Alsobrooks in a Democratic primary contest with more voters undecided than settled on a candidate — With control of the U.S. Senate in play …
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Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
Texts Reveal More Russia Ties for Key Anti-Biden Witness — Tony Bobulinski, a former business partner of Hunter Biden, is expected to testify publicly on Wednesday. — House Republican leaders behind the sputtering impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden scheduled a public hearing …
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NBC News:
Kennedy family set to step up its efforts to help Biden's campaign — The Kennedys recent visit to the White House, and big family photo with the president, previewed the coming push. — WASHINGTON — For President Joe Biden's re-election campaign, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s independent candidacy looms as a potential political spoiler.
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MeidasTouch and The Hill