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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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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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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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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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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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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.
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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Axios:
Trump's “crazies” are back in his mix
Trump's “crazies” are back in his mix
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John Hendrickson / The Atlantic:
What Trump Supporters Think When He Mocks People With Disabilities
What Trump Supporters Think When He Mocks People With Disabilities
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Marist Poll:
Three Points Separate Trump and Biden in Presidential Re-Match in North Carolina...Stein and Robinson Competitive in North Carolina Governor's Race
Three Points Separate Trump and Biden in Presidential Re-Match in North Carolina...Stein and Robinson Competitive in North Carolina Governor's Race
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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
Victor Nava / New York Post:
Biden wanders off stage after spotting baby in crowd at Arizona campaign event: 'Couldn't resist'
Biden wanders off stage after spotting baby in crowd at Arizona campaign event: 'Couldn't resist'
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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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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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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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Marist Poll:
Trump Edges Biden by 4 Percentage Points in Georgia
Trump Edges Biden by 4 Percentage Points in Georgia
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Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Chubb ended Trump fraud bond talks after backing E. Jean Carroll appeal bond, court filing says
Chubb ended Trump fraud bond talks after backing E. Jean Carroll appeal bond, court filing says
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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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Associated Press:
Judge clears way for Trump to appeal ruling keeping Fani Willis on Georgia 2020 election case
Judge clears way for Trump to appeal ruling keeping Fani Willis on Georgia 2020 election case
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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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Samantha-Jo Roth / Washington Examiner:
Lankford launches bid for No. 5 spot in Senate GOP leadership following failed border deal — Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) announced Wednesday that he will be running to become the Senate Republican Conference vice chairman. — The Oklahoma senator, who has served in the upper chamber since 2015 …
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Axios:
Scoop: House GOP weighs inviting Netanyahu to address Congress
Scoop: House GOP weighs inviting Netanyahu to address Congress
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Parnas calls out GOP rep at hearing for ‘doing the bidding’ of Russia — Lev Parnas, a convicted former aide to Rudy Giuliani, named members of Congress Wednesday who he alleged were “doing the bidding” of Russia by attempting to dig up “dirt” on President Biden during his 2020 campaign.
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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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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 …
The Texas Tribune:
Texas' new immigration law is blocked again — Hours after the U.S. Supreme Court had allowed Senate Bill 4 to go into effect, a federal appeals court let an earlier injunction stand. SB 4 lets Texas police arrest people suspected of illegally crossing the Texas-Mexico border.
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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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