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Manu Raju / CNN:
Lisa Murkowski, done with Donald Trump, won't rule out leaving GOP — Hear more on Sen. Lisa Murkowski's plans on “Inside Politics Sunday with Manu Raju” at 8 a.m. ET and 11 a.m. ET. — Sen. Lisa Murkowski, aghast at Donald Trump's candidacy and the direction of her party, won't rule out bolting from the GOP.
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CNN:
‘The train is coming’: Fani Willis has warning for Trump in wake of hearing to try to oust her — In an exclusive interview with CNN, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis says the work on the case against former President Donald Trump has not been delayed in the wake of a hearing …
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Washington Post:
Trump escalates solidarity with Jan. 6 rioters as his own trials close in — The presumptive Republican nominee is aligning himself with the rioters and intensifying his use of dark, graphic and at times violent language — Shortly after Donald Trump walked onstage at a recent rally …
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Laura LeMoon / The Daily Beast:
Stormy Daniels' Description of Sex With Trump Is All Too Familiar for Sex Workers — “I didn't want it, but I allowed it to happen,” the adult film star says in a new documentary that sheds lights on their fateful encounter. … Many things have been said about Stormy Daniels.
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CNN:
Trump stares down first derailment of his campaign-to-courthouse strategy
Trump stares down first derailment of his campaign-to-courthouse strategy
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Kelly McClure / Salon:
Trump refers to AG Letitia James as having an “ugly mouth” and “low IQ” in Truth Social rant
Trump refers to AG Letitia James as having an “ugly mouth” and “low IQ” in Truth Social rant
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Tara Suter / The Hill:
Kevin O'Leary slams New York AG's attempts to seize Trump's assets: ‘This is not America’
Kevin O'Leary slams New York AG's attempts to seize Trump's assets: ‘This is not America’
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Associated Press:
Oath Keepers' son emerges from traumatic childhood to tell his own story in a long shot election bid — KALISPELL, Mont. (AP) — The eldest son of one of America's most infamous seditionists is building a new life since breaking free from his father's control — juggling work, college classes and volunteer firefighting.
Wall Street Journal:
MSNBC Has No Plans to Have Ex-RNC Chief on Network — Cable network head seeks to address employee and talent backlash over appointment of Ronna McDaniel as an NBC News contributor — MSNBC has no plans to have former Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel on the cable network …
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Tobi Raji / Washington Post:
NBC News hires former GOP chairwoman Ronna McDaniel — Ronna McDaniel, who stepped down as chairwoman of the Republican National Committee this month, will join NBC News as a political analyst, angering media critics because of her work to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
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Reuters:
Two suspects in Moscow attack detained, others flee after car chase, lawmaker says — Russia said on Saturday it had arrested all four gunmen suspected of carrying out a shooting massacre in a concert hall near Moscow, and President Vladimir Putin pledged to track down and punish those behind the attack.
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Victoria Bisset / Washington Post:
What to know about Islamic State group, which claimed the Moscow attack — The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for Friday's deadly attack on a popular concert venue on the outskirts of Moscow, which killed at least 133 people. — The group's rapid capture of large swaths of Iraq and Syria in 2014 shocked the world.
NBC News:
Moscow concert attack: ‘No Ukrainian involvement’ in deadly attack, U.S. says
Moscow concert attack: ‘No Ukrainian involvement’ in deadly attack, U.S. says
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Wall Street Journal:
Why Mike Johnson Can't Run the House Without Democrats' Help — A bipartisan coalition has been needed to pass key bills, while GOP's thin majority puts Republican agenda at risk — WASHINGTON—When Republicans won control of the House in November 2022, the big question was whether …
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New York Times:
How a Pandemic Malaise Is Shaping American Politics … Confidence in the presidency, public schools, the criminal justice system, the news media and Congress has yet to recover from its slump in surveys in the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic.Jonah Markowitz for The New York Times
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Axios:
Republicans livid as chaos threatens to cannibalize House majority … - The Republican-led House passed the spending bill just before noon Friday and sent it to the Senate — with more than half the House GOP conference, including many furious hardliners, voting against it.
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Heidi Przybyla / Politico:
What happens when an AG dares to investigate Leonard Leo's network — Brian Schwalb's probe followed a complaint that nonprofit groups associated with the judicial activist violated their tax status. — Allies of Leonard Leo have mounted a monthslong offensive against the man investigating …
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Paul Kane / Washington Post:
In New Jersey, an insurgent upends a Democratic machine — Rep. Andy Kim's Senate campaign is upsetting what most thought would be the coronation of Tammy Murphy, the spouse of the Democratic governor, Phil Murphy — Rep. Andy Kim (D-N.J.) sat quietly off to the side of a big hall …
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