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Sam Cabral / BBC:
Trump's youngest son Barron ‘declines’ to be RNC delegate, his mother Melania says  —  Barron Trump is declining to serve as a delegate on behalf of his father at the Republican National Convention, according to his mother's office.  —  The Florida Republican Party announced on Wednesday …
David Jackson / USA Today:
Change of plan: Barron Trump will no longer be a delegate at the Republican convention  —  WASHINGTON - Barron Trump won't be an at-large convention delegate for his father after all.  —  “While Barron is honored to have been chosen as a delegate by the Florida Republican Party …
Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Giuliani Is Suspended by WABC, and His Radio Show Is Canceled  —  The radio station disciplined Rudolph W. Giuliani after he violated company policy by trying to discuss the legitimacy of the 2020 election on the air.  —  Rudolph W. Giuliani was suspended by WABC radio on Friday …
Associated Press:
Clarence Thomas says critics are pushing ‘nastiness’ and calls Washington a ‘hideous place’  —  The Supreme Court justice said that “reckless” people in Washington, D.C., will “bomb your reputation.”  —  FAIRHOPE, Ala. — Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas told attendees …
Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
Narrative of Trump snoozing in court takes hold — much to his annoyance  —  It's unclear if Donald Trump has actually been sleeping, and he vehemently denies it.  But Democrats and late-night hosts have seized on the reports anyway.  —  “Don Snoreleone.”  “Donnie Nappleseed.”  “Sleepy Don.”
CBS News:
Blinken sends Congress report on Israeli military's operations in Gaza  —  Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivered to Congress on Friday a highly anticipated report on the Israeli military's operations in Gaza, accusing its forces of potentially violating international humanitarian law …
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Associated Press:
Biden administration won't conclude Israel violated terms of US weapons agreement, AP sources say
New York Times:
Will You Accept the Election Results?  Republicans Dodge the Question.  —  Leading Republicans have refused to say flatly that they will accept the outcome of the presidential election if Donald Trump loses.  —  Less than six months out from the presidential contest, leading Republicans …
Discussion: New Republic and IJR
Alan Feuer / New York Times:
Federal Appeals Court Upholds Bannon's Contempt Conviction  —  Stephen Bannon, a longtime ally of Donald Trump, had been found guilty of defying a subpoena from the House Jan. 6 committee.  He now faces a four-month prison sentence.  —  A federal appeals court on Friday upheld …
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Appeals court upholds Steve Bannon's conviction for defying Jan. 6 probe
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Trump White House aide Steve Bannon loses appeal of contempt of Congress conviction
Jason Leopold / Bloomberg:
Trump Hush-Money Payment Revealed in Bank Records  —  Evidence at the center of Trump's criminal trial was just released by the FBI in response to an ongoing FOIA lawsuit. … How I got these documents is kind of a long story.  Five years ago, I filed a FOIA lawsuit against the FBI.
Discussion: New York Times, Daily Kos and Raw Story
David Jackson / USA Today:
A guilty verdict?  Donald Trump and allies are bracing voters for the worst  —  WASHINGTON - When former president and 2024 candidate Donald Trump claims that the judicial system wants to put him in jail, he's not just protesting the ongoing hush money trial.  —  Trump is also bracing voters for the possibility of a guilty verdict.
Discussion: Associated Press
Associated Press:
Virginia budget leaders reach compromise with governor on state spending plan  —  Virginia budget negotiators and Gov. Glenn Youngkin have reached a compromise on the next two-year state spending plan that would include 3% raises for state employees and teachers while not raising taxes and risking a potential veto by Youngkin.
Discussion: Washington Examiner and WRIC-TV
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Michael Martz / Richmond Times-Dispatch:
General Assembly budget leaders, Youngkin reach compromise
Campbell Robertson / New York Times:
Schools in One Virginia County to Reinstate Confederate Names  —  The school board voted on Friday to reverse a decision made four years ago, when the killing of George Floyd prompted nationwide demands for a racial reckoning, to rename the schools.  —  After a meeting that lasted for hours …
Discussion: Bloomberg, New Republic, CBS News and UPI
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Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff / Washington Post:
Virginia school board restores Confederate leaders' names to two schools
Politico:
Mike Johnson Told Us What He Really Thinks About Joe Biden, Hakeem Jeffries and Donald Trump  —  Fresh off fending off a hard-right coup attempt, the House speaker opened up about his strategy in a lengthy interview.  —  Mike Johnson was impersonating Donald Trump talking about Mike Johnson.
The Daily Beast:
Trump Campaign Hid Settlements With Women, New Complaint Says  —  UNDERCOVER  —  A former Trump 2016 aide claims to have “information and reason to believe” that the campaign settled with other women for discrimination or harassment. … A sex discrimination lawsuit against Donald Trump's campaign …
Josh Dawsey / Washington Post:
GOP escalates fight with Secret Service over convention protesters  —  Senior GOP representatives have been arguing for weeks with Secret Service officials, but the agency has not budged.  —  Top Republican Party officials are escalating their fight with the Secret Service over the party's convention …
New York Times:
People leaving Rafah describe yet another fearful flight from Israeli assaults.  —  U.N. General Assembly Adopts Resolution Supporting Palestinian Statehood … The U.N. General Assembly adopts a resolution in support of Palestinian statehood.  —  The United Nations General Assembly …
Morgan Phillips / Daily Mail:
Nancy Mace says staff ‘sabotaged’ her: Republican accuses ex-aides of mismanaging $1million, hacking her phone, spying on medical records and dumping office devices in water in extraordinary interview  — Mace says her new staff are still repairing the damage left behind by her ‘sabotaging’ former aides
Associated Press:
Ethics review finds probable cause that Rep. Troy Nehls misused campaign funds  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The independent office that reviews allegations against House members found probable cause that Rep. Troy Nehls of Texas converted campaign funds to personal use, triggering an investigation …
Ed Pilkington / The Guardian:
Police disband pro-Palestinian student encampments across the US  —  Authorities moved in overnight to clear campuses from Arizona to Massachusetts of students demanding schools cut ties to Israel  —  Police moved in to disband several pro-Palestinian student encampments on US campuses …
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Does Rick Scott really want to relitigate his Medicare scandal?  —  Republican Sen. Rick Scott doesn't just want to relitigate his Medicare scandal during his re-election campaign, he also has a new conspiracy theory.  —  The Senate was in session yesterday, though Sen. Rick Scott missed some of the proceedings on Capitol Hill.
 
 
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