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Meg Kinnard / Associated Press:
Speaker Mike Johnson's appearance at Trump's felony trial marks a remarkable moment in US politics — U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson assailed the U.S. judicial system on Tuesday, becoming the highest-ranking Republican to show up at court with Donald Trump and using his powerful position …
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Eric Garcia / The Independent:
Mike Johnson acts as proxy for ‘friend’ Trump as he bashes judge's daughter and ‘sham trial’ outside court — The Republican speaker's defense of Trump comes in the midst of Michael Cohen's testimony — Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson vocally defended former president Donald Trump outside …
Reuters:
Trump blasts his trial judges. Then his fans call for violence — When Donald Trump attacks the integrity of judges hearing cases against him, his followers often respond with posts urging that the jurists be beaten, tortured and killed. — On a recent Tuesday morning …
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Alan Feuer / New York Times:
Appeals Court Upholds Gag Order on Trump in Manhattan Trial
Appeals Court Upholds Gag Order on Trump in Manhattan Trial
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Axios:
Biden's polling denial: Why he doesn't believe he's behind … - That bedrock belief has informed Biden's largely steady-as-she-goes campaign — even as many Democrats outside the White House are agitating for the campaign to change direction, given that Biden is polling well behind where he was four years ago.
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Katie Rogers / New York Times:
Biden Promised Normal. Do Voters Want His Version of It?
Biden Promised Normal. Do Voters Want His Version of It?
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Washington Examiner, Steady and Roll Call
Politico:
Ukraine presses Biden to lift ban on using US weapons to strike Russia — Kyiv watched as Russians massed on the border, but they weren't allowed to use long-range missiles provided by Washington. — Ukrainian officials are making a new push to get the Biden administration to lift its ban …
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Will Potter / Daily Mail:
Teen gunman who ‘sprayed DC neighborhood with 26 rounds from an AR-15’ is released on bail by self-confessed ‘woke’ judge — Judge Lloyd Nolan Jr. sparked backlash after freeing Amonte Moody, 18 — Moody is accused of spraying a sleepy neighborhood with bullets from an AR-15
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New York Times:
Live Updates: Defense Tries to Cast Cohen as Motivated by Vengeance Against Trump — Michael D. Cohen, the key witness in Donald J. Trump's criminal trial, is under tough questioning by the defense. He has described buying the silence of a porn star and his reimbursement by Mr. Trump, which is at the center of the charges.
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David Strom / HotAir:
Sports Illustrated Hates You — Sports Illustrated went woke long ago, and the editor who made it happen has clearly said she was happy to jettison her audience. — “We didn't care. We thought that the right reader would come along with us and the wrong ones we didn't want.”
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New York Times:
Biden Hits Chinese Electric Vehicles, Chips and Other Goods With Higher Tariffs — The president announced increased taxes on Chinese imports in strategic industries, building on former President Donald J. Trump's tariffs. — President Biden announced on Tuesday a sharp increase in tariffs …
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The Harvard Crimson:
Harvard Out of Occupied Palestine Ends Harvard Yard Encampment — Garber will encourage schools to reinstate protesters from involuntary leave — Harvard Out of Occupied Palestine announced early Tuesday morning that it would peacefully end the encampment in Harvard Yard …
ABC News:
DOJ requests judge order Steve Bannon to begin prison sentence — An appeals court upheld Bannon's contempt of Congress conviction last week. — Steve Bannon, former adviser to Donald Trump, speaks at the Turning Point Action conference in West Palm Beach, Fla., July 16, 2023.
Washington Post:
Rudy Giuliani still hasn't been served his Arizona indictment — The former Trump attorney must appear before a judge on May 21 or he could be held in contempt.
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Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon:
GOP Senator Introduces Bill To Continue Arms Sales to Israel — Sen. Cotton's legislation brings fight over Biden's arms pause to Senate — Sen. Tom Cotton (R., Ark.) on Tuesday filed legislation that would force the Biden administration to continue providing arms to Israel …
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New York Post:
Eric Adams suggests migrants could fill NYC's lifeguard shortage — because 'they're excellent swimmers' — Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday suggested migrants should be hired to fill the city's lifeguard shortage — because “they're excellent swimmers.” — Hizzoner dropped the comment …
Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Mike Pence Sought Public Funds as 2024 Presidential Bid Collapsed — The former vice president found little traction in his campaign and still had more than $1.3 million in unpaid bills at the end of March. — Former Vice President Mike Pence sought public financing for his failed …
Matt Ford / New Republic:
Clarence Thomas Hates the “Hideous Place” That Made Him Rich — Supreme Court justices are not above shaping their own public images. Many of them write books, either biographies about their own lives or general treatises about their view on the law. They often speak to law students …
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US Department of Justice:
Former Diversity Program Manager at Facebook and Nike Sentenced to Federal Prison for $5 Million Fraud — For Immediate Release — U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Georgia — ATLANTA - Barbara Furlow-Smiles, a former diversity program manager at Facebook and Nike …
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Karin Matussek / Bloomberg:
German Far-Right Leader Fined Over Nazi Stormtrooper Slogan — German far-right politician found guilty in trial over speech — Hoecke tells court his prosecution is politically motivated — One of the most prominent regional leaders of the far-right Alternative for Germany party was found guilty of using a Nazi slogan.
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Washington Examiner:
NFL player rips Biden for ‘murder of innocent babies’ at college commencement speech — Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker criticized President Joe Biden during a commencement speech at Benedictine College on Saturday. — Butker, an outspoken and devout Catholic …
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