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Biden Offers to Debate Trump, With Terms, Shunning the Debate Commission — The president wants two debates before early voting begins, with no crowds. Donald Trump's camp has said it would debate “anytime and anywhere.” — President Biden is willing to debate former President Donald J. Trump …
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Biden proposes June and September faceoffs with Trump, who accepts dates — The president said he will not participate in the traditional televised showdowns organized by the Commission on Presidential Debates. — President Biden said Wednesday that he will not participate …
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CNN:
Biden and Trump accept CNN's invitation to debate on June 27 — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have both accepted an invitation from CNN to debate on June 27, a historically early showdown that will set the tone for the final months of the 2024 campaign.
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Katie Rogers / New York Times:
Ron Klain, Former Chief of Staff, Will Return to Help Biden With Debate — Mr. Klain left the White House last year and became the chief legal officer at Airbnb. He plans to take a vacation from his job to help President Biden prepare. — Ron Klain, the president's former chief of staff …
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Axios:
Biden prods Trump to accept invite for June 27 presidential debate on CNN … - “Over to you, Donald. … - Biden's campaign offered to debate Trump twice in one-on-one settings, well before most early voting has concluded. — “Trump lost two debates to me in 2020.
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Associated Press:
Biden and Trump agree to presidential debates on June 27 on CNN and on Sept. 10 on ABC
Biden and Trump agree to presidential debates on June 27 on CNN and on Sept. 10 on ABC
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NBC News:
GOP Sen. Mitt Romney says Biden should have pardoned Trump — Romney, an outspoken Trump critic, told MSNBC's Stephanie Ruhle that Biden “made an enormous error” by not pardoning Trump in federal cases or pressuring New York prosecutors to drop the hush money charges.
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Zac Anderson / USA Today:
‘Embarrassing’: Mitt Romney hits his fellow Republicans for traveling to Donald Trump's hush money trial
‘Embarrassing’: Mitt Romney hits his fellow Republicans for traveling to Donald Trump's hush money trial
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Nikki McCann Ramirez / Rolling Stone:
Trump's GOP ‘Surrogates’ Take Turns Bashing Judge's Daughter
Trump's GOP ‘Surrogates’ Take Turns Bashing Judge's Daughter
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Jeremy Schwartz / The Texas Tribune:
A GOP Texas school board member campaigned against schools indoctrinating kids. Then she read the curriculum. — Courtney Gore, a Granbury ISD school board member, has disavowed the far-right platform she campaigned on. Her defiance has brought her backlash.
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Jeremy Schwartz / The Texas Tribune:
Former far-right hard-liner says pro-voucher billionaires are using school board races to sow distrust in public education — The largesse from billionaires Tim Dunn and brothers Farris and Dan Wilks has made its way into local politics. Courtney Gore, a Republican school board member in Granbury …
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Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
Trump said men would see his mistreatment of Stormy Daniels as “cool.” His trial suggests otherwise — Stormy Daniels is just the latest woman to note Trump uses coercion because he's incapable of persuasion — Despite all the press hand-wringing about Michael Cohen's so-called credibility issues …
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New York Times:
17% of Voters Blame Biden for the End of Roe — The mistaken belief, in a new poll, shows how even as abortion is mobilizing Democrats, confusion over the issue is also a challenge. — Nearly one in five voters in battleground states says that President Biden is responsible for ending …
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Kyle Morris / Fox News:
Biden doesn't support ‘full-term’ abortion stance pushed by RFK Jr, campaign says
Biden doesn't support ‘full-term’ abortion stance pushed by RFK Jr, campaign says
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Bernd Debusmann Jr / BBC:
Crew trapped on Baltimore ship, seven weeks after bridge collapse — As a controlled explosion rocked the Dali on Monday, nearly two dozen sailors remained on board, below deck in the massive ship's hull. — The simultaneous blasts sent pieces of Baltimore's once iconic Francis Scott Key Bridge …
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NBC News:
'I'm really curious about the dog': Trump weighs in on Kristi Noem at a private fundraiser — Trump has largely avoided weighing in on the dog controversy publicly, as the South Dakota governor continues to face questions about shooting her pet dead 20 years ago.
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Austin Goss / The Dakota Scout:
And then there were two: Seventh Native American tribe bans Gov. Noem — The Crow Creek Sioux Tribe in central South Dakota has joined six of the state's tribes in preventing Gov. Kristi Noem from coming onto their tribal land, leaving the governor just two reservations she can still travel to.
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Kerry Breen / CBS News:
Barge collides with Pelican Island Causeway in Texas, causing damage and oil spill — A barge has collided with the Pelican Island Causeway in Galveston, Texas, damaging the bridge, closing the roadway to all vehicular traffic and causing an oil spill. — The collision occurred at around 10 a.m. local time.
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court allows Louisiana to use congressional map with second majority-Black district — The court's decision is the latest twist in a long-running battle over the state's congressional map. — WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday paved the way for Louisiana to use …
United States Capitol Police:
USCP Drug Investigation — The United States Capitol Police (USCP) is investigating a roughly one-inch by one-inch zip lock bag with a small amount of a white powdery substance, which field tested positive for cocaine. — The small bag was found on the floor of a hallway inside USCP headquarters.
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Politico:
Warning signs for Trump: 5 takeaways from Tuesday's primaries — Nikki Haley's zombie presidential candidacy is still drawing a sizable slice of the Republican vote in the suburbs. — Donald Trump showed weakness in the suburbs in Tuesday's primaries, while Joe Biden's problem with the protest vote appeared to fade.
The Guardian:
Revealed: Magician David Copperfield accused of sexual misconduct by multiple women — A total of 16 women have accused Copperfield of sexual misconduct and inappropriate behavior spanning decades. More than half said they were teenagers at the time. Copperfield's lawyers say the allegations …
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Joey Garrison / USA Today:
Beyoncé gifted Vice President Harris concert tickets — WASHINGTON ― Vice President Kamala Harris was gifted tickets by Beyoncé for the music superstar's concert last summer outside Washington D.C., according to a financial disclosure released Wednesday.
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New York Times:
Russian Disinformation Videos Smear Biden Ahead of U.S. Election — Many of the videos are trying to appeal to right-wing voters with fake messages about President Biden, experts say. — Last month, a video began circulating on social media purporting to tell the story of an internet troll farm …
Politico:
Biden aides worry about psychological torment as Hunter heads for trial — The president has expressed fear that his son may serve time in prison. — President Joe Biden will soon have to watch and wait as 12 jurors in his home state decide whether his son is guilty of felony gun charges …
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