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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Lawyers found classified docs in Trump's bedroom 4 months after Mar-a-Lago search — The revelation was contained in a newly unsealed opinion that a federal judge issued in 2023. — Four months after the FBI raided his Mar-a-Lago estate, Donald Trump's attorneys discovered four documents marked “classified” in his personal bedroom.
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Special counsel suspected additional obstruction effort by Trump in classified docs case — The allegations were revealed in a newly unsealed court filing Tuesday. — Former President Donald Trump listens during a news conference after attending the wake of New York City police officer Jonathan Diller …
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Gil Duran / FrameLab:
‘Unified Reich’: Trump campaign goes full Nazi — In a shocking development - even by the Republican Party's low, low standards - Donald Trump has directly framed his campaign using Nazi terminology. — A video posted on his social media accounts yesterday promised a “unified Reich” if he wins the presidency in 2024.
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Michelle L. Price / Associated Press:
Trump's social media account shares a campaign video with a headline about a ‘unified Reich’ — A video posted to Donald Trump's account on his social media network included references to a “unified Reich” among hypothetical news headlines if he wins the election in November.
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Christine Zhu / Politico:
Trump says he will ‘never advocate’ for contraception restrictions after earlier saying he's ‘looking at’ them — The social media post came after Trump said in a TV interview that he plans to share a policy on contraception “very shortly,” without providing details.
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Erin Doherty / Axios:
Trump backtracks on “looking at” restrictions on contraceptives
Trump backtracks on “looking at” restrictions on contraceptives
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Associated Press:
Israeli officials seize AP equipment and take down live shot of northern Gaza, citing new media law — Israeli officials seized a camera and broadcasting equipment belonging to The Associated Press in southern Israel, accusing the news organization of violating a new media law by providing images to Al Jazeera.
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Allison Quinn / The Daily Beast:
Kremlin TV Drops ‘New’ Tucker Carlson Show — THEY'LL NEVER LET GO — The former Fox News host has responded to becoming a fixture on Russian TV. — The Kremlin propaganda machine has made Tucker Carlson its newest star television host, whether he likes it or not.
New York Times:
Trump's Reported Fund-Raising Tops Biden's for First Time — The pace of giving to Donald Trump's campaign and the Republican Party picked up in April, according to his advisers. But President Biden still has far more cash on hand. — Former President Donald J. Trump and the Republican Party …
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Matthew Haag / New York Times:
Trump seems unlikely to testify. Here's the latest. — The jury has been dismissed until closing arguments next Tuesday, but the court has more business to deal with this afternoon. Lawyers for Donald J. Trump called just two witnesses before wrapping up their case. — The jury will begin deliberations next week.
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Michael Boyle / The Daily Beast:
Jon Stewart Sounds Off on the ‘Real Cancel Culture’ — ‘CONSTANT VICTIMIZATION’ — “Jerry Seinfeld took more shit over the past two weeks promoting a Pop-Tart movie than Harrison Butker did for his entire speech,” Stewart said on Monday's “Daily Show.” — Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker …
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Kat Rosenfield / The Free Press:
Harrison Butker is Catholic. So What?
Harrison Butker is Catholic. So What?
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Joshua Green / Bloomberg:
A Hidden Variable in the Presidential Race: Fears of ‘Trump Forever’ — Undecided voters are concerned that if Donald Trump returns to the White House, he'll never leave. — As the rematch between Joe Biden and Donald Trump draws nearer, political professionals are detecting …
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Matthew Daly / Associated Press:
Biden releasing 1 million barrels of gasoline from Northeast reserve in bid to lower prices at pump — The Biden administration said Tuesday that it is releasing 1 million barrels of gasoline from a Northeast reserve established after Superstorm Sandy in a bid to lower prices at the pump this summer.
Associated Press:
Election deniers moving closer to GOP mainstream, report shows, as Trump allies fill Congress — In the hours after the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, Ohio's then-Republican senator, Rob Portman, voted to accept President Joe Biden's win over the defeated former president …
The Hill:
Trump campaign says it will sue filmmakers behind ‘The Apprentice’ movie for including ‘blatantly false assertions’ — Former President Trump's reelection campaign plans to sue the filmmakers behind the new biopic film, “The Apprentice,” which follows the former president's early years …
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Jada Yuan / Washington Post:
Controversial Donald Trump movie ‘The Apprentice’ depicts him as rapist
Controversial Donald Trump movie ‘The Apprentice’ depicts him as rapist
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Steven Shepard / Politico:
Live chat — Updates about tonight's presidential race — 🌖Our chat has ended, but you can still read it back. — Taking Biden at face value about Michigan and Wisconsin — where, for what it's worth (not that much), the exit poll data looks pretty good for him and he came …
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Associated Press:
UN halts all food distribution in Rafah after running out of supplies in the southern Gaza city — The United Nations says it has suspended food distribution in the southern Gaza city of Rafah due to lack of supplies and insecurity. It also said no aid trucks entered in the past two days via …
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Michelle Nichols / Reuters:
Gaza aid piles up in Egypt, US pier delivery falters
Gaza aid piles up in Egypt, US pier delivery falters
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Gina Chon / Semafor:
Imprisoned ex-Trump aide Peter Navarro predicts Fed Chair's ouster and ‘mass deportations’ in a second presidential term — The Scoop — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell would be gone in the first 100 days of a second Donald Trump term that would also include mass deportations …
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New York Times:
How Donald Trump's Financial Future Became Tied to Trump Media — Mr. Trump has treated Trump Media, which runs his social network Truth Social, as a low-cost sideshow. Now a big portion of his wealth hinges on its success. — At Mar-a-Lago on a Wednesday evening last month …
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David Moye / HuffPost:
Texas GOP Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick Weirdly Claims Trump Is Not ‘Ruling Class’ — Patrick and other Trump defenders bristled when their definitions were called into question. — LOADING — Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick was the latest GOP toady of Donald Trump's to show up outside …
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Matt Stout / The Boston Globe:
‘Millionaires tax’ has already generated $1.8 billion this year for Massachusetts, blowing past projections — Massachusetts' so-called “millionaires tax” appears primed to actually deliver billions. — State officials said Monday that the voter-approved surtax on high earners has generated …
Jesse Wegman / New York Times:
There's No Sense of Shame at the Supreme Court — An earlier generation of Supreme Court justices seemed to possess the capacity for shame. — In 1969, Justice Abe Fortas resigned his seat for accepting a $20,000 consulting fee (which he returned) from a foundation led by a man who was convicted of securities fraud.