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Washington Post:
Wife of Justice Alito called upside-down flag ‘signal of distress’ — In January 2021, Martha-Ann Alito said the flag, a symbol embraced by election deniers, was raised outside her home in response to a neighborhood dispute. — The wife of Supreme Court Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. told …
Politico:
Libertarian convention devolves into fighting, obscenities on eve of Trump's visit — The former president could face a hostile crowd when he addresses the Libertarian Party on Saturday. — Donald Trump won't be speaking to his usual self-selected crowd of adoring red-hatted MAGA fans …
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Libertarian convention crowd appears hostile to Trump ahead of Saturday speech — Vivek Ramaswamy was booed when he mentioned Trump, while a convention-goer who called for “Donald Trump to go f— himself” was met with widespread applause. — WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump …
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emptywheel:
Jack Smith Invites Aileen Cannon to Protect the Country Rather than Just Donald Trump — Jack Smith has asked Judge Aileen Cannon to prevent Trump from lying about a plot to assassinate him, as he has done since propagandist Julie Kelly made a stink about a routine Use of Force form Trump himself released …
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Washington Examiner, New Jersey Online, Raw Story, Mediaite and Washington Post
Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
Special counsel asks judge for gag order in Trump classified documents case — Special counsel's office prosecutors on Friday asked a federal judge in Florida to place a gag order on Donald Trump that would limit his ability to comment about law enforcement that searched his Mar-a-Lago resort.
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Eric Tucker / Associated Press:
Prosecutors seek to bar Trump from statements endangering law enforcement in classified records case — Federal prosecutors on Friday asked the judge overseeing the classified documents case against Donald Trump to bar the former president from public statements that “pose a significant …
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Fox News, Law & Crime, The Gateway Pundit, New York Times, The Daily Beast, ABC News, Mediaite and NBC News
Ryan Lizza / Politico:
‘It Was Pure Retaliation’: The Feud That Will Define the Senate GOP — Rick Scott hasn't given up his quest to vanquish Mitch McConnell and restore his own battered image inside the Republican conference. — In late November of 2022, Sen. Rick Scott received a text from an aide to Mitch McConnell.
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New York Times, The Post Millennial, Washington Examiner and Breitbart
Abbie VanSickle / New York Times:
Justice Sotomayor Describes Frustration With Being a Liberal on the Supreme Court — In a conversation at Harvard, the justice spoke of her despair at some of the court's decisions, but she urged optimism and a focus on future generations. — Some days, after Justice Sonia Sotomayor listens …
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The Hill, The Daily Caller, Twitchy, Raw Story and Washington Examiner
Brian Beutler / Off Message:
Biden's Critics On The Left Should Rethink The Concept Of ‘Leverage’ — Our flawed political system gives them less power than they deserve, but more than many of them realize. — The 2000 election turned out as it did in part because a small but decisive number of voters convinced themselves …
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Jenny Kleeman / The Guardian:
America's premier pronatalists on having ‘tons of kids’ to save the world: ‘There are going to be countries of old people starving to death’ — Elon Musk (father of 11) supports their cause. Thousands follow their ideology. Malcolm and Simone Collins are on a mission to make it easier for everyone to have multiple children.
Patrick Wintour / The Guardian:
Polish foreign minister calls for long-term rearmament of Europe — Exclusive: Radosław Sikorski also says he favours deepest possible inclusion of UK in EU defence structures — A long-term rearmament of Europe, in which the UK can play the closest possible role …
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Politico and The Kyiv Independent
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Jan. 6 rioter who attacked cops lashes out at Trump-appointed judge after 12-year sentence — Christopher Quaglin said that Donald Trump would be back in the White House in eight short months and called the judge who sentenced him Trump's “worst mistake of 2016.”
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Law & Crime, Politico, Raw Story and New Jersey Online
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Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
‘Sedition Panda’ convicted of assaulting officer on Jan. 6 after judge calls defense argument ‘absurd’
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New York Times, Law & Crime, Mediaite, CBS News and Raw Story
Edith Olmsted / The Daily Beast:
Trumpworld Claims 25,000 People Attended His Rally. Aerial Shots Show Otherwise. — COUNTING IS EASY — The Trump campaign was adamant 25,000 people attended his Bronx rally. Footage, and The Daily Beast's reporter in attendance, suggested otherwise. — Trumpworld is once again splintering from reality.
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New York Post, New Republic, Fox News, Raw Story, The Post Millennial, acecomments.mu.nu and Twitchy
Hayden Field / CNBC:
Google criticized as AI Overview makes obvious errors, such as saying former President Obama is Muslim … It's been less than two weeks since Google debuted “AI Overview” in Google Search, and public criticism has mounted after queries have returned nonsensical or inaccurate results within the AI feature — without any way to opt out.
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Variety:
As ‘The Apprentice’ Seeks Cannes Sale, Trump Team Sends Cease and Desist Letter to Block Film's Release (EXCLUSIVE) — Attorneys for Donald Trump have sent a cease and desist letter to the filmmakers behind “The Apprentice” in an effort to block its U.S. sale and release.
Jonathan Lemire / Politico:
Biden has stayed silent on Trump's trial. The verdict will change that. — Biden will speak at some point after the verdict, whether it be a conviction, acquittal or hung jury. — Joe Biden plans to break his vow of silence and publicly address the criminal trials Donald Trump is facing …
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