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Politico:
Dems in full-blown ‘freakout’ over Biden — One adviser to major Democratic donors keeps a running list of reasons Biden could lose. — A pervasive sense of fear has settled in at the highest levels of the Democratic Party over President Joe Biden's reelection prospects …
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Brian Beutler / Off Message:
Biden Beat Trumpflation And The Trump Crime Wave
Biden Beat Trumpflation And The Trump Crime Wave
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Washington Examiner, Sun-Sentinel, PJ Media and Wall Street Journal
Michael Tomasky / New Republic:
If Trump Is Convicted, It's Democrats' Job to Make Sure America Cares
If Trump Is Convicted, It's Democrats' Job to Make Sure America Cares
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Forbes, Chicago Tribune, New York Times, Raw Story, Digby's Hullabaloo, The Dispatch and RedState
New York Times:
Live Updates: Defense Urges Jurors Not to Believe ‘Lies’ in Trump's Criminal Trial — Closing arguments have begun in the trial of Donald J. Trump, who faces 34 felony counts in connection with a hush-money payment to a porn star before the 2016 election. The jury could have the case by Wednesday.
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Charles R. Davis / Salon:
“Full panic mode”: Experts say Trump mad he's “finally being treated like any other defendant” — Trump on Truth Social complained that the rules in his trial are the same as “virtually every criminal court” — Donald Trump is not behaving like someone who expects to be found “not guilty.”
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Raw Story, USA Today and Rolling Stone
Rosie Manins / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Republican member of Fulton elections board won't certify primary results — Her lawsuit seeks detailed voting data and a ruling that her duties are discretionary — A Republican member of the Fulton County elections board refuses to certify primary election results unless given access …
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The Daily Caller
Matthew Chapman / Raw Story:
Trump stuns donors with behind-closed-doors rant about bombing Russia and China: report — Former President Donald Trump told a recent group of donors at a fundraising event that he would have bombed Russia and China in response to their aggression against U.S. allies, reportedThe Washington Post on Tuesday.
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Josh Dawsey / Washington Post:
Trump makes sweeping promises to donors on audacious fundraising tour — By tying donation requests to pledges of tax cuts and other policies, Trump is testing the boundaries of federal campaign finance laws. — When Donald Trump met some of the country's top donors at a luxurious …
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Daily Kos, Election Law Blog, Raw Story, Mediaite, Digby's Hullabaloo, The Bulwark and Punchbowl News
Isabella Murray / ABC News:
DNC to nominate Biden and Harris to bypass Ohio ballot issues — The move came before the Ohio Senate addressed Biden appearing on the ballot. — This is a breaking news story please check back for updates. — The Democratic National Committee will move to conduct virtual party proceedings …
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Morgan Trau / Ohio Capital Journal:
Ohio House agrees to Biden ballot fix compromise if ‘anti-democratic’ Senate provisions removed
Ohio House agrees to Biden ballot fix compromise if ‘anti-democratic’ Senate provisions removed
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Punchbowl News and Politico
Patrick Svitek / Washington Post:
DNC prepares to nominate Biden via ‘virtual roll call’ before convention
DNC prepares to nominate Biden via ‘virtual roll call’ before convention
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Bloomberg, Washington Times, Talking Points Memo, New York Post, NBC News, USA Today, Associated Press and Washington Examiner
Frank LaRose / Wall Street Journal:
Don't Blame Me for Biden's Ballot Problem
Don't Blame Me for Biden's Ballot Problem
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ABC News, Chicago Sun Times, Ohio Capital Journal, Washington Examiner, The Hill and IJR
NBC News:
‘You are gangsters’: Robert De Niro clashes with pro-Trump protesters — After a press conference outside the Manhattan courtroom where Trump is on trial, De Niro mixed it up with a crowd of protesters who called him a “little punk” whose “movies suck.” — NEW YORK — President Joe Biden's …
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Dan Nowicki / USA Today:
Biden campaign dispatching two ex-Capitol police officers to Arizona to warn about Trump
Biden campaign dispatching two ex-Capitol police officers to Arizona to warn about Trump
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Associated Press:
Appeals court upholds retired NYPD officer's 10-year prison sentence for Capitol riot attack — A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld a retired New York Police Department officer's conviction and 10-year prison sentence for assaulting a police officer during the Jan. 6, 2021, siege at the U.S. Capitol.
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Law & Crime, CBS News, Washington Times and The Daily Caller
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Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
FBI arrests ‘dreaded’ Jan. 6 defendant they say rammed ‘Trump’ sign into police line — William George Knight shoved an officer during the Capitol attack, the FBI said, after “ramming” a giant metal-framed “TRUMP” sign into police officers at the Capitol. — WASHINGTON — A Jan. 6 participant …
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Raw Story
Hannah Rabinowitz / CNN:
Judge Cannon rejects request for gag order against Donald Trump in classified docs case — Federal Judge Aileen Cannon on Tuesday rejected special counsel Jack Smith's request for a gag order against Donald Trump in the classified documents case, saying that prosecutors' efforts to confer …
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Politico, The Gateway Pundit, Raw Story, The Guardian, NBC News, Axios, CBS News, Forbes, USA Today, Fox News, New York Times, acecomments.mu.nu, Washington Examiner, emptywheel and PoliticusUSA
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The Texas GOP takes the party's hostility to democracy to a new level — Who says people should matter more than land area? — One of the more remarkable responses to Donald Trump's loss in the 2020 presidential election has been the vilification not of voter fraud but, instead, of voting.
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Daily Kos
Karen Townsend / HotAir:
Theatre Apologizes for Actor Richard Dreyfuss Exercising His First Amendment Rights — A theatre in Massachusetts apologized for doing an event with actor Richard Dreyfuss on Saturday night. The nattering nabobs on social media are trying to cancel Dreyfuss so The Cabot Theater in Beverly, Massachusetts issued an apology.
New York Times:
Marco Rubio Wants to Be Trump's Vice President. He Doesn't Want to Audition. — The last time the Florida senator lived in Donald J. Trump's orbit he was mocked and defeated. As he returns, he's trying to do it on his terms. — Senator Marco Rubio, the Republican of Florida …
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Washington Examiner, Vanity Fair and Talking Points Memo
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
EXCLUSIVE: Florida educators trained to teach students Christian nationalism — Training materials produced by the Florida Department of Education direct middle and high school teachers to indoctrinate students in the tenets of Christian nationalism, a right-wing effort to merge Christian and American identities.
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Raw Story, 24sight News and Talking Points Memo
Harry Davies / The Guardian:
Revealed: Israeli spy chief ‘threatened’ ICC prosecutor over war crimes inquiry — Mossad director Yossi Cohen personally involved in secret plot to pressure Fatou Bensouda to drop Palestine investigation, sources say — The former head of the Mossad, Israel's foreign intelligence agency …
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Rasmussen Reports:
54% of Democrats Now Approve of Dumping Biden — Nearly half of voters - including a majority of Democrats - think it's OK for the Democratic Party to replace President Joe Biden with some other candidate. — The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 49% …
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