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Alex Griffing / Mediaite:
Feds Indict Far-Right Media Exec in Massive Money Laundering Scheme  —  Bill Guan, the chief financial officer of the far-right Epoch Times, was indicted Monday on charges of allegedly participating in a massive money laundering scheme.  —  The Southern District of New York released a statement saying …
Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Feds Accuse Far-Right Newspaper of Being a Money Laundering Operation  —  $67 MILLION!  —  The indictment alleges the conspiracy-fueled paper's massive revenue growth in recent years was tied to the chief financial officer's fraudulent “Make Money Online” team.
Discussion: Raw Story
ProPublica:
Multiple Trump Witnesses Have Received Significant Financial Benefits From His Businesses, Campaign  —  Nine witnesses in the criminal cases against former President Donald Trump have received significant financial benefits, including large raises from his campaign, severance packages …
Politico:
Date for Netanyahu address to Congress still up in the air  —  Congressional leaders are still working to finalize a date for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to deliver a joint address to Congress, according to Speaker Mike Johnson's office.  That comes after a person familiar …
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Congress braces for “large” boycott, disruptions of Netanyahu speech … - Netanyahu's 2015 speech to Congress, which was a major snub of the Obama administration, was skipped by 58 Democratic lawmakers.  — Many Democrats this year argued against inviting Netanyahu in the first place …
Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
Mike Johnson says the quiet part on Fox  —  PN is a reader-supported publication made possible by paid subscribers.  Appreciate our independent journalism?  Then please sign up to support us.  —  📈 Subscribe to Public Notice 📈  —  It was a given, of course …
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Andrew Perez / Rolling Stone:
The Most Ridiculous, Right-Wing Supreme Court That Dark Money Could Buy
Discussion: Raw Story
Dan Ladden-Hall / The Daily Beast:
Russia Gave Millions to Far-Right Politicians Via Fake News Site: Report  —  ‘VOICE OF EUROPE’  —  Russia gave European far-right politicians large amounts of cash through a propaganda operation intended to sow division on the continent, according to a report.
Discussion: Washington Post
New York Times:
Biden Is Expected to Sign Order Letting Him Seal Border With Mexico  —  The move, expected on Tuesday, would allow the president to temporarily seal the border and suspend longtime protections for asylum seekers in the United States.  —  President Biden is expected to sign an executive order …
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Associated Press:
Biden prepares a tough executive order that would shut down asylum after 2,500 migrants arrive a day
Mike Catalini / Associated Press:
Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey to seek independent reelection bid amid federal corruption trial  —  U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, a New Jersey Democrat who is on trial on federal bribery charges in New York, has filed to run as an independent candidate for reelection.
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The Hill:
Menendez files independent bid for Senate seat
Discussion: New Jersey Globe
Olivia Rubin / ABC News:
Trump's appeal hearing on Fani Willis set for October, likely pushing trial past election  —  Trump is appealing the ruling that led DA Fani Willis stay on his election case.  —  Former President Donald Trump attends UFC 302 at Prudential Center on June 1, 2024, in Newark, N.J.
David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
Trump's Most Audacious Lie Yet  —  When someone lies as prodigiously as Donald Trump—The Washington Post stopped counting at more than 30,000, around the time he left office—handing out superlatives is challenging.  Even so, the former president might have told his most audacious lie yet this weekend.
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Michael Cohen's family doxed after Trump guilty verdict in porn star hush money case  —  The latest doxing attempt fits into a pattern of threats against individuals who speak out against former President Donald Trump.  —  WASHINGTON — The addresses and phone numbers of former Trump lawyer …
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Trump's many dog whistles about unrest and violence  —  The former president's post-conviction comment about a “breaking point” follows a long line of suggestive comments.  The thrust is unmistakable.  —  Before the 2016 election, Marco Rubio warned about it.  Ted Cruz warned about it.
Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
Trump's Second Term Would Be Even More Corrupt and Vindictive Than His First  —  A truism of the Trump era is that every accusation is a confession.  When Donald Trump hurls wild charges at his opponents, he is telegraphing what he plans to do to them, preemptively justifying the breaking …
Discussion: RedState
Politico:
The ‘big mistake’ Republican senators want to avoid after Trump's conviction  —  On both sides of the Capitol, most Republicans say former President Donald Trump's criminal conviction in New York is politically motivated rather than a substantive case.  And the GOP racked in fundraising after Trump was found guilty.
Discussion: Raw Story and Washington Examiner
emptywheel:
Big Media Ignoring the Who What When Why of GOP Apology for Trump's Crimes  —  Even before and especially in the wake of Trump's guilty verdict, members of the MAGAt Party has stumbled over themselves to declare fealty to Donald Trump, and in the process to demean rule of law.  —  Video
Ed Mazza / HuffPost:
Eric Trump Claims Black Voters Are Turning To His Dad ‘In Spades’  —  Critics slammed the son of the former president over his claim — and his choice of words.  —  LOADING  —  Eric Trump, son of Donald Trump, claimed his father's conviction on 34 felony charges last week is making …
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Asher Notheis / Washington Examiner:
Congressman's son steals the show as father speaks at House podium  —  Rep. John Rose (R-TN) brought his son, Guy, with him to the House floor on Monday, and the youngster has now gone viral for his facial expressions as his father spoke.  —  The older Rose was delivering a speech …
David Edwards / Raw Story:
‘Suspend!’  Marjorie Taylor Greene smacked down by GOP chair at hearing with Dr. Fauci  —  Democrats called for the words of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) to be taken down after she refused to call former National Institutes of Health Director Anthony Fauci “doctor.”
Robert Reich / The Guardian:
Why is a group of billionaires working to re-elect Trump?  —  Oligarchs like Elon Musk and Peter Thiel aren't just hostile to progressivism.  They're hostile to American democracy itself  —  Elon Musk and the entrepreneur and investor David Sacks reportedly held a secret dinner party …
Khadeeja Safdar / Wall Street Journal:
Epstein Accuser Files Lawsuit Alleging Famed Psychiatrist Henry Jarecki Facilitated Sexual Abuse  —  Woman's lawsuit alleges Jeffrey Epstein sent her for psychological treatment to wealthy psychiatrist, who sexually abused her over several years  —  Henry Jarecki has won awards practicing psychiatry …
The White House:
G7 Leaders' Statement on Gaza  —  We, the Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7), fully endorse and will stand behind the comprehensive deal outlined by President Biden that would lead to an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, the release of all hostages, a significant and sustained increase …
Discussion: Reuters
David Smith / The Guardian:
The reich stuff - what does Trump really have in common with Hitler?  —  Comparisons between the ex-president and the 20th-century Nazi leader are controversial but a new book says they resemble each other as political performance artists  —  When Donald Trump shared a video that dreamed of a …
Discussion: Raw Story
US Department of Justice:
Former U.S. Soldier Turned Foreign Fighter Extradited from Ukraine to the United States for 2018 Double Homicide, Armed Robbery, Immigration Document Offenses, Aggravated Identity Theft, and Other Charges  —  For Immediate Release  —  A U.S. citizen will make his initial appearance in Fort Myers …
 
 
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Emily Atkinson / BBC:
Nigel Farage to stand in election and become leader of Reform UK
Anderson Cooper / CBS News:
Regretful Wisconsin fake elector says he was tricked into signing phony document claiming Trump won in 2020
Caitlin Emma / Politico:
Congress is already bracing for a 2025 fiscal pileup
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Qasim Rashid / Let's Address This with Qasim Rashid:
103 Years After the Tulsa Race Massacre
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Associated Press:
Jury selection is beginning in gun case against President Joe Biden's son
Matthew Chapman / Raw Story:
Aileen Cannon hands Trump weeks to argue against latest gag order demand
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Two years later, obvious misinformation is finally taken down
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Democrats must defend Trump's guilty verdict against MAGA jury denial
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
‘2,000 Mules’ Retracted, Still Lodged in Grandma's Brain
Washington Post:
Sally Buzbee steps down as Executive Editor of The Washington Post. Matt Murray and Robert Winnett take editorial leadership roles in new newsroom structure.
Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
Texas professors sue to fail students who seek abortions
Discussion: USA Today
 

 
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Anne Steele / Wall Street Journal:
Spotify plans to pay incentives to video creators who hit certain viewing thresholds and, in January, to let Premium subscribers view podcast videos without ads

Todd Spangler / Variety:
Don Lemon, who sued Elon Musk and X after a deal fell apart, says he's leaving X on November 15, citing X's new ToS that moves legal disputes to Texas courts

Murray Stassen / Music Business Worldwide:
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