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Andrew Egger / The Bulwark:
J.D. Vance Wanted a Constitutional Crisis — An interesting new Politico/Ipsos poll, out today, sheds more light on the electorate's reaction to Donald Trump's recent felony conviction. Team Trump has been triaging the political damage with relentless messaging of a rigged trial …
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Ankush Khardori / Politico:
New Polling Shows the Real Fallout From the Trump Conviction — A new POLITICO Magazine/Ipsos poll shows that Trump's criminal conviction hurts him with independents. — Donald Trump's criminal conviction didn't instantly upend the 2024 presidential race. But the results of a new poll should be worrying for Trump.
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Washington Post:
Maryland governor to pardon 175,000 marijuana convictions in sweeping order — The blanket pardon by Gov. Wes Moore is among the country's most far reaching and will forgive decades of low-level marijuana possession charges for an estimated 100,000 people. — Maryland Gov. Wes Moore …
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Brad Brooks / Reuters:
Maryland governor plans mass pardon on marijuana convictions
Maryland governor plans mass pardon on marijuana convictions
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Ron Dicker / HuffPost:
White House Tears Into New York Post, Other Outlets For New Biden ‘Freeze’ Claim — Deputy press secretary Andrew Bates said the Post's ethics “could deal with a little unfreezing.” — LOADING — White House spokesperson Andrew Bates accused the New York Post, amid other right-wing media …
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Chris Nesi / New York Post:
Biden appears to freeze up, has to be led off stage by Obama at mega-bucks LA fundraiser
Biden appears to freeze up, has to be led off stage by Obama at mega-bucks LA fundraiser
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Brett Bachman / The Daily Beast:
White House Fumes at Trumpworld's Latest ‘Cheap Fake’ Video
White House Fumes at Trumpworld's Latest ‘Cheap Fake’ Video
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Vivek H. Murthy / New York Times:
Surgeon General: Why I'm Calling for a Warning Label on Social Media Platforms — One of the most important lessons I learned in medical school was that in an emergency, you don't have the luxury to wait for perfect information. You assess the available facts, you use your best judgment, and you act quickly.
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Hans Nichols / Axios:
Biden launches new $50 million ad buy, calling Trump a “convicted criminal” … - The ad buy represents a big bet that voters will care about Trump's legal troubles — namely his criminal conviction in his hush money trial — when they make an either-or choice in the 2024 election.
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Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Sinclair floods local news websites with hundreds of deceptive articles about Biden's mental fitness — This month, Sinclair Broadcast Group has flooded a vast network of local news websites with misleading articles suggesting that President Biden is mentally unfit for office.
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Washington Post:
Incoming Post editor tied to self-described ‘thief’ who claimed role in his reporting — Unpublished book drafts and other documents raise questions about Robert Winnett's journalistic record just months before he is to assume a top newsroom role. — LONDON — The alleged offense was trying …
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Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
A tradwife drops a racist slur: Why the right's trolling economy made Lilly Gaddis' rise inevitable — Cashing in as a “cancel culture” martyr is getting harder, so attention addicts have to get more extreme — Let's stipulate up front that it is theoretically possible that Lilly Gaddis …
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Tracey Tully / New York Times:
George Norcross, Democratic Power Broker, Is Charged With Racketeering — New Jersey's attorney general, Matthew Platkin, had been investigating tax breaks that benefited companies close to Mr. Norcross. — George E. Norcross III, New Jersey's once-powerful Democratic kingmaker …
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Liz Dye / Public Notice:
How Alex Jones dodged accountability again — 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 📊 — Judge Christopher Lopez last Friday booted Infowars out of bankruptcy.
BBC:
Greek coastguard threw migrants overboard to their deaths, witnesses say — The Greek coastguard has caused the deaths of dozens of migrants in the Mediterranean over a three-year period, witnesses say, including nine who were deliberately thrown into the water.
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NPR:
A retired federal judge says Judge Cannon appears to show ‘favoritism’ toward Trump — Judge Aileen Cannon, who is overseeing the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump, continues to make decisions that puzzle many legal observers. — Last month, Cannon delayed the start of the trial indefinitely.
Dave Lawler / Axios:
U.S. faces “serious threat” of terror attack, expert and former CIA chief warn … - Now, similar warnings are popping up from FBI director Chris Wray and Army Gen. Erik Kurilla — the commander of CENTCOM, which includes the Middle East. … - Over that time, terrorism has faded as a national fixation.
Ally Mutnick / Politico:
Hogan stresses his independence from GOP in new ad post-Trump nod of support — Most Republicans would be racing to include an endorsement from former President Donald Trump in their latest TV ad. Not Larry Hogan. Just days after being endorsed by the former president …
Politico:
J.D. Vance for Trump's VP? Here are the pros and cons of the 8 candidates on his shortlist — The former president is expected to announce his selection next month. — Donald Trump Jr. is urging his dad to pick a “fighter” as his running mate. The elder Trump is locked in a general election …
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Rob Crilly / Daily Mail:
Conservative grassroots activists want JD Vance as Trump's VP pick: Straw poll shows Ohio senator as the runaway leader ahead of Rubio, Burgum and Scott among Turning Point Action attendees
Conservative grassroots activists want JD Vance as Trump's VP pick: Straw poll shows Ohio senator as the runaway leader ahead of Rubio, Burgum and Scott among Turning Point Action attendees
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