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New York Times:
Judge in Trump Documents Case Rejected Suggestions to Step Aside — Two federal judges in South Florida privately urged Aileen M. Cannon to decline the case when it was assigned to her last year, according to two people briefed on the matter. She chose to keep it.
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Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Trump's Favorite Judge Puts Mar-a-Lago Prosecutor on Trial
Trump's Favorite Judge Puts Mar-a-Lago Prosecutor on Trial
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Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Three-point shift in Biden-Trump matchup since May — 32% give the economy positive marks, a record-high during Biden's presidency — Join Fox News for access to this content — President Biden is the frontrunner in a hypothetical matchup against former President Trump …
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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Why Dictators Want Trump … We're big fans both of decarbonization and of reliable electricity, so two thumbs up on this one from us! (One assumes the Democrats don't mind the job creation, either?) Happy Thursday. — The Real World — Things are hopping in American politics.
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Ewan Palmer / Newsweek:
Donald Trump Hit by Devastating Poll From Fox News — 2024 presidential poll for the first time since late last year. — A survey of 1,095 registered voters from the conservative news network showed that Biden is leading his presumptive — rival by two points (50 percent to 48 percent).
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CNN:
CNN debate stage set with Trump and Biden going head-to-head — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are set for a historic showdown, with the stage now set for CNN's June 27 presidential debate. — The showdown will make history as the first debate between a sitting president and a former president.
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Eric Bradner / CNN:
Trump gets the final word at CNN debate after coin flip
Trump gets the final word at CNN debate after coin flip
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CNN:
How Biden and Trump are preparing for their first presidential debate
How Biden and Trump are preparing for their first presidential debate
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Washington Examiner, RedState, PolitiFact, HotAir, The Gateway Pundit, The Daily Caller, PJ Media, PoliticusUSA and Axios
Sudiksha Kochi / USA Today:
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. failed to qualify for the CNN debate, leaving a Biden-Trump showdown
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. failed to qualify for the CNN debate, leaving a Biden-Trump showdown
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Shawn McCreesh / New York Times:
Trump Tries to Set Expectations, and Floats Excuses, for His Debate With Biden
Trump Tries to Set Expectations, and Floats Excuses, for His Debate With Biden
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Boston Herald, Raw Story and Tennessee Star
Abbie VanSickle / New York Times:
Supreme Court Upholds Trump-Era Tax Provision — The tax dispute, which was closely watched by experts, involved a one-time foreign income tax, but many saw it as a broader challenge to pre-emptively block Congress from passing a wealth tax. — The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a tax …
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Ann E. Marimow / Washington Post:
Supreme Court upholds Trump-era tax provision on offshore earnings
Supreme Court upholds Trump-era tax provision on offshore earnings
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Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:
June 2024 State Polls: Trump Maintains Edge over Biden — Democratic US Senate Candidates Outperforming Biden — New Emerson College Polling/The Hill state polls find former President Donald Trump with a slight edge on President Joe Biden in Arizona (47% to 43%), Georgia (45% to 41%) …
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James Bickerton / Newsweek:
Illinois Republican Chair Resigns, Slams Colleagues Weeks Before Convention — Party Chair Don Tracy is resigning from his political post, and has condemned colleagues for choosing to fight each other rather than the — , in a letter explaining his decision.
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MSNBC:
Fox News is helping Trump plan another Jan. 6-style assault on democracy — Five months before the election, claims that only fraud could explain a future Trump defeat are already common in the right-wing media ecosystem. — The cycle of lies that drove the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection is again underway.
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Lena Howland / ABC7:
FBI raids Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao's home, several other locations: source — Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao's home was among four locations raided by the FBI Thursday morning, a source told ABC7 News. — OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) — A home associated with Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao …
Washington Post:
Democrats seek to repeal Comstock abortion rule, fearing Trump crackdown — The Comstock Act, an 1873 law that bans abortion-related materials from being sent through the mail, could be used by the GOP to restrict abortion nationwide. — Democrats are seeking to overhaul an 1873 federal law …
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Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Trump Media shares sink 13% as DJT slide accelerates … A weekslong sell-off of Trump Media picked up speed Thursday afternoon, with shares of former President Donald Trump's company falling around 13% in another volatile trading session. — The company behind the conservative social media app Truth Social …
Annie Karni / New York Times:
Bob Good Trails in Battle for His Virginia Seat, but Primary Remains Too Close to Call — Both the congressman and his Trump-backed challenger are election deniers, raising the question of whether either would accept an adverse result in his own race. — Representative Bob Good …
David Strom / HotAir:
Glorifying Self Harm: Alphabet Activist Group Celebrates Teens ‘Cutting’ Themselves — Mermaids is a very prominent and very evil alphabet ideology promotion group that has had, up until very recently, outsized power in determining UK healthcare policies regarding transgender “healthcare.”
ProPublica:
The Delusion of “Advanced” Plastic Recycling — LAST YEAR, I became obsessed with a plastic cup. — It was a small container that held diced fruit, the type thrown into lunch boxes. And it was the first product I'd seen born of what's being touted as a cure for a crisis.
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Jordan Fabian / Bloomberg:
US Diverts Patriot Missiles Ordered by Allies to Ukraine — White House says move provides Ukraine help for next 16 months — Shipments to other European allies could resume next year — The US is halting deliveries of key air defense missiles to allies, directing shipments …
Alexandra Alper / Reuters:
Exclusive: Biden to ban US sales of Kaspersky software over Russia ties, source says — The Biden administration on Thursday will announce plans to bar the sale of antivirus software made by Russia's Kaspersky Labs in the United States, a person familiar with the matter said …
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The Verge
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
These 25 rainbow-flag waving companies donated $18 million to anti-gay politicians since the last election — At the pride parade in Washington, D.C., earlier this month, accounting giant Deloitte promoted its support of the LGBTQ community: — In June 2023, Deloitte produced a report on “LGBT+ Inclusion @ Work.”
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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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