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New York Times:
George Santos Is in Custody After Turning Himself In  —  The scandal-plagued congressman, who ran on a life story littered with lies, faces federal charges.  —  Santos had been under investigation for his campaign finances and other activities.  —  CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. — Representative George Santos …
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US Department of Justice:
Congressman George Santos Charged with Fraud, Money Laundering, Theft of Public Funds, and False Statements  —  For Immediate Release  —  U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of New York  —  Santos Allegedly Embezzled Contributions from Supporters, Fraudulently Obtained Unemployment Benefits …
Washington Post:
Rep. George Santos pleads not guilty to 13 counts of financial crimes  —  Freshman lawmaker accused of money laundering, misleading donors, falsely claiming unemployment benefits  —  CENTRAL ISLIP, New York — Rep. George Santos, the freshman Republican congressman whose myriad falsehoods became …
David Moye / HuffPost:
Kevin McCarthy Mocked For ‘Spineless’ Response To George Santos Indictment  —  “How the hell does he even stand up straight without a backbone?!” one Twitter user remarked.  —  Wednesday's indictment of Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) gave House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) …
Associated Press:
US Rep. George Santos arrested on federal criminal charges  —  U.S. Rep. George Santos, the New York Republican infamous for fabricating key parts of his life story, was arrested on federal criminal charges on Wednesday ahead of an expected court appearance.
Ben Mathis-Lilley / Slate:
The Wild Backstory to George Santos' Arrest
Discussion: New Republic and Associated Press
ABC News:
Santos indicted on 13 counts, including wire fraud, money laundering
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Michael Fanone / Rolling Stone:
CNN Is Hosting a Town Hall for a Guy Who Tried to Get Me Killed  —  Donald Trump tried to end American democracy.  Why is CNN throwing him a rehabilitation party?  —  I WOKE UP last week to a text from my mother.  Its contents hit me like a sucker punch.  “CNN is hosting a town hall with Trump; Kaitlin Collins is moderating.
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Politico:
Trump world booked CNN hoping for a big audience.  Now, they're in the thick of it.  —  The former president will fundraise off the E. Jean Carroll verdict.  But he also has to get through a televised town hall where it will come up.  —  Former President Donald Trump's appearance …
New York Times:
Trump Camp Sees CNN Town Hall as Calculated Risk  —  Advisers are expecting tough questions, on abortion and various investigations, but counting on the broader audience that CNN brings.  —  No questions will be off-limits on Wednesday night at the CNN town hall with Donald J. Trump.
Siva Vaidhyanathan / The Guardian:
Dear CNN, giving Trump a town-hall platform is the height of irresponsibility
Paul Gattis / al.com:
Tuberville on white nationalists in the military: ‘I call them Americans’  —  U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama said there should be no efforts to block different ideological groups, including white nationalists, from serving in the military and criticized President Joe Biden for taking steps …
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Tommy Tuberville rises to the defense of racists in the armed forces  —  Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) offered an unusual criticism of the Biden administration in a radio interview this week.  —  “We, our military and [Defense Secretary Lloyd] Austin put out an order to stand …
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
McConnell breaks with Tuberville over blanket hold on military nominees  —  Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) said Wednesday that he does not support Sen. Tommy Tuberville's (R-Ala.) blanket hold on more than 180 non-political military promotions, which Democrats say is keeping qualified people out of key roles.
Richard Banks / WBHM 90.3:
Tuberville defends hold on defense nominations, says Pentagon wrong to screen out white nationalists
Discussion: Alternet.org
CNN:
House Republicans allege Biden family members received millions in payments from foreign entities in new bank records report  —  House Oversight Chairman James Comer laid out new details to support allegations that members of Joe Biden's family including his son Hunter received millions …
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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Biden family received millions from foreign nationals, tried to conceal source of funds: House Oversight
Gillian Brockell / Washington Post:
MLK's famous criticism of Malcolm X was a ‘fraud’, author finds  —  Jonathan Eig was deep in the Duke University archives researching his new biography of Martin Luther King Jr. when he made an alarming discovery: King's harshest and most famous criticism of Malcolm X, in which he accused …
David French / New York Times:
A Guilty Ex-President  —  From the beginning of the #MeToo movement both its advocates and good-faith critics have made a series of powerful, necessary points.  The courageous women who blew the whistle on powerful men exposed a culture of impunity that still exists, decades after the development …
Discussion: Reuters, Insider, claytoonz, Raw Story and Reason
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Ruth Marcus / Washington Post:
At last, a measure of justice for Donald Trump
Wall Street Journal:
‘Stop Printing Money.’ How Voters Would Solve the Debt-Ceiling Standoff  —  Nearly half of Americans oppose raising the borrowing limit, a new Wall Street Journal poll finds  —  John Houck, a 63-year-old Republican who lives near Phoenix, doesn't want the U.S. to ruin its credit by failing to pay its bills.
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Jim Vertuno / Associated Press:
Prosecutors want 25-year sentence in Texas protest killing  —  A U.S. Army sergeant was sentenced to 25 years in prison Wednesday for fatally shooting an armed man during a Black Lives Matter protest in Texas, even after the state's Republican governor said he wanted to pardon the man.
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Jolie McCullough / The Texas Tribune:
Daniel Perry is sentenced to 25 years for killing an Austin protester. Gov. Greg Abbott has pledged to pardon him.
Discussion: New York Post
Julia Rock / The Lever:
Clarence Thomas Reversed Position After Gifts And Family Payments  —  Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas changed his position on one of America's most significant regulatory doctrines after his wife reportedly accepted secret payments from a shadowy conservative network pushing for the change.
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Jacobin
Abigail Bottar / Ideastream Public Media:
Railway Safety Act passes committee, moves to Senate floor for full vote  —  A U.S. Senate bill aimed at increasing railway safety has passed out of committee and is moving onto the Senate floor.  The bill's co-sponsor, Sen. Sherrod Brown, is celebrating this decision.
Benjamin Mueller / New York Times:
Pancreatic Cancer Vaccine Shows Promise in Small Trial  —  Using mRNA tailored to each patient's tumor, the vaccine may have staved off the return of one of the deadliest forms of cancer in half of those who received it.  —  Five years ago, a small group of cancer scientists meeting …
Peter Caterina / Fox News:
Chris Christie: Donald Trump Must Be The Unluckiest S.O.B. In The World (Video)  —  Chris Christie spoke to Brian Kilmeade about a Manhattan jury finding former President Donald Trump liable of sexual abuse, defamation against E Jean Carroll.  Christie also discussed how President Trump failed …
Julia Ainsley / NBC News:
Biden admin plans to order release of migrants into U.S. with no way to track them  —  “We're already breaking and we haven't hit the starting line,” one DHS official said, referring to the lifting of Covid-19 restrictions set to take place Thursday.  —  After more than 11,000 migrants crossed …
Andrew Romano / Yahoo News:
New Yahoo News poll shows Biden still leads Trump for 2024  —  Despite significant vulnerabilities, the president holds steady against his Republican rival in a rematch of the 2020 election.  —  As Democrats coalesce around him as their inevitable nominee, President Biden still narrowly …
Mona Charen / The Bulwark:
The Democrats' Trump Wannabe  —  Robert F. Kennedy Jr. shares Trump's penchants for conspiracy theories, Vladimir Putin, and running for president.  —  Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the fourth of his line to seek the presidency, is causing eyebrows to arch all over the political world.
Discussion: NaturalNews.com
CREW:
There is reason to believe that George Santos's treasurer does not exist  —  There is reason to believe that Rep. George Santos's treasurer does not exist and that Santos's committees are violating the law by raising and spending money without a treasurer, according to a complaint filed today …
 
 
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