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Jessica Piper / Politico:
Trump's indictments are having diminishing returns for his political fundraising — The second indictment was not as powerful as the first. — Donald Trump's legal troubles have created windfalls for his political fundraising in the past. And his team has not been shy about using various investigations …
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New York Times:
Trump PAC Down to $4 Million Cash on Hand After Legal Fees — The scramble to cover legal bills for former President Donald J. Trump and his associates has prompted what appears to be the largest refund in federal campaign finance history. — Former President Donald J. Trump's political action committee …
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Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Donald Trump's $100 million PAC is down to just $3.6 million in cash — Trump's Save America PAC raised over $15 million in the first half of 2023, spent over $30 million and now has about $3.6 million — The drop in fundraising by the Trump PAC suggests the small-dollar donor operation …
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Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
Trump's New Legal Fund Is a Lean, Mean Grift Machine — Donald Trump's new legal fund is a clever way to get around campaign finance laws. — When allies of former President Donald Trump launched his new legal defense fund, they created a group with few restrictions on how much it can raise …
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Raw Story, Associated Press and PoliticusUSA
New York Times:
Biden Shores Up Democratic Support, but Faces Tight Race Against Trump — A New York Times/Siena College poll found that President Biden is on stronger footing than he was a year ago — but he is neck-and-neck in a possible rematch against Donald Trump. — President Biden is heading …
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Ronald Brownstein / CNN:
Even Trump's indictments haven't shattered the deadlock between the parties. Here's why — Former President Donald Trump's mounting legal jeopardy is raising a stark political question: can anything break the sustained electoral stalemate that has left the country divided almost exactly …
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The Hill
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Trump grand jury in 2020 election probe arrives at court, fueling speculation an indictment is imminent
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Karl de Vries / CNN:
New Jersey Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver dies at 71 — New Jersey Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver has died, her family said. She was 71. — “She was not only a distinguished public servant but also our cherished daughter, sister, aunt, friend, and hero,” the Oliver family said in a statement on Tuesday.
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Mark Osborne / ABC News:
New Jersey Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver dies unexpectedly after undisclosed medical issue — Oliver had been serving as acting governor while Phil Murphy was out of state. — New Jersey Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver died Tuesday, one day after she was rushed to the hospital for an undisclosed medical issue.
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Rolling Stone:
Trump's Plan to Save Himself: Scapegoat His Coup Lawyers — “John [Eastman] and Rudy [Giuliani] gave a lot of counsel,” one Trump advisor says ominously. “Other people can decide how sound it was” … Plans for such a defense have been percolating since last year, the two sources say.
Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Trump's Rape Trial Testimony Is Already Coming Back to Haunt Him — The Manhattan DA wants to use Trump's deposition in the E. Jean Carroll rape lawsuit to show how desperate he was to keep sexual allegations against him secret. — The Manhattan district attorney seeking to jail Donald Trump …
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Digby's Hullabaloo and Raw Story
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Meet the “scholars” who created Florida's new Black history curriculum — To comply with the Stop WOKE Act, a 2022 law championed by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R), the state needed to create a new curriculum for Black history. The law required the curriculum to “celebrate …
Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Ray Epps' Attorney Fires Back at Joe Rogan's Jan. 6 False Flag ‘Absurdity’ — If Rogan is “truly interested in focusing on who instigated” the Jan. 6 riots, Epps' lawyer said, “he would find more truth in looking at the mirror.” … Ray Epps, the former Trump acolyte at the center …
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Conrad Hoyt / Washington Examiner:
Memphis police arrest gunman outside Jewish school and prevent ‘potential mass shooting’ — Memphis police officers prevented a “potential mass shooting” when they shot and detained a gunman attempting to enter a Jewish school in the city on Monday, the department's police chief said.
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New York Post:
Adams warns NYers migrant crisis is coming ‘to a neighborhood near you’ — as he slams Biden's liaison offer — Mayor Eric Adams warned New Yorkers on Monday the migrant crisis is coming “to a neighborhood near you” — and said President Biden's offer of just a liaison to help fix the debacle is hardly good enough.
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David Weigel / Semafor:
‘This belongs in the Smithsonian’: Inside the meme video operation that swallowed Ron DeSantis' campaign — The Scoop — Senior aides to Ron DeSantis oversaw the campaign's high-risk strategy of laundering incendiary videos produced by their staff through allied anonymous Twitter accounts …
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Robert H. Bork Jr / Washington Examiner:
How ESG will hurt your retirement — A few years back, a Nevada man made millions of dollars selling lots on the moon , complete with “lunar deeds” to be framed and displayed. It turned out to be a strong business plan. At $24 an acre, lunar lots were snapped up by many eager buyers …
David Goldman / CNN:
What you need to know about the incandescent light bulb ban — New York CNN — America's ban on incandescent light bulbs, 16 years in the making, is finally a reality. Well, mostly. — A rule issued in 2007, rolled back by the Trump administration, and updated last year …
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Patrick Svitek / The Texas Tribune:
U.S. Rep. Ronny Jackson “briefly detained” by officers at rodeo near Amarillo — The Amarillo Republican, a doctor, was trying to help somebody experiencing a medical emergency in a chaotic situation, his office said. The sheriff is reviewing the incident.
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Matt Young / The Daily Beast:
Ex-Trump Doc Detained at Rodeo While Assisting on ‘Chaotic’ Medical Emergency
Ex-Trump Doc Detained at Rodeo While Assisting on ‘Chaotic’ Medical Emergency
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Ken Alltucker / USA Today:
Henrietta Lacks' family settles lawsuit over use of HeLa cells to advance medical research — Attorneys representing the family of Henrietta Lacks on Tuesday announced a settlement of their lawsuit against Thermo Fisher over the use of cells in scientific research.
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NBC News:
Former Lizzo dancers were weight-shamed and pressured while at strip club, lawsuit says — Three former dancers have filed a suit against Lizzo, accusing the singer of sexual harassment and creating a hostile work environment. — LOS ANGELES — Three of Lizzo's former dancers have accused …
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Al Weaver / The Hill:
Katie Britt recovering at home after ‘sudden onset of numbness’ in face, condition not life-threatening — Sen. Katie Britt (R-Ala.) announced on Monday night that the senator is receiving outpatient care after experiencing a “sudden onset of numbness” in her face and is expected to need “several weeks” of recovery.
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Fox News:
Hunter Biden told Archer that Chinese chairman loved him for his ‘last name,’ posse of ‘godlike Aryan men’ — Joe Biden had coffee with Hunter Biden's Chinese business partner, Archer told Congress — Hunter Biden told business partner Devon Archer that the Chinese tycoon who helped …
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Jon Haworth / ABC News:
Team USA teen cyclist killed by car in training accident just days before world championships — The investigation is ongoing and criminal charges could be pursued. — An up-and-coming teen American cyclist who was a member of the U.S. National Team was struck and killed by a car …
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Bjorn Lomborg / Wall Street Journal:
Climate Change Hasn't Set the World on Fire — It turns out the percentage of the globe that burns each year has been declining since 2001. — One of the most common tropes in our increasingly alarmist climate debate is that global warming has set the world on fire. But it hasn't.
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