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12:50 PM ET, September 14, 2023

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ABC News:
Judge severs Trump's Georgia election interference case, and 16 others, from trial starting in October  —  Kenneth Chesebro and Sidney Powell will be tried starting Oct. 23.  —  The judge overseeing the Georgia election interference case has severed the case, ordering that 17 defendants …
Discussion: NBC News, Associated Press and The Hill
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The Hill:
Judge rejects request to try all Trump Georgia defendants together next month  —  A state judge on Thursday rejected prosecutors' request to try all 19 defendants together in the Georgia 2020 election interference case next month.  —  “The Court joins the skepticism expressed by several federal courts …
Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Fulton judge splits Fulton Trump defendants into two groups  —  X  —  The Fulton County judge overseeing the sprawling election interference probe involving former President Donald Trump on Thursday split the case's 19 defendants into two groups for trial — and suggested that more divisions could be merited.
The Messenger:
Fani Willis Agrees to Share Names of All 30 Unindicted Co-Conspirators with Trump and Other Georgia Defendants
Discussion: Raw Story, CNN and The Hill
Burgess Everett / Politico:
'You're screwed': Romney's exit threatens a collapse of Senate's middle  —  If Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema follow the Utahn out the door, they'll leave a void in a chamber that's handed Joe Biden remarkable bipartisan deals.  —  Mitt Romney's retirement shines a glaring spotlight …
Discussion: The Hill and Washington Examiner
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McKay Coppins / The Atlantic:
What Mitt Romney Saw in the Senate
Peter Baker / New York Times:
White House Strategy on Impeachment: Fight Politics With Politics
CNN:
House Republicans wrestle with key decisions as they plot next steps on impeachment inquiry
Insider:
Mitch McConnell told Mitt Romney that Trump is an ‘idiot’ who 'doesn't think when he says things:' book
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Romney urges Biden to retire
CNN:
Fact-checking McCarthy's claims while launching Biden impeachment inquiry
The Guardian:
Kim Davis must pay $100,000 to US same-sex couple she denied marriage license  —  Jury awards damages to David Ermold and David Moore, who sued former Kentucky county clerk over 2015 incident  —  A former Kentucky county clerk is being ordered to pay $100,000 to a local couple who sued …
Discussion: Digby's Hullabaloo and Advocate
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Associated Press:   Jury awards $100,000 to Kentucky gay couple denied marriage license
John Schindler / Washington Examiner:
The deep state tells Biden to retire  —  It's the worst-kept secret in Washington.  —  Joe Biden is too old to be president.  His increasing senility cannot be hidden from the public any longer.  Recent polling indicates that more than two-thirds of Democrats think Biden is too elderly to serve another term in the Oval Office.
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Victoria Prodeline / Monmouth University …:
Republican Primary Divide  —  Voters split between Trump and the rest of the field on nomination, issues  —  West Long Branch, NJ - It is a tale of two electorates in the South Carolina Republican presidential primary.  The Monmouth ("Mon-muth") University-Washington Post Poll …
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Lisa Kashinsky / Politico:   Haley gets a bounce in New Hampshire — right into the veepstakes
Washington Post:
DeSantis took undisclosed private flights and lodging through wealthy donors  —  The trips included a private flight to the prestigious home of the Masters tournament, with an overnight stay and a round of golf  —  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis took at least six undisclosed trips on private jets …
Joshua Zitser / Insider:
Video appears to show Lauren Boebert giving the middle finger to an usher after being kicked out of a performance of ‘Beetlejuice’  — Rep. Lauren Boebert was escorted out of a performance of “Beetlejuice” in Denver over the weekend.  — Surveillance footage appears to show her giving …
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Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
DeSantis and top Fla. health official warn against COVID shots for people under 65
Ken Dilanian / NBC News:
Threats mount against prosecutors and FBI agents working on Hunter Biden probe  —  The FBI has created a stand-alone unit to investigate threats from members of the public who think agents and prosecutors haven't been tough enough on the president's son.  —  Prosecutors and FBI agents involved …
Popular Information:
A closer look at California's $267 million war on “organized retail crime”  —  On Tuesday, California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) announced the state would spend hundreds of millions of dollars to combat “organized retail crime.”  More than $267 million will be distributed in grants to 55 cities and counties across the state.
Philippe Naughton / The Daily Beast:
Elon Musk Slammed by Second Country in Disastrous Week for Diplomacy  —  The world's richest man drew a rebuke from Taiwan's foreign ministry just days after being called out by Ukrainian officials.  —  The foreign minister of Taiwan has called out Elon Musk directly after the billionaire appeared …
The White House:
Statement from President Joe Biden Announcing the New U.S. Special Representative for Ukraine's Economic Recovery  —  Today, I am proud to announce that I am appointing Penny Pritzker to serve as the new U.S. Special Representative for Ukraine's Economic Recovery.
Erum Salam / The Guardian:
Texas was state with most book bans in 2022, report shows  —  Number of book challenges nationwide doubled from 2021 as book ban movement gathers speed in Republican-led states  —  Texas made the most attempts to ban or restrict books in 2022, according to a new report from the American Library Association (ALA).
Discussion: al.com and Michigan Advance
Andrew Gawthorpe / The Guardian:
What Republicans are doing to Wisconsin is a warning sign to all Americans  —  The state's so gerrymandered that Republicans can lose the popular vote and win supermajorities.  Now they want to impeach a liberal justice before she's ruled on a single case  —  f you need a reminder …
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Scott Bauer / Associated Press:
Wisconsin Republican leader asks former state Supreme Court justices to review impeachment
 
 
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