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New York Times:
Ruling Against Trump Cuts to the Heart of His Identity — The finding by a judge in a New York civil case that Donald Trump committed fraud in valuing his real estate properties undermined the narrative of the business career that launched him in politics. — Nearly every aspect …
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Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
The Republican debate is fake — With Trump dominating the GOP primary, the debate is a cosplay of a competitive election — and a distraction from an ugly truth. — Tonight's Republican primary debate is not a real event. It is a performance, a show, a pantomime: a shiny object …
Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
President Drink Bleach says what? Trump now claims he beat George W. Bush and Barack Obama — The press should cover his decline anyway — Donald Trump is skipping another GOP primary debate this week and the theories abound as to why. Some paint it as a smart strategy …
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Molly Jong-Fast / Vanity Fair:
Let's Not Sleepwalk Into Another Trump Presidency — The GOP front-runner's “treason” talk makes clear, yet again, that he's a danger to democracy. — In late September 2016, Salena Zito wrote glowingly in The Atlantic about Donald Trump on the campaign trail in Pittsburgh and famously postulated that …
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
How much would your house be worth if the Trump Organization owned it? — A year offering no shortage of bad news for Donald Trump outdid itself Tuesday afternoon, with New York Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron ruling that the former president's namesake business, the Trump Organization …
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Brad Dress / The Hill:
Trump's threats to Milley fuel fears he'll seek vengeance in second term — Former President Trump's violent rhetoric toward Gen. Mark Milley is raising fears he will use a second term in the Oval Office to seek retribution against his enemies. — Trump suggested Friday that Milley …
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Michael R. Sisak / Associated Press:
Judge rules Donald Trump defrauded banks and insurers while building real estate empire
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New York Times:
Judge Finds Trump Inflated Property Values, a Victory for New York A.G.
Judge Finds Trump Inflated Property Values, a Victory for New York A.G.
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Washington Post:
What Republican voters think of GOP candidates before the second debate
What Republican voters think of GOP candidates before the second debate
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ABC News:
Judge rules Trump engaged in repeated fraud, effectively deciding central question in $250M civil trial
Judge rules Trump engaged in repeated fraud, effectively deciding central question in $250M civil trial
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William Vaillancourt / The Daily Beast:
UAW Leader Has No Desire at All to Talk to Trump in Michigan — Trump's expected appearance Wednesday at a non-union auto plant is a “pathetic irony,” Shawn Fain said on CNN. — The United Auto Workers union's president derided GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump as being out of touch …
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John Nichols / The Nation:
My President Joined a Picket Line
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Dan Merica / The Messenger:
Trump Wooed UAW Workers with Big Promises in 2016. Here's What Actually Happened
Trump Wooed UAW Workers with Big Promises in 2016. Here's What Actually Happened
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Media Matters for America, HuffPost, NPR and The Hill
Kayla Gallagher / The Messenger:
Trump Adds Two Attorneys to Criminal Defense Team
Trump Adds Two Attorneys to Criminal Defense Team
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Political Wire
Kayla Gallagher / The Messenger:
Virginia Republican Gov. Youngkin Says He Does Not Plan to Endorse GOP Presidential Candidate
Virginia Republican Gov. Youngkin Says He Does Not Plan to Endorse GOP Presidential Candidate
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Washington Examiner
Olivia Olander / Politico:
Trump's GOP foes weigh politics of auto strike: Fire workers, rally them or keep quiet
Trump's GOP foes weigh politics of auto strike: Fire workers, rally them or keep quiet
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New York Magazine, The Georgia Star News and ABC News
Kristen Holmes / CNN:
Biden launches first anti-Trump ad, hitting Trump's labor record ahead of Michigan visit
Biden launches first anti-Trump ad, hitting Trump's labor record ahead of Michigan visit
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Washington Examiner, The Messenger, Washington Times, The Hill, Blue Virginia, Mediaite and PoliticusUSA
Washington Post:
McCarthy's new shutdown strategy: Shifting the blame — Good morning, Early Birds. The New York Times's Vanessa Friedman says it's “a cliché” to wear a Patagonia fleece vest in the office if you don't work in outdoor recreation — but it's so cold in The Post's newsroom. What's a man to do?
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Politico:
Dems eye their price to bail out the speaker — Presented by With assists from POLITICO's Congress team — TICK TOCK: The government will shut down in 5 days if Congress can't pass a funding patch. — DEMS STILL WEIGHING THE COST OF SAVING MCCARTHY — It's the question that Capitol Hill …
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Washington Examiner, RedState, Townhall, TIME and KGET 17
Kim Tong-Hyung / Associated Press:
North Korea says it will expel Travis King, the US soldier who crossed into the country in July — North Korea said Wednesday that it will expel a U.S. soldier who crossed into the country through the heavily armed border between the Koreas in July. The North's official Korean Central News Agency …
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Choe Sang-Hun / New York Times:
North Korea Says It Will Expel U.S. Soldier Who Fled Over the Border
North Korea Says It Will Expel U.S. Soldier Who Fled Over the Border
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CNBC:
Target says it will close nine stores in major cities, citing violence and theft — Target said it will close nine stores across the country after struggling with crime and safety threats at those locations. — Target, which has nearly 2,000 stores in the U.S., has been outspoken …
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Target Corporate:
Target Closes Select Stores to Prioritize Team Member and Guest Safety
Target Closes Select Stores to Prioritize Team Member and Guest Safety
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Ella Lee / The Hill:
Menendez ordered to turn over personal passport at arraignment — Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), who pleaded not guilty to federal bribery charges Wednesday, must turn over his personal passport as a condition for his release, multiple reports indicated following the senator's arraignment in Manhattan.
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Luc Cohen / Reuters:
US Senator Bob Menendez pleads not guilty to corruption charges — U.S. Senator Bob Menendez pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to charges of taking bribes from three New Jersey businessman, as calls for his resignation from his fellow Democrats escalated. — Federal prosecutors in Manhattan …
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Public Notice:
“They've already succeeded”: Will Bunch on the GOP's impeachment clown show — They don't have evidence. But they don't need any for their purposes. — ∙ Paid … As House Republicans turn the impeachment process into a joke with their evidence-free Joe Biden fishing expedition …
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Alex Marquardt / CNN:
Biden administration announces visa-free travel for Israelis — Israel will be joining the US Visa Waiver Program, allowing Israeli citizens to soon enter the United States without a visa and vice versa, the Biden administration has announced. — Israeli citizens will be expected to be able …
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Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Unraveling what's really happening in Florida school libraries — On Tuesday, Popular Information reported that librarians in Charlotte County, Florida, were instructed by the school district superintendent to remove all books with LGBTQ characters. This story was based on a document dated July 24 …
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Daily Kos
Julia Shapero / The Hill:
FCC chair proposes reinstating Obama-era net neutrality rules — Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel said on Tuesday that she plans to put forward a proposal to reinstate net neutrality rules that were repealed under former President Trump.
Victoria Prodeline / Monmouth University …:
Public Wants Budget Compromise to Avoid Government Shutdown — Neither party in Washington is seen as looking out for average Americans — West Long Branch, NJ - By a 2 to 1 margin, Americans want Congress to compromise on the federal budget in order to avoid a government shutdown.
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United States House Committee on Oversight …:
Comer Reveals Wires from China Have Joe Biden's Wilmington Home as the Beneficiary Address — WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today announced the House Oversight Committee subpoenaed and obtained two bank wires revealing Hunter …
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Fox News:
Hunter Biden received $250K wires originating in Beijing with beneficiary address listed as Joe Biden's home
Hunter Biden received $250K wires originating in Beijing with beneficiary address listed as Joe Biden's home
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