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Kelly Garrity / Politico:
‘Assholes come and go’: Trump isn't the future, Sununu says — “It won't be his party forever. ... It just won't,” Sununu said. — The future of the Republican Party isn't Donald Trump, New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu said Thursday. — “It won't be his party forever. Right? It just won't.
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Tampa Bay Times and NBC News
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NBC News:
Trump seeks 30-day delay in enforcement of damages in New York civil fraud case — Judge Arthur Engoron ordered the former president and the Trump Organization to pay over $354 million in damages. — An attorney for Donald Trump has asked New York Judge Arthur Engoron for a 30-day delay …
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New Republic, Washington Examiner, ABC News and CNBC
Jordy Meiselas / MeidasTouch:
Judge Engoron Denies Trump's Attempt To Stay $350+ Million Judgment — The short ruling came in the form of an email — That was quick! Despite Donald Trump's attempt to delay the enforcement of the $350+ million civil fraud judgment, Judge Arthur Engoron has denied Trump's request in a short email to his attorney Clifford Robert.
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Washington Post, Axios, American Greatness, IJR and New Republic
Politico:
Playbook: What the GOP would prefer not to discuss — With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine — DRIVING THE DAY — WITH ENDORSERS LIKE THESE — Florida Gov. RON DeSANTIS privately criticized DONALD TRUMP and said he wouldn't be Trump's running mate on a call first obtained by the N.Y. Post's Diana Glebova.
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Political Wire
Olivia Hampton / NPR:
Nikki Haley says Biden is ‘more dangerous’ than Trump but neither is fit for the job
Nikki Haley says Biden is ‘more dangerous’ than Trump but neither is fit for the job
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IJR, Las Vegas Review-Journal, Wall Street Journal, Digby's Hullabaloo and Political Wire
Elena Schneider / Politico:
Michigan may soon show just how badly Biden's ceasefire stance is hurting him
Michigan may soon show just how badly Biden's ceasefire stance is hurting him
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Religion Unplugged
Nathan Layne / Reuters:
Lara Trump says RNC needs to raise $500 million, sees interest in paying Trump legal fees
Lara Trump says RNC needs to raise $500 million, sees interest in paying Trump legal fees
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Washington Examiner, The Daily Beast, Twin Cities and New York Times
Michelle L. Price / Associated Press:
Lara Trump says she thinks GOP voters would like to see RNC pay Donald Trump's legal fees
Lara Trump says she thinks GOP voters would like to see RNC pay Donald Trump's legal fees
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New York Magazine, Fox News, USA Today, Democrats, NBC News, PoliticusUSA, ABC News, Washington Examiner and BNN Bloomberg
Eliza Collins / Wall Street Journal:
How Tim Scott Went From ‘Faith in America’ to Leading Role in Trumpworld
How Tim Scott Went From ‘Faith in America’ to Leading Role in Trumpworld
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Business Insider, Slate, Washington Times, Mediaite and Politico
Rolling Stone:
Trump's Abortion Plan Leak Inflamed His Campaign and Energized Democrats
Trump's Abortion Plan Leak Inflamed His Campaign and Energized Democrats
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Raw Story, nationalinterest.org, Washington Post, The Daily Caller, WisPolitics, DCCC, RedState and The Guardian
Lisa Kashinsky / Politico:
Haley bashes Trump on Russia as she seeks to gain ground in GOP primary
Haley bashes Trump on Russia as she seeks to gain ground in GOP primary
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Washington Examiner, The Bulwark, USA Today, Business Insider, UPI, KTAR.com, Fox News, IJR, Washington Post, Al Jazeera, Associated Press, WGN-TV and RedState
CNN:
Biden considering new executive action to restrict asylum at the border, sources say
Biden considering new executive action to restrict asylum at the border, sources say
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Bloomberg, CBS News, City & State New York, The Hill, Newsbusters, Breitbart, El País, The Post Millennial, The Daily Caller, USA Today, Axios, National Immigrant …, New York Post, ABC News, New York Times, Daily Caller News Foundation, Eschaton, HotAir, Politico, Atlantic Council and NBC News
Henry J. Gomez / NBC News:
Ron DeSantis shares his concerns about Trump in a private call with supporters
Ron DeSantis shares his concerns about Trump in a private call with supporters
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HuffPost, Business Insider, USA Today, Orlando Sentinel, Washington Examiner, Politico, New York Post, Florida's Voice, Mediaite, The Post Millennial, New York Times, Balloon Juice, Vanity Fair, The Root, The Hill, Political Wire, Breitbart, acecomments.mu.nu, IJR, Daily Kos and Wall Street Journal
Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Tuberville acknowledges ‘hard’ situation for women after Alabama IVF ruling — Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R) acknowledged the challenging situation some women face in his state after the state's Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos are children and subject to legislation dealing with the wrongful death of a minor.
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New York Times, al.com, abc7NY, The New Civil Rights Movement, World Socialist Web Site, CNN, Alabama Reflector, The Guardian, RESOLVE, Al Jazeera and USA Today
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Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Alabama infertility clinic stops offering IVF, fearing prosecution
Alabama infertility clinic stops offering IVF, fearing prosecution
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HuffPost, Law & Crime, NBC News, The Daily Signal, Washington Examiner, The Cut, al.com, The Guardian, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Washington Post, Pharyngula, Jezebel, CBS News, Mediaite, WKRG News 5, RESOLVE, Axios, NPR, CNN, Politico, Yellowhammer News, Immensely Affectionate Undead, Tales from a Phoenix, Aleteia, Los Angeles Times and Slate
CNN:
Days after Alabama's Supreme Court ruling that frozen embryos are children, a second clinic pauses IVF treatment
Days after Alabama's Supreme Court ruling that frozen embryos are children, a second clinic pauses IVF treatment
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NPR, MeidasTouch, Forbes, al.com, CBS News, Ars Technica, Associated Press, Raw Story, Washington Examiner, RESOLVE, The Hill, Bloomberg, Politico, HuffPost, New Republic, Washington Post and Rolling Stone
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
The centerpiece of Republicans' case for impeaching Democratic president Joe Biden is the allegation that he and his son Hunter each accepted a $5 million bribe from Ukrainian oil and gas company Burisma when Biden Sr. was vice president. But in the last week, that accusation has revealed quite …
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The Hill, Washington Examiner, New Republic and Washington Post
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Ron Filipkowski / MeidasTouch:
House GOP Quietly Deletes Russian Disinformation from Impeachment Website — Maybe they thought nobody would notice. — James Comer and Jim Jordan have been in all-out panic mode the past couple days, scrambling to defend themselves on why the foundation of their entire impeachment investigation …
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Raw Story, Daily Kos and PoliticusUSA
Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
James Comer and Tucker Carlson aren't fooled by Russian lies — they're complicit
James Comer and Tucker Carlson aren't fooled by Russian lies — they're complicit
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Raw Story, CLAYTOONZ, The Times of Israel, BizPac Review, PoliticusUSA, The Daily Beast, CNN, Forbes, Wonkette and Crooks and Liars
Andrew Feinberg / The Independent:
The Biden ‘bombshells’ all lead back to Trump - and Russia
The Biden ‘bombshells’ all lead back to Trump - and Russia
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Salon, The Status Kuo, Washington Post, Newsweek, The Hill and Raw Story
Al Weaver / The Hill:
Fetterman to Democrats criticizing Biden: ‘Get your MAGA hat’ — Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) panned Democrats who are upping their criticisms of President Biden ahead of the November election, saying they might as well don a “MAGA hat.” — Fetterman noted during an interview an uptick …
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Fox News, Breitbart, New York Post, The Times of Israel, New Republic, Reuters and Las Vegas Review-Journal
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Biden calls congressional Republicans “worse” than Strom Thurmond
Biden calls congressional Republicans “worse” than Strom Thurmond
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USA Today, HotAir, Fox News, Washington Examiner, New York Post and The Post Millennial
Praveena Somasundaram / Washington Post:
Mike Lindell must pay man $5M in ‘Prove Mike Wrong’ challenge, judge says — In 2021, MyPillow founder Mike Lindell offered $5 million to anyone who could disprove his claim that he had data showing voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election. — Now, he must pay a 64-year-old from Nevada that award …
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Steve Karnowski / Associated Press:
Federal judge affirms MyPillow's Mike Lindell must pay $5M in election data dispute
Federal judge affirms MyPillow's Mike Lindell must pay $5M in election data dispute
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NBC News, Axios, Crooks and Liars, Raw Story, CNN, UPI, IJR, MeidasTouch, The Daily Beast, Reason, Political Wire, The Hill and Law & Crime
David Sirota / The Lever:
Sirota's Signals: Yes, $13,000 Per Hour — How does the fine print of a government report expose the real reason billionaires hate the IRS? What are regulators telling us about our credit card bills? Why is dopamine ruining our society? Where are lawmakers refusing to ban assault weapons, but looking into banning cold beer?
ABC News:
AT&T outage prompts urgent investigation into possible cyberattack: Sources — AT&T says their network is now 75% restored. — FILE PHOTO: The company logo for AT&T is displayed on a screen on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., September 18, 2019.
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Politico:
Biden paves way for Mark Rutte to lead NATO — and confront Putin — The American president's support helps clear the path for Rutte to take over the job later this year. — President Joe Biden is supporting Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte to become the next NATO secretary general, a U.S. official said Wednesday.
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Politico, Voice of America, The Kyiv Independent and nltimes.nl
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Mike Allen / Axios:
Exclusive: N.Y. Times reporters plan fall exposé on Trump's taxes … - “I remember watching Joe Biden's inauguration and seeing Donald Trump and his family leave Washington for Mar-a-Lago,” Craig says. … - “We have spent the last three years building upon our prior reporting.
Meryl Kornfield / Washington Post:
Biden's dog bit Secret Service agents about 24 times, new records show — One biting incident involving Commander, the presidential dog, briefly shut down White House tours due to blood on the floor — President Biden's dog Commander bit Secret Service agents about 24 times …
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Washington Examiner and The Daily Caller
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Steven Nelson / New York Post:
Biden gives away Commander after dog drew blood with attacks on Secret Service at White House, vacation home: documents
Biden gives away Commander after dog drew blood with attacks on Secret Service at White House, vacation home: documents
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Washington Free Beacon, HotAir, Washington Examiner, The Hill, Daily Mail, The Daily Caller, The Black Vault, Al Jazeera, BizPac Review, IJR, Power Line, JONATHAN TURLEY, The Post Millennial, USA Today, Breitbart, acecomments.mu.nu, New York Times, Fox News, The Gateway Pundit, TMZ.com, CNN and Raw Story
Stephen Robinson / Public Notice:
From anti-anti-Putin to openly pro-Putin — Tucker Carlson finally takes the mask off. … Tucker Carlson's recent grand tour of Russia was easy to mock. — A far less pleasant version of Rick Steves, Carlson wandered around Moscow, gushing over the clean, efficient subways …
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The Guardian
emptywheel:
Happy Delaware Laptop Day, for Those Who Celebrate — If I read the docket correctly, in a courtroom in Delaware today, Judge Robert Robinson will hear John Paul Mac Isaac's motion to dismiss and Hunter Biden's motion for summary judgement in the suit and countersuit over whether JPMI …
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Mediaite
Robert Frank / CNBC:
Tax evasion by millionaires and billionaires tops $150 billion a year, says IRS chief — The nation's millionaires and billionaires are evading more than $150 billion a year in taxes, according to the head of the Internal Revenue Service. — The IRS, with billion of dollars in new funding …
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The Daily Beast and Washington Examiner
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
A Bigger Story Than You Can Possibly Imagine — I know that's a big headline that promises a lot. But I think it's true. David has a good rundown of the events in the Morning Memo. But I want to do my best to set them out on a larger canvas that goes back to the “Hunter Biden laptop” …
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Daily Kos, CNN, Raw Story, Mediaite and Digby's Hullabaloo