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Adam Wren / Politico:
Indiana Republican called out by Trump on redistricting is swatted … Fell said that around 5 p.m. Sunday “an email was sent to the Terre Haute Police Department advising harm had been done to persons inside a home, located in southeastern Vigo County,” Fell said.
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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Trump's Epstein Humiliation Grows — Donald Trump is obsessed with the idea that his predecessor, Joe Biden, was so mentally incapacitated that he used an autopen to sign all his pardons and legislation. He not only put a picture of an autopen in place of Biden's mug on his …
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Washington Post:
The Democratic veterans trying to repeat 2018 — Just now — In today's edition ... Trump and Marjorie Taylor Greene have a falling out ... We hear some thoughts on political dynasties ... but first ... The Hell Cats are ready — Before Abigail Spanberger and Mikie Sherrill were governors-elect, they were Badasses.
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The Free Press, Joe.My.God. and Mediaite
Marina Dunbar / The Guardian:
Trump's investigation into Epstein ties to political foes may be ‘smokescreen’, Republican says
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Politico:
Trump's message to MAGA
Trump's message to MAGA
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Ashley Ahn / New York Times:
Trump Says House Republicans Should Vote to Release Epstein Files
Trump Says House Republicans Should Vote to Release Epstein Files
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Kurt Schlichter / Townhall:
Time to Purge the GOP Backstabbers, Sissies, and Narcissists
Time to Purge the GOP Backstabbers, Sissies, and Narcissists
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RedState
Paul Waldman / Public Notice:
Why Trump can't make the Epstein scandal go away
Why Trump can't make the Epstein scandal go away
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The Nation
Mariana Alfaro / Washington Post:
In shift, Trump says House should vote to release Epstein files
In shift, Trump says House should vote to release Epstein files
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Kevin Freking / Associated Press:
Many House Republicans will back a bill to release Epstein files, leaders of the effort say
Many House Republicans will back a bill to release Epstein files, leaders of the effort say
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Chris Cameron / New York Times:
Trump Defends Tucker Carlson After Nick Fuentes Interview — President Trump defended Mr. Carlson's friendly interview with an openly antisemitic white supremacist that prompted denunciations from some on the right. — President Trump defended Tucker Carlson on Sunday for his sympathetic interview …
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Alex Isenstadt / Axios:
Scoop: Ted Cruz sets stage for 2028 run with Tucker jabs — Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is laying the groundwork for a 2028 presidential bid by leaning into his feud with Tucker Carlson — and staking out turf as a traditional, pro-interventionist Republican.
Cheyanne M. Daniels / Politico:
Heritage board member resigns over organization's defense of Tucker Carlson
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Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
Trump defends Tucker Carlson for interviewing white nationalist Fuentes
Trump defends Tucker Carlson for interviewing white nationalist Fuentes
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The Hill, Daily Mail, Mediaite, The Independent, Fortune, Los Angeles Times and The Gateway Pundit
Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
The toxic culture behind the right's civil war
The toxic culture behind the right's civil war
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The Harvard Crimson:
As Summers Sought Clandestine Relationship With Woman He Called a Mentee, Epstein Was His ‘Wing Man’ — When former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers was pursuing a romantic relationship with a woman he described as a mentee, he turned to a longtime associate for guidance: convicted sex offender Jeffrey E. Epstein.
Chris Geidner / Law Dork:
Gregory Bovino is exactly who E.B. White — author of 'Charlotte's Web' — warned us about — The Trump administration's Department of Homeland Security decided to terrorize another city this weekend, with Gregory Bovino heading to Charlotte, North Carolina, to engage in the very type …
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New York Times:
The Unraveling of the Justice Department — Sixty attorneys describe a year of chaos and suspicion. — President Trump's second term has brought a period of turmoil and controversy unlike any in the history of the Justice Department. Trump and his appointees have blasted through …
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Axios:
How Ezra Klein's power play is guiding Democrats — New York Times columnist Ezra Klein isn't content with opining about the Democratic Party — he's positioned himself as a powerbroker inside of it. … - Through his columns, hit podcast, private briefings with Democratic lawmakers …
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Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Trump says he's talking to Democrats about direct health care payment plan — President Trump said he is talking with Democrats about a direct health care payment plan on Sunday amid negotiations to tackle rising health insurance premiums. — “I've had personal talks with some Democrats …
Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
Marjorie Taylor Greene blasts Trump for ‘vicious’ attacks after saying her company received pipe bomb threat — The Republican congresswoman warned that Trump and other conservatives calling her a traitor “could ultimately lead to a harmful or even deadly outcome.”
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Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Trump rejects Greene's safety concerns, doubles down on ‘traitor’ label
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Megan Lebowitz / NBC News:
Indiana lawmaker is the victim of swatting after Trump criticized him over redistricting
Indiana lawmaker is the victim of swatting after Trump criticized him over redistricting
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Election Law Blog, Politico and Mediaite
Ryan Lucas / NPR:
Justice Department official told prosecutors that U.S. should ‘just sink’ drug boats — At a Justice Department conference in February, then-acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove told the department's top drug prosecutors that the Trump administration wasn't interested in interdicting suspected drug vessels at sea anymore.
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Washington Post:
How foreign student enrollment is shifting in the U.S., in 6 charts — Foreign student enrollment in U.S. colleges has stalled, with a 17 percent decline in new students this fall after Trump policy changes, a key survey shows. — The number of newly enrolled foreign college students …
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Olivia Nuzzi / Vanity Fair:
Olivia Nuzzi's American Canto: Read the Exclusive Excerpt — She flamed out and she faded away. Vanity Fair's West Coast Editor returns to the written word to survey scorched earth. — I woke the morning after Election Day on the wrong coast of the right country.
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Sean James / Mediaite:
‘This Is Corruption’: ‘60 Minutes’ Reports Trump Pardoned Binance Boss After He ‘Enriched’ Crypto Business Tied to Trump Family — 60 Minutes reported President Donald Trump pardoned Changpeng Zhao, the founder and former boss of the Binance cryptocurrency exchange, after Zhao “enriched” …
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CBS News
Chloe Cornish / Financial Times:
Trump family and Saudi partner unveil tokenised Maldives resort — Project unveiled on eve of Saudi Crown Prince's visit to White House — Donald Trump's family business and its Saudi partner are to build a luxury Maldives resort that uses blockchain technology to attract investment …
Steve Vladeck / One First:
193. The “War” on Judges — Deputy Attorney General Blanche's attack on lower courts is an impressive combination of light on substance; shamelessly hypocritical; and profoundly dangerous. More people should be condemning it. — Welcome back to “One First,” a (more-than) …

