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Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Trump's new press secretary, Katie Zacharia, claims she's a lawyer. Is she? — There is no evidence Zacharia has ever been licensed to practice law — and the White House did not provide any — When President Trump plucked Katie Zacharia from obscurity and appointed her as his new press secretary, he called her “an attorney.”
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Michael Birnbaum / Washington Post:
White House scrambles over questions on new press secretary's background — President Donald Trump said Katie Zacharia is an “attorney,” but her bar credentials are unclear. — SummaryLoading... The White House on Tuesday scrambled to answer questions about the legal qualifications …
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Julia Ornedo / The Daily Beast:
Trump's New Mouthpiece Hit With Brutal Reviews for Big Debut … The reviews are in for President Donald Trump's new press secretary. — Katie Zacharia, 41, suffered savage reviews from administration insiders and critics alike within minutes of taking the podium as White House press secretary for the first time Tuesday morning.
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Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Trump's new press secretary raises eyebrows with bar exam response — President Trump's new press secretary Katie Zacharia raised eyebrows on Tuesday when she was asked where she passed the bar exam, telling reporters that she did so when she moved to China.
Ryan King / New York Post:
Katie Zacharia visibly ‘nervous’ in first White House press briefing as she pulls plug after just 14 minutes
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Megan Brand / NBC News:
Trump's new White House press secretary Katie Zacharia keeps first briefing short
Trump's new White House press secretary Katie Zacharia keeps first briefing short
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Laura Bassett / Nightcap:
Anatomy of a fake scandal — In case you missed this political earthquake, Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico spent nine days off the campaign trail this month recovering from the flu. He's a Type 1 diabetic, which can severely complicate a flu virus, and it was otherwise very nice …
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Wall Street Journal:
Ken Paxton Partied in Dubai With Fugitives Ahead of High-Stakes Texas Senate Race — Trump backed the scandal-plagued Paxton in one of the riskiest bets of the midterms — As President Trump weighed endorsing Ken Paxton over incumbent Texas Sen. John Cornyn this spring …
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Washington Post:
Elon Musk's megaphone propels conspiracy theory about James Talarico — The billionaire has a history of elevating false claims like the one about the Democratic Senate nominee, but his control of X gives him outsize influence ahead of the midterms. — SummaryLoading...
Michelle Del Rey / The Washington Sun:
How a Far-Right Conspiracy About Talarico's Campaign Absence Fell Apart
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Matthew Choi / Washington Post:
Ken Paxton took campaign funds from donors with interests before his office
Ken Paxton took campaign funds from donors with interests before his office
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Tyler Pager / New York Times:
Kimberly Guilfoyle Resigns as Ambassador to Greece — Ms. Guilfoyle was asked to quit by the White House after a string of damaging reports, including that she had asked a Republican donor to pay off a credit card. — Kimberly Guilfoyle resigned as the U.S. ambassador to Greece on Tuesday …
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Beege Welborn / HotAir:
And Bye, Bye to Miss Kimberly's Big Greek Slice of Pie — This has been a sordid, classless, just ICK on the ICKter scale couple of days for a woman who was once nestled in the bosom of Republican power. — Kimberly Guilfoyle (whose good judgment could have been questioned years ago …
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Ryan King / New York Post:
Kimberly Guilfoyle quits ambassador post after pressure from White House with a defiant message
Finya Swai / The Hill:
Trump donor says he'll sue Guilfoyle, attorneys
Trump donor says he'll sue Guilfoyle, attorneys
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Fox News:
Fox News Power Rankings: As the House falls, the Senate stays in play — Republicans face rural voter backlash over gas and diesel prices as 20 more House races shift toward Democrats — There are two big differences between the previous Trump-era midterms and this year's contest.
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Jack Crosbie / Rolling Stone:
‘Republicans Are F-ked’: GOP Strategists Process Trump's Impact Ahead of Midterms — Conservatives are scrambling to find a silver lining in the chaos that the president's second term unleashed. — Ask a Republican about the midterms these days and you're likely to get an answer that falls somewhere in the five stages of grief.
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Political Wire
Mike Zapler / Axios:
Dems' red-state showings raise prospect of a bigger 2028 map
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Steven T. Dennis / Bloomberg:
Senate Republicans Pouring $8 Million More Into Nebraska Race
Siobhan Hughes / Wall Street Journal:
Republicans Spend Big to Defend Nebraska Senate Seat
Republicans Spend Big to Defend Nebraska Senate Seat
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Christopher Wiggins / Advocate:
Dan Levy demands men speak up after Shane Gillis demeans women on ‘SNL’ — Comedian Shane Gillis said “f*ck” during a sketch on live network television and referenced Joe Rogan on Saturday. It may have been the least offensive thing he said all night. — The comedian's latest turn hosting …
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Avery Lotz / Axios:
Public execution opposition grows as Trump expresses private misgivings — The plan to livestream the firing squad execution of the convicted Fort Hood shooter is garnering mounting discomfort from the Catholic Church, the Hill and survivors of the shooting.
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
TikTok, Newsmax say they won't air possible livestreamed public execution
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New Republic:
MAGA Voters Turn on Trump in Focus Group Bombshell: “Nothing but Lies” — Sarah Longwell of The Bulwark recently held a focus group with people who voted for Donald Trump in 2024 that took an extraordinary turn. After being shown Trump's vile taxpayer-funded ad, in which he rages about expelling …
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Trump cancels deposition in BBC case, lawyers say — President Donald Trump was set to be deposed Friday in a defamation lawsuit he filed against the British Broadcasting Corporation, but his lawyers recently canceled the session and said he is unavailable through at least mid-December, according to a court filing.
Damian Paletta / Wall Street Journal:
Guilfoyle's Collapse Comes as White House Struggles to Fend Off Allegations of Excess — With midterms fast approaching, Democrats amplify allegations that administration officials are preoccupied with enriching themselves at taxpayers' expense — Good afternoon.
Louise Radnofsky / Wall Street Journal:
Judge Yells at Trump Administration for Cutting Down Golf Course Trees — Several government officials called to testify about hasty removal on Washington site where president dreams of building championship-level course — An angry federal judge overseeing litigation challenging President Trump's plan …
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AP-NORC:
More Americans say Trump has prioritized his personal business interests than the country as a whole — When it comes to allegations that he has profited from the presidency, 41% believe President Trump has done something illegal and 18% think his actions have been unethical but not illegal.
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Avery Lotz / Axios:
Rep. Ilhan Omar under investigation by Jeanine Pirro's office — U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro said her office is probing Rep. Ilhan Omar's (D-Minn.) financial disclosures, the day after federal agents searched the congresswoman's Washington, D.C. home. — The big picture …
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Ann E. Marimow / New York Times:
Supreme Court to Review Dispute Over Access to DOGE Records — A nonprofit watchdog group sued the Department of Government Efficiency, asserting that it should be subject to federal Freedom of Information Act discovery requests. — The Supreme Court announced on Tuesday that it would review …
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Margaret Talev / Axios:
Axios-Ipsos poll: “Medicare for All” support surges — Supporters of “Medicare for All” now outnumber opponents by nearly 2-to-1, according to a new survey of U.S. adults from the Axios-Ipsos American Health Index. … - But the public's openness is driven more by desperation than by confidence in government.
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The Lever, The Daily Caller and Political.org
Kate Shaw / New York Times:
Democrats Need a Plan for Supreme Court Reform. Here's a Start. — The Supreme Court justices took the bench last week to hear oral arguments, but the start of this term feels different from previous ones. For one thing, with the sharp increase in activity on the shadow docket …
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Bloomberg:
CFTC Staff Were Told to Retract Analysis of Suspicious Oil Trades — Chairman's adviser intervened to take over examination of lucrative bets that were made around Trump reversal on Iran power plant attack. — When President Donald Trump backed away from threats to strike Iranian power plants on March 23 …
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New Republic and The Daily Caller
Tariq Panja / New York Times:
FIFA's Trump Tower Deal: 7 Years, $4 Million, One Mostly Unused Office — The deal is another sign of how Gianni Infantino, the leader of soccer's global governing body, has sought closer ties to President Trump. — About a year before the World Cup, FIFA held a splashy opening for its latest office …
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German Lopez / New York Times:
We Know How to Fix Homelessness. Why Don't More Cities Do It? — Homelessness, all appearances to the contrary, is a long-solved problem. We know both the causes and the cure. You wouldn't think that's the case from visiting many U.S. cities. Stymied by political and financial hurdles …
Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
DOJ apologizes after campaign-style Trump ads air in violation of judge's order — The Department of Justice apologized late Monday that a controversial ad featuring President Trump continued to run after a court sided with government watchdog groups in temporarily blocking the ads.
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Axios:
Inside Trump, Netanyahu's dilemma: Strike Iran before elections or wait — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Trump last week discussed the possibility of launching a major new operation against Iran before the Israeli and U.S. elections, according to two U.S. officials …
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Eli Hager / ProPublica:
Scammers Are Stealing Millions From Food Stamp Recipients. Congress Could Fix It — but Won't. — It wasn't the kind of call a grocery store gets every day. A customer with a thick Eastern European accent was on the phone saying he wanted to buy several thousand cans of Red Bull.
Greg Ryan / Bloomberg:
New Hampshire GOP Senate Candidate Blasts Trump on Iran, Russia — Republican John Sununu criticized President Donald Trump's handling of the Iran war and the Russia-Ukraine conflict in the first debate in an unexpectedly close New Hampshire US Senate race.
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Politico:
GOP readies for an underwhelming lame duck — IN TODAY'S EDITION: — Johnson scrambles leadership outlook — Emmer endorses Trump's raid on Omar — Dems gear up for trade oversight — Republicans' dreams of a productive lame-duck session are dimming.
Leigh Kimmins / The Daily Beast:
RFK Jr. Shows Off Son's Lavish 3-Day Pop Star Wedding in Rio … Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has pulled back the curtain on his son's lavish three-day wedding to a pop star in Brazil. — Conor Kennedy, 32, reportedly married Giulia Be, 27, in a civil ceremony in Los Angeles in March.
