From Talking Points Memo
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Even The Biggest Gun Bro Doesn’t Wanna Touch The NRA Right Now
Hello, it’s the weekend. This is The Weekender ☕ The right-wing Washington Examiner published a funny non-story on Friday headlined, “Donald Trump Jr. appreciates but rejects offer to run NRA.
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The Court is Corrupt. Say It With Me.
I was watching cable news this afternoon at the gym. And I saw one of those examples of what has now become a Trump/Roberts Court-era set piece, where principled and very smart lawyers and/
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Trump Saves Most Merciless Humiliation For Bill Barr
Donald Trump needs a good grudge like the rest of us need air. But from time to time, those who wrong him debase themselves and shred their own dignity so thoroughly to get back in his good graces
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Pecker Back On The Stand As Trump Trial Resumes
Donald Trump's New York criminal trial resumed this morning at 9:30 a.m. Prosecutors are continuing to question former tabloid executive David Pecker, who will then be cross-examined by Donald Trump'
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Trump Will Be Happy With Supreme Court Arguments On Immunity
The Supreme Court conservatives seemed to solidify around a middle-ground position on Trump’s claims of absolute presidential immunity Thursday, a win by another name for the former president as it would add months of delay to the Jan. 6 case.
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Conservative Justices Appear Poised To At Least Limit Scope Of Jan. 6 Case Against Trump
The Supreme Court finally hears Donald Trump’s attempt to knock the legs out from under Special Prosecutor Jack Smith’s Jan. 6 case on Thursday.
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Our Long National RCP Nightmare Is Over
For most of this election season so far, FiveThirtyEight hasn't surfaced its own presidential race average. Compiling these averages in a sophisticated and honest way is actually kind of complicated.
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Listen To This: Inside The Trump Trial
Kate chats with TPM’s Josh Kovensky about life inside the courtroom as the Trump hush money trial unfolds. Belaboring The Point is now on YouTube! Check out the latest video episode of the podcast
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The Man Behind The Jan. 6 ‘Pence Card’ Memo Is Now Pushing ‘The Mother Of All Twitter Files’
A key player in the push to overturn the 2020 presidential election now has set his sights on Elon Musk.
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Dueling Live Blogs!
Kate Riga is liveblogging the Supreme Court oral arguments on Trump's insane presidential immunity claims here. Josh Kovensky is liveblogging the Trump hush-money trial here.
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18 People Indicted In Arizona Fake Electors Scheme
A sweeping state indictment in Trump’s 2020 fake electors scheme targets 11 named defendants and seven as-yet-unnamed defendants who haven’t yet been served.
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Where Does Kari Lake Stand On Arizona Abortion Law? Depends Who She Is Talking To
A local Arizona news outlet published a story last week highlighting remarks the Republican Senate candidate and election denier Kari Lake made to a crowd at an event put on by the Mohave County