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ABC News reports: A federal judge has rejected an effort by former President Donald Trump to pause several civil lawsuits filed against him seeking to hold him accountable for his actions leading up to the Jan. 6 riot, according to a newly posted ruling. Trump had asked D.C. District Judge Amit Mehta to stay proceedings in the lawsuits — brought …

The Daily Beast reports: Triumph the Insult Comic Dog was spotted engaging with the MAGA faithful outside of Donald Trump’s criminal trial in Downtown Manhattan this week. Triumph starts trying to engaging with “diverse” Trump fans, “a virtual rainbow, representing every kind of mental disorder”—or, “a real who’s who of who’s off their meds”—but can barely get his jokes in …

“It was and it is painful to be able to watch. It got stirred up in all the presidential politics and several of my colleagues started looking for ways after President Trump said, ‘Don’t fix anything during the presidential election. It’s the single biggest issue during the election, don’t resolve this, we’ll resolve it next year.’ “Quite a few of …

“I guess their reasoning is they want Russia to win so badly that they want to oust the Speaker over it. I mean that’s a strange position to take. I think they want to be in the minority too. I think that’s an obvious reality. I’m still trying to process all the bullshit. “To be clear, he’s being threatened for …

Raw Story reports: “I’m supposed to be in New Hampshire,” Trump said to reporters after emerging from the courthouse. “I’ve been here all day.” The former president reiterated that he believes the trial against him, for business record fraud to allegedly cover up an affair with an adult film star ahead of the 2016 election, is “very unfair.” He waved …

“Here’s my recommendation. You need a replacement. I think you guys should have a temporary Newt Gingrich as speaker. I’m not kidding. I think that Newt Gingrich should be a temporary speaker until the end of the year. You need an alternative. Are you guys talking about alternatives here? “And, look, I know that it could be chaos. Potentially, Hakeem …

The Kansas City Star reports: U.S. Rep. Jake LaTurner, a Republican who represents Kansas’ 2nd District, announced Thursday he won’t seek reelection, creating another open race in a furious partisan fight for control of the House. LaTurner, 36, was first elected to the House in 2020. In a statement, LaTurner said it was time to “pursue other opportunities and have …

CNN reports: Judge Juan Merchan said a jury has been seated in the Trump trial. The court is now selecting alternates. Both sides in the courtroom used all their peremptory strikes on potential jurors. The jurors for the Trump hush money criminal trial are coming into the courtroom. Twelve jurors and one alternate have been seated. A potential juror who …

Bloomberg News reports: Seafood restaurant chain Red Lobster is mulling a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing as it looks to restructure its debt, according to people with knowledge of the matter. Red Lobster has been getting advice from law firm King & Spalding, said the people, who asked not to be identified discussing a private matter. The dining chain is considering …

Politico reports: Conservatives in the House Freedom Caucus are signing up to take shifts to monitor the chamber floor in order to prevent their own party leaders from making unilateral moves that could curb their power. The Freedom Caucus’ Floor Action Response Team, shorthanded as “FART,” aims to guard against an unannounced request to pass resolutions that would stealthily limit …