The Hill reports: The New York attorney general’s office has asked a judge to void the $175 million bond former President Trump secured to put off paying the larger monetary damage award in his civil fraud case. State lawyers said in court filings Friday that the former president and his co-defendants — the Trump Organization and its top executives, including …
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The Washington Post reports: A man who set himself on fire across the street from the Manhattan courthouse where former president Donald Trump is facing a criminal hush money trial died Friday evening, New York City police confirmed early Saturday. The man walked into Collect Pond Park around 1:30 p.m., removed several pamphlets from his backpack and tossed them on …
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“I would disagree with that [Time Magazine] influential list. Clearly, Joe Biden is the most influential person on Earth by doing nothing, by neutering the United States. Every horrible thing that’s happening. There is no good thing that’s happening because of this man. “There’s now more and more people saying that they feel dumb and embarrassed for having voted for …
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Axios reports: Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) announced Friday he is joining a motion to vacate against House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), the third Republican to do so. It’s the latest salvo in a growing GOP rebellion against Johnson that threatens to topple his speakership unless Democrats come to his rescue. The move comes after the House advanced a foreign aid …
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CNN Business reports: Trump Media, the parent company of the former president’s Truth Social, alerted Nasdaq Inc. on Thursday of what the company suspects is illegal activity driving down the price of its shares. In a letter to the exchange, Devin Nunes, the CEO of Trump Media (DJT), laid out what he believes could be deemed “naked” short selling. Naked …
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Politico reports: Rep. Bennie Thompson, the former chair of the Jan. 6 select committee, has filed legislation that would strip Secret Service protection for anyone sentenced to jail for a felony, our colleague Kyle Cheney reports. It’s a not-so-subtle shot at Donald Trump, who is sitting in an NYC courtroom facing felony charges this week. Under the Mississippi Democrat’s bill, …
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Fox News reports: Former first lady Melania Trump stressed the importance of unifying the nation, telling Fox News Digital that “equality” needs to be the “everyday experience of every American.” The former first lady is expected to headline an event at Mar-a-Lago on Saturday, hosted by the Log Cabin Republicans — a pro-LGBT group. The event will focus on the …
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The Huffington Post reports: Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) complained on Fox News Thursday that American infrastructure is in disrepair. But as viewers pointed out, he was one of the Republican senators who voted against a massive bipartisan infrastructure bill that passed in 2021. “It just strikes me that more and more, nothing really works in America anymore,” Hawley told Fox …
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The Verge reports: Post News, a Twitter alternative that emerged in the wake of Elon Musk’s takeover, is shutting down. Noam Bardin, the platform’s founder and former CEO of Waze, writes that Post News “is not growing fast enough to become a real business or a significant platform.” The Andreessen Horowitz-backed platform launched in a closed beta in November 2022, …
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“And we need jury nullification in this case. You need jury nullification. And if you have the ability to serve on Trump’s jury or — and you’re a conservative and you’re, you know — or the one of the next juries that comes up, get on there. “And I’m gonna say this right now as loud as possible. Get on …
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