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The Washington Post reports: Former president Donald Trump surrendered at the Fulton County jail in Atlanta on Thursday amid speculation that the world would finally learn how tall he is and how much he weighs. Trump’s booking record declared the former president’s height to be 6′3″ and his weight 215 pounds — more than 20 pounds lighter than his officially …

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports: Hundreds of law enforcement officers are responding to an active shooting situation in Pittsburgh’s Garfield neighborhood, and residents are being warned to stay away. Pittsburgh Public Safety said to avoid the 4800 block of Broad Street and North Mathilda Street in Garfield. The area is near Allegheny Cemetery and around the corner from Children’s Hospital in …

The New York Times reports: Former President Donald J. Trump and others, including some of his former lawyers and top aides, have been indicted by an Atlanta grand jury in a sweeping racketeering case focused on Mr. Trump’s efforts to reverse the results of the 2020 election in Georgia. The indictment — handed up after a single, extra-long day of …

The Columbus Dispatch reports: Issue 1 failed in Ohio Tuesday as voters in large counties, suburban and rural areas turned out against the effort to change how Ohio’s constitution is amended. Decision Desk HQ, an election results reporting agency providing results and race calls for the USA TODAY Network Ohio, called the race around 8:12 p.m. Early results show the …

The Associated Press reports: Donald Trump was charged Tuesday in a Justice Department investigation into his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, a frantic but ultimately failed endeavor that culminated in the violent riot by his supporters at the US Capitol. Special counsel Jack Smith, whose office is leading the Justice Department’s investigation, is making an …

ABC News reports: Former President Donald Trump has been indicted on charges related to special counsel Jack Smith’s probe into efforts to overturn the 2020 election, sources with direct knowledge tell ABC News. It marks the third time the former president has been indicted on criminal charges, following his indictment last month in the special counsel’s probe into his handling …

ABC News reports: Special counsel Jack Smith has informed former President Donald Trump by letter that he is a target in his investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election, sources familiar with the matter tell ABC News. The letter, which sources said was transmitted to Trump’s attorneys in recent days, indicates that yet another indictment of the former president …

CBS News reports: A man with materials to make explosives and an active Jan. 6-related warrant was arrested by law enforcement in former President Barack Obama’s Washington, D.C., neighborhood, multiple sources briefed on the matter tell CBS News. Multiple sources identified the suspect as 37-year-old Taylor Taranto, of Seattle, Washington. Secret Service spotted the man within blocks of the Obama’s …

From the ACLU: The Moore v Harper case hinges on a legal proposition known as the “independent state legislature theory.” The theory asserts that, when it comes to making state laws that apply to federal elections — from drawing congressional district lines, to determining the who-what-when-where of casting a ballot — only the state legislature itself has the power to …

CNN reports: Former President Donald Trump has been arrested at the federal courthouse in Miami and will soon be arraigned on charges related to mishandling classified documents. Deputy marshals have booked the former president and take electronic copies of his fingerprints during Tuesday’s proceedings. They were not expected to take a mugshot of Trump, given his recognizability. Trump’s aide and …

Philadelphia’s NBC affiliate reports: A truck fire burning under an I-95 on-ramp has caused a part of the roadway to collapse and the highway to be closed to traffic by officials early Sunday. NBC’s Randy Gyllenhaal reported that officials on scene said they’re investigating after the northbound side on I-95 collapsed before 8 a.m. and the southbound side is “compromised.” …

ABC News reports: Former President Donald Trump says he has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Florida – the second indictment he has been handed in recent months. ABC News confirmed the indictment, citing sources. Trump has been a target in a federal investigation into the possible mishandling of classified documents, with special counsel Jack Smith using a …

The New York Times reports: Pat Robertson, a Baptist minister with a passion for politics who marshaled Christian conservatives into a powerful constituency that helped Republicans capture both houses of Congress in 1994, died on Thursday at his home in Virginia Beach, Va. He was 93. His death was announced by the Christian Broadcasting Network, which Mr. Robertson founded in …

The Associated Press reports: Texas’ GOP-led House of Representatives impeached state Attorney General Ken Paxton on Saturday on articles including bribery and abuse of public trust, a sudden, historic rebuke of a fellow Republican who rose to be a star of the conservative legal movement despite years of scandal and alleged crimes. The vote triggers Paxton’s immediate suspension from office …

The Guardian reports: Tina Turner, the pioneering rock’n’roll star who became a pop behemoth in the 1980s, has died aged age of 83 after a long illness, her publicist has told the PA news agency. Turner affirmed and amplified Black women’s formative stake in rock’n’roll, defining that era of music to the extent that Mick Jagger admitted to taking inspiration …

Via press release from Rep. Gerry Connolly: This morning, an individual entered my District Office armed with a baseball bat and asked for me before committing an act of violence against two members of my staff. The individual is in police custody and both members of my team were transferred to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Right now, our …

The New York Times reports: Representative George Santos, the Republican whose pivotal victory in New York was soon followed by revelations that he had falsified his biography on the campaign trail, surrendered to the authorities at federal court on Long Island on Wednesday morning. Mr. Santos was charged with seven counts of wire fraud, three counts of money laundering, one …

CNN reports: Federal prosecutors have filed criminal charges against New York Rep. George Santos, the Republican lawmaker whose astonishing pattern of lies and fabrications stunned even hardened politicos, according to three sources familiar with the matter. Santos is expected to appear as soon as Wednesday at federal court in New York’s eastern district, where the charges have been filed under …

Reuters reports: Jurors reached a verdict on Tuesday in the civil rape trial of Donald Trump, the former U.S. president accused of sexually assaulting writer E. Jean Carroll and then defaming her by claiming she made up the story. A court official said a verdict will be delivered at 3 p.m. ET (1900 GMT). The jury deliberated just under three …

Fort Worth’s CBS affiliate reports: Brownsville police say seven people are dead Sunday morning and it appears they were intentionally run over by a motorist. The incident happened at 8:30 a.m. near Minnesota Road and North Bernal Road in front of the Ozanam Center, which is a shelter for migrants and homeless. The victims were sitting on the curb near …