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The New York Times reports: The Conservative Partnership Institute, a nonprofit whose funding skyrocketed after it became a nerve center for President Donald J. Trump’s allies in Washington, has paid at least $3.2 million since the start of 2021 to corporations led by its own leaders or their relatives, records show. In its most recent tax filings, the nonprofit’s three …

ABC News reports: Former Trump Organization controller Jeff McConney testified that the Trump Organization switched from cutting Michael Cohen’s checks from the company trust account to cutting them from Donald Trump’s personal account when Trump was the president and living in Washington, D.C. — something that presented a challenge. That led to testimony that suggested checks were sent to the …

The Guardian reports: Hamas says it has accepted an Egyptian-Qatari cease-fire proposal to halt seven-month war with Israel. It issued a statement Monday saying its supreme leader, Ismail Haniyeh, had delivered the news in a phone call with Qatar’s prime minister and Egypt’s intelligence minister. The two Middle Eastern nations have been mediating months of talks between Israel and Hamas. …

CNN Business reports: Truth Social owner Trump Media & Technology Group announced Monday it fired BF Borgers after US regulators accused the accounting firm of “massive fraud.” The decision to fire BF Borgers was expected and required by regulators. The accounting firm did not respond to a request for comment. Trump Media said in a filing that it “dismissed” BF …

CBS News has the transcript: Nate Burleson: That specific meeting didn’t happen? Noem: I’m saying that I’m not talking about that meeting. I’m not talking about my meetings with world leaders. Burleson: But you do talk about meetings with world leaders. Noem: There are some that are in the book, and then there’s some that’s not in the book. Burleson: …

From the editorial board of the Washington Post: Having gone unused since 1992, the Insurrection Act is perhaps obscure to the public today. It deserves more attention, given that there could be a second term for former president Donald Trump, who not only lacks respect for democratic norms but also actively encouraged a mob to descend on the Capitol on …

The Associated Press reports: Eighty-two-year-old liberal U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont announced Monday that he is running for re-election, saying American democracy is in question during difficult times for the country and the world. Sanders, seeking a fourth Senate term, is an independent. He was a Democratic congressman for 16 years and still caucuses with the Democrats. In an …

Punchbowl News reports: Speaker Mike Johnson signaled to an audience at his high-dollar donor retreat that he’d support kicking members off their committees if they oppose party-line procedural votes. Republicans voting against the rule has been a huge problem for Johnson and former Speaker Kevin McCarthy this Congress. With the GOP’s razor-thin margin of control, Republicans can only afford a …

Law & Crime reports: Prosecutors told a federal judge that the son of a prominent conservative activist convicted of bashing open a Senate window, joining rioters who chased a police officer before making his way to Speaker of the House’s office and finally perching himself in a gallery where he turned the view of CSPAN camera away from fellow rioters …

The Washington Post reports: Former president Donald Trump complained about his gag order before entering the courtroom. When asked about his former attorney Michael Cohen — who as an expected witness Trump isn’t allowed to talk about — Trump replied, “As you know, they’ve taken away my constitutional right so I’m not allowed to answer that question.” “I find you …