Georgia courtroom battles begin Monday in next stage of Trump case
Fulton County, Ga., District Attorney Fani Willis (D) on Monday will have her first major courtroom faceoff after indicting former President Trump and 18 others in the Georgia election case. At a Monday morning hearing in Atlanta, prosecutors are set to battle with attorneys... #press
Hutchinson touts post-debate donor bump
Former Arkansas Governor and GOP presidential candidate Asa Hutchinson on Saturday claimed he has received thousands of new donors after the first GOP primary debate on Thursday. Hutchinson and the other candidates were asked to raise their hands if they would support former President Trump if he secured the Republican nomination and was... #press
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Ramaswamy suggests he would want Musk as advisor if he wins election
Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy suggested on Friday that he would like to bring Elon Musk on as an advisor if elected president. The conservative entrepreneur said at a town hall in Iowa that he would bring in people with “a blank fresh impression” to provide... #press
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Trump raises $7.1 million after Georgia mug shot
Former President Trump has raised $7.1 million since he was booked at the Fulton County jail on Thursday evening, where he became the first U.S. president to have his mug shot taken, his campaign confirmed to The Hill on Saturday. Trump, who is the frontrunner in the 2024 Republican primary race, raised $4.18 million on... #press
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DeSantis condemns 'scumbag' shooter who killed 3 in Jacksonville
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) condemned the gunman who killed three people in Jacksonville, Fla., on Saturday in what authorities have described as a “racially motivated” shooting. “This shooting, based on the manifesto they discovered from the scumbag that did this, was racially... #press
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4 dead, including gunman, in 'racially motivated' shooting in Jacksonville: sheriff
Three people were killed in a “racially motivated” shooting at a Dollar General store in Jacksonville, Fla., on Saturday, the local sheriff said. The shooter took his own life after killing the three victims, all of whom were Black, Jacksonville Sheriff... #press
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A shooting in Jacksonville, Florida, has left multiple people and the shooter dead, officials say
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Multiple people were fatally shot Saturday inside a Jacksonville, Florida, Dollar General store, the city's mayor has told a television station. A city council member says the shooter is dead. Mayor Donna... #press
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Biden honors service members killed during Afghanistan withdrawal
President Joe Biden honored 13 service members who died during an attack while the U.S. was withdrawing from Afghanistan two years ago in a statement Saturday. A bomb by the Abbey Gate at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul on Aug. 26, 2021, killed 13 U.S. service members... #press
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Map: Does your drinking water contain 'forever chemicals'?
So-called “forever chemicals” have been found in 45% of the nation’s tap water, according to a recent government study, but is your tap water affected? #press
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Psaki says Trump mug shot will 'backfire' in 2024: 'Images are more persuasive than anything'
Former White House Press Secretary and MSNBC host Jen Psaki on Saturday said former President Donald Trump’s recently released mug shot will not play well for him in a general election. In commentary she wrote for MSNBC titled "Trump’s mug shot will backfire in 2024," Psaki... #press
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Ukraine, Russia turns into GOP presidential flashpoint
The first GOP presidential primary debate underscored the split in the Republican Party — and among its candidates for president — when it comes to U.S. support for the war in Ukraine against Russia. Businessman Vivek Ramaswamy’s hand shot up immediately Wednesday night when moderator Bret Baier asked which... #press
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Sunday shows preview: Trump booked in Georgia; 2024 race in full swing after first GOP debate
As the 2024 race kicked into full gear with the first Republican presidential primary debate this week, the crowded GOP contest and former President Trump’s surrender at a Georgia jail will likely dominate the Sunday talk show circuit. Eight candidates took... #press
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Sherri Papini, woman who faked her kidnapping, released from prison
Sherri Papini, who faked her kidnapping and lied to the FBI, has been released from federal prison and will be overseen at a community confinement center. The 41-year-old mother of two from Redding, Calif., reportedly went missing in November of 2016. She was found three weeks later, on Thanksgiving, approximately 145 miles from... #press
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DeSantis issues state of emergency as likely tropical storm forms in Gulf of Mexico
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) issued an executive order Saturday declaring a state of emergency for the state’s Gulf Coast in preparation for an expected tropical storm. “I signed an Executive Order issuing a state of emergency out of an abundance of caution to ensure that the... #press
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Cohen on Georgia bookings: If any co-defendants turn on Trump, it's 'destruction for rest'
Former Trump attorney Michael Cohen warned that there's a serious risk to the former president that his co-defendants could cooperate with Georgia prosecutors. Trump and 18 other defendants were charged in a broad racketeering case in Georgia this... #press
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Reporter Evan Gershkovich appeals Russia's extension of pretrial detention
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who has been jailed in Russia on espionage charges since March, has appealed the extension of his pretrial detention, court documents showed Saturday. Gershkovich's detention was extended Thursday and is now scheduled to last until... #press
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Sununu says GOP hopefuls must 'find separation' from Trump: 'They have to take it to him'
New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R) called on Republican presidential candidates to go on the offense against the GOP frontrunner, former President Trump. “I think they have to take it to him,” Sununu said in an interview on The Hill on NewsNation Friday. “They don’t have... #press
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Kremlin issues executive order that could require Wagner mercenaries to take loyalty oath to Russia
The Kremlin issued an executive order that could require members of the Wagner Group to take an oath to Russia Friday. The order comes in the wake of the apparent death of Wagner Group mercenaries head Yevgeny... #press
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Technologies to enhance the power grid exist, we just need to deploy them
The need for additional transmission capacity to ensure that we can both connect more clean energy and ensure existing renewable generation isn’t curtailed due to transmission congestion is obvious. #press
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Civil Rights groups recreate March on Washington, 60 years later: live updates
On Aug. 28, 1963, more than a quarter million people walked in the historic March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom – the same march that saw Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. give his seminal “I Have a Dream” Speech. Now, 60 years later, the march is being... #press
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