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  Vox

  

  How George Santos's federal indictment could shake up Congress

  Vox - Ben Jacobs

  The Republican Congress member’s indictment could make things a lot tougher for House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Rep. George Santos (R-NY) pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to charges of wire fraud and money laundering in federal court in New York and was released on a $500,000 bond. Federal prosecutors …

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  POLITICO

  

  A stunning result in Trump's sexual assault trial

  POLITICO - By Ankush Khardori

  A new first — and a new low — for the former president. Donald Trump’s one term in office produced several presidential firsts in our legal system. He was the first president to be impeached twice, the first president to have been charged with a crime, and now, the first president to be deemed …

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  Roll Call

  

  No debt deal, but Biden, Hill leaders agree to meet again

  Roll Call - Peter Cohn

  President Joe Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy didn’t appear to get any closer to agreement on how to raise the debt ceiling after a roughly hourlong …

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  Snopes

  

  Did GOP vote to raise debt ceiling 3 times with no preconditions during Trump era?

  Snopes - Damakant Jayshi

  Democrats cried foul when House Republicans passed a bill in 2023 mandating trillions of dollars in spending cuts along with raising the debt ceiling. …

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  Fortune

  

  Tucker Carlson is relaunching his show on Elon Musk's Twitter

  Fortune - Prarthana Prakash

  Tucker Carlson is back. The former Fox News host, who parted ways with the network last month, announced in a video Tuesday that he would relaunch his …

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  NPR

  

  CNN's town hall with Donald Trump takes on added stakes after verdict in Carroll case

  NPR - David Folkenflik

  Little more than a day after being found liable for battery and defamation of a woman who says he raped her in the 1990s, former President Donald Trump is scheduled to take questions in a live town hall event on the news network whose journalists he called "the enemy of the people" while running …

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  CNN

  

  Analysis: Three experts explain America's gun politics

  CNN - Stephen Collinson

  CNN — At this point, it’s no surprise that there’s been another mass shooting in America. The latest tragedy came in Allen, Texas, on Saturday when a gunman opened fire on shoppers at an outlet mall. It was another horrific attack on people simply going about their lives, whether at shops, a bank, …