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Trump’s Republican allies show their support at ‘hush money’ trial
Potential vice-president picks and campaign surrogates flock to Manhattan courtFinancial Times - Business - Donald Trump -
House G.O.P. Defunds L.G.B.T.Q. Centers by Banning Earmarks for Nonprofits
Under pressure from the right to stop funding L.G.B.T.Q. projects but wary of alienating Democrats, Republicans have a new solution: bar lawmakers from steering any federal money to individual nonprofit groups.The New York Times - Top stories -
Can This Ex-Republican Revive Democrats in Rural Ohio?
Charlie Gibbs has a message for Democrats who have given up on winning in rural America.The New York Times - Top stories -
Fat Brands confidentially files to IPO its Twin Peaks and Smokey Bones restaurant chains
Fat Brands and its chair Andy Wiederhorn were criminally indicted for an alleged $47 million bogus loan scheme.CNBC - Business -
Top Republican donors fund group doxxing pro-Palestinian college students
Accuracy in Media's 2022 tax return lists donations from billionaire Jeff Yass and the family foundations of Richard Uhilien, Adam Milstein and Peter Coors.CNBC - Business -
Republican states sue EPA, California over EV truck mandate
A coalition of Republican state attorneys general on Tuesday announced two lawsuits against the Biden administration and the state of California challenging emissions rules for trucks and other heavy-duty vehicles. The first lawsuit, filed in the ...The Hill - Politics - California -
Progressives cheer Biden’s Israel weapons pause while Republicans fume
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British Columbia ‘extremely concerned’ as wildfire threatens to destroy town
Out-of-control Parker Lake fire, which has already forced thousands to evacuate, bears down on Fort Nelson. Officials in western Canada were bracing for “volatile wildfire activity” on Monday as an out-of-control blaze, which has already forced ...The Guardian - World -
Canada's first major wildfires in 2024 threaten US air quality
Wildfire smoke is already impacting some northern U.S. states.The Hill - Politics -
New York Travel Disruptions Loom As Air Traffic Controllers Balk at Move
The F.A.A. is clashing with workers over efforts to relocate them from New York to Philadelphia. Senator Chuck Schumer has denounced the plan.The New York Times - Business - New York -
'Are you crazy?': Republican police officer grapples with Jan. 6 during 'Sedition Panda' trial
Prince George’s County Cpl. Scott Ainsworth testified in the trial of Jesse James Rumson, a Jan. 6 defendant who wore a panda costume head during the Capitol attack.NBC News - Top stories -
Law professor says Tesla threatened to fire law firm over Musk’s huge payout
Charles Elson accused EV company of strong-arming law firm where he consulted over his legal brief opposing Musk’s pay. A leading professor of corporate governance has accused Tesla of threatening to fire one of its law firms over his objections ...The Guardian - World -
Prosecutors ask judge to order Steve Bannon to prison
Prosecutors requested the judge overseeing ex-Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon's criminal contempt of Congress case to order he begin his four-month prison sentence.ABC News - Top stories -
Climate change will loom large in 2024 — here's what red states can do about it
New technologies can make planning and visualization for extreme weather both easier and faster, giving all constituencies a chance to see what’s at stake.The Hill - Politics - Climate -
Michael Cohen: Prosecutors’ star witness in ‘hush money’ case
Also in today’s newsletter, donors warm to Marco Rubio as a potential pick for Trump’s vice-presidentFinancial Times - World