TODAY'S TOP MADDOWBLOG POSTS
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Given an already long list of scandals, the Republican didn’t need another. With 17 weeks to Election Day, he may have one anyway.
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The demise of the president’s latest case against a media company is a demonstration of the benefits of fighting back — and of the folly of appeasement.
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The demise of the president’s latest case against a media company is a demonstration of the benefits of fighting back — and of the folly of appeasement.
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The world now confronts a difficult new question: Does the “deal” between the United States and Iran still exist?
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The world now confronts a difficult new question: Does the “deal” between the United States and Iran still exist?
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For the president to renew this crusade for no reason does fresh harm to his own country in exchange for nothing.
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For the president to renew this crusade for no reason does fresh harm to his own country in exchange for nothing.
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As you know, the Philadelphia event with Rachel, Jen and Ali that happened a couple of weeks ago was turned into TV that aired last Friday and we put it in the podcast feed.
BUT! In case you wanted to watch it but were busy with July 4th activities, MS NOW also put it in our YouTube channel. Rachel is mostly in the back half of the special but the whole thing is really good and worth watching. Enjoy!
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OTHER STORIES ON OUR RADAR
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- What we already know is horrific.
Imagine how bad discovery would be if the government is willing to pay our fees (something the government doesn’t readily do) just to avoid it.
- The feds just made it official: They won't fight a bid by members of the "Broadview 6" for attorneys' fees.
They do "not concede that the United States has acted or done anything to warrant those fees." They also say there should be no discovery.
Full filing:
(Kat Abughazaleh reacts to Jon Seidel's post)
- "NEWS: Federal judge in Georgia quashes DOJ grand jury subpoena seeking information about election workers who volunteered or worked during the 2020 election in Fulton County."
(Anna Bower shares a link to the ruling)
- "The dean of Yale Law School and some members of its faculty are trying to stop a settlement between the university and the Trump administration, warning that an agreement could jeopardize Yale’s independence..."
(New York Times)
- "A three-judge panel on Wednesday denied a request from the Kennedy Center’s board to restore President Donald Trump’s name to the institution while the board appeals an earlier ruling that dubbed the name change illegal and had it rescinded.
It’s another setback for the board of trustees, of which Trump is chairman..."
(Associated Press)
- "Former Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan was spared from prison Wednesday for ushering a Mexican defendant out of her courtroom to evade U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. A federal judge fined her $5,000 and cited her otherwise law-abiding life in issuing the sentence."
(Associated Press)
- "Beijing may have mistakenly accessed thousands of high-end U.S. computer chips due to an oversight by the Trump administration in May of last year. The government hasn’t updated its blacklist of foreign firms barred from receiving American technology in months. Export license applications are piling up without approvals. And rulemaking by the agency is at its slowest pace in two decades, a POLITICO analysis of federal register rule notices found."
(Politico)
- Democrats Are Drafting ‘Project 2029’
(NOTUS)
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"Department of Fate: The Promise, the Power, and the Collapse of America’s Most Consequential Institution"
comes out November 10 but you can pre-order now.
See MS.NOW/DepartmentOfFate for links and options to pre-order.
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