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UT Gov. Cox's campaign HQ vandalized — and person of interest arrested in 'mental episode'

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox's campaign headquarters was vandalized on Sunday night, and a person of interest experiencing a mental issue was reportedly involuntarily committed and being questioned relating to the incident.

“Rough morning for our team and campaign headquarters,” Cox wrote on a Twitter/X post, captioning images of shattered glass and caution tape over the front door.

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Senate will consider rule change to stop Tommy Tuberville's military promotion blockade

The Senate is going to move forward with a measure to marginalize the GOP senator blocking military promotions next week.

Last week, Republicans joined with Democrats in an attempt to vote on several must-have military promotions, while Republican Senators lambasted Sen. Tommy Tuberville's (R-AL) ongoing protest.

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Sarah Palin tries to reboot 12-year-old libel lawsuit against the New York Times

Sarah Palin wants a court mulligan with the Gray Lady.

The former vice presidential candidate's attorneys are trying to revive the libel case she brought and lost against The New York Times, contending an editorial misinformed readers by linking her political action committee to the 2011 shooting of Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, Politico reported.

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'Bloviating' Trump was ruder to the judge than 'murderers': expert

Former President Donald Trump had his day on the witness stand in his civil fraud trial in New York — during which he behaved aggressively toward prosecutors and boasted about his wealth, even as he admitted some of the key valuations of properties under the Trump Organization were not correct.

His behavior was way out of the bounds of normal, said former acting solicitor general Neal Katyal on MSNBC's "The Beat."

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Donald Trump proved a massive piece of AG James' case on the stand: law professor

MSNBC host Nicolle Wallace compared Donald Trump to a toddler throwing a tantrum while in court Monday. That's exactly how Judge Arthur Engoron treated Trump, she explained. At the same time, he helped the AG prove a big piece of her case.

"Are you done?" she said, impersonating Engoron. "This is incredible."

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Trump is trying to 'bait' N.Y. fraud case judge into misconduct: former prosecutor

Former President Donald Trump is trying to build a case for mistrial after a "disaster" of a day on the witness stand in his $250 million civil fraud trial, in which he's already been found liable, former federal prosecutor Barbara McQuade argued on MSNBC on Monday.

Part of that, she argued, includes "baiting" Judge Arthur Engoron into misconduct by levying accusations of bias against his clerk.

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MSNBC cuts from Trump amid 'mistrial' rant

When former President Donald Trump doubled down on accusations against the New York City civil court judge overseeing his $250 million-plus fraud case, MSNBC host Katy Tur opted to cut from the press conference.

"Okay," Tur sighed, "Donald Trump again sounding again like he normally does, calling this whole thing unfair and calling the judge all kinds of names."

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Financial backers of Biden's primary challenger ask him to return their donations

Minnesota Democratic Rep. Dean Phillips is lacking support for his primary bid against President Joe Biden from power brokers in his state who have donated to him in the past, CNBC reported.

Phillips has reportedly been asked by some of his former financial backers to return their donations.

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Trump's lawyers' aimless attacks are hurting their client's defense: legal experts

The political histrionics are falling flat.

Some legal experts are throwing popcorn at the performance inside and outside of the Lower Manhattan courtroom by former President Donald Trump's esquires, causing some to wonder if they are out of their depth.

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Trump celebrates his 'conclusive' testimony after day of brutal grilling on witness stand

Former President Donald praised himself for what he called "conclusive" evidence after he testified at his $250 million fraud trial.

During his contentious appearance on the witness stand, prosecutors grilled Trump to prove damages in the fraud case. The witness repeatedly gave them the ammunition they were looking for.

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If Trump loses fraud case he'll spin it as a personal decision to leave NYC: ex-associate

If former President Donald Trump is prohibited from doing business in the state of New York, he will try to play it off as if he's leaving the state due to bad business practices, predicted former Trump Organization executive Barbara Res.

The comments follow a day of chaotic testimony by the former president in the civil fraud trial in New York, where state Attorney General Letitia James is seeking the dissolution of his companies, as well as $250 million in fines.

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Right-wing host reveals secret images he says are from Covenant School shooter's manifesto

The mayor of Nashville, Tennessee, has launched an investigation after images from the alleged manifesto written by the Covenant School shooter were revealed by a talk radio host, WSMV reported.

“I have directed Wally Dietz, Metro’s Law Director, to initiate an investigation into how these images could have been released. That investigation may involve local, state, and federal authorities. I am deeply concerned with the safety, security, and well-being of the Covenant families and all Nashvillians who are grieving,” Mayor Freddie O’Connell said.

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Trump lawyer Alina Habba busted over her 'no jury' meltdown by legal experts

Donald Trump's attorney Alina Habba attacked Judge Arthur Engoron Monday for not allowing the jury to rule on the $250 million-plus lawsuit, even though the former president's legal team never requested one, according to NBC News's senior legal correspondent.

Habba, who Raw Story reported dropped the ball on making that jury request, spoke to Laura Jarrett outside the New York courthouse shortly after a tumultuous morning saw Trump testify in the civil trial.

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