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Former President Donald Trump has a week of campaign stops on the calendar as he gears up for another collision with the law — a departure from the lead-up to the first two criminal indictments he faced this year. Trump had no public official campaign stops in the five days before each of his first two indictments, in New York and Florida. On Tuesday, the former president will attend a campaign fundraising event in New Orleans, with tickets going for $23,200 per person/per couple. On Friday, Trump will speak at the Republican Party of Iowa’s 2023 Lincoln Dinner alongside most other 2024 GOP presidential candidates. Trump is also leveraging the specter of an indictment in his fundraising tactics.

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☆ How Trump maneuvered his GOP rivals into a tortured position on his legal battles
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-24 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

But so far there’s no sign that two and possibly more trials looming over Trump will convince most GOP primary voters he’s too much of a risk to nominate. In his first hours in the White House, Trump accused the media of falsely underestimating the size of his inaugural crowd. Some polls, for example, show substantial numbers of GOP voters who liked his presidency are open to supporting someone else. But DeSantis also assures Trump voters he’s not piling on the ex-president. But he added: “Let me be very clear: President Trump was wrong on that day.

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☆ What reset? DeSantis defiant while campaign braces for reality of his struggles
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-20 | by ( Steve Contorno | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

DeSantis’ remarks Monday in Tega Cay, South Carolina, were a near carbon copy of the speech he has delivered at campaign stops for weeks. Over the weekend, a spokesperson for DeSantis’ campaign confirmed to CNN it let go of some staffers, after Politico reported that “fewer than 10 staffers” in event planning were cut on Thursday. Over six weeks, DeSantis had spent $686,000 on travel including expenses for private jets, according to campaign finance records, and his payroll topped $1 million. “In the second quarter, we were a candidate for about five and a half weeks, our campaign raised $20.1 million dollars. Lu Aiken, a member of Republican Women Rising in South Carolina, said she was undecided but DeSantis was at the top of her list.

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☆ New study says 800,000 Americans die or are disabled by misdiagnoses each year — but there are 3 simple questions to ask to lower your risk
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-20 | by ( Cork Gaines | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Nearly 800,000 Americans suffer permanently or die each year when doctors make diagnostic errors. The top five most misdiagnosed diseases — represented 38.7% of all misdiagnosed cases — were stroke, sepsis, pneumonia, venous thromboembolism (blood clots in veins), and lung cancer. According to the research, these diagnostic errors often occur when patients exhibit symptoms other than those most commonly associated with the disease. While adverse outcomes are still rare, according to Gupta, there are some simple questions patients can ask their doctor to lower their risk even further:What could be causing my problem? The good news, according to the research authors, is that only 15 account for more than 50% of the misdiagnoses.

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☆ Trump: Why a third indictment of the former president could be such a profound stain on his legacy
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Smith has not tipped his hand over what charges Trump could face. Former Trump lawyer Ty Cobb told CNN’s Erin Burnett on Tuesday that any potential indictment relating to election interference ought to be viewed as a particularly historic stain. How a new indictment could impact the GOP presidential raceThe possibility of another indictment against Trump also raises new political questions. “If you notice recently, President Trump went up in the polls and was actually surpassing President Biden for reelection. A third indictment would also further fuse Trump’s legal campaign and political one.

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elites” and his disappointment in Mr. Trump for failing to fire Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, who helped lead the Covid-19 response in the final year of the Trump administration. On Tuesday morning, Mr. DeSantis discussed military policy outside Columbia, the capital of South Carolina, a state that is dependent on military bases and has a large veteran population. Mr. DeSantis has avoided mainstream news outlets, hoping to take his message directly to conservative audiences. Large donors have met in recent days with Mr. Scott and the wealthy entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy. The DeSantis political operation may be strengthening its jabs against Mr. Trump.

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☆ DeSantis justifies his struggling campaign by saying he isn't focused on TV ads that would make a 'splash nationally'
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-18 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Ron DeSantis dismissed concerns about his presidential campaign. DeSantis said his focus on the early states is not designed to make a national splash akin to a TV ad. DeSantis argued his campaign isn't aimed at making a national splash. "We're focused on building an organization," DeSantis said. A pro-DeSantis super PAC has pledged to spend $100 million on building an organization in the early states, The Washington Post previously reported.

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Earlier Tuesday, DeSantis said that Trump “could’ve come out more forcefully” to stop the insurrection on January 6, 2021. DeSantis told Tapper on Tuesday that he has the resources to compete in the face of reports from over the weekend about his financial position. About 90 people were on the DeSantis campaign payroll during the second quarter. Over the weekend, a spokesperson for DeSantis’ campaign confirmed to CNN it let go of some staffers, after Politico reported that “fewer than 10 staffers” in event planning were cut on Thursday. “I would respect everybody, but what I wouldn’t do is turn society upside down to be able to accommodate, which is a very, very small percentage of the population,” DeSantis told CNN.

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☆ Manchin’s New Hampshire trip will leave Democrats shivering
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-17 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

The West Virginia Democrat’s model has served him well with repeated statewide wins in one of the most conservative pro-Trump states in the nation. For now, Manchin’s noncommittal answers are worrying some of his Democratic colleagues. Polls show that both Biden and Trump, the front-runner for the GOP nomination, are unpopular. It argues, therefore, that 79 electoral votes are potentially at risk for Biden from the involvement of a third-party challenger. Such a challenger would also need to win states where Biden won big, and at least some conservative bastions.

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☆ Biden raised nearly as much money as all the Republican candidates combined, showing the power of the somebody-other-than-Trump vote
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-17 | by ( Cork Gaines | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

That is nearly as much as all the Republican candidates combined despite his low approval numbers. CNNThis haul comes in the same quarter Biden made his reelection campaign official, which likely helped to boost the total. As Republican candidates start to fall out, the real question will become how many of these donors are some-other-Republican-besides-Trump voters and how many are truly anybody-but-Trump voters? But what happens if most of Trump's Republican candidates stay in for the long haul? How long the candidates stay in will likely come down to money, and Republican candidate Chris Christie defended the fundraising numbers.

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☆ They climbed mountains to escape Nazis. Now their great grandchildren are making the same journey
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-16 | by ( Oliver Briscoe | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —Over the ridge of the mountain, across the border was the promised land, the neutral territory Spain – an escape, a second chance, a future. During World War II, a perilous route through the Pyrenees mountains provided a means for hundreds of thousands of resistance fighters, civilians, Jews, allied soldiers and escaped prisoners of war to evade Nazi pursuers. Sitting down with them, Tim reflected on how this human drama played out against the backdrop of America’s role in bringing an end to World War II. Born July 9, 1923, he made his escape over the Pyrenees in July of 1944. Although Franco was sympathetic to Germany, Spain remained neutral during World War II, largely because of its dependence on US imports.

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☆ US gives ‘green light’ to European countries to train Ukrainians on F-16 fighter jets, Biden official says
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-16 | by ( Jasmine Wright | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Washington CNN —The US will allow European countries to train Ukrainians on F-16 fighter jets, a top Biden administration official confirmed Sunday, a potential boon for Ukraine’s efforts to counter Russia’s air superiority. One of the main issues Kyiv’s ground forces have faced as their counteroffensive gets underway is Russian air power holding them back. “The United States will not be the hold-up in ensuring that this F-16 training can get underway,” he said. Turning to US national defense, Sullivan lamented the House-passed defense policy bill that includes the adoption of several controversial amendments that touched on hot-button social issues. “So it was a small group of Republicans who essentially created a trap.

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☆ Ukraine may begin using US cluster munitions 'in the coming hours,' Biden advisor Jake Sullivan says
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-16 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Ukraine has already received cluster munitions from the US, Jake Sullivan told CNN. Sullivan, a national security advisor for Biden, said the bombs could be used within "hours." "The cluster bombs have arrived in country," Sullivan told CNN's Jake Tapper. Supporters of the decision argue that cluster munitions have already been widely used in Ukraine, primarily by Russia. But "there is a need for a bridge between today and the day when we have hit the mark," he added, and "providing cluster munitions fills a gap for Ukraine."

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☆ Ron DeSantis to sit down with CNN’s Jake Tapper for an exclusive interview Tuesday
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-16 | by ( Cnn Staff | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis will sit down with CNN’s Jake Tapper on Tuesday for an exclusive interview, the network announced Sunday. As the Florida governor travels across the country for his presidential bid, Tapper will talk to DeSantis following a campaign event in Columbia, South Carolina. The DeSantis campaign also confirmed Saturday that it had let several staffers go last week. National polling shows DeSantis far ahead of most of the GOP primary field but trailing former President Donald Trump considerably. In the first major policy proposal of his presidential campaign, DeSantis last month proposed a sweeping crackdown on illegal immigration, including sending the US military to the border and mass detention and deportation of undocumented people.

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☆ Chris Christie says Trump deserved to be indicted and is misleading his supporters: 'He's a liar and a coward'
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-16 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Chris Christie told CNN Trump is lying to supporters about his indictment. Christie, who is running for president, had a falling out with Trump after the 2020 election. At a rally last month, former President Donald Trump claimed that his indictment for illegally retaining classified information was a "great badge of honor." It accuses Trump, in particular, of misleading his own counsel by falsely representing to them that he was returning any classified information. Christie noted that Trump is now seeking to delay his trial over the matter until after the 2024 election.

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☆ Retired US general and former CIA chief says Putin's Ukraine invasion has 'made NATO great again'
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-14 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

David Petraeus told CNN that Putin's invasion was a "catastrophically bad decision for his country." "He set out to make Russia great again, and really has made NATO great again," Petraeus said. The retired general had led US forces in Iraq and Afghanistan before serving as CIA director. Petraeus told CNN in March 2022 — a month after the invasion — that he thinks the Russian army "clearly have very poor standards when it comes to performing basic tactical tasks." And in February, Petraeus told CNN that it's now clear Putin is waging a ruthless war of attrition in Ukraine.

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☆ FBI Director Christopher Wray, who is a Republican, says it's 'somewhat insane' to suggest he's biased against conservatives
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

FBI Director Christopher Wray expressed exasperation that House Republicans would think he's biased against conservatives. A more sympathetic GOP lawmaker expressed hope that Wray wouldn't leave the party after a contentious hearing. Wray also began to snap back, at one point expressing shock that anyone would suggest he's biased against conservatives. The onslaught led Rep. Ken Buck, a Colorado Republican, to quip that he hoped Wray wouldn't leave the party. The reception illustrates the fury many conservatives hold for the FBI and Wray.

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☆ Analysis: President Joe Biden just secured a big win from his Europe trip
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-11 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —President Joe Biden has already secured a powerful deliverable from his Europe trip – one that will weaken Russia’s strategic position in another detrimental consequence of its invasion of Ukraine. Once Sweden finally joins NATO, it will bolster Biden’s reputation as a US leader who reinvigorated and expanded the bloc. Biden had said before leaving the US that Ukraine was not ready to join. Erdogan’s move was also a severe blow to Russian President Vladimir Putin. “This really isn’t about Sweden, this is about the United States and Turkey and Turkey’s role,” she told Jake Tapper.

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☆ Ukraine cluster munitions: A top House Republican supports Biden's decision while a prominent Democrat disagrees
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-09 | by ( Shawna Mizelle | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Over 100 countries, including the UK, France and Germany, have outlawed the munitions under the Convention on Cluster Munitions, but the US and Ukraine are not signatories to the ban – a point that McCaul emphasized on Sunday. CNN previously reported that President Joe Biden mulled over the decision before approving the weapons transfer on Friday. “The president’s been doing a good job managing this war, this Putin aggressive war against Ukraine. 3 Republican in the Senate, welcomed the sending of cluster munitions to Ukraine but said the US was taking “too long” to supply weapons to the country. “I don’t believe the (Biden) administration deserves any blame for this,” Lee said.

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☆ Ron DeSantis vows to attend the first debate whether Trump shows or not
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-07 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ron DeSantis said he will show up to the first GOP debate regardless of what Trump does. Ron DeSantis is vowing to attend the first Republican presidential debate regardless of what Donald Trump does. "I'll be there, regardless," DeSantis told Fox News on Thursday evening. Former Vice President Mike Pence has said he is unafraid to challenge Trump directly, should his former running mate actually show up. Former Vice President Mike Pence, former UN ambassador Nikki Haley, conservative entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, and Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina follow.

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☆ Chris Christie blasts Trump's repeated 'irresponsible conduct' after he shared Obama's purported address on social media
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-06 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Chris Christie slammed Trump for posting the Obamas' purported DC address. "It's like calling the special counsel a 'crackhead,' it's like putting out a former president's address," Christie said. The former New Jersey governor was referencing yet another Truth Social post that the former president posted in regard to special counsel Jack Smith. Federal prosecutors allege that Taylor Taranto reposted Trump's Truth social post, which was a series of screenshots of a 2017 newsletter about Trump's 100 days in office. The newsletter mentioned the Obamas' purported DC address as an example of the "shadow" government that was trying to thwart Trump.

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☆ The war in Ukraine will define Biden’s legacy, but peril and uncertainty lie ahead
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-06 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

They include:— A war of words between Ukraine and Russia over the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia of readying a bomb attack. The back-and-forth is raising fears of another alarming new dimension to a war already marred by alleged war crimes and terrible suffering among civilians. In response, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov warned that the potential for “sabotage” by Ukraine at the plant was high. Given Russia’s previous nuclear rhetoric and fog of war misinformation, many Western observers are likely to give Zelensky the benefit of the doubt. Zelensky argued in the interview that the uprising exposed splits inside Russia over the war and an erosion of Russians’ positions.

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☆ These are the big ideas Republicans are pushing for 2024
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-02 | by ( Zachary B. Wolf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Pilots have a mandatory retirement age of 65, although that could be raised in the near future to deal with a pilot shortage. Anna Moneymaker/Getty ImagesVivek Ramaswamy, a biotech founder, wants to raise the legal voting age to 25. It’s hard to imagine how this would work since the current voting age of 18 is guaranteed in the 26th Amendment. Democrats like former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi have in recent years pushed to go in the opposite direction, arguing to lower the voting age to 16. She said more calculations are needed to come up with a specific retirement age for people currently in their 20s.

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☆ Submersible touring Titanic wreckage running out of oxygen, search approaching a critical juncture
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-22 | by ( Nouran Salahieh | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

The search area for the missing submersible stretches about two times the size of Connecticut on the surface and goes down as deep as two-and-a-half miles, according to Frederick. We need a miracle – but miracles do happen,” oceanographer and water search expert David Gallo told CNN. However, it remains unclear whether the noises are from the missing submersible, Frederick said. David Marquet, a former submarine captain, described Wednesday what he imagines the five passengers are experiencing in the Titan submersible. OceanGate Expeditions strayed from industry norms by declining a voluntary, rigorous safety review of the vessel, according to an industry leader.

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☆ Trump offers dizzying new justifications for classified documents as former Cabinet secretaries sound the alarm
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-20 | by ( Zachary B. Wolf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Trump’s defense secretary who preceded Esper, James Mattis, had already turned full throttle against Trump before the 2020 election. He opposes Trump’s prosecution in New York by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, a Democrat, for alleged participation in a hush money scheme before the 2016 election. He also questions whether Trump should be prosecuted in connection with January 6, 2021, or his efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. Any ultimate prosecution with regard to the 2020 election could be a mistake, Barr said, arguing a candidate should have First Amendment rights. There’s an even larger questionRepublicans can defend Trump against prosecution all they want, but for Barr, that’s not the point.

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