Closing arguments begin in Trump’s hush money trial washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/…

“Wherever I arrive, I want to be respected,” she declared, jabbing the table. “Do you understand?”

He Threw ‘Spaghetti at the Wall’ for Trump. Now He’s After a Top Job.
If Donald Trump wins the presidency, Richard Grenell hopes to be secretary of state. But his work raises questions, even from his former boss. nytimes.com/2024/05/25/us/…

Wife of Justice Alito called upside-down flag ‘signal of distress’ washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/…

NEW: Far-right vigilantes are colluding with law enforcement to detain migrants and patrol the U.S.-Mexico border.

Our investigation fuses #OSINT with traditional reporting to prove it.

From myself and Francesca D'Annunzio 🤌🏼✍🏼🧾, via AZCIR || @azcir.bsky.social and Texas Observer
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Hit the 55 minute mark for the exchange between Arizona Republican senate candidates Kari Lake and Mark Lamb about election integrity: youtu.be/KSE4n5nliII?si…

Anthony Kern, a state senator and 2020 Trump elector from Arizona, wanted to serve again this year. He’s selling gear on his campaign website that feature his new mugshot.

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Solved a mystery: how some 2020 GOP electors in Arizona have been paying for legal bills — a now-expired insurance policy. Before the party got a new policy, they put in writing that its leadership and business practices have changed since 2020.

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In major change, college athletes set to be paid directly by schools washingtonpost.com/sports/2024/05…

Ohio governor calls special session to ensure Biden gets on ballot by ⁦Patrick Svitek⁩ washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/…

ASML and TSMC have ways to disable the world's most advanced chipmaking machines in the event China invades Taiwan, sources say bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Technology

Elise Stefanik Has Gained Widespread Attention in Antisemitism Hearings nytimes.com/2024/05/23/us/…

Trump claims he’d use relationship with Putin to free detained reporter by ⁦Patrick Svitek⁩ washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/…

Electors who tried to reverse Trump’s 2020 defeat are poised to serve again, despite criminal charges
Via Amy Gardner + Yvonne Wingett Sanchez
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Supreme Court allows disputed South Carolina voting map, a win for GOP by ⁦Patrick Marley⁩ ⁦Ann Marimow⁩ washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/…

Ex-GOP boss toppled by Kari Lake recordings, calls her response to released messages 'irony' azcentral.com/story/news/pol…

In Arizona, a now-expired state party insurance policy has been paying some expenses for some 2020 electors, according to three people familiar with the arrangement who spoke on the condition of anonymity. washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/…

Trump electors in key states want to serve again, despite criminal charges. Their eagerness reflects a belief among Republicans that the alternate electors did nothing wrong and raises questions about what they might do if Trump again loses their states washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/…

Arizona Senate passes tough border security measure for ballot, measure heads to House - vote expected in early June. azfamily.com/2024/05/23/ari…

A Democrat listed Donald Trump’s trials in a speech on the House floor. His words were struck from the record. Via Mariana Alfaro and @jacobbogagehttps://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/05/22/house-trump-mcgovern-strike-2/