A judge levied a $350,000 fine on Twitter for missing the deadline to comply, according to court documents released Wednesday.
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Opponents of Maine law expanding abortion access won’t try to overturn it at ballot box
Wednesday was the deadline for initiating a so-called people’s veto initiative. Opponents say they will instead focus on electing anti-abortion lawmakers in 2024.
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Bernie Kerik, who advised Giuliani after Trump’s 2020 election loss, meets with Jack Smith’s team
Kerik’s attorney said his client sat down with officials from the government for about 5 hours for a discussion centered around the efforts of Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani to overturn Trump’s loss.
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Widow of former U.S. Senate candidate sues campaign manager over crypto investment
Max Linn made an unsuccessful bid to unseat Sen. Susan Collins in 2020. His widow says his campaign manager conned him out of more than $225,000 before Linn died in December 2021.
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DeSantis replaces campaign manager as he resets his faltering 2024 presidential bid
The changes come after DeSantis made 2 big staff cuts in the past few weeks, laying off about a third of his staff in late July as the campaign faced financial trouble.
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Biden heads west for a policy victory lap, drawing an implicit contrast with Trump
The White House has been pushing to demonstrate the impact of Biden’s policies, hoping to harness lower inflation numbers and strong employment figures to alleviate the president’s sagging poll numbers.
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DeSantis finally acknowledges the truth about Trump’s 2020 election lies: ‘Of course he lost’
Federal and state election officials and Trump’s own attorney general said there was no credible evidence the election’s outcome was affected by fraud.
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Pence, Trump attorney clash over what Trump told his VP ahead of Jan. 6, 2021
Pence’s role in certifying Joe Biden’s win over Trump in the 2020 election makes him a central figure in the prosecution against Trump on charges that he sought to overturn the will of the voters.
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Prosecutors ask judge to issue protective order after Trump post appearing to promise revenge
Prosecutors said they are ready to hand over a ‘substantial’ amount of evidence – ‘much of which includes sensitive and confidential information’ – to Trump’s legal team.
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Trump was told not to talk to witnesses in 2020 election conspiracy case. That could be a challenge
Trump makes reference to the 2020 election in almost every speech he gives – and the witness pool is very broad.