Leader McConnell on Democrats pledging to defeat MTG’s motion to vacate Speaker’s job:

“I’m relieved as I think all of America is that the chaos in the House will be discontinued,” he says, when asked about vote happening next week.

.Mitt Romney pushed back on comparisons between a damaging dog anecdote that plagued his 2012 White House bid and another that has likely doomed South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem's chance to be Trump's VP.

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Michael Cohen's conduct is at the heart of former President @RealDonaldTrump's hush money trial.

Now, prosecutors hope to convince a jury that Cohen, now working against his former boss, is credible.

From @TheHill's Ella Lee & Zach Schonfeld:
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The 6-week abortion ban in the Sunshine State goes into effect today — one month after the state's highest court ruled in favor of the measure, and a year after Florida Ron DeSantis signed it into law.

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Massie: “Let’s be honest, we have Mike Johnson because nobody hated Mike Johnson. Okay. There was nothing in his prior life, or political or private, that qualified him for this job.”

.Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene🇺🇸 announced Wednesday that she’ll force a vote next week on whether to oust Speaker Mike Johnson, an extraordinary move highlighting the internal turmoil in the GOP.

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The House Judiciary Committee is again singling out a top prosecutor in former President Donald J. Trump’s hush money case, asking DOJ to turn over the bulk of its communications relating to Matthew Colangelo.

From The Hill's 𝚁𝚎𝚋𝚎𝚌𝚌𝚊 𝙱𝚎𝚒𝚝𝚜𝚌𝚑:
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The political center in both parties is pushing back more against the fringes, reflecting the weariness and exasperation with the threats to boot Speaker Mike Johnson from his role and the rise of protests on college campuses.

From @TheHill's Alex Bolton:
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We've made it through two weeks of testimony in former President @RealDonaldTrump's first criminal trial. And, it was more eventful than expected.

Key takeaways from @TheHill's Niall Stanage:
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Democratic groups are ramping up persuasion efforts to convince undecided voters to cast ballots for President Joe Biden.

Here's what that looks like, from @TheHill's Amie Parnes: thehill.com/homenews/campa…

Protesters have taken over a building at Columbia University, marking a significant escalation for nationwide demonstrations that experts say have pressed and sometimes strayed from what is legally permissible.

From @TheHill's Lexi Lonas & Miranda Nazzaro:
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Former President Trump in a new interview did not shut down the potential for political violence after November’s election if he doesn’t win, saying “it depends” on the fairness of the vote. trib.al/CzJI5gQ

The judge overseeing former President Donald J. Trump’s hush money case held him in contempt Tuesday for violating a gag order nine times.
He was fined $9,000.

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Former President Trump will be allowed to attend his son’s graduation ceremony next month, the judge overseeing his New York hush money trial said. trib.al/4UriGgH

If Trump takes the stand, prosecutor Matthew Colangelo indicated both in court and in the gag order filing that the district attorney’s office wants to cross-examine the former president about the judge’s ruling.

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South Dakota's Governor Kristi Noem has found herself in the doghouse ... She's attracted mockery over the last week over a passage in her upcoming book that has gone somewhat viral.

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.Rep. Elise Stefanik filed an ethics complaint against special counsel Jack Smith Tuesday, accusing him of trying to “unlawfully interfere' with the election in his probe of former President Donald J. Trump.

From @TheHill's 𝚁𝚎𝚋𝚎𝚌𝚌𝚊 𝙱𝚎𝚒𝚝𝚜𝚌𝚑 & Mychael Schnell:
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Michael Cohen's ex-banker has retaken the stand, but some other notable things this morning:

- Trump campaign adviser Susan Wiles is here

- Judge says former president can go to Barron Trump's graduation next month

- Judge finds Trump violated gag order 9 times, fining him $9k

Senate GOP Leader McConnell may be on the way out — but it won't happen quietly.

Still, his exit comes as the Kentucky senator has lost a lot of influence in the party to former President Donald J. Trump.

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