The Trump trial starting Monday won’t include cameras in the courtroom, and so media access is crucial.

Charlotte Klein reports on the behind the scenes negotiations to ensure journalists bear witness to this historic event

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NBC's framing is spot on: 'Trump and Mike Johnson zero in on noncitizen voting. It’s already illegal and very rare.'

Any outlet that reports the first sentence without emphasizing the second sentence is doing it wrong nbcnews.com/politics/elect…

A spokesperson for Tunnel to Towers, the foundation paying off the mortgage for fallen NYPD officer Jonathan Diller’s home, told a news outlet that it had not been in contact with Trump or his team. bit.ly/49zSOBp

While the sensational nature of Sade Robinson's death is getting lots of attention, at the heart of this is a young woman who was loved and died way too soon.

Her workplace, Pizza Shuttle, posted this today:

As Trump and Johnson again raise unfounded election fears, this time about non-citizens voting, remember the facts:

The right-leaning Heritage Foundation’s database of confirmed fraud cases lists less than 100 examples of non-citizens voting between 2002 and 2022, amid more than…

New: Wisconsin GOP has hired Andrew Iverson as its new executive director. The Wisconsin native, whose past work includes state director for the RNC/Trump Victory effort in '20, replaces Mark Jefferson, who's now ED for the Tavern League.

See the release:
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JUST IN: Judge Merchan REJECTS Donald Trump's attempts to *indefinitely* adjourn his first criminal trial, after Trump complains about 'prejudicial pretrial publicity.'

The Court rules that Trump can conduct 'a thorough, thoughtful and effective voir dire' as the 'proper remedy'…

Quite a thread:

From NPR President and CEO Katherine Maher:

Thoughts on our mission and our work npr.org/sections/npr-e…

'It is deeply simplistic to assert that the diversity of America can be reduced to any particular set of beliefs, and faulty reasoning to infer that identity is determinative of one's thoughts or political leanings.'

Former President Donald Trump has previously said that Democrats used COVID-19 to “cheat.” Trump is free to disagree with the expansion of voting by mail in some states, but he is wrong — and ridiculously so — to characterize them as cheating.
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We’ve lost a member of our PBS NewsHour family, and journalism has lost a giant.

My heart is with the family and friends of Robin MacNeil, co-founder and longtime co-anchor of the NewsHour.

His extraordinary legacy lives on in the work we do today.

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The PBS NewsHour mourns the passing of Robin MacNeil.

As we reflect on his remarkable life, we honor his memory by continuing to pursue the truth and by fostering connections that bridge divides – just as Robin did with such grace and vigor.

We are deeply grateful for his…

I am devastated at the passing of a dear friend and someone who helped transform American television news, Robin MacNeil. He and Jim Lehrer were partners in creating the iconic PBS NewsHour on PBS and it was the honor of my life to work with and learn from them.

SO many good quotes in this week's NPR's Code Switch newsletter that I can't pick one, so just READ IT.
It is very appropriately titled: 'We're talking about the NPR mini-scandal.'
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JUST IN: A Jan. 6 defendant must pay ~$32,000 to a German media company whose equipment he destroyed, a federal appeals court ruled today.

The court rejected the defendant's that such 'restitution' orders can't apply to private property. documentcloud.org/documents/2454…

.The Associated Press survey reveals AI’s impact on newsrooms. On our blog: apne.ws/yqvBebB

.Governor Tony Evers calling on state Legislature to approve increase in state support for Universities of Wisconsin in response to financial reports released for seven universities yesterday that called for restructuring and major financial changes.

JUST IN: The Secret Service, NYPD and NY courts say they're ready for Trump's trial and are confident it will be secure:

Code Switch has an excellent essay on the opinion piece about NPR making the rounds, noting it acts as if the existence of systemic racism is an open question, though NPR has reported on the extensive evidence which proves it absolutely exists. READ: loom.ly/SdKRJGc