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Zach Montague / New York Times:
Over 100 Republicans, Including Former Officials, Threaten to Split from GOP — More than 100 Republicans, including some former elected officials, are preparing to release a letter this week threatening to form a third party if the Republican Party does not make certain changes, according to an organizer of the effort.
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Washington Post:
Inside Liz Cheney's plan to take on former president Donald Trump — Rep. Liz Cheney may lose her House leadership position Wednesday, but she aims to become an even more influential political figure capable of weakening former president Trump's hold on their party — and continuing to push for his purge.
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Donald J. Trump:
back to feed — Liz Cheney is a bitter, horrible human being. I watched her yesterday and realized how bad she is for the Republican Party. She has no personality or anything good having to do with politics or our Country. She is a talking point for Democrats, whether that means the Border …
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Tim Reid / Reuters:
‘Rationals’ vs. ‘radicals’: Anti-Trump Republicans threaten third party — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Over 100 former Republican officials will sign a letter on Thursday declaring that if the Republican Party does not break with former President Donald Trump and change course, they will back the creation of a third party.
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Washington Post:
House Republicans oust Cheney from leadership for calling out Trump's false election claims — House Republicans ousted Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) from her leadership post Wednesday because she continues to challenge former president Donald Trump over his false claims about election fraud …
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Sarah Mucha / Axios:
Swing-voter focus group: Ousting Cheney is a mistake — As House Republicans meet to oust Rep. Liz Cheney from her leadership post for criticizing Donald Trump, swing voters in Axios' latest Engagious/Schlesinger focus groups hold a near-unanimous view that Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and his caucus are making a mistake.
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Axios:
House Republicans vote to remove Liz Cheney from leadership — House Republicans ousted Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) as conference chair in a voice vote Wednesday, capping months of growing backlash over her criticisms of former President Trump, according to two sources in the room.
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Jeff Greenfield / Politico:
A GOP Civil War? Don't Bet On It.
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Liz Cheney's game plan
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New York Times:
Live Updates: House Republicans Oust Liz Cheney From Leadership
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NBC News:
More than 100 Republican former officials to seek reforms, threaten new party
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ABC News:
House Republicans oust Cheney from leadership as she vows to stop Trump
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The Daily Beast:
House Republicans Cancel Liz Cheney for Her Refusal to Lie
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Jeremy Herb / CNN:
Liz Cheney strikes defiant tone in floor speech on eve of her expected ousting from House GOP leadership
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Jeff Flake / Washington Post:
In today's Republican Party, there is no greater offense than honesty
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The Hill:
GOP votes to dump Cheney from leadership
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Washington Post:
Biden works to seize a political edge as the GOP faces turmoil
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David Jolly / Medium:
A New Center-Right Party Won't Work.
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Jacqueline Alemany / Washington Post:
Power Up: The fight over Liz Cheney and Donald Trump is just beginning
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Jeff Cox / CNBC:
Inflation speeds up in April as consumer prices leap 4.2%, fastest since 2008 — The Consumer Price Index rise for April from a year earlier was the sharpest since September 2008. — Economists surveyed by Dow Jones had been looking for an increase of 3.6%.
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Gwynn Guilford / Wall Street Journal:
Consumer Prices Jumped as Economic Recovery Picked Up — Consumer price index rose 4.2% from year earlier, highest 12-month level since the summer of 2008 — U.S. consumer prices surged in April as the economic recovery picked up, reflecting surging demand as the pandemic eased and higher prices due to supply bottlenecks.
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Reade Pickert / Bloomberg:
U.S. Consumer Prices Jump Most Since 2009, Outpacing Estimates
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The Guardian:
Israel-Gaza violence: death toll rises as UN envoy warns over escalation — Further airstrikes and rocket fire reported in worst violence since 2014 war between Israel and Hamas — Israeli jets and Palestinian militants have traded fresh airstrikes and rocket fire as the UN's Middle East envoy warned …
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The White House:
President Biden Announces Third Slate of Judicial Nominees … President Biden has announced his intent to nominate three new Court of Appeals nominees and three new District Court nominees, who will bring deep credentials and qualifications to the federal bench, as well as career-long devotion to our Constitution and the rule of law.
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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Biden rolls out racially diverse slate of judicial nominees, including a Bush nominee
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New York Times:
They Haven't Gotten a Covid Vaccine Yet. But They Aren't ‘Hesitant’ Either. — Much has been said about people opposed to or skeptical of coronavirus vaccines. But there's another group that has yet to get shots, and their reasons are more complex. — It had been weeks since Acy Grayson III …
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Carla Marinucci / Politico:
Jenner says she didn't vote in 2020. But records show she did. — OAKLAND — Republican gubernatorial candidate Caitlyn Jenner told CNN this week that she never voted for president in the November 2020 election and opted to golf instead because she “couldn't get excited” about the dozen measures on the California ballot.
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Detroit News:
Michigan GOP lawmaker floats bill to register, fine ‘fact checkers’ — Lansing — A Michigan lawmaker who's been at the center of efforts to question the 2020 election introduced a bill Tuesday that would require “fact checkers” to register with the state. — Rep. Matt Maddock, R-Milford …
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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Reality Winner was the FBI's ‘head on a pike’ for Trump. It's time to set her free. — At 25, Reality Leigh Winner was a remarkable young woman. Fluent in Farsi and other languages spoken in Iraq and Afghanistan, she was, in 2017, a decorated Air Force veteran working as a contractor for the National Security Agency.
Bryan Bender / Politico:
‘Disturbing and reckless’: Retired brass spread election lie in attack on Biden, Democrats — A day after 124 retired generals and admirals released a letter spreading the lie that President Joe Biden stole the election, current and former military officers are speaking out …
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Mack Lamoureux / VICE:
Anti-Maskers Ready to Start Masking—to Protect Themselves From the Vaccinated — An anti-vaccine conspiracy about the vaccinated are leading some anti-maskers and anti-vaxxers to contemplate wearing a mask and social distance. — Mack Lamoureux — TORONTO, CA
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Telegraph:
‘Chernobyl moment’: The Covid-19 pandemic may have been prevented had the world acted a month earlier — Global health system ‘unfit’ for purpose and major reform needed, concludes independent review — Coronavirus Article Bar with counter .. — The worst ravages of the Covid-19 pandemic …
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Mihir Zaveri / New York Times:
It's a Home in Brooklyn. What Could It Cost? $100,000? — Shaun Donovan and Raymond J. McGuire, candidates for mayor of New York, were way, way off when asked to estimate the median home price in the borough. — Do you know the median sales price for a home in Brooklyn?
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Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
Students for Trump Founder Ryan Fournier Ratted Out Friend To Feds — Students for Trump co-founder John Lambert was sentenced to 13 months for operating a fake law firm. Fournier will not face prosecution, according to court documents. — Students for Trump co-founder …
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Stephen Rex Brown / New York Daily News:
Students for Trump founder John Lambert sentenced to 13 months for posing as lawyer
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