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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.
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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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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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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Sarah Mucha / Axios:
Swing-voter focus group: Ousting Cheney is a mistake
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Jeff Greenfield / Politico:
A GOP Civil War? Don't Bet On It.
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New York Times:
Live Updates: House Republicans Oust Liz Cheney From Leadership
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Axios:
Liz Cheney's game plan
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David Jolly / Medium:
A New Center-Right Party Won't Work.
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Ben Jacobs / New York Magazine:
Liz Cheney Meets Her Fate in a Capitol Basement
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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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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
100 Republicans are vowing a GOP ‘civil war.’ Here's why that's good news.
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Axios:
House Republicans vote to remove Liz Cheney from leadership
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GOP votes to dump Cheney from leadership
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Associated Press:
Escalating Mideast violence bears hallmarks of 2014 Gaza war — GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Rockets streamed out of Gaza and Israel pounded the territory with airstrikes Wednesday as the most severe outbreak of violence since a 2014 war took on many hallmarks of that devastating 50-day conflict …
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Alexander Smith / NBC News:
Dozens killed as Israel, Palestinians exchange worst violence in years — and prepare for more … In the worst flare-up of violence for seven years, I srael and Palestinian militants launched hundreds of missiles overnight into Wednesday, killing more than 40 people and injuring hundreds …
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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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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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Reade Pickert / Bloomberg:
U.S. Consumer Prices Jump Most Since 2009, Outpacing Estimates
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Aaron Keller / Law & Crime:
Judge Says George Floyd Knew ‘He Was Likely to Die,’ Clears the Way for Tougher Sentence Against ‘Indifferent’ Derek Chauvin — Peter Cahill, the Minnesota judge who presided over the trial of ex-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, on Tuesday evening agreed that several aggravating factors support …
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Pilar Melendez / The Daily Beast:
Judge: Chauvin Treated Floyd With ‘Particular Cruelty,’ Should Get Longer Sentence
Amy Forliti / Associated Press:
Ruling paves way for longer sentence in George Floyd's death
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Tom Maguire / justoneminute.typepad.com:
Its PolitiFact vs. PolitiFact and Dr. Fauci vs. Reality — Dr. Fauci and Sen. Rand Paul had a contentious exchange at a Senate hearing yesterday. The gist - Se. Paul said the NIH funded ‘gain of function’ research (say, what!) at the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) and Dr. Fauci emphatically denied it.
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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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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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Associated Press:
The Latest: Rosen ‘proud’ of DOJ's response to Capitol riot — WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on congressional testimony about the Jan. 6 Capitol riot (all times local): — Former acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen says he is “proud” of the Department of Justice's response to the Capitol insurrection.
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Jerry Dunleavy / Washington Examiner:
Trump AG Rosen distances DOJ from voter fraud claims and defends Capitol riot response
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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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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.
Caroline Delbert / Popular Mechanics:
Russia Is Going to Try to Clone an Army of 3,000-Year-Old Scythian Warriors — Russia's Defense Minister suggested he — a group of ancient warriors. — That's going to be tricky. To date, there haven't been any human — clones — , and the odds are low for even non-human clones.
Bobby Lewis / Media Matters for America:
Fox News uses Colonial Pipeline attack to push for more pipelines — and war — A ransomware attack on a major oil pipeline has Fox News personalities demanding more pipelines, making ignorant attacks on Joe Biden, blaming excessive spending, and preparing for war
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