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New York Times:
Trump Is Guilty of ‘Numerous’ Felonies, Prosecutor Who Resigned Says — Mark F. Pomerantz, who had investigated the former president, left after the Manhattan district attorney, Alvin Bragg, halted an effort to seek an indictment. — Give this article- - - Read in app
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Read the Full Text of Mark Pomerantz's Resignation Letter — The former prosecutor who investigated Donald J. Trump believed that the former president was “guilty of numerous felony violations.” — Give this article- - - Read in app — The following is the full text of the resignation letter …
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Supreme Court Nominee Jackson's Support Tied for Highest — WASHINGTON, D.C. — Initial public support for judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's confirmation to the Supreme Court ties as the highest Gallup has measured for any recent nominee. Fifty-eight percent of Americans say the Senate should vote …
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Ron Kampeas / Jewish Telegraphic Agency:
Some conservatives confuse Black ‘Israelite’ sects in labeling Ketanji Brown Jackson as soft on antisemitism — WASHINGTON (JTA) — Ketanji Brown Jackson was asked to describe a case she tried as a judge that moved her. She cited one that involved a Black sect with a base in Israel …
Washington Post:
Supreme Court nominee Jackson says she would recuse herself from Harvard affirmative action case
Supreme Court nominee Jackson says she would recuse herself from Harvard affirmative action case
Burgess Everett / Politico:
'It's bulls—': Dems reject that Jackson's soft on crime
'It's bulls—': Dems reject that Jackson's soft on crime
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Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Jackson endures questioning with racial overtones from GOP senators
Jackson endures questioning with racial overtones from GOP senators
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Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
Graham takes a caustic path in questioning Jackson.
Graham takes a caustic path in questioning Jackson.
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Samuel Benson / Politico:
Leahy zings Ted Cruz, plus other top hearing moments
Leahy zings Ted Cruz, plus other top hearing moments
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Rick Hasen / Election Law Blog:
Breaking: Supreme Court, in Bizarre Unsigned Opinion, Strikes Wisconsin Legislative Maps on Voting Rights Grounds, Signalling New Hostility to the Voting Rights Act — In a per curiam (unsigned) opinion on the shadow docket, over the dissent of Justices Kagan and Sotomayor …
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Associated Press:
High court won't say whether Thomas remains hospitalized — WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court declined to say Wednesday whether 73-year-old Justice Clarence Thomas remains in the hospital, though he had been expected to be released by Tuesday evening. — The court said Sunday that Thomas …
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Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
The Supreme Court's Astonishing, Inexplicable Blow to the Voting Rights Act in Wisconsin — On Wednesday, the Supreme Court issued an astonishing decision throwing out Wisconsin's new legislative districts as a violation of the Equal Protection Clause. The majority accused a Republican justice …
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Ariane de Vogue / CNN:
Justice Clarence Thomas misses third day of oral arguments after being hospitalized
Justice Clarence Thomas misses third day of oral arguments after being hospitalized
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Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Justice Clarence Thomas misses Supreme Court arguments because of hospitalization
Justice Clarence Thomas misses Supreme Court arguments because of hospitalization
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Forrest Barnwell-Hagemeyer / Mo Brooks for Senate:
Statement by Mo Brooks — It's disappointing that, just like in 2017, President Trump lets Mitch McConnell manipulate him again. Every single negative TV ad against our campaign has come from McConnell and his allies. I wish President Trump wouldn't fall for McConnell's ploys, but, once again, he has.
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Brian Lyman / Montgomery Advertiser:
‘You just blew the Election’: Donald Trump withdraws endorsement of Mo Brooks for Alabama Senate seat … Former President Donald Trump Wednesday withdrew his endorsement of U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks for Congress, accusing him of not supporting his false claims the 2020 presidential election was stolen.
CNN:
Exclusive: Inside a rare US meeting with a Russian general in Moscow — (CNN)A rare face-to-face meeting between Russian and US military officials last week led to an “outburst” of emotion from a normally stoic Russian general, a “revealing moment” that the Americans present believe hinted …
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Bloomberg:
Russia Central Banker Wanted Out Over Ukraine, But Putin Said No — Russia's highly regarded central bank Governor Elvira Nabiullina sought to resign after Vladimir Putin ordered an invasion of Ukraine, only to be told by the president to stay, according to four people with knowledge of the discussions.
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Simon Kennedy / Bloomberg:
Putin Adviser Chubais Quits Over Ukraine War and Leaves Russia
Putin Adviser Chubais Quits Over Ukraine War and Leaves Russia
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Associated Press:
Trump aide Manafort removed from plane for revoked passport — MIAMI (AP) — Former Trump adviser Paul Manafort was removed from a plane at Miami International Airport before it took off for Dubai because he carried a revoked passport, officials said Wednesday.
Caroline Kelly / CNN:
Madeleine Albright, first female US secretary of state, dies — Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright dies at 84 — (CNN)Madeleine Albright, the first woman US secretary of state, who helped steer Western foreign policy in the aftermath of the Cold War, has died of cancer. She was 84 years old.
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Daniel Michaels / Wall Street Journal:
NATO: Up to 40,000 Russian Troops Killed, Wounded, Taken Prisoner or Missing in Ukraine — NATO says that up to 40,000 Russian troops have been killed, wounded, taken prisoner or are missing in Ukraine, said a senior military official from the alliance. — The North Atlantic Treaty …
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Devlin Barrett / Washington Post:
Want to talk? FBI trolls Russian Embassy for disgruntled would-be spies … The FBI is trying a novel strategy to recruit Russian-speaking individuals upset about the country's invasion of Ukraine: aiming social media ads at cellphones located inside or just outside the Russian Embassy in Washington.
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BBC:
Evan Neumann: US Capitol riot suspect gets asylum in Belarus
Evan Neumann: US Capitol riot suspect gets asylum in Belarus
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Rachel Pannett / Washington Post:
Capitol riot suspect who fled to Belarus granted asylum, state media says
Capitol riot suspect who fled to Belarus granted asylum, state media says
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Caitlin Byrd / The State:
In texts, SC GOP candidates picks fight with Mick Mulvaney — A Trump-backed South Carolina GOP congressional candidate lashed out at the former president's acting White House chief of staff in a series of text messages this week, where she twice called Mick Mulvaney a “piece of s—” …
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
More than 100 House Republicans to cohost fundraiser for Cheney challenger — First House Republicans kicked Rep. Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) out of party leadership. Now they're trying to kick her out of Congress entirely. — More than 100 House Republicans have signed on to host a fundraiser …
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Timothy Snyder / Washington Post:
Putin has long fantasized about a world without Ukrainians. Now we see what that means. — Timothy Snyder is the Levin Professor of History at Yale University and the author of a half-dozen books on Russia and Ukraine, including “The Road to Unfreedom” and “Bloodlands.”
Sally Goldenberg / Politico:
Adams to lift vaccine mandate for performers and athletes like Kyrie Irving ahead of MLB's Opening Day — NEW YORK — Kyrie Irving and other unvaccinated athletes will be allowed to play professional sports in New York City under a major policy change Mayor Eric Adams is poised to announce Thursday …
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Ethan Strauss / House of Strauss:
Pity the Zoomer Athlete — Why the Gen Z stars seem more easily broken — There are many great dialogue exchanges in Mad Men, but this is the one I keep coming back to. In it, aging bon vivant Roger Sterling chastises the slightly younger depressive genius Don Draper over his lack of joy when drinking.
Joel Kotkin / spiked:
The coming bloodbath of the Democrats — Joe Biden's woke, green agenda will cost him dearly at the ballot box. — The depression-era comedian Will Rogers once famously said he did not belong to an organised political party because he was a Democrat. Yet today the traditional factiousness …
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Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Debra Meadows appears to have filed at least two false voter forms — “What we do know is a number of times as we have mail-in ballots, if there is not a chain of custody that goes from the voter to the ballot box, mischief can happen.” — Then-White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows …
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