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Jane Mayer / New Yorker:
Legal Scholars Are Shocked By Ginni Thomas's “Stop the Steal” Texts — Several experts say that Thomas's husband, the Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, must recuse himself from any case related to the 2020 election. — Several of the country's most respected legal scholars …
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Jesse Wegman / New York Times:
Ginni and Clarence Thomas Have Done Enough Damage — Give this article- - - Read in app — What did Justice Clarence Thomas know, and when did he know it? — The question usually gets directed at politicians, not judges, but it's a fair one in light of the revelation on Thursday …
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
‘Morning Joe’ shock over Ginni Thomas points to a hidden Jan. 6 truth — Buried in the explosive news that Virginia Thomas aggressively advocated for Donald Trump's coup attempt is a choice revelation: The spouse of Supreme Court justice Clarence Thomas texted with White House Chief …
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Lisa Mascaro / ABC News:
Supreme Court nominee's ‘empathy’ is flashpoint for Senate — Empathy is not a quality many Republican senators want to see in the next Supreme Court justice — WASHINGTON — Empathy is not a quality many Republican senators want to see in the next Supreme Court justice.
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
The conservative media stars at the heart of the Ginni Thomas texts — As she urged President Donald Trump's chief of staff Mark Meadows to overturn the 2020 election results, Virginia “Ginni” Thomas cited a who's who of conservative media commentators and popular right-wing conspiracy theories.
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Andrew Stiles / Washington Free Beacon:
In Fit of Racially Charged Outrage, Democrats Target Supreme Court's Only Black Justice for Impeachment — Party's ugly segregationist past resurfaces as prominent interracial couple comes under attack — In an echo of the party's racist past, prominent Democrats are demanding …
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Erin Doherty / Axios:
Sen. Wyden calls on Justice Thomas to recuse himself from Jan. 6 cases
Sen. Wyden calls on Justice Thomas to recuse himself from Jan. 6 cases
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Felicia Sonmez / Washington Post:
Manchin says he supports Jackson for Supreme Court
Manchin says he supports Jackson for Supreme Court
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Amanda Carpenter / The Bulwark:
What Matters About Ginni Thomas's Texts
What Matters About Ginni Thomas's Texts
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Ariane de Vogue / CNN:
Justice Clarence Thomas released from hospital after week-long stay
Justice Clarence Thomas released from hospital after week-long stay
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Christopher Tremoglie / Washington Examiner:
Ruth Bader Ginsburg rolling over in grave at Ketanji Brown Jackson's answers
Ruth Bader Ginsburg rolling over in grave at Ketanji Brown Jackson's answers
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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Manchin Backs Jackson as Democrats Unite Behind Confirmation
Manchin Backs Jackson as Democrats Unite Behind Confirmation
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Wyden: Justice Thomas should recuse himself from Jan. 6 and 2024 election cases
Wyden: Justice Thomas should recuse himself from Jan. 6 and 2024 election cases
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Dan Bilefsky / New York Times:
Russian troops halted outside Kyiv as focus shifts to heavy fighting in Donbas. — Russia says its focus is eastern Ukraine, not major cities. President Biden met U.S. troops in Poland. — Here are the latest developments. — As he seeks to embolden global resolve to punish Russia …
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Reuters:
Russia signals scaled-back war aims, Ukrainians advance near Kyiv — Moscow signalled on Friday it was scaling back its ambitions in Ukraine to focus on territory claimed by Russian-backed separatists as Ukrainian forces went on the offensive to recapture towns on the outskirts of the capital Kyiv.
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Aaron C. Davis / Washington Post:
Wesley Hawkins, talk of the Jackson hearings, describes life after pornography sentence — Wesley Hawkins heard a few weeks ago that a Black woman had been nominated to the Supreme Court and wondered why her name, Ketanji Brown Jackson, sounded so familiar. Then, he saw her picture and knew.
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Meagan Flynn / Washington Post:
Judge throws out Maryland congressional map over ‘extreme’ gerrymandering — A Maryland judge has thrown out the state's congressional map, calling it an “extreme partisan gerrymander” in what is a victory for Republicans who said Democrats in the state General Assembly sought to silence their votes.
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Zach Montellaro / Politico:
Maryland court strikes down congressional map as illegal Democratic gerrymander
Maryland court strikes down congressional map as illegal Democratic gerrymander
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Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Venture capital fund backed by Russian oligarch Abramovich removes all traces of operations online — A venture capital fund backed by Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich appears to be avoiding attention since the Chelsea owner is sanctioned by U.S. allies.
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Shawn McCreesh / New York Magazine:
Has Goldman Sachs's Dina Powell Finally Gone Too Far? — The Republican Party these days is full of plutocrats turned populists who think the only way to make it is to fake it as MAGA true believer. But sometimes ... you might wish they had a little more dignity.
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Andy Hayes / Sky News:
JK Rowling cited by Vladimir Putin as he accuses the West of ‘trying to cancel’ Russia — “Today they are trying to cancel a whole thousand-year culture - our people,” Mr Putin says, adding: “They are banning Russian writers and books.” — Vladimir Putin has cited JK Rowling as he accused the West of “trying to cancel” Russia.
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Politico:
McCarthy nudges convicted Rep. Fortenberry to resign — PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy on Friday suggested Rep. Jeff Fortenberry should resign from Congress, hours after the Nebraska Republican was convicted of lying to the FBI over illegal campaign contributions.
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Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
‘Speaker’ Greene? MTG says, ‘They would really hate it’
‘Speaker’ Greene? MTG says, ‘They would really hate it’
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The Dispatch
John Sexton / HotAir:
Sens. Sinema and Kelly warn Biden administration not to end Title 42 without a plan — As if the Biden administration didn't have enough problems on its plate, we're about to see another spring surge at the border. This one could be significantly worse than the “challenge” …
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Priscilla Alvarez / CNN:
Record-breaking surge of migrants anticipated at the US-Mexico border, Border Patrol chief says
Record-breaking surge of migrants anticipated at the US-Mexico border, Border Patrol chief says
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Townhall
Emily Brooks / The Hill:
Issa lays groundwork for House GOP probe into Hunter Biden laptop story — Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) is spearheading an effort to investigate 2020 censorship and suppression of news coverage about the contents of Hunter Biden's laptop, previewing the kind of oversight House Republicans plan to engage in if they win back the House.
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Andrew Prokop / Vox:
The return of Hunter Biden's laptop
The return of Hunter Biden's laptop
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Sapna Maheshwari / New York Times:
She Was a Candidate to Lead Levi's. Then She Started Tweeting. — Jennifer Sey left Levi's after her advocacy against school closures and mask mandates for children gained attention. She says it's a matter of free speech. The company disagrees. — Give this article- - - Read in app
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Seth Borenstein / Associated Press:
Ice shelf collapses in previously stable East Antarctica — An ice shelf the size of New York City has collapsed in East Antarctica, an area long thought to be stable and not hit much by climate change, concerned scientists said Friday. — The collapse, captured by satellite images …
Associated Press:
War Crimes Watch: Russia's onslaught on Ukrainian hospitals — LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — For a month now, Russian forces have repeatedly attacked Ukrainian medical facilities, striking at hospitals, ambulances, medics, patients and even newborns — with at least 34 assaults independently documented by The Associated Press.
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Mike Hendricks / Kansas City Star:
Reddit post from Applebee's franchise exec on pay riles many — A leaked email from a mid-level executive at an Applebee's franchise group predicting that inflation and higher gasoline costs would help the restaurants attract employees for lower wages is creating a stir on social media.
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Reuters:
Exclusive: US cancels talks with Taliban over U-turn on girls' education — The United States abruptly cancelled meetings with the Taliban in Doha that were set to address key economic issues, officials said on Friday, after Afghanistan's Islamist rulers reversed a decision to allow all girls to return to high school classes.
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Karen Townsend / HotAir:
Conservative Disney employees: Our beliefs are under attack over Parental Rights in Education Bill — Conservative Disney employees have had enough abuse from their progressive colleagues. They feel as though they are under attack for their beliefs as the controversy over H.B.1557 …