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San Francisco Chronicle:
Colleagues worry Dianne Feinstein is now mentally unfit to serve, citing recent interactions  —  WASHINGTON — When a California Democrat in Congress recently engaged in an extended conversation with Sen. Dianne Feinstein, they prepared for a rigorous policy discussion like those they'd had with her many times over the last 15 years.
Bloomberg:
Elon Musk Makes $43 Billion Unsolicited Bid to Take Twitter Private  —  Elon Musk has made a “best and final” offer to buy Twitter Inc., saying the company has extraordinary potential and he is the person to unlock it.  —  The world's richest person will offer $54.20 per share in cash …
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Felix Salmon / Axios:
Elon Musk goes into full goblin mode  —  The goblin is serious. … - In a 138-word offer letter to Twitter board chair Bret Taylor that includes the words “I” or “my” 11 different times, Musk writes that “Twitter has extraordinary potential. … - You're going to hear much more about this bid …
Eshe Nelson / New York Times:
Elon Musk Offers to Buy Twitter: Live Updates  —  Here's what you need to know:  —  Elon Musk offers to buy Twitter for $54.20 a share.  —  Elon Musk has launched a takeover bid for Twitter, offering to buy it for $54.20 a share, just weeks after he became the social media company's largest shareholder.
Shant Mesrobian / INQUIRE:
One suggestion I have for Twitter's possible future owner, Elon Musk  —  Twitter — and all big tech platforms — should invite a counterinsurgency.  —  News broke today that billionaire Elon Musk has offered to buy Twitter.  All of it.  —  If you've spent even a little time on Twitter …
George Stahl / Wall Street Journal:
Elon Musk Offers to Buy Rest of Twitter at a Valuation of More Than $43 Billion
Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
Axios: Elon Musk has transformed from climate-change hero to movie supervillain for Twitter buyout
Discussion: Twitchy, The Bulwark and OutKick
David Averre / Daily Mail:
Putin's defence minister Sergei Shoigu has had a ‘massive heart attack not from natural causes’ and TWENTY generals ‘have been arrested’ over bungled invasion  — Shoigu is thought to have suffered a heart attack possibly caused by foul play  — Russia's defence minister, 66, has been a close ally of Putin ever since 2012
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Guy Faulconbridge / Reuters:
Russia warns of nuclear, hypersonic deployment if Sweden and Finland join NATO  —  One of Russian President Vladimir Putin's closest allies warned NATO on Thursday that if Sweden and Finland joined the U.S.-led military alliance then Russia would deploy nuclear weapons and hypersonic missiles in an exclave in the heart of Europe.
Cora Engelbrecht / New York Times:
Ukraine Live Updates: Russian Warship ‘Seriously Damaged,’ in Setback to Moscow's Forces  —  Ukraine said it had struck the flagship of Russia's Black Sea fleet with missiles, while Russia claimed that the damage was caused by a fire.  As Moscow moves to escalate its offensive in the east and south …
Robyn Dixon / Washington Post:
Ominous rhetoric gains grounds in Russia as its forces founder in Ukraine
Ellen Knickmeyer / Associated Press:
EXPLAINER: Why the term ‘genocide’ matters in Ukraine war
CBS News:
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs 15-week abortion ban bill  —  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a 15-week abortion ban into law Thursday as the state joined a growing conservative push to restrict access ahead of a U.S. Supreme Court decision that could limit the procedure nationwide.
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Matt Shuham / Talking Points Memo:
DeSantis Has A Plan To Cram Much Of Florida Into New GOP Districts  —  Two days after Florida's Republican legislative leaders publicly announced that they would let Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) draw the state's new congressional map — an unprecedented move in its own right …
Kimberly Leonard / Insider:
Providers are scrambling as Florida's abortion ‘safe haven’ for out-of-staters nears its end under the 15-week ban Gov. Ron DeSantis just signed into law
Discussion: Just The News
Marc Caputo / NBC News:
Trump plans J.D. Vance endorsement in crowded Ohio senate race, sources say  —  Former President Trump is planning to endorse J.D. Vance in Ohio's crowded senate GOP primary, according to three sources with knowledge of his decision.  —  In recent days, Trump began calling donors and advisers …
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Ken Meyer / Mediaite:
Fox News Says Verified Account on Struggling Trump Platform Is Not Authorized
Discussion: New York Magazine
Aaron Sanderford / Nebraska Examiner:
GOP state senator, seven other women say Charles Herbster groped them; he denies allegations  —  Charles Herbster, a Nebraska Republican gubernatorial candidate, speaks to a crowd Wednesday at the Lincoln County Fairgrounds in North Platte.  Donald Trump Jr. was his guest at the event.
Ryan Grenoble / HuffPost:
Tennessee Lawmaker Praises Hitler's Work Ethic In Speech About Homeless People  —  State Sen. Frank Niceley (R) wishes Tennessee's unhoused population could be more like the genocidal German dictator.  —  A Tennessee Republican wants the state's unhoused population to draw inspiration from Adolf Hitler.
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Todd Bensman / CIS.org:
Texas Governor's Unprecedented Trade Disruption Strategy Yields First Fruit  —  Mexican State of Nuevo Leon will ‘prevent illegal immigration’ on its side of the border, but details are scant  —  AUSTIN, Texas - Gov. Greg Abbott's week-old “enhanced safety inspections” operation at border bridges …
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John McCormick / Wall Street Journal:
RNC to Require GOP Presidential Candidates to Sign Debate Pledge  —  Party has long complained about the Commission on Presidential Debates handling of general election debates  —  The Republican National Committee voted Thursday to require GOP presidential candidates to attest in writing …
Discussion: Insider, The Hill, Fox News, Forbes and Raw Story
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Biden Job Approval Down Most Among Younger Generations  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Joe Biden's recent job approval ratings, which are averaging 14 points lower than those early in his presidency, have declined far more among younger than older generations of Americans.
Alexander Nazaryan / Yahoo News:
Putin nemesis Bill Browder reveals the ‘real money’ funding Kremlin's war  —  American-born British businessman and political activist (born 1964)  —  American political activist (1891-1973)  —  NEW YORK — A trillion dollars: That's how much money famed investor Bill Browder believes Vladimir Putin …
Discussion: Raw Story
Andy Kroll / Rolling Stone:
FBI Documents Expose Bureau's Big Jan. 6 ‘Lie’  —  The bureau says it lacked the authority to monitor social media activity ahead of the pro-Trump insurrection, but it did exactly that during 2020 racial justice and police violence protests  —  In the aftermath of the Jan. 6 insurrection …
Discussion: Raw Story
Associated Press:
AP sources: Trump aide Stephen Miller to speak to 1/6 panel  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Stephen Miller, who served as a top aide to President Donald Trump, will appear Thursday before the congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection, according to two people familiar with the matter.
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
If Trump Was Still President, Ukraine Would Be So Screwed Right Now … Counterfactuals always involve guessing.  But one counterfactual proposition that seems increasingly obvious is that if Donald Trump had secured a second term in office, Ukraine would be losing the war right now.
Discussion: HuffPost
Sarah Longwell / The Bulwark:
Trump: Still Not Losing His Grip on the GOP  —  He's more popular than he's ever been.  —  There's been a lot of talk about how former President Trump is losing his grip on the Republican party.  There are some signs to support this theory.  But the full picture suggests that even if his influence …
Democracy Docket:
Breaking Down the Ruling on Florida's Voter Suppression Law  —  Florida recently had its new voter suppression law, Senate Bill 90, put to the test in court.  Following a trial in four consolidated cases that took place earlier this year, Chief Judge Mark Walker of the U.S. District Court …
 
 
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Emma Kinery / Bloomberg:
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Andrew Higgins / New York Times:
Hiding in Plain Sight, a Soviet-Era Air Defense System Arrives in Ukraine
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Andrea Blanco / Daily Mail:
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Washington Post:
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Franklin & Marshall College Poll:
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Pew Research Center:
Race Is Central to Identity for Black Americans and Affects How They Connect With Each Other
Discussion: CNN and Washington Post
Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Warnock sets another fundraising record, ends quarter with $25.6M in the bank
Hannah Fingerhut / Associated Press:
Talk of race, sex in schools divides Americans: AP-NORC poll
Discussion: IJR
Steven Rattner / New York Times:
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