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J. Michael Luttig / CNN:
The Republican blueprint to steal the 2024 election — Ex-Judge who played key role in Trump-Pence feud speaks out for first time — J. Michael Luttig, appointed by President George H. W. Bush, formerly served on the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit for 15 years.
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Talk of martial law, Insurrection Act draws notice of Jan. 6 committee
Talk of martial law, Insurrection Act draws notice of Jan. 6 committee
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William Saletan / The Bulwark:
The Most Damning Part of the Meadows Texts
The Most Damning Part of the Meadows Texts
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Elizabeth Dwoskin / Washington Post:
Elon Musk boosts criticism of Twitter executives, prompting online attacks — The targeting of employees by Musk's massive Twitter megaphone is a major concern for workers — Elon Musk on Tuesday used his powerful Twitter account to bolster right-wing users who sharply criticized two company executives …
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Reuters:
Breakingviews: Elon Musk probably won't buy Twitter — Four years ago, Elon Musk vowed to set up a peanut brittle company to take on Warren Buffett's iconic U.S. confectioner See's Candies. Then he changed his mind. It wouldn't be surprising if Musk's $44 billion deal to buy social network Twitter went the same way.
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Andy Ngo / New York Post:
Twitter workers freaking out over Elon Musk in internal Slack messages — Leaked internal communications by Twitter employees reveal woke employees are overtaken by despair and anger about Elon Musk's month-long effort to acquire Twitter. — Musk announced he would purchase the company for $44 billion on Monday.
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Ezra Klein / New York Times:
Elon Musk Got Twitter Because He Gets Twitter
Elon Musk Got Twitter Because He Gets Twitter
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Noah Bressner / Axios:
Judge rejects Musk's bid to end 2018 SEC settlement
Judge rejects Musk's bid to end 2018 SEC settlement
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Olivia Beavers / Politico:
Scalise and Gaetz meet privately after tension over leaked audio — Reps. Steve Scalise and Matt Gaetz met Wednesday to discuss leaked audio of the House minority whip suggesting the Florida firebrand may have acted illegally after the Capitol riot. And Scalise isn't quite offering a full-throated apology.
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Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
Elon Musk Isn't Buying Twitter to Defend Free Speech — Conservatives on Twitter have greeted Elon Musk as a liberator. The mega-billionaire is in the process of purchasing the social-media platform and reorienting it toward what he calls “free speech.” The conservative columnist Ben …
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Bryan Pietsch / Washington Post:
United States is ‘out of the pandemic phase,’ Fauci says — The United States is finally “out of the pandemic phase,” the country's top infectious-disease expert said Tuesday, as cases and hospitalizations are notably down and mask mandates are all but gone.
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Washington Post:
A fight over coronavirus safety at journalists' gala event
A fight over coronavirus safety at journalists' gala event
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Three out of every 1,000 Americans alive in 2020 died of covid-19
Three out of every 1,000 Americans alive in 2020 died of covid-19
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Cameron Joseph / VICE:
Trump's Spokeswoman Calls For Arrests Over 2020 Election at QAnon Rally — “They're gonna start arresting political opponents. They're gonna start throwing political dissidents in jail,” Liz Harrington warned the crowd. — CJ — Former President Trump's chief spokeswoman spoke …
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Laura Italiano / Insider:
Donald Trump worried ‘dangerous’ fruits could be thrown at him by protesters, a new deposition reveals — Donald Trump said “pineapples, tomatoes, bananas, stuff like that” could be thrown at him at protests. — Trump's concerns were revealed Tuesday night, in his sworn deposition for an upcoming Bronx trial.
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Lachlan Markay / Axios:
Scoop: Former U.S. ambassador accused of illegal foreign lobbying — Richard Olson, a former U.S. ambassador to Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates, has been criminally charged for his alleged role in an undisclosed lobbying campaign for the Qatari government, records show.
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Hunter Walker / Rolling Stone:
Exclusive: MAGA Candidate Evicted from Home After Wife Asks Court for Emergency Order of Protection — His current wife is now the third domestic partner to accuse him of abusive or threatening behavior — Teddy Daniels, a far-right Republican candidate for lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania …
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Kara Scannell / CNN:
First on CNN: New York grand jury hearing evidence in DA's investigation into Trump Organization expires this week — (CNN)A special grand jury seated to hear evidence in the Manhattan district attorney's investigation into the Trump Organization's finances is set to expire at the end …
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Mark Leibovich / The Atlantic:
Just Call Trump a Loser — Let's assume Donald Trump runs again for president in 2024. Yes, I know, caveats, caveats. Republicans say it's too early to discuss '24. A lot can change between now and then. Maybe Trump won't actually run. Maybe he's just teasing the possibility to milk the attention.
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Gabby Orr / CNN:
Trump unleashes his temper on GOP allies over Ohio Senate primary split — Not since Anthony Scaramucci was fired a mere 10 days into his White House gig has someone fallen out of Donald Trump's favor as quickly as David McIntosh. — At an April 9 rally in North Carolina …
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Associated Press:
Russia releases US Marine vet as part of prisoner exchange — WASHINGTON (AP) — Russia and the United States carried out a dramatic prisoner exchange on Wednesday, trading a Marine veteran jailed in Moscow for a convicted Russian drug trafficker serving a long prison sentence in America …
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Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
New York's Top Court Voids Democrat-Drawn House Map — The New York Court of Appeals said Democrats violated the State Constitution and ignored the will of the voters. The judges ordered a court-appointed expert to draw replacements. — Give this article- - - Read in app
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Max Greenwood / The Hill:
New York high court tosses Democratic-drawn redistricting maps
New York high court tosses Democratic-drawn redistricting maps
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Marcus Weisgerber / Defense One:
CEO: Boeing Should Have Rejected Trump's Air Force One Deal — The company revealed that it has lost $660 million outfitting the next presidential jets—so far. — Boeing should have rejected then-President Donald Trump's proposed terms to build two new Air Force One aircraft, the company's CEO said Wednesday.
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Pippa Crerar / Mirror.co.uk:
Top Tory caught watching porn in Commons - sitting next to female minister — Three sources said that around a dozen women MPs at the meeting shared accounts of alleged sexism and harassment by their colleagues — A top Tory was watching porn on his mobile phone in the House of Commons …
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The Economist:
How deep does the rot in the Russian army go? — The fiasco in Ukraine could be a reflection of either a bad strategy or a poor fighting force — THE JOB of organising NATO's biggest military exercise since the cold war kept Admiral James Foggo, then the commander of American naval forces …
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Alan Rappeport / New York Times:
Trump Officials Awarded $700 Million Pandemic Loan Despite Objections — A congressional report raises new questions about a pandemic relief loan to a troubled trucking company with close ties to the Trump administration. — WASHINGTON — Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday released …
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Quinnipiac University Poll:
Slight Majority Say Masks Should Not Be Required On Airplanes, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; But More Than Half Of Americans Still Plan To Wear Masks On Airplanes Even Without Mandates — mail_outline — A week after a federal judge in Florida struck down a national mask mandate …
Ashton Pittman / Mississippi Free Press:
Gov. Reeves Vetoes Suffrage Bill, Keeping Jim Crow-Era Voting Policy in Place — A Jim Crow-era policy meant to prevent Black citizens from voting will remain intact after Gov. Tate Reeves vetoed a bill to restore voting rights to people who have disenfranchising crimes expunged.
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Alex Griffing / Mediaite:
Marjorie Taylor Greene Rips Catholic Church For Helping Migrants: 'Satan's Controlling the Church' — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) tore into the Catholic Church in a recent interview with right-wing activist Michael Voris of Church Militant. In the wild interview …
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Politico:
‘Someone is taking too many edibles’ — Despair mounts over Biden's domestic agenda — The White House began this week with a modest goal for resuscitating its domestic agenda: Get Joe Manchin to the negotiating table. — So far, the seats are empty. — With the clock ticking on their hopes …
Andrew Seidman / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Doug Mastriano campaigned at an event promoting QAnon and conspiracy theories about 9/11 — When candidates for public office indulge in conspiracy theories like QAnon, it's often with a wink and a nod.But just weeks before Pennsylvania's May 17 primary election, such ideas are being promoted in plain sight.
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Zachary Leeman / Mediaite:
Cawthorn Claims Establishment Running ‘Coordinated Drip Campaign’ Against Him: Expect ‘Attack Article’ Every Couple Days — Recent unflattering stories about Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-NC) are part of a “coordinated drip campaign” by the “establishment” to end his fresh political career, he claimed in an Instagram video.
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Politico:
Multiple RNC staffers have spoken to Jan. 6 panel, sources say — House investigators have questions about the party's messaging and fundraising in the weeks after the 2020 election. — Multiple current and former Republican National Committee staffers have spoken with the Jan. 6 select …
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Matthew Klam / New York Times:
Henry Winkler Breaks the Curse of Stardom — Now in his 70s, the pop culture icon has found his true calling on “Barry,” as the king of character actors. — To hear more audio stories from publications like The New York Times, download Audm for iPhone or Android.
Josh Blackman / Reason:
The WSJ Is Worried About The Chief Justice “Turn[ing]” Votes In Dobbs — I'm having flashbacks to NFIB and Bostock. Has there been a leak? — On Tuesday, the Wall Street Journal Editorial Board published a piece titled, “Abortion and the Supreme Court: This is the moment for the Justices to turn the issue over to the voters.”
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