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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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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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Scott Nover / Quartz:
Elon Musk already broke his agreement with Twitter — When Twitter agreed to sell itself to Elon Musk for $44 billion on April 25, the two parties agreed to specific terms of the merger, signed a document, and filed it to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Washington Post:
Elon Musk boosts criticism of Twitter executives, prompting online attacks
Elon Musk boosts criticism of Twitter executives, prompting online attacks
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Andy Ngo / New York Post:
Twitter workers freaking out over Elon Musk in internal Slack messages
Twitter workers freaking out over Elon Musk in internal Slack messages
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Robby Soave / Reason:
If Elon Musk Is ‘Targeting’ Twitter Employees, Isn't The Washington Post ‘Targeting’ Elon Musk?
If Elon Musk Is ‘Targeting’ Twitter Employees, Isn't The Washington Post ‘Targeting’ Elon Musk?
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Katy O'Donnell / Politico:
Judge rejects Elon Musk's bid to end SEC tweet settlement
Judge rejects Elon Musk's bid to end SEC tweet settlement
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Jared Yates Sexton / Dispatches From A …:
When The Deal Goes Bad
When The Deal Goes Bad
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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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Erin Woo / New York Times:
Here's What's Next for Elon Musk and Twitter: Live Updates
Here's What's Next for Elon Musk and Twitter: Live Updates
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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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Ned Foley / Election Law Blog:
One point about Judge Luttig's new CNN piece — Nothing in recent months has altered my assessment of the risk of an attempt to subvert the outcome of the 2024 presidential election, and therefore I applaud Judge Luttig for vociferously sounding the alarm in his new CNN essay.
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Kyle Mantyla / Right Wing Watch:
Marjorie Taylor Greene Says Christians Helping Resettle Undocumented Immigrants and Refugees Are Controlled by the Devil — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene recently sat down for an interview with far-right Catholic activist Michael Voris of Church Militant, where she declared that Christian organizations …
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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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Rolling Stone:
Tucker Carlson Pushed Trump to Endorse J.D. Vance With ‘Disgusting’ Sexual Innuendo — Exclusive: In a critical GOP Senate primary in Ohio, Trump's support was swayed in part by a Fox News host spreading rumors about another man's sex habits — In the days before Donald Trump endorsed J.D. Vance …
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Gabby Orr / CNN:
Trump unleashes his temper on GOP allies over Ohio Senate primary split
Trump unleashes his temper on GOP allies over Ohio Senate primary split
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Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Judge Says Real Estate Giant Broke Rules for Trump — Judge Arthur Engoron has already determined that one of the largest real estate firms in the world broke its own rules to help the Trump Organization. — A New York judge has determined that Cushman & Wakefield, one of the world's …
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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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Washington Examiner, Raw Story, Political Wire and Twitchy
CNN:
House GOP's Trump defenders eye long game with McCarthy and avoid fight for now — Hear McCarthy's response to leaked audio about Trump — (CNN)Donald Trump's staunchest allies don't like what they heard House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy saying on tape about the ex-President …
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Olivia Beavers / Politico:
Scalise and Gaetz meet privately after tension over leaked audio
Scalise and Gaetz meet privately after tension over leaked audio
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Emily Brooks / The Hill:
Scalise, Gaetz meet privately after fallout from leaked call
Scalise, Gaetz meet privately after fallout from leaked call
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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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Felicia Sonmez / Washington Post:
Trump says he feared being pelted with ‘very dangerous’ fruit at rallies
Trump says he feared being pelted with ‘very dangerous’ fruit at rallies
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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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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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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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Politico:
Why did Kamala take the Pfizer pill? — Welcome to POLITICO's West Wing Playbook, your guide to the people and power centers in the Biden administration. With help from Allie Bice. — For the last several weeks, Americans across the country have struggled to access the new Covid-19 antiviral pill, Pfizer's Paxlovid.
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New York Post
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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Graham Vyse / The Signal:
Bad Hand — As unimaginable as it might have been a year ago, Joe Biden is starting to resemble Donald Trump in public-opinion polling. The current U.S. president's approval rating is only slightly higher than his predecessor's was at the same point in his tenure, in late April 2018.
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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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Rozina Sabur / Sydney Morning Herald:
‘Enormous impact’: US intelligence prevented the fall of Kyiv — Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text size — Washington: America helped foil Moscow's efforts to take Kyiv and repelled its advances elsewhere by sharing such detailed intelligence that Ukraine knew exactly …
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Washington Examiner, Caitlin's Newsletter, New York Times and Voice of America
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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Tom Burt / Microsoft On the Issues:
The hybrid war in Ukraine — Tom Burt - Corporate Vice President, Customer Security & Trust — Today, we released a report detailing the relentless and destructive Russian cyberattacks we've observed in a hybrid war against Ukraine, and what we've done to help protect Ukrainian people and organizations.
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Ellie Kaufman / CNN:
First on CNN: US left behind $7 billion of military equipment in Afghanistan after 2021 withdrawal, Pentagon report says — Washington (CNN)Approximately $7 billion of military equipment the US transferred to the Afghan government over the course of 16 years was left behind in Afghanistan …
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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Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
ESPN Anchor Sage Steele Sues Network, Alleging Violation of Free-Speech Rights — Lawsuit centers on Ms. Steele's comments about Covid-19, ex-President Obama in a podcast interview last year — ESPN anchor Sage Steele sued the network and its parent, Walt Disney Co. …
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Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Republican senator calls for ethics probe into Madison Cawthorn — A red-state Republican senator calling for an investigation into a GOP colleague from his home state just doesn't happen often. — By any fair measure, Rep. Madison Cawthorn appears to be in a difficult political position.
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The Survey Center on American Life:
Politics, Sex, and Sexuality: The Growing Gender Divide in American Life — In American society, the debate over the degree to which men and women are different continues to serve as a cultural and political flash point. While some differences between men and women are readily apparent …
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Catie Edmondson / New York Times:
House Passes Bill Urging Biden to Sell Seized Russian Yachts to Aid Ukraine — WASHINGTON — The House on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed a mostly symbolic bill urging President Biden to sell the frozen luxury assets of Russian oligarchs hit with sanctions and use the funds to provide additional military …
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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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