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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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Washington Post:
Facing House GOP, McCarthy defends himself after audio reveals he blamed Trump for Jan. 6 attack
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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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.
Washington Post:
Biden's tech agenda gets a reality check as Elon Musk buys Twitter  —  Washington's hands are largely tied as the world's richest person acquires an influential social network, an impact of the regulatory void around social media companies  —  The Biden administration arrived in Washington …
Ben Collins / NBC News:
Twitter says mass deactivations after Musk news were ‘organic’
Ezra Klein / New York Times:
Elon Musk Got Twitter Because He Gets Twitter
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  —  White House correspondents rebuff proposal to install special lights to stop viral spread  —  More than 2,000 journalists, celebrities and politicians, including President Biden, are set to descend on the White House Correspondents …
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story, Political Wire and Twitchy
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Kara Scannell / CNN:
NY attorney general's office says it's nearly done unraveling Trump's ‘Russian nesting doll’
Discussion: Raw Story and Reuters
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.
Discussion: NOQ Report
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.
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.
Discussion: Mediaite and The Daily Beast
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 …
Nicole Narea / Vox:
Title 42, the Trump-era border policy dividing Democrats, explained  —  The once little-known public health law has become a flashpoint in the immigration debate ahead of the midterms.  —  The Biden administration is proceeding with its plans to end Title 42, a policy implemented under …
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Joseph Simonson / Washington Free Beacon:   ‘Load of Bulls—’: Career Immigration Officials Rip Mayorkas's Plan
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 …
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 …
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.
Mary Ellen Klas / Miami Herald:
Disney tells investors state can't dissolve special district without paying debt  —  As Florida legislators were rushing through passage of a bill to repeal the special district that governs Walt Disney World last week, they failed to notice an obscure provision in state law that says the state …
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.
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
Mike Allen / Axios:
First look: Lis Smith dishes on love of political combat in new book … - The title, “Any Given Tuesday,” puts an Election Day twist on the “Any Given Sunday” truism about the NFL.  —  The book is animated by Smith's love for the hand-to-hand combat of politics, and she …
Discussion: Mediaite
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Opinion The GOP is no longer a party.  It's a movement to impose White Christian nationalism.  —  People might be confused about how a Republican Party that once worried about government overreach now seeks to control medical care for transgender children and retaliate against a corporation …
Discussion: Twitchy
Bill Glauber / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Marquette Poll shows Mandela Barnes, Alex Lasry in tight Democratic U.S. Senate race in Wisconsin  —  The Democratic race for U.S. Senate has tightened, according to Wednesday's Marquette University Law School Poll.  —  But many voters haven't made their pick for the primary that will be held Aug. 9 …
Washington Post:
Russia cuts off gas to Poland, Bulgaria, stoking tensions with E.U. over Ukraine  —  Russia's state-controlled gas company, Gazprom, said Wednesday it had shut off the supply of natural gas to Poland and Bulgaria, a move that marks a significant escalation in the economic tension between Moscow and the West over the war in Ukraine.
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 …
Victoria Prodeline / Monmouth University …:
Partisan Picture Of Senate Primary  —  Democrats divided on ideology but progressive candidate is most popular; Republicans united on issues, but have no clear favorite in the field … West Long Branch, NJ - There are very different dynamics at play among the Democratic and Republican bases …
 
 
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Ashton Pittman / Mississippi Free Press:
Gov. Reeves Vetoes Suffrage Bill, Keeping Jim Crow-Era Voting Policy in Place
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Josh Blackman / Reason:
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Pippa Crerar / Mirror.co.uk:
Top Tory caught watching porn in Commons - sitting next to female minister
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Zeynep Tufekci / New York Times:
Did Faulty Assumptions Dash Parents' Hope for an Under-5 Vaccine?
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Anushka Patil / New York Times:
Americans' support for admitting refugees is at a record high, Gallup finds.
Discussion: USA Today, UPI and The Hill
Jennifer Rankin / The Guardian:
EU announces plans to protect journalists from vexatious lawsuits
Megan Brenan / Gallup:
Inflation Concerns Fueling Low Economic Confidence in U.S.
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Activists Monitor the Revival of New York's Notorious Plainclothes Police Squads
Casey Michel / New Republic:
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Dell Cameron / Gizmodo:
Twitter Admits It Hid Tweets About HBO's QAnon Docuseries
 

 
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Mandy Dalugdug / Music Business Worldwide:
UMG, ABKCO, and Concord sue Believe, a music distributor in 50+ countries, and its subsidiary TuneCore for $500M+, accusing Believe of copyright infringement

Reuters:
French judicial source: investigators searched Netflix's offices in France and the Netherlands as part of a preliminary investigation into tax fraud laundering

Alexandra Steigrad / New York Post:
iHeart says it is laying off employees; a source says the layoffs affect less than 5% of a workforce of more than 10,000 employees

 
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