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Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
David Perdue makes racist remarks about Stacey Abrams as he ends a lackluster campaign. — Mr. Perdue, who badly trails Gov. Brian Kemp in the Republican primary for governor, accused Ms. Abrams of “demeaning her own race” in describing the state's problems.
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Amanda Carpenter / The Bulwark:
Perdue Slumming With Bannon for Votes on Election Eve — He should be embarrassed by his last-ditch attempt to avoid embarrassment at the polls in Tuesday's primary. — Former President Donald Trump's favorite sacrificial Senate lamb, David Perdue, spoke on Monday with one of Trump's indicted-and-pardoned former campaign managers.
William Vaillancourt / The Daily Beast:
Desperate Republican Tells Stacey Abrams ‘Go Back...Where You Came From’
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House Committee on Ethics:
Statement of the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Ethics Regarding Representative Madison Cawthorn — Pursuant to Committee Rule 7, the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Ethics (Committee) determined to release the following statement:
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CNN:
Former US soldier now fighting in Ukraine tells of days trapped in ‘house of horrors’ — Special forces vet in Ukraine: ‘It really comes down to good vs. evil’ 03:13 — Irpin, Ukraine (CNN)Kevin, a stocky American in his early 30s, climbs over the charred rubble of a former sauna and shines …
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Shannon Vavra / The Daily Beast:
Dictator Reveals Putin's Wet Dream of a ‘New World Order’
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Max Boot / Washington Post:
Opinion Don't worry about Putin's feelings. Russia must pay for its invasion.
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Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Biaggi Seeks to Block Sean Patrick Maloney's Chosen Path to Re-Election — Mr. Maloney, who leads the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, upset some Democrats by opting to run in a district currently represented by a Black congressman. — Give this article- - - Read in app
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Slate:
Clarence and Ginni Thomas Are Telling Us Exactly How the 2024 Coup Will Go Down — On Friday, the Washington Post broke the news that Ginni Thomas sent emails to Arizona elections officials asking them to set aside the will of the voters and submit a slate of fake electors who would support Donald Trump …
New York Times:
Russian Diplomat Resigns Over Ukraine War — GENEVA — A diplomat in Russia's mission to the United Nations in Geneva quit his post on Monday, expressing shame over Russia's invasion of Ukraine and describing it as a crime against both countries. — Boris Bondarev, a counselor …
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Anton Troianovski / New York Times:
‘They basically got everything wrong’: A Russian diplomat speaks out on the war.
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Jason Easley / POLITICUSUSA:
The Lincoln Project Just Released A Brutal Must Watch Take Down Of Elise Stefanik — The Lincoln Project ad calls Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) a backstabber who is on an evil quest for power and using white replacement theory to become a MAGA leader. — Video of the ad: — Video
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Opinion A harsh new ad hitting Elise Stefanik tests ‘replacement’ attack
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Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
Ronny Jackson Used Campaign Funds for Exclusive Club, Ethics Office Alleges — The office said the House Republican from Texas may have broken campaign finance regulations. It also said Representative Alex X. Mooney, Republican of West Virginia, may have acted improperly. — Give this article- - - Read in app
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Sam Brodey / The Daily Beast:
MAGA Rep. Accused of Making Staff Drive Hundreds of Miles to Walk His Dog
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Meghan Faulkner / CREW:
Trump profited off visit to Vegas shooting victims … Three days after the October 1, 2017 mass shooting in Las Vegas, then-President Trump visited Las Vegas and met with victims of the shooting and first-responders. But that visit appears to have also benefited Trump financially.
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Alice Tecotzky / The Daily Beast:
How Trump Made $30,000 Off the Las Vegas Mass Shooting
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Megan Cassidy / San Francisco Chronicle:
Sources: San Francisco police shot both suspect and victim in alleged Dogpatch knife assault — San Francisco police who responded to a reported assault by a knife-wielding man shot the alleged assailant as well as the victim, who was unarmed, according to two law enforcement sources familiar with the investigation.
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Craig Mauger / Detroit News:
James Craig, Perry Johnson, 3 others shouldn't make ballot, Bureau of Elections says — Lansing — Former Detroit police Chief James Craig and businessman Perry Johnson, two of the top candidates for the Republican nomination for governor, didn't submit enough valid petition signatures to make the ballot …
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Barak Ravid / Axios:
Scoop: U.S. negotiating deal among Saudis, Israelis and Egyptians — The Biden administration has been quietly mediating among Saudi Arabia, Israel and Egypt on negotiations that, if successful, could be a first step on the road to the normalization of relations between Saudi Arabia and Israel.
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Deirdre Bosa / CNBC:
Airbnb is closing its domestic business in China, sources say — All mainland Chinese listings — homes and experiences — will be taken down by this summer, but Airbnb will continue to maintain an office in the country to focus on outbound travel. — Airbnb formally launched …
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Ian Millhiser / Vox:
The Supreme Court just condemned a man to die despite strong evidence he's innocent — The Court effectively overruled two of its previous decisions, and it is likely an innocent man will die as a result. — In 1995, Barry Jones was convicted of murdering Rachel Gray, his girlfriend's 4-year-old daughter, and sentenced to die.
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David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:
McCormick sues over mail-in ballot procedures amid close GOP Senate fight with Oz — U.S. Senate candidate David McCormick has filed a lawsuit in a Pennsylvania court to compel the counting of Republican mail-in ballots submitted without a handwritten date on the outside envelope in a bid …
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Biden Veers Off Script on Taiwan. It's Not the First Time. — Offhand remarks that vary from the official talking points have become a feature of the Biden presidency, even as they leave his staff scrambling to spin them away afterward. — Give this article- - - Read in app
Los Angeles Times:
Anaheim mayor resigns amid corruption probe into his role in Angel Stadium land sale — Anaheim Mayor Harry Sidhu resigned Monday in the midst of a federal public corruption investigation linked to the $320-million sale of Angel Stadium and allegations that a secretive “cabal” of power brokers controlled the city's politics.
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Again: There's no evidence Hillary Clinton triggered the Russia probe — The conclusion drawn by the Wall Street Journal editorial board is stark and damning. — “[T]he Russia-Trump narrative that Mrs. Clinton sanctioned did enormous harm to the country,” it reads.
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Christopher Ingraham / The Why Axis:
The leaded generation — More than half of Americans alive today were exposed to dangerous levels of lead as kids — The average Gen Xer lost about 6 points of IQ due to early childhood lead exposure, according to a study recently published in the Proceedings of the National Academies of Science.
Anemona Hartocollis / New York Times:
Princeton Fires Tenured Professor in Campus Controversy — Joshua Katz's dismissal is related to his inappropriate conduct with a female student, the university said. He says criticism of a campus protest group is the issue. — Give this article- - - Read in app
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John Keim / ESPN:
Source: Washington Commanders spend $100 million on land in Virginia for possible stadium — ASHBURN, Va., — The Washington Commanders paid more than $100 million for land in Virginia, a possible next step in building a new stadium, as well as numerous retail shops, restaurants and apartments.
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Fox News:
State Farm accused of pushing LGBTQ+ books on kids, Consumers' Research launches ‘Like a Creepy Neighbor’ — State Farm whistleblower shared internal email with Consumers' Research — State Farm under fire for allegedly pushing gender fluidity books on children
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Washington Examiner, The Daily Wire, The Daily Caller, TheBlaze and Townhall
Ryan Mac / New York Times:
SpaceX executive defends Elon Musk against misconduct accusations. — Gwynne Shotwell, SpaceX's president and chief operating officer, addressed sexual harassment allegations against Mr. Musk in a company email last week. — A top executive at the rocket maker SpaceX said she “personally” …
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Cameron Joseph / VICE:
Trump's ‘Civil War’ Rhetoric Is a Growing Belief on Far Right — Trump shared a post claiming “civil war” in the U.S. This kind of dangerous message is increasingly en vogue on the hard right. — It was only two words, but it says a lot about the mindset of former President Donald Trump and some of his most hardcore supporters.
Lachlan Markay / Axios:
Republicans plot foreign intervention pullback — Republican lawmakers — following former President Trump's lead — are working with a wide range of conservative groups to pull back American support for Ukraine, the Middle East and Europe, officials tell us.
Chris Sommerfeldt / New York Daily News:
80-year-old former NYC lawmaker considering run for Congress in same district as Bill de Blasio — Even though she's 80 years old, trailblazing former New York lawmaker and prosecutor Elizabeth Holtzman is considering running for Congress in the same district as former Mayor Bill de Blasio, the Daily News has learned.
Louis Jacobson / PolitiFact:
Raphael Warnock may love puppies. But that beagle was borrowed — • The dog in a series of popular campaign ads was lent to Warnock's campaign by a supporter for the purpose of filming the commercials. — • Warnock had lived with dogs on several earlier occasions, but not while the ad was being filmed.
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