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Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
Cassidy Hutchinson's Testimony against Trump Is Devastating — Things will not be the same after this. — Cassidy Hutchinson, a top aide to Trump's White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, provided compelling testimony Tuesday that former president Donald Trump is singularly culpable for the Capitol riot.
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Politico:
Secret Service: Jan. 6 committee didn't reach out before Hutchinson's explosive Trump testimony — The Jan. 6 committee didn't reach out to the Secret Service in the days before it aired explosive testimony about an alleged physical altercation between Donald Trump and his security detail …
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Jan. 6 panel may have found its ‘smoking gun’ — With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross — DRIVING THE DAY — It's hard to imagine how Tuesday's surprise hearing of the House Jan. 6 committee could've been more damning for President DONALD TRUMP.
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump's silly new ‘defense’ against Hutchinson is full of holes — Cassidy Hutchinson's testimony about Jan. 6 continues to drive brutal headlines for Donald Trump across the country. Leading analysts are describing her revelations as alternately devastating, emotionally powerful and historic.
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Cameron Joseph / VICE:
The Secret Service's Denial Won't Erase Damning Jan. 6 Testimony on Trump
The Secret Service's Denial Won't Erase Damning Jan. 6 Testimony on Trump
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Washington Post:
Post Politics Now: Breyer to retire Thursday from Supreme Court, clearing way for Jackson swearing-in
Post Politics Now: Breyer to retire Thursday from Supreme Court, clearing way for Jackson swearing-in
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Morgan Phillips / Daily Mail:
Secret Service lead and presidential driver are prepared to testify under oath that Trump did NOT grab steering wheel or lunge at agents to drive himself to Capitol on January 6
Secret Service lead and presidential driver are prepared to testify under oath that Trump did NOT grab steering wheel or lunge at agents to drive himself to Capitol on January 6
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David Frum / The Atlantic:
Kevin McCarthy, Have You No Sense of Decency?
Drew Harwell / Washington Post:
Pro-Trump web raced to debunk Jan. 6 testimony. Then they got confused.
Pro-Trump web raced to debunk Jan. 6 testimony. Then they got confused.
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New York Times:
Key Questions Posed by Cassidy Hutchinson's Testimony
Key Questions Posed by Cassidy Hutchinson's Testimony
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Bret Stephens / New York Times:
Will the Jan. 6 Committee Finally Bring Down the Cult of Trump?
Will the Jan. 6 Committee Finally Bring Down the Cult of Trump?
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Robin Givhan / Washington Post:
The optimistic melancholy of Bennie G. Thompson
The optimistic melancholy of Bennie G. Thompson
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New York Times:
The Vanishing Moderate Democrat — Their positions are popular. So why are they going extinct? — Early last year, as Democrats were preparing to control the White House and Congress for the first time in a decade, Josh Gottheimer met with Nancy Pelosi to discuss their party's message.
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Perry Bacon Jr / Washington Post:
The fall of Roe is the culmination of the Democratic establishment's failures — The overturning of Roe v. Wade, and the underwhelming reaction from senior Democratic leaders to that huge defeat, make the case even clearer that the party's too-long-in-power leaders — including President Biden — need to move aside.
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Politico, Washington Examiner, Bloomberg, Common Dreams, Fox News, It's the democracy, stupid, The Hill and The Daily Wire
Julia Ioffe / Puck:
The G.O.P. Inside Conversation on Roe — During the past few days, I've been talking to Republican operatives across D.C. They were all careful not to gloat, but they've also been shocked at how little the Democratic Party is doing to fight back. … And yet, when it happened …
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NBC News:
R. Kelly sentenced to 30 years in prison in sex trafficking case — R. Kelly, the disgraced R&B superstar, was sentenced Wednesday to 30 years in prison, months after he was convicted on all nine counts against him in a high-profile sex trafficking case. — U.S. District Court Judge Ann …
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Troy Closson / New York Times:
R. Kelly Is Sentenced to 30 Years for Scheme to Lure Children Into Sex
R. Kelly Is Sentenced to 30 Years for Scheme to Lure Children Into Sex
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Sean Coughlan / BBC:
Charles charity cash donation ‘would not happen again’ — The cash donation accepted by the Prince of Wales for his charity would not happen now, a royal source says. — “That was then, this is now,” the source said, following reports Prince Charles had accepted around £2.5m in cash in a suitcase and carrier bags.
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Ashton Pittman / Mississippi Free Press:
12-Year-Old Incest Victims Should Birth Dad's Child, House Speaker Gunn Says — Mississippi House Speaker Philip Gunn says abortion should be illegal even for a 12-year-old rape victim carrying her father or uncle's child. He made the remark to reporters in the hours after the U.S. Supreme Court struck …
Quinnipiac University Poll:
GA Senate Race: Warnock Opens Up 10 Point Lead Over Walker, Quinnipiac University Georgia Poll Finds; Kemp And Abrams Locked In Dead Heat In Governor's Race — mail_outline — In the race for the U.S. Senate in Georgia, Democratic incumbent Raphael Warnock leads 54 …
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Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Stacey Abrams outlines stance on abortion limits
John Kruzel / The Hill:
Ketanji Brown Jackson to be formally sworn in as Supreme Court justice Thursday — Ketanji Brown Jackson will be sworn in Thursday to formally become a Supreme Court justice, officially making her the nation's first Black woman to serve in the role. — She will fill the seat being vacated …
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Ariane de Vogue / CNN:
Breyer makes it official: He's leaving the Supreme Court on Thursday at noon
Breyer makes it official: He's leaving the Supreme Court on Thursday at noon
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Luke Tress / The Times of Israel:
Ben & Jerry's Israel, parent company Unilever reach deal to end settlement boycott — Israeli firm acquires right to produce, sell its ice cream in Israel and the West Bank under Hebrew and Arabic names; Israel and supporters hail ‘victory’ against BDS movement
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RSLC:
New Polling Shows The Dobbs Decision Won't Save State Democrats in November — TO: State Legislative Candidates and Elected Officials — RE: New Polling Shows The Dobbs Decision Won't Save State Democrats in November — The Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision …
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Nicole Winfield / Associated Press:
Pelosi receives Communion in Vatican amid abortion debate — ROME (AP) — U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi met with Pope Francis on Wednesday and received Communion during a papal Mass in St. Peter's Basilica, witnesses said, despite her position in support of abortion rights.
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Alexander C. Kaufman / HuffPost:
Scott Pruitt, Trump's Disgraced Former EPA Chief, Gets Crushed In Senate Primary — The Republican had a history of electoral success in Oklahoma and widespread name recognition, but didn't get out of single digits on Tuesday. — Despite a history of winning statewide contests and a star turn …
Tessa Weinberg / Missouri Independent:
Missouri AG says state abortion ban does not prohibit Plan B or contraception — Attorney General Eric Schmitt's office clarified Wednesday that contraception is not prohibited under state law (photo courtesy of the Missouri Attorney General's Office). — After at least one hospital system …
J.D. Morris / San Francisco Chronicle:
San Francisco plans to end single-family zoning. Here's why housing advocates aren't happy with the law — San Francisco plans to get rid of single-family zoning and instead allow fourplexes in every neighborhood and six-unit homes on all corner lots, a change long sought by housing development advocates.
Nick Papantonis / WFTV:
Teachers voice concerns after Orange County previews 'Don't Say Gay' impact to classrooms — VIDEO: Teachers voice concerns after Orange County previews 'Don't Say Gay' impact to classrooms Teachers voice concerns after Orange County previews 'Don't Say Gay' impact to classrooms
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Fresh round of Iran nuclear talks ends with no progress — A new round of indirect nuclear talks aimed at reviving the 2015 Iranian nuclear deal ended Wednesday without any progress, a senior U.S. official said. — Why it matters: These talks might be the last chance for the parties …
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Wired:
Section 230 Is a Last Line of Defense for Abortion Speech Online — Dobbs should be a wake-up call for anyone seeking to undercut the immunity protections afforded by Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. — Forced-birth extremists are not satisfied with shutting down abortion clinics.
Madison Alder / Bloomberg Law:
Midterms Pressure Senate, Biden on Circuit Court Appointments — Democrats risk running out of time before filling all current or expected federal appeals court vacancies with their grip on the Senate in doubt, legal scholars who follow judicial nominations say.
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Cynthia McFadden / NBC News:
In Texas, state-funded crisis pregnancy centers gave medical misinformation to NBC News producers seeking counseling — Crisis pregnancy centers facing backlash over high taxpayer costs, medical misinformation — Across the U.S., more than 2,500 crisis pregnancy centers (CPCs) …
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The Daily Caller and Raw Story
Rita Omokha / Vanity Fair:
Val Demings Is on a Mission — The former police chief helped impeach Donald Trump and survived an insurrection—now the third-term congresswoman has her eyes on the Senate. “In Val there's hope,” says fellow representative Robin Kelly, “that we can move closer to that promise of America.”
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Washington Free Beacon and Washington Examiner
Jennifer Benz / AP-NORC:
Bipartisan dissatisfaction with the direction of the country and the economy — Nearly all Republicans feel the country and economy are headed in the wrong direction. Three-quarters of Democrats agree. … Americans remain deeply pessimistic about the state of the country and the economy.
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Associated Press, Washington Examiner, The Gateway Pundit and Twitchy
Adam Piore / Columbia Journalism Review:
Insiders — A Friday morning last fall, in the subterranean labyrinth of the Capitol building, on either side of thick double doors: a throng of reporters and the House Democratic Caucus. No sound from the room could be heard in the hallway. There was a time, which I can remember …