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Shinzo Abe, former Japanese leader, is assassinated by gunman  —  Listen  —  Gift Article  —  TOKYO — Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe, a towering political figure at home and abroad, died after being shot at a campaign event Friday, doctors said, shocking a nation where firearms laws …
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Motoko Rich / New York Times:
Two loud sounds, a plume of smoke and then Abe collapsed.  —  The former prime minister of Japan was assassinated on Friday in the city of Nara.  He served in the office longer than anyone before stepping down in 2020.  —  A 41-year-old man is in custody, accused of shooting Mr. Abe.
The Japan News:
Ex-PM Abe shot dead
Discussion: Breitbart and Global Times
The White House:
Statement by President Biden on the Killing of Former Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo
Alice Miranda Ollstein / Politico:
Biden signs abortion rights executive order amid pressure  —  President Joe Biden signed an executive order Friday morning directing his health department to expand access to abortion pills, beef up enforcement of Obamacare's birth control coverage mandate and stand up an army of pro bono lawyers …
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The White House:
FACT SHEET: President Biden to Sign Executive Order Protecting Access to Reproductive Health Care Services  —  Two weeks ago, the Supreme Court issued a decision that overturned Roe v. Wade and eliminated a woman's Constitutional right to choose.  This decision expressly took away a right …
Kate Sullivan / CNN:
Here's what's in Biden's executive order on abortion rights
Barton Gellman / The Atlantic:
What Happened to Michael Flynn?  —  Michael Flynn faced the camera with brow creased and lips compressed.  He hadn't been born yesterday, his expression said.  He was not going to fall for trick questions.  —  “General Flynn, do you believe the violence on January 6 was justified?”
Discussion: Raw Story
Ezra Dyer / Car and Driver:
North Carolina Looks to Remove Public EV Chargers, Probably to the Trash  —  Politicians have to run on some kind of platform, and Ben Moss—my incoming state House representative here in North Carolina's District 52—decided that his animating principle is Being Mad at Electricity.
Discussion: Raw Story
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Trust in news collapses to historic low  —  Americans' confidence in newspapers and television news has plummeted to an all-time low, according to the latest annual Gallup survey of trust in U.S. institutions. … - Political party affiliation has become the primary driver of opinions …
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FiveThirtyEight:
What Happens When Americans Don't Trust Institutions?
Discussion: ABC News
Washington Post:
Michael Flynn cited for unauthorized foreign payments  —  Retired general and former Trump adviser was notified by the Army that it was seeking to recoup nearly $40,000 from him  —  Listen  —  Gift Article  —  Michael Flynn, the retired Army general and onetime adviser to President Donald Trump …
Scott Bauer / Associated Press:
Wisconsin Supreme Court disallows absentee ballot drop boxes  —  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin's conservative-controlled Supreme Court ruled Friday that absentee ballot drop boxes may be placed only in election offices and that no one other than the voter can return a ballot in person …
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Kevin Mcgill / Associated Press:
Louisiana can enforce near-total abortion ban after ruling
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Schumer ups pressure on McConnell in USICA-reconciliation dance  —  With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  BREAKING OVERNIGHT — Former Japanese Prime Minister SHINZO ABE was shot and killed during a campaign speech Friday in western Japan.  He was 67.
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Jackson Richman / Mediaite:
Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh Forced to Escape DC Steakhouse Through Back Due to Protestors
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Oath Keepers leader offers Jan. 6 testimony — but only if it's live
Discussion: The Hill and Washington Examiner
Billy House / Bloomberg:   Jan. 6 Committee Is Considering a Prime-Time Hearing for Next Week
Lis Smith / Politico:
‘This Is Disgusting’: An Insider's Account on the Fall of Cuomo  —  “Governor.  Stop.  It's over,” the voice broke through on the conference call line.  —  Six months earlier, it would have been inconceivable that anyone, let alone a mere political consultant, would cut off the most high-profile …
Discussion: HotAir, Fox News and New York Post
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Shawn McCreesh / New York Magazine:
Lis Smith Loves Politics (If Not All Politicians)
Discussion: Insider
Lauren Hirsch / New York Times:
Twitter Is Ready for a Potential Legal Battle With Elon Musk  —  Mr. Musk has appeared reluctant to proceed with the $44 billion agreement, citing uncertainty about the number of fake accounts on the platform.  —  Elon Musk may be preparing for the next chapter in his Twitter takeover journey: court.
Peter Hermann / Washington Post:
Armed officers swarm Stephen K. Bannon's house after false report  —  Police were falsely told that a man with a gun was inside and had shot someone  —  Gift Article  —  Heavily armed police on Friday swarmed around the Capitol Hill rowhouse where former Trump White House adviser Stephen K. Bannon lives …
Discussion: Mediaite
Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Film offers inside look at Roger Stone's ‘Stop the Steal’ efforts before January 6  —  Footage shows key moments of planning with fellow activist Ali Alexander to overturn election results in Trump's favor  —  Weeks before the Capitol attack, top Republican political activists Roger Stone …
Discussion: PoliticusUSA and Raw Story
Drew Holden / Washington Free Beacon:
How Journalists and Democrats Whipped Up Border Patrol Disinformation  —  U.S. Customs and Border Protection closed an investigation into alleged misconduct at the southern border Friday, officially concluding there was “no evidence any agent struck—intentionally or otherwise—any migrant with their reins.”
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David French / The Atlantic:
Tim Miller Asks the Question Every Conservative Must Answer  —  The No. 2 book on the New York Times nonfiction list is a searing personal reflection by a former Republican strategist named Tim Miller.  It's called Why We Did It: A Travelogue From the Republican Road to Hell …
Discussion: Politico
Julian Routh / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Fetterman to attack Oz's residency in ads — including with airplane banner over New Jersey beaches  —  A TV advertisement and an airplane.  —  That's what U.S. Senate candidate John Fetterman will launch this weekend in an attempt to contrast his Pennsylvania roots — born and raised …
Discussion: Insider, PoliticusUSA and The Wrap
Washington Post:
By firing his enemies, Trump made their taxes more interesting to the IRS  —  James B. Comey and Andrew McCabe became highly paid self-employed taxpayers, who are likelier to be audited by a research program  —  Listen  —  Gift Article  —  The tax audits that examined the returns …
Wall Street Journal:
WWE's Vince McMahon Agreed to Pay $12 Million in Hush Money to Four Women  —  The longtime chief of World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. secured nondisclosure agreements to keep secret allegations of sexual misconduct and infidelity  —  Vince McMahon, WWE's longtime leader …
Juleanna Glover / Politico:
The (Fairly Serious) Case for Jon Stewart in 2024  —  Walsh, a public affairs advisory firm based in D.C. She has advised a wide range of Republican candidates and officials, including Dick Cheney, Rudy Guiliani, Steve Forbes and John Ashcroft.  —  Joe Biden should run for president in 2024.
 
 
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Reuters:
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Discussion: Raw Story
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