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Chavi Mehta / Reuters:
Elon Musk terminates $44 bln Twitter deal  —  Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said on Friday he was terminating his $44 billion deal for Twitter Inc (TWTR.N), saying that the social media company had failed to provide information about fake accounts on the platform.
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Lauren Feiner / CNBC:
Elon Musk notifies Twitter he is terminating deal  —  Billionaire Elon Musk wants to end his $44 billion deal to buy Twitter, according to a letter sent by a lawyer on his behalf to the company's chief legal officer Friday.  —  Twitter shares were down about 5% after hours on Friday.
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.
Washington Post:
Elon Musk files to back out of Twitter deal  —  It's unclear what happens next as Twitter's board vows to still complete the deal  —  Listen  —  Gift Article  —  Elon Musk is terminating his $44 billion deal to buy Twitter, according to a filing the billionaire made with the Securities and Exchange Commission Friday.
Politico:
Elon Musk calls it quits on Twitter deal
Washington Post:
Trump considers waiving claim of executive privilege for Steve Bannon  —  A letter from Trump, which could be signed as soon as tonight or tomorrow morning, may clear the way for Bannon to testify before the House select committee probing the Jan. 6 attack  —  Gift Article
Discussion: CNN, Raw Story, The Hill and PoliticusUSA
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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 …
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Oath Keepers leader offers Jan. 6 testimony — but only if it's live
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 …
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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 …
Kate Sullivan / CNN:
Here's what's in Biden's executive order on abortion rights
Alexandra Petri / Washington Post:
Sorry, but the Constitution contains no right to eat dinner  —  Listen  —  Gift Article  —  “Politics, regardless of your side or views, should not trample the freedom at play of the right to congregate and eat dinner.  There is a time and place for everything.
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
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 …
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
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.
Discussion: Joel Mathis and Twitchy
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Ben Dreyfuss / Good Faith:   If you think Jon Stewart should run for president, you should go to a mental asylum
Emily Crane / New York Post:
Hunter Biden reportedly called Jill an ‘entitled c-t’ in texts  —  Hunter Biden called his step-mom Jill Biden a “vindictive moron” and “entitled c-t” in text messages after she urged him to go to rehab to kick his drug habit, according to a new report.  —  President Biden's 52-year-old druggie son …
Discussion: RedState
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 …
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
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 …
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
Discussion: WVUE-TV, WTOP News and KTALnews.com
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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Chloe Folmar / The Hill:
Morton's condemns abortion rights protesters for disrupting Kavanaugh's freedom to ‘eat dinner’
U.S. Customs and Border Protection:
CBP Releases Findings of Investigation of Horse Patrol Activity in Del Rio, Texas  —  Findings show organizational failures, several Agents acted inappropriately CBP makes institutional changes while disciplinary process underway  —  WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Customs and Border Protection …
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Drew Holden / Washington Free Beacon:
How Journalists and Democrats Whipped Up Border Patrol Disinformation
Discussion: RedState
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.
Fintan O'Toole / The Guardian:
Boris Johnson has vandalised the political architecture of Britain, Ireland and Europe  —  His political career has consisted of chucking rocks over the walls of the neighbours.  We will live with the damage for years  —  t seems rather apt that Boris Johnson pocketed a huge advance …
Politico:
‘Operation Higher Court’: Inside the religious right's efforts to wine and dine Supreme Court justices  —  The former leader of a religious right organization said he recruited and coached wealthy volunteers including a prominent Dayton, Ohio, evangelical couple to wine …
Discussion: JONATHAN TURLEY
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 …
Elizabeth Dias / New York Times:
The Far-Right Christian Quest for Power: ‘We Are Seeing Them Emboldened’  —  Political candidates on the fringe mix religious fervor with conspiracy theories, even calling for the end of the separation of church and state.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
Jim Geraghty / National Review:
Who Does the Mainstream Media Want the GOP to Nominate in 2024?  —  At this moment, any Republican official or strategist who spends a lot of time thinking about Donald Trump taking on Ron DeSantis in the 2024 presidential election is putting the cart before the horse - there's still a midterm election cycle to win.
Chris Geidner / Bolts:
With Abortion Bans, a Bewildering New Reality for Courts and Law Enforcement  —  Every day, it seems, there are court rulings and executive orders and new legislation that are changing the legal landscape around abortion.  They're introducing new restrictions and shifting what may happen where abortion is no longer legal.
Apoorva Mandavilli / New York Times:
The U.S. May Be Losing the Fight Against Monkeypox, Scientists Say  —  Longstanding weaknesses in the public health system are giving the virus a chance to become entrenched.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  As epidemics go, the monkeypox outbreak should have been relatively easy to snuff out.
Discussion: UPI, WGN-TV, Vox and Epi(demiology) Matters
 
 
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Domenico Montanaro / NPR:
Most gun owners favor modest restrictions but deeply distrust government, poll finds
Discussion: Breitbart
U.S. Department of Defense:
$400 Million in Additional Security Assistance for Ukraine
Discussion: The Hill and Defense One
Michael Gryboski / The Christian Post:
Jewish couple's discrimination lawsuit dismissed after rejection from Christian foster home
Ruth Marcus / Washington Post:
Even conservative justices have a right to privacy
Discussion: Jill Filipovic
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James D. Walsh / New York Magazine:
The Painful Wait  —  FDA officials took months to inspect a critical plant in Europe …
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Wonking Out: Rockets, Feathers and Prices at the Pump
Discussion: Twitchy
Wall Street Journal:
WWE's Vince McMahon Agreed to Pay $12 Million in Hush Money to Four Women
Reuters:
Steve Bannon's lawyer asks to leave Jan. 6-related case, says he may be witness
Discussion: Raw Story
 

 
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